January 23rd, 2008
Samantha Who? Episode Guide
Season 1 [2007–2008]
Pilot (101)
Samantha awakens in the hospital with retrograde amnesia. As she sets out to rediscover herself with the help of an eclectic bunch of friends and family, she quickly discovers she was a horrible person, vain, selfish, and potentially surrounded by far more enemies than friends. Sam makes a conscious decision to improve herself moving forward. She vows to make better choices, even though her instincts may not always steer her in the right direction.
Original Air Date: October 15, 2007
The Job (102)
In one quick morning, Samantha discovers a handful of surprising things about her old self — not the least of which is what she does for a living. When a board meeting offers a glimpse of her cutthroat and competitive workaholic former self, she ponders where new Sam should diverge from old Sam’s path. Ultimately, she learns that having a clean slate doesn’t necessarily mean you can ignore the past.
Original Air Date: October 22, 2007
The Wedding (103)
Overjoyed that somebody must have liked her, Sam jumps at the chance to assume her role as bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding. However, she shows up to the wedding only to learn she’s been uninvited by the bride. At first dejected — and then motivated by the challenge of vindication — Sam sets out to apologize and be re-accepted by the bride, as a result leaving Dena in the dust yet again.
Original Air Date: October 29, 2007
The Virgin (104)
While out at a club with Andrea, Samantha is hit on and comes to realize that she has no memory of sex. In essence a virgin, Samantha wrestles with the idea of re-experiencing her “first time” or holding off and waiting for the right guy.
Original Air Date: November 5, 2007
The Restraining Order (105)
While out for a leisurely stroll with Todd, Sam runs into an ex-boyfriend and discovers that he has a restraining order against her. After a series of revelations, Sam begins to fear her constant need for attention stems from her poor relationship with her father. She sets out to win her dad’s love and affection — regardless of how outlandish the steps she must take to succeed may be.
Original Air Date: November 12, 2007
The Hypnotherapist (106)
Sam makes an appointment with a hypnotherapist in an effort to regain her lost memories. But her revelations lead her to conclude that Regina and Howard may not be her real parents. Meanwhile, Todd makes a shocking confession to Sam.
Original Air Date: November 19, 2007
The Hockey Date (107)
Feeling that it’s time for her daughter to start dating again, Regina shocks Samantha by setting her up on an unannounced blind date with Kevin (Guest Star Eddie Cibrian, “Third Watch,” “Invasion”), the contractor hired to refinish their floors. When Sam inadvertently leads Kevin to believe that she’s an avid hockey fan, she finds herself turning to Todd for advice, which is complicated by the fact that he has a new girlfriend, Chloe (Guest Star Kiele Sanchez, “Lost”). Meanwhile, Andrea is psyched to be flying to Rome with her latest fling.
Original Air Date: November 26, 2007
The Car (108)
After borrowing her father’s car, Samantha gets into an accident and, afraid of his reaction, tries to cover it up by pushing the vehicle into a lake. But guilt soon begins to consume her when her dad feels sorry for his little girl and ends up buying Sam another car, thinking his was stolen. Meanwhile, when Regina finds out what Sam has done, she blackmails her into being a model for her party.
Original Air Date: December 3, 2007
The Break-Up (109)
After falling hard for Kevin (Guest Star Eddie Cibrian) and feeling that she may be in love with him, Samantha begins to move too fast in the relationship, which could scare Kevin into breaking up with her. Meanwhile, Sam begins to redirect her feelings for Kevin onto Todd.
Original Air Date: December 10, 2007
The Girlfriend (110)
Samantha is forced to move back into the apartment when she discovers that she could be evicted for subletting it to Todd, who has just invited his new girlfriend, Chloe (Guest Star Kiele Sanchez, “Lost”), to move in with him. Meanwhile, when Sam fails to show up for a makeover night with her mom, Regina and Dena end up bonding and having a girls’ night at the house.
Original Air Date: April 7, 2008 | Recap
The Boss (111)
Samantha is stunned when Winston Funk (Guest Star Timothy Olyphant, “Live Free or Die Hard,” “Go,” “Deadwood”), the wealthy co-owner of the real estate firm, asks her to marry him — especially since Sam knows that Andrea is completely smitten by him and is worried that this could ruin their friendship.
Original Air Date: April 14, 2008
The Butterflies (112)
Sam begrudgingly sets Dena up on a date with her boss in order to use her clueless friend to help persuade him to shut down a construction project that would destroy an endangered butterfly habitat. Meanwhile, Sam can’t understand why Todd has been ignoring her ever since they shared a passionate kiss.
Original Air Date: April 21, 2008
The Gallery Show (113)
In order to make it appear that she has moved on since her break up with Todd, Sam asks Craig (Guest Star Jerry O’Connell, “Carpoolers,” “Crossing Jordan”) — a complete stranger — to accompany her to Todd’s photo gallery exhibit. But Sam soon learns that she may have already crossed paths with Craig at some point in the past, and not in a positive way. Meanwhile, Howard discovers that one of Todd’s photos on display features his daughter in a not-so-positive light.
Original Air Date: April 28, 2008 | Recap
The Affair (114)
While Samantha continues her affair with Todd, who’s still seeing a clueless Chloe, she becomes convinced that Regina is having a rendezvous of her own. Meanwhile, Andrea toys with the idea of opening up a coffee shop with Dena.
Original Air Date: May 5, 2008
The Birthday (115)
As Samantha’s relationship with Todd begins to heat up, she decides to put it on hold until he breaks up with his girlfriend Chloe (Guest Star Kiele Sanchez, “Lost”), as he had promised. But Sam begins to think that Chloe is lying to Todd about her sick aunt in order to play the sympathy card. Meanwhile, Regina and Andrea bump heads over how to plan Samantha’s birthday party.
[FIRST-SEASON FINALE]
Original Air Date: May 12, 2008
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