- List of Mr. Sunshine episodes
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Mr. Sunshine is an American sitcom which premiered on February 7, 2011 on CTV in Canada and in the United States two days later on ABC. The series follows Ben Donovan (Matthew Perry), who is the sports arena manager for the Sunshine Center, a second-tier arena in San Diego. He starts to go through a mid-life crisis when he turns 40.
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Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date Series premiere Series finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 1 13 February 7, 2011 (CTV)April 6, 2011 (ABC)November 1, 2011 N/A N/A Episode list
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)1 "Pilot" Thomas Schlamme Matthew Perry & Marc Firek & Alex Barnow February 7, 2011CTV) (10.52[1] We are introduced to Ben Donovan, manager of the Sunshine Center arena. Ben tries to get rid of a hockey rink when the ice won't melt in time for the circus. He also finds out that an elephant is loose in the building. Alice, Ben's "friend with benefits", decides to end their fling, saying she wants to be in a committed relationship. She then tells him she's seeing Alonzo, Ben's best friend and that she is moving in with him because he is everything she looks for in a guy. Ben meets his new assistant Heather, who might be crazy. Crystal, Ben's boss wants him to hire her son Roman, who she is not close to, and kind of an oddball. All this on Ben's 40th birthday. 2 "Employee of the Year" Beth McCarthy-Miller Marc Firek & Alex Barnow February 14, 2011 (CTV)6.93[2] Crystal announces that there will be a contest to determine who is the employee of the year, and the winner gets a golf cart. Everyone begins to go crazy, doing everything it takes to impress Crystal. After agreeing not to get too competitive over the contest, Alice and Alonzo sabatoge each other's plans to impress Crystal. Although Crystal told Ben he is the winner, he soon finds out that Crystal is giving the golf cart to Roman so she can get closer to him. Meanwhile, Ben caters to a teen pop star (Nick Jonas) planning to perform at the arena. 3 "Heather's Sister" Randall Einhorn Sally Bradford February 21, 2011 (CTV)6.12[3] Heather tricks Ben into going on a date with her sister Stephanie, but Ben realizes that her sister is crazy. In order to help Roman ask Heather out, he goes on a double date with them and Stephanie. Alice tries to impress her best friend who is coming to visit and wants to introduce her to Alonzo, who is walking Crystal's dog in a dog show. 4 "Hostile Workplace" Bryan Gordon Eric Gilliland February 28, 2011 (CTV)6.86[4] Employees of the Sunshine Center refuse to repair the air conditioning because Ben cannot remember their names, so Ben tries to get them to like him. Heather tries to hire a new act to replace the mascot after he quits. Meanwhile Alonzo and Alice reluctantly agree to go on a double date with Crystal and her new boyfriend. 5 "Crystal on Ice" Beth McCarthy-Miller Matthew Carlson March 7, 2011 (CTV)4.76[5] Ben discovers that Roman has no place to stay and reluctantly takes him in. Crystal harbors animosity for a certain ice dancing group. Alice feels guilty when she fails to keep up with Alonzo, who seems to be her "perfect man". 6 "Lingerie Football" Randall Einhorn Matthew Carlson March 14, 2011 (CTV)4.54[6] Ben tries to score with the quarterback of a lingerie football team (Valerie Azlynn), but Crystal's personal crisis gets in the way. While helping Crystal with her crisis, Ben asks Roman to watch the quarterback, whom he eventually convinces that sex is nothing without actual love. Meanwhile, Alonzo tries to get a pair of Silicon Valley millionaires to donate a children's center, which may go down in flames without Alice's help. 7 "Celebrity Tennis" Barnet Kellman Bryan Adams March 23, 2011 (ABC)5.79[7] A celebrity tennis tournament is hosted at the center. After Alonzo's partner is injured, Ben offers to be his partner, to which Alonzo reluctantly agrees to. Roman is trying to get close to Crystal but she keeps avoiding him. But after she hits him with her golf cart, she starts spending more time with him only to make sure he doesn't sue her. Alonzo is mad at Alice after he finds out about her and Ben. 8 "The Assistant" Elliot Hegarty Casey Johnson & David Windsor March 30, 2011 (ABC)4.02[8] Roman becomes Alice's new assistant after she constantly asks for one. Crystal asks Ben to do something about the arena's PA announcer Rod (Richard Kind), who says inappropriate things during arena events. She also decides to throw a funeral for an employee who was also a close friend of hers who had died, while the rodeo is in town at the same time. After receiving a passionate e-mail from Alice, Ben thinks she wants to get back together and decides to use Roman to spy on her. What he doesn't know is that the e-mail was really for Alonzo. Meanwhile Alice becomes jealous when Alonzo's ex-wife shows up and she finds out a big secret about them. 9 "Ben and Vivian" Bryan Gordon Eric Gilliland April 6, 2011 (ABC)4.66[9] Ben has a one-night stand with a woman, Vivian (Lizzy Caplan), whom he meets at a bar. He's chagrined to discover the next morning that she has coincidentally been hired as Crystal's new assistant, but happy that, instead of berating him for not calling her, she wants to have no-strings-attached sex with him, as long as they don't develop feelings for each other. Meanwhile, Roman is hurt when his mother, yet again, forgets about a promise to him in order to spend time with a man. 10 "Self Help" N/A N/A 11 "Family Business" N/A N/A 12 "Cohen and Donovan" N/A N/A 13 "The Best Man" N/A N/A References
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- ^ Gorman, Bill (February 17, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/17/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up/83082. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (February 24, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Mr. Sunshine,' 'Survivor,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'CM: Suspect Behavior' All Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/24/wednesday-final-ratings-mr-sunshine-survivor-criminal-minds-cm-suspect-behavior-all-adjusted-down/83690. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (March 3, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Better With You' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/03/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-better-with-you-adjusted-down/84509. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (March 10, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: "American Idol" Adjusted Up; "Shedding for the Wedding" Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-shedding-for-the-wedding-down/85299. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (March 17, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Survivor,' 'Minute,' 'Top Model' Adjusted Up; 'Off The Map,' 'Criminal Minds: SB' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/17/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-survivor-minute-top-model-adjusted-up-off-the-map-criminal-minds-sb-adjusted-down/86123. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (March 24, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family,' 'Survivor,' 'ANTM' Adjusted Up; 'Mr. Sunshine' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/24/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-modern-family-survivor-antm-adjusted-up-mr-sunshine-adjusted-down/86934. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (March 31, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Survivor,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'Law & Order:SVU,' 'Minute' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/31/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-survivor-criminal-minds-law-ordersvu-minute-adjusted-up/87774. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (April 7, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Survivor,' 'American Idol' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/07/wednesday-final-ratings-law-order-svu-survivor-american-idol-adjusted-up/88654. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
External links
- List of Mr. Sunshine episodes at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Mr. Sunshine episodes at TV.com
Categories:- Lists of American television series episodes
- Lists of sitcom television series episodes
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