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What About Brian

2006TV-PG2 seasons6.3 / 10

Serial monogamist Brian O'Hara hits his mid-30s and suddenly realizes he's the last bachelor standing in his circle of friends. Not averse to the happily ever after his friends have achieved, Brian wonders whether he'll ever find Mrs. Right. The fact that he's in love with his best friend's girlfriend doesn't help his chances.

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Synopsis

Serial monogamist Brian O'Hara hits his mid-30s and suddenly realizes he's the last bachelor standing in his circle of friends. Not averse to the happily ever after his friends have achieved, Brian wonders whether he'll ever find Mrs. Right. The fact that he's in love with his best friend's girlfriend doesn't help his chances.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Pilot

1h

What about Brian? Of his close-knit group of friends, everyone else has paired off, while Brian has emerged as the last bachelor standing. At 32, regardless of his run of bad luck in matters of the heart, Brian Davis still holds out hope that one day he'll open the door and be blinded by love. However, questions about his fate have been popping up more frequently in his head. The most pressing question is, and it's one that only he can answer, could all of his problems stem from the fact that he is harboring a crush on the picture-perfect Marjorie, his best friend's girl?

Episode credits

Directed by Dan LernerWritten by Dana StevensGuest stars Amy Jo Johnson, Daniel Bess, Greg Grunberg, Nelson Mashita, Lisa Pepper, Mikaila Baumel, Payton Spencer, Jud Tylor

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Episode 2

Two in Twenty-Four

1h

As Brian tries to put his secret feelings for Marjorie aside, Adam and Dave Greco encourage him to live the ultimate single man's dream by hooking up with two different women in 24 hours. Meanwhile, Marjorie experiences mixed feelings when she sees Brian moving on. Deena Greco thinks about the possibilities of an open marriage when she meets a cute divorced dad at her daughter's school, and in their efforts to have a baby, Nic encourages a reluctant Angelo to go to a clinic.

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Directed by Dan LernerGuest stars Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Daniel Bess, Candace Kroslak, Jon Hamm, Terry Rhoads, Mikaila Baumel, Payton Spencer, Jud Tylor

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Episode 3

Moving Day

1h

When things go awry the day Marjorie moves into fiancé Adam's place, she doesn't want to interrupt him from his deposition work, so she calls on Brian for help -- forcing the two to take stock of their friendship. Meanwhile, Dave and Brian anxiously await a call from a potential client who could solve their money woes, Nic and Angelo consider their fertility options, and Deena is torn between staying home with her sick child or accepting a date from the cute divorced dad she met at her daughter's school.

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Directed by Ron LagomarsinoWritten by Sheila R. LawrenceGuest stars Tom Virtue, Marguerite Moreau, Jon Hamm, Natsuko Ohama, Terry Rhoads, Marty Lodge, Mikaila Baumel, Payton Spencer

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Episode 4

The Importance of Being Brian

1h

It's Saturday and everyone wants something from Brian, but no one can find him. Brian has decided that he would rather spend the day with his new love, Lisa B. Meanwhile, Nicole, hopped up on her fertility hormone treatments, needs her brother to help her and Angelo with a car problem; Deena and Dave expect Brian to play "Barney" at their daughter's birthday party; Adam, stuck planning the wedding, wants him for some guy time; and Marjorie keeps leaving messages on Brian's phone to talk about their relationship.

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Guest stars Marguerite Moreau, Rolando Molina, Jon Hamm, Mikaila Baumel, Payton Spencer, Bre Blair, Kathleen Davis, London Freeman

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Episode 5

Sex, Lies and Videotape

1hfinale

Brian's apparent interest in his new girlfriend causes Marjorie to unwittingly sabotage the relationship. Dave, who is convinced that Deena is having an affair, turns what was supposed to be a simple golf outing with the guys into a complicated stakeout to catch his wife in the act. Meanwhile, Nicole has told Deena that spouses shouldn't keep secrets from each other, but she's hiding from Angelo that she's taking fertility hormone injections.

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Directed by Dan LernerGuest stars Marguerite Moreau, Jon Hamm, Mikaila Baumel, Payton Spencer, Bre Blair, London Freeman, Jeanine Monterroza, Brenda Canela

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More about What About Brian

Cast

Barry WatsonBrian Davis
Matthew DavisAdam Hillman
Sarah LancasterMarjorie Seaver
Rick GomezDave Greco
Amanda DetmerDeena Greco
Rosanna ArquetteNicole Varzi
Raoul BovaAngelo Varzi
Stacy KeiblerStephanie Conner

Credits

Created by
Dana Stevens
Written by
Dana Stevens, Liz Tigelaar, Sheila R. Lawrence, Beth Schwartz

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
24
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ABCUnited States
  • Touchstone TelevisionUnited States
  • Bad RobotUnited States
  • ABC Television

Themes

bachelorcaliforniadatinggroup of friendslos angeles, californiathirty something