Happy Endings
This Chicago-set sitcom follows the intertwined lives of six young urbanites trying to learn the ropes of adulthood. Through breakups and whatever other curve-balls life throws them, the pals stick together.
This Chicago-set sitcom follows the intertwined lives of six young urbanites trying to learn the ropes of adulthood. Through breakups and whatever other curve-balls life throws them, the pals stick together.
Jane is tasked with planning the perfect wedding for her older sister, Brooke (Stephanie March); Dave and Alex hide a big secret.
When Penny's mom and Dave's dad decide to adopt a baby together, Dave and Penny react irrationally; Brad and Jane join an exclusive tennis club in hope of gaining time some time...
Max asks Jane to help him get his act together so he can prove that his life is not pathetic; Alex tries to use a stockpile of coupons.
Penny's friends are shocked when she has an affair with the Car Czar (Rob Corddry); Max enters a pageant with Dave and Alex as his coaches.
Penny writes a play as a way to deal with her breakup with Pete and wants Derrick and his theater group to stage it; Alex and Max get an offer from a marketing group.
The competition gets out of hand when Brad and Jane host a couples game night; Dave and Alex consult a psychic.
Penny reaches out to her estranged father; when Brad and Max help sabotage a rival food truck, Max falls for the enemy's son.
Max gets gossip about Alex and Jane from their hairdresser; Dave and Penny try to figure out who stole the Steak Me Home truck.
Max pretends to be straight to date a Bulls season ticket holder; Alex becomes well-read and throws off the group dynamic.
The gang helps Brad prop up the gym after the owner tells him it may be closing; Penny and Max turn to cough medicine to help them break their texting habits.
When Penny learns that Pete wants to elope, Jane takes them to a wedding expo in hope of changing his mind; Dave and Alex deal with their unresolved issues.
Max vows revenge when the gang trick him into thinking he won the lottery; Max's plotting interferes with a proposal from Pete; Brad gets a new job.
Jane's ex comes to visit, surprising Brad with the fact that she's a woman; Max gets a new roommate who quickly upgrades their place with new furniture and gadgets.
When Alex gets everyone to play on her store-sponsored kickball team, Jane defects to a better team and Dave freezes whenever it's his turn.
When a hot young pop star stops in and buys a dress at Alex's store, Penny helps Alex turns it into a press opportunity... but not all publicity is necessarily good publicity. M...
When Brad and Penny try to glue together a broken memento of Alex's, they accidentally kill her pet; Jane and Dave try to find someone for Max.
Nothing says the holidays like exposing a big lie! The gang is shocked to discover that Jane is really a Christmas baby and has been lying about her birthday this whole time bec...
Jane and Alex's parents throw a big celebration to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the family mattress business, and Jane agonizes over coming up with an amusing toast to s...
Penny feels that a post-concussion prescription helmet she is wearing is going to head off any chance for romance with a great guy that she's met. Meanwhile, Jane's efforts to b...
lex and Dave host Thanksgiving dinner at their new place, and Dave gets a little sidetracked by his desire to share his heritage with his friends and give them a real Navajo Tha...
Max has been working the Bar Mitzvah circuit as the professional "hype guy" -- emceeing, getting the crowd excited and up and dancing. Penny convinces Brad to give it a try and ...
Dave and Alex go apartment hunting, but their inability to commit to a place puts their real estate agent (guest star Rachael Harris) to the ultimate test. Meanwhile, Jane takes...
Dave and Alex start dating again, telling everyone they're keeping it "cazsh." When an unfortunate accident lands Penny in a full body cast, Max nurses her back to health. But a...
UK ONLY (This episode did not air in the US) Alex signs up the gang to participate in the Northside Kickball Classic tournament. However, self-appointed manager Max has difficul...
The gang find themselves at yet another wedding, this time the nuptials of Derrick and Eric. Will there be "DRAMA," to quote Derrick? Of course, as Brad struggles to tell Jane s...
What starts out a white lie on Penny's part to avoid an annoying childhood friend snowballs out of control as the whole gang is caught up: Jane fakes a pregnancy, Dave pretends ...
Dave finds himself bullied at the gym by Corey (guest star Bobby Moynihan, "Saturday Night Live,"), and former bully Alex coaches him on how to fight back. Meanwhile, the reside...
Since Penny's birthday celebrations have a history of being cursed, her friends search for a special restaurant—one that hasn't banned any of them and where they hopefully won...
Alex and Jane try to convince Dave that he's wrong about an event that may have occurred. Meanwhile, Penny and Max go all out to beat an irritatingly perfect couple in an annual...
Once Dave gets a liquor license for the "Steak Me Home Tonight" truck, it suddenly becomes the next big trendy place in Chicago.
Punxsutawney Phil may signal winter's end, but this group of friends can set their calendars by the "spring smackdown": Jane and Brad's annual domestic dispute. It's also the si...
When the whole gang, with the exception of Dave, falls in love with Grant (guest star James Wolk), Max wonders if he really is good enough to date the "perfect" guy.
The road to romance is rocky for the gang, as Penny has a new boyfriend she wants to dump; Dave is afraid his new girlfriend is about to dump him; Alex, an expert on all things ...
After a discussion with Jane, Penny decides to stop adapting her lifestyle to the guys she dates and instead elects to change them to focus more on her needs. Her first project ...
Dave's father (Michael McKean) comes to town with his new girlfriend -- Penny's mother (Megan Mullally); Alex adopts a parrot, and becomes convinced that a Chinese restaurant is...
Dave has an odd reaction when his shrink (guest star Ken Marino) starts dating Penny. Meanwhile, Jane and Max fight over ownership of a sweater and end up in another one of thei...
Max, desperate for cash, agrees to dress up as Santa for Penny's charity event; Jane accidently gives housekeeper Gita (guest star Jamie Denbo) the envelope stuffed with money f...
Jane needs a dress to wear to her charity event, but she's a little leery when Alex offers to design one for her; Penny helps a panicked Max babysit his niece and nephew; and Da...
Angie (guest star Riki Lindhome), Max's high school girlfriend whom he dated before he figured out he was gay, moves back to town, and her arrival affects everyone: Penny is jea...
Brad sneaks off on a secret staycation at a plush hotel in the city in order to dodge a visit from Jane's sorority sister. Meanwhile, Alex's new boyfriend takes dating to a new ...
Jane and Brad spend a spooky evening house-sitting for suburban friends, while the rest of the gang celebrate Halloween at a warehouse party.
Jane convinces the gang to make vision boards so they can visualize their way to their dreams, only the universe isn't exactly listening; Brad has a difficult time relating to h...
Penny's perpetually optimistic mom, Dana (Emmy-winner Megan Mullally), is in town for a singing gig at a boat show. Her enthusiasm inspires the gang, but when Penny finds out sh...
Alex's cute line of slogan t-shirts for babies ("Put Me to Bed") become inappropriately popular with teen girls, who make her store their newest hangout. They're also in awe of ...
The gang get together to mark the first anniversary of Alex and Dave’s non-wedding. Penny buys and moves into a new apartment that she believes is cursed. At her new place, sh...
Sibling rivalry rears its head when Jane and Alex have a difference of opinion regarding Jane's literacy group. Meanwhile, Dave scores a date with the comely coach of a women's ...
In the season finale, a surprise invitation to the nuptials of an old slacker buddy leads to Brad and Jane uncovering something disturbing about their marital status. Meanwhile,...
Alex and Dave hope to prove they can get along by dragging the gang to a concert by a band they enjoyed in college. But the mood sours when Dave runs into members of his old fra...
A sudden invitation to the wedding of old friend Shershow (T. J. Miller), a notorious slacker, brings unexpected consequences; Brad and Jane discover something shocking about th...
Dave is ecstatic when his high school teacher (Rob Huebel) turns up; Max takes action when a big coffee chain moves next to Alex's shop.
Dave and Alex regret their his-and-her tattoos now that they are no longer a couple; Jane thinks Max is passing on a perfect guy; Brad takes a stand against a bad waiter.
Max doesn't show much appreciation for matchmaker Brad's efforts to fix him up with a guy from the office. Elsewhere, Penny has second thoughts about bringing the very competiti...
Brad's buttoned-down dad comes to town for some serious medical tests, and when he gets a clean bill of health, the normally subdued dude turns into a party animal, which throws...
Despite the gang's efforts to get Max to reveal his sexual persuasion to his visiting parents, he once again recruits a lady friend to pose as his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Penny m...
Brad is strangely resistant to Jane's suggestion that they befriend a worldly couple. Meanwhile, things start disappearing from Dave and Max's apartment, and Alex holds the surp...
Dave's fling begins turning into a relationship he doesn't want; Jane tries to help Alex find a roommate.
After Alex leaves her fiance, Dave, at the altar, they struggle to maintain relationships with their mutual friends.