Writer:	Jessica Queller
Director:	Timothy Busfield
Star:	Josh Randall (Mike Burton),  Thomas Cavanagh (Ed Stevens),  Julie Bowen (Carol Vessey),  Jana Marie Hupp (Nancy Burton),  Lesley Boone (Molly Hudson),  Michael Ian Black (Phil Stubbs),  Rachel Cronin (Shirley Pifko),  Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (Eli Cartwright Goggins III (Episodes 45-83)),  Justin Long (Warren P. Cheswick),  Michael R. Genadry (Mark Vanacore (Episodes 45-83, recurring previously)),  Ginnifer Goodwin (Diane Snyder (Episodes 45-55, recurring previously))
Recurring Role:	Sabrina Lloyd (Frankie Hector)
Guest Star:	Ben Shenkman (Andy Bednarik),  Michael Gaston (Frank Kerwin),  Ray Fitzgerald (Steve Ryan),  Peggy Gormley (Kay Ryan),  Thacher C. Goodwin (Tim Ryan),  James Lorenzo (Dr. Palumbo),  Steven Burnett (Judge),  Alex Manette (Guy),  Jason Fuchs (Wesley Stout),  Kieran Campion (John Halper),  Steven Rishard (George),  Jonathan Sale (Leon),  Jason Alan Griffin (Jury Foreman),  Sheffield Chastain (Counter Person),  Jennifer Melody Rios (Kid),  Alex Finch (Chris)

Featured Music:
"Everybody Eats" by Cab Calloway (edit)

Shirley (about Ed's skill in drilling holes into bowling balls): Two are serviceable. One is an insult to the artform. (edit) Mark: The hungrier I am, the more I need to make up for it with bitter sarcasm. (edit) Mark: My grandparents were Russian. We're world weary people. (edit) Molly (trying to bond with the students): Hack on, you wacky hackey sackers. (edit) Ed (about his dominance in basketball): I own you, I rule you, you are a mere Stevens fiefdom. (edit)

Lloyd calls Ed "Movie Star". Don Stickle, the town Santa Claus, goes by the stage name "Mr. Nicholas". (edit) $10 Bet: Ed bets Mike to stand on a chair and bark the song "Jingle Bells". (edit)

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