Season 1

01 Guns and Lattes Episode 111th September 1998 Attempting to escape the stress of the city, Disc jockey Curtis Cooke and his very pregnant wife, Tamara move from the ""windy city"" into their new southern california neighborhod--the planned community of Woodland Heights. The Cookes are African-American professionals who think they have found paradise in this quiet suburban oasis until they meet their new neighbor Carmine ""The King of Mufflers"" Santucci and his trophy wife Lisa. Within hours of their arrival, Carmine's barbeque vanishes, and he blames Curtis. Meanwhile, another neighbor, Will Marek, a novelist with chronic writer's block, befriends Curtis and the two become running buddies. When Will discovers that jogging with Curtis evokes a past memory of being mugged, he is able to overcome his writer's block. This realization offends Curtis but the two soon bond after Will finds the Santucci BBQ in Curtis' garage. 02 Sex and the Suburbs Episode 218th September 1998 An early morning earthquake leads the neighbors outside wearing only their pajamas. Subsequently, the three couples end up discussing their sex lives based on what they are wearing; Will and Becca are clad in flannel, while Lisa is wearing a cocktail outfit and Carmine is wearing a tank top and nothing else! When it becomesknown that Carmine is a fabulous lover, the others find themselves reacting in very strange ways. Meanwhile Lisa goes back to school and leaves Carmine to be fed by all the neighbors. 03 The Unkindest Cut Episode 325th September 1998 Will, contemplating a conversion to Judaism, consults a rabbi but balks at the concept of circumcision. Meanwhile, Carmine's troublemaking nephew Dino moves in. 04 Safe and Sound Episode 42nd October 1998 05 The Alba Wars Episode 59th October 1998 War breaks out when Lisa and Tamara attempt to gain the services of the Mareks' shrewd new housekeeper. 06 Put on a Happy Face Episode 616th October 1998 Women of Woodland Heights become addicted to an anti-stress drug that has serious repercussions on the men. Becca discovers Will's anti-depressants, which transform the three stressed-out wives of Woodland Heights into happy pill-popping homemakers with new attitudes and one purpose in mind—pleasing their hubbies.