| Style & Substance |
| "Pilot" Chelsea discovers that her new office manager, Jane Sokol, is also recovering from a breakup, and she decides to lend a helping hand. |
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| regulars: Jean Smart as Chelsea Stevens Nancy McKeon as Jane Sokol Joseph Maher as Mr. John Linda Kash as Trudy Heath Hyche as Terry recurring characters: Alan Autry as Earl, Chelsea's handyman Vyto Ruginis as Bobby, Chelsea's unscrupulous lawyer |
| "A Trip to Chelseatown" When Chelsea decides to redecorate Jane's apartment for her magazine, she convinces a reluctant Jane to visit her Connecticut home, promising a relaxing weekend in the country. But instead of a cordial hostess, Chelsea proves to be a drill sergeant: waking Jane at the crack of dawn to pluck chickens, shear sheep and perform endless farmyard chores. Jane thinks things couldn't get any weirder until Chelsea reveals her biggest secret - Chelseatown, a miniature town Chelsea has designed in her own honor. |
| "The Boss and Other Disasters" A flustered Jane is in a quandary: the boss who's checking up on her has become hung up on Chelsea after a one-night stand. |
| "A Recipe for Disaster" Jane invites Chelsea's childhood idol, TV chef Gloria Utley, to appear alongside Chelsea on Live with Regis & Kathie Lee - unaware that Gloria is a burned-out boozer. |
| "Chelsea Gets an Opinion" When the press criticizes Chelsea for being shallow and self-involved, she decides to improve her public image by participating in a talk show to discuss current events in the Middle East. Realizing that Chelsea knows absolutely nothing about politics and faces certain humiliation on national television, Jane volunteers to tutor her on the show's discussion topic. After hours of studying, Chelsea is ready for the show - only to discover that the topic has changed to NAFTA. |
| "Terry, We Hardly Knew Ye" Chelsea gets mugged, blames her assistant, and wants him fired - by office manager Jane |
| "Office Management for Beginners" The adversarial relationship between Jane and Chelsea's underhanded lawyer, Bobby, escalates when Chelsea asks them to find a way to cut costs so she can buy an expensive new computer system. When Jane cuts Bobby's salary to provide the money for the computer, Bobby retaliates by playing a series of practical jokes on her. Jane refuses to stoop to his level by responding to his tactics, until he finally pushes her too far - and Jane proves that she can out-prank the prankster. |
| "The Plate" Chelsea covets a valuable Chinese dinner plate of Jane's, but after Jane refuses to part with it, an office mix-up places the item in Chelsea's possession. |
| "Chelsea's First Date" After Jane convinces Chelsea to go on her first date since her divorce, Chelsea falls too hard, too fast and winds up engaged to a handsome, romantic man from her past, Jeff. Jane urges Chelsea to use common sense and not rush into marriage too quickly - but Chelsea is having too much fun planning an extremely lavish, extravagant wedding. Meanwhile, Chelsea puts a number of her society guests, including Carol Channing (who guest stars as herself), to work creating elaborate decorations for her nuptials. |
| "No Soap Romeo" Chelsea tries to help Jane wash her hands of a bubble-headed soap star she's been seeing, while an abusive deliveryman bullies Terry. |
| "Chelsea's Ex" When Chelsea sees her ex-husband for the first time since their divorce, she discovers she's still in love with him. Although she still has feelings for him, he rejects her for the final time and Jane helps her mend her broken heart and gain some confidence in herself as a single woman. Meanwhile, Mr. John is too nervous to tell his conservative British parents that he's gay, which puts a strain on his relationship with Guy, his "life partner." |
| "I Went To a Garden Party" In hopes of being recognized as a true humanitarian, Chelsea decides to throw a fundraising event for a drug rehabilitation center. Unfortunately, she buys fresh produce from a local farmer and mistakenly serves "magic mushrooms" at the party - leaving her high society guests somewhat dazed and confused. Meanwhile, when Terry finds a wing nut in his candy bar, Trudy convinces him to threaten legal action unless the candy company gives him free food. |
| aired from: Jan 1998 to: Feb 1998 |