Rules of Engagement
Sunday, November 5th, 2000SEASON 1 – CBS
Created by Tom Hertz
Theme song: “How Many Ways” performed by Senor Happy
- 001. Pilot – 2/3/2007
- Russell Dunbar (David Spade), a New York real estate manager meets his friend and coworker Adam Rhodes (Oliver Hudson) at the Island Diner, where Adam reveals that he has asked his girlfriend Jennifer Morgan (Bianca Kajlich) to move in with him and eventually marry him. Jennifer is friends with Audrey Bingham (Megyn Price), who has been married to Jeff (Patrick Warburton) for nearly a dozen years. Audrey hopes that Jeff will set a good example for being a husband to Adam. As Adam moves his stuff into Jennifer’s apartment, he reveals to Jeff that she had no room for his Mets memorabilia. He is also taken aback somewhat that she has already started a wedding registry, but he admits to Jeff that he is excited that she has a cake pan on it, since that implies he’ll get cake frequently. Jeff warns him that there will be no cake, nor many of the other things he is expecting, and also warns that sex has been replaced by watching The Late Show with David Letterman. Adam goes to the store and buys cake ingredients, but Jennifer tells him that she really doesn’t bake. A slight argument ensues, and it becomes apparent that Adam is having second thoughts about the proposal. Everyone goes to an art show together, mostly because of the open bar. Russell is set up on a blind date with Jennifer’s friend Karen Williams (Lauren Stamile), but while he waits for her, he flirts with the cocktail waitress Candy (Audra Blaser). Audrey is irritated with Jeff because he wants to get rid of her bike that she hasn’t used in two years, while she misses riding with him since he got rid of his bike. As he tries to figure out how to make it better. Adam is hit on by another girl at the art show named Sarah (Smith Cho). As the girl is chatting with him, he notice Jennifer across the gallery, and falls in love all over. The recognize they will have differences, but when they ask an elderly couple named Margaret (Gloria LeRoy) and Henry (Don Perry) to interpret a painting and they describe it the same way, they are convinced they will grow to see eye to eye as well. However after Adam and Jennifer walk away, Margaret berates her husband for always just saying what she says. Adam and Jennifer go home and she makes him a cake, but gives him a raincheck on sex, and suggests that he watch Letterman. Jeff is caught looking at bike sales online, but instead of selling her bike, he is looking for one of his own so they can ride together again. That earns him some love making… but only once. Despite a nice date with Karen, Russell brings Candy home. Despite staring at Karen’s business card while Candy chatters away, he tosses it aside when she asks to go at it a second time. 11/8/20