S4 E1 • Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape

Martin gets a new video camera and inadvertently videotapes children's television celebrity Uncle Bouncy committing a sex act with a prostitute in a public alleyway. Martin opts to caution Bouncy himself about his behavior in person before turning the tape over to him. But, Bouncy's abusive and intransigent attitude convinces him to sell the offending footage to Eddie for broadcast on his show.

Première diffusion : 2 juin 1993

S4 E2 • The French Conception

Martin needs to find a tenant for his empty apartment in a hurry when the other tenants renege on their agreement to move in. Meanwhile, Julie is pregnant by a French exchange student and she asks Martin to pay for an abortion. Kate confronts Martin when a bill comes from the gynecologist.

Première diffusion : 9 juin 1993

S4 E3 • Depth Be Not Proud

Martin is disgusted by the quality of the books Gibby is forcing him to edit, and his lack of appreciation. Meanwhile, Eddie is fired from his talk show and his wife Jeanette leaves him on the same day. Eddie begins to reassess his life and Martin encourages him to make a change, proposing they collaborate on creating an up market magazine.

Première diffusion : 16 juin 1993

S4 E4 • Pop Secret

Martin's divorced father Mickey comes back to live in New York. Martin fixes him up with Toby's mom Angie on a dinner date. He takes her home, but to Toby's irritation ‘does nothing' to her. Martin visits the one- bedroom apartment Mickey is sharing with apartment owner Roger.

Première diffusion : 23 juin 1993

S4 E5 • Reach out and Touch Yourself

Martin finds his bar mitzvah bonds in a closet and suddenly has extra cash. Toby encourages him to invest $5,000 in a fledgling business she is setting up offering stock tips over the phone, 555-TIPS. The business goes terribly, until a wrong number mistakes it for an S&M phone-sex chat line and stays on for hours. Seeing where the real money is, Toby employs the services of her family – Gina, Angie – in order to cover the phones.

Première diffusion : 30 juin 1993

S4 E6 • Home Sweet Homeboy

Andre Williams, a militant black writer of Martin's, bemoans the lack of publicity for his new book ‘Yo! Homeboy', so Martin gets him a slot on Eddie's show. The appearance is a disaster, as Andre accuses Eddie of being ‘the world's whitest black dude'. Shortly thereafter, Eddie makes some changes in his life, trying to increase his 'blackness.'

Première diffusion : 7 juillet 1993

S4 E7 • A Midsummer Night's Dream On

Martin, Eddie and Judith meet up at a secluded cabin for a reunion with old friends. Martin has ongoing mutual antipathy with Allison, an old writing rival who has since gone onto fame and success as an author. Eddie is anxious at seeing Cara - a woman he slept with once and never called again, although on first meeting she doesn't recognise him except from his TV show.

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 1993

S4 E8 • The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover

The beautiful widow of a famous author brings a new unpublished novel by her late husband to Martin with the one caveat that he cannot reveal the true origin of the book, thus giving Toby the opportunity to accept the kudos for the bestseller.

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 1993

S4 E9 • Super Freak

It's summer, and New York is experiencing a chronic heatwave. Martin is sweltering in his apartment due to broken air-conditioning. He seeks out his building's new super, a gorgeous woman named Debra. After fixing the fan, the two of them go all the way in torrid fashion, and all is well until . . .

Première diffusion : 28 juillet 1993

S4 E10 • One Ball, Two Strikes

It's the Whitestone office party, and Martin is less than thrilled to be there, until he notices a hottie making eyes at him from across the room. He gets to know the woman, Alannah, better during the evening. Afterwards, Martin bumps into Gibby and is surprised when he shows off Alannah as his latest plaything. In the days following, Martin is paranoid that Gibby suspects he and Alannah are carrying on behind his back.

Première diffusion : 4 août 1993

S4 E11 • Portrait by an Artist on the Young Man

When Jeremy visits his dad's apartment to watch a movie, Martin isn't happy to discover he's had a tattoo of a skull done on his arm. Judith drops by with Jeremy's bag and Martin brings the tattoo to her attention, but she is slightly less vocal in her condemnation than Martin. Judith asks Martin to talk rationally with Jeremy, but Martin decides that punishment is a better response.

Première diffusion : 11 août 1993

S4 E12 • And Bobby Makes Three

Martin is excited by the prospect of hooking up with an old school friend who he bumps into at Judith's birthing class, but when the irresponsible father reappears on the scene, he suddenly has a rival.

Première diffusion : 18 août 1993

S4 E13 • Silent Night, Holy Cow (1)

Martin and Judith take a pre-Xmas drive and get stranded in a barn, Eddie is stood up by a girlfriend and spends Xmas in a bar with Santa Claus, Toby wants to become a nun and Jeremy's special Xmas present from his girlfriend doesn't quite go according to plan.

Première diffusion : 18 décembre 1993

S4 E14 • Silent Night, Holy Cow (2)

Martin and Judith take a pre-Xmas drive and get stranded in a barn, Eddie is stood up by a girlfriend and spends Xmas in a bar with Santa Claus, Toby wants to become a nun and Jeremy's special Xmas present from his girlfriend doesn't quite go according to plan.

Première diffusion : 18 décembre 1993

S4 E15 • Brother of the Bride

Susan (Martin's sister) plans a wedding.

Première diffusion : 19 janvier 1994

S4 E16 • Blinded by the Cheese

Martin is blinded in a bizarre accident.

Première diffusion : 26 janvier 1994

S4 E17 • Hey, Nanny Nanny

Martin's girlfriend takes a job as his ex-wife's nanny.

Première diffusion : 2 février 1994

S4 E18 • The Second Coming

Toby falls in love with a priest.

Première diffusion : 9 février 1994

S4 E19 • Martin Tupper in Magnum Farce

Trouble in their romantic relationship may spell the end of a book collaboration for two writers (Donna Mills and Jake Steinfeld), and it's up to Martin to help them work things out.

Première diffusion : 16 février 1994

S4 E20 • Where There's Smoke, You're Fired

Gibby takes a vacation, leaving Martin in charge of Whitestone with one simple condition – he has to fire one of the company's book editors. Judith is depressed when her patient commits suicide.

Première diffusion : 23 février 1994

S4 E21 • Blame It on Reo

Unbeknownst to Martin, Jeremy uses Eddie's empty bachelor pad to attempt to score with a hot teen TV star.

Première diffusion : 2 mars 1994

S4 E22 • From Here to Paternity

Martin runs into old high school love Cheryl Castorini, but suspects she may be keeping a secret about their former relationship from him.

Première diffusion : 9 mars 1994

S4 E23 • A Face Worse Than Death

Martin's irritating mother comes to New York for plastic surgery, but things take a turn for the worst when she has a heart attack on the operating table.

Première diffusion : 16 mars 1994

S4 E24 • Felines ... Nothing More Than Felines

Martin tries to cheer Toby up when her cat dies by buying her a replacement. When she refuses the gift, he has to keep the pet himself.

Première diffusion : 23 mars 1994

S4 E25 • Stone Cold

Martin is distraught when Richard wants to move to Washington and plans to take Judith and Jeremy with him.

Première diffusion : 30 mars 1994