Two and a Half Men: Season 2

2004 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 2 of Two and a Half Men

The second season begins at the Malibu house, where Charlie keeps up his party-and-conquest lifestyle while Alan and Jake live with him after the divorce. Charlie resists giving up any of his freedom, while Alan, an insecure and lonely chiropractor, tries to reconnect with his old friends and rebuild his life. Clashes come with the women who pass through the house, with the arrival of his mother, Evelyn, and with Alan's relationship with Judith. Jake, 11 years old, brings his love of television and his attitude, and the two brothers have to split up the household responsibilities.

24episodes

Sep 20, 2004premiered

May 23, 2005latest episode

8.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Back Off, Mary Poppins
Sep 20, 2004 · 30 min · ★ 7.3
Alan learns that Charlie belongs to an exclusive men's group, and he begs his brother to let him join.
Directing: Pamela Fryman, Chuck Lorre · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Susan Beavers · Starring: Sean Penn, Elvis Costello, Harry Dean Stanton, Bobby Cooper
2x02 Enjoy Those Garlic Balls
Sep 27, 2004 · 30 min · ★ 7.1
Judith is dating Jake's pediatrician, and Alan is upset until Charlie points out that if she remarries, his alimony payments will end.
Directing: Pamela Fryman, Lee Aronsohn · Writing: Eddie Gorodetsky, Don Foster · Starring: Ryan Stiles
2x03 A Bag Full of Jawea
Oct 4, 2004 · 30 min · ★ 7.1
Charlie tries to save Jake from school suspension for giving his teacher (Missi Pyle) the finger by romancing her, but his several attempts fail every time.
Directing: Lee Aronsohn, Pamela Fryman · Writing: Jeff Abugov, Mark Roberts · Starring: Missi Pyle
2x04 Go Get Mommy's Bra
Oct 11, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 7.3
Jake is very impressed and can't stop talking about his mother's new boyfriend, Dr. Melnick, which annoys Alan. While Evelyn borrows Charlie's car to help her impress a Saudi prince, because she wants to sell him real estate. When Charlie gets his car back, he discovers his mother's bra in the backseat. When he finds out why it's there he decides to trade in his car.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Eddie Gorodetsky, Chuck Lorre
2x05 Bad News from the Clinic?
Oct 18, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 6.6
Charlie meets his match when he falls for a woman who's better at playing hard to get than he is.
Directing: Pamela Fryman, Lee Aronsohn · Writing: Jeff Abugov, Mark Roberts · Starring: Jeri Ryan, James Edson
2x06 The Price of Healthy Gums Is Eternal Vigilance
Oct 25, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
Alan denies having shoplifted a toy as a child and fears he has a dark side, until Charlie admits he planted the toy on Alan to stay out of trouble himself.
Directed by: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Eddie Gorodetsky, Mark Roberts
2x07 A Kosher Slaughterhouse Out in Fontana
Nov 8, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 6.5
Charlie and Alan hire Berta's sister to cater a party their mother has conned them into throwing for her.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Camryn Manheim
2x08 Frankenstein and the Horny Villagers
Nov 15, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 6.7
Alan meets a woman named Nancy at a grocery store, who fulfills every single one of his desires, forcing Charlie to take care of Jake. After knowing Nancy for a few days Alan decides to ask her to marry him, prompting Charlie to try and talk him out of it, and he even gets help from the brothers' mother.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Kelley West
2x09 Yes, Monsignor
Nov 22, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
When Charlie leaves the house to avoid a date that he can't stand, he ends up at a coffee shop, where he meets his old girlfriend Lisa. He finds out that she broke up with her husband, and now has a child. Now he must try to convince Lisa that he's okay with her having a child. While Jake tries to justify to his father why he isn't doing so well in school.
Directing: Pamela Fryman, Lee Aronsohn · Writing: Jeff Abugov, Susan Beavers · Starring: Sami Sheen, Denise Richards
2x10 The Salmon Under My Sweater
Nov 29, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 6.7
Charlie tries to get Jake's approval on a theme song that he is hired to write for a television show, which is based on a comic book that Jake is a fan. While Alan finds out more about Rose (including how smart she is), when he spends more time with her.
Directed by: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre
2x11 Last Chance to See Those Tattoos Mid-Season Finale
Dec 13, 2004 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
After getting unusually turned down at a bar, Charlie learns that a website has been made dedicated to exposing his lifestyle. Charlie sets out to find who created the site, making amends to all those he stood up, but it's harder than it looks when all the women take the apology better than expected.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Jennifer Bini Taylor, Julie Dickens, Ana Alexander
2x12 A Lungful of Alan
Jan 3, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
Alan is jealous of Charlie when an old classmate, who's now a beautiful woman, seems to be more interested in Charlie.
Directed by: Lee Aronsohn, Pamela Fryman · Written by: Eddie Gorodetsky, Mark Roberts · Starring: Paget Brewster
2x13 Zejdz z Zmoich Wlosów (Get Off My Hair)
Jan 17, 2005 · 20 min · ★ 7.3
After an earthquake hits, Judith's house is damaged and she needs a place to stay. So Alan decides to invite her to stay with him and Charlie, without getting Charlie's permission. Charlie isn't happy with this, but accepts it. Alan becomes jealous when Judith goes on a date, and asks Charlie to find him a date, so that he can show Judith that he dates as well.
Directed by: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Nicole Forester, Magdalena Holland
2x14 Those Big Pink Things with Coconut
Jan 31, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 6.7
The brothers throw out their mother, after she insults the way Alan is raising Jake. When Alan and Charlie ignore her phone calls, to get their attention she ends up in the hospital. When Alan and Charlie show up at the hospital they aren't sure if she's faking, and try to call her bluff.
Directing: Lee Aronsohn, Pamela Fryman · Writing: Jeff Abugov, Don Foster · Starring: Bob Morrisey, Brian George
2x15 Smell the Umbrella Stand
Feb 7, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
Alan starts to worry about a medical procedure that he is facing, and to get his mind off it, Charlie suggests they go to Las Vegas.
Directing: Lee Aronsohn, Pamela Fryman · Writing: Susan Beavers, Don Foster · Starring: Suzanne Whang, Mark Chaet
2x16 Can You Eat Human Flesh with Wooden Teeth?
Feb 14, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.7
When Judith decides to take a vacation, the brothers have to take care of Jake during the week. Alan finds it challenging, and even forgets to pick up Jake from soccer practice. When Alan finds out that he has to go to the I.R.S. because they're auditing him, he forces Charlie to take care of Jake, and Charlie doesn't do any better then Alan.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Susan Beavers, Don Foster
2x17 Woo-Hoo, a Hernia Exam!
Feb 21, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.4
After Charlie has back pain, Alan decides to take him to the Hospital. While there Charlie can't stop hitting on the doctor who is examining him. The only problem is that he has a history with her that he can't remember. Berta is feed up with Jake's inability to use the bathroom properly, so she decides to make him clean it until he learns.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Ken Jeong, Kristen Miller, Alicia Coppola, Helen Greenberg
2x18 It Was 'Mame', Mom
Mar 7, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 6.6
Charlie is invited to a party hosted by a gay ad-executive named Eric, so Charlie asks Alan to pretend that he's his life partner. While at the party, Charlie meets Eric's ex-wife Pamela, and tries to sleep with her without Eric finding out.
Directing: Pamela Fryman, Lee Aronsohn · Writing: Eddie Gorodetsky, Mark Roberts · Starring: Dayna Devon, Lucy Lawless, David Starzyk, Nick Toth
2x19 A Low, Guttural Tongue-Flapping Noise
Mar 21, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.1
After Charlie takes Alan to an eye doctor, they end up at cafe where they bump into Charlie's ex-girlfriend, Sherri. While there Alan shows an interest in Sherri, and decides to ask her out. The problem is that Alan can't get over Sherri's relationship with Charlie.
Directing: Gary Halvorson, Eddie Gorodetsky · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Jeri Ryan, James Edson
2x20 I Always Wanted a Shaved Monkey
Apr 18, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
Rose tries to help the brothers sort out their feelings, when Charlie and Alan take their personal frustrations out on each other.
Directing: Asaad Kelada · Writing: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre · Starring: Dylan Minnette, Daniel Sheldon
2x21 A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On
May 2, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 7.1
Evelyn reads in the obituaries that her second husband, Harry has died. They all attend the funeral, including Jake who is excited at the opportunity of seeing a ""dead guy"". Charlie is excited by the opportunity of a newly single widow, and Alan is just happy to pay his respects to Harry.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Eddie Gorodetsky, Mark Roberts · Starring: Gigi Rice, Cynthia Preston, Steve Tom
2x22 That Old Hose Bag Is My Mother
May 9, 2005 · 21 min · ★ 6.9
Evelyn buys Alan a new Sports car causing Charlie to claim that his brother has sold his soul to the Devil. The next day, Evelyn extracts payment by insisting that Alan go on a blind, double date with her, her new beau and his daughter. At the restaurant, Alan learns that his mother and boyfriend will not be able to join them because there was a mixup between his heart medication and Viagra and she didn't want to ""waste it"". As a result, Alan is left to deal with the daughter, who is on a weekend pass from a rehab center and still has some loose screws. Alan eventually gets her back to the beach house only to have her drive off in his new sports car and become the object of a televised high-speed car chase.
Directing: Gary Halvorson · Writing: Mark Roberts, Don Foster · Starring: Chloe Webb, Jay Harik, John O'Brien, Ted Garcia
2x23 Squab, Squab, Squab, Squab, Squab
May 16, 2005 · 20 min · ★ 7.3
Evelyn demands Jake spend a night at her place when she finds out he spent Spring Break with Judith's parents. Neither Alan nor Charlie are keen on the idea, but going to a bar after dropping off Jake quickly erases their concerns.
Directed by: J.D. Lobue · Written by: Susan Beavers, Don Foster · Starring: Christina Chambers, Catherine McCord
2x24 Does This Smell Funny to You? Season Finale
May 23, 2005 · 20 min · ★ 6.3
Charlie unknowingly sleeps with an older man's trophy wife while Jake has to read a paper to his class.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Jeff Abugov, Susan Beavers · Starring: Orson Bean, Ren Trella