Season 2 of ABC’s Samantha Who? starring Gilmore Girls actress Melissa McCarthy. Spoilers & links to site recaps below. See more promotional photography here and here. Samantha Who? was canceled in May, 2009, prior to completing Season 2.
(Copyright © 2008 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. / Bob D’Amico)
Samantha Who? Cast:
- Christina Applegate: Samantha `Sam’ Newly
- Jennifer Esposito: Andrea
- Kevin Dunn: Howard
- Melissa McCarthy: Dena
- Tim Russ: Frank
- Jean Smart: Regina
- Barry Watson: Todd
2.01 "So I Think I Can Dance"
Air Date: October 13, 2008
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Samantha teams up with Regina for a dance competition to beat Paula and her dance partner (guest star Mark Ballas from Dancing With The Stars). The only problem – old Sam could dance, but new Sam has two left feet!
Meanwhile, Samantha is quite eager to enjoy her apartment again on her own, but Todd is having a hard time finding a new place to live.
Guest star: Cybill Shepherd as Regina’s nemesis, Paula Drake. Mark Ballas as Dance Partner.
2.02 "Out of Africa"
Air Date: October 20, 2008
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Sam decides to go to Africa to help those in need, but changes her mind when she learns how many vaccinations she would need and how many obstacles she would face. She decides instead to hide out with Andrea and Dena so no one else will know she didn’t go. Guest stars: Wendy Allyn as Aid Worker, Tony Hale as Dr. Andy Adams.
2.03 "The Pill"
Air Date: October 27, 2008
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After Dr. Andy (Tony Hale) gives Samantha pills as part of a clinical trial to help people with memory loss, she begins to regain multiple memory fragments — all reminding her of how bad she used to be. But she discovers one pleasant reminder from the past that could have changed her life forever. Meanwhile, when Andrea and Dena are mistaken for a gay couple, Andrea tries to prove that she could hook up with a much hotter woman than Dena.
2.04 "The Building"
Air Date: November 3, 2008
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Desperate for some cash and in need of a job, Samantha reluctantly agrees to team up with Regina and start a real estate business. But while Sam strives to stick to her path of morality, her handsome first client, Owen (James Tupper), could end up throwing her off course. Meanwhile, Andrea tries to seduce Todd’s disheveled friend, Seth, in order to obtain the phone number of a professional basketball player
2.05 "Help!"
Air Date: November 10, 2008
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Samantha is arrested, after an altercation with a cop, and is given community service. She meets Natalie (Mary-Kate Olsen), a troubled young woman. Sam feels that it’s her duty to help the wayward Natalie turn her life around, in spite of warnings from Andrea that Natalie’s a bad seed who can’t be turned. Meanwhile, even though Todd insists that they’re just friends now, Howard offers advice on how to win back Samantha’s affections.
2.06 "The Ex"
Air Date: November 17, 2008
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After finally telling current boyfriend Owen (James Tupper) that she lives with ex-boyfriend Todd, Sam discovers that Owen’s best friend is also his ex-girlfriend, Willow. But when a romantic spark ignites between Todd and Willow, Sam finds herself becoming jealous and must decide which man is most important in her life. Meanwhile, Dena tries her best to shoot a flattering picture of an non-photogenic Andrea in order to secure her a date with a hunky pro-basketball player.
2.07 "The Farm"
Air Date: November 24, 2008
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Sam and Owen head over to Regina and Howard’s for dinner. Everything is going fine until Owen starts in on the horror of chicken farms, not knowing that Howard owns one. Dena oversteps her boundaries, when she undermines Chapman’s authority with his employees. Todd enjoys the apartment alone after not telling Sam his mother isn’t coming after all.
2.08 "The Park"
Air Date: December 1, 2008
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Sam tries to make herself appear to be an environmentalist, so Owen might like her more. Owen comes to meet Sam’s parents. Andrea doesn’t fare well when the basketball player, Tony Dane, is looking for a date.
2.09 "The Family Vacation"
Air Date: December 1, 2008 [2 episodes aired]
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After getting her heart broken by a man she’d been dating, Sam goes on a family vacation – with Andrea and Dena in tow – and discovers that the owner of the lodge is an old flame from her forgotten youth. But not wanting to get her heart broken again, she resists the temptation of reconnecting with lodge owner Brad and then becomes jealous when Andrea makes a move on him.
2.10 "My Best Friend’s Boyfriend"
Air Date: March 26, 2009 [delayed from January 12th]
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Andrea has a new boyfriend and Sam wants the couple to actually go on a real date for once. Todd doesn’t like being just the roommate. Dena has a new penpal in Iraq, but she wonders if it means she’s cheating on Chase.
2.11 "The Dog"
Air Date: April 2, 2009
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Sam wants a baby, but she settles for a babysitting one of Dena’s dogs to see if you has any motherly instincts. Howard and Regina inherit a plane, which causes Regina to take flying lessons.
2.11 "The Amazing Racist"
Air Date: April 9, 2009
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After a series of misunderstandings, Samantha discovers she needs to be a better friend to Frank. Meanwhile, when Andrea’s pro-basketball player boyfriend is outed as gay, she fears that all the glamorous perks that come from dating a celebrity will end.
2.13 "The Debt"
Air Date: April 16, 2009
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While with her parents in Vegas attending a real estate seminar, Samantha loses a huge sum of money at the craps table and finds herself in debt to the casino. But a chance meeting with her ex-boss, billionaire Winston Funk, could be the answer to her financial trouble. Meanwhile, when Dena asks Andrea for a big favor, she agrees – but only if Dena consents to fake a situation that could help boost Andrea’s sagging public approval ratings as she plans her wedding to pro-basketball player Tony Dane.
In May, 2009, ABC made the decision to CANCEL Samantha Who? due to low ratings. The series was being considered to return on a cheaper budget, but the new Fall 2009 pilots left no appropriate timeslot or promotional budget for this series.
Unaired "Samantha Who?" Episodes
ABC decided to air these episodes starting in June:
2.14 "The Rock Star"
Air Date: June 25, 2009
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When Sam starts dating rock superstar Tommy Wylder (Duran Duran’s John Taylor) – an idol from a youth that she has no recollection of – she becomes so embarrassed by Andrea and Dena’s fan-like reactions that she unintentionally begins to alienate them. Meanwhile, with Sam dating Tommy, Regina fondly recalls memories of Howard’s early days as a musician.
2.15 "Todd’s Job"
Air Date: July 2, 2009
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After realizing that "old" Sam may have been responsible for Todd’s not becoming a successful photographer, "new" Sam sets out to sabotage his competition for a job at a local newspaper. Meanwhile Regina, who is desperate for a new listing in order to continue touting her real estate partnership with Sam, puts Dena’s house on the market – unbeknownst to Dena.
2.16 "The Sister"
Air Date: July 2, 2009
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Samantha is stunned to learn that she has an aunt and a grandmother, although no one has mentioned either of them because of a longstanding family feud over an heirloom.
2.17 "The Dream Job"
Air Date: July 9, 2009
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After Winston hires her to head his charity foundation, Samantha hires Andrea to be her vice president of legal affairs; Dena, hoping to be a bridesmaid, offers to help Andrea with the wedding plans.
2.18 "The First Date"
Air Date: July 9, 2009
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Samantha tries to find balance between her new job and Todd. Andrea is shadowed by a camera crew for a new reality show on celebrity weddings. Howard’s retirement causes problem with Regina.
2.19 "The Other Woman"
Air Date: July 23, 2009
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Sam discovers that billionaire Winston Funk’s ex-wife, Gigi (Angie Harmon), played an important role in her life before the accident. Meanwhile, Andrea tries to seduce her gay pro-basketball playing fiance, Chapman attempts to propose to a reluctant Dena, and Regina’s love of the city life may cause a roadblock in the plan to have her meet up with Howard on the road for their RV trip across the country. Regina is caught in a love triangle!
2.20 "With the Ring"
Air Date: July 23, 2009
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On Andrea’s wedding day to gay pro-basketball player Tony Dane, Sam finds herself at a crossroads and must choose between being with Winston Funk or Todd. Meanwhile, Regina and Howard discover that their lives are beginning to take separate paths.
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