Episode Recap - Pilot

Episode Number: 1 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Monday September 22, 2003 Prod Code: 101

Writer: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre

Director: James Burrows

Star: Jon Cryer (Alan Harper), Charlie Sheen (Charlie Harper), Marin Hinkle (Judith), Holland Taylor (Evelyn Harper), Angus T. Jones (Jake Harper), Melanie Lynskey (Rose)

Recurring Role: Conchata Ferrell (Berta)

Guest Star: Eddie Gorodetsky (Doug), Louisette Geiss (Karen), Don Foster (Ken), Eugene Byrd (Lenny), Jennifer Taylor (Suzanne), Frankie Jay Allison (Rodney), Tom Wilson (Mike)

Funny Quotes:
Charlie: (About Alan living with Evelyn again.) You’ve been living here for a few weeks now, I assume you have blood in your stool.
Charlie: Look at you all grown up and back living with mom. How good do you feel about yourself right now on a scale from one to...two?
Charlie: You gotta love that kid. I played him 'Stairway to Heaven' and he still thought the Maple Loop song was better.
Alan: You have someone who comes into your house and glues your cabinets shut regularly?
Charlie: You've met some of the wack jobs I've went out with, this shouldn't be that much of a stretch.
Charlie: Why would I lie? The ocean is closed today.

Trivia:
When Charlie is talking to his nephew on the patio outside, the beer bottle spins several times, as is indicated by the label being in different positions. However, no one touches the bottle after it is put down.