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Not to be confused with Now and Again, which premiered the same week.

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Once and Again
Once and Again title card
Created by	Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz
Starring	Sela Ward Billy Campbell Jeffrey Nordling Susanna Thompson Shane West Julia Whelan Evan Rachel Wood Meredith Deane Todd Field Marin Hinkle Jennifer Crystal Foley David Clennon Ever Carradine Steven Weber
Composers	W.G. Snuffy Walden Joey Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	63
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	The Bedford Falls Company Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 21, 1999 – April 15, 2002
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Once and Again is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999, to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick.

One of the show’s unique aspects was the “interview” sequences filmed in black and white and interspersed throughout each episode, where the characters would reveal their innermost thoughts and memories to the camera.

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	22	September 21, 1999	April 24, 2000
2	22	October 24, 2000	May 2, 2001
3	19	September 28, 2001	April 15, 2002

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	“Boy Meets Girl”	Marshall Herskovitz	Marshall Herskovitz	September 21, 1999
Lily Manning is separated with two daughters, Grace and Zoe. Rick Sammler has been divorced for three years with a teenage boy Eli and a daughter Jessie. They meet by chance one day when Grace is injured during a soccer game at their kids’ school. Rick decides to ask Lily out and the two start dating while juggling their family problems. After a few dates, they end up at Lily’s house but are surprised by her children and her ex walking in on them making out on the couch.
2	2	“Let’s Spend the Night Together”	Marshall Herskovitz	Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick	September 28, 1999
Rick and Lily want to take their relationship to the next level. While out on a lunch, they run into an ex-girlfriend of Rick. Rick is embarrassed and Lily becomes anxious about being intimate for the first time since separating from Jake. Eli asks his father advice about sleeping with his girlfriend Jennifer for the first time. A rumor starts at school about Eli and Grace.
3	3	“The Scarlet Letter Jacket”	Dan Lerner	Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick	October 5, 1999
Rick, Karen, Jake and Lily all sign up to help with the school carnival. Lily and Karen are paired together to work a booth but Karen still doesn’t know about Lily dating her ex husband. Lily acts awkwardly all day around Karen, while Jake and Rick seem to get along. Eli and Grace also work the popcorn booth together but Grace becomes embarrassed when some girls at school make fun of her for being interested in Eli.
4	4	“Liars and Other Strangers”	Ron Lagomarsino	Winnie Holzman	October 12, 1999
Lily and Rick try to find a place to spend time together without the risk of being interrupted by their kids. Judy offers to lend her place and ends up meeting Rick. She expresses her doubts about him to Lily. Eli lies to Karen about his dad being with Lily to protect her feelings.
5	5	“There Be Dragons”	Robert Lieberman	Liberty Godshall	October 19, 1999
Rick arranges to have Lily stop by his place when his kids are there in order to introduce her. When Rick cuts himself while cooking, Lily helps handling the situation, which leads to some tension with Jessie. Jessie gets her first period. Jake tries to get back together with Lily, who refuses.
6	6	“A Dream Deferred”	Scott Winant	Jan Oxenberg	October 26, 1999
Lily discovers that Jake hasn’t paid the mortgage. She is hit with the reality that she has to take care of herself and be more careful about her financial situation and arrangement with Jake. At the bookstore, Judy wants to remodel but her plans are taken over by Lily and Rick. Judy, feeling left out and unable to help her sister, considers moving on from the bookstore.
7	7	“The Ex-Files”	Robert Allan Black	Winnie Holzman	November 2, 1999
Rick and Karen both attend Eli’s weekend basketball tournament. The situation brings some awkwardness between the two. Grace and Zoey spend the weekend at Jake’s and meet a friend of his, Tiffany, who he has a romantic history with. Grace is uncomfortable and calls Lily for help, which leads to a fight with her father.
8	8	“The Past Is Prologue”	Patrick R. Norris and Claudia Weill	Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick	November 9, 1999
Rick has to work non stop on an important architecture project for his firm. He tries to juggle working and spending time with Lily. The situation triggers memories from their past marriages and how Lily would spend time waiting around on Jake, and Rick would be criticized by Karen for working too much.
9	9	“Outside Hearts”	Todd Field	Alexa Junge	November 16, 1999
Lily goes away for a convention and leaves her daughters with Judy. Judy naively lets Grace go to an unsupervised party. Karen and Rick decide to trust Eli with driving to the same party. At the party, things turn bad leaving Grace in shock and Eli trying to be responsible under pressure.
10	10	“Thanksgiving”	Claudia Weill	Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick	November 23, 1999
Lily’s parents, Phil and Barbara, visit for Thanksgiving. They decide to go see Jake at the restaurant, ignoring Lily’s complaints. Lily and Judy discover that Jake still owes money to their parents. Phil empathizes with Jake’s situation and tries to convince Lily to give her marriage another chance. Rick spends Thanksgiving alone while Karen invites a coworker, Lloyd, over for dinner.
11	11	“Where There’s Smoke”	Edward Zwick	Michael Weller	December 7, 1999
A small fire at Lily’s house leads to Jake spending more time at her house to fix wiring issues. At Karen’s, Eli asks to move into the basement with some help from Rick. Karen has trouble accepting that Eli wants more independence. Lily organizes a dinner to officially introduce Rick to her daughters. Jake has problems at the restaurant which worries Lily and Grace. Jake confides in Lily bringing them closer together.
12	12	“The Gingerbread House”	Dan Lerner	Pamela Gray and Winnie Holzman	December 21, 1999
After sleeping with Jake, Lily is uncomfortable around Rick and tries to hide it from him. Rick figures out something is wrong and tries to learn the truth. Grace, who saw her parents together, think Lily and Jake are getting back together.
13	13	“Mediation”	Peter Horton	Pamela Gray	January 24, 2000
Rick and Lily each try to deal with their breakup but decides to get back together. Lily and Jake start mediation in their divorce proceedings and Lily worries about having to sell the house. Pushed by Jennifer, Grace starts tutoring Eli. Rick begins working with a difficult new client, Miles Drentell, which puts him at odds with his business partner, David.
14	14	“Sneaky Feelings”	Claudia Weill	Daniel Paige and Sue Paige	January 31, 2000
Karen has a new client, Leo Fischer, whom she’s attracted to. Eli wants some space from Jennifer and starts to hang out with another girl, Cassidy. Jessie, who likes Jennifer, is uncomfortable with her brother’s actions.
15	15	“The Mystery Dance”	Dan Lerner	Daniel Paige and Sue Paige	February 7, 2000
Judy goes on a dating spree. At an art gallery, she meets Sam Blue, a sculptor working on a project for Miles Drentell with Rick. Lily and Rick try to mend their relationship but Rick has trouble letting go of her infidelity.
16	16	“Daddy’s Girl”	Barnet Kellman	Liberty Godshall	February 14, 2000
Jake’s restaurant is reopening and Lily’s father, Phil, visits them for the occasion. Lily is in financial trouble because Jake maxed out their credit card for the restaurant. She decides to hire a divorce lawyer which escalates the situation with Jake. Grace meets a boy in school that she has a lot in common with.
17	17	“Unfinished Business”	Edward Zwick	Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick	March 6, 2000
Lily applies for a job in a magazine. Lily’s father, Phil has a car accident with Grace. Recovering from minor injuries at Lily’s house, he collapses on the floor. The family gathers in the hospital to face his difficult health predicament.
18	18	“Strangers and Brothers”	Marshall Herskovitz	Richard Kramer	March 13, 2000
Aaron, Lily’s brother, reunites with the family for their father’s funeral. They also have to deal with Phil’s will and find out that he put his family in charge of the restaurant over Jake.
19	19	“Cat-in-Hat”	Claudia Weill	Michael Weller	April 3, 2000
As Karen and Leo grow closer together, they are forced to define their relationship when Leo invites himself over to Karen’s and meets the kids. Eli becomes interested in joining a band and manipulates his parents in order to go see the band in a bar. His lies are discovered when he bumps into Karen at the bar. Jessie gets upset about her taekwondo belt test when she realizes that boys treat her differently because she’s better than them.
20	20	“My Brilliant Career”	Dan Lerner	Jan Oxenberg	April 10, 2000
Lily starts her new job at the magazine with Chrissy Parker. Overwhelmed by her new responsibilities and her family life, she struggles to find her place and show her skills.Grace has a date with Jared to go see his father play jazz in a club. After a conversation with Tiffany, Grace understands that she started seeing her father when he was still with Lily.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	“Wake Up, Little Susie”	Marshall Herskovitz	Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	October 24, 2000
24	2	“BookLovers”	Dan Lerner	Winnie Holzman	October 31, 2000
25	3	“I Can’t Stand Up (For Falling Down)”	Peter Horton	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige	November 14, 2000
26	4	“Feast or Famine”	Claudia Weill	Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	November 21, 2000
27	5	“Ozymandias”	Michael Engler	Joseph Dougherty	November 28, 2000
28	6	“Food for Thought”	Edward Zwick	Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	December 5, 2000
29	7	“Learner’s Permit”	Arvin Brown	Liberty Godshall	December 19, 2000
30	8	“Life Out of Balance”	James Eckhouse	Lynn Siefert	January 10, 2001
31	9	“Scribbling Rivalry”	Dan Lerner	Jan Oxenberg	January 17, 2001
32	10	“Love’s Laborer’s Lost”	Michael Engler	Emily Whitesell	January 24, 2001
33	11	“Thieves Like Us”	Claudia Weill	Winnie Holzman	January 31, 2001
34	12	“Suspicion”	James Eckhouse	Liberty Godshall	February 7, 2001
35	13	“Edifice Wrecked”	Dan Lerner	Winnie Holzman	February 14, 2001
36	14	“The Other End of the Telescope”	Robert Berlinger	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige	March 7, 2001
37	15	“Standing Room Only”	Arlene Sanford	Jan Oxenberg	March 14, 2001
38	16	“Aaron’s Getting Better”	James Kramer	Richard Kramer	March 21, 2001
39	17	“Forgive Us Our Trespasses”	Dan Lerner	Story by : Lynn Siefert Teleplay by : Lynn Siefert and Winnie Holzman	March 28, 2001
40	18	“Best of Enemies”	Barnet Kellman	Emily Whitesell	April 4, 2001
41	19	“Armageddon”	Marshall Herskovitz	Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	April 11, 2001
42	20	“Won’t Someone Please Help George Bailey Tonight?”	Dan Lerner	Liberty Godshall and Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	April 18, 2001
43	21	“Moving On”	Ken Collins	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige	April 25, 2001
44	22	“The Second Time Around”	Dan Lerner	Winnie Holzman	May 2, 2001

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
45	1	“Busted”	Dan Lerner	Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	September 28, 2001
46	2	“The Awful Truth”	Michael Engler	Winnie Holzman	October 5, 2001
47	3	“Kind of Blue”	Peter Horton	Richard Kramer	October 12, 2001
48	4	“Acting Out”	Michael Engler	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige	October 19, 2001
49	5	“Destiny Turns On the Radio”	Ken Collins	Winnie Holzman	November 2, 2001
50	6	“Jake and the Women”	Mark Piznarski	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige	November 9, 2001
51	7	“Chaos Theory”	James Eckhouse	Liberty Godshall	November 23, 2001
52	8	“The Sex Show”	Dan Lerner	Emily Whitesell	November 30, 2001
53	9	“Tough Love”	Jim Kramer	Maggie Friedman	December 7, 2001
54	10	“Pictures”	Dan Lerner	Alexa Junge	December 14, 2001
55	11	“Taking Sides”	Mark Piznarski	David Schulner	January 4, 2002
56	12	“Gardenia”	Edward Zwick	Richard Kramer	January 11, 2002
57	13	“Falling in Place”	Eric Stoltz	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige	March 4, 2002
58	14	“The Gay-Straight Alliance”	Patrick Norris	Winnie Holzman and Maggie Friedman	March 11, 2002
59	15	“One Step (Parent) Backward”	Elodie Keene	David Schulner	March 18, 2002
60	16	“Aaron’s List of Dreams”	Dan Lerner	Richard Kramer	March 25, 2002
61	17	“Experience Is the Teacher”	Matt Shakman	Winnie Holzman and Maggie Friedman	April 1, 2002
62	18	“Losing You”	Jim Kramer	Liberty Godshall	April 8, 2002
63	19	“Chance of a Lifetime”	Dan Lerner	Sue Paige & Daniel Paige and Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick	April 15, 2002

Contents

Once and Again

Premise

Plot summary

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Cast

Main

Recurring

Notes

Episodes

Season 1 (1999–2000)

Season 2 (2000–01)

Season 3 (2001–02)

Production

DVD releases

Ratings

Awards

References

External links