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Accidentally on Purpose(TV show/series, 2009-2010)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 18 episodes

Accidentally on PurposeRating: 2.8/5 (with 17 votes)
Accidentally on Purpose is an American sitcom television series created by Claudia Lonow, that ran on CBS from September 21, 2009, to April 21, 2010, during the 2009–10 season. The series stars Jenna Elfman, Jon Foster, Ashley Jensen, Nicolas Wright, Grant Show, and Lennon Parham and was produced by BermanBraun and CBS Television Studios. It was based on the book of the same name by Mary F. Pols. On May 18, 2010, CBS cancelled the series after one season. ()
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About Accidentally on Purpose

A newspaper film critic, Billie is a single woman who finds herself "accidentally" pregnant after a one-night stand with a much younger guy, and decides to keep the baby... and the guy.

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Accidentally on Purpose Seasons and Episodes

09/21/2009Season 1 - 18 episodes
#1 | 09/21/2009Pilot
After breaking up with her commitment-phobic boyfriend, Billie has a fling with a younger guy, ends up pregnant and decides to keep the baby – and the daddy.
#2 | 09/28/2009Memento
While snooping through Zack's belongings Billie discovers a note addressed to her, that he never finished writing and sets out to find what Zack is hiding.
#3 | 10/05/2009One Night Stand
Billie's pregnancy makes her more attractive to members of the opposite sex, including Zack, who is turned on by her new curves. However, an unfortunate incident with self tanning lotion, forces Zack to reject Billie's advances toward him.
#4 | 10/12/2009The Date
Billie and Zack discuss their feelings on dating and agree to see other people, however, Billie's pregnancy gets in the way of any potential love connections.
#5 | 10/19/2009The Love Guru
Billie tries to live vicariously through Zack and Davis by offering up dating advice to them. However, things take a turn, when the objects of the boys' affection reveal their true intentions.
#6 | 11/02/2009Fight Club
Billie and Zack have their first big argument after Zack tries to surprise Billie by installing a low flow toilet.
#7 | 11/09/2009The Godfather
Billie unintentionally causes Abby and Nick to break up when she asks them to be Godparents. However, after a fun night on the town with Davis goes too far, Billie must stop Abby before she does something she will regret.
#8 | 11/16/2009The Third Man
When Billie starts dating a colleague from her newspaper, Zack is unable to hide his jealousy.
#9 | 11/23/2009Working Girl
Billie is threatened when James hires another film critic at the paper and sets out to prove how valuable she is.
#10 | 12/07/2009Class
When Billie and Zack take instructional parenting classes separately due to their schedules, Billie goes with Olivia and Abby. However, the course quickly becomes a competition when Abby outshines Billie at all the tasks.
#11 | 12/14/2009It Happened One Christmas
Worried that she'll ruin Christmas – as she has in previous years – Billie tries to hide from her parents the fact that Zack is living with her. Meanwhile, Abby's husband, Nick, tries to impress their father.
#12 | 01/11/2010The Odd Couples
Abby and Nick have their respective significant others spend time with Billie and Zack to prevent them from finding out about the surprise shower they are planning. However, their plan backfires when both Billie and Zack dislike their new buddies.
#13 | 01/18/2010The Rock
While working on a story with Sully, Billie gets some surprising news about the newspaper. Meanwhile, Zack and Davis go into the sandwich business together.
#14 | 02/01/2010Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Not wanting to sound like a nag, Billie manipulates Zack into doing chores around the apartment; however, her plan backfires when Zack takes the initiative to "decorate" the nursery. Meanwhile, to earn extra cash, Davis gets a job at a gay bar.
#15 | 02/08/2010Back to School
Billie invites herself to Zack's high school reunion but worries that she can't compete with his hot, ex-girlfriend in her pregnant state. Meanwhile, Olivia helps Abby host a party where they try to sell Abby's miracle youth juice.
#16 | 04/07/2010Face Off
Zack is upset when Billie hires a baby nurse without consulting him. Meanwhile, Davis and Ryan are faced with a difficult choice when they learn surprising news about the nurse.
#17 | 04/14/2010Speed
Billie pretends to go into labor to save Zack from getting a traffic ticket after they're pulled over for speeding. Meanwhile, Olivia and Davis go shopping for a baby gift.
#18 | 04/21/2010Speed 2
After faking labor pains to get Zack out of a speeding ticket, Billie goes into labor - for real. Unfortunately, things take a turn when Zack gets busted by the officer they had initially lied to and is hauled off to the police station.

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 09/21/2009
Last episode released on: 04/21/2010
Creator: Claudia Lonow
Composer: John Swihart
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"טעות בכוונה תחילה"

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