Other writers in this season were Susan Beavers, Don Foster, Eddie Gorodetsky, Mark Roberts and Jeff Abugov.

Conchata Ferrell and Holland Taylor received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Charlie Sheen was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy.

Alan learns that Charlie belongs to an exclusive men's group, and he begs his brother to let him join.

Guest stars Elvis Costello, Sean Penn, Bobby Cooper and Harry Dean Stanton as themselves, who are part of Charlie's exclusive group.

Charlie breaks it off with Delores, anyway, due to the fact she wants a commitment, and she punishes Jake by giving him double the amount of his regular homework.

Berta hires her sister, Daisy (Camryn Manheim), to help out with the planning, but the two can't stop bickering.

Alan meets a woman named Nancy at a grocery store, who fulfils every single one of his desires, forcing Charlie to take care of Jake.

After only knowing Nancy for a few days Alan decides to ask her to marry him, prompting Charlie to try to talk him out of it, and he even gets help from the brothers' mother.

When Charlie leaves the house to avoid a date that he can't stand, he ends up at a coffee shop, where he reconnects with his old girlfriend Lisa (Denise Richards), now a divorcée with a child.

Meanwhile, Alan and Rose begin to spend time together and eventually share a kiss; they later decide to remain just friends.

Note: Oshikuru: Demon Samurai is again referenced in "The Gothowitz Deviation" episode of The Big Bang Theory.

After getting unusually turned down at a bar, Charlie learns from Jake 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 (including, amongst others, Jennifer Taylor), but the website is still standing.

When Evelyn manages to make this into a bad thing and sucks the self-esteem out of Jake, Alan furiously throws her out and tells her she can't see her grandson.

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.

After Charlie has back pain, he refuses to accept help from Alan, who decides to take him to the hospital, where he keeps hitting on his doctor (Alicia Coppola), unaware that he has dated her before.

Charlie is excited by the opportunity of a newly single widow, and Alan is just happy to pay his respects to Harry.

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 when a group of attractive women show up.

Jake then takes a bath but leaves the tap on, causing the ceiling to break and the wave of water to come crashing down on Evelyn.

Meanwhile, Jake is oblivious to everything around him (even Norman's wife sneaking out of the house) because he has lost his Game Boy and can't find it.