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In this pilot episode, Louie goes on a very awkward first date and volunteers to chaperone his daughter's field trip along with her teacher. Both outings go badly.

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During a game of poker with fellow comedians, Louie is educated on the gay lifestyle and the "ill effects" of homophobia. / When Louie's divorce is finalized, it affects him more than he anticipated, so he looks up an old high school crush.

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Louie goes to a doctor who's an old high school friend with an odd sense of humor. / After performing at the Comedy Cellar, Louie dines with a fellow comedian with wildly differing political opinions.

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Louie finds his age is an advantage. / Louie meets a fellow single parent at his first PTA meeting, and they decide to set up a playdate for their kids.

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Louie goes on a trip. / Louie learns that things are different in the South when he visits Birmingham, Ala.

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While performing his act on stage, Louie is heckled by an attractive woman and takes her to task for her rudeness. / Louie's agent has booked him on a movie, but Louie refuses to take the part until his guilt gets the better of him.

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Louie's brother Robbie has an odd request: He needs Louie's help getting his new girlfriend to sleep with him. / Louie's estranged mom makes an unannounced visit and has shocking news to share with her sons.

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Determined not to fall into despair when his daughters spend a week with their mother, Louie attempts to embrace his freedom and be productive. When all else fails, he decides to adopt a dog from the pound.

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Flashbacks depict Louis learning about sex as a boy from his father and in school. On a date, he's forced to be humiliated by a high school student who threatens to beat him up. He secretly follows the bully home and confronts his parents.

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Louie goes to a new dentist who's afraid of dentists himself and specializes in calming patients' fears. / Louie attempts to court a black woman named Tarese, who works at the local grocery store.

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When a nun at his Catholic school feels young Louie and his friend aren't sufficiently penitent over Christ's suffering on the cross, a visiting doctor gives a graphic, medically specific description of the event, which haunts and frightens Louie.

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After an exhausting morning getting his girls ready for school, Louie agrees to let an acquaintance train him at the gym. Louie proves to be in worse shape than he thought.

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On an aimless night out, Louie decides to break his rut by hanging out with a couple of black comics. After feeling completely out of place at a club, he ends up going back to the Comedy Cellar to do a short set, then home to his kids.

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When Louie's pregnant sister visits and requires a nighttime hospital visit for false labor, the incident helps Louie bond with his neighbors.

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Louie has a "non-date" with a woman to whom he reveals his darker side. / A mom from school wants to have an emotionless sexual encounter with Louie.

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Louie decides he and the kids should move out of their apartment and make a fresh start. But when he starts house hunting, he gets a reality check.

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A gig in a casino lounge turns out to be a big disappointment for Louie, but a chance encounter with Joan Rivers gives him a new attitude.

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Three vastly different generations clash when Louie takes his daughters to visit his eccentric great-aunt Ellen in rural Pennsylvania.

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Louie has a surreal trip on the New York City subway. / Louie gets together with his friend Pamela for lunch and reveals his true feelings for her.

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Louie remembers past career failures, including his struggles filming a sitcom pilot. / Louie tries to get Lady GaGa concert tickets for his daughter.

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Louie explores -- and publicly defends -- one of his lifelong habits, masturbation, and has a frustrating meeting with a woman who's against it.

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Louie reunites with his old friend Eddie, who's down in the dumps and considering suicide because his own stand-up career never quite took off.

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When Louie takes his girls trick-or-treating in New York City, Jane scares off a couple of punks. / Louie gets to pitch his movie ideas to a producer.

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When Jane brings home her class ducklings for one night, she sneaks one of them in Louie's suitcase just before he leaves for the Middle East.

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The duckling stealthily hidden in Louie's luggage on his trip to the Middle East ends up bringing luck and happiness to Louie and many others.

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When Louie's sister dumps his niece on him and takes off, Louie spends an unexpectedly enlightening evening with the teen in New York City.

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Louie fends off a couple who want to have a three-way with him. / Pamela's off to Paris and tells Louie that she plans to stay there indefinitely.

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Louie has a challenging day.

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Louie has dinner at a friend's house.

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Louie goes to Miami. At the hotel he befriends a Cuban-American lifeguard, who takes Louie out on the town and shows him a good time.

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Louie looks for a mate after his daughters tell him that he should have a girlfriend, but he can't find an earnest connection with anybody.

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Louie goes on an awkward/bizarre/wonderful date with a woman who is free-spirited -- or perhaps plain crazy.

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Louie meets Robin Williams at a funeral, and they go to a strip club to memorialize the deceased; Louie has a bad day with a bad kid.

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Louie takes an acquaintance shopping at IKEA. Later, he has a bit of an emergency during a piano lesson, and tries to make amends with an old friend.

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Louie's uncle tells him that he should go to Boston to see his father -- a proposition that makes Louie physically ill.

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A quirky lady helps Louie try to find Liz, his enigmatic date from the book store. Jane clashes with kids at school, and Louie can't cheer her up.

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After a killer set on a late-night talk show, CBS offers Louie a big break to replace David Letterman. But there's a downside to the bargain.

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In the running to be a late-night talk show host, Louie wrestles with the idea of this new career and gets help from oddball guest star David Lynch.

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Louie gets ready to put up a good fight for the hosting gig as he goes against Jerry Seinfeld -- who lets him in on a little secret.

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Louie struggles to get his daughter's Christmas gift just right. Alone, Louie embarks on a journey for the holidays, but not before he bumps into Liz.

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Louie visits a sex shop to buy a vibrator, which leads to an awkward conversation with his doctor.

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Louie finds himself way out of his comfort zone when Jerry Seinfeld asks him to be the opening act at a fundraiser in the Hamptons.

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Louie is reluctant to go out with a likable waitress at the Comedy Cellar because of her weight.

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Louie loses track of Jane on the subway; Louie helps an elderly lady who's stuck on the elevator in his apartment building.

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Louie gets acquainted with his Hungarian neighbor's niece, who doesn't speak English; Louie and his ex-wife disagree about Jane's schooling.

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Pamela returns to New York and approaches Louie, who responds by taking his relationship with Amia to another level.

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Louie and Janet visit a therapist to work out their co-parenting issues and look back at the start of their marital troubles.

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Single guy Todd Barry describes his day; Louie is bewildered by Amia's reaction after she spends the night with him.

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After he's finally able to communicate with Amia (via the waiter), Louie must venture into the city during a hurricane to help his kids and ex-wife.

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On the rebound, Louie is overly ambitious in trying to get a kiss from Pamela; Louie gets into an argument on the bus.

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Louie is shocked when he catches his daughter smoking pot, which causes him to recall his own adolescence.

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Louie remembers a bad deed from his past that would alter his relationship with a teacher he respected.

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Louie convinces Pamela to go on a date with him, but she continues to doubt him throughout the course of the night.

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Pamela empties Louie's apartment of all his furniture; Louie deals with his jealousy over Marc Maron's success.

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