Mr. Sunshine

Season 1
Matthew Perry stars as Ben Donovan, the self-involved manager of a San Diego sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday. Working alongside him is his boss and arena owner, Crystal—attractive, powerful and highly erratic; Alice—the cute, tomboyish marketing director and Ben's friend with benefits; Alonzo—a former basketball player, handsome and unbelievably happy; Ben'...
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  1. S1 E1 - Pilot
    February 8, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    The self-involved head of San Diego sports arena the Sunshine Center, Ben Donovan (Matthew Perry) faces a relationship crisis as he struggles to cope with an unpredictable workplace and even more unpredictable boss, Crystal Cohen (Allison Janney). And as he faces the prospect of losing his “friends with benefits” relationship with his marketing director, Ben learns that Crystal has hired her e...
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  2. S1 E2 - Employee of the Year
    February 15, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    Expecting recognition on his tenth anniversary at the Sunshine Center, Ben (Matthew Perry) instead finds himself dealing with a difficult teen pop star (guest star Nick Jonas) and a contest that has the staff vying for Crystal’s attention.
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  3. S1 E3 - Heather's Sister
    February 22, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    As Crystal (Allison Janney) convinces Alonzo to handle her dog to face off against her arch nemesis Macaulay Ridgeway (guest star Ray Wise) in The San Diego Dog Show, Alice asks for his help impressing a hated high school classmate (guest star Rosa Blasi). And while the spirited competition goes to Alonzo’s head, Heather sets Ben (Matthew Perry) up on a surprise date.
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  4. S1 E4 - Hostile Workplace
    March 1, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    The chaos created by a broken air conditioner reveals how little respect the Sunshine Center’s staff has for Ben (Mathew Perry) – and just how little he knows about them. As Ben is forced to reach out his disgruntled employees, Crystal’s (Allison Janney) request for a double date puts Alonzo (James Lesure) and Alice (Andrea Anders) in an awkward spot.
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  5. S1 E5 - Crystal on Ice
    March 8, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    Already roped into helping Alice face her fears over not being good enough for Alonzo, Ben (Matthew Perry) takes in Roman after discovering he's been living at the Sunshine Center and not with his mom. Ben gets Crystal to reveal the source of her hostility towards the Smurfs on Ice, and gives her an opportunity to realize a dream as well as make things right with Roman.
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  6. S1 E6 - Lingerie Football
    March 15, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    When an important audit reveals a sentimental side of Crystal (Allison Janney) he’s never seen before, Ben (Matthew Perry) helps her resolve her lingering feelings for an ex-husband (guest star James Taylor). Alonzo hopes to use a lingerie football game to persuade a pair of dot-com millionaires to donate to a new children’s center, but it’s Alice’s sales wizardry that closes the deal.
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  7. S1 E7 - Celebrity Tennis
    March 22, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    On the eve of a charity tennis event, using Twitter while driving makes Crystal (Allison Janney) a hazard behind the wheel. After her carelessness disables both Alonzo’s tennis partner and Roman, Crystal worries she’ll be sued. And as Crystal looks to avoid legal trouble, Ben (Matthew Perry) and Alice conspire to keep Alonzo in the dark about their past. Guest starring Jimmy Connors and Fred S...
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  8. S1 E8 - The Assistant
    March 29, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    As Roman receives an unlikely promotion, a confusing email has Ben wondering if his office romance with Alice is really over. While the ensuing confusion reveals that Alonzo is keeping a secret about his ex-wife (guest star Nadege August), Crystal orders Ben (Matthew Perry) to fire their unpredictable P.A. announcer (guest star Richard Kind). Meanwhile, after the Sunshine Center’s cleaning wom...
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  9. S1 E9 - Ben and Vivian
    April 5, 2011
    22min
    TV-PG
    Ben’s (Matthew Perry) latest one-night stand becomes complicated when he discovers that Vivian (guest star Lizzy Caplan) is Crystal’s new assistant. And as Crystal (Allison Janney) forgets a promise she made to Roman after she fall in love with a 50-year-old BMX rider (guest star Toby Huss), the Sunshine Center mascot’s need for a new office tests the limits of Alonzo’s kindness.
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Audio languages
English Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Randall EinhornBryan GordonBarnet KellmanBeth McCarthy-MillerJamie BabbitElliot HegartyFred SavageThomas SchlammeTristram Shapeero
Producers
Matthew PerryAlex BarnowMarc FirekJamie TarsesThomas Schlamme
Starring
Matthew PerryAndrea AndersJames Lesure
Studio
ABC Network

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