The Secret Lives of Men

The Secret Lives of Men is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30, 1998 to November 11, 1998. The series aired in full in Ireland on RTÉ2.

The Secret Lives of Men
Created by	Susan Harris
Starring	Peter Gallagher Bradley Whitford Mitch Rouse
Composer	Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas Susan Harris Nina Wass
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production companies	Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 30 (1998-09-30) – November 11, 1998 (1998-11-11)

Premise

Three divorced men get thrown back into the bachelor life. With nothing left but each other, Michael, Phil, and Andy form an exclusive club and embark on a new phase of their existence. Someday, they might comprehend the mysteries of women, love and golf. Until then, they'll continue carrying on The Secret Lives of Men.^[1]

Cast

• Peter Gallagher as Michael
• Bradley Whitford as Phil
• Mitch Rouse as Andy
• Sofia Milos as Maria

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Susan Harris	September 30, 1998 (1998-09-30)
Michael has dinner with his ex and learns about the secret life of another man.
2	"Phil's Problem"	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)
Phil has problems in the bedroom. Andy becomes a local hero by stopping a mugging.
3	"Sex, Lies and Videotape"	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	October 14, 1998 (1998-10-14)
Phil is losing his hair. Andy is being sued for sexual harassment.
4	"Dating is Hell"	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	October 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)
Andy and Phil suspect that the new woman Michael has been seeing is married.
5	"Mafia Bossy"	Gil Junger	Jill Condon & Amy Toomin	October 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)
Phil is dating an Italian girl, who might have connections to the mafia.
6	"The Lump"	Gil Junger	Jill Franklyn	November 4, 1998 (1998-11-04)
Phil discovers a lump during a visit to his doctor. Michael is nervous before his first party after the divorce.
7	"Dancing in the Dark"	Ted Wass	John Levenstein	November 11, 1998 (1998-11-11)
Andy tells the guys about the time he lost his girlfriend to Bruce Springsteen. Phil meets a lawyer from ESPN who behaves exactly like he does.
8	"An Elephant in the Living Room"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
Phil is dating a call girl.
9	"Guessing Games"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
Boomer Esiason joins the guys for a game of golf.
10	"The Long Goodbye"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
A stalker pursues Michael; Andy learns his ex-wife is dating.
11	"T Day"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
The guys spend Thanksgiving at Phil's place.
12	"A Member of the Wedding"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
13	"The Bird"	Ted Wass	Susan Harris	Unaired
Phil goes on a basketball scouting trip to Europe leaving Mike and Andy to take care of his pet Macaw (Emily), which he's just gotten custody of in his divorce settlement, from his ex-wife Alice. Believing that the bird has fainted Mike and Andy bring it to a vet (Diedrich Bader) who informs them that the bird will not wake up and is in fact dead. Andy sleeps with his ex-wife Wendy, who later admits that she's trying to get pregnant.