Portrait of a Marriage

Name: Portrait of a Marriage
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 18, 1995
Cast: Debra Messing, Thomas Haden Church, Greg Germann, Ford Rainey, Dori Brenner

Ned and Stacey: Season 1: Episode 2

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Episode Details & Credits

FOX | Air Date: September 18, 1995

Starring: Debra Messing, Thomas Haden Church, Greg Germann, Ford Rainey, Dori Brenner, Harry Goz, Nadia Dajani

Summary: The morning after their first night "together," Stacey is up before Ned waiting for him to arise, anxious to make sure they "communicate" even if their marriage is a sham. But Ned doesn't see the need for it. He informs Stacey that he's having a cocktail party for some clients the next night and will need her to perform her role as hisThe morning after their first night "together," Stacey is up before Ned waiting for him to arise, anxious to make sure they "communicate" even if their marriage is a sham. But Ned doesn't see the need for it. He informs Stacey that he's having a cocktail party for some clients the next night and will need her to perform her role as his loving spouse. At work, Eric is admiring Ned's huge new office, but is scared when Les MacDowell, the guy beat out for the promotion, drops by. Ned and Les do a little verbal sparring, with Les agreeing to come to Ned's party the next night. Stacey comes home happy after selling an article, but is dismayed to find Ned has thrown out all the redecorating work she did.

The party is to begin shortly, as Stacey is reducing to asking the serving staff if they've seen her husband--he didn't come home last night. Ned casually strolls in and hands Stacey a synopsis of their supposed history together, telling her to bone up on it right away. Stacey says it's "the most demeaning, sexist thing" she's ever seen and is ready to move out of the apartment. But Ned angrily tells her he's holding her to their agreement, telling her this whole thing between them is about him and his career, not her. At the party, the clients love the young couple, but tired of being humiliated by Ned's story of their courtship, Stacey adds a few embellishments that put Ned in a bad light. This serves to open a floodgate of bitter feelings between some of the clients and their wives along with Les and his wife Bernadette. Later, after the party is over, Ned and Stacey go out on the balcony and reflect how their fake marriage seems better than a lot of the "real" ones, making them wonder what exactly is real and what is fake.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E24. The End? (1)
Air Date: April 1, 1996
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S1:E23. You Bet Your Wife
Air Date: March 18, 1996
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S1:E22. It Happened One Night
Air Date: March 11, 1996

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 17, 1996
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 1995
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  S1:E24. The End? (1)
  Air Date: April 1, 1996
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  S1:E23. You Bet Your Wife
  Air Date: March 18, 1996
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  S1:E22. It Happened One Night
  Air Date: March 11, 1996
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  S1:E21. Pals
  Air Date: March 4, 1996
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  S1:E20. Gut Feeling
  Air Date: February 26, 1996
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  S1:E19. The Gay Caballeros
  Air Date: February 19, 1996
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  S1:E18. Friends and Lovers
  Air Date: February 12, 1996
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  S1:E17. Promotional Rescue
  Air Date: January 22, 1996
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  S1:E16. A Tender Trap
  Air Date: January 15, 1996
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  S1:E15. Paranoia on the 47th Floor
  Air Date: January 8, 1996
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  S1:E14. New Year's Eve
  Air Date: January 1, 1996
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  S1:E13. Accountus Interruptus
  Air Date: December 18, 1995
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  S1:E12. Threesome
  Air Date: December 11, 1995
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  S1:E11. Sleepless in Manhattan
  Air Date: December 4, 1995
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  S1:E10. Thanksgiving Day Massacre
  Air Date: November 20, 1995
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  S1:E9. Reality Check
  Air Date: November 13, 1995
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  S1:E8. Halloween Story
  Air Date: October 30, 1995
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  S1:E7. Here's to You, Mrs. Binder
  Air Date: October 23, 1995
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  S1:E6. Saul and Ellen and Ned and Stacey
  Air Date: October 16, 1995
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  S1:E5. Model Husband
  Air Date: October 9, 1995
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  S1:E4. Cover Story
  Air Date: October 2, 1995
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  S1:E3. Take My Wife, Please
  Air Date: September 25, 1995
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  S1:E2. Portrait of a Marriage
  Air Date: September 18, 1995
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  S1:E1. Pilot (aka Ned and Stacey)
  Air Date: September 11, 1995