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Nip/Tuck
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Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.
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- E1 PilotNext upJul 22, 2003 · 67 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Old friends Sean (the family man) and Christian (the playboy) are partners in a plastic surgery office. Their relationship is under fire after Christian operates on a Colombian drug lord who pays him in drug money. Sean's family life is also in upheaval, and he is headed for a mid-life crisis.
Guest stars: Roma Maffia (Liz Cruz), Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Raymond Cruz (Alejandro Pérez), Geoffrey Rivas (Silvio Pérez), Ara Celi (Celia), Jeff Chase (José), Sal Lopez (Julio Esperanza), Joanna Sanchez (Rosa)
- E2 Mandi/RandiJul 29, 2003 · 48 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Twin sisters want plastic surgery done to look different from each other. Sean moves out so he can experience life as a single man. Matt decides to try and perform a circumcision on himself after his girlfriend sees his penis. Christian is plagued with thoughts of Julia.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Kevin Chamberlin (Dr. Pendelton), Sal Landi (Stan), Valerie Cruz (Grace Santiago), Kate Mara (Vanessa Bartholomew), Noa Tishby (Janelle), Kelsey Batelaan (Annie McNamara), Nancy Cassaro (Suzanne Epstein)
- E3 Nanette BabcockAug 5, 2003 · 49 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Sean and Julia discover Matt has tried to circumcise himself. The business is sued by a faithful client after Sean accidentally leaves a surgical tool inside of her body. Meanwhile, Christian and Grace struggle with a mentally unstable patient.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Lindsay Hollister (Nanette Babcock), Valerie Cruz (Grace Santiago), Sophia Bush (Ridley Lange), Edward Moss (Mr. Diamond), Kate Mara (Vanessa Bartholomew), Ruth Williamson (Hedda Grubman), Roma Maffia (Dr. Liz Cruz)
- E4 Sophia LopezAug 12, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Two recurring characters are introduced in an episode that teaches the odd-couple plastic surgeons a few lessons about moral boundaries. Patti D'Arbanville plays Wallis Forsythe, a pornography mogul who meets Christian at a party and agrees to send some business his way. And Joey Slotnick plays Merrill Bobolit, a hack surgeon who's more successful than Sean and Christian because of his willingness to take on any client. Forsythe's easy money and Bobolit's sleazy competition inject a dose of conflict into Sean and Christian's partnership--as if it needed any more of it!
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Joey Slotnick (Dr. Merril Bobolit), Phillip Rhys (Jude Sawyer), Geoffrey Lewis (Dr. Marcus Grayson), Jonathan Del Arco (Sofia Lopez), Patti D'Arbanville (Wallace Forsythe), Brenda Strong (Iris), Mark D. Espinoza (Ron)
- E5 Kurt DempseyAug 19, 2003 · 46 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
An ex-lover returns and leads Christian to a sexaholics meeting while Sean and Julia deal with an unexpected pregnancy.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Gabrielle Carteris (Ellie Collins), Valerie Cruz (Grace Santiago), George Wyner (Doctor), Phillip Rhys (Jude Sawyer), James Patrick Stuart (Serge), Brenda Strong (Iris), John Marshall Jones (Victor)
- E6 Megan O'HaraSep 2, 2003 · 48 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Someone is vandalizing Christian's possessions, and he attempts to find the culprit. A chemotherapy patient who is considering breast implants brings excitement to Sean's life, and Matt finds himself in a threesome with Vanessa and Riley.
Guest stars: Kelly Carlson (Kimber Henry), Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Leslie Grossman (Bliss Berger), Sophia Bush (Ridley Lange), Kate Mara (Vanessa Bartholomew), Julie Warner (Megan O'Hara), Luis Antonio Ramos (Nico Scamarel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Gina Russo)
- E7 Cliff MantegnaSep 9, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Christian's difficulties with Kristin are exacerbated when his feelings for Julia are revealed. Jude is hired as an intern, to sexy and disastrous results. Matt is caught mid-threesome by Julia.
Guest stars: Kelly Carlson (Kimber Henry), Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Phina Oruche (Mia), Phillip Rhys (Jude Sawyer), Sophia Bush (Ridley Lange), Kate Mara (Vanessa Bartholomew), Julie Warner (Megan O'Hara), Alex Carter (Cliff Mantega)
- E8 Cara FitzgeraldSep 16, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Matt accidentally hits Cara with Henry's car, and calls Sean in to help when Cara's mother, for religious reasons, refuses drugs and surgery to treat her injuries. Christian discovers that a patient used plastic surgery to hide a revolting crime and it brings up terrible memories of his own childhood.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Valerie Cruz (Grace Santiago), Alyson Reed (Kate Fitzgerald), Julie Warner (Megan O'Hara), Dorothy Lucey (News Anchor), Katy Selverstone (Devon Greco), Jamie McShane (Father Michael Shannon), Kelsey Batelaan (Annie McNamara)
- E9 Sophia Lopez IISep 23, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Sean and Jude's respective secrets are revealed, and Merril offers Christian an interesting trade: Kimber for a Lamborghini. Christian accepts, but Kimber discovers the truth and exacts a small revenge.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Joey Slotnick (Dr. Merril Bobolit), Valerie Cruz (Grace Santiago), Phillip Rhys (Jude Sawyer), Julie Warner (Megan O'Hara), Jonathan Del Arco (Sofia Lopez), Jazzmun (Transgendered Man #1), Kelly Carlson (Kimber)
- E10 Adelle CoffinSep 30, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Sean and Christian learn that they have to take a test in order to continue practicing. Sean and Megan visit a doctor to learn that there is nothing they can do for her. Mrs. Grubman returns to get an operation on her and her fiancé. Christian passes his test, but Sean walks out. Megan commits suicide. Julia finds out about Sean's affair with Megan.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Joey Slotnick (Dr. Merril Bobolit), Nan Martin (Adelle Coffin), Julie Warner (Megan O'Hara), Jerry Hardin (Sumner Charles), Clyde Kusatsu (Dr. Hiroshi), Steven Anderson (Doctor), Hamilton Mitchell (Ned)
- E11 Montana / Sassy / JusticeOct 7, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 6.8
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Ms. Caine wants an operation to get rid of her "cankles". Sean and Julia are still on the outs. Christian learns he's going to be a father. Julia steals Christian's brush to determine if he's the father of Matt. Sean and Grace learn that Ms. Caine has multiple personalities. Cara recovers and gets close with Matt and Henry. Henry develops feelings for her. Cara asks Matt to the prom. Henry tells Matt that he is going to confess to Cara what happened.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Valerie Cruz (Grace Santiago), Keri Lynn Pratt (Cara Fitzgerald), Ivonne Coll (Genetics Lab Receptionist), L. Scott Caldwell (Dr. Reed), Cheryl White (Montana Caine/Sassy/Justice), Jessalyn Gilsig (Gina Russo), Andrew Leeds (Henry Shapiro)
- E12 Antonia RamosOct 14, 2003 · 47 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Sean and Christian are reunited with an old friend, Julia bonds with Sofia Lopez, and Christian and Gina clash over their differences in opinion concerning Gina's pregnancy.
Guest stars: Linda Klein (Nurse Linda), Marisol Nichols (Antonia Ramos), Robert LaSardo (Escobar), Jonathan Del Arco (Sofia Lopez), Daniel Zacapa (Pepe), Susan Chuang (Pilates Instructor), Jessalyn Gilsig (Gina Russo), Nancy Cassaro (Suzanne Epstein)
- E13 Escobar GallardoOct 21, 2003 · 50 min · ★ 6.2
Synopsis
Christian learns that Kimber and Merril are engaged. Escobar continues to have the surgeons do things for him. Liz is sent to Bermuda after being shot in the leg by one of Escobar's people. Sean goes to kill Escobar. Escobar makes a deal with Sean; a new face for their freedom. Christian learns, in the delivery room, that he is not the father of Gina's baby. Julia returns to get the paternity test she had done a while ago. The doctors do surgery on Escobar, and give him the face of a criminal even higher than Gallardo on the Most Wanted List - Armand Ortiz. Ortiz is arrested at the airport for bank robbing and killing a federal agent.
Guest stars: Joey Slotnick (Dr. Merril Bobolit), Robert LaSardo (Escobar), Ivonne Coll (Genetics Lab Receptionist), Tom Virtue (FBI Agent), Daniel Zacapa (Pepe), Kelly Carlson (Kimber), Ian Abercrombie (Cyril Parks), Jessalyn Gilsig (Gina Russo)
Cast & crew
Created by Ryan Murphy
Dylan Walsh
Julian McMahon
Joely Richardson
John Hensley
Roma Maffia
Kelly Carlson
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