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Mr. Sunshine is an American sitcom which premiered on February 7, 2011 on CTV in Canada and in the United States two days later on ABC. The series follows Ben Donovan (Matthew Perry), who is the sports arena manager for the Sunshine Center, a second-tier arena in San Diego. He starts to go through a mid-life crisis when he turns 40.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	13^[1]	February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)	—	—	—	—

Episode list

Season 1 (2011)

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Canada airdate	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Pilot"	Thomas Schlamme	Matthew Perry & Marc Firek & Alex Barnow	February 7 2011	February 9, 2011	10.52^[2]
We are introduced to Ben Donovan, manager of the Sunshine Center arena. Ben tries to get rid of a hockey rink when the ice won't melt in time for the circus. He also finds out that an elephant is loose in the building. Alice, Ben's "friend with benefits", decides to end their fling, saying she wants to be in a committed relationship. She then tells him she's seeing Alonzo, Ben's best friend and that she is moving in with him because he is everything she looks for in a guy. Ben meets his new assistant Heather, who might be crazy. Crystal, Ben's boss wants him to hire her son Roman, who she is not close to, and kind of an oddball. All this on Ben's 40th birthday.
2	"Employee of the Year"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Marc Firek & Alex Barnow	February 14 2011	February 16 2011	6.93^[3]
Crystal announces that there will be a contest to determine who is the employee of the year, and the winner gets a golf cart. Everyone begins to go crazy, doing everything it takes to impress Crystal. After agreeing not to get too competetive over the contest, Alice and Alonzo sabatoge each other's plans to impress Crystal. Although Crystal told Ben he is the winner, he soon finds out that Crystal is giving the golf cart to Roman so she can get closer to him. Meanwhile, Ben caters to a teen pop star (special guest star Nick Jonas) planning to perform at the arena.
3	"Heather's Sister"	Randall Einhorn	Sally Bradford	February 21 2011	February 23 2011	6.12^[4]
Heather tricks Ben into going on a date with her sister Stephanie, but Ben realizes that her sister is crazy. In order to help Roman ask Heather out, he goes on a double date with them and Stephanie. Alice trys to impress her best friend who is coming to visit and wants to introduce her to Alonzo, who is walking Crystal's dog in a dog show.
4	"Hostile Workplace"	Bryan Gordon	Eric Gilliland	February 28 2011	March 2 2011	6.86^[5]
Employees of the Sunshine Center refuse to repair the air conditioning because Ben cannot remember their names, so Ben tries to get them to like him. Heather tries to hire a new act to replace the mascot after he quits. Meanwhile Alonzo and Alice reluctantly agree to go on a double date with Crystal and her new boyfriend.
5	"Crystal on Ice"	Beth McCarthy Miller	Matthew Carlson	March 7 2011	March 9 2011	4.76^[6]
Ben discovers that Roman has no place to stay and reluctantly takes him in. Crystal habors animosity for a certain ice dancing group. Alice feels guilty when she fails to keep up with Alonzo, who seems to be her "perfect man".
6	"Lingerie Football"^[7]	Randall Einhorn	Matthew Carlson	March 2011	March 2011	TBA
7	"Celebrity Tennis"^[8]	Barnet Kellman	Bryan Adams	March 2011	March 2011	TBA
8	"The Assistant"^[9]	Elliot Hegarty	Casey Johnson & David Windsor	March 2011	March 2011	TBA
9	"Ben and Vivian"^[10]	Bryan Gordon	Eric Gilliland	April 2011	April 2011	TBA

References

^ "Shows A-Z - Mr. Sunshine on ABC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ Seidman, Robert (February 10, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Blue Bloods,' 'Human Target' Adjusted Down, 'Modern Family,' 'Better with You' Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ Gorman, Bill (February 17, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ Seidman, Robert (February 24, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Mr. Sunshine,' 'Survivor,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'CM: Suspect Behavior' All Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
^ Gorman, Bill (March 3, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Better With You' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-shedding-for-the-wedding-down/85299
^ "Episode Info: Lingerie Football". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ "Episode Info: Celebrity Tennis". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
^ "Episode Info: The Assistant". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
^ "Episode Info: Ben and Vivian". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

External links

[1] "Shows A-Z - Mr. Sunshine on ABC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[2] Seidman, Robert (February 10, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Blue Bloods,' 'Human Target' Adjusted Down, 'Modern Family,' 'Better with You' Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 10, 2011.

[3] Gorman, Bill (February 17, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[4] Seidman, Robert (February 24, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Mr. Sunshine,' 'Survivor,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'CM: Suspect Behavior' All Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 24, 2011.

[5] Gorman, Bill (March 3, 2011). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Better With You' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

[6] ttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-adjusted-up-shedding-for-the-wedding-down/85299

[epis106-7] "Episode Info: Lingerie Football". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[epis107-8] "Episode Info: Celebrity Tennis". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

[epis108-9] "Episode Info: The Assistant". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

[epis109-10] "Episode Info: Ben and Vivian". MSN TV. Microsoft. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

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  |ShortSummary = Crystal announces that there will be a contest to determine who is the employee of the year, and the winner gets a golf cart. Everyone begins to go crazy, doing everything it takes to impress Crystal. After agreeing not to get too competetive over the contest, Alice and Alonzo sabatoge each other's plans to impress Crystal. Although Crystal told Ben he is the winner, he soon finds out that Crystal is giving the golf cart to Roman so she can get closer to him. Meanwhile, Ben caters to a teen pop star (special guest star [[Nick Jonas]]) planning to perform at the arena.
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  |ShortSummary = Heather tricks Ben into going on a date with her sister Stephanie, but Ben realizes that her sister is crazy. In order to help Roman ask Heather out, he goes on a double date with them and Stephanie. Alice trys to impress her best friend who is coming to visit and wants to introduce her to Alonzo, who is walking Crystal's dog in a dog show.
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  |ShortSummary = Employees of the Sunshine Center refuse to repair the air conditioning because Ben cannot remember their names, so Ben tries to get them to like him. Heather tries to hire a new act to replace the mascot after he quits. Meanwhile Alonzo and Alice reluctantly agree to go on a double date with Crystal and her new boyfriend.
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