
A blue-collar family man grapples with life's challenges while trying to maintain his marriage, raise his young daughter, and deal with the eccentricities of his friends and neighbors.






Kim's offer of a week full of sex arouses Louie's suspicions of her motives; Louie tries to befriend his neighbor, Walter.
Having led Kim into uncharted sexual terrain, Louie is asked to rekindle the magic—or face the consequences.
Kim tries to turn the tables on a young mugger, but instead ends up forcing Louie into the role of night watchman.
With the Fourth of July approaching, Louie impulsively spends Kim's picnic money on an expensive Frankenstein's monster doll he bought over the internet.
Concerned about Louie's bad eating habits, Kim puts him on a healthy diet that only aggravates the problem.
After an argument with Kim, Louie calls his wife a c*nt, leading to an abrupt end to what was supposed to be a sex-filled weekend.
Louie asks for Walter's help in correcting Lucy's rude behaviour.
Tina's rebellious daughter Shannon (Emma Stone) walks out of her mother's life and ends up walking into Louie and Kim's.
After Louie decides to attend a basketball game with Mike and Rich instead of taking care of his sick daughter, he is arrested for DUI.
Forced to go to church after pawning Lucy off on Ellen, Louie finds an unexpected ear for his gripes in the confessional booth.
After discovering that the only reason he got a raise in his job (and got hired to begin with) was due to the "charity" of his wife and friends, Louie quits and looks for new work.
Kim realizes that she hates Louie and decides to move out.
After Bingo the clown doesn't turn up to Lucy's party, Louie is forced to become "Mr. Pizza Box Man" to the enjoyment of all the children. Other families start contracting his services.