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Beggars and Choosers is a comedy-drama series broadcast by Showtime. Developed by Peter Lefcourt and Brandon Tartikoff, the series was a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at network television. Its 42 episodes aired between June 19, 1999 and December 12, 2000.

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Episodes

Season 1

22 episodes

S1 E1 · The Mountainmen (1)

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S1 E2 · The Mountainmen (2)

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S1 E3 · Once More Unto the Breach

Police probe Kendall's disappearance; scripts are needed.

S1 E4 · The Hat Trick

The network faces a $25 million sexual-harassment suit.

S1 E5 · The Ethel Merman Story

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S1 E6 · The Deal

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S1 E7 · Sex, Drugs & Videotape

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S1 E8 · Unsafe Sex

Rob gets caught between the wishes of E.L. (Bill Morey) and L.L. (Carol Kane).

S1 E9 · The Velvet Curtain

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S1 E10 · Touched by an Angel

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S1 E11 · Is It Good or Bad for the Jews?

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S1 E12 · White Woman's Burden

Lori stops at nothing to get the rights to a Russian mobster's story.

S1 E13 · Shakedown in Puerto Vallarta

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S1 E14 · Don't Try This at Home

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S1 E15 · Star Whores

Casey takes over when Lori is arrested for delinquent parking tickets.

S1 E16 · Always Leave 'Em Laughing

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S1 E17 · Faith, Hope & Chastity

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S1 E18 · Russian Roulette

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S1 E19 · Death in Malibu

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S1 E20 · Fasten Your Seatbelts

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S1 E21 · Disinformed Sources

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S1 E22 · The Cherry Orchard (aka The Cherry Orchard, pt. 2)

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Season 2

20 episodes

S2 E1 · PMS.COM

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S2 E2 · Fifty Three Percent Solution

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S2 E3 · Sex and Violence

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S2 E4 · Dog Day Afternoon

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S2 E5 · The Naked Truth

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S2 E6 · An Asian in the Sun

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S2 E7 · The Leak

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S2 E8 · Hello Dalai

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S2 E9 · Zero Tolerance

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S2 E10 · The Wartime Consigliere

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S2 E11 · Be Careful What You Wish For

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S2 E12 · Killer Sushi

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S2 E13 · The Woodhouse Conundrum

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S2 E14 · Moles, Meatloaf & Myrna Loy

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S2 E15 · Fathers & Sons

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S2 E16 · Hitting the Bottle

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S2 E17 · Golf War Syndrome

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S2 E18 · We'll Always Have Burbank

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S2 E19 · From Russia with Love

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S2 E20 · The Long Goodbye

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