The Chris Isaak Show

From Showtime: Chris finds himself dumped by his girlfriend and questions what women really want. On a location shoot for a music video, he is reminded of his ex-girlfriend by Nedra, an attractive, but rigid production accountant on his music video shoot. Nedra seems to have absolutely no interest in Chris when he tries to talk to her, but then every night she does a strip-tease in the hotel room across the alley from his, apparently oblivious to him. Unnerved, Chris consults his psychologist mother (who plays herself in a cameo,) but Dr. Isaak will only tell him to come to terms with his own libido. Further complicating matters is actress Bai Ling, who co-stars in the video with Chris. She arrives on set with a head full of insecurities and a jealous kick boxer boyfriend. Not that anyone else in the band is doing any better with affairs of the heart. Ansons romance with Jodie, a young horsewoman, fizzles when he finds himself intimidated by the thought that shell compare him t

From Showtime: In an attempt to win favor with his new love interest and duet partner, movie star Minnie Driver, Chris agrees to take care of her English sheepdog, Otto. Unfortunately, Chris forgets Ottos special food. Before he knows it, the pet rabbit, Mr. Whiskers, who belongs to the little girl next door, lies dead and covered in dirt, apparently a victim of the hungry and oversized dog. Desperate, Chris tries to cover for Otto, washing the dirt from the bunnys fur and blow-drying him to make it look as though Mr. Whiskers died of natural causes. Meanwhile, Chriss manager Yola and his keyboard player Anson are having their own troubles. Yolas got problems in the boardroom when her hot-shot colleague Cody makes her feel old and out of touch. Ansons problems are in the bedroom. His latest girlfriend Carol, is hot, but shes deeply religious and shes wracked by guilt whenever they make love. Anson finds her innocence and tortured spirituality strangely arousing, until he too get

From Showtime: Chris is initially thrilled when cousin Ordell shows up in town with his new band. His excitement turns to dismay when he discovers that Ordells new band, Blue Hotel, is a Chris Isaak tribute band. If it was anyone else, Chris would raise hell, but he still feels guilty about his role in a lawn-dart accident that cost Ordell a toe years before. Ordell borrows Chriss clothes and dates his old girlfriends. When Ordell records a cheesy commercial for a fried chicken outlet using one of Chriss songs, Chris finally has to speak up. Meanwhile, Chriss band members are both intrigued and appalled by their alter-egos in the tribute band. Anson bonds instantly with Deke, his wild-man counterpart in Blue Hotel. And Roly has his eye on the woman who plays Hershel in the band; much to Hershels consternation. Yola tries to sort everything out, all while struggling with her love-hate relationship with Cody, the young and cocky new manager at the agency.

From Showtime: Chriss public image takes a weird turn when his old girlfriend, comic Caroline Rhea, tells ""The Daily Scoop"" tabloid that Chris was shy about showing his butt when they had sex. Chris tries to set the record straight, but it only gets worse. When he shows Rhea his backside by mooning her over the video phone, she posts the image on the Internet -- turning Chris behind into a cause celebre. Chris confronts the tabloid reporter, a middle-aged man named Tricia, who promises to fix things, only to manufacture a picture of Chris dressed up like a stereotypical gay leatherman. Anson, meanwhile, hits up Chris for $2,000 to pay for his girlfriends medical treatment, neglecting to mention that the treatment is breast enhancement surgery. And Yola, eager to outshine her rival Cody at a birthday party for Leon, the head of the agency, tells a few white lies to score the loan of an $8,000 dress from a high-end boutique.

From Showtime: When his boyhood musical idol, trumpeter Jo Jo Burnett dies suddenly after playing with Silvertone, Chris is shocked to learn that he left no friends or family. Determined not to face a similar fate when he grows old, Chris invites his girlfriend Celeste to go on tour with him. Its a fine way of showing his commitment to the relationship, but it is not, as it turns out, a good idea. Especially since being on the bus allows Celeste to catch a glimpse of the groupies and breast-flashing female fans and the juvenile antics of the other musicians. Meanwhile, Anson, always the party dog of the band, is having his own crisis of faith, sparked by a young womans observation that his teeth were beginning to yellow. And Yola, whos also decided to come along on the tour, is making a mess of things with her micro-management.

From Showtime: When a stalker throws a brick through Chris window, his record company insists he hire a bodyguard at their expense. Hes reluctant at first, but eventually he picks Brock Rudman, an intimidating and eminently qualified personal security expert. Brock cramps Chris style and scares off his friends – Lisa Loeb is visibly disappointed, thinking Chris has succumbed to the worst temptations of being a celebrity – but thats not the only problem. It seams the hired muscle has a broken heart and it falls to Chris to find a way to heal it. Meanwhile, Anson is swept up in the paranoia and, since the record company wont pay for a bodyguard, he arms himself with a stun gun. And Yola, desperate to look her best for a Billboard magazine ""Women in Music"" feature, has a very bad hair day when she gets tangled in a romantic triangle with her favorite stylists, Maurice and Bridget.

From Showtime: Chris starts to worry when the IRS announces it will be conducting an audit of his tax returns, especially since hes been using a low-rent accountant for years. And when his attempts to charm Greta Prussy, the IRS auditor, are met with cold stares, he figures hes in real trouble. To further complicate matters, Yolas relationship with Brian, an environmental inventor and activist, is starting to heat up and Chris is beginning to feel just a little bit jealous that his manager is going to have a life in which he plays no part. Yolas colleague Cody, with whom she had a brief fling, also feels pangs of jealousy. Anson, meanwhile, is getting an altogether different feeling – an itch, courtesy of a rash that has erupted in his nether regions. Panicked, Anson figures he picked up some exotic disease while visiting the family of his new Russian girlfriend, Svetlana.

From Showtime: When Chris tears his hamstring surfing and is confined to a wheelchair, Yola hires a physical therapist to help nurse him back to health. The therapist, a beautiful Chinese woman named Debbie Fung catches Chris eye, but when he makes a play for her, she ignores him. Maybe its the rejection, maybe its the scary old movies hes been watching, but Chris starts to notice that theres something strange about Debbie. First, she wont tell him where shes from. Then he walks in on her while shes practicing Kung Fu. When he discovers another Chinese woman lurking in his garage, Chris is convinced something sinister is going on. To add to the intrigue, Anson gets wind of the fortune that, according to urban legend, is buried in the secret tunnels under Bimbos. He heads down to look for it and when Kenney comes along to get his keys back from Anson, the two of them are trapped in the subterranean passages. Hershel, meanwhile, has an idea for a movie, but cant get anyo

From Showtime: When VH1s ""Behind the Music"" arrives to do a segment on Chris, the record company sends over Dana, a woman who works in publicity. Knowing that ""Behind the Music"" loves tragedies and stars with feet of clay, Dana is determined to dig up all the dirt on Chris. Unfortunately, there doesnt seem to be much dirt to dig into. Then Chris meets up with Maria, a photographer who dumped him nine years earlier and who now has an eight-year-old daughter, Chloe. He starts to notice that he has a lot in common with Chloe – they both love to surf, they like old music, they both hate broccoli – and, after doing the math, he comes to the inevitable conclusion that he must be the little girls father. But what if Dana finds out? Dana, meanwhile, is getting busy with Anson, whose slovenly habits and sleazy style seem to be a strange sort of turn-on for the classy executive. And Yola is wracked with guilt after her complaints cost Gwen, a deaf-and-blind masseuse, her job.

From Showtime: Chris, convinced he has finally found the right woman, suggests that rock journalist Steffie Furst move some of her things into his place. For Chris, this is a big step, perhaps too big a step. Complicating matters is his growing resentment of the generous attention Steffie pays to the subject of her latest magazine assignment, the good-looking Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind.) But Kenney turns that jealousy into suspicion when he suggests that Steffie might be writing a covert and intimate article about Chris, instead. Yola is caught off guard when she finds out how serious Chris really is about Steffie. She overcompensates by striking up an awkward friendship with her. But when she accidentally sets Steffies silk jacket on fire and later runs into her with her car, Yola wonders if her subconscious is trying to tell her something. Meanwhile, a shapely young female walking down the street catches Ansons eye and he sets out in dogged pursuit. But when he catches

From Showtime: As Valentines Day approaches, a love-struck Chris suggests to Stephanie that they live together. She accepts, but as the hunt for a house begins, the battle lines are drawn. Chris and Stephanie, it turns out, have very different ideas of what constitutes a dream house. Meanwhile, a desperate woman leaves messages for her estranged lover on Chris answering machine by mistake. This sounds like real love, but Chris senses the relationship is doomed unless he can track the unknown woman down. Yolas new roommate, Tess has a thing about clothes – she doesnt like wearing them. Yola tries to get inspired by Tess natural spirit, but cant overcome her inhibitions. Finding his inspiration in Penthouse Forum, Anson takes a job with Jiffy Parcel Service hoping to deliver lingerie packages to hot, lonely housewives. But the only sexy woman he meets has an agenda thats definitely against company policy.

From Showtime: On the rebound from Stephanie, Chris breaks an unwritten band rule and starts dating a young singer/songwriter named Olivia. All though he finds her efforts at songwriting painful, shes very sexy, and her father owns forty acres of the best surfing beach in California. But their new relationship takes a direct hit while attending a ceremony at the San Francisco Zoo, where Chris record company has adopted an animal in his name. To his embarrassment, ‘Isaak, an ornery old chimp with no toilet training and great aim, doesnt seem to think much of Chris taste in women. Yola suffers a different kind of humiliation when she discovers her moms new love interest, Brad, is a guy she previously dated, and dumped. Moms convinced she has finally found true love, but Yola suggests that Brad is actually trying to get even, and shes determined to beat him at his own game. Meanwhile, Ansons manliness is put to the test when he starts dating the Zoos herpetologist. But her

From Showtime: While Chris and an attractive woman snuggle together watching a late night movie on TV, a brown rat sporting a long tail, comes into view and sends his date scurrying from the house. In the days that follow, he becomes frantic as every feeble attempt to catch it fails to rid him of his uninvited houseguest. Chris soon suspects there may be more than one rat to deal with when Yola introduces him to her latest romantic interest, Josh, a handsome, worldly, good-at-everything guy. She invites Josh to be her houseguest but Chris, ever protective, is sure he is leeching off her trusting nature, and her wallet. Yola believes shes found Mr. Perfect and resents Chris interference, until she sees her beautiful apartment turning into a rats nest. Meanwhile, Anson hurts himself in Kung Fu class, rendering his right hand useless for at least two weeks. Annoyed that Anson would be so careless, Chris instructs Yola to find an interim keyboard player. When Chris hires Damien, a

From Showtime: During a performance at Bimbos with guest singer Sophie B. Hawkins, Chris notices Heather, a beautiful young woman, smiling back at him from the audience. Sophie notices her, too. Later, backstage, they are excited to meet Heather and learn that she is an emerging sculptor. But when both he and Sophie show up at Heathers inaugural exhibition the next night, Chris clues in that Sophie is attracted to her too, and a rivalry for Heathers affections ensues. Desperate to one-up Sophie, Chris is the first to purchase one of Heathers horrific animatronic sculptures – for five thousand dollars! Yolas blind date with a handsome but tedious guy has her wishing for a speedy end to the evening. But when his car is forced into a sudden head-on collision with a bus shelter, she feels both terrified and sexually charged. Yolas worried. It seems this passionate chemistry with Ian can only be found while tempting death in the front seat of his car. Meanwhile, Anson is not s

From Showtime: On a flight to Nashville to sing a duet with Emmy Lou Harris, Chris and the gang are forced to crash land in a wheat field in the middle of nowhere. They come upon an isolated by picturesque farmhouse and are warmly greeted by Evie and her husband Del, who recognize Chris right away. But despite their apparent good will, Chris and the others begin to suspect that Evie and her family are hiding something and have no intention of helping them to get home. As Yola settles into the guest room, she notices the odd behavior of Evies son, Teddy, and how he is always sneaking up into the attic. More curious than afraid, she is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and is amazed by what she discovers. Meanwhile, Anson has a dilemma. Hes very attracted to Evies daughter Inger, but he made a promise to God to give up girls if they survived the plane crash. Now hes having to resist all her seductive advances and the temptation is making him miserable.

From Showtime: Chris is performing with country music star Trisha Yearwood when he hears from his mom that old Uncle Corky has called from a V.A. nursing home and wants to see him. Believing his days are numbered, Chris feels obliged to go along when Uncle Corky weasels his way out of the nursing home and into his spare bedroom. But, once there, he makes a surprising recovery and starts to infiltrate every facet of Chriss life. Yola is thrilled that her handsome new boyfriend Trevor is so lacking in pretense despite being incredibly wealthy. So shes bewildered yet charmed when he believes her joke that she has made the knitted cashmere sweater she is wearing and then asks her to knit him one. Too smitten to see the folly of the situation, Yola agrees and secretly signs up for knitting lessons. But her promise to Trevor turns into a personal obsession as she tries to master the art of knitting without completely losing her mind. Kenney sees an opportunity to fuel Ansons anxiety when

From Showtime: Chris is shocked to learn that one of his favorite childhood hangouts, a small amusement park, has been closed and may be torn down. On a nostalgic whim he buys it, renames it Isaakland, and makes plans to restore it to the family fun park of his youth. Though Yola, Kenney, Roly and Hershel are dubious, Anson is wildly excited by the idea including Chriss promise of a free pass on all the rides. But its the old caretaker, Fletcher Furnell who educates Chris about the harsh realities of running this beloved American tradition. Yola is star struck to meet celebrated actor Robert Culp. When he asks her out on a date, Yola is flattered but leery of their age difference. However, Bob proves that his age is not an issue. In fact, its Yola who struggles to keep up with Bobs numerous interests and irrepressible nature. Seeing him perform with the band at Isaakland, a gang of 12 year-olds decides Anson is a cool guy and invite him to hang out with them. But when the kids conf

A happy Chris begins building his cabin in the mountains near Bear Valley, only to discover a Native American artifact during the construction. The contractor stops all work until it can be verified if theyre excavating sacred Indian land. Nervous that he may lose his land because of the find, Chris agrees to perform at the nearby Kahoosh Indian casino in hopes of enlisting support from his indigenous neighbors. He also wants to impress singer/songwriter Bret Michaels, who, because of an earlier misunderstanding, thinks hes selfish. Meanwhile, Ansons on the warpath when he discovers that his recently identified Native American ancestors met a gruesome fate, and goes hunting for retribution. On the rebound after breaking up with her boyfriend because he allows his family to control his life, Yola meets Ben – a handsome guy completely without familial ties. Unfortunately, after meeting some of Bens friends, Yola soon discovers that some patterns might be just too hard to break...

As a long-time baseball fan Chris, who often tries to meld his American boy-next-door lifestyle with his rock-star profession, revels in his newfound friendship with star Oakland As pitcher Barry Zito. That is, until he discovers that Barry can do just about everything better than he can. Hes startled by Barrys musical aptitude when he joins in on a band rehearsal, and after surfing, jogging, mountain biking, and even boxing with him, Chris wonders if there is anything Barry isnt good at. Chris tries hard to be a good sport, but is secretly frantic to find something he can beat Barry at. Yola, meanwhile, has her own plans for the Cy Young Award winner... not the least of which involves trying to get to second base. Shes mesmerized by Barrys movie star looks, unpretentious attitude, and unwavering discipline. When he plays his guitar, shes inspired by his gift for singing and songwriting and, much to Chris chagrin, considers signing him. But, little by little, Yolas adm

Chris receives an extra $20 when he visits his local banks automatic teller machine, and feels as though he won the lottery. But when he shares the happy news with Mona, she annoys him by insisting the money be returned. Believing he came by his windfall honestly, he refuses. Later, Chris is shocked to discover that Mona has vanished from her lair. When he runs into a girl named Stacy, who looks just like his missing muse, he wonders if Stacy is really Mona, determined to give him a morality lesson. After moving into a new house, Cody hires Yolas housekeeper, Mihaela, after Yola recommends her for the job; unaware that she only did so out of spite. Much to her dismay, however, Yola finds out that Mihaela and Cody might be a better fit than shed originally anticipated... Meanwhile, Anson and Tanya wake up in their Las Vegas hotel room after a night of hard partying to find that part of the evenings activities included a wedding...

When Michael Bublé stops by to perform at Bimbos with Chris and the band, his beautiful manager, Olivia, immediately catches Chris eye. Though clearly attracted to one another, both initially have concerns about mixing business with pleasure. Chris shares his interest in Olivia with Yola, whose lukewarm response to the match is taken as approval by a love-struck Chris. Yola, meanwhile, is distraught over the disappearance of her dog, Jimi, after he runs out of her apartment when the front door is accidentally left open. As Jimi begins a dogs-eye tour of the city, Yola calls Chris and enlists his help to look for the runaway. It soon becomes apparent though, after the pair spends several days ringing doorbells, talking to strangers, jumping over fences and falling in mud puddles that little Jimi may not really want to be found. Anson also has issues of his own to deal with, at the moment. It seems his dad volunteered him to help an opera singer prepare for a recital; something h

Chris has a yard sale to please Olivia, because she thinks he has too much "stuff". Yola schemes to buy an elderly womans house. Anson moves into a large RV trailer.

Chris, Yola and the band stress out during a layover and then flight home from Wisconsin. Anson hopes to join the "Mile High Club" with a nervous flight attendant.

Chris and Yola go on a romantic weekend getaway in Napa only to find his band booked there as a side gig. Anson and Tanya get back together. Cody decides to leave the talent agency