Fireworks

"Fireworks" was the first episode of Mad Love.

Summary
Ben Parr and Kate Swanson meet on top of the Empire Staate Buildung and agree to go on a date. Each of them brings their best friend with to the date, who from the start on dislike each other.

Plot
Ben Parr and his best friend Larry Munsch, two lawyer's who work in the Empire Staate Building talk about Ben finally breaking up with his girlfirend Erin. At the same time Kate Swanson is in a bathroom. Looking for her hat, that she lost, she ends up with her hand beiing caught in a toilet. As Ben and Larry are about to leave, Ben realizes that he forgot his phone. When he leaves the elevator he sees that Kate found his phone.Fortunately for Kate, Ben found her hat. Fireworks go off as Ben holds her hands. The next day Ben tells Larry about Kate. Ben decides that before he meets Kate in the evening, that he has to break up with Erin, but as he wants to talk to her, she says that she has a meeting. Larry, who has to support Ben on his date, goes to Monroes, the bar were he and Ben always go. He sits next to Connie Grabowski, the best friend of Kate who is there to support Kate on her date, and starts to talk to her. He tells her, that she looks familar and she tells him, that he looks familar from the pedophile conventions. The two despise each other from the start. Kate and Ben enter and Larry and Connie learn that their friends are dating each other. The two enjoy their date, while Connie and Larry can't stand one another. The two urge for the date to end as fast as it gets. After Kate talks to Connie and Ben talks to Larry, the four of them end up in Ben's apartment. Ben and Kate are in his bedroom while their best friends have to endure each other much longer. The next day arrives and Ben tries to kiss Kate, which she rejects, because she rushes into things and because of her breath.

Cast

 * Sarah Chalke as Kate Swanson
 * Jason Biggs as Ben Parr
 * Judy Greer as Connie Grabowski
 * Tyler Labine as Larry Munsch
 * Sarah Wright as Tiffany Haines
 * Rachel Boston as Erin Sinclaire
 * Miguel Nunez as Carter
 * Kevin Katcham as Monroes Bartender
 * Laura Spencer as Alexa
 * Jerrika Hinton as Eva

Trivia

 * This was the first episode of Mad Love