"Mr. Lonely"

Written by: Susin Nielsen     Directed by: Gary Harvey

Jolted into action by the gruesome demise of a single neighbour (the gherkin did it), Fred decides he needs more in life than X-Box and a Brain in a goldfish bowl. He attends a Hasty-Date speed dating event but only succeeds in creating a blight on the organizer's 100% success rate. When Carol, a recently divorced Robson Arms newcomer, invites him to her housewarming party Fred is delighted - but his lack of social graces doesn't endear him to her. Undaunted, he returns to Carol's place in dogged pursuit of a friendship and in his desperate state he doesn't read the many signals she sends his way declaring her complete lack of interest. It isn't until Carol reads him the riot act that Fred backs off - and discovers that his soulmate has been waiting for him all that time - he's just been knocking on the wrong neighbour's door.

Multi Juno Award winner Jann Arden has a cameo appearance which adds to her proclaimed "career total of 11 minutes of screen time". She adds "It could be closer to 12 if I drag this scene out for my promo reel."

CTV Vancouver's Weathercaster, Tamara Taggart, also has a cameo appearance in this episode. Tamara, who had a cameo in Season 1, is a fan of the show and adds that her brother-in-law (James Genn) is one of the Directors, and her cousin (Fred Ewanuick) plays series regular "Nick Papathanasiou".