Emma Approved

9.3
2013

Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, re-imagined as a bold, smart, idealistic, and audacious young entrepreneur with an expertise in life coaching and matchmaking, decides to start documenting her "greatness" for future achievements. Emma partners up with lifelong friend Alex Knightley, whose straight, logical, business mind clashes against Emma constantly, yet is exactly what she needs.

Seasons

72 Episodes • Premiered 2013

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 1: I Am Emma Woodhouse

1. I Am Emma Woodhouse

Emma Woodhouse, a young lifestyle entrepreneur and matchmaker, decides to document her greatness for future achievements, much to her lifelong friend and business partner Alex Knightley's amusement.

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2. Imminent Success

In the midst of her friend (and client) Annie's doubts about getting married, Alex reminds Emma that she is in need of an assistant.

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3. Self Sufficient

When Alex finds a candidate for the new assistant position, a reluctant Emma agrees to interview recent college grad, Harriet Smith.

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4. The Right Decision

Annie makes a decision about her upcoming wedding.

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5. Do What's Best

Emma pledges to solve the problem standing in the way of Annie and Ryan's wedding despite Alex's objections.

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6. Let's Be Frank

Harriet digs up dirt on the Weston family and Emma attempts to reach the unreachable Frank Churchill.

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7. What Really Matters

Emma has one more trick up her sleeve to convince Annie to go through with her wedding.

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8. Being a Great Friend

Alex discovers Emma's deceptive plan for getting the attention of Frank Churchill.

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9. A Worthy Subject

With the Weston wedding a week away, Alex wants Emma to start looking for a new client.

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10. Wind in the Sails

Alex disapproves of Emma taking on Harriet as a client.

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11. Underwhelmed

Emma decides Harriet deserves better than the IT guy and plans to find better prospects for her assistant.

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12. The Rooster Obstacle

Emma and Harriet set their sights on California's youngest elected official, Senator James Elton.

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13. Tweetception

Emma tries to track down her next potential client, Senator Elton.

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14. Hashtag Miracle Worker

Emma reassures Alex that Senator Elton will come to them after Ryan's recommendation tweet.

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15. Ambition & Fruition

Emma helps Harriet make a decision about Martin, and Senator Elton finally makes his move.

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16. Giving Thanks

Office morale is down and Emma is forced to think about her actions after Alex expresses his disappoinment in her.

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17. First Impressions

After spending quality time with her father, Emma returns from holiday and meets with her latest high-profile client.

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18. Practice Date

With Emma's help, Harriet and James get to know each other better.

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19. The Proof Is in the Yogurt

Even though James's coaching is progressing nicely, Harriet doesn't seem to be completely on board with Emma's plans.

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20. For a Very Special Lady

Alex finds out about Emma's plans for Harriet and James.

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21. Fine Tuning

Emma convinces Harriet to show off her musical talents to woo the Senator.

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22. Planning Perfection

Emma's plan seems to be working perfectly— to Emma, at least.

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23. Moment of Triumph

On the day of the holiday party, the truth finally sinks in for Emma.

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24. Vingt-et-un

James finally reveals his true intentions, much to Emma's embarrassment.

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25. Should Have Listened

After the first failure in her career, Emma starts the year with a renewed attitude.

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26. New Direction

Noticing Emma isn't bouncing back as well as she thinks she has, Alex enlists the help of Izzy, Emma's older sister (and his sister-in-law), to get her out of her funk.

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27. The Need to Help

Wanting to make sure her instincts are right, Emma asks Harriet and Alex for their opinion on Izzy's situation.

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28. Sister Attack

With no conclusive answers, Emma decides to take the direct approach.

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29. Change of Plans

Determined to solve the problem in her sister's marriage, Emma convinces Izzy to take matters into her own hands and present John with a foolproof plan.

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30. Winners and Losers

Emma's meddling unfortunately creates more friction between the Knightleys.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 31: Listening, Again

31. Listening, Again

After discovering her schemes, Alex confronts Emma about the conflict she caused in their siblings' marriage.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 32: Back in Business

32. Back in Business

Emma shares how Izzy and John resolved things. Meanwhile, Harriet shares that she started an online music club.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 33: Back in the Saddle

33. Back in the Saddle

Alex once again tries to get Emma to take on Maddy Bates as a client.

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34. Attitude and Gratitude

In order to get Alex's approval to throw a party, Emma finally meets with Maddy.

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35. Flies to Honey

Emma plans a high-profile benefit to introduce potential clientele to the Bates' financial service.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 36: Internal Troubles

36. Internal Troubles

Harriet and Martin have an awkward encounter. Alex restrains Emma from breaking it up.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 37: Cinderella in the Making

37. Cinderella in the Making

With the benefit over a week away, challenges arise as Emma and Harriet struggle to find a celebrity guest, venue, and cause.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 38: Surprise, Surprise

38. Surprise, Surprise

An unexpected guest could be the answer to Emma's problems.

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39. Benefiting the Greater Good

Things begin to come together for Maddy's benefit: Emma finds a celebrity guest, Harriet nails down a location, and Frank Churchill helps out with last-minute details.

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40. Two for Two

Emma revels in the success of the benefit. Meanwhile, Alex reveals he may have a bit of a jealous side.

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41. Karma Is a...

Emma is in for a surprise when a former client re-enters her life asking her for her event planning services.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 42: No, No and No

42. No, No and No

With Alex and Harriet's support, Emma decides to take on James Elton and Caroline Lee's engagement party.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 43: To New Heights

43. To New Heights

Emma tries to get to know Caroline better, only to be annoyed by her.

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44. A Little Too Familiar

Frustrations escalate as Emma begins planning the engagement party. Caroline tests Emma with her high demands, and Alex points out their striking similarities.

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45. Mirror, Mirror

Emma insists she and Caroline are different, especially after Caroline gets a chef fired.

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46. Cruel Intentions

Alex reassures Emma about the engagement party and encourages Harriet to believe in herself.

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47. Plus One, Minus One

On the day of the engagement party, James stops by the office to exclude Harriet from the party, but Alex asks her to be his date.

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48. Doppelgangers

The day after the successful party, Caroline drops by the office to say goodbye. Emma takes the opportunity to ask her a question.

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49. The New Girl

The Emma Approved office adjusts to their new employee, Jane Fairfax— Emma, especially, attempts to win her over.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 50: The Bachelor

50. The Bachelor

Emma teams up with Frank Churchill to throw a bachelor/bachelorette auction.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 51: Project Runway

51. Project Runway

Emma convinces Alex and Jane to take photos for the auction; Frank doesn't show.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 52: True Detective

52. True Detective

Emma wants to find out who sent Jane a mysterious gift, but her new hire seems to be hiding secrets.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 53: Gossip Girl

53. Gossip Girl

Insisting that she isn't gossiping, Emma is still making speculations about Jane's mystery gift sender.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 54: The Dating Game

54. The Dating Game

Annie wants plays matchmaker for Alex and Jane, much to Emma's dismay.

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55. Mythbusters

Emma puts Annie's theory to the test to see if Alex and Jane really do have any chemistry.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 56: Psych

56. Psych

With the auction only a day away, Frank Churchill has to leave unexpectedly.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 57: Babies and Bids

57. Babies and Bids

With the success of the benefit still not far behind them and not wanting to break the momentum, Emma begins to eye another big client: Boxx, an eco-friendly restaurant. Too impatient to wait until the company officially lands them, she also decides she wants to throw Annie a baby shower.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 58: Ship Shape

58. Ship Shape

Emma scrambles to make both Annie's baby shower and the Boxx event a success. Jane sees a business opportunity for her aunt.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 59: Car Crush

59. Car Crush

After Frank rescues her from a car accident, Harriet has a new crush, but Emma tries not to interfere this time.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 60: Out of the Bag

60. Out of the Bag

Frank comes to visit and he spills some information about the opening that could ruin the event.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 61: The Usual Suspects

61. The Usual Suspects

Emma blames Maddy for telling Frank about the restaurant secret and Jane gets offended. Alex suspects Frank and Jane are hiding something, but Emma finds it ridiculous.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 62: Baby Bump

62. Baby Bump

Very busy with the Boxx opening, Emma has to work during Annie's baby shower.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 63: Mood Swings

63. Mood Swings

Frank convinces Emma not to use Maddy's jams for the gift bags given at the restaurant opening.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 64: Boxx Hill

64. Boxx Hill

After the party, Emma must face the consequences of her bad actions.

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65. Big Girls Don't Cry

Harriet takes the reins while Emma wallows.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 66: All Apologies

66. All Apologies

Emma apologizes to Maddy for what went down at the Boxx opening.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 67: Secret Lovers

67. Secret Lovers

Annie reveals that Frank and Jane used to date, which proves Emma has been wrong about many things.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 68: The Boy is Mine

68. The Boy is Mine

Emma has a realization about something she should've known all along.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 69: Strange Days

69. Strange Days

After Harriet and Emma's revealing conversation things become awkward between the two friends.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 70: At Last

70. At Last

Alex returns to the office.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 71: A Little Less Conversation

71. A Little Less Conversation

Frank visits the office to make an official apology.

Still image for Emma Approved season 1 episode 72: After All

72. After All

Emma helps Harriet plan the perfect proposal for Martin.

Cast

Photo of Joanna Sotomura

Joanna Sotomura

Emma Woodhouse

Photo of Brent Bailey

Brent Bailey

Alex Knightley

Photo of Dayeanne Hutton

Dayeanne Hutton

Harriet Smith

Photo of James Brent Isaacs

James Brent Isaacs

Bobby Martin

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