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So you want to know why Scott Baio is 45…and Single? Find out after the jump.

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We start out with the exciting activities of seeing Scott’s Koi pond and getting the mail with his dog. He comes back in and loads the dishwasher. At this point, the editors rightly decide to add in more action and put up some pictures of hot past girlfriends. He then introduces us to his “perfect” girlfriend Renee. He then sets out

He meets with a bunch of crazy “life coaches” who tell him they will help him figure out why he has issues. They are all pretty much a bunch of loonies. Some of them want to Feng Shui his organs, others will do “anything” and be intimate with him. He finally settles on a doctor who has good qualifications and a tight resume.

Doc Ali comes over to his house and promises she’s never been an actress and that this isn’t a bunch of crap. He is handed a contract, and the terms are pretty steep. The first part is that he will revisit all of his old girlfriends and find out what went wrong. He also has to give up his current girlfriend and all sex so he can get clarity. He kind of balks at that and goes to play golf with the guys.

The “guys” are Jason (he played Wayne on the Wonder Years), Steve, and Johnny was his wingman since he was 15 and Scott thinks he’ll be mad because he may not ever get laid again without Scott. Which I believe is true by the looks of his golf outfit. Anyway, there is lots of banter about Scott and how he’s not happy. Jason and Steve want Scott to be happy, but Johnny is resistant and says Scott is already happy.

They make bets on when Scott will crack on the celibacy part, and the stakes get high. It becomes even more heated when the guys realize Scott can’t even see Renee, let alone have sex with her for 8 weeks. He goes to meet with Renee to tell her the news. He says golf is a lot like dating—you get dressed up in a goofy outfit and then at the end you’re wondering if you’ll ever find your balls. HA!

Renee mentions it is their anniversary and Scott drinks more wine. He tells her about hiring the life coach and she rightfully wants to know if it is because of them together or just him. He assures her it is just him and that he needs to do this to make a commitment to her. She is not thrilled with the idea of him seeing old girlfriends, but she eventually says she’ll be his biggest cheerleader while they are apart because she wants him to get to a point where he will commit to her. She does say that after 8 weeks, though, she’ll have to leave if he’s not any closer to committing and then leaves the table.

Doc Ali shows up the next morning to talk to Scott and he looks like crap. She comes in and tells him he looks like crap. He tells her he can’t sleep or “go #2” and that he’ll have to get on laxatives and look like Nicole Richie. She asks him if he wants his life to be judged by who he’s slept with and he says no.

Doc Ali makes him give her 3 words he wants people to describe him as when he’s dead. He says kind, considerate, and loving. He admits he’s always kind and considerate, but not really loving—not even to Renee. Doc Ali gets him to tell her about his first love. It turns out her name is Sue and then Doc Ali has him call her up. He makes three phone calls and then he’s on his way to her house. He is a bit disturbed that the person who had her phone number was his friend Johnny, but he is quickly distracted by a KFC. He decides he shouldn’t show up empty handed, so he goes through the drive thru for a bucket of chicken to take with him. Nice. I hope he remembered the sides.

Sue’s daughter answers the door and he tells her she looks like a miniature version of her mom and that he likes her “wrist things”. He gets to the kitchen and hugs Sue who tells him he hasn’t changed a bit. He hands her the chicken, which confuses her, but she’s thankful anyway. They head out to the patio and eat the chicken. He tells her why he’s there and asks her what went wrong. She tells him it was his commitment issues, and he’s surprised he had them even back then. She reminds him that he would break up with her to hook up with a playmate and then come back. She tells him he’s always looking for next best thing, but there really is none. She has been married for a long time and tells him it just felt right—she didn’t have to make a list of pros and cons. He seems a bit hurt and pensive as he says “I’m going to leave you now.” Her response is that’s not an unfamiliar thing.

Sue’s speech really hit home with him and he’s spent an entire week trying to live in the moment instead of looking ahead to see what the next best thing will be. He says it’s a hard habit to break, though, so he’s going to have to work hard at it. Dr. Allie asks him about how fame affected his relationships. He said it crippled him because it made him easy. If he felt any sort of aggravation from any woman, she was just gone and he’d move on. She asks him about his first, and he admits that it was Erin Moran from Happy Days. He recounts his “first time” and making love to the couch instead of her at first. Doc Ali says that will be his next assignment—meet up with Erin.

Scott goes to his agent’s office and takes Johnny with him. They meet Clint Howard (Ron Howard’s brother and bit movie actor) in the lobby and Johnny wants to work Clint once he finds out that he’s Ron’s brother to get a part in a movie. They go in to meet the agent and he takes Scott to a separate room without the cameras. But amazingly enough, they both still have microphones on and the cameras can see through the windows. The agent tries to talk Scott out of doing this show and he says it’s too late. He is amused, however, when he finds out that Scott has to go meet with Erin Moran for lunch tomorrow. This scene is clearly set up, but I suppose we need to see Scott’s acting skills at some point, no?

Scott goes to meet up with Erin, who he hasn’t seen since the last Happy Days Reunion, which he hated, because he hates being Chachi at 45 years old. They hug and then Scott explains why he’s there. He asks her what happened with their relationship. She tells him she freaked out because Scott kept telling her he was going to marry her when they were 14 or 15. She tells him he also promised her his penis would grow. They laugh about it. Erin asks him if he likes people and he says no. He assures her if they approach him the right way, he’s very friendly, but if they try to get a rise out of him, then he’s going to go after them. She tells him not to waste his time on that type of person and invites him to an autograph signing. He says he’d rather stick a darning needle in his eye. She tells him to go beyond that fear and reach out.

He decides after lunch to call Henry Winkler to find out how he dealt so well with fame and still can have a normal marriage. He tells him he doesn’t know but it’s great that he’s thinking of getting married. Henry explains that he thinks Scott is using his fame as an excuse for they way his life has turned out. Again, more good advice from celebrities.

He goes to tell his friends about his lunch with Erin as they watch horse races and they all laugh about Scott’s small penis. They ask him about his progress with the life coach and all make bets again on how long Scott’s celibacy will last. They cheer on some horses and talk some more about his lunch with Erin. He asks them about going to the autograph signing. Jason asks him why he doesn’t want to go, if it’s his dislike of people or being called Chachi. Johnny recounts a story of the past when he about killed a guy from calling him Chachi. Scott makes Johnny agree to go with him if he decides to go.

The next day, Johnny picks up Scott and they head to the signing. He mans up and goes into the signing. There is one condition, though. Johnny is instructed to come in and save him in 20 minutes no matter what. He starts signing pictures of him and his records. A lady asks him for a kiss and he tells her no because he doesn’t know where she’s been. He speaks French to some cute young girls, and gets confronted by some girl who was on one episode of Charles in Charge with him. He starts having a good time, though, and when Johnny comes in to save him, he doesn’t want to go. Johnny gets up in Erin’s face when she’s saying goodbye to Scott and calls her rude.

When he gets home, he calls Renee and gets her answering machine. He doesn’t know what to say and hangs up. There are upcoming scenes from future episodes, and I’m looking forward to the rest of this series…even if it is a bit scripted for my tastes.