Season 4
Episode Guide
That Changes Everything
S4
E1
Joy finds out she's a grandmother, Elka gets the upper hand with Pierre, Victoria lands a prime film role, and Melanie is hired by PR firm co-owner Chloe.
A Midwinter Night's Sex Comedy
S4
E2
Chloe has Melanie spy on Alec, Victoria is resistant to gaining weight for her Woody Allen film role, and Joy is inspired by her infant grandson Wilbur to go back to college.
Method Man
S4
E3
Melanie pretends to be dating respected actor Emmet Lawson to make Alec jealous, while Joy's attempt to fit in at college is mocked by Elka and her millennial study group.
GILFS
S4
E4
Elka and Mamie Sue trick Joy into doing an ad for their senior dating service, Melanie obsessively texts an unresponsive Alec, and Victoria has a fake affair with Emmet.
A Box Full of Puppies
S4
E5
In a vet's office, Victoria fights with her daughter Oscar, Joy meets a hot firefighter named Sean, and Mamie Sue reconnects with her old classmate Tommy.
Cleveland Fantasy Con
S4
E6
While cosplaying, Melanie, Alec, Chloe, Joy and Sean get into a romantically complicated situation, as Victoria heads to Italy to investigate if Emmet is cheating on her.
Magic Diet Candy
S4
E7
While in church for Wilbur's christening, a reverend mediates Joy's friction with her mother, as well as Melanie's deception of Victoria with phony weight-loss candy.
Extras
S4
E8
Victoria's treatment of Joy as an underling strains their friendship, Melanie goes overboard in making Alec think he's a sexual dynamo, and baby Wilbur says his first words.
The Conversation
S4
E9
Victoria wants Emmet to finalize his divorce from his ex, Joy takes the virginity of a young doctor, and Melanie and Elka comfort their distraught mailman.
The Anger Games
S4
E10
When Melanie has Alec set up Joy with his friend Bill, embarrassing secrets about each other are spilled, and Elka empowers herself to be Victoria's representation.
Fast and Furious
S4
E11
On the women's juice-fast retreat, starving Melanie hallucinates, Elka has a tiff with Mamie Sue, and aspiring private eye Joy thinks their yogi is a murderer.
What Now, My Love?
S4
E12
Victoria fears Emmet will leave her when their movie wraps, Melanie tests her status with Alec, and Joy interns with a private investigator conducting surveillance on Elka.
It's Alive!
S4
E13
Now knowing that Elka and Mamie Sue sell smuggled medication to seniors, the women scare off a rival dealer with a mob boss and his mother.
Canoga Falls
S4
E14
Victoria travels with the women to her hometown, where her sister Bess asks her to help care for their hand-puppet-loving mother Penny.
The Proposal
S4
E15
Taking Alec's recommendation to go simple in proposing to Victoria, Emmet enlists Joy and Melanie to hide the ring in a chocolate mousse, which then goes missing.
Pony Up
S4
E16
To get her mind off the jailed Emmet, Melanie has Victoria go on national TV as a kidney donation spokesperson, while Joy's PI boss Bob has a bromance with Sean.
No Glove, No Love
S4
E17
As Wilbur hits his first birthday, Alec and Melanie take turns envisioning what it would be like to have kids together, but realize they're not on the same page.
The Fixer
S4
E18
To get Emmet out of jail, Victoria hires a fixer who wants to date Melanie as his payment, while Joy and Elka work on their projects for a film studies class.
Look Who's Hot Now
S4
E19
Kirstie Alley visits the Hot in Cleveland set, where the cast brings her up to speed on the series thus far, and presents a collection of highlights and bloopers.
Cleveland Indians
S4
E20
Desperate to have Wilbur seen by an in-demand pediatrician, Joy creates a tangled mess of lies.
Corpse Bride
S4
E21
A man Melanie intended to break up with dies, Joy dodges calls from her mother, Victoria tries an ab-toning belt, and Elka and Mamie Sue write roast jokes for a centenarian.
All My Exes
S4
E22
Victoria contacts all her exes to find out what she could have done differently, unexpectedly seeing in-person Julian, the one who broke her heart.
Love Is All Around
S4
E23
The women's group birthday includes a professor as well as a reunion of Elka and Mamie Sue's bowling team.
The Man That Got Away
S4
E24
At Victoria's bare-bones wedding to Emmet in prison, the officiating tabloid photographer turns out to be Simon, the man who got Joy pregnant as a teenager.