Mr. Sunshine

The self-involved head of San Diego sports arena the Sunshine Center, Ben Donovan (Matthew Perry) faces a relationship crisis as he struggles to cope with an unpredictable workplace and even more unpredictable boss, Crystal Cohen (Allison Janney). And as he faces the prospect of losing his “friends with benefits” relationship with his marketing director, Ben learns that Crystal has hired her estranged son as the Center’s newest employee.

Expecting recognition on his tenth anniversary at the Sunshine Center, Ben (Matthew Perry) instead finds himself dealing with a difficult teen pop star (guest star Nick Jonas) and a contest that has the staff vying for Crystal’s attention.

As Crystal (Allison Janney) convinces Alonzo to handle her dog to face off against her arch nemesis Macaulay Ridgeway (guest star Ray Wise) in The San Diego Dog Show, Alice asks for his help impressing a hated high school classmate (guest star Rosa Blasi). And while the spirited competition goes to Alonzo’s head, Heather sets Ben (Matthew Perry) up on a surprise date.

The chaos created by a broken air conditioner reveals how little respect the Sunshine Center’s staff has for Ben (Mathew Perry) – and just how little he knows about them. As Ben is forced to reach out his disgruntled employees, Crystal’s (Allison Janney) request for a double date puts Alonzo (James Lesure) and Alice (Andrea Anders) in an awkward spot.

Already roped into helping Alice face her fears over not being good enough for Alonzo, Ben (Matthew Perry) takes in Roman after discovering he's been living at the Sunshine Center and not with his mom. Ben gets Crystal to reveal the source of her hostility towards the Smurfs on Ice, and gives her an opportunity to realize a dream as well as make things right with Roman.

When an important audit reveals a sentimental side of Crystal (Allison Janney) he’s never seen before, Ben (Matthew Perry) helps her resolve her lingering feelings for an ex-husband (guest star James Taylor). Alonzo hopes to use a lingerie football game to persuade a pair of dot-com millionaires to donate to a new children’s center, but it’s Alice’s sales wizardry that closes the deal.