Series

Running Wilde

Name: Running Wilde
Released: 2010-01-01

2010 | ★ 6.2

Comedy

Seasons & episodes

Season

Ep 1

Wilde's Kingdom

2010-09-21

Filthy-rich, immature playboy Steve Wilde tries to win the heart of his childhood sweetheart, a liberal humanitarian.

Ep 2

Into The Wilde

2010-09-28

Steve’s plan to take Emmy and Puddle on a family vacation is interrupted by the arrival of Emmy’s fiancé, Andy, at the Wilde estate, who has his own plans for Steve.

Ep 3

Oil & Water

2010-10-05

Steve tries to impress Emmy by vowing to quit his job at Wilde Oil; Puddle get unexpected help with her science fair project; Fa'ad is locked in a vodka cellar.

Ep 4

The Junior Affair

2010-10-12

When Puddle’s boyfriend breaks up with her right before the school’s fall formal, Steve and Emmy each decide to try to reunite the kids with disastrous results

Ep 5

The Party

2010-10-19

Ep 6

Best Man

2010-11-09

Ep 7

Mental Flaws

2010-11-30

Ep 8

It's a Trade Off

2010-12-07

Steve and Emmy want to see whose life is more challenging, so they switch places: Steve looks after Puddle and Emmy tries to impress a magazine editor.

Ep 9

One Forward Step

2010-12-26

Steve gets a visit from his stepmother, who wants to rein in his spending. But her timing isn't good since Steve is about to finance a new nonprofit for Emmy.

Ep 10

Jack's Back

2011-04-28

Steve's fraternity brother visits and charms Emmy, much to Steve's chagrin.

Ep 11

Alienated

2011-05-06

Emmy gets Migo involved when she champions immigrant rights, and this tests Migo's loyalty to Steve as Migo is thrown into the limelight of fame.

Ep 12

The Pre-Nup

2011-05-14

Though Emmy isn't interested in becoming Steve's wife, she signs a prenup to prove she's not after his money. This then fulfills an engagement clause for Steve, which triggers a financial windfall for him.

Ep 13

Basket Cases

2011-05-21

In the series finale, Steve's dad visits in the wake of an oil spill and gets Emmy to spearhead cleanup efforts, but Steve is suspicious of his father's true motives.

Synopsis

Running Wilde is an American comedy television series created by Mitchell Hurwitz for the Fox Network. It stars Will Arnett as Steve Wilde, a self-centered, idle bachelor and heir to an oil fortune. The series follows Wilde's awkward attempts to regain the affection of his childhood sweetheart, Emmy, an environmentalist who had been living in the South American jungle, but whose young daughter does not want to return there and who secretly enlists Steve's help to keep Emmy at his mansion, leading to farcical situations and misunderstandings.