That Scott Baio is still single at 45 isn't a surprise given what a hound he's been over the years. C'mon, he was Wilmer Valderrama long before Mandy Moore still had her, uh, virtue.

All this time, I figured Baio just loved women so much he couldn't decide on one. Little did I know he was at a crossroads in his life, one America will watch the next several weeks on VH1's, "Scott Baio Is 45 ... And Single."

The premise of a show like this normally might bother me, inferring that there is something inadequate and incomplete about a single person. Single folks are not inadequate; however, they are incomplete. It's a fact. Well, it's a strong opinion.

Nevertheless, Baio sees the need to settle down, but he's not sure how. He has a terrific girlfriend, Renee, who he cannot see for eight weeks as he revisits old girlfriends to see what he did wrong or what he could have done differently.

This is at the command of a "life coach" he hired, an attractive woman he calls "Dark Alley," instead of "Doc Ali." She is actually Dr. Alison Arnold, and she has a site called screamandrunnaked.com.

Doc Ali insists that Scott commit to this process of figuring out why he's single. He signs a contract, agreeing to be celibate for eight weeks and to not see his girlfriend. The argument is that Baio needs some clear time, some clean space to finish unfinished business.

One of the first things we learn is that Scott's first time was with Erin Moran. Yep, Joanie did love Chachi.

Time has not been good to Moran, physically, but she's a smart woman, and I think their relationship was quite influential on Baio. As if she were awaiting the chance to exact some revenge on the actor, Moran noted Baio's problem with having a small penis.

Yikes. I hope he's getting paid for all this.

Alas, Moran makes Baio realize that misanthropy is sort of at the center of his issues. I'm not sure that it is, but I can see it. Truly, I'm a misanthrope. I really don't like people all that much, socially. I don't like parties. I don't like being around a crowd of people I don't know. I hate talking to strangers.

What's weird is that I won't shut up around everybody else.

Perhaps, I'm a bit like Baio in that sense. Like other actors, Baio has an entourage. Now, I don't have an entourage, but Baio does, and it appears as if Scott is going to have to break up the band, if you will, in order to make strides in his life.

What made the first episode fascinating is that it didn't look down on Baio. He was very much treated as a sympathetic character, as a likeable guy -- and, you know what? I suspect he is, as evidenced by all the exes who will at least talk to him.

One woman even acknowledges she got her first AIDS test because of Baio's wandering eye.

Legend. The guy is a legend.

However, as a viewer, I can't help but be rooting for him to get it together, to get what he wants if that is in fact a marraige with Renee. More than likely, this show will breathe some life into his career, and that's a good business decision.

However, I have to respect a guy who in the face of potential mortifying embarrassment lets it all hang out toward the pursuit of happiness. It takes giant balls ... and while he might not have them physically (thanks, Joanie), Scott Baio definitely has them emotionally.