diff --git a/media/src/api/api._selectors.js b/media/src/api/api._selectors.js
index 2d31d720..3b4c1fb4 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api._selectors.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api._selectors.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var _selector_first = function ( inst )
 		if ( inst[i].length > 0 ) {
 			// Assign the first element to the first item in the instance
 			// and truncate the instance and context
-			inst[0] = inst[i][0];
+			inst[0] = inst[i];
 			inst.length = 1;
 			inst.context = [ inst.context[i] ];
 
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.base.js b/media/src/api/api.base.js
index 08b0a687..cfca40f5 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.base.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.base.js
@@ -618,5 +618,23 @@ _Api.register = function ( name, val )
 };
 
 
+_Api.registerPlural = function ( pluralName, singularName, val ) {
+	_Api.register( pluralName, val );
+
+	_Api.register( singularName, function () {
+		var ret = val.apply( this, arguments );
+
+		if ( ret instanceof _Api ) {
+			return ret.length ?
+				$.isArray( ret[0] ) ?
+					new _Api( ret.context, ret[0] ) : // Array results are 'enhanced'
+					ret[0] :
+				undefined;
+		}
+		return ret;
+	} );
+};
+
+
 }());
 
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.cells.js b/media/src/api/api.cells.js
index 5e6bf778..7bfba6c4 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.cells.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.cells.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ _api.register( 'cells()', function ( rowSelector, columnSelector, opts ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'cells().nodes()', function () {
+_api.registerPlural( 'cells().nodes()', 'cell().nodes()', function () {
 	return this.iterator( 'cell', function ( settings, row, column ) {
 		return settings.aoData[ row ].anCells[ column ];
 	} );
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ _api.register( 'cells().data()', function () {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'cells().invalidate()', function ( src ) {
+_api.register( [
+	'cells().invalidate()',
+	'cell().invalidate()'
+], function ( src ) {
 	var selector = this.selector;
 
 	// Use the rows method of the instance to perform the invalidation, rather
@@ -68,15 +71,6 @@ _api.register( 'cell()', function ( rowSelector, columnSelector, opts ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'cell().node()', function () {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		return ctx[0].aoData[ this[0].row ].anCells[ this[0].column ];
-	}
-	// undefined
-} );
-
 
 _api.register( 'cell().data()', function ( data ) {
 	var ctx = this.context;
@@ -96,17 +90,6 @@ _api.register( 'cell().data()', function ( data ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'cell().invalidate()', function ( src ) {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		_fnInvalidateRow( ctx[0], this[0].row, src );
-	}
-
-	return this;
-} );
-
-
 
 }());
 
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.columns.js b/media/src/api/api.columns.js
index b1cbd6d7..644a66c9 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.columns.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.columns.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ _api.register( 'columns()', function ( selector, opts ) {
 /**
  *
  */
-_api.register( 'columns().header()', function ( selector, opts ) {
+_api.registerPlural( 'columns().header()', 'column().header()', function ( selector, opts ) {
 	return this.iterator( 'column', function ( settings, column ) {
 		return settings.aoColumns[column].nTh;
 	} );
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ _api.register( 'columns().header()', function ( selector, opts ) {
 /**
  *
  */
-_api.register( 'columns().data()', function () {
+_api.registerPlural( 'columns().data()', 'column().data()', function () {
 	return this.iterator( 'column-rows', function ( settings, column, i, j, rows ) {
 		var a = [];
 		for ( var row=0, ien=rows.length ; row<ien ; row++ ) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ _api.register( 'columns().data()', function () {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'columns().visible()', function ( vis ) {
+_api.registerPlural( 'columns().visible()', 'column().visible()', function ( vis ) {
 	return this.iterator( 'column', function ( settings, column ) {
 		return _setColumnVis( settings, column, vis );
 	} );
@@ -158,42 +158,5 @@ _api.register( 'column()', function ( selector, opts ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'column().data()', function () {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		return this.columns( this[0] ).data().flatten();
-	}
-	// return undefined
-} );
-
-
-_api.register( 'column().header()', function () {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		return this.columns( this[0] ).header().flatten();
-	}
-	// return undefined
-} );
-
-
-_api.register( 'column().visible()', function ( vis ) {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( vis === undefined ) {
-		// Get
-		return ctx.length && this.length ?
-			ctx[0].aoColumns[ this[0] ].bVisible :
-			undefined;
-	}
-
-	// Set
-	_setColumnVis( ctx[0], this[0], vis );
-
-	return this;
-} );
-
-
 }());
 
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.order.js b/media/src/api/api.order.js
index bc0aaa01..5610dddd 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.order.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.order.js
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ _Api.register( 'order.listener()', function ( node, column, callback ) {
 } );
 
 
-// Order by the selected columns
-_Api.register( 'columns().order()', function ( dir ) {
+// Order by the selected column(s)
+_Api.register( [
+	'columns().order()',
+	'column().order()'
+], function ( dir ) {
 	var that = this;
 
 	return this.iterator( 'table', function ( settings, i ) {
@@ -92,17 +95,6 @@ _Api.register( 'columns().order()', function ( dir ) {
 	} );
 } );
 
-// Order by the selected columns
-_Api.register( 'column().order()', function ( dir ) {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		ctx[0].aaSorting = [ [ this[0], dir ] ];
-	}
-
-	return this;
-} );
-
 
 }());
 
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.row.js b/media/src/api/api.row.js
index e3ecba50..775af008 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.row.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.row.js
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ _api.register( 'row()', function ( selector, opts ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'row().node()', function () {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		return ctx[0].aoData[ this[0] ].nTr || undefined;
-	}
-	// return undefined;
-} );
-
-
 _api.register( 'row().data()', function ( data ) {
 	var ctx = this.context;
 
@@ -46,33 +36,11 @@ _api.register( 'row().data()', function ( data ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'row().invalidate()', function ( src ) {
-	var ctx = this.context;
-
-	if ( ctx.length && this.length ) {
-		_fnInvalidateRow( ctx[0], this[0], src );
-	}
-
-	return this;
-} );
-
-
 _api.register( 'row().index()', function () {
 	return this.length ? this[0] : undefined;
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'row().remove()', function () {
-	if ( this.length ) {
-		// Hand off to the rows function
-		this.rows( this[0] ).remove();
-	}
-	return this;
-} );
-
-
-
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.rows.js b/media/src/api/api.rows.js
index 81d12bef..df07daa9 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.rows.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.rows.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ _api.register( 'rows()', function ( selector, opts ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'rows().nodes()', function () {
+_api.registerPlural( 'rows().nodes()', 'row().nodes()' , function () {
 	return this.iterator( 'row', function ( settings, row ) {
 		// use pluck order on an array rather - rows gives an array, row gives it individually
 		return settings.aoData[ row ].nTr || undefined;
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ _api.register( 'rows().data()', function ( data ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'rows().invalidate()', function ( src ) {
+_api.registerPlural( 'rows().invalidate()', 'row().invalidate()', function ( src ) {
 	return this.iterator( 'row', function ( settings, row ) {
 		_fnInvalidateRow( settings, row, src );
 	} );
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'rows().remove()', function () {
+_api.registerPlural( 'rows().remove()', 'row().remove()', function () {
 	var that = this;
 
 	return this.iterator( 'row', function ( settings, row, thatIdx ) {
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.search.js b/media/src/api/api.search.js
index edd2431d..721965e2 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.search.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.search.js
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ _api.register( 'search()', function ( input, caseInsen, regex, smart ) {
 } );
 
 
-_api.register( 'columns().search()', function ( input, caseInsen, regex, smart ) {
+_api.register( [
+	'columns().search()',
+	'column().search()'
+], function ( input, caseInsen, regex, smart ) {
 	return this.iterator( 'column', function ( settings, column ) {
 		if ( ! settings.oFeatures.bFilter ) {
 			return;