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The Worst Episodes of Archer

Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss...
  1. Background image for Plaque Removal
    6.8/10(597 votes)

    #1 - Plaque Removal

    S14:E3

    Archer, Lana and Zara travel to England to stop a thief who is stealing possibly-cursed artifacts. Can Archer break the curse before it breaks him?

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  2. Background image for Different Modes of Preparing the Fruit
    7.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Different Modes of Preparing the Fruit

    S9:E3

    Archer, Pam, and Crackers try to find the missing key to their latest get-rich-quick scheme.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  3. Background image for Mole Hunt
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Mole Hunt

    S1:E1

    Archer is in trouble with his Mother and the Comptroller because his expense account is way out of proportion to his actual expenses. So he creates the idea that a Mole has breached ISIS and he needs to get into the mainframe to hunt him down (so he can cover his tracks!). All this leads to a surprising ending.

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    Director:Mack Williams
    Writer:Adam Reed
  4. Background image for Three to Tango
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Three to Tango

    S6:E2

    An agent from the past has a hand in creating tension between Archer and Lana.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Strange Pilot
    7.2/10(1.3k votes)

    #5 - Strange Pilot

    S9:E1

    Archer inserts himself into a domestic dispute and engine troubles threaten to ruin his business.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  6. Background image for Disheartening Situation
    7.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #6 - Disheartening Situation

    S9:E2

    Archer estimates his impact on the world while Pam samples the local nightlife.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
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  8. Background image for A Warrior in Costume
    7.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #7 - A Warrior in Costume

    S9:E4

    Archer keeps an eye out for a past nemesis.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  9. Background image for Killing Utne
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #8 - Killing Utne

    S1:E4

    Malory hosts a dinner party for the UN intelligence chairman, Torvald Utne, in an effort to get a new weapons contract for ISIS. Unfortunately, a group of rival assassins have targeted Mr. Utne for elimination.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  10. Background image for Sitting
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Sitting

    S6:E6

    Archer’s first weekend alone with baby AJ is soiled by a Pakistani intelligence officer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Strange Doings in the Taboo Groves
    7.3/10(1.0k votes)

    #10 - Strange Doings in the Taboo Groves

    S9:E5

    But there is no joy in Mudville- mighty Pam has struck out.

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    Director:Unknown
  12. Background image for Some Remarks on Cannibalism
    7.3/10(1.0k votes)

    #11 - Some Remarks on Cannibalism

    S9:E6

    Archer and Pam try to escape the cannibals with the less-than-willing help of an anthropologist while everyone else races to the idol.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  13. Background image for The Anglerfish Stratagem
    7.3/10(620 votes)

    #12 - The Anglerfish Stratagem

    S14:E1

    The Agency teams up with Interpol to take down a highly organized ring of jewel thieves. Archer’s skeptical as their Interpol contact seems to be treating the mission as more of an audition... but for which side?

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    Writer:Mark Ganek
  14. Background image for Honeypot
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Honeypot

    S1:E5

    Malory's career is threatened when a sensitive videotape falls into the hands of a rogue (and roguish) Cuban agent, so she calls on Archer’s expertise in seduction to turn the tables on her blackmailer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Holdout
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #14 - The Holdout

    S6:E1

    Archer must salvage a crashed plane in a jungle filled with relics from World War II.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Photo Op
    7.4/10(886 votes)

    #15 - Photo Op

    S12:E4

    Archer and Lana face off against snakes, crocodiles and mercenaries to reunite a family.

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  17. Background image for Operation: Fang
    7.4/10(666 votes)

    #16 - Operation: Fang

    S13:E2

    Gillette is in charge of a creepy crawly mission in a tropical jungle.

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    Director:Matt Thompson
  18. Background image for The Laws of Attraction
    7.4/10(623 votes)

    #17 - The Laws of Attraction

    S13:E4

    Fabian tasks The Agency with recovering a piece of valuable tech from a nefarious threat, the Swiss!

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    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Training Day

    S1:E2

    Lana's residual lust for Archer prompts Malory to promote Cyril to field agent. Archer then trains his new competition as only he can, whilst Malory frets over her own past and her son's future.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  20. Background image for The Rock
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #19 - The Rock

    S1:E8

    After ISIS loses yet another lucrative contract to rival agency ODIN, Malory assigns Archer and Lana to embarrass ODIN by stealing a priceless diamond from their biggest client.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  21. Background image for Job Offer
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Job Offer

    S1:E9

    When Archer takes a higher-paying job at rival agency ODIN, Malory will stop at nothing to get him back.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Reed
  22. Background image for Viscous Coupling
    7.5/10(1.6k votes)

    #21 - Viscous Coupling

    S4:E5

    Archer's former fiancée calls on him to rescue her cyborg boyfriend from outer space, but he has other things on his mind.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Once Bitten
    7.5/10(1.7k votes)

    #22 - Once Bitten

    S4:E6

    Archer is bitten by a snake in a "special place".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Achub Y Morfilod
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Achub Y Morfilod

    S6:E11

    Archer and Lana travel to Wales for a romantic getaway of aiding separatists.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Identity Crisis
    7.5/10(993 votes)

    #24 - Identity Crisis

    S12:E1

    Archer and the gang just saved the world from a nuclear catastrophe and their reward is five nights in a rat-infested Moldovan hotel.

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    7.5/10(903 votes)

    #25 - London Time

    S12:E3

    A mission across the pond turns into a trip down memory lane for Malory while Cheryl/Carol teaches Pam about British history.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Plaque Removal" is the worst rated episode of "Archer". It scored 6.8/10 based on 597 votes. Directed by Matt Thompson and written by Asha Michelle Wilson, it aired on 9/6/2023. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Different Modes of Preparing the Fruit".