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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(600 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 Distraction Action
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Distraction Action

    S13:E7

    Archer has a brilliant plan to evade capture. There is only one problem, he refuses to follow it.

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    Director:Casey Willis
  3. Background image for Mole Hunt
    7.2/10(41 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 Viscous Coupling
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Strange Pilot
    7.2/10(13 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 Killing Utne
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for Some Remarks on Cannibalism
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. Background image for The Big Con
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #8 - The Big Con

    S13:E1

    Free drinks, party rooms and swag bags are just a few of the things the gang is not enjoying at the world's foremost spy convention, Clandesti-con!

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    Director:Justin Wagner
    Writer:Mark Ganek
  10. Background image for The Anglerfish Stratagem
    7.3/10(626 votes)

    #9 - 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
  11. Background image for Honeypot
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for Once Bitten
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Once Bitten

    S4:E6

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

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

    #12 - The Handoff

    S7:E2

    Archer and Lana make a handoff while the others listen to the best voicemail ever.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Photo Op
    7.4/10(889 votes)

    #13 - Photo Op

    S12:E4

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

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    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. Background image for The Rock
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #15 - 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
  17. Background image for Job Offer
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #16 - 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
  18. Background image for Legs
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Legs

    S4:E3

    Archer's fear of cyborgs hits home when Krieger offers to make robotic legs for Gillette.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Un Chien Tangerine
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Un Chien Tangerine

    S4:E10

    Archer and Lana extract an agent from Morocco only to find out his bark is worse than his bite.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Papal Chase
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #19 - The Papal Chase

    S4:E11

    Archer must rescue the Pope from an assassination plot using Woodhouse as a decoy. Operation Bad Habit is a go.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Different Modes of Preparing the Fruit
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #20 - 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
  22. Background image for Identity Crisis
    7.5/10(995 votes)

    #21 - 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(906 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for Bank Run at Mr. Bank's Bank
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Bank Run at Mr. Bank's Bank

    S13:E6

    Is Fabian asking The Agency to rob a bank? No, because we won't use those words.

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  25. Background image for 30 for 30
    7.5/10(601 votes)

    #24 - 30 for 30

    S14:E2

    Zara Khan thinks she’s a real knockout, but Archer wants to prove he is just as stunning. Pam and Gillette sit back and keep score.

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  26. Background image for Chill Barry
    7.5/10(533 votes)

    #25 - Chill Barry

    S14:E4

    Barry’s back, but will he give the gang the cold shoulder in their quest to put Other Barry on ice?

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    Director:Omaka Schultz
    Writer:Mark Ganek

Worst Episodes Summary

"Plaque Removal" is the worst rated episode of "Archer". It scored 6.8/10 based on 600 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, "Distraction Action".