9.1/1099 votesLoading...#1 - On Behalf Of a Grateful Nation
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2011
The tribe leans on each other as they cope with the loss of a loved one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/10104 votesLoading...#2 - Goodbye Stranger
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/26/2007
In the first season finale, weapons are found missing. This prompts Michael to put the post on high alert, deploying soldiers in response to this possible terrorist attack.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Bruce Zimmerman
8.8/1072 votesLoading...#3 - Thicker Than Water
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2008
Betty learns that her cancer is advancing and decides to fulfill her life long dream of driving across country in a Ford Mustang. Increasingly nervous about becoming a father, Roland spends the day at the hospital's baby ward getting advice from Denise. Rumors swirl about Denise's friendship with Getti, when another nurse sees them together off post.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: N/A
8.8/1064 votesLoading...#4 - Uncharted Territory
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2008
Joan and Roland learn the sex of their baby; Denise's son Jeremy returns to Fort Marshall for the first time since Amanda's death; Roxy prepares to reopen the Hump Bar as Betty's Bar and Grill.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer: N/A
8.8/1054 votesLoading...#5 - Post and Prejudice
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2009
Joan and Evan compete against each other in Fort Marshall's annual war games exercise. Haneen's surgery is a success. Frank and Denise continue to work on their relationship. Pamela gives a young army wife advice on starting her own business.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1053 votesLoading...#6 - Coming Home
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2009
Michael and Emmalin spend some quality time together to rebuild their relationship. Claudia Joy escorts Haneen back home to the Middle East. Roxy is concerned that Finn is having difficulties in school.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: N/A
8.8/1058 votesLoading...#7 - Forward March
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 8/22/2010
As Emmalin prepares to graduate from high school, Claudia Joy receives potentially devastating news. Pamela gets an unexpected call from Gina which leads her to question her future. Joan gets good news about her health. During an intense phone call with Jeremy, Denise goes into labor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1063 votesLoading...#8 - The Best of Friends
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2012
Trevor has difficulty adjusting to new houseguests; Denise encounters an old friend on the base; Pamela struggles with being so far away from Chase.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1095 votesLoading...#9 - One of Our Own
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2007
Denise is put under stress but this time not from Jeremy's abusive behavior. Her husband's chopper and has been downed and she waits for news about him. A soldier takes Roland and Claudia hostage.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: N/A
8.7/1058 votesLoading...#10 - Family Readiness
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/2009
Pamela, Roxy, and Claudia Joy help Joan get ready for her daughter's christening. Lucky the dog arrives at Fort Marshall, and Trevor takes it in, much to Roxy's chagrin. An Iraqi orphan gets help with a hand injury.
Director: Lloyd Ahern II
Writer: N/A
8.7/1048 votesLoading...#11 - Onward Christian Soldiers
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/19/2009
Pamela tries to get her son's coach to use the better ways to teach the team sportsmanship. Denise and Frank try to repair their marriage. Joan and Evan are pitted against one another in a war games exercise. Haneen is a guest of the Holden's while preparing for surgery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1090 votesLoading...#12 - Winds Of War
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/4/2012
The tribe prepares to leave Fort Marshall and go their separate ways. Roxy has a hard time adjusting to the idea of moving. Amid the base closing, Joan is busy getting the fort ready for an incoming hurricane. Denise and Frank celebrate Molly's first birthday.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1062 votesLoading...#13 - Perchance to Dream
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2012
In the aftermath of the hurricane, one Army Wife fights for her life, another searches for a place to live after her apartment building is destroyed and Joan gets overwhelmed trying to manage the aftereffects of the storm.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1050 votesLoading...#14 - Viral
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2012
Joan will be dealing with controversy involving her newly adopted son, David after he and a classmate get into an accident. The wives gather to support the family. The friendship between Claudia Joy and Denise gets into trouble after the animosity between Jackie Clark and Claudia joy continues. Roxie and Trevor help a couple try to straighten them there relationship out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1058 votesLoading...#15 - Ashes to Ashes
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2013
The people of Fort Marshall mourn the loss of one of their own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1069 votesLoading...#16 - Leaving the Tribe
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2008
Denise continues to assert independence by trying new things, including learning to ride a motorcycle. Joan finally speaks openly about her pregnancy
Director: Lloyd Ahern II
Writer: Bruce Zimmerman
8.6/1071 votesLoading...#17 - The Hero Returns
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/6/2008
Trevor is uncomfortable being touted as a hero. Meanwhile, Frank is concerned about Denise, and loves her new motorcycle, and the replacements have arrived for Joan's maternity leave.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Katherine Fugate, Bruce Zimmerman
8.6/1065 votesLoading...#18 - Loyalties
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2008
Roland is suspected of inappropriate behavior with one of his students; Roxy hires a new waitress; Pamela is stunned when Chase is arrested.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Rob Bragin
8.6/1063 votesLoading...#19 - Casting Out the Net
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2008
Denise reevaluates her relationship with Getty when she learns Frank is coming home on leave from Iraq; Roxy enrolls in Roland's class to obtain her GED; Pamela befriends a journalist who interviews her for the local newspaper.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1068 votesLoading...#20 - Duplicity
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/10/2008
Joan is restricted to bed rest with pregnancy complications; Trevor is upset when his injury prevents his return to combat; Frank senses a change in Denise when he returns home from Iraq.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Gil Grant
8.6/1062 votesLoading...#21 - Mothers & Wives
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/17/2008
Claudia Joys mother makes an unexpected visit; Roland counsels a lonely teenager whose father was recently killed in Iraq; Roxy panics before taking her GED test.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1045 votesLoading...#22 - About Face
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2009
Denise tries to learn Frank's fate after his unit runs into trouble in Iraq. She turns to Claudia Joy for help, but her friend is busy reestablishing a home base after deciding to stay in town with Emmalin. Pamela decides to show new army wives what base life will be like for them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1049 votesLoading...#23 - Incoming
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2009
Roland gets a job offer. Claudia Joy tries to help Michael bridge the gap between him and Emmalin.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1052 votesLoading...#24 - M.I.A.
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/9/2009
Pamela's excitement over Chase's upcoming return home is cut short when she loses her wallet, forcing her to spend the day frantically retracing her steps. Roxy is surprised when Stella Raye, a country music singer she adored growing up, comes to the bar looking for work. Joan struggles with her deployment as she comes to the realization that she will be missing many of her daughter's milestones.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1049 votesLoading...#25 - Operation: Tango
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/16/2009
Claudia Joy and Denise find themselves serving as companions for the widow of a former senator, Mrs. Jean Calhoun (guest-star Kelly Bishop), who is visiting post for a ground-breaking ceremony. Roland finds a way to comfort Joan about her upcoming deployment. Roxy tries to impress the principal at an exclusive private school where she hopes Finn is accepted. Country star Jack Ingram performs at the Hump Bar.
Director: Lloyd Ahern II
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Army Wives
Every episode of Army Wives ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Army Wives!
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families.
Genre:Drama
Network:Lifetime
Best Episodes Summary
"On Behalf Of a Grateful Nation" is the best rated episode of "Army Wives". It scored 9.1/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/27/2011. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Goodbye Stranger".