6.8/10119 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2013
When a team of misfit boys are rejected by the local Little League squad, former All star softball player Terry Gannon Jr. helps out the team, including her son. However, she'll need help from her father, Terry Sr., who she has to live with after years apart.
Director: Eric Appel
Writer: Warren Lieberstein
7.1/1094 votes#2 - Stay In or Bail Out
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2013
Terry is determined to find a job and get out from under her father's roof; The Cannon tries to help the Angles overcome their fear of being hit by the ball; secrets surround an unused bedroom and bathroom in the house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1092 votes#3 - Play Hard or Go Home
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2013
Terry looks for a girlfriend for the Cannon, thinking it would make him be nicer to her and the Angles; Danny decides to share his feelings with Vanessa.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1085 votes#4 - The Change Up
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2013
Danny changes his persona after the Cannon tells him that girls are attracted to bad boys; Terry plans a wild night out with Lulu.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1072 votes#5 - She. Could. Go. All. The. Way!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2013
The Cannon and Dick try to sabotage Terry's relationship with a new guy; Danny lets other kids cheat off his test.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1080 votes#6 - Night Games
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2013
Danny takes the team trick-or-treating; Lulu tries to teach Terry to celebrate Halloween as an adult; The Cannon lets his competitive streak get the best of him during a visit to the cemetery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1065 votes#7 - Safety Squeeze
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2013
The Cannon and Dick are sent to sensitivity training after an incident at practice; when Dudley's parents forget to pick him up, Terry takes a special interest in him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1061 votes#8 - No Crying in Baseball
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2013
When Danny is teased after being hit by a pitch, The Cannon trains the Angles like an elite Army platoon so that Danny can redeem himself when he takes on the Pirates in paintball. Meanwhile, Terry and Lulu’s friendship is tested when they plan a birthday party together.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1061 votes#9 - Massive Election
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2013
Terry plays politics when she challenges Dick for the position of League President. Meanwhile, The Cannon takes Danny out to the golf course to teach him a lesson in the importance of being a leader.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1069 votes#10 - I'll Slide Home for Christmas
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2013
The Cannon and Dick are sent to sensitivity training after an incident at practice; when Dudley's parents forget to pick him up, Terry takes a special interest in him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1042 votes#11 - Color Barrier
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/23/2014
The league suspends the Cannon from the team after video surfaces of him being insensitive towards the kids. Terry has to change her father's old school ways of thinking and try to re-unite him with the team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1035 votes#12 - Sports Therapy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/23/2014
Danny is excited to team up with Vanessa for a school project, but when Vanessa’s mom overhears The Cannon’s expletive-laden rant, she tells her daughter to request a new partner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1036 votes#13 - Who's On First
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2014
Terry tries to help a love-struck Lulu catch the attention of Patrick, the new doctor in town...but it seems he has more in common with tomboy Terry than with girly Lulu.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Back in the Game Season 1
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Terry Gannon Jr. was an All Star softball player until life threw her a couple curve balls: a baby, a lost college scholarship and a...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Back in the Game" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Eric Appel and written by Warren Lieberstein, it aired on 9/25/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Stay In or Bail Out".