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Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Better Things Season 1 Episode 1 - Sam/Pilot
    7.2/10(781 votes)

    #1 - Sam/Pilot

    S1:E1

    Meet Sam Fox.

    Director:Louis C.K.
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon

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  2. Better Things Season 1 Episode 2 - Period
    7.3/10(595 votes)

    #2 - Period

    S1:E2

    Sam deals with lady things.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Better Things Season 1 Episode 9 - Hair of the Dog
    7.3/10(417 votes)

    #3 - Hair of the Dog

    S1:E9

    Sam makes moves.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Pamela Adlon

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  4. Better Things Season 3 Episode 11 - Get Lit
    7.3/10(316 votes)

    #4 - Get Lit

    S3:E11

    Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Joe Hortua, Ira Parker

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  5. Better Things Season 4 Episode 3 - Escape Drill
    7.4/10(277 votes)

    #5 - Escape Drill

    S4:E3

    Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Better Things Season 1 Episode 6 - Alarms
    7.5/10(460 votes)

    #6 - Alarms

    S1:E6

    Sam deals with some situations.

    Director:Lance Bangs
    Writers:Louis C.K., Gina Fattore, Pamela Adlon

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  7. Better Things Season 3 Episode 3 - Nesting
    7.5/10(365 votes)

    #7 - Nesting

    S3:E3

    Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Sarah Gubbins, Joe Hortua

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  8. Better Things Season 3 Episode 7 - Toilet
    7.5/10(334 votes)

    #8 - Toilet

    S3:E7

    Sam preps.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Joe Hortua

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  9. Better Things Season 4 Episode 5 - Carbonara
    7.5/10(264 votes)

    #9 - Carbonara

    S4:E5

    Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Better Things Season 4 Episode 8 - Father's Day
    7.5/10(279 votes)

    #10 - Father's Day

    S4:E8

    Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Better Things Season 5 Episode 8 - Jesus Saves
    7.5/10(216 votes)

    #11 - Jesus Saves

    S5:E8

    Sam deals with anxiety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Better Things Season 1 Episode 4 - Woman Is the Something of the Something
    7.6/10(508 votes)

    #12 - Woman Is the Something of the Something

    S1:E4

    Sam gets really looked at.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon

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  13. Better Things Season 2 Episode 4 - Sick
    7.6/10(381 votes)

    #13 - Sick

    S2:E4

    Sam is sick.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon

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  14. Better Things Season 2 Episode 5 - Phil
    7.6/10(377 votes)

    #14 - Phil

    S2:E5

    Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Louis C.K.

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  15. Better Things Season 3 Episode 2 - Holding
    7.6/10(356 votes)

    #15 - Holding

    S3:E2

    Sam copes with stuff.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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  16. Better Things Season 3 Episode 4 - Monsters in the Moonlight
    7.6/10(342 votes)

    #16 - Monsters in the Moonlight

    S3:E4

    Sam deals with monsters.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Sarah Gubbins

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  17. Better Things Season 3 Episode 9 - The Unknown
    7.6/10(346 votes)

    #17 - The Unknown

    S3:E9

    Sam gets theatrical.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Sarah Gubbins

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  18. Better Things Season 3 Episode 10 - Show Me the Magic
    7.6/10(316 votes)

    #18 - Show Me the Magic

    S3:E10

    Sam winds down and reminisces.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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  19. Better Things Season 5 Episode 2 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
    7.6/10(240 votes)

    #19 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

    S5:E2

    Sam makes a choice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Better Things Season 5 Episode 6 - San Francisco
    7.6/10(218 votes)

    #20 - San Francisco

    S5:E6

    Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Better Things Season 1 Episode 3 - Brown
    7.7/10(553 votes)

    #21 - Brown

    S1:E3

    Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Louis C.K.

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  22. Better Things Season 2 Episode 8 - Arnold Hall
    7.7/10(372 votes)

    #22 - Arnold Hall

    S2:E8

    Sam gets confronted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Better Things Season 4 Episode 1 - Steady Rain
    7.7/10(331 votes)

    #23 - Steady Rain

    S4:E1

    Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Better Things Season 4 Episode 2 - She's Fifty
    7.7/10(305 votes)

    #24 - She's Fifty

    S4:E2

    Sam embraces her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Better Things Season 5 Episode 4 - Ephemera
    7.7/10(242 votes)

    #25 - Ephemera

    S5:E4

    Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sam/Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Better Things". It scored 7.2/10 based on 781 votes. Directed by Louis C.K. and written by Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon, it aired on 9/8/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Period".