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The Best Episodes of Blue Mountain State

Every episode of Blue Mountain State ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Blue Mountain State!

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Three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program have to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing.

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10.0/10(1 votes)
#1 - Training Day
S3:E510/12/2011
Thad offers to teach Alex what it is to be a local celebrity but he has ulterior motives. Mary Jo goes to exterme lengths to impress Coach Daniels' wife, who herself is trying to revive her sex life with her husband.
Director:Eric Appel
Writer:Heather Flanders
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Director:Eric Appel
Writer:Heather Flanders
10.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - Superstition
S3:E710/26/2011
When his pre-game rituals start to betray his game-time performance, Harmon goes on a quest to find new mystical superstitions that will restore his kicking abilities. Meanwhile, off the advice of a psychic, Sammy explores career opportunities that will really show his worth.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Kristofor Brown
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Kristofor Brown
10.0/10(1 votes)
#3 - Fun Facts
S3:E811/2/2011
As Coach Daniels prepares to be inducted into the College Hall of Fame, Thad comes to terms with some troubling secrets from Daniels' past while Alex connects with Marty on a new level.
Director:Eric Appel
Writer:J.D. Ryznar
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Director:Eric Appel
Writer:J.D. Ryznar
10.0/10(1 votes)
#4 - The C-Word
S3:E911/5/2011
Thad's behavior takes a turn for the worse after he suffers a concussion, making it difficult for Daniels to hide the injury from both Gilday and ultimately the NCAA. Meanwhile, Sammy, trapped in the Goat House basement, reevaluates his masturbation habits.
Director:Dean Holland
Writer:Chris Romano
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Director:Dean Holland
Writer:Chris Romano
10.0/10(1 votes)
#5 - One Week
S3:E1011/9/2011
"One Week," a "Hard Knocks"-esque television series, is at BMS following the team and its coaches both on and off the field. While documenting the franchise's struggle to return to its former glory, the 'show-within-a-show' highlights the growing feud between Gilday and Alex, Daniels' insecurities caused by Gilday, and Thad's desire to become an actor.
Director:Dean Holland
Writer:Ryan Ridley
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Director:Dean Holland
Writer:Ryan Ridley
10.0/10(1 votes)
#6 - Death Penalty
S3:E1111/16/2011
BMS rejoices when they find they will be playing Blackwell for the Bowl Championship. The celebration is cut short, however, when the NCAA comes at them with 3 years of dirt on the team - enough to bring the axe down on the football program.
Director:Eric Appel
Writer:Drew Hancock
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Director:Eric Appel
Writer:Drew Hancock

The 20 WORST Episodes of Blue Mountain State

9.5/10(2 votes)
#7 - Blackout
S3:E610/19/2011
A blackout on campus has postponed the following day's game against Buckingham. Alex uses it as an opportunity to settle the score with one of Buckingham's cheerleaders who humiliated him in high school. Daniels and the other BMS coaches play a game of poker against the Buckingham coaches with increasingly high stakes.
Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Kristofor Brown
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Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Kristofor Brown
9.0/10(2 votes)
#8 - Thad's Back
S3:E39/28/2011
Alex takes on Thad's persona as he struggles to pull Thad out of a post-suspension slump while Sammy meets the perfect girl only to realize he will soon lose her.
Director:Clark Mathis
Writer:Heather Flanders
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Director:Clark Mathis
Writer:Heather Flanders
9.0/10(2 votes)
#9 - The Peak
S3:E410/5/2011
Alex and Sammy have a falling out when Alex plays the best game in his career and accepts it as the peak in his life. Meanwhile, Daniels and Jon Jon have mixed feelings about a job offer that Jon Jon received.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Drew Hancock
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Drew Hancock
9.0/10(2 votes)
#10 - The Corn Field (1)
S3:E1211/30/2011
BMS loses the Bowl Game to Blackwell when their starters are benched from play due to breaking NCAA rules. Feeling robbed, the BMS starters challenge the Blackwell starters to an unofficial Bowl Game - the Real bowl game - in a local corn field which Thad has converted into a football field.
Director:Alex Winter
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Alex Winter
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(2 votes)
#11 - The Corn Field (2)
S3:E1311/30/2011
The battle continues as the BMS and Blackwell teams fight it out on the corn field for bragging rights as to who the real champion is.
Director:Alex Winter
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Alex Winter
Writer:Unknown
8.7/10(3 votes)
#12 - Pay For Play
S2:E411/3/2010
The team begins accepting increasingly ostentatious gifts from agents, while Coach Daniels fends off pressure to play the annoying, Rudy-like son of a local booster.
Director:Fred Savage
Writer:Chip Hall
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Director:Fred Savage
Writer:Chip Hall
8.7/10(3 votes)
#13 - Pregnant
S2:E511/10/2010
Alex, Thad, and Radon receive a message from an unknown woman saying she is pregnant and each respond very differently. Meanwhile, Sammy must decide between staying with a girl out of his league at a price or to go back to being single while Coach Daniels attempts to rekindle his relationship with his son.
Director:Rob Schrab
Writer:Heather Flanders
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Director:Rob Schrab
Writer:Heather Flanders
8.7/10(3 votes)
#14 - Nerds
S2:E611/17/2010
The campus nerds revolt, leaving the jocks unable to function academically and causing an identity crisis in Sammy.
Director:Clay Weiner
Writer:Drew Hancock
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Director:Clay Weiner
Writer:Drew Hancock
8.7/10(3 votes)
#15 - Hockey
S2:E1012/29/2010
Alex decides that becoming the backup goalie for BMS' hockey team is the perfect way to avoid his conditioning obligations and Radon quickly follows suit. Meanwhile, Mary Jo becomes Thad's personal cheerleader.
Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Chip Hall
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Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Chip Hall
8.7/10(3 votes)
#16 - Drunk Tank
S2:E111/5/2011
Alex and his teammates end up in the local drunk tank, where they must stay until they blow a .06 on the breathalyzer. Sammy attempts to get drunk enough to join them so he can break them out from the inside, a la Prison Break.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Drew Hancock
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Drew Hancock
8.7/10(3 votes)
#17 - Trap Game
S2:E121/12/2011
The team is one game away from and undefeated season when Radon is tackled in practice by Thad creating a confidence struggle that takes him out of the game. Meanwhile, Daniels suffers a heart attack as the pressure of a potential perfect season in jeopardy mounts.
Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Kristofor Brown
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Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Kristofor Brown
8.5/10(6 votes)
#18 - Pocket P***y
S1:E31/19/2010
When the team's lackluster play leads to a team curfew leading up to the Mountain Goats' biggest game of the season, Thad's prized pocket p***y gets passed around from teammate to teammate leading to an outbreak of syphilis.
Director:Brian Robbins
Writers:Chris Romano, Eric Falconer
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Director:Brian Robbins
Writers:Chris Romano, Eric Falconer
8.5/10(4 votes)
#19 - Born Again
S2:E310/27/2010
The team becomes celibate in order to boost their performance on the field, but it backfires when Mary Jo, out of frustration, stirs them into a frenzy. Plus, Coach Daniel's ex-wife Debra shows up to collect unpaid debts.
Director:Fred Savage
Writer:J.D. Ryznar
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Director:Fred Savage
Writer:J.D. Ryznar
8.5/10(4 votes)
#20 - Debra
S2:E712/1/2010
Alex unwittingly sleeps with Coach Daniels' ex-wife and gets used as a pawn in their bitter relationship, while Sammy struggles to end Mary Jo's new fascination with a guitar-toting heartthrob.
Director:Clay Weiner
Writer:J.D. Ryznar
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Director:Clay Weiner
Writer:J.D. Ryznar
8.5/10(4 votes)
#21 - The Badger
S2:E912/22/2010
During rivalry weekend, Overland's mascot gets loose, and Alex and Thad set out to find it so Alex can tailgate and Thad can eat its balls.
Director:Rob Schrab
Writer:Kristofor Brown
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Director:Rob Schrab
Writer:Kristofor Brown
8.2/10(6 votes)
#22 - Marathon Monday
S1:E103/9/2010
During Marathon Monday, a BMS drinking tradition where the whole campus parties from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Alex meets and hooks up with the girl of his dreams who turns out to be just like him and Sammy and Craig go on a drinking binge together.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Chip Hall
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Chip Hall
8.2/10(6 votes)
#23 - Bowl Game
S1:E133/30/2010
After an unexpected bowl game pick the team goes to Louisiana. Thad tries to keep his team safe while also sabatoging the other team. Shiloh has a problem of his own to deal with.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Brian Burns
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Brian Burns
8.2/10(4 votes)
#24 - Vision Quest
S2:E812/8/2010
After the campus is vacated, Thad goes on a vision quest to help him decide between staying at BMS next year and going pro.
Director:Clark Mathis
Writer:Drew Hancock
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Director:Clark Mathis
Writer:Drew Hancock
8.0/10(7 votes)
#25 - Drug Olympics
S1:E62/9/2010
After a streak of bad luck, the team holds a "Lock-In Party" at the Goat House to build team camaraderie at which Alex and Thad divide the rest of the players into two groups and compete in a drug-fueled Team Building Olympics.
Director:Clark Mathis
Writers:Chris Romano, Eric Falconer
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Director:Clark Mathis
Writers:Chris Romano, Eric Falconer

Best Episodes Summary

"Training Day" is the best rated episode of "Blue Mountain State". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Eric Appel and written by Heather Flanders, it aired on 10/12/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Superstition".