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The Best Episodes of Bordertown

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

The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and...
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:FOX

Best Episodes Summary

"Viva Coyote" is the best rated episode of "Bordertown". It scored 7/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Ray Claffey and written by Gustavo Arellano, it aired on 5/22/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wildfire".

  • Viva Coyote
    7.0/1073 votes
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    #1 - Viva Coyote

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/22/2016

    When El Coyote is moved to the No. 1 spot on the "Most Wanted" list, Bud and Barracuda go gunning for him: Bud because he let him slip across the border; Barracuda because he seeks to regain the top slot on the list. Meanwhile, Ruiz wants to free El Coyote so that an attractive waitress will see him as "more Mexican."

    Director: Ray Claffey

    Writer: Gustavo Arellano

  • Wildfire
    6.8/1074 votes
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    #2 - Wildfire

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/24/2016

    Residents are ordered to leave Mexifornia when it is threatened by wildfire, but Bud stays put and his house catches fire, requiring Ernesto to rescue him. Meanwhile J.C. and Becky take a relationship break and agree to see other people.

    Director: Jacob Hair

    Writer: BJ Porter

  • American Doll
    6.8/1074 votes
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    #3 - American Doll

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2016

    Janice secretly maxes out her credit card in the purchase of an American Gal doll and accessories and takes a job as Ernesto's housekeeper to earn some extra cash. Bud, however puts in motion a plan to get her fired, while Gert seeks revenge on the American Gal company.

    Director: Jack Perkins

    Writer: Susan Hurwitz Arneson

  • Groundhog Day
    6.7/1093 votes
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    #4 - Groundhog Day

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2016

    The Mexifornia population tips from white majority to Latino majority when Maria's sister has a baby, so Bud wants Janice to have another baby in order to even the shift.

    Director: Oreste Canestrelli

    Writer: Kenny Byerly

  • J.C. Strikes
    6.7/1084 votes
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    #5 - J.C. Strikes

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/13/2016

    Frustrated that J.C. still hasn't gotten a job, Ernesto hires him as part of his landscaping crew. When the job turns out too difficult, J.C. unionizes Ernesto's workers and begins a strike.

    Director: Gavin Dell

    Writer: Michael Kennedy, Nathaniel Stein

  • La Fiesta Noche Show
    6.6/1070 votes
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    #6 - La Fiesta Noche Show

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2016

    Ernesto and Placido are thrilled that their favorite TV show, “La Fiesta Noche,” will be filming in Mexifornia. The Buckwalds and Gonzalezes both get tickets to the taping, but Bud’s anger at the spectacle causes him to be called onto the stage. Much to everyone’s surprise, the audience loves him and he becomes a big star in the Mexican community in the all-new “La Fiesta Noche Show”

    Director: Ray Claffey

    Writer: Vanessa Ramos

  • Drug Lord
    6.5/1079 votes
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    #7 - Drug Lord

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/3/2016

    Bud unwittingly becomes drug kingpin Pablo Barracuda’s inside man at the Border Station, as he competes to be richer and more successful than Ernesto.

    Director: Albert Calleros

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • MegaChurch
    6.4/10132 votes
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    #8 - MegaChurch

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2016

    The reverend of Bud’s megachurch asks Bud to lure Ernesto, the town’s biggest church donor, away from the local Mexican Catholic church, to help fill their coffers. Ernesto is seduced by the glitziness of the church, and the reverend schemes to bring over all the other Mexican residents by “Hispandering,” to Bud’s horror. Bud and Ernesto team up to restore the status quo, but their plan backfires.

    Director: Gavin Dell

    Writer: Valentina Garza

  • Santa Ana Winds
    6.4/1073 votes
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    #9 - Santa Ana Winds

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/10/2016

    Bud helps a Mexican “Bud” look-alike sneak over the border, so he can take a break from his own life.

    Director: Jacob Hair

    Writer: Jason Reich

  • High School Football
    6.3/10104 votes
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    #10 - High School Football

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2016

    Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.

    Director: Jack Perkins

    Writer: Dan Vebber

  • Heart Attack
    6.3/1072 votes
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    #11 - Heart Attack

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/17/2016

    Gert’s unhealthy eating causes her to have a heart attack during the Little Miss Mexifornia Pageant. Unable to afford the surgery in America, Bud takes her to Mexico to have her arteries unblocked and heart repaired. Meanwhile, Ernesto and Maria put Pepito on medication that makes him behave, but they don’t like the side effects.

    Director: Oreste Canestrelli

    Writer: Alex Carter

  • Borderwall
    6.0/10138 votes
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    #12 - Borderwall

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2016

    Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He then begins smuggling immigrants under the wall to make ends meet .

    Director: Albert Calleros

    Writer: Mark Hentemann, Lalo Alcaraz

  • The Engagement
    5.3/10205 votes
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    #13 - The Engagement

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2016

    Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a staunch anti-immigration law is passed which eventually leads to J.C.’s deportation, much to Bud’s delight.

    Director: Jacob Hair

    Writer: Mark Hentemann, Lalo Alcaraz