The Best Episodes of Bordertown Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.3/10(213 votes)

   #1 - The Engagement

   S1:E11/3/2016

   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

   Writers:Mark Hentemann, Lalo Alcaraz

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   Director:Jacob Hair

   Writers:Mark Hentemann, Lalo Alcaraz
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   6.1/10(142 votes)

   #2 - Borderwall

   S1:E21/10/2016

   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

   Writers:Mark Hentemann, Lalo Alcaraz

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   Director:Albert Calleros

   Writers:Mark Hentemann, Lalo Alcaraz
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   6.5/10(135 votes)

   #3 - MegaChurch

   S1:E31/17/2016

   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

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   Director:Gavin Dell

   Writer:Valentina Garza
4. 

   6.4/10(107 votes)

   #4 - High School Football

   S1:E42/14/2016

   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

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   Director:Jack Perkins

   Writer:Dan Vebber
5. 

   6.9/10(97 votes)

   #5 - Groundhog Day

   S1:E52/21/2016

   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

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   Director:Oreste Canestrelli

   Writer:Kenny Byerly
6. 

   6.8/10(88 votes)

   #6 - J.C. Strikes

   S1:E63/13/2016

   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

   Writers:Michael Kennedy, Nathaniel Stein

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   Director:Gavin Dell

   Writers:Michael Kennedy, Nathaniel Stein
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   6.6/10(82 votes)

   #7 - Drug Lord

   S1:E74/3/2016

   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

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   Director:Albert Calleros

   Writer:Mark Hentemann
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   6.5/10(76 votes)

   #8 - Santa Ana Winds

   S1:E84/10/2016

   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

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   Director:Jacob Hair

   Writer:Jason Reich
9. 

   6.5/10(75 votes)

   #9 - Heart Attack

   S1:E94/17/2016

   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

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   Director:Oreste Canestrelli

   Writer:Alex Carter
10. 

    6.9/10(77 votes)

    #10 - Wildfire

    S1:E104/24/2016

    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

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    Director:Jacob Hair

    Writer:BJ Porter
11. 

    6.7/10(73 votes)

    #11 - La Fiesta Noche Show

    S1:E115/8/2016

    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

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    Director:Ray Claffey

    Writer:Vanessa Ramos
12. 

    6.8/10(77 votes)

    #12 - American Doll

    S1:E125/15/2016

    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

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    Director:Jack Perkins

    Writer:Susan Hurwitz Arneson
13. 

    7.0/10(76 votes)

    #13 - Viva Coyote

    S1:E135/22/2016

    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

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    Director:Ray Claffey

    Writer:Gustavo Arellano