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The Worst Episodes of Bottom

Every episode of Bottom ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Bottom!

Worst episode
S1E3 Contest
7.9379 votes
Best episode
S2E5 Holy
8.9443 votes
Top season
Season 2
8.5avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Bottom Season 1 Episode 3 - Contest
    7.9/10(379 votes)

    S1:E3

    Eddie and Richie have an argument over whether or not to watch the Miss World contest on their TV. An argument started by Eddie having spent most of the £11.80 they had to last them two months on a second hand copy of Parade magazine.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  2. Bottom Season 1 Episode 4 - Apocalypse
    8.1/10(388 votes)

    S1:E4

    After inheriting £600 from Richie's Auntie Olga, the two decide to spend it down the Funfair, where Richie learns that he is destined to die in three nights time. He goes to the lengths of kicking Eddie out to escape his fate, but can't do anything when the Grim Reaper comes knocking!!!

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  3. Bottom Season 1 Episode 1 - Smells
    8.2/10(490 votes)

    S1:E1

    Richie and Eddie return home after another depressing night down the pub trying to pick up women and failing miserably. Richie is beginning to think that he is never going to get the chance to do it' until Eddie suggests that he puts an ad in the local paper. This idea revitalizes Richie and he begins to read through the dating pages of the local rag. There he spots an ad for a pheromone spray that women are unable to resist, this is something that appeals to him even more and the two of them decide that they are going to have to try this out!

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  4. Bottom Season 1 Episode 5 - Bottom's Up
    8.2/10(378 votes)

    S1:E5

    When Richie and Eddie's landlord has to leave to attend his mother's funeral, he leaves the two in charge of their shop, but something like this isn't going to stop Richie and Eddie from relaxing on Sunday, as the two decide to watch some cricket.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  5. Bottom Season 3 Episode 4 - Dough
    8.2/10(309 votes)

    S3:E4

    Eddie has been spending a lot of time in his room and Richie finds that he has been printing fake money. Unfortunately local counterfeiter "The Skullcrusher" is not amused and demands money. Luckily the pub quiz night could be their salvation.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  6. Bottom Season 3 Episode 3 - Break
    8.2/10(300 votes)

    S3:E3

    Richie and Eddie are going on holiday in Doncaster and they begin to plan what they are going to do and what they are going to take with them.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  7. Bottom Season 1 Episode 6 - Accident
    8.3/10(371 votes)

    S1:E6

    It's Richie's birthday and he has a big party planned, Eddie's friends and all the birds' Richie knows are coming. As he prepares for the party, putting up the decorations, Richie falls and horribly breaks his leg. Will having his leg in plaster and being in a wheelchair ruin his party, will it heck as like!

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  8. Bottom Season 2 Episode 2 - Culture
    8.3/10(347 votes)

    S2:E2

    The boys' television has been repossessed and they are at a complete loss, they cannot find anything to keep them occupied, they have tried to do the crossword. Richie decides to challenge Eddie to a game of chess, even though they don't have all the pieces in their set! They decide to improvise and use various odd items to replace the missing pieces.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  9. Bottom Season 3 Episode 6 - Carnival
    8.4/10(303 votes)

    S3:E6

    It is the annual Hammersmith carnival where the local residents take part in riots and Richie and Eddie find watching the Carnival from their flat window is the best seats to watch the riots. After going looting, Eddie learns Richie has stolen a BBC camera and they decide to record a prime-time current affairs discussion program and hilarious accidents so they can make money Unaware the video tape is a dirty video of Prime Mininster Tony Blair.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  10. Bottom Season 3 Episode 5 - Finger
    8.4/10(325 votes)

    S3:E5

    After coming home from a cricket match, Richie learns Eddie has stolen 'Cannonball' Taffy O' Jones car keys and they learn 'Cannonball' Taffy O' Jones is getting married to a woman who looks like Ted Rogers. Richie and Eddie steals the car and end up at a hotel where they pretend to a husband and wife.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  11. Bottom Season 2 Episode 3 - Burglary
    8.4/10(348 votes)

    S2:E3

    A burglar breaks into Richie and Eddies place and manages to get caught by them. Once they have him tied up they have to decide what to do with him and the loot he has stolen from other houses.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  12. Bottom Season 2 Episode 4 - Parade
    8.4/10(366 votes)

    S2:E4

    Richie and Eddie are taken to the Police station to take part in an identity parade and find themselves in an argument with a Falklands war veteran over their participation in the war.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  13. Bottom Season 2 Episode 1 - Digger
    8.4/10(387 votes)

    S2:E1

    Eddie and Richie join Mrs. Lineker's Love Bureau hoping to find their perfect women. Richies video tells the viewers that he is, in fact, a Duke and this gets him a date with a countess from Moldavia. He invites her to his place and arranges for Eddie to pretend to be his butler for the evening.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  14. Bottom Season 3 Episode 2 - Terror
    8.5/10(355 votes)

    S3:E2

    It is Halloween. After losing the "Spot the Balls" competition and visited by trick or treaters. Richie and Eddie decides to put on their own Halloween party. Where they go off trick or treating, Richie is dressed up as a devil and Eddie is dressed up as a banana, armed with a electric cattle prod, they go to get some money for beer. When Richie and Eddie invite Spudgun and Hedgehog, Richie decides to raise the Devil, so he can have sex with girls in exchange for his soul. But the Devil arrives in the form of Dave Hedgehog's daughter Doreen.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  15. Bottom Season 3 Episode 1 - Hole
    8.6/10(356 votes)

    S3:E1

    Richie and Eddie are stranded on the big wheel at the fairground. It gets worse - the wheel is due to be demolished the next day!

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  16. Bottom Season 2 Episode 6 - Bottom's Out
    8.6/10(373 votes)

    S2:E6

    After losing a bet, Richie and Eddie are forced to spend a week camping in Wimbledon Common, and the only supplies they have are a tin opener and a packet of chocolate Hob-Nobs. However, their food problems may soon be solved, as Eddie plans on eating a Womble!

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  17. Bottom Season 1 Episode 2 - Gas
    8.8/10(533 votes)

    S1:E2

    The gasman calls to read Eddie and Ritchie's meter. Not a problem? It is when you are getting your gas from an illegal connection to your next-door neighbors gas. Can the boys persuade the meter reader that they don't use gas and stall him until they can disconnect their supply from next door?

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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  18. Bottom Season 2 Episode 5 - Holy
    8.9/10(443 votes)

    S2:E5

    Eddie and Richie celebrate Christmas by inviting Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog around for Christmas dinner and a day of fun and games. After a knock at the door Richie finds a baby left on their doorstep. Due to a few misperceptions Richie believes the baby is the Second Coming of Jesus.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Contest" is the worst rated episode of Bottom. It scored 7.9/10 from 379 votes. Directed by Ed Bye and written by Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, it aired on October 1, 1991. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Apocalypse".

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