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The Best Episodes of Braceface

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

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The show, set in Elkford, British Columbia, is based around Sharon Spitz, who is a junior high school student with braces that get in her way of leading a normal teenage life. In the first

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Braceface Season 1 Episode 12 - The Pickford Project
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #1 - The Pickford Project

    S1:E12

    Sharon, Maria and Nina have to be Group Partners, working on the Pickford project. After Nina save's Sharon from Drowning, Maria wants her friend back and it Sharon just wants to know what happened between Nina and her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alyse Rosenberg

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  2. Braceface Season 1 Episode 7 - Mixed Messages
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #2 - Mixed Messages

    S1:E7

    Sharon's message that she's attracted to Alden accidentally gets misdirected to Buck's cell phone, which leads Buck to believe that Sharon likes him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Melissa Clark

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  3. Braceface Season 1 Episode 23 - Angels Among Us
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Angels Among Us

    S1:E23

    It's Christmas in Elkford! Sharon prepares to draw Alden's name from a gift exchange in homeroom, but her party is pooped when Nina's name is on Sharon's card. Sharon, at first, wants to get her something cheap, but she decides to get her a plastic angel. Sharon procrastinates, and at the exchange, Sharon has five dollars in pennies for Nina! Just as Sharon is giving Nina the bag, Nina says she does not want anything that year. Sharon could not wait to get home and put the tofurkey in the oven,(Sharon is a vegan) decorate the tree, and sing carols. However, her plan backfires when Ellen has work, Josh celebrates Channukah, and Adam has to camp out in the freezing weather in the driveway with tthe family's pioneer-like uncle. Sharon gets so angry, she storms off telling her mother she is going somewhere a ""real Christmas"" is happening. On her quest to find her ""real Christmas,"" Sharon stops at Connor's, but she leaves because relatives constantly argue. She then goes to Maria's where

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sean Reycraft

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  4. Braceface Season 3 Episode 26 - Leap of Faith
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Leap of Faith

    S3:E26

    Sharon, Maria, Alden and Brock go away to Enviro-Camp and Sharon thinks one of the counselors, Alex, likes her. Sharon likes him - a lot! But unknown to Sharon, Alden has come to realize that he still has deep feelings for her. And the more Alden tries to let Sharon know how he feels, the more she thinks that Alex just might be the guy for her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Braceface Season 1 Episode 15 - The Election
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #5 - The Election

    S1:E15

    As Nina steps down as the leader of the students, Sharon enters the election for the new free position. At the same time Brock also enrolls on the race, which enrages Sharon. Then Sharon starts receiving threats to pull out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Melissa Clark

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  6. Braceface Season 1 Episode 16 - The Good Life
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #6 - The Good Life

    S1:E16

    Superstar singing sensation Lena comes to Elkford to shoot her music video and Sharon, Connor, and Nina are chosen to be extras.

    Director:Charles E. Bastien
    Writer:Susin Nielsen

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  7. Braceface Season 1 Episode 18 - Dissection Connection
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Dissection Connection

    S1:E18

    Tally and Conner break up when Tally hears a rumor that Conner's secretly been seeing Maria. Meanwhile, when Sharon learns that her class will be dissecting frogs (and this project will make up the majority of her grade), she completely flips out. Tally approaches Sharon to reveal that she's equally disgusted by the science project. Among other projects, Sharon starts a ""cut it out"" campaign to abolish frog dissection and finds that Tally is her biggest supporter -- which really irks Maria and Conner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myra Fried

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  8. Braceface Season 1 Episode 11 - Twenty Four Hours
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Twenty Four Hours

    S1:E11

    Sharon is brace-free for 24 hours and tries to find a way to kiss Alden.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Teversham

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  9. Braceface Season 1 Episode 13 - Miami Vices
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Miami Vices

    S1:E13

    Sharon's Dad calls up to the family, asks them to visit him for a while. Josh cant come because he has the flu, so Sharon brings Maria along with her brother, Adam. When Sharon finds out that she's not Dad's Favorite, Sharon starts Drinking just to fit in to be one of the Guys!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myra Fried

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  10. Braceface Season 1 Episode 22 - Camp Kookalah
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Camp Kookalah

    S1:E22

    Sharon and Maria always gone to Camp Kookalah together both hoping to become camp counslers but Sharon seems to be a little early! She becomes a camp counsler because she is a little older than the rest of her roomates and Maria is one of them. Maria gets put down by Sharon because she got to be counsler.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susin Nielsen

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  11. Braceface Season 1 Episode 8 - The Worst First Date Ever. Period
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #11 - The Worst First Date Ever. Period

    S1:E8

    Sharon decides to confess her feelings to Alden so she leaves him a voice mail. However, somehow the message reaches Brock, instead of Alden. Suddenly Brock starts flirting with her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alyse Rosenberg

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  12. Braceface Season 1 Episode 10 - Driving Miss Sharon
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Driving Miss Sharon

    S1:E10

    Sharon takes advantage of a daredevil opportunity when her braces kick-start her mother's car. But her older brother, Adam, unknowingly takes the blame when she ends up having an accident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Sean Reycraft, Susannah Coneybeare

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  13. Braceface Season 1 Episode 20 - The Easy Way Out
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #13 - The Easy Way Out

    S1:E20

    Sharon calls a psychic hotline to see if Alden is interested in her, and at the same time, she puts off a Test in school that will reflect a big amount of Sharon's grade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susin Nielsen

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  14. Braceface Season 3 Episode 4 - Remember When
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Remember When

    S3:E4

    When a hockey puck bonks Alden on the head, he suddenly thinks that he and Sharon are still a couple. Following doctor's orders to ""not shock his system"", Sharon and the rest of the gang go along with the deception until Alden 'comes to his senses'. But Marlo grows unhappy and impatient seeing her boyfriend cuddling up to Sharon - while Sharon is surprised to find that she's kind of enjoying the walk down memory lane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Braceface Season 3 Episode 25 - Vegging Out
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Vegging Out

    S3:E25

    Sharon's wiped from eating badly between exams and homework. The doctor tells her she's anemic and needs more iron in her diet. He suggests she go back to eating meat and Sharon is horrified. Vegetarianism is very important to her! And the only one who seems to understand is Cody, a great guy that Sharon has just met. Even though he's a meat-eater, he's totally sympathetic to her problem - until Sharon finds out he isn't as honest as he appears to be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Braceface Season 1 Episode 3 - 5 Things That Really Bug Me About You
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #16 - 5 Things That Really Bug Me About You

    S1:E3

    Sharon reads Maria's diary after her braces open its lock, and she assumes that a list of negative character traits found in it apply to her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Melissa Clark

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  17. Braceface Season 1 Episode 14 - Take That
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #17 - Take That

    S1:E14

    Sharon and Maria audition for a local talent search in an effort to change their images and be cool. But when Maria starts to make a habbit of using the, ""Five Finger Discount"" It passes on to Sharon and once again her braces react in a Funny Familiar way.

    Director:Charles E. Bastien
    Writer:Edwina Follows

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  18. Braceface Season 1 Episode 17 - The Secret
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #18 - The Secret

    S1:E17

    Sharon must work at the Teen Help Line for a community service project in her health class. But to find out Alden has a secret and doesn't want Sharon finding out, Sharon thinks he's hiding something from her thats about Sharon!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alyse Rosenberg

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  19. Braceface Season 1 Episode 21 - Skipping
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Skipping

    S1:E21

    Alden, Brock, and Carmen have auditions for their band. Sharon and Maria audition and they get the part. Brock gets a phone call and tells them they're up for an audition in a neighboring city but it's at 11:00 A.M on a school day. The 5 teens pretend to be sick so they can go. They make the audition but afterwards, they get on the wrong bus. They get off in the middle of nowhere until they find a golfcourse with a golf cart lying around so they steal it and make it to a highway just as a heavy thunderstorm blows into the area. Nina and her mom show up and give them a ride back to Elkford. However, Brock is caught by his Dad and winds up out of the band. Meanwhile, Nina and Allison try to prove that Sharon's skipping but it backfires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alyse Rosenberg

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  20. Braceface Season 2 Episode 2 - 14 Candles
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - 14 Candles

    S2:E2

    Sharon turns 14 years old. Nina has always been a few days before Sharon, and there's no exact way for Sharon to top her Birthday from Nina's! Sharon expects that everyone is throwing her a surprise party!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Braceface Season 2 Episode 10 - Triangles
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Triangles

    S2:E10

    Conner gets rescued from a fire at ""Life Cycles"" by Alyson's dad. When Conner tells Alyson to thank her dad for saving Conner, Alyson realizes what a good friend he is to her. So Alyson finally stands up for herself and tell's Nina she's tired of being a servant for her all the time. The two decide not to be friends anymore, and Alyson now considers Sharon, Maria and Conner, as Alyson's best friends! When Sharon and Maria use Alyson's ticket for the recitale Nina is doing her solo in, they decide to ruin the show for Nina, by cutting off the straps to Nina's Dress. When Nina is in danger, Alyson trys to save her but to find out that Sharon and Maria ruined Nina's dress! Nina gets so humiliated that she starts to cry and Alyson gets angry with Sharon and Maria. In the end, Alyson forgives them and still would like to be friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Braceface Season 2 Episode 14 - Home Alone
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Home Alone

    S2:E14

    Sharon's Mother takes a vacation to Hawaii and brings along David. While Sharon, Adam and Josh are left alone with Mitzy... Well, until Mitzy leaves them Home Alone to go see a new born baby her relative had. Sharon wants to extend her curfue, and how she shows it is by being real-responcible around the house. Nina makes a statement in the School Cafeteria about Sharon being too whimpy to actually throw a party. Sharon proves it by throwing a party! At the party Sharon gets Overly-sensitive about whats going to brake in the house, or stain the Spitz' carpet. When Sharon gets caught by her mother... it looks like Sharon's not the only one forgetting her responcibilitys.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Braceface Season 2 Episode 22 - When In Rome...
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #23 - When In Rome...

    S2:E22

    Sharon, Maria and Brock are part of a cultural immersion trip to Italy. As luck would have it, Rome is the home of Maria's maternal grandparents. Once there, the girlfriends clash. Maria embraces her heritage and roots and starts to behave in an old-fashioned, moralistic way while Sharon just wants to have fun--preferably with some cute young Italian guy. And she does--with Marcello, her Italian fantasy come true! At the same time Brock gets into the people and history of the place, thereby showing another side to Maria and bringing them closer. Things come to a head when he and Maria stay out too late and ignite her grandparents' wrath. When they blame Sharon as a ‘bad influence', Maria comes to her friend's defence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Braceface Season 3 Episode 3 - She Got Game
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #24 - She Got Game

    S3:E3

    When Sharon demonstrates a natural talent for psychological insight, she suggests Maria join the boys' hockey team to improve her game. Then Sharon becomes the unofficial team shrink by helping other players with their psychologically based playing problems. But when Maria has second thoughts about remaining on the boys' team, Sharon puts her own agenda ahead of her friend's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Braceface Season 3 Episode 8 - Game, Set Up & Match
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Game, Set Up & Match

    S3:E8

    Sharon makes the double mistake of thinking that Dion is lonely and that she knows him better than he knows himself. With those two pieces of misinformation in hand, she sets out to match him up with a seemingly likeminded guy that she just met. But things don't go smoothly and she almost jeopardizes her friendship with Dion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Pickford Project" is the best rated episode of "Braceface". It scored 8.2/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Alyse Rosenberg, it aired on 8/11/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mixed Messages".