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The Best Episodes of Braceface Season 1

Every episode of Braceface Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Braceface Season 1!

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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
    Braceface Season 1 Episode 1 - Brace Yourself
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    #1 - Brace Yourself

    S1:E1

    Sharon Spitz, a 13-year-old 8th grader get's braces the day before picture day. When getting braces at the ortadontist, there is a thunder storm and the power go's out. Something happens with Sharon's braces and now its making her do all sorts of weird things!

    Director:Charles E. Bastien
    Writer:Melissa Clark

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  2. Braceface Season 1 Episode 2 - Crushed
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #2 - Crushed

    S1:E2

    Sharon's friend Conner gets some acupuncture to treat his allergies and when he gets better, his self-confidence suddenly improves. When Conner starts hanging with a girl he has a crush on,(Tally) Sharon gets a little jealous and starts to think that she may have a crush on him!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alyse Rosenberg

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  3. Braceface Season 1 Episode 3 - 5 Things That Really Bug Me About You
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Braceface Season 1 Episode 4 - The Doctor Is In
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    #4 - The Doctor Is In

    S1:E4

    Sharon and her mom try to rebuild trust in their relationship after Sharon defies her mom and goes to a concert she was forbidden to attend. Meanwhile, Nina hires Sharon's mom as her therapist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edwina Follows

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  5. Braceface Season 1 Episode 5 - The Meat of the Matter
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    #5 - The Meat of the Matter

    S1:E5

    Alden, who's working in a meat packing plant to raise money for his band, encourages Sharon to apply for a job in the office. She reluctantly accepts the job, but winds up becoming a vegetarian and quitting when her braces begin picking up sounds from the slaughter house next door. She tries to encourage Alden to quit also, and becomes somewhat disillusioned with him when he won't. But her resentment doesn't last long when it's announced that there's a fundraiser barbeque for Alden's band. Sharon wants to go, but is reminded by her nemesis, Nina, that it would be against her principles, since they're serving meat. Sharon decides to go to the barbeque to offer a meat-free alternative, but winds up in an altercation with Nina which results in Alden's guitar getting smashed. Sharon feels awful, but all is well when she discovers Alden carries no resentment over the loss of his guitar. It turns out that he's gotten a raise, so he can afford to buy a new guitar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myra Fried

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  6. Braceface Season 1 Episode 6 - The Makeover
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #6 - The Makeover

    S1:E6

    When Adam says that he is helpless in romantic relationships, he asks for Sharon's advice. Sharon then decides to take it like a makeover. But, when her makeover turns them into something they are not, both of their relationships backfire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susin Nielsen

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  7. Braceface Season 1 Episode 7 - Mixed Messages
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Braceface Season 1 Episode 8 - The Worst First Date Ever. Period
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Braceface Season 1 Episode 9 - The Divorce Thing
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    #9 - The Divorce Thing

    S1:E9

    Sharon tries to reunite her divorced parents after she has conflicting feelings about her mom's new boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myra Fried

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  10. Braceface Season 1 Episode 10 - Driving Miss Sharon
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Braceface Season 1 Episode 11 - Twenty Four Hours
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Braceface Season 1 Episode 12 - The Pickford Project
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Braceface Season 1 Episode 13 - Miami Vices
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Braceface Season 1 Episode 14 - Take That
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Braceface Season 1 Episode 15 - The Election
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Braceface Season 1 Episode 16 - The Good Life
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Braceface Season 1 Episode 17 - The Secret
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Braceface Season 1 Episode 18 - Dissection Connection
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Braceface Season 1 Episode 19 - Whose Life Is It, Anyway?
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Whose Life Is It, Anyway?

    S1:E19

    Sharon decides to get a tattoo, to only prove to her mom and everyone else that she's rebellious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Karen Moonah

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  20. Braceface Season 1 Episode 20 - The Easy Way Out
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Braceface Season 1 Episode 21 - Skipping
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Braceface Season 1 Episode 22 - Camp Kookalah
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Braceface Season 1 Episode 23 - Angels Among Us
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Braceface Season 1 Episode 24 - Stormy Weather
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Stormy Weather

    S1:E24

    Sharon gets a crush on the new CIT, Jason. Though Sharon has a BF, she gets jelous when she sees Maria flirting with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susannah Coneybeare

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  25. Braceface Season 1 Episode 25 - Twisted
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Twisted

    S1:E25

    Sharon's Dream; Sharon finds out her dad is in love with Nina's mother. And with that power Nina could take of Sharon's life!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alyse Rosenberg

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Brace Yourself" is the best rated episode of "Braceface" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Charles E. Bastien and written by Melissa Clark, it aired on 6/2/2001. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Crushed".