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The Best Episodes of Cougar Town

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

The Best Episodes of Cougar Town

Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is...

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  1. Background image for Mary Jane's Last Dance
    8.5/10(319 votes)

    #1 - Mary Jane's Last Dance

    S6:E13

    Grayson tries to prevent Jules from running her birthday; everyone experiences major life changes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Ain't Love Strange
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Ain't Love Strange

    S3:E1

    Jules is miffed when Grayson (who has an ulterior motive) calls her "predictable"; Ellie frets that little Stan is turning into a "devil child," or even worse, could grow up to be like Laurie; and Travis likes his new off campus housing, until Bobby tries to convince him to take dog Travis in.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Something Good Coming (1)

    S2:E21

    When Travis abruptly moves to Hawaii, the gang go after him and decide to spend their vacation there too. As Jules struggles with Travis' choice, Grayson tells her he's keen on having kids. Meanwhile, Bobby acts as Ellie and Andy's vacation surrogate, and Laurie hatches a plan to lure Travis back home.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - My Life (1)

    S3:E14

    When Grayson complains that he's living the movie "Groundhog Day" because the gang shows up at the same time every day at Jules' house, Jules asks for a "Groundhog Day"-themed bachelorette party so that Ellie and Laurie can explain the movie to her. Then, fed up with the lack of privacy, Grayson convinces Jules to elope to Napa . . . but the cul de sac crew happily tags along.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Your World (2)
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Your World (2)

    S3:E15

    When Grayson complains that he's living the movie "Groundhog Day" because the gang shows up at the same time every day at Jules' house, Jules asks for a "Groundhog Day"-themed bachelorette party so that Ellie and Laurie can explain the movie to her. Then, fed up with the lack of privacy, Grayson convinces Jules to elope to Napa . . . but the cul de sac crew happily tags along

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Flirting With Time
    8.0/10(250 votes)

    #6 - Flirting With Time

    S4:E7

    When buyers show interest in Grayson's house, the crew is quick to judge their potential new neighbors. They also become nostalgic about when redneck Bobby and Jules first moved into the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Wade returns home from Afghanistan early, but Laurie's initial excitement quickly turns to fear when he becomes too clingy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for All or Nothin'
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #7 - All or Nothin'

    S5:E1

    The Cul de Sac Crew feels weird about Laurie and Travis dating, but Jules is determined to play it cool. Bobby and Andy make it big when Penny Can goes global. But when Bobby starts throwing around money, Grayson confronts him about years of unpaid bar tabs. Meanwhile, Andy struggles to get Stan to sleep after a slasher movie.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Walls
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Walls

    S2:E15

    Once again Jules chooses to get too involved in Travis' life.

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    Director:Bill Lawrence
  10. Background image for Dating Scene
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Dating Scene

    S1:E1

    Pilot - We meet Jules, a woman who at her twenties took on marriage and a baby instead of experiencing the dating scene. Now on her forties, she finds herself as a divorcee and eager to live the dating scene that she missed. With the help of her friend, Laurie, her younger co-worker who wants to show Jules to go out there and have fun. Ellie, her sarcastic, married and content to her average but lovable husband Andy. There's also her family, her ex-husband Bobby and her son Travis, who will test her patience, and her new forty-something divorced neighbour Gray, who doesn't believe that Jules can date again.

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    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Like a Diamond

    S5:E2

    Jules and Grayson receive a wedding invitation from a couple they barely know and on a date that conflicts with Grayson's roller-hockey finals. Despite Grayson's important plans, Jules simply cannot say no. Meanwhile, Bobby finds out that Dog Travis has puppies, and the crew discovers that Tom has created a model of the neighborhood with eerily lifelike dolls of everyone.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Scare Easy
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Scare Easy

    S1:E12

    When the relationship between Jules and her boyfriend start to heat up, Jules starts to get scared. Meanwhile, Laurie seeks diversion sex with an unsuspecting friend and Andy spills the beans about his big secret.

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    Director:Chris Koch
  13. Background image for I Should Have Known It
    7.6/10(239 votes)

    #12 - I Should Have Known It

    S4:E4

    When Tom gets a new girlfriend, the girls decide to investigate. Bobby goes on a fake date with Ellie to improve his table manners. And after getting fed up with the girls' rules, Andy and Grayson rebel.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(239 votes)

    #13 - The Criminal Kind

    S4:E13

    Inspired by "The Breakfast Club," the Cul-De-Sac Crew offers insight into their innermost thoughts through voice-overs. Grayson is crushed after discovering some harsh reviews on Yelp. And Jules goes to extremes to prove she's not a goody-two-shoes, ultimately landing herself in grocery store jail.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Cry to Me

    S2:E14

    Jules wishes Grayson would share his feelings with her; Ellie insists she doesn't want to do anything for Valentine's Day; Andy makes a date with Bobby; Travis asks Laurie for help with his gift for Kirsten.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Damaged By Love

    S2:E19

    When Travis suffers his first truly broken heart, Jules and Bobby are at a loss as to how to help him. Meanwhile, Grayson stands up to Jules when she tries to tell him what to do, and Ellie turns to Laurie for support when Andy's overly flirty sister-in-law, comes to visit.

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    Writer:Aaron Ho
  17. Background image for Something Good Coming (2)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Something Good Coming (2)

    S2:E22

    When Travis abruptly moves to Hawaii, the gang go after him and decide to spend their vacation there too. As Jules struggles with Travis' choice, Grayson tells her he's keen on having kids. Meanwhile, Bobby acts as Ellie and Andy's vacation surrogate, and Laurie hatches a plan to lure Travis back home.

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  18. Background image for A One Story Town
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - A One Story Town

    S3:E5

    Jules and the gang decide Bobby needs some help romancing Angie so they launch "operation kiss-the-girl." Meanwhile, other former "Scrubs" cast turn up, as Ted and the Peons pass through on their way to audition at Disney World.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Square One

    S3:E12

    After Grayson's house sustains hurricane damage, he moves in with Jules; Laurie and Ellie ask Travis to help determine which of them is sexier; Bobby and Jules compete in a ``white shirt challenge.''

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Have Love Will Travel
    7.5/10(258 votes)

    #19 - Have Love Will Travel

    S4:E15

    After discovering that Chick has health issues, the gang decides to take him to Hollywood. Once there, they'll stop at nothing to arrange for him to spend an evening with one his favorite stars, Tippi Hedren. Meanwhile, Laurie and Travis try carefully to set up the perfect first kiss. And Andy is upset to discover that no one recognizes him as Latino.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Learning to Fly
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Learning to Fly

    S5:E6

    Laurie teaches Jules the rules of karma after Jules lies to customers at the annual cul-de-sac yard sale. Andy uses some of his new yard sale purchases to test Ellie after they make a bet that she can't refrain from being snarky for one day. Meanwhile, Bobby must overcome his fear of rollercoasters to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for You Wreck Me
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #21 - You Wreck Me

    S1:E5

    Jules rues the day when her ex-husband, Bobby, and Grayson become fast friends over a mercy golf lesson that she organized to help boost Bobby's self esteem. Meanwhile, Laurie surprises even herself when she takes on a new client to prove her worth to Jules.

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    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #22 - All Mixed Up

    S2:E1

    Bobby struggles with the reality of Jules being in a relationship with Grayson. Jules has issues with her new psychiatrist when she discovers the truth behind her methods.

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  24. Background image for Between Two Worlds
    7.4/10(230 votes)

    #23 - Between Two Worlds

    S4:E3

    Jules begins to worry that her marriage to Grayson lacks passion. But when she enlists Ellie to start a verbal firestorm, things quickly get too heated. Laurie helps Travis find his superpower. And Bobby tries to shake things up by taking on a 'cooler' persona.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for You Tell Me
    7.4/10(234 votes)

    #24 - You Tell Me

    S4:E10

    Confused by her mixed feelings for Travis, Laurie resorts to destroying things. But when her anger gets out of control, newly appointed mayor Andy has to step in. Jules starts hanging out with her therapist after discovering that her friends have been keeping secrets. And Bobby has a fling with the girl of his dreams while enjoying a vacation at Target.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Saving Grace
    7.4/10(240 votes)

    #25 - Saving Grace

    S4:E11

    Travis and Andy take a backseat to Bobby's new tomboy friend, Riggs. Grayson sparks a religious debate when he sighs during Jules' family prayer. And the Cul-De-Sac Crew form a dodgeball league, but Andy's attention toward another girl leads to a brawl with a group of pre-teens.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is the best rated episode of "Cougar Town". It scored 8.5/10 based on 319 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/2015. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ain't Love Strange".