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The Best Episodes of Crowded

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No more sex, booze and paying the bills naked. After 20 years of parenting, empty nesters Mike and Martina are finally reclaiming their wild side. But when both of their two grown daughters unexpectedly move

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Crowded Season 1 Episode 8 - Given to Fly
    7.9/10(89 votes)

    S1:E8

    Martina, Stella and Shea join forces to find Mike's mother. Bob and Mike attract attention when they banter as traffic reporters in Mike's helicopter.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Josh Greenberg

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  2. Crowded Season 1 Episode 6 - Nothing as It Seems
    7.8/10(96 votes)

    S1:E6

    The family celebrates Bob and Alice's anniversary by going to the movies, but things don't go as planned when Mike and Martina find a positive pregnancy test.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Kellie R. Griffin

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  3. Crowded Season 1 Episode 7 - The Fixer
    7.8/10(90 votes)

    S1:E7

    One of Martina's patients moves in and refuses to leave. Mike misses his mother. Shea gets a boyfriend. Stella gives Martina's patient a makeover.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Chelsea Myers

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  4. Crowded Season 1 Episode 10 - Better Man
    7.8/10(76 votes)

    S1:E10

    Mike and Martina experiment with Viagra, while Stella receives harsh criticism over her YouTube channel.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Jaclyn Moore

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  5. Crowded Season 1 Episode 11 - Daughter
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    S1:E11

    Stella scores Pearl Jam tickets for Mike through her boyfriend, but when Mike finds out the guy is married, he struggles with whether or not to tell her. Meanwhile, Martina and Bob bond at a shooting range and Alice teaches Shea how to "play it cool" with the guy she's seeing.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Emily Heller

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  6. Crowded Season 1 Episode 4 - Rearview Mirror
    7.5/10(101 votes)

    S1:E4

    Mike learns that Kyle, a guy who bullied him in school, is now in prison. Shunning his father's advice, Mike decides to pay Kyle a visit (with Martina in tow) to show him how well his life has turned out. This inspires Stella to meet up with a nerd she once bullied named Elliot so she can apologize to him, but it leads to something else.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Chris Marcil, Sam Johnson

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  7. Crowded Season 1 Episode 5 - Amongst the Waves
    7.4/10(100 votes)

    S1:E5

    Mike and Martina set their friend John up with a new girl in order to "Frankenstein" the perfect friend-couple, but when John's ex finds out about it, the whole thing blows up in their faces. Shea, Stella and Ethan take over Bob's bar.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Tom Hertz

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  8. Crowded Season 1 Episode 9 - Unemployable
    7.4/10(74 votes)

    S1:E9

    Stella becomes a webcam gal. Shea takes a job at a fast food restaurant. Ethan's crush on Shea grows. Bob and Alice disagree about end-of-life issues.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sabrina Jalees

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  9. Crowded Season 1 Episode 3 - Brother
    7.2/10(109 votes)

    S1:E3

    When Mike's step-brother Ethan comes to town, Mike has to deal with Bob's blatant favoritism. However, Mike soon learns that Ethan has secrets and is not doing as well as Bob thinks. Stella and Shea team up to beat their parents at family game night after learning that they had been letting them win all these years.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Claudia Lonow

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  10. Crowded Season 1 Episode 2 - Present Tense
    7.1/10(134 votes)

    S1:E2

    Mike and Martina haven't had sex since the girls moved back in and they're not sure why. Each tries to spice things up in their own way. Stella coaches Shea on how to snag boys with a dating app.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Suzanne Martin

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  11. Crowded Season 1 Episode 12 - In Hiding
    7.1/10(72 votes)

    S1:E12

    Stella, Shea and Martina assume Ethan is gay after they spot him at a male strip club; and Mike and Bob compete to see who's more attractive to other men.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Steve Vitolo

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  12. Crowded Season 1 Episode 13 - Come Back
    7.1/10(60 votes)

    S1:E13

    The whole family heads to Bob's cabin in the woods where they discover Mike's mother, Linda, has been hiding from the law. The past gets rehashed and the family gets some closure, but a secret is revealed that could change everything.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kellie R. Griffin

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  13. Crowded Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.6/10(163 votes)

    S1:E1

    Like millions of millennials, Mike and Martina's two daughters move back home after college and they all have to deal with the new reality.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Suzanne Martin

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Best Episodes Summary

"Given to Fly" is the best rated episode of "Crowded". It scored 7.9/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Josh Greenberg, it aired on 4/17/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nothing as It Seems".