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The Best Episodes of Dear John

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The Best Episodes of Dear John

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John...

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  1. Background image for John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure
    9.1/10(40 votes)

    #1 - John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure

    S3:E17

    Kirk loses John's antique watch to a pretty thief.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for John's Week Off
    8.9/10(36 votes)

    #2 - John's Week Off

    S3:E22

    John is stranded in remove Hawaiian airports after buying a discount ticket from Kirk; Alejandro proposes to Kate.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Love Stories (1)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Love Stories (1)

    S3:E14

    John meets a pretty periodontist, Kate a suave South American, and Kirk his fiesty match. (Part 1 of 2)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rod Parker
  4. Background image for Love Stories (2)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Love Stories (2)

    S3:E15

    Jackie agrees to live with Kirk, under exacting conditions; Louse gets a date with her IRS auditor. (Part 2 of 2)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rod Parker
  5. Background image for Love Stories (3)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #5 - Love Stories (3)

    S3:E16

    Everyone gets dumped except Ralph; John's ex-wife Wendy brings news of a new baby. (Part 3 of 3)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rod Parker
  6. Background image for Molly and Me
    8.6/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Molly and Me

    S3:E13

    Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Poet (1)
    8.5/10(31 votes)

    #7 - The Poet (1)

    S3:E18

    When John's college poetry teacher visits, he steals some of John's poems for a book. Meanwhile, the group preps for a talent show.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for And Baby Makes Four (2)
    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #8 - And Baby Makes Four (2)

    S3:E3

    Feeling pressured and rushed, John breaks into the insemination clinc to retrieve his sperm.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Louise, the Hero
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Louise, the Hero

    S3:E20

    After they learn she'd been institutionalized, the groups scoffs at Louise's claim she can save the financiall strapped center.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for And Baby Makes Four (1)
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #10 - And Baby Makes Four (1)

    S3:E2

    John hopes for a reconciliation whe his ex-wife Wendy says she wants another child—but she only wants her sperm.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for That's Big of Me
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #11 - That's Big of Me

    S3:E5

    A new member proposes to both Kate and Louise.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Hole in One
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Hole in One

    S3:E7

    At her aunt's funeral, Kate confronts her ex-husband Blake, a cad nonetheless loved by the rest of her family.

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    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Homeward Bound

    S3:E10

    John wants his aging mother to move in with him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Poet (2)
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #14 - The Poet (2)

    S3:E19

    John huddles with the group members over whether to expose the former professor who plagaarized his poems. (Part 2 of 2)

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    Director:Unknown
  16. Background image for Matthew and the Baby
    8.3/10(33 votes)

    #15 - Matthew and the Baby

    S3:E21

    John tries getting his son Matthew to discuss his hurt feelings about the baby his mom and John are having.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for A Priest's Story
    8.2/10(33 votes)

    #16 - A Priest's Story

    S3:E4

    John tries to mediate a fight over a woman between Kirk and his amazingly similar brother—a priest.

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    Director:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Blunder Years
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #17 - The Blunder Years

    S3:E8

    John seeks a reunion with famous adventure author Jessica Stone, whom he recalls in flashbacks as the great love of his youth.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Matter of Trust (1)
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Matter of Trust (1)

    S3:E11

    John's job is jeopardized and the group disbands after a tabloid links him to a promiscuous movie star. (Part 1 of 2)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Matter of Trust (2)
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #19 - Matter of Trust (2)

    S3:E12

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Hot Lips Lacey
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Hot Lips Lacey

    S3:E6

    John sort of fulfills his dream of playing clarinet at Carnegie Hall.

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    Director:Unknown
  22. Background image for Down and Out in Rego Park
    8.1/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Down and Out in Rego Park

    S3:E9

    Despite interruptions by a newly svelte woman from Overeaters Anonymous (new recurring guest Olivia Brown), the groups tries to heer up Mary Beth, who's lost her job.

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    Director:Unknown
  23. Background image for Pretty Man
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #22 - Pretty Man

    S3:E1

    John goes on a blind double-date with Kirk, and finds himself mistaken for a professional escort.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Pilot
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    John reluctantly attends his first meeting of the One-Two-One Club -- only after mistakenly wandering into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting across the hall. (TV Guide)

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Ralph's Curse
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Ralph's Curse

    S1:E2

    No description available

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Hello/Goodbye
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    #25 - Hello/Goodbye

    S1:E3

    A young man claims to be John' son.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure" is the best rated episode of "Dear John". It scored 9.1/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Marco Pennette, it aired on 2/9/1991. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "John's Week Off".