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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 Night Out
    8.9/10(38 votes)

    #2 - John's Night Out

    S2:E20

    Afraid he's becoming a support-group addict, John takes a night off to wing it on his own. (TV Guide)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for John's Week Off
    8.9/10(35 votes)

    #3 - 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
  4. Background image for Love Stories (1)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Love Stories (2)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for Love Stories (3)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for Molly and Me
    8.6/10(32 votes)

    #7 - Molly and Me

    S3:E13

    Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.

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

    #8 - 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
  10. Background image for Kate, a Date & Fate
    8.4/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Kate, a Date & Fate

    S2:E10

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Honolulu Baby
    8.4/10(38 votes)

    #10 - Honolulu Baby

    S2:E11

    It's the second anniversary of the day John's wife left him (DJ Day), and the group is concerned because John is binging on junk food. Mrs. Philbert is preparing to attend her 60th high school anniversary, her first because she was always afraid of meeting her former fiance, Lloyd, and her best friend, Clara, who eloped together. John is deputized to escort her to New Jersey, where Lloyd and Clara show up after all -- so Mrs. Philbert introduces him as her fiance, invites them back to ""their"" place, and sets about seducing Lloyd with her patented technique: playing ""Honolulu Baby"" on the ukelele.

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    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #11 - Aunt Red

    S2:E23

    Kate chooses John as her nephew's role model—but the boy prefers Kirk.

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

    #12 - 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
  14. Background image for Louise, the Hero
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #13 - 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
  15. Background image for The British Are Coming
    8.3/10(50 votes)

    #14 - The British Are Coming

    S2:E6

    Unwed mother Louise needs a hubby to present to her strait-laced father---and gets more help than she can handle. (TV Guide)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for True Confessions
    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #15 - True Confessions

    S2:E21

    The group throws a surprise birthday party for Kirk, but the surprise is on them. (TV Guide)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for To John with Love
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    #16 - To John with Love

    S2:E22

    John basks in the adulation Mary Beth lavishes on him for helping her write an article.

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

    #17 - 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
  19. Background image for That's Big of Me
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #18 - That's Big of Me

    S3:E5

    A new member proposes to both Kate and Louise.

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

    #19 - 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)

    #20 - Homeward Bound

    S3:E10

    John wants his aging mother to move in with him.

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

    #21 - 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
  23. Background image for Matthew and the Baby
    8.3/10(33 votes)

    #22 - 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
  24. Background image for A New Leash on Life
    8.2/10(35 votes)

    #23 - A New Leash on Life

    S2:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Other Group
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #24 - The Other Group

    S2:E2

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Ralph's Second Chance
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #25 - Ralph's Second Chance

    S2:E3

    Blomlika, the bride who skipped out on Ralph at their wedding reception, bounds back into his life, eager to pick up where they left off 14 months before.

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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 Night Out".