- 9.4/1038 votesLoading...
#1 - John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1991
Kirk loses John's antique watch to a pretty thief.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marco Pennette
- 9.2/1036 votesLoading...
#2 - John's Night Out
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/1990
Afraid he's becoming a support-group addict, John takes a night off to wing it on his own. (TV Guide)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.2/1033 votesLoading...
#3 - John's Week Off
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/1/1991
John is stranded in remove Hawaiian airports after buying a discount ticket from Kirk; Alejandro proposes to Kate.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.1/1033 votesLoading...
#4 - Love Stories (2)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/1991
Jackie agrees to live with Kirk, under exacting conditions; Louse gets a date with her IRS auditor. (Part 2 of 2)
Director: N/A
Writer: Rod Parker
- 9.1/1033 votesLoading...
#5 - Love Stories (3)
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1991
Everyone gets dumped except Ralph; John's ex-wife Wendy brings news of a new baby. (Part 3 of 3)
Director: N/A
Writer: Rod Parker
- 9.0/1033 votesLoading...
#6 - Love Stories (1)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/1991
John meets a pretty periodontist, Kate a suave South American, and Kirk his fiesty match. (Part 1 of 2)
Director: N/A
Writer: Rod Parker
- 9.0/1030 votesLoading...
#7 - Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1030 votesLoading...
#8 - Molly and Me
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1991
Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1029 votesLoading...
#9 - The Poet (1)
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1991
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Howard Meyers
- 8.8/1027 votesLoading...
#10 - Louise, the Hero
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/1991
After they learn she'd been institutionalized, the groups scoffs at Louise's claim she can save the financiall strapped center.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1023 votesLoading...
#11 - Who's Who
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 6/12/1992
John is suddenly willing to take risks after a near-death experience in an elevator.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1033 votesLoading...
#12 - Poor John (2)
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 7/22/1992
John overextends his credit to impress his new girlfriend. (Part 2 of 2)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1032 votesLoading...
#15 - Aunt Red
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/1990
Kate chooses John as her nephew's role model—but the boy prefers Kirk.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1029 votesLoading...
#16 - And Baby Makes Four (2)
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1990
Feeling pressured and rushed, John breaks into the insemination clinc to retrieve his sperm.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1027 votesLoading...
#17 - The Poet (2)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1991
John huddles with the group members over whether to expose the former professor who plagaarized his poems. (Part 2 of 2)
Director: N/A
Writer: Howard Meyers
- 8.7/1039 votesLoading...
#18 - Poor John (1)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 7/15/1992
Lack of funds clouds John's ski weekend with a new flame. (Part 1 of 1)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1044 votesLoading...
#19 - The Return of Ricky
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1038 votesLoading...
#20 - Stand by Your Man
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1047 votesLoading...
#23 - The British Are Coming
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1989
Unwed mother Louise needs a hubby to present to her strait-laced father---and gets more help than she can handle. (TV Guide)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1030 votesLoading...
#24 - Kate, a Date & Fate
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1034 votesLoading...
#25 - Honolulu Baby
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens
The Best Episodes of Dear John
Every episode of Dear John ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure" is the best rated episode of "Dear John". It scored 9.4/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by N/A 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".