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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

Best Episodes 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".

  • John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure
    9.4/1038 votes
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    #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

  • John's Night Out
    9.2/1036 votes
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    #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

  • John's Week Off
    9.2/1033 votes
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    #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

  • Love Stories (2)
    9.1/1033 votes
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    #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

  • Love Stories (3)
    9.1/1033 votes
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    #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

  • Love Stories (1)
    9.0/1033 votes
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    #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

  • Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?
    9.0/1030 votes
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    #7 - Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1991

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Molly and Me
    8.9/1030 votes
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    #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

  • The Poet (1)
    8.8/1029 votes
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    #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

  • Louise, the Hero
    8.8/1027 votes
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    #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

  • Who's Who
    8.8/1023 votes
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    #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

  • Poor John (2)
    8.8/1033 votes
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    #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

  • Margo
    8.7/1038 votes
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    #13 - Margo

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/1989

    The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Friends and Lovers
    8.7/1032 votes
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    #14 - Friends and Lovers

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1989

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    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Aunt Red
    8.7/1032 votes
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    #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

  • And Baby Makes Four (2)
    8.7/1029 votes
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    #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

  • The Poet (2)
    8.7/1027 votes
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    #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

  • Poor John (1)
    8.7/1039 votes
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    #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

  • The Return of Ricky
    8.6/1044 votes
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    #19 - The Return of Ricky

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/1989

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stand by Your Man
    8.6/1038 votes
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    #20 - Stand by Your Man

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1989

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Dance
    8.6/1039 votes
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    #21 - The Last Dance

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/1989

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    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Sisters
    8.6/1037 votes
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    #22 - Sisters

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/1989

    Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The British Are Coming
    8.6/1047 votes
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    #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

  • Kate, a Date & Fate
    8.6/1031 votes
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    #24 - Kate, a Date & Fate

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/1989

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Honolulu Baby
    8.6/1035 votes
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    #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