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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(36 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 Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?
    8.7/10(33 votes)

    #7 - Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?

    S4:E4

    No description available

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

    #8 - Molly and Me

    S3:E13

    Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.

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

    #9 - 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
  11. Background image for Poor John (1)
    8.5/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Poor John (1)

    S4:E16

    Lack of funds clouds John's ski weekend with a new flame. (Part 1 of 1)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Poor John (2)
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #11 - Poor John (2)

    S4:E17

    John overextends his credit to impress his new girlfriend. (Part 2 of 2)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Return of Ricky
    8.4/10(47 votes)

    #12 - The Return of Ricky

    S1:E11

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Stand by Your Man
    8.4/10(41 votes)

    #13 - Stand by Your Man

    S1:E13

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Margo
    8.4/10(40 votes)

    #14 - Margo

    S1:E20

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

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Friends and Lovers
    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Friends and Lovers

    S1:E21

    No description available

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Kate, a Date & Fate
    8.4/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Kate, a Date & Fate

    S2:E10

    No description available

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

    #17 - 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)

    #18 - 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
  20. Background image for And Baby Makes Four (2)
    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #19 - 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
  21. Background image for Louise, the Hero
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #20 - 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
  22. Background image for Who's Who
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #21 - Who's Who

    S4:E15

    John is suddenly willing to take risks after a near-death experience in an elevator.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Pilot
    8.3/10(65 votes)

    #22 - 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
  24. Background image for Politics as Usual
    8.3/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Politics as Usual

    S1:E7

    No description available

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    Director:Stan Daniels
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Was It Good for Me?
    8.3/10(41 votes)

    #24 - Was It Good for Me?

    S1:E9

    No description available

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    Director:Stan Daniels
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Dream Babe
    8.3/10(40 votes)

    #25 - Dream Babe

    S1:E12

    No description available

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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".