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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. 9.1/10(40 votes)

    #1 - John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure

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    S3:E17

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

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  2. 8.9/10(38 votes)

    #2 - John's Night Out

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    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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  3. 8.9/10(35 votes)

    #3 - John's Week Off

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    S3:E22

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

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  4. 8.8/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Love Stories (1)

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    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:N/A
    Writer:Rod Parker
  5. 8.8/10(36 votes)

    #5 - Love Stories (2)

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    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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    Writer:Rod Parker
  6. 8.8/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Love Stories (3)

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    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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    Writer:Rod Parker
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  8. 8.7/10(32 votes)

    #7 - Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?

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    S4:E4

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  9. 8.6/10(32 votes)

    #8 - Molly and Me

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    S3:E13

    Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.

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  10. 8.5/10(28 votes)

    #9 - And Baby Makes Four (1)

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    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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  11. 8.5/10(31 votes)

    #10 - The Poet (1)

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    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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  12. 8.5/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Poor John (1)

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    S4:E16

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

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  13. 8.5/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Poor John (2)

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    S4:E17

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

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  14. 8.4/10(46 votes)

    #13 - The Return of Ricky

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    S1:E11

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  15. 8.4/10(40 votes)

    #14 - Stand by Your Man

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    S1:E13

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  16. 8.4/10(40 votes)

    #15 - Margo

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    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
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  17. 8.4/10(34 votes)

    #16 - Friends and Lovers

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    S1:E21

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    Director:John Rich
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  18. 8.4/10(33 votes)

    #17 - Kate, a Date & Fate

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    S2:E10

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  19. 8.4/10(38 votes)

    #18 - Honolulu Baby

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    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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  20. 8.4/10(34 votes)

    #19 - Aunt Red

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    S2:E23

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

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  21. 8.4/10(31 votes)

    #20 - And Baby Makes Four (2)

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    S3:E3

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

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  22. 8.4/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Louise, the Hero

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    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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  23. 8.4/10(27 votes)

    #22 - The Bachelor Shower

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    S4:E7

    John and Kirk's windfall at an automated bank teller comes to light at a police officer's bachelor party.

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  24. 8.4/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Who's Who

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    S4:E15

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

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  25. 8.3/10(64 votes)

    #24 - Pilot

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    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
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  26. 8.3/10(41 votes)

    #25 - Politics as Usual

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    S1:E7

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    Director:Stan Daniels
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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 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".