8.5/1061 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1988
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)
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1046 votes
#2 - Ralph's Curse
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/1988
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Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1042 votes
#3 - Hello/Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/1988
A young man claims to be John' son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1046 votes
#4 - The Younger Girl
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/1988
John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1039 votes
#5 - Matthew's Dilemma
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/1988
John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
Director: Art Wolff
Writer: N/A
8.4/1042 votes#6 - Dear Mike
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/1988
No description available
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1039 votes
#7 - Politics as Usual
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/1988
No description available
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1040 votes
#8 - Dancing in the Dark
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/1988
No description available
Director: Arlene Sanford
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1039 votes
#9 - Was It Good for Me?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/1989
No description available
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1038 votes
#10 - Honest John
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1044 votes
#11 - The Return of Ricky
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1037 votes
#12 - Dream Babe
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1038 votes
#13 - Stand by Your Man
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1040 votes
#14 - Love and Marriage
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1989
No description available
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1038 votes
#15 - For a Friend
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/1989
No description available
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1036 votes
#16 - The Second Time Around
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/1989
No description available
Director: Art Wolff
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1039 votes
#17 - The Last Dance
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/1989
No description available
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1037 votes
#18 - 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
- 8.5/1034 votes
#19 - Gone Camping
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/1989
On a camping trip, John and Matthew are stranded in a cabin by a snowstorm that ushers in a blizzard of chilling consequences. (TV Guide)
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1038 votes
#20 - 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
- 8.7/1032 votes
#21 - Friends and Lovers
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1989
No description available
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1031 votes
#22 - Bound for Gloria
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/1989
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Dear John Season 1
Every episode of Dear John Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dear John Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Dear John" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by N/A, it aired on 10/6/1988. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Ralph's Curse".