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The Best Episodes of Eastbound & Down

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Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 8 - Chapter 29
    9.0/10(901 votes)

    S4:E8

    Kenny returns a favor; Stevie offers revisions to Kenny's life story; April considers making a big decision.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 2 - Chapter 23
    8.9/10(732 votes)

    S4:E2

    Kenny visits Guy Young to discuss a career change, and tries to convince Stevie to rejoin the Powers team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 5 - Chapter 5
    8.5/10(985 votes)

    S1:E5

    Kenny decides to give up on his dream of returning to professional baseball. Meanwhile, arrogant car dealer Ashley comes back into the picture.

    Director:Adam McKay
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 8 - Chapter 21
    8.4/10(622 votes)

    S3:E8

    As Kenny adjusts to the new realities of his life, a twist of fate alters his future with the Mermen.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 6 - Chapter 27
    8.4/10(561 votes)

    S4:E6

    Kenny is rattled when Guy introduces a wildcard to the show; Stevie enlists Maria's help to promote Kenny's side business; April is frustrated with "Famous Kenny".

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 6 - Chapter 12
    8.3/10(705 votes)

    S2:E6

    Kenny settles his debt with Sebastian; later, he settles a score with Aaron and Hector, and bids adios to Vida. Kenny passes a final test with the Charros team.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 6 - Chapter 6
    8.2/10(912 votes)

    S1:E6

    Kenny gets an offer from a professional team and is forced to say goodbye to his family and teaching job.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 7 - Chapter 20
    8.2/10(596 votes)

    S3:E7

    Kenny hopes to get back on his coach's good side and return to his spot on the pitching staff, but his bumpy ride on the road to redemption continues. Meanwhile, Stevie tries to make things right with Maria.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 7 - Chapter 13
    8.1/10(668 votes)

    S2:E7

    Kenny confronts his future.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 1 - Chapter 14
    8.1/10(699 votes)

    S3:E1

    In the third-season premiere, Kenny finds himself in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as the closer for a minor-league baseball team, but he also has a reunion with April for his son's first birthday in his North Carolina hometown.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 1 - Chapter 22
    8.1/10(645 votes)

    S4:E1

    In the Season 4 premiere, Kenny Powers is now a family man—with his wife, April, two little kids and a home in the suburbs—but a night out with a former teammate and current TV star has him yearning to get back in the limelight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 3 - Chapter 24
    8.1/10(601 votes)

    S4:E3

    Kenny takes his family and friends on a trip to the local water park.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 4 - Chapter 4
    8.0/10(959 votes)

    S1:E4

    Kenny attends a BBQ at April and Terrence's house where his romantic feelings for April intensify. Later, Stevie puts together a DVD of Kenny's greatest moments in the hopes that the major leagues will notice.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 5 - Chapter 26
    8.0/10(537 votes)

    S4:E5

    April gets Kenny to agree to undergo couples therapy; Kenny and Stevie plan a new business venture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 7 - Chapter 28
    8.0/10(550 votes)

    S4:E7

    Kenny's personal life takes a toll on his work; Stevie keeps up appearances in the face of adversity; Kenny learns a valuable Christmas lesson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 2 - Chapter 8
    7.9/10(728 votes)

    S2:E2

    Charros owner Sebastian Cisneros agrees to pull out all the stops in promoting Kenny Powers’ return to organized baseball, but Kenny loses motivation after learning a secret about April from an old friend.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 3 - Chapter 16
    7.9/10(596 votes)

    S3:E3

    Pro scout Roy McDaniel asks Kenny to take a promising Russian pitching prospect under his wing; Stevie takes stock of Shane's status while negotiating his return to Kenny's entourage.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 4 - Chapter 17
    7.9/10(600 votes)

    S3:E4

    Kenny thinks his son, Toby, is cursed, and might be to blame for a recent run of bad luck; and later tries to bond with Shane's puritanical family. Meanwhile, Stevie is racked with guilt.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 1 - Chapter 1
    7.8/10(1359 votes)

    S1:E1

    Series premiere. Burned out and broke, former big-league pitcher Kenny Powers returns home to North Carolina to teach PE at the local middle school he once attended. Wreaking havoc at school, around town and at the home of his brother Dustin, Kenny settles into his role as the town's loose-cannon agitator, setting his sights on winning back his high-school flame April, now a teacher engaged to the school principal, Terrence Cutler.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writers:Danny McBride, Ben Best, Jody Hill

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  20. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 1 - Chapter 7
    7.8/10(808 votes)

    S2:E1

    Kenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from "the darkest hole I've ever been in" by planning a comeback.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 3 - Chapter 9
    7.8/10(711 votes)

    S2:E3

    Puzzled by the Mexican fans’ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image. But it takes a vintage Powers flare-up to bring the fans to their feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting her to Sebastian’s yacht party.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 2 - Chapter 15
    7.8/10(704 votes)

    S3:E2

    Kenny tracks down Stevie, who's working at Ashley Schaeffer's car dealership, when he heads north with the baby to find April.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 4 - Chapter 25
    7.8/10(560 votes)

    S4:E4

    Kenny follows through on a threat; Stevie finds Kenny a charity to promote during Guy's goodwill dragon boat race; Toby tries to find the courage to feed his new pet.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 2 - Chapter 2
    7.6/10(1069 votes)

    S1:E2

    Kenny tries to make extra money by pitching himself as spokesman for a luxury car dealership; Kenny and his driver make an appearance at the middle school dance.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 4 - Chapter 10
    7.6/10(674 votes)

    S2:E4

    Though Charros fans respond to Kenny, he is warned by Roger about the perils of showboating. Kenny finds he has serious competition in his courtship of Vida. Stevie finds short-lived romance.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Chapter 29" is the best rated episode of "Eastbound & Down". It scored 9/10 based on 901 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/17/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chapter 23".