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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 Worst Episode
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    Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 3 - Chapter 3
    7.5/10(893 votes)

    #1 - Chapter 3

    S1:E3

    Stevie gets a scoop on Kenny's possible competition when he hears of a promising young high school pitcher. Cassie wants to sell off all of Kenny's baseball memorabilia on the computer. Meanwhile, Kenny makes a commitment to a new exercise regimen.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 5 - Chapter 11
    7.5/10(620 votes)

    #2 - Chapter 11

    S2:E5

    Kenny considers a new full-time life working in Mexico.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 5 - Chapter 18
    7.5/10(539 votes)

    #3 - Chapter 18

    S3:E5

    Kenny gets surprise visitors, and tries to regain control of the team by throwing the mother of all Fourth of July parties. Meanwhile, Stevie frets over delivering bad news to Maria.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 2 - Chapter 2
    7.6/10(993 votes)

    #4 - Chapter 2

    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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  5. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 4 - Chapter 10
    7.6/10(637 votes)

    #5 - Chapter 10

    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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  6. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 6 - Chapter 19
    7.6/10(544 votes)

    #6 - Chapter 19

    S3:E6

    Kenny tries a new pitch while attempting to be a better man and more responsible father; Stevie can't shake his feelings of remorse.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 1 - Chapter 1
    7.8/10(1265 votes)

    #7 - Chapter 1

    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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  8. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 1 - Chapter 7
    7.8/10(769 votes)

    #8 - Chapter 7

    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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  9. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 3 - Chapter 9
    7.8/10(676 votes)

    #9 - Chapter 9

    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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  10. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 2 - Chapter 15
    7.8/10(664 votes)

    #10 - Chapter 15

    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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  11. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 4 - Chapter 25
    7.8/10(540 votes)

    #11 - Chapter 25

    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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  12. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 2 - Chapter 8
    7.9/10(695 votes)

    #12 - Chapter 8

    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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  13. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 3 - Chapter 16
    7.9/10(571 votes)

    #13 - Chapter 16

    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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  14. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 4 - Chapter 17
    7.9/10(568 votes)

    #14 - Chapter 17

    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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  15. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 4 - Chapter 4
    8.0/10(896 votes)

    #15 - Chapter 4

    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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  16. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 1 - Chapter 22
    8.0/10(613 votes)

    #16 - Chapter 22

    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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  17. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 5 - Chapter 26
    8.0/10(525 votes)

    #17 - Chapter 26

    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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  18. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 7 - Chapter 28
    8.0/10(533 votes)

    #18 - Chapter 28

    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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  19. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 7 - Chapter 13
    8.1/10(637 votes)

    #19 - Chapter 13

    S2:E7

    Kenny confronts his future.

    Director:Jody Hill
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 1 - Chapter 14
    8.1/10(665 votes)

    #20 - Chapter 14

    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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  21. Eastbound & Down Season 4 Episode 3 - Chapter 24
    8.1/10(578 votes)

    #21 - Chapter 24

    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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  22. Eastbound & Down Season 1 Episode 6 - Chapter 6
    8.2/10(864 votes)

    #22 - Chapter 6

    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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  23. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 7 - Chapter 20
    8.2/10(572 votes)

    #23 - Chapter 20

    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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  24. Eastbound & Down Season 2 Episode 6 - Chapter 12
    8.3/10(678 votes)

    #24 - Chapter 12

    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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  25. Eastbound & Down Season 3 Episode 8 - Chapter 21
    8.4/10(603 votes)

    #25 - Chapter 21

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Chapter 3" is the worst rated episode of "Eastbound & Down". It scored 7.5/10 based on 893 votes. Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter 11".