6.8/10113 votesLoading...#1 - The Divorce
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2002
Ed represents a pair of squabbling morning radio hosts who want to split up after a twenty year friendship; Mike and Nancy find that their preemptive marriage counselor is more of a hinderance than a help; and Molly knocks some sense into Ed and Carol to prevent them from destroying their friendship.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Dave Richardson
6.8/10115 votesLoading...#2 - Best Wishes
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/2004
In the days before the wedding, Lloyd is back in town and back in trouble; Nancy and Mike are both under the weather, but not for the same reason; Carol is unhappy, and Ed is impressed, when Stella reconnects with an old flame; Warren's attempt to play a cute trick on a friend fulfills a fantasy from his past, but not in the way he, or anyone else involved, would wish; Shirley and Toby find each other and count the things they have in common; Dr. Jerome finally has something nice to say to Mike and Nancy.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Constance M. Burge
7.0/10122 votesLoading...#3 - The Music Box
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2001
When Carol's music box is stolen from her car, Ed tries to help in apprehending the thief. Though the music box is valuable, Carol really wants it returned for sentimental reasons (her grandfather gave it to her). During the investigation, Carol lets her jealousy of Bonnie get the best of her and the two butt heads. Finally the culprit is found and with Ed's detective work the man is brought in for questioning. Unfortunately the man has an alibi. Ed investigates the alibi and learns that the man lied. Confronted by Ed, the thief admits that he stole the music box because he was desperate for money because he lost everything while supporting his sick mother. He refuses to admit that in court however until Ed promises to talk the DA into waiving jailtime and putting him on probation. When Bonnie learns about the deal, she becomes furious that Ed used their relationship to his advantage, but she does end up waiving jailtime anyway, to Carol's dismay. Later that night, Ed and Bonnie
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.0/10122 votesLoading...#4 - Valentine's Day
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2001
Ed represents a priest who is being fired for not increasing the church's congregation; Phil turns love-doctor and tries to make an ordinary man into a ""love machine""
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.0/10119 votesLoading...#5 - Crazy Time
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2001
Ed's on the case after a bitter kid's show host talks a young boy into running away; Molly gives up on wooing Jim; Warren comes up with the worst idea ever on how to impress his classmates.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.0/10119 votesLoading...#6 - History Lessons
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2003
Carol hides her old love letters concerning a man from her past from Ed. Ed breaks down and reads the letters and pays the guy a visit to check him out. Mike and Nancy are concerned that their baby will eventually learn of past indiscretions and go down the path of revisionist history. Meanwhile, an academic historian questions the role Stuckeyville's founder played in a Revolutionary war battle that is reinacted every year. Ed tries to help General Stuckey's descendant (the town historian/barber) maintain his family's integrity while saving Stuckeyville's historic reputation.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
7.0/10117 votesLoading...#7 - The Process
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2004
After a disastrous meeting with the wedding planner, Carol wonders if she and Ed shouldn't elope; Ed soon regrets the advice he gives Mr. Mazula when his former teacher asks him to draw up a prenuptial agreement; Nancy and Mike decide that he needs to make more decisions around the Burton household, including planning the engagement party for Ed and Carol; presented with the opportunity to be represented by a literary agent, Carol struggles against time and writer's block to produce three chapters of a novel; when Mike's decision making ability melts down over magazine subscriptions, Nancy steps in to save the day and the engagement party; after Molly helps Carol realize that playing it safe is getting in the way of her writing and her wedding plans, Carol gathers up her courage and removes the obstacles to both.
Director: Tom Cavanagh
Writer: Constance M. Burge
7.1/10122 votesLoading...#8 - Good Advice
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2003
Frankie defends Ed when he's sued for breaking a man's thumb while rescuing him from a burning car; Molly contends with Ryan's disapproval as she gets closer to Sean; Warren refuses to let Stella pull away from him after their night together; Carol gives Ed a little relationship advice about giving Frankie relationship advice, and discovers a small truth about herself; Stella chafes as Carol tries to mother her.
Director: Tom Cavanagh
Writer: Jessica Queller
7.1/10120 votesLoading...#9 - Back in the Saddle
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/2004
Ed's ex-wife, Liz is back in town and tries to get Ed to help her get a new restaurant up and going. Meanwhile, Eli is trying to come to grips with his girls 'desires'
Director: Jason Ensler
Writer: Chris Dingess, Kevin Etten
7.2/10127 votesLoading...#10 - Better Days
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2000
Carol drowns her sorrows over breaking up with Nick with a ""Xanadu"" marathon; Ed represents a jittery bride-to-be who sues her hairdresser over a bad pre-wedding haircut; feeling that her relationship with Mike is in a rut, Nancy decides to spice things up by starting a book club; Ed steps forward and makes yet another bold move to win over Carol's affections, which runs into a snag and causes some misunderstandings.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.2/10123 votesLoading...#11 - Something Old, Something New
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2000
On his first Thanksgiving without his wife, Ed decides to start a new tradition and arranges an unconventional Thanksgiving feast at Stuckeybowl for his friends; Phil schemes to resell store bought turkeys as marked up Corinthian birds; Mike dreads spending the holiday with his father-in-law; Ed represents a young man who was hurt while breaking into a man's cabin (on a dare) and is suing the owner.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Rob Burnett, Andrea Newman
7.2/10122 votesLoading...#12 - Losing Streak
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2000
Ed's visiting parents show their disapproval of his new life in Stuckeyville; Ed defends two men being sued for pulling a prank involving a lottery ticket; Carol becomes coach for the school's losing junior varsity basketball team; Shirley and Kenny stake out a vandal at Stuckeybowl.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Michele Fazekas
7.2/10115 votesLoading...#13 - Partners
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2003
Ed and Frankie represent a man who is suing his sister for ""outing"" him, even though he insists he's not gay; Carol goes looking for love in all the wrong places; by attempting to drive away all his patients, Dr. Jerome drives Mike crazy until Mike uncovers Dr. Jerome's real motivation in trying to drive him out of business.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Drake Sather
7.2/10117 votesLoading...#14 - The Case
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2003
Ed takes on his first homicide case when Eli's friend is charged with second degree murder after another friend dies during the drunken recreation of an old high school prank; Frankie and Eli provide the key to the outcome of the trial after damaging testimony nearly sinks the case; Molly develops a crush on Ryan's dad, and tries to mend the relationship between father and son.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Kevin Etten
7.2/10117 votesLoading...#15 - Business As Usual
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2003
After Mike and Dr. Jerome get into an ongoing battle over the sign outside their office, Nancy initially brings in Toby to do some conflict management, but is later forced to take matters into her own hands to resolve the dispute; Mark feels responsible when another student's gastric bypass surgery doesn't turn out so well; Ed and Frankie work through the problems of an office romance as they represent an attorney who wants to be released from a contract to marry another lawyer; Carol is shocked and less than thrilled when Ed tells his friends about his romance with Frankie.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
7.2/10135 votesLoading...#16 - Hidden Agendas
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/2004
Carol is concerned that Liz and Ed still have feelings for each other when Liz returns to town with yet another business proposition for Ed; Mike's eager anticipation of the arrival of Gunter, the foreign exchange student that the Burtons have agreed to sponsor, turns to disappointment when Gunter seems more interested in hanging out with Nancy than playing sports with him; Eli's concern about the closing of the community center prompts him to challenge a radio talk show host, and he does so well that the radio station offers him a tryout when the host gets the flu; Molly urges Carol to talk to Liz after Liz gives Ed an inappropriately expensive watch; Eli continues to use his stint on the radio to advocate for the community center and enlists Ed's help in convincing the City Manager to keep it open; Mike discovers that he couldn't be more wrong about Gunter's interest in women after Gunter tries to kiss Nancy; Liz gives Ed the inside information he needs to help Eli expose the corrupt
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: N/A
7.3/10121 votesLoading...#17 - Loyalties
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2001
As Ed and Bonnie grow more comfortable in their relationship, Carol grows more uncomfortable so Ed suggests that they all go out for dinner. Not wanting to be a third wheel, Carol brings an escort along. But dinner is a disaster for everyone when a misundering with her escort forces Carol to betray Molly's confindence and Bonnie drops a bombshell on Ed: she's accepted a job in Washington, DC; Big Rudy, the former owner of Stuckeybowl decides he wants the bowling alley back and resorts to dirty tricks to get what he wants-even enlisting Phil's help. In court Ed represents a singer/songwriter suing her band for the rights to her songs after she was kicked out.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.3/10122 votesLoading...#18 - The Test
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2001
Ed's old high school girlfriend, Kara, tests her husband's fidelity by hiring a friend to come on to him, When the husband fails the test by sleeping with the woman, Ed helps Kara in the divorce settlement. Meanwhile Carol tries to stop the forced retirement of the school's music teacher due to budget reasons. Also Nancy tests the nanny to determine if she's trustworthy.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.3/10121 votesLoading...#19 - Window of Opportunity
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2001
Ed is dismayed when a couple decides to marry at Stuckeybowl simply because the man bowled a strike. In court he helps a man get a restraining order against his overzealous brother who is trying to help him stick to his diet; Warren fears that he's missed his chance with Donna.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.3/10120 votesLoading...#20 - Trust
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2002
Mike is sued for sexual harassment by a nurse at his office, and he reluctantly agrees to let Ed represent him. The long-time friends have a short-term but serious falling-out when a deposition reveals that Mike has withheld evidence that could destroy his case, because he didn't trust Ed to trust in his innocence. After her short story is rejected for publication, Carol takes Molly's advice to sharpen her writing skills by freelancing for Stuckeyville's newspaper, only to be dogged by frustration at every turn at the complete lack of anything in Stuckeyville that's even remotely newsworthy. In another one of his harebrained schemes, Phil tries to start a union at Stuckeybowl after Ed refuses to allow him to raid the snack bar refrigerator for a party in his motel room.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Yahlin Chang
7.3/10125 votesLoading...#21 - The Shot
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2002
On the 15th anniversary of his missing the foul shot that led to Stuckeyville High's losing the championship, Ed looks to rewrite history by reenacting the moment and making the shot this time around; Molly is torn when Jim offers to leave his wife for her; Phil teaches Shirley how to flirt with a shy delivery guy.
Director: Gloria Muzio
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.3/10123 votesLoading...#22 - The Road
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2002
Overwhelmed by Carol's wedding preparations, Ed decides to take to the road for awhile, but finds the peace and quiet more than he can bear; Eli and Phil duke it out on the basketball court for the right to use Ed's office while he's away; Dennis makes Nancy prove her mettle before hiring her as a guidance counselor by assigning her to turn around a multi-cut slacker; Carol plays passive-agressive games with Dennis over plans for their upcoming nuptials; Carol tries to connect with Ed, but he won't admit his true feelings.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Drake Sather
7.3/10119 votesLoading...#23 - Makeovers
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2002
Lloyd returns to Stuckeyville, and his new scheme is selling makeup for men. When he's prosecuted for being part of a pyramid scheme, Ed doubts Lloyd's claims that he knew nothing about it, creating friction between the brothers. After Mark's father has a heart attack and Mark gets bad news about his own health at his annual checkup, Mike and Warren convince him to have gastric bypass surgery. Ed and Carol smooth over the rough patch in their relationship and become friendly again.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett
7.3/10117 votesLoading...#24 - Hyenas & Wildebeests
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2003
Carol decides to be objective after debating whether she should avenge Rich Keenan's cruel high school hoax on Molly by writing a negative review of his restaurant in the ""Stuckeyville Progress"". As it happens, she sincerely hates the food and writes a scathing review, which prompts Rich to sue her for maliciously ruining his business. Ed and Frankie represent her in a bench trial before a judge who doesn't care for Ed, but who manages to be objective nonetheless. Although Carol wins the case, she is forced to deal with the aftermath of a secret that's revealed during the proceedings. Phil's latest lamebrained scheme to increase business at Stuckeybowl by attracting a younger crowd gives rise to ""Extreme Bowling"", an idea Ed quickly vetoes before it burns the building down. Molly is stymied about how to help a young geek from being harassed by other students until she devises an ingenious scheme to ensure his popularity, while all kinds of sparks fly between her and the boy's single f
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Dingess
7.3/10115 votesLoading...#25 - Just a Formality
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2003
Ed asks Carol's father for his permission to marry Carol, while Mike and Nancy argue over the needed rennovations to their fire-damaged home.
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer: Kevin Etten
The Worst Episodes of Ed
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After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his...
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Network:NBC
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Divorce" is the worst rated episode of "Ed". It scored 6.8/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by Oz Scott and written by Dave Richardson, it aired on 10/30/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Best Wishes".