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After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. There he becomes a small-town doctor and learns parenting on the

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Everwood Season 3 Episode 1 - For Every Action...
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - For Every Action...

    S3:E1

    Ephram and Amy are reunited after a long summer spent apart while Ephram attended Julliard's summer program in New York, but Amy's euphoria is quickly replaced with paranoia after she notices Ephram acting distant. Meanwhile, Andy is plagued by guilt over whether he made the right decision concerning Madison's pregnancy, and Dr. Abbott befriends the town's newest citizen, Jake Hartman, who turns out to be a doctor from California looking to open a new practice in Everwood.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  2. Everwood Season 3 Episode 16 - A Mountain Town
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - A Mountain Town

    S3:E16

    Feeling conflicted over the recent turn of events and not willing to jeopardize Ephram's Julliard audition, an angst-filled Amy tells Ephram that he should take Andy to New York instead of her. In New York, Andy struggles with memories of his former life and the desire to tell Ephram the truth about Madison. Fate plays a hand when Ephram runs into Madison in Manhattan and they make plans to see each other, causing Andy to take matters into his own hands. The episode was partially filmed in New York City.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Michael Green

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  3. Everwood Season 4 Episode 14 - Across the Lines
    5.3/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Across the Lines

    S4:E14

    Andy and Jake are having a little get-together before work when a car crashes into a lamppost in front of them. Both doctors immediately detect the person in the car had been drinking. Harold meets a member of Rose's cancer support group. Jake checks up on the drunk guy in the hospital and ends up having a good talk with him. Reid has a discussion with his academic counsellor. Amy takes Hannah out to a restaurant where she meets with her college friends.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Barbie Kligman

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  4. Everwood Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After his wife is killed in a car accident, Dr. Andrew Brown moves his 15-year-old son, Ephram, and 9-year-old daughter, Delia, to the idyllic environs of Everwood to make a new start. In the opener, the relocation sparks harsh words and hurt feelings between the emotionally distant father and his neglected son, despite Andrew's attempts to reconnect with the teen. The good doctor also runs afoul of the town's only other physician when he decides to open his own practice---right across the street from his rival's office.

    Director:Mark Piznarski
    Writer:Greg Berlanti

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  5. Everwood Season 1 Episode 9 - Turf Wars
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Turf Wars

    S1:E9

    The unannounced arrival of Jacob and Nonny Hoffman (Mark Rydell, Doris Belack) from New York is greeted with glee by Delia and Ephram. But Andy feels pressed to his limits as he tries to placate his overbearing guests, particularly his pushy father-in-law, who openly criticizes the physician's parenting skills. On top of that, Jacob obviously enjoys a special bond with Ephram that Andy can't duplicate. Meanwhile, Nonny makes her own impression in Everwood when she butts heads with Edna over Delia's affections. Lastly, Ephram sneaks out of the house to see Amy who is still emotionally recovering from the aftermath of Colin's (Mike Erwin) surgery.

    Director:Steve Gomer
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  6. Everwood Season 1 Episode 17 - Everwood, Confidential
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Everwood, Confidential

    S1:E17

    When Dr. Abbott's dementia-plagued, elderly godfather (guest star Luke Askew) confesses to a murder that took place 30 years ago and reveals that Abbott's father was his accomplice, Abbott and Dr. Brown join the investigation in an attempt to find out what really happened and clear the men's names. Meanwhile, Ephram can't seem to keep Amy (Emily VanCamp) far from his thoughts, causing major problems in his burgeoning relationship with Laynie (Nora Zehetner). Dr. Brown butts heads with Ephram's new piano teacher (guest star Ian Vogt) over what is best for Ephram.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:David Schulner

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  7. Everwood Season 1 Episode 13 - The Price of Fame
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Price of Fame

    S1:E13

    Much to resident thespian Dr. Abbot's chagrin, Andy begrudgingly auditions and is offered the lead in Everwood's production of ""The King and I."" As Dr. Brown struggles with his lines, Ephram struggles with his emotions when his intense feelings for Amy are complicated by Colin's (Mike Erwin) desire to be his friend.

    Director:Sandy Smolan
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  8. Everwood Season 1 Episode 20 - Moonlight Sonata
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Moonlight Sonata

    S1:E20

    A nervous Ephram feels the pressure of performing his first piano recital in Everwood; Dr. Brown and Dr. Abbott attempt to diagnose a man (guest star Dan Merket) with a mysterious sleeping disorder that leaves welts on his body; and Amy pretends to want to spend time with her grandmother, Edna, in order to secretly see Colin while she's grounded. Meanwhile, the town is buzzing with rumors of UFOs and aliens after locals observe something strange in the sky.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Patrick Sean Smith

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  9. Everwood Season 2 Episode 12 - Controlling Interest
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Controlling Interest

    S2:E12

    Dr. Brown tries to intervene when a bulimic high school champion wrestler (guest star Douglas Smith, Gregory Smith's brother) puts his life in jeopardy for an important tournament. Bright is suspended from school after he fights with Amy's boyfriend Tommy (Paul Wasilewski). Linda Abbott suspects that that Andy is reluctant to move their relationship to a more intimate level because of her HIV status. Finally, Ephram is convinced that college student Madison is embarrassed to be seen with him.

    Director:Lev L. Spiro
    Writer:Michael Green

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  10. Everwood Season 3 Episode 2 - ...There Is a Reaction
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - ...There Is a Reaction

    S3:E2

    At her father's suggestion, a heartbroken Amy is determined to make the most of her senior year in the wake of Ephram returning from New York and telling her that piano has to be his number one priority. Andy contemplates telling Ephram about Madison's (Sarah Lancaster, who does not appear in the episode) pregnancy. Meanwhile, Rose naively agrees to help Bright find his true calling after she discovers that he hasn't enrolled for college classes and is in fact leading a life of total leisure. Also, Dr. Jake Hartman (Scott Wolf) creates a marketing blitz for his new practice that threatens to push Dr. Abbott over the edge. Lastly, Nina takes in her friends' teenage daughter, Hannah (Sarah Drew, "Radio"), and asks Ephram to take her under his wing.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  11. Everwood Season 3 Episode 6 - Shoot the Moon
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Shoot the Moon

    S3:E6

    Andy worries that Ephram is beginning to question himself and his chances of getting into Julliard after he applies to a college in Colorado as a back-up plan. Similarly, Harold has concerns of his own when Amy informs him that she's not applying to the school they always dreamed of her attending, Princeton, because it would take her too far away from Ephram. Meanwhile, Andy jumps head first into helping Amanda (guest-star Anne Heche) and her disabled husband (guest-star Jason Beghe) with a new therapy involving music, but it may be too much and too fast for Amanda; and Edna and Irv's marriage hits a rough patch after Irv loses his job and they contemplate their future together.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:Michael Green

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  12. Everwood Season 4 Episode 3 - Put On A Happy Face
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Put On A Happy Face

    S4:E3

    As if adjusting to college life and the news that her secret crush, Reid (guest star Justin Baldoni), is gay weren't enough to handle, Amy learns that Ephram is going to be a regular fixture in her life now that he's moved in with Bright and Reid. Meanwhile, Andy, Nina and Jake attempt to move on with life after Nina decides which man she loves---which is Jake. Bright and Ephram take Hannah to a college party. Andy gets involved in a case dealing with 17-year old Ethan Harcourt who is on anti-depressants since his older brother's car accident and death, but now wants to be intimate with his current girlfriend. Although, the anti-depressants he is taking is causing erectile dysfunction for him and tries to coerce Andy in letting him have Viagra. Ethan wants to keep all of this a secret from his girlfriend and family who don't know about his situation. Andy wavers that he's too young but Ethan doesn't listen and purchases medication online that inevitably ends him up in the hospital after

    Director:David Paymer
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  13. Everwood Season 4 Episode 11 - Lost and Found
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Lost and Found

    S4:E11

    Bright takes Ephram to one of the college keggers to help cheer him up for some reason, but Ephram ignores the girls who are flirting with him and the party as he's playing video games. Also, lonely Edna suffers a panic attack and is rushed to the hospital. Lastly, Delia grows more rebellious against her father. Harold and Rose consider adopting a child from Africa, but the process of it is a lot harder than they expected.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Nancy Won

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  14. Everwood Season 4 Episode 12 - You're a Good Man, Andy Brown
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - You're a Good Man, Andy Brown

    S4:E12

    Andy consults Josh Stein, who's studying to become a rabbi. Josh also helps Delia with her Bat Mitzvah. Ephram supports Kyle, as his father comes to town. Amy's professor talks to Harold about a medical procedure. Andy is trying to go on a date with someone he met over the internet, but he has to postpone multiple times.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Anna Fricke

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  15. Everwood Season 4 Episode 13 - An Ounce of Prevention
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - An Ounce of Prevention

    S4:E13

    An eighteen-year-old girl wants Andy to check her for the breast cancer gene, as it runs in her family. The girl and her older sister (who already had cancer and a double mastectomy) go see Andy for the results. Bright and Hannah are out on a date when something happens to both of them, and they call Harold. Kyle doesn't want lessons from Ephram anymore, again.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Bryan M. Holdman

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  16. Everwood Season 1 Episode 10 - Is There a Doctor in the House?
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Is There a Doctor in the House?

    S1:E10

    Delia and her grandmother (guest star Doris Belack) throw a festive birthday party for a grumpy Edna who hates this particular day of the year, but everyone winds up snowed in for the night when a big storm hits town. In the midst of it all, Bright collapses from a burst appendix and Drs. Brown and Abbott have to improvise an operating room before the infection spreads; while Andy and Ephram let months of tension and hurt feelings explode in front of everyone with a threat of Ephram moving back to New York with his grandparents.

    Director:Robert Duncan McNeill
    Writer:Michael Green

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  17. Everwood Season 1 Episode 12 - Vegetative State
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Vegetative State

    S1:E12

    A heartbroken Ephram finds himself the odd man out as Amy prepares for Colin's homecoming. Meanwhile, Andy and Dr. Abbott join the town in a debate over the use of medicinal marijuana after a large quantity is discovered in a deceased woman's greenhouse; and Andy provides medical guidance to Nina after her son's teacher suggests she put him on Ritalin.

    Director:Lev L. Spiro
    Writer:John E. Pogue

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  18. Everwood Season 1 Episode 15 - Snow Job
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Snow Job

    S1:E15

    On a church ski trip chaperoned by perpetual party pooper Dr. Abbott, Amy and Colin share their first kiss since the surgery. Ephram finds himself intrigued by Colin's younger sister, Laynie (guest star Nora Zehetner), who has recently returned home from boarding school. Also, Bright attempts to get to the next base with his girlfriend (guest star Devon Reilly). Meanwhile, Andy hesitantly agrees to attend a singles mixer with the recently divorced Reverend Keyes (guest star Tim Dekay).

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Michael Green

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  19. Everwood Season 1 Episode 19 - The Miracle of Everwood
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Miracle of Everwood

    S1:E19

    Although Amy and Bright are still living in denial regarding the state of Colin's (Mike Erwin) recovery, Ephram can't ignore the bad signs any longer after he witnesses Colin freaking out and vandalizing the gym teacher's office. Meanwhile, a New York Magazine reporter pays a visit to Dr. Brown in hopes of uncovering the truth behind why the famed surgeon is still living in Everwood. And Delia decides to secretly spend the night in the Museum of History while on a school field trip.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Michael Green

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  20. Everwood Season 2 Episode 2 - Extra Ordinary
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Extra Ordinary

    S2:E2

    Andy is concerned that Ephram needs more extracurricular activities to get into a top college, but Ephram is only focused on his Julliard audition, which has surprising results. Amy's lack of interest in college preparation alarms her mother more than her father. Bright's poor grades get him kicked off the football team, threatening the scholarship his father believes may be his only chance to get into a decent school. Meanwhile, Andy tries to help a cheerleader (guest-star Kristen Bell) with ruptured breast implants, who cares more about looking good than her own health.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Michael Green

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  21. Everwood Season 1 Episode 8 - Till Death Do Us Part
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Till Death Do Us Part

    S1:E8

    As his wedding anniversary draws near, Andy loses all hope and questions whether he will ever feel his life is worth living again. Meanwhile, Ephram and Amy share their first kiss while on a field trip; and Dr. Abbott has a panic attack when his wife Rose(Merrilyn Gann) proposes they take salsa dancing lessons. Andy also helps a couple whose marriage problems are caused by hives.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Oliver Goldstick

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  22. Everwood Season 1 Episode 11 - A Thanksgiving Tale
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - A Thanksgiving Tale

    S1:E11

    In hopes of raising his little sister Delia's spirits, Ephram does his best to recreate his mother's Thanksgiving traditions as the Brown family spends their first holiday without her. Meanwhile, in order to save a patient's life, Dr. Brown must find the man's missing brother, who is believed to live in the woods; and curmudgeonly Dr. Abbott attempts to befriend the entire town when he has a health scare and questions whether anyone would attend his funeral.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Vanessa Taylor

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  23. Everwood Season 1 Episode 14 - Colin the Second
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Colin the Second

    S1:E14

    Although conflicted by his feelings for Amy, Ephram finds himself serving as confidante and friend to Amy's boyfriend, Colin, who continues to feel like a fish-out-of-water as he attempts to reclaim his life before the accident. Meanwhile, Andy hopes to convince Ephram to resume the piano lessons he abandoned after his mother's death; Nina's absentee husband (guest star Dylan Walsh) comes home for a visit, which proves to be far from happily ever after; and in a bittersweet turn of events, Amy and Colin are nominated for Homecoming King and Queen.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Joan Binder Weiss

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  24. Everwood Season 1 Episode 16 - My Funny Valentine
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - My Funny Valentine

    S1:E16

    When traveling psychologist Dr. Gretchen Trott (guest star Jane Krakowski) comes back into town, Andy is forced to confront his potentially romantic feelings for her. In other romantic entanglements, Edna and Irv have difficulty adjusting to life after his heart attack scare; Harold and his wife Rose (guest star Merrilyn Gann) have it out after they attend couples therapy and she suggests that he's lost that lovin' feeling; and Ephram asks Laynie (guest star Nora Zehetner) out on their first date, in part to show Amy that he's moving on with his life.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Vanessa Taylor

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  25. Everwood Season 1 Episode 21 - Episode 20
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Episode 20

    S1:E21

    Dr. Brown faces one of the toughest moral decisions of his career when a distraught pregnant teenager (guest star Kate Mara) and her father (guest star Kevin Tighe) come to him for guidance about terminating her pregnancy. Meanwhile, Ephram is humiliated in front of the entire school when his date for the Spring Formal ditches him at the dance to make-out with her boyfriend. Lastly, Amy and Colin (Mike Erwin) have a huge fight when she chooses to console Ephram against Colin's wishes.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writers:Greg Berlanti, Vanessa Taylor

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Worst Episodes Summary

"For Every Action..." is the worst rated episode of "Everwood". It scored 0/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by David Petrarca and written by Rina Mimoun, it aired on 9/13/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Mountain Town".