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The Best Episodes of Happy Endings

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The Best Episodes of Happy Endings

A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them...

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  1. Background image for The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre
    8.2/10(312 votes)

    #1 - The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre

    S2:E13

    Penny has a new boyfriend she wants to dump and Dave is afraid his new girlfriend is about to dump him. Alex goes looking for a party in the sketchy part of town, and Brad's hopes for a perfect night out for Jane are dashed when a dental appointment goes terribly wrong. Max picks up a couple with his limo only to find that one of the passengers is Grant, the boyfriend he broke up with a year ago.

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Big White Lies
    8.2/10(285 votes)

    #2 - Big White Lies

    S2:E20

    Things spiral out of control after Penny tells a white lie to avoid an irritating childhood friend. Dave and Max's lonely and jealous landlord falls for Alex.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Cocktails & Dreams
    8.1/10(305 votes)

    #3 - Cocktails & Dreams

    S2:E16

    Dave gets a liquor license for his food truck, making it a new hot spot. The gang avoids Dave because his signature drink gives them sex dreams about him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Kerkovich Way
    8.1/10(273 votes)

    #4 - The Kerkovich Way

    S2:E17

    A panicked Alex enlists Jane's help in convincing Dave that something he's certain happened never did using "The Kerkovich Way," an ancient Serbian memory-wiping technique passed down through the Kerkovich clan. Meanwhile, Penny and Max are determined to finally beat an annoyingly perfect couple in the annual Rosalita's Run and Scavenger Hunt.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Four Weddings and a Funeral (Minus Three Weddings and One Funeral)
    8.1/10(288 votes)

    #5 - Four Weddings and a Funeral (Minus Three Weddings and One Funeral)

    S2:E21

    The gang find themselves at yet another wedding, this time the nuptials of Derrick and Eric. Brad struggles to tell Jane something important, Jane tries to find a way to help Eric hide the fact that the pricey reception must be downscaled, and Max tries to find the courage to perform with his old all-male Madonna cover band. Meanwhile, a dateless Penny is sad that she's at another wedding, alone, until she meets cute guy Chris via Skype.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Spooky Endings
    8.0/10(320 votes)

    #6 - Spooky Endings

    S2:E5

    Penny, Max, Dave and Alex head to a Halloween warehouse party, where their costumes don't have the effect they anticipated. Meanwhile, Jane and Brad spend their Halloween house sitting for some friends in the suburbs.

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    Director:Fred Savage
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Butterfly Effect Effect
    8.0/10(273 votes)

    #7 - The Butterfly Effect Effect

    S2:E15

    The friends wait for Brad and Jane's annual "Spring Smackdown," their yearly blowout of a domestic squabble, to let them know when Max will come out of hibernation and when winter will end.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for P&P Romance Factory
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - P&P Romance Factory

    S3:E5

    Penny meets a terrific new guy, Pete, but her frantic attempt to hide the fact that she's wearing a prescription helmet because of her concussion really limits their potential romance. Jane tries to break into the "boys' club" at the car dealership and enlists Brad to be her "trophy wife". Max and Dave's fist bump issues bring back painful childhood memories.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for To Serb with Love
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - To Serb with Love

    S3:E6

    Jane and Alex's parents throw a big celebration to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the family mattress business, and Jane agonizes over coming up with an amusing toast to spring on her humorless dad. Meanwhile, Alex tells Dave that her parents are unaware that they are once again bedfellows, and Max goes looking for a new BFF since Penny's tied up in her relationship with Pete.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for No-Ho-Ho
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - No-Ho-Ho

    S3:E7

    The gang discovers that Jane has been lying about her birthday, and that she was actually born on Christmas but never liked her natal day being trumped by the holiday. With that in mind, they throw her a celebration that is Christmas-free and all about Jane.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Ordinary Extraordinary Love
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Ordinary Extraordinary Love

    S3:E9

    When a hot young pop star stops in and buys a dress at Alex's store, Penny helps Alex turns it into a press opportunity. Meanwhile, Max is having an identity crisis, so Jane and Derrick take him on a tour of Chicago's themed gay bars to help him find his niche, and Brad and Dave try to be "men" and fix things around the house.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Marry Prankster
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - The Marry Prankster

    S3:E12

    When the gang pranks Max into thinking he won a big lotto jackpot, he vows revenge when they least suspect it. Meanwhile, Brad gets a new job as a CFO, but Jane is not amused when she learns the title is Chief Fun Officer and that Brad is working at a kids' gym.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gil Ozeri
  14. Background image for Party of Six
    7.9/10(263 votes)

    #13 - Party of Six

    S2:E18

    After years of bad luck every time the gang celebrates Penny's birthday, the gang starts to believe the day is cursed.

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    Director:Fred Goss
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Code War
    7.8/10(334 votes)

    #14 - The Code War

    S2:E7

    When Max's high school girlfriend Angie, the girl he dated before he realized he was gay, returns to town, Penny (who was Max's girlfriend in college) starts to feel jealous. Meanwhile, Alex starts to develop an unusual crush on Max. When Dave starts dating Angie, Max becomes angry and declares a "code war". Jane finds out that Brad has a "work wife", so she sets out to obtain a "work husband".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Mein Coming Out
    7.7/10(395 votes)

    #15 - Mein Coming Out

    S1:E4

    Max's friends encourage him to tell his parents he is gay; Penny meets her perfect man.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Shershow Redemption
    7.7/10(336 votes)

    #16 - The Shershow Redemption

    S1:E12

    An old friend gets married, and the bride thinks Alex is a jinx; Penny and Derrick pretend to be engaged.

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  18. Background image for Blax, Snake, Home
    7.7/10(327 votes)

    #17 - Blax, Snake, Home

    S2:E1

    Alex and Dave to decide that they should be honest with each other. Penny buys a new condo and declares that it's "The Year of Penny", the year where everything will start going her way. Max tries to find out why Brad hasn't been hanging out with him lately.

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    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Josh Bycel
  19. Background image for Makin' Changes
    7.7/10(282 votes)

    #18 - Makin' Changes

    S2:E12

    Jane encourages Penny to find a man and then change him to suit her expectations. Alex stages an intervention to stop Dave from his obsession with V-neck shirts.

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  20. Background image for Dave of the Dead
    7.6/10(351 votes)

    #19 - Dave of the Dead

    S1:E7

    Dave shocks everyone by quitting his job and plans to open a restaurant; Jane and Max face off in silly challenges; Penny is exhausted by trying to keep up with her new boyfriend's friends.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Baby Steps
    7.6/10(309 votes)

    #20 - Baby Steps

    S2:E2

    Alex's new T-shirts intended for children end up being a hit with with teenagers. Jane searches for the child she believes was conceived from an egg she donated years ago. Max starts working at Dave's food truck.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Everybody Loves Grant
    7.6/10(266 votes)

    #21 - Everybody Loves Grant

    S2:E14

    When the whole gang, with the exception of Dave, falls in love with Grant, Max wonders if he really is good enough to date the "perfect" guy. Meanwhile, Dave sets out to prove he's way cooler than Max's new boyfriend.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for You Snooze, You Bruise
    7.6/10(253 votes)

    #22 - You Snooze, You Bruise

    S2:E19

    Dave finds himself bullied at the gym by Corey, and former bully Alex coaches him on how to fight back. Meanwhile, the residents at Brad and Jane's condo are fed up with Jane being too controlling as president of their home owners' association, and rise up to challenge her for the job.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon-Do
    7.5/10(353 votes)

    #23 - Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon-Do

    S1:E6

    Brad plays matchmaker to a co-worker; Penny regrets inviting Jane to her martial-arts class; Dave helps Alex with odd jobs, leading his friends to think he wants to get back together with her.

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    Director:Troy Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother
    7.5/10(277 votes)

    #24 - The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother

    S2:E10

    Dave has a surprising reaction when his shrink starts dating Penny. Max and Jane's fight over a sweater leads to a strange competition, and Alex and Brad bond when they discover a shared interest.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Like Father, Like Gun
    7.4/10(375 votes)

    #25 - Like Father, Like Gun

    S1:E5

    When Brad's dad receives good news on some medical tests, his new view on life is difficult for Brad to accept; Penny meets an attractive Italian, but she can only speak to him when she's drunk.

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    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre" is the best rated episode of "Happy Endings". It scored 8.2/10 based on 312 votes. Directed by Joe Russo and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/8/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Big White Lies".