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The Best Episodes of Happy Endings

Every episode of Happy Endings ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Happy Endings!

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10.0/10(1 votes)
#1 - The Quicksand Girlfriend
S1:E24/13/2011
Dave's fling begins turning into a relationship he doesn't want; Jane tries to help Alex find a roommate.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Unknown
10.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - The Girl With the David Tattoo
S1:E85/11/2011
Former couple Dave and Alex regret their couples tattoos; Jane feels Max is missing Mr. Right.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Unknown
9.5/10(1 votes)
#3 - Your Couples Friends & Neighbors
S1:E34/20/2011
Jane thinks she and Brad should befriend a sophisticated couple; Max and Dave notice that things are disappearing from their apartment; Alex starts dating an artist.
Director:Fred Savage
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Fred Savage
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(2 votes)
#4 - The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre
S2:E132/8/2012
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.
Director:Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(3 votes)
#5 - Mein Coming Out
S1:E44/20/2011
Max's friends encourage him to tell his parents he is gay; Penny meets her perfect man.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#6 - Barefoot Pedaler
S1:E115/18/2011
A concert outing goes awry.
Director:Anthony Russo
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Anthony Russo
Writer:Unknown

The 20 WORST Episodes of Happy Endings

8.0/10(1 votes)
#7 - Blax, Snake, Home
S2:E19/28/2011
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.
Director:Anthony Russo
Writer:Josh Bycel
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Director:Anthony Russo
Writer:Josh Bycel
8.0/10(1 votes)
#8 - Yesandwitch
S2:E310/12/2011
Penny's mom Dana visits, however, Penny learns that her mom's inspiring upbeat attitude is hiding some bad news, which leads Penny to decide to give her mom a reality check. Max plays tour guide to some tourists in his new limo with the help of Brad and Jane.
Director:Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#9 - Lying Around
S2:E611/2/2011
Brad discovers that Jane's old sorority sister is coming for a visit, so he lies and says he has a work retreat out of town, when he's actually on "staycation" in a fancy hotel in the city. Penny becomes jealous when Alex dates her former boyfriend Liam, and Max and Dave make a commercial to promote the "Steak Me Home Tonight" food truck.
Director:Fred Savage
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Fred Savage
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#10 - The Code War
S2:E711/16/2011
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".
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#11 - Grinches Be Crazy
S2:E912/7/2011
Max agrees to dress up as Santa for Penny's charity event. Jane accidently gives housekeeper Gita the envelope stuffed with money for their big Xmas getaway to Turks & Caicos, instead of the $200 Christmas tip she had planned. Dave cashes in all the homemade coupons Alex gave him as gifts from past Christmases.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Hilary Winston
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Hilary Winston
8.0/10(1 votes)
#12 - Meat the Parrots
S2:E111/11/2012
Dave's father comes to town to introduce his new girlfriend, who turns out to be Penny's mother, Dana. Alex decides to adopt a pet parrot that turns out to be not so charming. Alex enlists Brad and Max's help, as she is convinced the Chinese restaurant next door is a front for a brothel.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#13 - Everybody Loves Grant
S2:E142/15/2012
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#14 - The Butterfly Effect Effect
S2:E152/22/2012
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.
Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
Writer:Unknown
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Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#15 - The Kerkovich Way
S2:E173/7/2012
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - You Snooze, You Bruise
S2:E193/21/2012
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.
Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - P&P Romance Factory
S3:E512/4/2012
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#18 - To Serb with Love
S3:E612/11/2012
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#19 - No-Ho-Ho
S3:E712/18/2012
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - Ordinary Extraordinary Love
S3:E91/8/2013
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#21 - The Marry Prankster
S3:E121/29/2013
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Gil Ozeri
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Gil Ozeri
7.2/10(5 votes)
#22 - Pilot
S1:E14/13/2011
After Alex leaves her fiance, Dave, at the altar, they struggle to maintain relationships with their mutual friends.
Directors:Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
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Directors:Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(3 votes)
#23 - Bo Fight
S1:E105/18/2011
Alex's string of "girls' nights out" doesn't sit well with Penny; Max pushes Dave to get even.
Director:Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Joe Russo
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(1 votes)
#24 - Boyz II Menorah
S3:E311/13/2012
Max has become a hit on the Bar Mitzvah circuit as an energetic emcee and allows Brad to partner up with him, but not everything turns out kosher. Meanwhile Dave and Alex make an effort not to take their relationship for granted.
Director:Eric Appel
Writers:Dan Rubin, Lon Zimmet
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Director:Eric Appel
Writers:Dan Rubin, Lon Zimmet
7.0/10(1 votes)
#25 - Fowl Play/Date
S3:E81/6/2013
After Brad and Penny accidentally break Alex's beloved childhood memento, they try to glue it back together which leads to an even worse situation. Meanwhile, Jane and Dave try a little too hard to find a match for Max.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Quicksand Girlfriend" is the best rated episode of "Happy Endings". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/13/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Girl With the David Tattoo".