The Worst Episodes of Happy Endings
Every episode of Happy Endings ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 all together break up on their wedding day. The failed wedding forces them all to question their life choices. Then there are Alex and Dave themselves, who strike a truce and must learn to live with the changes their breakup has brought.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Happy Endings" is "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky", rated 6.8/10 from 199 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Gil Ozeri. "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky" aired on 4/19/2013 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Full Court Dress".
6.8/10 199 votes#1 - The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/19/2013
The gang is shocked when Penny rebounds from her breakup with Pete by having a torrid affair with the last man on earth they'd pick for her -- the Car Czar. To make matters worse, she's temporarily living with Brad and Jane, who end up acting like disapproving parents. Meanwhile the friends pressure Max to get a job so he'll stop sponging off them.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gil Ozeri
7.0/10 270 votes#2 - Full Court Dress
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2011
Jane needs a dress to wear to her charity event, but she's a little leery when Alex offers to design one for her. Penny helps a panicked Max babysit his niece and nephew, and Dave and Brad's new friendship with their oddball mailman, Drew, isn't quite what they had hoped for.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 193 votes#3 - The Storm Before the Calm
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2013
Penny insists that she's fine after her breakup with Pete, but the gang begin to wonder when she writes a play entitled "Black Plague: A Love Story" and asks Derrick and his theater group to stage it. Meanwhile a marketing group asks Alex and Max to be taste makers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 213 votes#4 - The Incident
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/5/2013
When Max tries out Jane and Alex's long-time hairdresser, Krisjahn, he gets some good salon gossip on the girls, but his loose lips may cause World War III between the Kerkovitch sisters. Meanwhile, the Steak Me Home truck is stolen and Dave and Penny try to figure out whodunit.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 193 votes#5 - Deuce Babylove 2: Electric Babydeuce
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2013
Penny's mom, Dana, and Dave's dad, Big Dave, are in town visiting, and these two lovebirds are not only going strong, they've decided to adopt a baby together, prompting Penny and Dave to react the only way they know how - irrationally. Meanwhile, Brad and Jane decide to try to join an exclusive tennis club, but unfortunately Max is on the scent and they can't shake him...or Alex.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 585 votes#6 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2011
After Alex leaves her fiance, Dave, at the altar, they struggle to maintain relationships with their mutual friends.
Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 438 votes#7 - The Quicksand Girlfriend
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2011
Dave's fling begins turning into a relationship he doesn't want; Jane tries to help Alex find a roommate.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 376 votes#8 - Your Couples Friends & Neighbors
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2011
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: N/A
- 7.3/10 255 votes
#9 - Boyz II Menorah
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2012
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
Writer: Lon Zimmet, Dan Rubin
7.3/10 228 votes#10 - Fowl Play/Date
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/6/2013
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 210 votes#11 - Bros Before Bros
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2013
With the wedding coming up, Penny decides to reach out to her estranged dad Roy. The reunion is sufficiently awkward but Alex encourages Penny to be optimistic, while Jane is more skeptical. Meanwhile, Dave enlists Brad and Max's help in sabotaging "The Brazilian" food truck, a.k.a. Dave's #1 nemesis, but Max accidentally falls for the enemy's son and has to choose between his best friend or boyfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 372 votes#12 - Like Father, Like Gun
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2011
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.
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 326 votes
#13 - The Girl With the David Tattoo
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/2011
Former couple Dave and Alex regret their couples tattoos; Jane feels Max is missing Mr. Right.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 322 votes
#14 - You've Got Male
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2011
A big chain coffee store becomes Alex's competition; Dave runs into his high school teacher.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 324 votes
#16 - Barefoot Pedaler
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/18/2011
A concert outing goes awry.
Director: Anthony Russo
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 315 votes
#17 - Why Can't You Read Me?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/24/2011
Alex and Jane's sibling rivalry heats up; Dave dates an attractive woman (Bre Blair) with an unusual quirk; Penny gets an assistant
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 295 votes
#18 - Yesandwitch
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2011
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 288 votes
#19 - Secrets and Limos
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2011
Jane convinces Penny to make a vision board to visualize the path to her dreams, although everything doesn't go according to plan. Brad finds it hard to relate to his stern boss until the guy sees Max's limo. Dave is reluctant to let the gang to meet his new girlfriend.
Director: Anthony Russo
Writer: Hilary Winston
- 7.4/10 270 votes
#20 - Lying Around
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2011
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 264 votes
#21 - Grinches Be Crazy
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2011
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
- 7.4/10 274 votes
#22 - Meat the Parrots
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2012
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 266 votes
#23 - Cazsh Dummy Spillionaires
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2012
Dave and Alex start seeing each other again; Max tends to Penny after an accident lands her in a full body cast, but when he starts crushing on her physical therapist, he tries to impede her recovery; Brad tries to keep a secret from Jane.
Director: Fred Goss
Writer: David Caspe, Matthew Libman, Daniel Libman
7.4/10 229 votes#24 - P&P Romance Factory
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2012
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 225 votes#25 - To Serb with Love
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2012
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: N/A
Writer: N/A