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The Worst Episodes of Harry and the Hendersons

Every episode of Harry and the Hendersons ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Harry and the Hendersons!

The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a...
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & FantasyFamily
Network:Syndication
Episodes
72
Avg. Rating
6.6
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pet Psychic" is the worst rated episode of "Harry and the Hendersons". It scored 5.4/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Frank Bonner and written by N/A, it aired on 4/28/1991. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Long Goodbyes (2)".

  • Pet Psychic
    5.4/10(14)
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    #1 - Pet Psychic

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 4/28/1991

    When Harry hides Nancy's diamond ring, the Hendersons ask a pet psychic (Michael Winslow) to read Harry's mind.

    Director: Frank Bonner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Goodbyes (2)
    5.6/10(15)
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    #2 - The Long Goodbyes (2)

    Season 3 Episode 30

    Aired 6/18/1993

    In the series finale, the Henderson family decides to help Harry and his dear Yetta marry and move to a cave in the woods. Tefta pines for Brett, who loves Mary. (Part 2 of 2)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
    5.7/10(12)
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    #3 - Pitch, Pitch, Pitch

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 1/29/1993

    Nancy finds stardom when she's asked to be in a commercial. In her absence, the family finds out how much they need her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Harry Goes Ape
    5.9/10(16)
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    #4 - Harry Goes Ape

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 4/21/1991

    A football legend visits the Hendersons' house along with his wife who is wearing a fur. Harry thinks that the fur is a dead person and decides to bury it.

    Director: Frank Bonner

    Writer: Michael Poryes

  • Love Mask
    6.0/10(11)
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    #5 - Love Mask

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 1/12/1992

    Brett thinks a primitive mask can cure his ailing love life by casting a spell on Darcy's Swedish au pair Uma, and it seems to work; but his date with her is spoiled by Harry, who is strangely obsessed with the mask as well.

    Director: Tony Dow

    Writer: Bob Fraser

  • Cool
    6.1/10(13)
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    #6 - Cool

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 1/27/1991

    Harry feels uncomfortable in the Henderson home so he decides to run away.

    Director: Frank Bonner

    Writer: Alan Moskowitz, Lin Oliver

  • Retrospective
    6.1/10(12)
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    #7 - Retrospective

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/29/1991

    While the Hendersons prepare for Harry's first birthday party, they recall some of their memorable moments since his arrival.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sara Spills the Bigfoot Beans
    6.1/10(11)
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    #8 - Sara Spills the Bigfoot Beans

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 3/1/1992

    Sarah tells her boyfriend about Harry and jeopardizes the Hendersons' secret, and her love life, when she invites him to dinner.

    Director: Dwayne Hickman

    Writer: Robin J. Stein

  • Harry and the Masked Wrestler
    6.2/10(16)
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    #9 - Harry and the Masked Wrestler

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 5/12/1991

    Harry becomes a wrestler to help Sarah raise money to save an injured sea lion. George asks wrestler 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan to judge a benefit match featuring the debut of reluctant wrestler 'Bigfoot Man'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sarah Sings the Blues
    6.4/10(10)
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    #10 - Sarah Sings the Blues

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/13/1991

    Sarah is chosen to sing at the school dance with a new student but hesitates when she learns that he's blind.

    Director: Frank Bonner

    Writer: N/A

  • Mom
    6.4/10(11)
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    #11 - Mom

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/20/1991

    Nancy welcomes the arrival of her pregnant sister, Emily, unaware that another arrival is soon to follow.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • George's White Light
    6.4/10(10)
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    #12 - George's White Light

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/17/1991

    George examines his life after he's trapped in a steam room and, in a heat-induced delirium, sees God. He decides to quit his job.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Working Stiffs
    6.4/10(10)
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    #13 - Working Stiffs

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/24/1991

    George's decision to quit his job and launch a magazine with Brett rockets the rest of the Hendersons into the job market.

    Director: Tony Dow

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue Parrot
    6.4/10(10)
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    #14 - Blue Parrot

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 1/19/1992

    When Harry sets Ernie's pet parrot free, George and Nancy go shopping for a quick replacement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Til Theft Do Us Part
    6.4/10(10)
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    #15 - Til Theft Do Us Part

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 2/2/1992

    The Hendersons suspect that all that glistens is not gold but their missing silver when Brett suddenly comes into a large sum of money.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Genius
    6.4/10(11)
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    #16 - The Genius

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 2/9/1992

    Harry scores high on Ernie's IQ test, which changes the way everyone relates to Ernie especially when his teacher Ms. Hall comes to visit and encounters Harry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fatherhood
    6.4/10(10)
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    #17 - Fatherhood

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 2/23/1992

    In a case of mistaken identity, a baby is left on the doorstep with a note claiming that Brett is the father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Moonlighting
    6.4/10(11)
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    #18 - Moonlighting

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 3/22/1992

    Nancy moonlights as an aid to a foreign official and suspects his possession of a chimpanzee is on the dark side of the law.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ichthyologist
    6.4/10(11)
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    #19 - The Ichthyologist

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 4/5/1992

    George tries to help his cousin, who broke the law trying to save a polluted lake and its fish population.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Selling Out
    6.4/10(11)
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    #20 - Selling Out

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 4/26/1992

    A businessman offers to buy George's magazine but the buyer's vision of yellow journalism makes George see red.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Ember

  • The Girl Who Cried Bigfoot
    6.4/10(10)
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    #21 - The Girl Who Cried Bigfoot

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 5/3/1992

    Darcy discovers the Hendersons' secret and her parents, who doubt her story, send for a psychiatrist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • The Candidate
    6.4/10(11)
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    #22 - The Candidate

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/25/1992

    When George's friend is bullied from a political race, George finds a write-in candidate: a Bigfoot with a pristine past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Born Again
    6.4/10(10)
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    #23 - Born Again

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/30/1992

    The Hendersons plan a weekend of laid-back happenings for Nancy and Brett's visiting mother, only to find she would rather party.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood Is Thicker Than...
    6.4/10(11)
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    #24 - Blood Is Thicker Than...

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 1/22/1993

    Family ties unravel when George's brother visits and turns the Henderson home into a New Age shrine for Harry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Kiss Off
    6.4/10(10)
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    #25 - The Big Kiss Off

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 2/12/1993

    Everyone is skeptical when Brett's long-lost wife shows up after leaving him to pursue a movie career.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A