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The Best Episodes of Home Movies

TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over...

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  1. 8.6/10(106 votes)

    #1 - Bad Influences

    S3:E3

    The camera does add 10 pounds, but so does bingeing on junk food. Brendon and Jason are gaining weight at an alarming rate, so in order break the 'fat-enabling' cycle, they decide never to see each other again.

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  2. 8.6/10(130 votes)

    #2 - Coffins and Cradles

    S3:E13

    The kids are preparing for Halloween, Linda (Brendon's new stepmother) is preparing to have a baby, and Coach McGuirk is preparing to have the romantic night of his life. Despite all this, no one is prepared when things start to go wrong.

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  3. 8.5/10(140 votes)

    #3 - Mortgages & Marbles

    S1:E11

    Coach McGuirk decides to buy a condo, but getting approved for a mortgage proves to be difficult. He probably shouldn't have moved out of his old place until he found a new one. Meanwhile, Brendon decides to make an educational film for kids.

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  4. 8.5/10(113 votes)

    #4 - Renaissance

    S3:E6

    Brendon, Jason and Melissa are performing the musical 'King Arthur Meets Robin Hood' at a medieval fair organized by Mr. Lynch. Tensions soon arise between the fair and the sci-fi convention next door. Can Brendon bring peace to the warring factions? Also, can Coach McGuirk stay in character as a medieval blacksmith?

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  5. 8.5/10(107 votes)

    #5 - Storm Warning

    S3:E9

    Coach McGuirk tries to convince Paula to pose as his fiance while his sister visits. Meanwhile, Paula needs to get her novel to her agent before he goes on vacation. On the filmmaking front, the kids try to decide whether they want to make a mockumentary about making a movie or a mock, making-of-a-mockumentary movie or just a movie.

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  6. 8.5/10(112 votes)

    #6 - Time to Pay the Price

    S3:E10

    Brendon, Jason and Melissa get in BIG trouble at school and have to go to a 'scared straight' program at the local prison. Meanwhile, Paula stumbles across a huge pile of the kids' old movies and incredibly, she watches them. What's more, she discovers an odd motif that runs through every film.

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  8. 8.5/10(102 votes)

    #7 - Stowaway

    S3:E12

    The kids decide to run away to Europe and become ex-patriot artists, but find their plan is a little lost at sea. Back home, McGuirk's car breaks down and he has no money to fix it. He asks Tom Wilsonberg, author of 'Starting Early: The New World of Corporate Kids,' for financial advice. Tom's answer? Gambling.

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  9. 8.4/10(103 votes)

    #8 - Guitarmageddon

    S3:E8

    The kids ignore the fact that they have no musical experience or talent and decide to start a band, recording their first single, 'Freaky Outie.' At the same time, Duane enters a guitar contest where he will face his archrival, Jimmy Monet.

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  10. 8.3/10(154 votes)

    #9 - Director's Cut

    S1:E6

    Duane has written a rock opera based on Franz Kafka's 'Metamorphosis,'and he wants Brendon to direct. But the collaboration has a few bugs.

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  11. 8.3/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Shore Leave

    S3:E1

    Erik is worried that Melissa doesn't have enough friends who are girls so he enrolls her in The Fairy Princesses. Meanwhile, Brendon gets invited to spend the weekend with Fenton, whom he didn't even know he was friends with. Both Brendon and Melissa have what they consider to be the worst weekends of their lives.

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  12. 8.3/10(97 votes)

    #11 - Four's Company

    S3:E5

    Melissa gets a new French-accented boyfriend, and Brendon and Jason get jealous when her love life starts to interfere with their busy production schedule--and the casting of their Susan B. Anthony biopic. Meanwhile, Coach McGuirk transforms into to a social planner.

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  13. 8.2/10(127 votes)

    #12 - Law and Boarder

    S1:E12

    Brendon gets hit by a car while riding down the wrong side of the road on his bicycle and ends up with Coach McGuirk representing him in court. Meanwhile, an old 'friend' of Paula's from college pays an unexpected visit.

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  14. 8.2/10(97 votes)

    #13 - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    S3:E2

    A kitchen fire at the Smalls is nothing compared to the flaring tempers triggered when both of Paula's newly separated parents move in. To make matters worse, Coach McGuirk volunteers to 'renovate' the kitchen. Meanwhile, Brendon, Jason and Melissa make a crime drama called 'Mulligan and Winooski' about two cops.

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  15. 8.2/10(98 votes)

    #14 - Broken Dreams

    S3:E11

    In a suspicious coincidence, Melissa and Jason each break their arms. This may affect the current film in production, but Brendon is also worried that he is dumb, or at the very least, that Melissa is smarter than he is. Meanwhile, McGuirk wants desperately to become a lifeguard.

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  16. 8.1/10(130 votes)

    #15 - It Was Supposed to Be Funny

    S1:E7

    Brendon decides to add some comic relief to his documentary about Melissa's grandfather, but nobody is laughing.

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  17. 8.1/10(127 votes)

    #16 - School Nurse

    S1:E10

    The new school nurse has everyone's attention. Coach McGuirk and Jason eye her as a love interest; Brendon sees her as his ticket to getting out of class.

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  18. 8.1/10(99 votes)

    #17 - Improving Your Life Through Improv

    S3:E4

    Brendon gets caught making fun of another kid at school and as a result, Mr. Lynch sends everyone to sensitivity training on a Saturday. There they learn the value of really bad improv games and experience the song 'No Skin Off My Ass.' Also: Paula secretly enters one of Brendon's movies in a contest.

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  19. 8.0/10(156 votes)

    #18 - The Art of the Sucker Punch

    S1:E3

    Brendon documents his first fight on video.

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  20. 8.0/10(133 votes)

    #19 - Brendon's Choice

    S1:E13

    Brendon, Melissa and Jason win local filmmaker awards. In an interview for the local news, the anchor asks Brendon about his family, which triggers a sudden curiosity about his dad.

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  21. 7.9/10(94 votes)

    #20 - My Cheatin' Heart

    S3:E7

    Brendon has trouble convincing Jason and Melissa to make their latest film backwards, a la 'Memento.' Meanwhile, Brendon is forced to work on his golf game after his dad pressures him into playing a round with an important client. Coach McGuirk gives Brendon some valuable golf advice: cheat.

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  22. 7.8/10(147 votes)

    #21 - Brendon Gets Rabies

    S1:E4

    Taking care of the neighbor's cat isn't as easy as the Smalls thought it would be.

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  23. 7.8/10(121 votes)

    #22 - Life Through a Fisheye Lens

    S1:E9

    Brendon wants to buy a fisheye lens, but the Smalls are on a budget. He is forced into the working world when his mother refuses to extend his line of credit.

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  24. 7.7/10(205 votes)

    #23 - Get Away From My Mom

    S1:E1

    It's hard enough for Brendon to accept that his mother is going on a date, but couldn't she have picked a guy other than Coach McGuirk?

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  25. 7.7/10(189 votes)

    #24 - I Don't Do Well in Parent-Teacher Conferences

    S1:E2

    Brendon is in danger of being held back when he won't complete the research for his presentation, and Paula isn't helping his cause.

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  26. 7.7/10(134 votes)

    #25 - Yoko

    S1:E5

    The soccer team goes on a camping trip that ends in disaster for the coach--and in love for Brendon and Loni.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bad Influences" is the best rated episode of "Home Movies". It scored 8.6/10 based on 106 votes. Directed by Loren Bouchard and written by N/A, it aired on 8/18/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Coffins and Cradles".