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The Worst 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. Background image for Method of Acting
    7.6/10(119 votes)

    #1 - Method of Acting

    S1:E8

    Brendon signs up for an acting class, and Paula teaches at an adult education center. Brendon tries to take control of his class while Paula almost loses control of hers.

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  2. Background image for Politics
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #2 - Politics

    S2:E1

    Melissa and Jason help Brendon run for office against the previously undefeated Thurman Thackery. Unsolicited help from the school bully, Shannon, raises questions about the fairness of the campaign. Also: Coach McGuirk gives stand-up comedy a try.

    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Get Away From My Mom
    7.7/10(213 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for I Don't Do Well in Parent-Teacher Conferences
    7.7/10(194 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Yoko
    7.7/10(137 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Impressions
    7.7/10(107 votes)

    #6 - Impressions

    S2:E6

    Brendon takes Cynthia to Jason's country club and pretends to be a member. The ruse is exposed when a waiter calls his bluff. Paula is suffering from test anxiety. McGuirk pretends to be a bodybuilder in order to get a date with a former schoolmate.

    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Honkey Magoo
    7.7/10(97 votes)

    #7 - Honkey Magoo

    S4:E8

    Life turns upside-down for Brendon, Jason and Melissa when they find a lost puppy, which Brendon names Honkey Magoo. The hyper puppy quickly runs out of friends after wrecking Paula's house, ruining the kids' movie, chasing off Mr. Lynch's cats and turning Jason's new parakeet against him.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Brendon Gets Rabies
    7.8/10(150 votes)

    #8 - Brendon Gets Rabies

    S1:E4

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Life Through a Fisheye Lens
    7.8/10(122 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Hiatus
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    #10 - Hiatus

    S2:E3

    Believing they are in a creative rut, the kids agree to take a hiatus. Brendon reluctantly agrees to film Duane's band rehearsal and meets Cynthia, an older choreographer. Coach McGuirk and Mr. Lynch plan a trip to Cancun, while Paula is the victim of budget cuts at her school.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for My Cheatin' Heart
    7.9/10(97 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Wizard's Baker
    7.9/10(105 votes)

    #12 - The Wizard's Baker

    S4:E5

    The kids run out of funds to complete their most ambitious film yet, a medieval rock opera. While Brendon is dying to get out of what he sees as the worst film he's ever made, Jason and Melissa go door-to-door for finishing funds. Brendon sneaks off to join the Skunk Scouts, hoping to recapture what's left of his childhood.

    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Art of the Sucker Punch
    8.0/10(161 votes)

    #13 - The Art of the Sucker Punch

    S1:E3

    Brendon documents his first fight on video.

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  15. Background image for Brendon's Choice
    8.0/10(134 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Business & Pleasure
    8.0/10(107 votes)

    #15 - Business & Pleasure

    S2:E4

    Jason and Melissa fight for bigger roles in Brendon's latest movie project. Erik, meanwhile, helps Paula with her job search. McGuirk, who is taking care of a friend's dog, becomes suspicious that Brendon is doing drugs after he starts showing up to practice late and tired.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for History
    8.0/10(115 votes)

    #16 - History

    S2:E10

    Mr. Lynch is tutoring Brendon, who is failing History. His lack of historical perspective is evident through his movies, which star the evil George Washington, the evil Picasso and the evil Annie Oakley.

    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Heart Smashers
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #17 - Heart Smashers

    S4:E4

    Brendon tries to break up with Fenton; Paula tries to break up with her new boyfriend; McGuirk's chest tries to break up with McGuirk.

    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me
    8.0/10(156 votes)

    #18 - Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me

    S4:E9

    Jason falls for a fifth grader, but he can't get beyond that awkward, initial 'stalking' phase. He asks Brendon for help, but Brendon has bigger problems: after cheating on a test, he's being blackmailed by Jr. Adelberg, Walter and Perry. Melissa, feeling left out, helps Coach McGuirk cheat in traffic school.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for It Was Supposed to Be Funny
    8.1/10(132 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for School Nurse
    8.1/10(128 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Identifying a Body
    8.1/10(125 votes)

    #21 - Identifying a Body

    S2:E2

    Brendon is doing a good job trying to raise money for the school walk-a-thon, but Coach McGuirk is doing a better job spending it. No worries! Coach's long-lost Uncle Pedro has died and left something for him in his will.

    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Dad
    8.1/10(106 votes)

    #22 - Dad

    S2:E7

    Brendon spends the weekend with his father and his father's girlfriend, Linda, who turns out to be a very unpleasant person. Coach McGuirk, meanwhile, plays big brother to a student who is prone to sickness.

    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Writer's Block
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #23 - Writer's Block

    S2:E11

    The school writing fair is one week away and Brendon is suffering a bad case of writer's block! Melissa and Jason put pressure on him to no avail, but they end up being a hit anyway. Paula is inspired by the pep talk she gives Brendon and gets back to her writing roots.

    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Improving Your Life Through Improv
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Law and Boarder
    8.2/10(128 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Method of Acting" is the worst rated episode of "Home Movies". It scored 7.6/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Loren Bouchard and written by Brendon Small, Bill Braudis, it aired on 9/16/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Politics".