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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 a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Home Movies Season 1 Episode 12 - Law and Boarder
    4.3/10(145 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writers:Brendon Small, Bill Braudis

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  2. Home Movies Season 2 Episode 4 - Business & Pleasure
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Home Movies Season 3 Episode 5 - Four's Company
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Home Movies Season 1 Episode 7 - It Was Supposed to Be Funny
    6.0/10(149 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writers:Brendon Small, Janine Ditullio, Bill Braudis, Loren Bouchard

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  5. Home Movies Season 1 Episode 8 - Method of Acting
    6.0/10(136 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writers:Brendon Small, Bill Braudis

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  6. Home Movies Season 2 Episode 1 - Politics
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Home Movies Season 2 Episode 3 - Hiatus
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Home Movies Season 2 Episode 6 - Impressions
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Home Movies Season 2 Episode 8 - Therapy
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Therapy

    S2:E8

    Brendon goes to family therapy with Andrew and Linda to learn 'gentle talk.' Brendon doesn't like the therapy, and when the therapist begins to analyze his movies, he likes it even less.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Home Movies Season 3 Episode 3 - Bad Influences
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 4 - Heart Smashers
    6.0/10(105 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 5 - The Wizard's Baker
    6.0/10(115 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Home Movies Season 1 Episode 2 - I Don't Do Well in Parent-Teacher Conferences
    6.5/10(197 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Loren Bouchard

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  14. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 6 - Psycho-Delicate
    6.5/10(109 votes)

    #14 - Psycho-Delicate

    S4:E6

    Brendon, Jason and Melissa try their hand at a Hitchcock-style thriller. They want to get into a film festival run by a local video store clerk. Coach McGuirk spends all his time at a diner, trying to woo a roller-skating waitress/actress named Fred. Meanwhile, Paula tries to get a refund from her hairdresser.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Home Movies Season 1 Episode 3 - The Art of the Sucker Punch
    7.0/10(181 votes)

    #15 - The Art of the Sucker Punch

    S1:E3

    Brendon documents his first fight on video.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writers:Brendon Small, Loren Bouchard

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  16. Home Movies Season 2 Episode 7 - Dad
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Home Movies Season 3 Episode 2 - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Home Movies Season 3 Episode 10 - Time to Pay the Price
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Home Movies Season 3 Episode 11 - Broken Dreams
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Home Movies Season 3 Episode 12 - Stowaway
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 1 - Everybody's Entitled to My Opinion
    7.0/10(110 votes)

    #21 - Everybody's Entitled to My Opinion

    S4:E1

    Brendon begins writing reviews for a movie website called movie-winner-or-weiner.com. Jason and Melissa are excited because Brendon gets passes for all of them to see the premiere of 'All That Violence'. Meanwhile, Coach McGuirk wreaks havoc because he's finally got a friend 'on the inside'.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 8 - Honkey Magoo
    7.0/10(106 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 9 - Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me
    7.0/10(124 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Home Movies Season 4 Episode 10 - Cho and the Adventures of Amy Lee
    7.0/10(105 votes)

    #24 - Cho and the Adventures of Amy Lee

    S4:E10

    When Brendon scores a lucky goal in a soccer game, he runs a foul of Cho, the best goalie in the league. Jason thinks Cho's a bully, Melissa thinks he's hot, but Brendon is caught up in the middle of doing nice things for people and changing their lives.

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Home Movies Season 1 Episode 1 - Get Away From My Mom
    8.0/10(249 votes)

    #25 - 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?

    Director:Loren Bouchard
    Writers:Brendon Small, Loren Bouchard

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Law and Boarder" is the worst rated episode of "Home Movies". It scored 4.3/10 based on 145 votes. Directed by Loren Bouchard and written by Brendon Small, Bill Braudis, it aired on 10/7/2001. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Business & Pleasure".