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The Worst Episodes of Homefront

Every episode of Homefront ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Homefront!

Homefront is an American television drama series created and produced by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick in association with Warner Bros. Television for ABC....
Genres:DramaFamilySoap
Network:ABC
Episodes
41
Avg. Rating
8.0
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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Nickel Plate Romance" is the worst rated episode of "Homefront". It scored 7.2/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Lynn Marie Latham, it aired on 10/22/1992. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Getting to First Base".

  • A Nickel Plate Romance
    7.2/10(8)
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    #1 - A Nickel Plate Romance

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/22/1992

    Ginger and Jeff break up again, and try to make each other jealous with Caroline and Charlie. Al takes a job at the bar and advises the warring couples.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lynn Marie Latham

  • Getting to First Base
    7.4/10(12)
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    #2 - Getting to First Base

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/18/1992

    Caroline Hailey becomes a management spy, ruining the planned strike at the plant. Jeff makes the cut in camp but loses Ginger when she catches him red-handed.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • The Traveling Lemo All-Stars
    7.4/10(8)
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    #3 - The Traveling Lemo All-Stars

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/12/1992

    Jeff and the Lemo All-Stars board a train bound for promotional games west of the Mississippi, as do the Lemo Tomato Juice Girl, and Caroline, who's bound for Reno in search of a quickie divorce. Back in River Run, an apple cobbler in their oven alerts Ruth and Mike to Gloria and Abe's deception; Anne and Al can't agree on a name for the newborn.

    Director: Lorraine Senna

    Writer: Lynn Marie Latham

  • Life is Short
    7.5/10(9)
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    #4 - Life is Short

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 12/17/1992

    The scourge of polio invades the Metcalf-Kahn home as new mother Anne is stricken with the disease, her family is quarantined and others who come in contact with her fear the worst. Meanwhile, Mike dreads the coming of another birthday; and 50-year-old Abe fears he's losing his memory, just as his father did.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Signed, Crazy in Love
    7.5/10(9)
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    #5 - Signed, Crazy in Love

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 3/9/1993

    Anne comes home in a wheelchair, the Davises test the competition, and Charlie gets a job as a Fuller Brush salesman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: James Stanley

  • Kids
    7.6/10(14)
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    #6 - Kids

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/19/1991

    Gina finds a place, unaware that it was arranged by her hated former father-in-law. Charlie tells Ginger he married the wrong woman, but continues to make plans to start a family. Linda and Hank fight but manage to make improvements at the plant.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: N/A

  • Holier Than Thou, Too
    7.7/10(14)
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    #7 - Holier Than Thou, Too

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/29/1991

    Union activity at the plant divides the town. Linda tries to talk her brother Hank out of becoming management while their mother confronts organizer Al about the danger he's brought to her family. Robert Davis joins the union after being attacked by racist co-workers, but has to fight his father on the issue.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • By Popular Demand
    7.7/10(10)
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    #8 - By Popular Demand

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/17/1992

    Caroline tries to recover her husband and the Sloans become obsessed with what their employees are up to every weekend as the Davises sneak off to run their restaurant. Jeff battles a jealous rival to stay on the team, and Ginger strikes out when a photographer comes to town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Can't Say No
    7.7/10(9)
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    #9 - Can't Say No

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/1/1992

    The newlywed Davises run into trouble, Ginger is torn between Jeff and her career and Charlie threatens to expose Caroline's spying if she doesn't quit spreading rumors about Linda.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • By Word or Act
    7.7/10(16)
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    #10 - By Word or Act

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 4/6/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lacemakers
    7.7/10(9)
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    #11 - The Lacemakers

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 4/13/1993

    Lacemaker Gina is unnerved by terrifying flashbacks to her days in a Nazi concentration camp, and Charlie is baffled by her mood swings. Meanwhile, saved items hold treasured memories for Grandmother , who doesn't want to impose when she's asked to move in with Abe and Gloria.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Bad Connection
    7.8/10(13)
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    #12 - Bad Connection

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/4/1992

    Jeff's worries at training camp turn him toward a sports-savvy bar owner who happens to be female. Ginger copes with an amorous boss.

    Director: Lorraine Senna

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • No Man Loyal and Neutral
    7.8/10(12)
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    #13 - No Man Loyal and Neutral

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 3/4/1992

    Linda is suspected of being the management spy, and the tension over the union results in violence at the Metcalf home. Judy reunites Jeff and Ginger.

    Director: David Carson

    Writer: N/A

  • If You Want It Done Right...
    7.8/10(11)
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    #14 - If You Want It Done Right...

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 4/1/1992

    The union goes on strike and as tensions inside the Sloan factory rise, Gina's resourcefulness keeps the situation from turning violent. Abe relents when he goes to argue with his striking son.

    Director: Lorraine Senna

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Sinners Reconciled
    7.9/10(12)
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    #15 - Sinners Reconciled

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/17/1991

    Gina has her baby, which is born with a serious illness. Anne attempts to reconcile with Al via Christmas cookies.

    Director: Lorraine Senna

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • When It Rains, It Pours
    7.9/10(12)
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    #16 - When It Rains, It Pours

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/14/1992

    Linda gets a new view of her old boyfriend, Mike Sloan Jr., when old Army buddy Bill Caswell arrives in town. The Davis family searches for a misplaced gall bladder, and Anne and Al's relationship goes a step further. Jeff is accepted as a rookie ballplayer.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
    7.9/10(12)
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    #17 - That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/28/1992

    Jeff departs for spring training in Florida. The Davises face discrimination in getting a loan for their business.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Spanish Moss
    7.9/10(12)
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    #18 - Spanish Moss

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 4/8/1992

    Hank moves out of the house as Anne prepares to marry Al. Charlie's growing closeness to Gina gets serious when he learns of Caroline's lies. The Davises are reluctant to accept help from their former employer despite the impossibility of getting a bank loan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: James Stanley, Lynn Marie Latham

  • Like Being There When You're Not
    7.9/10(11)
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    #19 - Like Being There When You're Not

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 3/16/1993

    TV seems to be the wave of the future, which could signal the end of Ginger and Jeff's radio show; a local sportswriter receives kudos after Judy ghostwrites his column on the Indians; and suspicions of infidelity lurk at the Sloan home.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Garfield Slept Here
    7.9/10(11)
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    #20 - Garfield Slept Here

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 3/30/1993

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Patriots
    8.0/10(11)
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    #21 - Patriots

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/15/1991

    Mike Sloan, Sr. tries to keep the workers from organizing when union organizer Al Kahn comes to town. Jeff and Ginger date publicly, Abe plots to get his job back by bringing Gina back into the Sloan family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Toledo
    8.0/10(11)
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    #22 - Toledo

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/12/1991

    Caroline's angry when her husband jealousy attacks Charlie over Ginger. Jeff and Ginger travel to Toldeo for a pregnancy test while Caroline strikes out at her husband by leaving town with a travelling salesman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lynn Marie Latham

  • Obstinacy or Constancy?
    8.0/10(12)
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    #23 - Obstinacy or Constancy?

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/25/1992

    Al lies to the wokers about union money, trying to pull them into a strike. Caroline tries to dissaude Charlie from participating in the strike by telling him she's pregnant. Anne is determined to raise her baby Catholic. Judy Owens moves to town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • Songs Unsung Are Sweetest
    8.0/10(10)
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    #24 - Songs Unsung Are Sweetest

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 4/15/1992

    Charlie leaves Caroline when he learns she's the spy. Hank goes to his mother's wedding, Al lies to Anne about his father's acceptance of a non-Jewish bride and the Davises open their restaurant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick

  • So All Alone
    8.1/10(10)
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    #25 - So All Alone

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/8/1991

    The Sloans fire the Davises for helping Gina. Caroline and Charlie discuss birth control. Hank and Sarah's impending wedding depresses Jeff and Ginger.

    Director: Lorraine Senna

    Writer: Bernard Lechowick