4.9/1023 votesLoading...#1 - Homeless Hal
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/28/2006
Hope and Faith are shocked to find “Handsome Hal” working as a clerk at the local convenience store. It seems that Hal has fallen on hard times, having been busted for running a scam at his car dealership. After Hope chastises Faith for gloating over his bad luck, Faith invites him to stay with her while he gets back on his feet. Faith immediately regrets her compassionate act when Hal takes over her bedroom and becomes just plain annoying, but then the odd couple decide that her acting talent and his people skills make them the ideal team to audition to be hosts of the Glen Falls morning show. Will the duo have that perfect TV chemistry?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.1/1033 votesLoading...
#2 - Sex, Lies and Faith
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2006
Hope is stung when Charley laments that their love life has been non-existent for weeks. When she confides in her sister, Faith tells Hope that it’s unrealistic to think married couples can keep the spark alive for years – only a sexy single like Faith can continue to have a sizzling sex life. Upset that Faith might be right, Hope invites Charley to meet her at a hotel. They have so much fun that their activities escalate, and they sneak around for days, fabricating lies to get Faith to do Hope’s household and parenting chores. But even as she puts her own love life on hold, Faith brings her unique style to her new domestic responsibilities
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Taylor Hamra
5.2/1032 votesLoading...#3 - Natal Attraction (1)
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2004
Hope and Faith play matchmakers for their father and their gynecologist, Anne. They hit it off, until Jack finds out that his ex-girlfriend, Mandi, is pregnant with his child.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
5.3/1024 votesLoading...#4 - Prom and Circumstance
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2004
Hope and Faith "date" two doofuses from their high-school class because they have promised to repair Charley's '67 Stingray before he can find out that they (and Sydney, who was driving it) have damaged it.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
5.3/1031 votesLoading...#5 - Jack's Back
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/2004
Hope and Faith's dad and Faith's best friend, Mandi, share a May-December romance. This doesn't sit well at all with Hope or Faith, so Faith sets out to teach Mandi a lesson by hitting on her dad.
Director: Jerry Zaks
Writer: David S. Rosenthal
- 5.4/1021 votesLoading...
#6 - Meet the Parent
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/4/2006
The Gooch is nervous about meeting Faith’s dad, Jack, who is visiting for Hope and Charley’s 20th anniversary party. After a rocky start, Jack and the Gooch begin to bond, so Faith is astonished when Jack tells her that the Gooch is not a good match for her. At the party, Faith’s efforts to spruce up the Gooch’s image in order to gain Jack’s approval backfires, and Hope is upset when the focus of her party shifts – as usual -- to her sister.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.5/1026 votesLoading...#7 - Silent Night, Opening Night
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2003
A newcomer has taken over Faith's old role on "The Sacred and the Sinful." This sends Faith into a funk that's broken only when Hope tabs her to direct Hayley's holiday pageant at school. But her "artistic integrity" proves to be more than the kids can stand. Meanwhile, a bully takes Justin's winter coat, but Charley knows how to get it back.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Jennie Snyder Urman
5.5/1025 votesLoading...#8 - Jury Duty
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2004
Hope has jury duty, and that means disorder in the court, courtesy of Faith, who won't take her rejection as a juror lying down. And before the verdict is in, her soap-opera experience will come in handy.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1022 votesLoading...
#9 - The Phone Call
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2005
Faith confesses that she’s tired of Hope nagging her about every aspect of her life – from parking tickets to her love life -- so a frustrated Hope vows to abstain from cleaning up Faith’s messes. But Charley is the one who suffers when Hope redirects her energy to focus solely on him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1024 votesLoading...
#10 - Faith's Therapy
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2005
When Faith refuses to take her job search seriously, Hope and Charley suggest that she see a therapist - portrayed by Susan Sullivan - Who can help her straighten out her life. Faith resistant at first, but soon finds a way to use the doctor's advice to manipulate her family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.6/1026 votesLoading...#11 - Mismatch
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2004
Charley's friend Kenny, who works for Doctors Without Borders in Djibouti, arrives for a visit and promptly falls in love with Faith. This is surprising to everyone and upsetting to Hayley, who has a crush on him. As for Hayley's boyfriend, Edwin, he's just crushed.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: N/A
5.6/1032 votesLoading...#12 - Stand By Your Mandi (2)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2004
Even though his true love is Anne, Jack decides to marry Mandi. He is unaware, however, that Mandi is very much in love with her current boyfriend.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
5.6/1024 votesLoading...#13 - A Room of One's Own
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/2005
Hope is discouraged when her mother-in-law, Joyce takes over the household and also she starts to bond with Faith. And then things start to go more bad when Joyce decides to leave her husband. Making Joyce to move in permanently, displacing Faith in the process.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
5.6/1027 votesLoading...#14 - Of Rice and Anchor Men
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/6/2005
Just as Faith's relationship with newscaster Larry begins to move into high gear, her old flame, ""The Gooch"" (Mark Consuelos, Ripa's real-life husband), suddenly shows up to complicate matters.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 5.6/1022 votesLoading...
#15 - Love & Teeth
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2005
When Faith crack a tooth she makes Charley treat her, despite the fact that they despise each other. or do they? The nitrous oxide he gives Faith makes her "a little baby," and what she says while she's under is very surprising indeed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.7/1024 votesLoading...#16 - Faith's Maid
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/2004
Faith's former maid shows up and Faith is glad to see her; everyone else has a maid they don't want. Meanwhile, Charley wants to join a "fancy schmancy" country club, and Hope, Faith and Charley do end up there.
Director: Jerry Zaks
Writer: John Hoberg, Kat Likkel
- 5.7/1026 votesLoading...
#17 - Old Faithful
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2006
Faith complains to Dr. Lombard (Susan Sullivan) that Sydney thinks she’s totally uncool and that Hope and Charley make her feel middle-aged. So when her therapist advises that one solution might be to change her living situation, Faith finds a place online and tells a horrified Hope and a delighted Charley that she’s moving out. Upon arrival at her new home, however, Faith is horrified to discover it’s a retirement community, but in typical Faith style, she quickly finds a silver lining to her situation. Meanwhile, Charley rents Faith’s old room to someone he thinks is a dream tenant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.8/1024 votesLoading...#18 - Faith's Husband
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/16/2004
It turns out that Faith is married--to a man who lives in a trailer whom she hasn't seen in 15 years. It seems he never filed divorce papers, but now he wants to untie the knot. Not so fast, says Faith. She wants an apology before she'll sign anything.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
5.8/1025 votesLoading...#19 - Trade Show
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/2004
Faith gets back into show business, sort of--as a scantily clad jackhammer demonstrator at a trade show. Meanwhile, Sydney gets Haley to write a science paper for her.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Mark Driscoll
5.8/1026 votesLoading...#20 - Season Finale
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 5/6/2005
When both men want an exclusive commitment from Faith, she resorts to everything from ""Bachelorette"" competition rules to a psychic's advise to help her choose between Larry, a handsome newscaster (Dean Cain), and charming former baseball star ""The Gooch"" (Mark Consuelos, Ripa's real-life husband)
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1023 votesLoading...
#21 - Christmas Time
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2005
Faith surprises the entire family with personal, extravagant Christmas gifts, including an expensive gold watch for Charley. When Charley realizes he forgot to buy a gift for his beloved employee, Hassan, Hope, inspired by Faith’s generosity, encourages him to give Hassan his treasured championship watch. Later, Charley is furious when he discovers that the “gold” watch Faith bought for him is a fake. Feeling extremely guilty, Hope insists that Faith attempt to retrieve Charley’s watch from Hassan, but in the end, Faith really surprises them with an uncharacteristically magnanimous gesture.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Geena Yaitanes
- 5.8/1020 votesLoading...
#22 - Now and Zen
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/21/2006
Faith is surprised to spot her ex-husband, “The Gooch”, in her yoga class, having returned from playing baseball in Japan. Although she is still attracted to him, she is shocked to discover he has adopted a Zen lifestyle -- forsaking his sports career, his car, his cell phone and sex for a life of celibacy and meditation. Hope encourages her to move on to other romantic possibilities, such as their attractive yoga instructor, Kiley. However, when Kiley and Faith get too close for comfort, “The Gooch” is overcome by jealousy and is forced to reveal to Faith the truth about his return from Japan.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1029 votesLoading...
#23 - Charley Shoots Faith
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/2006
When Faith finally gets her agent on the phone, he tells her to have new head shots taken. Charley offers to take them, and the agent loves them. He loves the photography, that is.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
5.9/1026 votesLoading...#24 - About a Book Club
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2003
Hope's book-club meeting becomes a party when Faith crashes it, and Hope turns out to be a heartier partier than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, Charley takes the kids to the arcade and turns out to be something of a pinball wizard.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Jessica Kaminsky
5.9/1026 votesLoading...#25 - Hope Gets a Job
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2004
Hope gets a job as a columnist for the local newspaper, and Faith wrangles one, too, but they're not exactly "cubbie buddies": Faith is driving Hope crazy. Meanwhile, Charley and the kids must take take up the slack at home. Their first project: making pecan sandies.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Joanna Johnson
The Worst Episodes of Hope & Faith
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Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mother of three has her tidy world turned upside down when her celebrity sister moves in. Faith was living the...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Homeless Hal" is the worst rated episode of "Hope & Faith". It scored 4.9/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/28/2006. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sex, Lies and Faith".