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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 Hollywood life as a soap opera star before her character

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 12 - Sex, Lies and Faith
    5.7/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Sex, Lies and Faith

    S3:E12

    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

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  2. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 25 - Of Rice and Anchor Men
    5.8/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Of Rice and Anchor Men

    S2:E25

    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:Unknown

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  3. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 14 - Homeless Hal
    5.9/10(29 votes)

    #3 - Homeless Hal

    S3:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 22 - Jack's Back
    6.0/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Jack's Back

    S1:E22

    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

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  5. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 6 - Natal Attraction (1)
    6.0/10(38 votes)

    #5 - Natal Attraction (1)

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown

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  6. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 26 - Season Finale
    6.0/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Season Finale

    S2:E26

    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:Unknown

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  7. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 7 - Stand By Your Mandi (2)
    6.1/10(38 votes)

    #7 - Stand By Your Mandi (2)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  8. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 17 - Prom and Circumstance
    6.2/10(33 votes)

    #8 - Prom and Circumstance

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown

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  9. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 21 - Faith's Husband
    6.2/10(31 votes)

    #9 - Faith's Husband

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown

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  10. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 8 - Faith's Therapy
    6.2/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Faith's Therapy

    S3:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 20 - Old Faithful
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    #11 - Old Faithful

    S3:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 23 - Trade Show
    6.3/10(32 votes)

    #12 - Trade Show

    S1:E23

    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

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  13. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 5 - Love & Teeth
    6.3/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Love & Teeth

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 15 - Mismatch
    6.4/10(35 votes)

    #14 - Mismatch

    S1:E15

    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:Unknown

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  15. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 11 - Christmas Time
    6.4/10(29 votes)

    #15 - Christmas Time

    S3:E11

    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

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  16. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 15 - Meet the Parent
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Meet the Parent

    S3:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 19 - Faith's Maid
    6.5/10(33 votes)

    #17 - Faith's Maid

    S1:E19

    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
    Writers:Kat Likkel, John Hoberg

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  18. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 1 - Escape from Albuquerque
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    #18 - Escape from Albuquerque

    S2:E1

    A whole new Faith returns from her ""adventures"" in a country that even she can't find on a map. She convinces Charley to give her one more chance at staying, but no good deed goes unpunished. She crashes Charley's car, is responsible for her Sydney's navel piercing and ends up fully dressed in a freezing bathroom shower with both Hope and Sydney. When Charley wants Faith out, Hope is torn between her family and her sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 2 - Mall in the Family
    6.5/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Mall in the Family

    S2:E2

    After getting kicked out of the house, Faith moves into a furnature display at a local mall. When she and Hope try to hide from the mall guards, they're locked in an armoire scheduled for an overseas delivery. Meanwhile, Hope and Sydney help Hayley purchase her first bra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  20. Hope & Faith Season 2 Episode 24 - Weather or Not
    6.5/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Weather or Not

    S2:E24

    Faith finds a new career as a weather woman at a local TV station. Faith enjoys to be pushed around by a hunky newscaster. That causes Hope to feel that Faith is abandoning their new catering business, so then Faith feels equally neglected when Hope replaces her with a new, highly motivated assistant.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 4 - The Phone Call
    6.5/10(27 votes)

    #21 - The Phone Call

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 13 - Now and Zen
    6.5/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Now and Zen

    S3:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 22 - Hope's Float
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    #23 - Hope's Float

    S3:E22

    Hope reminisces with her family about the first fight she and Charley had during their courtship back in 1985 when they were both in college. Flashbacks to that fateful night reveal that it was also the first time Charley and Faith met. The fireworks begin when Hope cancels her date with Charley to go to a Huey Lewis concert, choosing instead to stay and console Faith, who is distraught after not being cast as the lead in her high school play. Both Charley and Hope think they missed the concert, but as the story is re-told, Hope uncovers some outrageous secrets that Charley and Faith have kept under wraps all these years – not to mention one last surprise that’s revealed about Hope.

    Director:Peter Marc Jacobson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hope & Faith Season 1 Episode 20 - Hope Gets a Job
    6.6/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Hope Gets a Job

    S1:E20

    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

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  25. Hope & Faith Season 3 Episode 3 - Faith Fairfield: 1980-2005
    6.6/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Faith Fairfield: 1980-2005

    S3:E3

    When Faith advises Sydney to use a death-in-the-family excuse to get an extension on her term paper, Sydney concocts an extraordinary story that Faith met a tragic end. The media circus that follows restores Faith's celebrity status on television and in the press; however, Faith's attempt to seize the opportunity to make a comeback goes awry when Hope becomes a media darling as her grieving sister.

    Director:Don Scardino
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sex, Lies and Faith" is the worst rated episode of "Hope & Faith". It scored 5.7/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Gil Junger and written by Taylor Hamra, it aired on 1/6/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Of Rice and Anchor Men".