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Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    How Not to Live Your Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Don's New Flatmate
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #1 - Don's New Flatmate

    S2:E1

    With Abby gone for six months, Don wants a stripper to move into the spare room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  2. How Not to Live Your Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Fake Wake
    7.7/10(68 votes)

    #2 - Fake Wake

    S1:E3

    Don finds out he's legally obliged to put on a wake for his deceased nan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  3. How Not to Live Your Life Season 1 Episode 5 - Like Father Like Don
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    #3 - Like Father Like Don

    S1:E5

    Don gets a new job working at Karl's dad's company and finds the father he never had.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  4. How Not to Live Your Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Don Goes Gay
    7.7/10(70 votes)

    #4 - Don Goes Gay

    S2:E4

    Don thinks he might be a bit gay after Samantha's brother gets into bed with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  5. How Not to Live Your Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Don Gets Healthy
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #5 - Don Gets Healthy

    S2:E5

    Don joins a gym, but fails to get beyond the running machine without passing out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  6. How Not to Live Your Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Home Sweet Home
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #6 - Home Sweet Home

    S1:E1

    Don discovers he's been left a house by his recently deceased grandmother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  7. How Not to Live Your Life Season 1 Episode 6 - The Break Up
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #7 - The Break Up

    S1:E6

    A night out on the pull with Eddie ends in all sorts of drama for Don.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  8. How Not to Live Your Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Don Dates a Cougar
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Don Dates a Cougar

    S2:E2

    Don starts dating an older woman but can't handle the grown-up world she lives in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  9. How Not to Live Your Life Season 1 Episode 2 - The Field Trip
    7.9/10(71 votes)

    #9 - The Field Trip

    S1:E2

    Don goes on a field trip with Abby and the kids from her school, but things go wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  10. How Not to Live Your Life Season 1 Episode 4 - The Young Ones
    8.0/10(62 votes)

    #10 - The Young Ones

    S1:E4

    Don feels his age when he hangs out with a girl who is nine years younger than him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  11. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 4 - Don Meets His Maker
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Don Meets His Maker

    S3:E4

    When the gang mistakenly believe Don might be seriously ill, he continues the lie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  12. How Not to Live Your Life Season 2 Episode 3 - Don the Singer
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    #12 - Don the Singer

    S2:E3

    Samantha's singer-songwriter boyfriend Jackson invites Don to play at his open mic night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  13. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 1 - Don's New Job
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    #13 - Don's New Job

    S3:E1

    Don comes up with an elaborate story about a new job to try to impress Sam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  14. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 5 - Don Dates a Homeless
    8.5/10(57 votes)

    #14 - Don Dates a Homeless

    S3:E5

    Don meets a homeless girl begging for money in the street and asks her out on a date.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  15. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 6 - Don Does Therapy
    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #15 - Don Does Therapy

    S3:E6

    Don realises he still has feelings for Sam after hearing of Brian's intention to propose.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  16. How Not to Live Your Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Don and the Wedding
    8.6/10(69 votes)

    #16 - Don and the Wedding

    S2:E6

    Don is asked to be the best man at his old school friend's wedding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  17. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 2 - Don's Angry Girlfriend
    8.6/10(53 votes)

    #17 - Don's Angry Girlfriend

    S3:E2

    Don's new relationship with Jenny is soon affected by her odd behaviour.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  18. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 7 - Don the Musical
    8.6/10(62 votes)

    #18 - Don the Musical

    S3:E7

    After seeing the attention Eddie gets in his theatre club, Don decides to join up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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  19. How Not to Live Your Life Season 3 Episode 3 - Don's Posh Weekend
    8.8/10(65 votes)

    #19 - Don's Posh Weekend

    S3:E3

    Disaster ensues when a posh girl invites Don and Jason to her parents' country house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Clark

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Don's New Flatmate" is the worst rated episode of "How Not to Live Your Life". It scored 7.6/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Dan Clark, it aired on 9/14/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fake Wake".