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The Best Episodes of In the House

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The Best Episodes of In the House

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  1. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

    S3:E20

    Marion vows to abstain from romantic liaisons as a mode of spiritual cleansing.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Out House

    S5:E6

    In the series finale, Marion awaits news on an NFL franchise. Carl and Raynelle try to decieve their parents. Maxwell and Mercedes continue to try to conceive a child. Marion reconciles with Valerie. Marion finally opens up to Maxwell. Also, Mercedes reveals the news of her pregnancy. Valerie tells Marion that she and Brianna are moving back to New York. The NFL franchise is finalized and Marion decides to also move back to New York to be with Valerie and Brianna while taking the liaison job there. Now that Marion won't be needing his place, he gives it up to Carl and Raynelle to have along with Tiffany and Graham once they return. As everyone leaves to celebrate, Marion looks back on all the great things he has done for others and most importantly the people he shared them with.

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    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.8/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Three the Hard Way

    S2:E16

    Marion finds it hard to believe Tonia when she tells him that Alex is seeing someone else. Tiffany ruins Jackie's new dress.

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  4. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Sister Act: the Episode

    S2:E7

    Jackie's adventurous sister takes her, Marion and Clayton on a wild, wild trip.

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    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #5 - A Major Problem

    S2:E17

    Marion doesn't see eye to eye with his dad.

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  6. 7.7/10(11 votes)

    #6 - God is in the House

    S4:E13

    At Christmastime, Tonia's sister, Yolanda, voices to Marion her doubts that the ministry is her true calling.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Love on a One-Way Street

    S2:E14

    While giving Tiffany driving lessons, Marion crashes into a vehicle driven by a policewoman named Alex who he falls in love with.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.6/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Home Again

    S2:E18

    Jackie is promoted to the New York office, which means Marion is short one tenant. Enter Tonia.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.4/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Christmas Party

    S2:E10

    Tiffany and Austin want to bring the family together for Christmas, and that includes a visit from their great-grandparents.

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  11. 7.4/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Return of the Stiletto

    S3:E18

    Marion's effort to avoid the ""I love you"" land mine with Amber blows up in his face. Meanwhile, Max believes that Tonia's boyfriend Henry may be giving secret information about their clinic to another rival clinic.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.3/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Hats Off

    S1:E6

    Jackie and Heather help Marion get an audition for a sportscaster job on a local news show. For the audition, he interviews basketball star Spud Webb. Marion gets the job! But when he refuses to do the broadcast without his lucky hat, the station owner issues an ultimatum: either the hat goes or Marion goes. Meanwhile, Tiffany participates in a school charity drive to get closer to a cute classmate. Also, Austin asks his family to help him prepare for a school spelling competition.

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  13. 7.3/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Come Back, Kid

    S2:E12

    Marion's professional football comeback means it's time for Jackie to start thinking about moving out.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.2/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Pledge Allegiance

    S3:E10

    When Tiffany's social life causes truancy trouble, Marion plots to make her party until she can party no more.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.2/10(8 votes)

    #14 - The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of

    S4:E9

    Marion and the gang participate in a dream therapy session.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.1/10(17 votes)

    #15 - Getting to Know You

    S1:E1

    When Jackie Warren's husband goes through a mid-life crisis and announces that he is having an affair, she decides to make a new life for herself. Once a wealthy socialite, she enters the work force for the first time and gets her own place to live. Jackie squeezes into a less-than-lavish but charming house owned by former football player Marion Hill, whose stellar career was ruined by a freak accident. To cover expenses while he trains for a comeback, he moves into the apartment above his garage and rents his main house to Jackie and her two children. The kitchen becomes common ground for the tenants and their landlord. With only two years of law school as her experience, Jackie is hired as a legal assistant by Heather Comstock, a young no-nonsense power attorney. While she's working, Jackie must find someone to take care of her children. Despite her misgivings about Marion, Jackie's overly dramatic teenaged daughter Tiffany and her brainy young son Austin convince her to give him a c

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  17. 7.0/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Daddy's Home

    S2:E5

    Jackie ex-husband, Milton is thrown out by his new wife when he accidentally says Jackie's name during sex. Jackie refuses to allow him to live in her part of the home, but Marion lets Milton sleep in his room. Unfortunately, Milton drives Marion crazy with his annoying habits, and the next day Marion tries to force Milton back to Sasha. When Milton rents a romantic hotel suite, Marion calls Sasha to persuade her to reconcile with Milton. She refuses, causing a dejected Milton to lock himself in the hotel bathroom. After Marion calls Jackie at work, she rushes over and persuades Milton to come out of the bathroom. Grateful for her support, Milton hugs Jackie--just as Sasha enters....

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  18. 7.0/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Boyz II Men II Women

    S2:E9

    Marion takes it like a man when his old friend Kevin discloses his new profession as a female impersonator.

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    Director:N/A
  19. 7.0/10(10 votes)

    #18 - My Crazy Valentine

    S2:E15

    Jackie becomes intrigued and attracted to the handsome handyman named Russell who is hired by Marion to fix his broken hot tub. Austin unknowingly gives his girlfriend Erica Jackie's wedding ring as a gift. Marion spends Valentine's Day with Alex, but their romance becomes complicated when Tonia, Alex's cousin and Marion's physical trainer, surprises him and reveals that she has a crush on him. Meanwhile, Tiffany has two dates.

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  20. 7.0/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

    S2:E19

    Marion feels like he's moved on emotionally from his college pals; new neighbor Tonia reports seeing an alien; Tiffany has a date.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Katie Ford
  21. 7.0/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Marion Strikes Back

    S3:E17

    Marion shows that he's free of his attraction to Amber by dating a woman from a company making a commercial for the clinic.

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    Director:Andrew Tsao
    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.9/10(10 votes)

    #21 - The Lost Weekend <i>(a.k.a. The Last Weekend)</i>

    S1:E5

    Austin persuades Jackie to continue the family tradition of visiting their mountain cabin at the beginning of the spring season. But when Jackie's car breaks down, Marion must drive them. Their plans are thrown into further turmoil by Jackie's ex-husband Milton, who brought his new young bride to the cabin for a romantic weekend.

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  23. 6.8/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Tito's in the House

    S4:E3

    Marion gives his pal Tito a job at the sports clinic, where he's a real piece of work for Max and Tonia. Meanwhile, Tonia and her boyfriend Derek face a complication in their romance.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  24. 6.8/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Cruise (2)

    S4:E6

    Marion and Maxwell's on-shore escapade continues, while out-at-sea, Mercedes frets that Maxwell has ditched her.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  25. 6.7/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Once Again, with Feeling

    S1:E4

    It's been nearly 20 years since Jackie went on a date, but Marion tries to get her to meet men at a popular night club. However, when Marion's former grade school football coach comes for a visit, Jackie finds an eligible bachelor in her own living room.

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    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:N/A
  26. 6.6/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Dog Catchers

    S2:E1

    Marion and his friend Carlton Banks discover that a boy is dating both Tiffany and Carlton's little sister, Ashley, at the same time, so they decide to teach the duplicitous guy a lesson in respect.

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    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" is the best rated episode of "In the House". It scored 8.4/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by N/A, it aired on 5/5/1997. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Out House".