9.0/10726 votesLoading...#1 - The Puppet Dalai Lama
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2020
Jill asks Jeff a question he isn’t sure if he can answer. Season finale
Director: Jake Schreier
Writer: Dave Holstein
8.8/10918 votesLoading...#2 - Some Day
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/2018
Everyone in Jeff’s life deals with the results of the speech Jeff made on national television.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Dave Holstein
8.7/10535 votesLoading...#3 - The Nightingale Pledge
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2020
Jeff learns the safest place for him is far away from everyone. Will talks to a mysterious visitor at his school. With Maddy’s help, Deirdre gets a win for the show.
Director: Jake Schreier
Writer: Dave Holstein, Dylan Tanous
8.6/10901 votesLoading...#4 - Philliam
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2018
Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.
Director: Minkie Spiro
Writer: Roberto Benabib
8.5/10741 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 3101
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2020
Jeff tries to teach children about change in the first episode of the 31st season of Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Joey Mazzarino
8.4/10975 votesLoading...#6 - Bye, Mom
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2018
Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him.
Director: Jake Schreier
Writer: Mike Vukadinovich
8.4/10864 votesLoading...#7 - Kintsugi
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/2018
Jeff goes off script and starts to speak more honestly to children on Puppet Time as Seb panics that Jeff will soon have to appear on live television for the National Tree Lighting Ceremony. Deirdre and Scott get a new visitor from Japan – Mr. Pickles-San. The Pickles have Thanksgiving as a family.
Director: Minkie Spiro
Writer: Jas Waters
8.4/10592 votesLoading...#8 - Up, Down and Everything in Between
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2020
While Jill, Deirdre and Seb debate over who is to blame for Jeff’s recent behavior, Jeff finds himself in the real-world version of Pickle Barrel Falls.
Director: Jake Schreier
Writer: Mike Vukadinovich
8.3/10752 votesLoading...#9 - LT. Pickles
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/2018
Jeff wonders if he’s having a breakdown or a breakthrough. Will gets into trouble at school. Scott confronts Deirdre about her feelings for Mr. Pickles-San. Seb decides to make a last-minute change to Pickles on Ice while Jeff is away.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Dave Holstein, Joey Mazzarino
8.2/10829 votesLoading...#10 - The Cookie
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/2018
Will tries to honor his brother in a unique way. Jeff decides to make some changes to Pickles on Ice. Deirdre lets her anger out on Maddy. Jeff tries to convince Vivian to continue with her treatment.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Noah Haidle
8.0/10463 votesLoading...#11 - The Acceptance Speech
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2020
Deirdre deals with a medical issue while attending Jeff’s Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. Jeff tries to be anyone but himself. Seb meets someone old and someone new.
Writer: Mike Vukadinovich
7.9/10560 votesLoading...#12 - The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, Ohio
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2020
Jeff realizes that if he can tell a lie for the first time in his life he’ll get everything he’s ever wanted.
Director: Jake Schreier
Writer: Dave Holstein
7.9/10447 votesLoading...#13 - A Seat on the Rocket
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2020
Jeff decides to start a new Pickles family while Deirdre tries to get some good PR for the show.
Writer: Jas Waters
7.8/10936 votesLoading...#14 - Every Pain Needs a Name
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2018
Jeff tries to fix his heartbreak. Deirdre deals with her daughter’s developing medical condition. Seb outlines the future of Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time without Jeff. Jeff tries to get Will off pot by giving him a hobby.
Director: Jake Schreier
Writer: Halley Feiffer
7.7/10473 votesLoading...#15 - I'm Listening
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2020
Jeff has an idea for how he can speak directly to the children of the world while Seb hands over the reins of the Pickle empire to Deirdre. After finding a book of magic spells, Will finds himself face to face with the past.
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Writer: Roberto Benabib
7.7/10471 votesLoading...#16 - I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2020
After realizing that he might not have any real friends, Jeff makes a new best friend. Deirdre tries to get Puppet Time back on the air.
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Writer: Hilary Weisman Graham
7.6/101,450 votesLoading...#17 - Green Means Go
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2018
Jeff Pickles decides it’s time to talk about death on Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time. His executive producer, Seb, feels that Mr. Pickles the persona and Jeff Pickles the person need to remain separate. Deirdre punishes her daughter Maddy for not eating her veggies.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Dave Holstein
7.6/10783 votesLoading...#18 - The New You
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2018
Jeff decides to step out of his comfort zone. Seb tries to get Jeff on board with new changes for Puppet Time, as well as his ice skating show – Pickles On Ice, starring Tara Lipinski.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Cody Heller
7.5/101,022 votesLoading...#19 - Pusillanimous
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2018
Jeff makes a rash decision that could affect the ability of the show to continue. Seb strategizes how to rebuild Jeff’s image. The two disagree about how Jeff can repair his family. Deirdre tries to learn more about what’s happening while Maddy is at her piano lesson. Jeff’s son Will decides to let loose with his new friends.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Dave Holstein
7.3/10473 votesLoading...#20 - The Death of Fil
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/2020
After an international incident, Jeff, Deirdre, Will and Seb attend a funeral at sea.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Dave Holstein
The Best Episodes of Kidding
Every episode of Kidding ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kidding!
Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:Showtime
Best Episodes Summary
"The Puppet Dalai Lama" is the best rated episode of "Kidding". It scored 9/10 based on 726 votes. Directed by Jake Schreier and written by Dave Holstein, it aired on 3/8/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Some Day".