7.6/101,450 votes#1 - 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
7.5/101,022 votes#2 - 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
7.8/10936 votes#3 - 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
8.4/10975 votes#4 - 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
7.6/10783 votes#5 - 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
8.2/10829 votes#6 - 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
8.4/10864 votes#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
8.6/10901 votes#8 - 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
8.3/10752 votes#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
8.8/10918 votes#10 - 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
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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Green Means Go" is the best rated episode of "Kidding" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 1450 votes. Directed by Michel Gondry and written by Dave Holstein, it aired on 9/9/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Pusillanimous".