8.1/10466 votesLoading...#1 - The Clock
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2023
Hank and Lily host the annual English department dinner. Lily has a decision to make. Hank’s past involving his troubled relationship with his father catches up to him.
Director: Jude Weng
Writer: Jean Kyoung Frazier
7.9/10346 votesLoading...#2 - The Arrival
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2023
Hank and Tony travel to an academic conference, where their differing philosophies on work and life cause friction. Lily mediates trouble in Julie and Russell’s marriage.
Director: Jude Weng
Writer: Jasmine Pierce
7.6/10319 votesLoading...#3 - The Count of Monte Cristo
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2023
Hank contends with the return of his father to Railton. Lily hunts for apartments in New York. Julie looks to Hank for help in Lily’s absence.
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Writer: Taylor Brogan
7.6/10297 votesLoading...#4 - The Chopping Block
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2023
Hank is faced with an impossible decision at work, as his department’s jobs are on the line. Lily settles into a new normal in New York.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Lieberstein, Aaron Zelman
7.5/10382 votesLoading...#5 - The Goose Boxer
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2023
Amid firing rumors, the professors look to the union to protect their jobs, while Hank tries a different approach. Lily interviews for a job at a prestigious New York prep school.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Emma Barrie
7.4/10514 votesLoading...#6 - George Saunders
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2023
When George Saunders visits Railton College, the professors scramble to impress the celebrated writer, while Hank is reminded of his own failed writing career. Hank and Lily anticipate an announcement from their daughter Julie.
Director: Peter Farrelly
Writer: Paul Lieberstein, Aaron Zelman
7.3/10783 votesLoading...#7 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2023
Hank rants against Railton College, calling it "Mediocrity’s Capitol," and the administration is pressured to fire him. Hank and Lily contemplate a future outside of Railton.
Director: Peter Farrelly
Writer: Paul Lieberstein, Aaron Zelman
7.2/10412 votesLoading...#8 - Escape
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2023
Hank spirals when a storage pod full of his father’s belongings is dropped in his front yard. The professors spiral when rumors of budget cuts threaten their tenured jobs.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Adam Barr
The Best Episodes of Lucky Hank
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A mid-life crisis tale about the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Genre:Drama
Network:AMC
Best Episodes Summary
"The Clock" is the best rated episode of "Lucky Hank". It scored 8.1/10 based on 466 votes. Directed by Jude Weng and written by Jean Kyoung Frazier, it aired on 4/16/2023. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Arrival".