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The Best Episodes of Malcolm & Eddie Season 1

Every episode of Malcolm & Eddie Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Malcolm & Eddie Season 1!

Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine. Nevertheless, they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers and not...
Genre:Comedy
Network:UPN

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Malcolm & Eddie" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Joel Madison, it aired on 8/26/1996. This episode is rated 1.8 points higher than the second-best, "Eddie by Moonlight".

  • Pilot
    6.6/1019 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/1996

    Malcolm practices for his sports commentator audition at the local radio station, earnestly recording play-by-play onto a demonstration tape while watching the basketball game... until Eddie accidentally blows up the television set. Insistent on helping his roommate replace it, Eddie wheedles Malcolm into attending a free ""personal wealth seminar"" where each participant is promised either a free TV or a set of steak knives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joel Madison

  • Eddie by Moonlight
    8.4/1014 votes

    #2 - Eddie by Moonlight

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1996

    When Eddie's beloved tow truck Broncula breaks down, he must raise money to repair ""her,"" so he secures a wild array of odd jobs which quickly wear away at Malcolm's quality of life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • On the Radio
    9.0/1016 votes

    #3 - On the Radio

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1996

    Aspiring sportscaster Malcom finally gets a chance to be on the air at the radio station but instead of calling the plays, he's given a dee-jay's graveyard shift. Surprisingly, Eddie ends up as the only one who can get his exhausted roommate through the long nights.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joel Madison

  • Partnership of Fools
    8.7/1013 votes

    #4 - Partnership of Fools

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1996

    Eddie annoys Malcolm when he deviates from their established system of picking their joint weekly lottery ticket numbers and instead chooses what Malcolm considers a dumb mix - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30. Malcolm forgives Eddie's indiscretion when all six numbers come up, making them instant millionaires... or so they think.... Unfortunately for the mismatched roommates, for the first time in Missouri state history, there's more than one winner of the Instant Millionaire game - many more. When the money is divvied up, Malcolm and Eddie are able to redecorate their apartment just in time to impress Bridget, a young attorney and her roommate Nicollette, a parking enforcement officer, who move in across the hall. Strongly attracted to Bridget, Malcolm is summarily spurned when she makes it clear she's dating NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire. Realizing he's at a crossroads in life, Malcolm decides to buy the bar from Kelly. Eddie uses his half of the money to convert the tow truck gar

    Director: Amanda Bearse

    Writer: Joel Madison, J. Elvis Weinstein

  • Someday My TAFKAP Will Come
    7.7/1017 votes

    #5 - Someday My TAFKAP Will Come

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/1996

    Malcolm prepares for the grand reopening of Kelly's sports bar and Eddie arranges to bring in the live entertainment for the event. He also uses his connections to book TAFKAP (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince). But when engine trouble derails the Artist's arrival, Eddie steps in to keep the show alive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Sister
    NaN/100 votes

    #6 - Little Sister

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/1996

    When a beautiful woman arrives at the bar Malcolm is quick to ask her for a date but unbeknownst to him, she's Eddie's younger sister. When the truth is told, the roommates make an agreement that Malcom will keep the evening platonic, but an overprotective Eddie makes it clear that big brother is watching.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Dubin

  • Big Brother is Watching
    8.0/1012 votes

    #7 - Big Brother is Watching

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/1996

    Eddie becomes a member of the Little Buddies Association just to get a date with one of its attractive female volunteers. When Malcolm accidentally reveals his roommates ulterior motives to his new little brother, Troy, the mischievous eight-year-old sets out to wreak havoc at Kelly's bar.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
    8.7/1011 votes

    #8 - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1996

    As Malcolm prepares for Halloween, fearful Eddie tells a story of a devastating family curse.

    Director: Amanda Bearse

    Writer: Richard Dubin

  • Dead Guy
    8.7/1012 votes

    #9 - Dead Guy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1996

    A man trying to bring a fake lawsuit against the bar, inadvertently dies, just as the guys get a visit from the city's toughest health inspector.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: J. Elvis Weinstein

  • Do the K.C. Hustle
    7.6/1015 votes

    #10 - Do the K.C. Hustle

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1996

    Eddie's uncle (Richard Pryor) teaches Malcolm to win at pool.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eddie Griffin, Preston A. Whitmore II

  • It's the Bomb
    8.0/1013 votes

    #11 - It's the Bomb

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1996

    Malcolm's plan for rededicating his bar from its old name Kelly's, to its new name McGee's, goes amiss when the signs are misspelled, McGoo's. Meanwhile a crazed, bomb-toting football fan takes over Malcolm's crowded bar to protest the rumored move by the Kansas City Chiefs to Los Angeles, and the bar gets city-wide news coverage under the name McGoo's instead of McGee's.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: Joel Madison

  • Sh-Boing-Boing
    8.2/1010 votes

    #12 - Sh-Boing-Boing

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1996

    Malcolm tries to settle his grandparents' quarrel after Malcolm's grandfather gets kicked out of the house and moves in with Malcolm & Eddie. Nicolette gets a new roommate named Regina, who has eyes for Eddie, but Nicolette remains determined continue persuing him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Club Story
    7.0/1010 votes

    #13 - Club Story

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1997

    While Malcolm is away with Lydia, Malcolm leaves Eddie in charge of running the bar for a day. Eddie gets the idea that he should transform the bar into an exotic dance club, but doesn't count on the law being there and wanting to shut down the club.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lockdown
    8.7/1012 votes

    #14 - Lockdown

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1996

    The guys land in jail when they try to scalp Jodeci concert tickets.

    Director: Amanda Bearse

    Writer: Preston A. Whitmore II

  • Hai Karate
    7.7/1011 votes

    #15 - Hai Karate

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1997

    Eddie takes karate lessons from a kung fu master to prepare for a duel.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: N/A

  • Jugglin'
    9.7/1012 votes

    #16 - Jugglin'

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1997

    Holly passes Malcolm off as her boyfriend when her parents come for a visit. But all goes awry when Malcolm is caught in a compromising situation. Eddie seems oddly attracted to a psycho chick. And Tim meets Danielle for the first time, and its love at first sight.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: N/A

  • Everynight Fever
    8.3/1011 votes

    #17 - Everynight Fever

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1997

    The club puts on a 70's promotion and everybody dresses up in 70's attire, and grooves to the funk. Eddie gets into the spirit of the 70's, so much so that he remains there even after the promotion is over. When Nicolette arranges for him to get a city contract fixing parking scooters, Eddie's priorities become confused, & business & friendships begins to suffer. Eddie finally admits he's a Funk-aholic.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • The Commercial
    7.5/1016 votes

    #18 - The Commercial

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1997

    When the guys decide to film a TV commerical for the bar, to attract new customers, they are inadvertently a big success...as a gay bar. Finally, the guys decide to dress the part.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Whole Lotta Love Seat
    NaN/100 votes

    #19 - Whole Lotta Love Seat

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1997

    Eddie and Malcolm try to return an expensive leather sofa Eddie bought with rent money, even after he accidentally painted graffitti on it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Swappin
    8.7/1012 votes

    #20 - Swappin

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/1997

    Tim is forlorn over his breakup with Danielle. He writes her a love letter to express his deepest feelings for her, but hands it to Malcolm to pass to her. But when Tim's love letter falls into the wrong hands, everyone who reads it becomes entangled in romantic misunderstandings, thinking that the letter was intended for them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Retreat and Surrender
    8.6/1013 votes

    #21 - Retreat and Surrender

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1997

    An unlikely romance blossoms between the guys and their girls, during an employee camping retreat in the woods. After being stranded in the woods overnight, Nicolette finally gets Eddie to surrender to her ample womanly charms. Meanwhile, Holly shares bodily warmth with Malcolm, and learns a new respect for him.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: Joel Madison, J. Elvis Weinstein

  • Jingle Fever
    9.6/1012 votes

    #22 - Jingle Fever

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1997

    A rival towing company owner, runs Eddie out of business, and gets him to work for him. But Eddie decides to turn-the-tables on his unscrupulous boss, and get his business back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A