6.9/10496 votesLoading...#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/2016
In the series premiere, Adam, a contractor starts spending more time with his three kids when his wife, Andi, goes back to work and discovers the truth all parents realize; their little angels are maniacs.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo
7.1/10390 votesLoading...#2 - Two Tickets to Paradise
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2016
When Adam’s client offers him two highly coveted tickets to a Pittsburgh Steelers game, he is stuck between choosing to take his wife, Andi, or his brother, Don.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo
7.1/10335 votesLoading...#3 - The Puppet Theater
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2016
When Adam gets fed up with endless demands from his daughter's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Rodriguez, he makes a hasty decision that lands him in hot water with his wife Andi.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo, Alex Herschlag
7.1/10147 votesLoading...#4 - Happy Ann-RV-sary
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 6/11/2020
Adam tries to give Andi the perfect 20th wedding anniversary gift by recreating their honeymoon. Series finale.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Mark Gross
7.2/10234 votesLoading...#5 - Dirty Money
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2017
When Adam and Andi borrow money from Joe to help with a cash flow problem, they soon regret it.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jordan Reddout, Gus Hickey, Farhan Arshad
7.2/10196 votesLoading...#6 - The V-Word
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2020
When Andi's doctor advises her to stop taking birth control pills, Adam and Andi disagree on an alternate option.
Director: Ben Weiss
Writer: Gregg Mettler
7.2/10146 votesLoading...#7 - Adam and Andi See Other People
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 5/28/2020
Adam and Andi attempt to spice up their social life by making new friends.
Director: Anthony Joseph Rich
Writer: Tommy Johnagin
7.3/10302 votesLoading...#8 - Un-Dressed
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/2016
When Don encourages Adam to clean out his cluttered garage and turn it into a man cave, Adam panics when he thinks he donated one of Andi's treasured keepsakes.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Jordan Reddout, Gus Hickey
7.3/10297 votesLoading...#9 - Thanksgiving
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2016
Andi has a hard time not taking over when Adam tackles organizing the school's big Thanksgiving feast with Don and Lowell.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Mark Gross
7.3/10241 votesLoading...#10 - Spring Fling
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/17/2017
When a client doesn't want Don to attend a big meeting, Adam goes to great lengths to protect his brother's feelings. Also, Andi kisses up to Mrs. Rodriguez to ensure that Emme gets in the class of the good first grade teacher.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Mark Gross
7.3/10220 votesLoading...#11 - The Gunfight
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/2018
When Adam notices his dad's increasingly forgetful behavior, he struggles with how to approach him to discuss it.
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Gregg Mettler
7.3/10205 votesLoading...#12 - King for a Day
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/16/2018
Adam is determined to figure out what Andi's hiding when he discovers she's been keeping secrets from him for his own good.
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Jessica Runck
7.3/10155 votesLoading...#13 - Stuck in the Middle with You
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2020
Adam's mother-in-law, Alice, makes an unexpected visit and reveals some shocking news.
Director: Anthony Joseph Rich
Writer: Jessica Runck
7.4/10271 votesLoading...#14 - A Dinner Gone Wrong
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/2017
When Andi and Marcy realize they were rivals in high school, Adam and Don are dragged into the feud and forced to take sides.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Mark Gross
7.4/10270 votesLoading...#15 - Assisted Living
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2017
Adam's parents make an unannounced visit and reveal surprising plans for their future living arrangements.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo
7.4/10252 votesLoading...#16 - The Blame Game
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2017
Adam and Don discover a sneaky way of getting out of trouble with their wives.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Tommy Johnagin
7.4/10208 votesLoading...#17 - Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/26/2018
When Andi gets Bev a spot volunteering at the hospital, Joe becomes bored and starts spending too much time with Adam.
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Ethan Sandler, Adrian Wenner
7.4/10158 votesLoading...#18 - Winner Winner Chicken Salad
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/2020
Adam encourages Don to give himself food poisoning to get out of babysitting his destructive grandson. Also, Adam and Andi argue over who has to take Kate and her teenage friends dress shopping.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo
7.5/10271 votesLoading...#19 - What About Bob?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2017
Adam tries to pretend he's not jealous when he discovers Andi has a close friend at work.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Tommy Johnagin
7.5/10262 votesLoading...#20 - The Three Amigos
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2017
When Andi forces Adam to hang out with Lowell, Don feels left out and Andi has to make peace between them. Also, Mrs. Rodriguez reveals to Andi that she had a sexy dream about Adam.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Jordan Reddout, Gus Hickey
7.5/10247 votesLoading...#21 - Buzzer Beater
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2017
Adam and Andi toy with the idea of having another baby when Don and Marcy's newborn grandson comes for a visit.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Gregg Mettler
7.5/10211 votesLoading...#22 - We Can Be Heroes
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/15/2018
When Adam and Andi are caught off guard by unexpected expenses, they each decide to give up a luxury to pay them off.
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Gregg Mettler
7.5/10212 votesLoading...#23 - The Burns System
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/30/2018
Adam is thrilled and honored to help Joe buy a new car but is caught off guard when Joe suddenly becomes irritable and the negotiations go off track. Also, Andi discovers Emme has been hiding a pet snake and has to figure out a way to get rid of it.
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Farhan Arshad
7.5/10204 votesLoading...#24 - We Hate Money
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/7/2018
When Adam and Don realize they need to bring in more business, they film a commercial advertising their company. Also, Andi works up the courage to ask her boss, Bob, for a raise.
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Rob DesHotel
7.5/10212 votesLoading...#25 - Wife-Proof
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/4/2019
Adam attempts to make the office feel more inviting since Andi will be joining him at work every day. Also, Lowell has been hiding a life-changing secret.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo
The Worst Episodes of Man with a Plan
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A dad finds out that parenting is harder than he thought after his wife goes back to work and he's left at home to take...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Man with a Plan". It scored 6.9/10 based on 496 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo, it aired on 10/24/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Two Tickets to Paradise".