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The Best Episodes of Men in Trees

Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two...
  1. 8.1/10(54 votes)

    #1 - I Wood If I Could

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    S2:E4

    Marin receives romantic gifts from both Jack and Stuart Maxson, her publisher. She also finds herself juggling dual roles as maid of honor and best man as well as party planner for their bachelor and bachelorette festivities. Meanwhile, Ben thinks about buying a professional hockey team.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.0/10(47 votes)

    #2 - Take It Like a Man

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    S1:E15

    Marin receives an invitation from Stuart to join him on an overnight ski trip. Jack accompanies Lynn to the doctor for a sonogram, and Patrick tells Annie that he once made a donation to a sperm bank. Jane and Sam ("Plow Guy") teach each other some of life's secrets, while Buzz meets someone from his past.

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    Director:Dean White
  3. 8.0/10(75 votes)

    #3 - The Indecent Proposal

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    S1:E17

    While Jack and Lynn's relationship gets more complicated, Patrick decides that he wants Annie's father to agree to their marriage. Meanwhile, a new visitor, Cash, moves into Marin's cabin temporarily in exchange for repairing it.

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    Director:Sanaa Hamri
  4. 7.8/10(61 votes)

    #4 - Talk for Tat

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    S1:E5

    As Elmo experiences a record heatwave, Marin realizes the energy bars she has been feeding the raccoon are making him sick. When she turns to Jack for help, she discovers something between them has changed.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.8/10(33 votes)

    #5 - Surprise, Surprise

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    S2:E18

    To celebrate completing her book, Marin takes a spa trip to Anchorage where she sees a friend's husband with another woman. Patrick returns to Elmo after his memory returns and learns a few things have changed while he was gone.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.7/10(48 votes)

    #6 - New York Fiction (1)

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    S1:E10

    When Marin goes back to New York during Thanksgiving week to meet with editors regarding publishing her new book, the emotions between her and Jack escalate. Although she is happy to be back in a more familiar environment, she misses her life back in Elmo.Meanwhile, Jack has decided it's time for him to make his move concerning his "friendship" with Marin, but an unexpected event changes his plans. Thanksgiving week is a headache for most of the Elmoians. Patrick must choose between spending Thanksgiving with Annie in New York or with his new family, and Ben is hoping Theresa will help him prepare for their annual Orphan Thanksgiving.

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    Director:Arvin Brown
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  8. 7.7/10(42 votes)

    #7 - The Darkest Day

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    S1:E12

    While Marin is waiting for Lynn to leave Elmo and Jack, Annie thinks that Patrick can't have a relationship until he can survive without his mother. Meanwhile, Celia gets a visit from her out-of-town boss, Sarah comes back to Elmo and gets a surprise when she sees Ben and Theresa back as a couple. Back in NY, Jane wonders if she wants to keep a long-distance relationship with Sam "Plow Guy."

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    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.7/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Bed, Bat & Beyond

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    S1:E14

    While Marin moves into her rustic mountain cabin and finds some unexpected visitors, Jane unintentionally neglects Sam ("PlowMan"). In the meantime, Sara fills in at the Chieftain while Theresa takes care of Ben. Patrick is concerned he will not be able to give Annie the wedding of her dreams, and Celia admits to dating her boss, Richard.

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    Writer:Tim Davis
  10. 7.7/10(50 votes)

    #9 - Nice Girls Finish Frist

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    S1:E16

    Marin meets Cash, an attractive loner, who is the local handyman, when she can't get her construction crew to do what she wants on her cabin. Buzz's attempts to be supportive are thwarted when he learns George's secret. Meanwhile, Marin is torn as she tries to decide if she should attend Lynn's baby shower, and Jane tries to establish her New York business in Elmo so she can spend time with Sam.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
  11. 7.6/10(80 votes)

    #10 - Power Shift

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    S1:E2

    Marin is still adopting to her new lifestyle and her new job as relationship adviser on Patrick's radio station. Meanwhile, she has opened the door to a new romance with a handsome stranger.

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  12. 7.6/10(59 votes)

    #11 - Nice Day for a Dry Wedding (2)

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    In this conclusion of a two-part story, dangerous and unforeseen events threaten Patrick and Annie's wedding. Marin invites Jack to be her date, and Jane flies in for the wedding only to see Sam with another woman.

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    Director:N/A
  13. 7.6/10(34 votes)

    #12 - New Dogs, Old Tricks

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    S2:E17

    Jack's gift of puppies distracts Marin from completing her book. Meanwhile, Annie realizes she has feeling for Ivan as she organizes the auditions for Elmo's First Annual Talent Show. In New York City, Pilar's romantic attention to Patrick leaves him confused.

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  14. 7.5/10(45 votes)

    #13 - History Lessons

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    S1:E13

    Marin volunteers to help at a rummage sale to deal with writer's block and her problems with Jack. She also gets an unexpected visit from Stuart Maxson, who wants to discuss the second chapter of her new book.

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  15. 7.5/10(46 votes)

    #14 - A Tree Goes in Elmo

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    To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.5/10(49 votes)

    #15 - No Man Is An Iceland

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    After Lynn's departure, the everyone assumes Marin and Jack will be reunited. Annie and Patrick are having problems planning their wedding, as Celia wonders about the future of her relationship with Dick after she learns he is younger than she is. Meanwhile, Mai's cousin, Lucy, pays a visit to Elmo. But when it's time for her to return to China, Mai wants her to stay. When George offers to marry her, he doesn't realize it could prevent someone else from taking his chance.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.5/10(55 votes)

    #16 - The Girl Who Cried Wolf (1)

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    S2:E5

    In the first of a two-part story, a heated fight between Marin and Jack is the result of an invasion of wild wolves in Elmo. Annie's mother arrives in town as a series of unfortunate events could ruin Patrick and Annie's wedding. Meanwhile, Ben's new hockey team causes problems and the church elders of Eric's church attempt to stand in the way of his relationship with Sara.

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  18. 7.5/10(35 votes)

    #17 - Get a Life

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    S2:E14

    Morgan Fairchild guest-stars as herself when she arrives in Elmo to sing the national anthem at the opening game for Ben's hockey team, and then decides she wants to buy the rights to Marin's life to be made into a movie. Meanwhile, a kidney donor for Cash is found and Sara discovers Eric's band has a fan club.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
  19. 7.5/10(31 votes)

    #18 - Taking the Lead

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    S2:E19

    The First Annual Elmo Talent Show begins as Marin receives a large check for her latest book. Sam's frugality annoys Jane when he decides to drive to Elmo from New York Patrick redoubles his efforts to win back Annie.

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    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.4/10(43 votes)

    #19 - New York Fiction (2)

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    S1:E11

    While Jack is waiting for Marin to return from New York, he receives an unexpected visitor who has arrived in Elmo with a secret. In the meantime, the relationship between Annie and Patrick hasn't gotten better after he neglected her at Thanksgiving dinner. Theresa and Ben ponder their future, Jane and Sam ("Plow Guy") spend a romantic time together in New York.While everyone is busy with their own lives, Buzz faces a medical crisis.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.3/10(44 votes)

    #20 - Chemical Reactions

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    Marin gets lost in the woods while looking for a special root for a stew and is found by Jack, who is filming a documentary. Lynn becomes envious of the passion she sees in other couples and wants the same kind of affection in her own relationship. Meanwhile, Patrick wants to change his surname and Sara's ex-husband wants full custody of her son.

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    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.3/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Sonata in Three Parts

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    S2:E10

    Eager to remain positive after learning that Jack could be in peril, Marin focuses her energy on nursing Cash through his illness. Meanwhile, Patrick asks a young woman out on a date and Jerome's past life brings surprises to Annie. Eric's church group causes discord between Eric and Sara.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.2/10(230 votes)

    #22 - Pilot

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    Relationship coach and best-selling author Marin Frist goes to a small town in Alaska for a conference about real love and the best ways to get married. After her own relationship falls apart, she finds herself stuck in a town full of the one thing she really doesn't really need -- available men.

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    Director:James Mangold
  24. 7.2/10(60 votes)

    #23 - Sink or Swim

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    Because Marin has been away from New York for awhile now, people there are beginning to forget her and are starting rumors she could be dead. When the Elmo town elder passes away, Elmo's sister city breaks its ties with the town just before the New Moon Festival, and Marin sees an opportunity to be useful by finding a new sister city for Elmos.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
  25. 7.2/10(44 votes)

    #24 - The Buddy System

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    S1:E8

    Marin tries to help Patrick and Buzz build their relationship, but things go haywire when Celia reveals they are actually related to one another. Marin and Annie need to unwind and go to a beauty salon. Sara begins to feel nervous about taking her EMS exam as she thinks about the future. Marin and Jack head out in search of friends who have been trapped by an avalanche caused by minor earthquake tremors.

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  26. 7.2/10(53 votes)

    #25 - The Menaissance

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    After Jane leaks an excerpt from Marin's new book on men to The New Yorker magazine, Marin is forced to defend her career to Jack. Elmo receives a special guest singer-songwriter Jewel, whose car has broken down. She runs into her former bandmate, Theresa, in the Chieftain. Meanwhile, Celia and Patrick's new stepmother, Mai, face each other in an alpha showdown for the role of "top mom."

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    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"I Wood If I Could" is the best rated episode of "Men in Trees". It scored 8.1/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Joanna Kerns and written by N/A, it aired on 11/2/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Take It Like a Man".