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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 3 - For What It's Worth...
    6.9/10(69 votes)

    #1 - For What It's Worth...

    S1:E3

    This year the town's charity Bachelor Auction host will be -- Marin Frist! Meanwhile the relation between Patrick and Annie is ready to go to the next step, meeting Patrick overprotective mother, and another relationship gets more complicated - that of Ben and Theresa.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Chris Dingess

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  2. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 7 - Ladies Frist
    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #2 - Ladies Frist

    S1:E7

    Marin is surprised not only by the birthday party that the people of Elmo are throwing her, but her younger sister shows up as well. Her sister immediately has the hots for Jack and wants to marry him. Marin is left feeling insecure by her sister, because all the attention is now on her. Buzz informs Patrick that he found a plane on the mountain while he was out flying. The plane belongs to Patrick's dad and it went down over 26 years ago. Patrick starts to wonder if it is possible that his father survived the crash somehow and is still out there. Sara is officially dating Ben now, and that makes Theresa mad.

    Director:Tamra Davis
    Writer:Cindy Chupack

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  3. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 9 - Charity Case
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #3 - Charity Case

    S2:E9

    Cash brings a shocking secret with him as he returns to Elmo, and Sara and Eric work together to rebuild his church. Buzz tries to help Patrick regain his memory, but his efforts result in disastrous consequences. Sam learns more about Jane's personality after she throws away one of his favorite shirts.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  4. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 6 - The Caribou in the Room
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #4 - The Caribou in the Room

    S1:E6

    Marin wants to find out if you really can be friends after you've spelt together. She asks Jack to take her to Anchorage so she can get a dose of culture. Patrick begins to wonder if there is a problem in his relationship with Annie, because she always asks him to leave right after they've been intimate. Meanwhile, Ben gets tired of having to sneak around with Sara, and he asked Theresa to move out.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Tim Davis

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  5. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 8 - Sweatering It Out
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Sweatering It Out

    S2:E8

    Marin becomes concerned when she hasn't heard from Jack, and with good cause as she soon finds out. In his absence, she is wooed by two suitors, one with whom she has a history and another who is a complete surprise. Meanwhile, Sam and Jane attend a snowplow convention and develop an unusual living arrangement, and Sara's relationship with Eric begins to show promise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.2/10(232 votes)

    #6 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:James Mangold
    Writer:Jenny Bicks

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  7. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 4 - Sink or Swim
    7.2/10(61 votes)

    #7 - Sink or Swim

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Anna Fricke

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  8. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 9 - The Menaissance
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    #8 - The Menaissance

    S1:E9

    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."

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 11 - Home, Seized Home
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #9 - Home, Seized Home

    S2:E11

    Jack and Marin decide to move in together, but the happy couple doesn't anticipate the difficulty of merging their different lifestyles. Meanwhile, Jane is on a mission to get her marriage to Sam announced in the coveted New York Times; Patrick gets an adrenaline rush while flying Buzz's plane and wants to experience more, much to Celia's chagrin; and after doing a favor for Sara, Theresa has a surprise announcement for her unsuspecting husband, Ben.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 13 - A Tale of Two Kidneys
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #10 - A Tale of Two Kidneys

    S2:E13

    Upon Marin and Jack's return from New York , they discover Cash is in the hospital and needs a kidney transplant. Terri still feels guilty for Patrick's being struck by lightning because of the bobby pin he put in his hair at the wedding. Patrick continues to be upset with Celia for putting him in jail, and Celia is having issues with Dick's smothering ways. Meanwhile, Ben's sexy, young, new hockey player, Ivan, arrives in Elmo and is immediately enamored with Annie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 16 - Kiss and Don't Tell
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Kiss and Don't Tell

    S2:E16

    Marin wants Cash to recuperate in her home after he is released from the hospital. Patrick gets a job in New York with Jane's company as Jane pursues another client who also writes relationship books. Meanwhile, Mai moves in with Celia, and Buzz steps in for Patrick at the inn so he can earn enough money to pay off his gambling debts.

    Director:Sandy Smolan
    Writer:Chris Dingess

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  12. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 8 - The Buddy System
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #12 - The Buddy System

    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.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:Chris Dingess

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  13. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 7 - Sea Change
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #13 - Sea Change

    S2:E7

    Marin finds a mysterious woman's phone number in Jack's belongings while he is away on a research ship. Celia suggests that Annie help Patrick remember his old life. Ben begins to put his hockey team ahead of his friends and family. Buzz and Mai offer dating advice to Jerome and Mary Alice.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Anna Fricke

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  14. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 10 - Sonata in Three Parts
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #14 - Sonata in Three Parts

    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.

    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 12 - Read Between the Minds
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #15 - Read Between the Minds

    S2:E12

    Jack is feeling very amorous towards Marin, but she fears that it may be for the wrong reasons. After Patrick's adventure-seeking stunt, Celia throws him in jail and he takes full advantage of his "right to remain silent." Marin, Jack and Jerome are off to New York to celebrate Sam and Jane's wedding. And Sam is surprised when he learns the truth about Jane's parents.

    Director:Tom Verica
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 15 - Wander/Lust
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    #16 - Wander/Lust

    S2:E15

    Jack invites Julia and her husband to dinner with Marin so the two women can meet each other. Meanwhile, Sam gives Jane an engagement that he found in an unlikely place, and Annie catches Patrick in a compromising situation.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Jenny Bicks

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  17. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 11 - New York Fiction (2)
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    #17 - New York Fiction (2)

    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.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 1 - A Tree Goes in Elmo
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #18 - A Tree Goes in Elmo

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 2 - Chemical Reactions
    7.5/10(46 votes)

    #19 - Chemical Reactions

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 2 - Power Shift
    7.6/10(82 votes)

    #20 - Power Shift

    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.

    Director:Allison Anders
    Writer:Jenny Bicks

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  21. Men in Trees Season 1 Episode 13 - History Lessons
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    #21 - History Lessons

    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.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  22. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 3 - No Man Is An Iceland
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    #22 - No Man Is An Iceland

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 5 - The Girl Who Cried Wolf (1)
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #23 - The Girl Who Cried Wolf (1)

    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.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writers:Jenny Bicks, John Mankiewicz

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  24. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 14 - Get a Life
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #24 - Get a Life

    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.

    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Anna Fricke

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  25. Men in Trees Season 2 Episode 19 - Taking the Lead
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Taking the Lead

    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.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"For What It's Worth..." is the worst rated episode of "Men in Trees". It scored 6.9/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Rick Wallace and written by Chris Dingess, it aired on 9/22/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ladies Frist".