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The Worst Episodes of Moonlighting

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The Worst Episodes of Moonlighting

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases,...

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  1. 6.3/10(220 votes)

    #1 - The Straight Poop

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    S3:E9

    Rona Barrett investigates the rumors about discord among the principals at the Blue Moon Detective agency.

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  2. 6.3/10(203 votes)

    #2 - A Womb With a View

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    S5:E1

    An angel from above visits Baby Hayes as he waits to be born and gives him the low down on his parents and their relationship.

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  3. 6.5/10(169 votes)

    #3 - Tracks of My Tears

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    S4:E10

    Maddie returns home by train. She is still unsure about David and has dreams and nightmares about being married to him on the trip back. On the journey, she meets a systems analyst returning to Los Angeles and they become friends.

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    Director:Paul Krasny
  4. 6.6/10(176 votes)

    #4 - Tale in Two Cities

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    S4:E4

    Maddie's parents throw a party for her in Chicago while Dave and Bert party it up in LA.

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  5. 6.6/10(175 votes)

    #5 - Los Dos DiPestos

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    S4:E8

    Ms. Dipesto's mother returns from a visit to Mexico carrying more than she realizes and becomes the target for several different parties.

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  6. 6.6/10(162 votes)

    #6 - Here's Living With You, Kid

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    S4:E13

    Bert, bored on an all-night stakeout, dreams about how nice it would be to live with Agnes, but her hesitation when he actually asks her hurts his tender ego.

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  8. 6.6/10(156 votes)

    #7 - I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld

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    S5:E7

    Dave and Maddie keep company with a popular corpse and visit a graveyard when a man seeking a bodyguard drops dead in their office.

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  9. 6.7/10(212 votes)

    #8 - Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing

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    S3:E10

    Ms. Dipesto tries to solve a haunted house case refused by Dave and Maddie to show Bert Viola that she's just as good a detective as he is.

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  10. 6.7/10(171 votes)

    #9 - Between a Yuk and a Hard Place

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    S5:E2

    Maddie takes on several new cases in an effort to bury her sorrow, including one where a woman is convinced that her husband is still in love with someone from his past.

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    Director:Dennis Dugan
  11. 6.7/10(152 votes)

    #10 - In 'N Outlaws

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    S5:E11

    Burt pouts and frantically tries to solve the crime when Agnes is forced to miss his family reunion because she won't vote to convict a man of murdering his partner / lover.

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  12. 6.8/10(314 votes)

    #11 - Camille

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    S2:E18

    Dave hires an unlucky con woman who accidentally became a heroine when she stopped an assassination attempt against a United States senator, but who is still pursued by a determined crooked cop.

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  13. 6.8/10(194 votes)

    #12 - A Trip to the Moon

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    S4:E1

    After a month of intimacy, Maddie begins to question just where this relationship with David is headed.

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  14. 6.8/10(189 votes)

    #13 - Come Back Little Shiksa

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    S4:E2

    With Maddie in Chicago, Dave feels very sympatico with a client who offers $10,000 if they can locate the woman he spent one memorable night with.

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  15. 6.9/10(177 votes)

    #14 - Take a Left at the Altar

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    S4:E3

    David recruits Bert Viola as his detecting companion in a case concerning a man who failed to show up for his wedding while Maddie continues to brood in Chicago.

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    Director:Sam Weisman
    Writer:Karen Hall
  16. 6.9/10(183 votes)

    #15 - Cool Hand Dave (Part I)

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    S4:E5

    Ms. Dipesto lets Maddie's secret slip, so Dave frantically tries to fly to Chicago, but he gets waylaid and makes an unexpected side trip to prison under another man's name.

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  17. 6.9/10(180 votes)

    #16 - Cool Hand Dave (Part II)

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    S4:E6

    Ms. Dipesto lets Maddie's secret slip, so Dave frantically tries to fly to Chicago, but he gets waylaid and makes an unexpected side trip to prison under another man's name.

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  18. 6.9/10(166 votes)

    #17 - Fetal Attraction

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    S4:E9

    Dave searches for a suitable Lamaze partner so he can be prepared for Maddie's delivery.

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  19. 6.9/10(184 votes)

    #18 - Maddie Hayes Got Married

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    S4:E12

    Maddie's confused and worried: Dave has insisted on throwing a bachelor party for Walter and a huge formal wedding for her.

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    Director:N/A
  20. 6.9/10(151 votes)

    #19 - Perfetc

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    S5:E9

    Maddie resists, but David plunges ahead when a dying burglar asks for their help in proving he committed the perfect crime 25 years earlier.

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  21. 7.0/10(425 votes)

    #20 - Read the Mind... See the Movie

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    S1:E3

    Maddie believes that a client's design secrets are being pilfered from the astral plane by a psychic.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.0/10(171 votes)

    #21 - Father Knows Last

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    S4:E7

    Mr. Hayes visits Dave after his return to the agency to subtly hint that he should take some responsibility for Maddie's unborn child.

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    Director:Allan Arkush
  23. 7.0/10(168 votes)

    #22 - Eek! A Spouse!

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    S4:E11

    Dave is skeptical about the existence of Walter Bishop and bugs Maddie about it as they work on case for a woman who wants to buy off her husband's mistress.

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  24. 7.0/10(160 votes)

    #23 - The Color of Maddie

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    S5:E3

    Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence.

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  25. 7.0/10(159 votes)

    #24 - Shirts and Skins

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    S5:E5

    The office divides along gender lines when Maddie takes on a case for a woman who shot her boss for sabotaging her career when she refused his sexual advances.

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    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.0/10(156 votes)

    #25 - Take My Wife, For Example

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    S5:E6

    A ruthless divorce lawyer comes to Blue Moon for help in reconciling a couple she helped split up, and Maddie tries to buy David a present.

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    Director:Dennis Dugan

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Straight Poop" is the worst rated episode of "Moonlighting". It scored 6.3/10 based on 220 votes. Directed by Jay Daniel and written by Glenn Gordon Caron, it aired on 1/6/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Womb With a View".