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The Worst Episodes of Moonlighting

Every episode of Moonlighting ranked from worst to best. Explore 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,...
Genres:ComedyDramaMysteryCrime
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Straight Poop" is the worst rated episode of "Moonlighting". It scored 6.3/10 based on 201 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".

  • The Straight Poop
    6.3/10201 votes
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    #1 - The Straight Poop

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/1987

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

    Director: Jay Daniel

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

  • A Womb With a View
    6.3/10189 votes
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    #2 - A Womb With a View

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/1988

    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.

    Director: Jay Daniel

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron, Charles H. Eglee

  • Tale in Two Cities
    6.6/10161 votes
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    #3 - Tale in Two Cities

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1987

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

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director

  • Tracks of My Tears
    6.6/10156 votes
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    #4 - Tracks of My Tears

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/1988

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    Director: Paul Krasny

    Writer: Judith Kahan

  • I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld
    6.6/10145 votes
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    #5 - I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/1989

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

    Director: Paul Krasny

    Writer: Chris Ruppenthal

  • Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing
    6.7/10192 votes
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    #6 - Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/1987

    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.

    Director: Christopher Hibler

    Writer: Karen Hall, Charles H. Eglee

  • Los Dos DiPestos
    6.7/10159 votes
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    #7 - Los Dos DiPestos

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/1988

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

    Director: Gerald Perry Finnerman

    Writer: Doug Steinberg

  • Here's Living With You, Kid
    6.7/10150 votes
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    #8 - Here's Living With You, Kid

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/1988

    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.

    Director: Artie Mandelberg

    Writer: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

  • In 'N Outlaws
    6.7/10141 votes
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    #9 - In 'N Outlaws

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/1989

    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.

    Director: Christopher T. Welch

    Writer: Marc Abraham

  • Camille
    6.8/10284 votes
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    #10 - Camille

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/1986

    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.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: Roger Director

  • A Trip to the Moon
    6.8/10174 votes
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    #11 - A Trip to the Moon

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1987

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

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

  • Come Back Little Shiksa
    6.8/10169 votes
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    #12 - Come Back Little Shiksa

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1987

    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.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

  • Between a Yuk and a Hard Place
    6.8/10159 votes
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    #13 - Between a Yuk and a Hard Place

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/1988

    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.

    Director: Dennis Dugan

    Writer: Kerry Ehrin

  • Take a Left at the Altar
    6.9/10159 votes
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    #14 - Take a Left at the Altar

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1987

    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.

    Director: Sam Weisman

    Writer: Karen Hall

  • Cool Hand Dave (Part I)
    6.9/10166 votes
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    #15 - Cool Hand Dave (Part I)

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/1987

    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.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director

  • Cool Hand Dave (Part II)
    6.9/10163 votes
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    #16 - Cool Hand Dave (Part II)

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/1987

    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.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Charles H. Eglee

  • Fetal Attraction
    6.9/10154 votes
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    #17 - Fetal Attraction

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/1988

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

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director

  • Perfetc
    6.9/10141 votes
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    #18 - Perfetc

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/9/1989

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

    Director: Gerald Perry Finnerman

    Writer: Jerry Stahl, Chris Ruppenthal, James Kramer

  • Read the Mind... See the Movie
    7.0/10382 votes
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    #19 - Read the Mind... See the Movie

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/12/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Father Knows Last
    7.0/10157 votes
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    #20 - Father Knows Last

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/1987

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

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Kerry Ehrin

  • Eek! A Spouse!
    7.0/10156 votes
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    #21 - Eek! A Spouse!

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/1988

    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.

    Director: Artie Mandelberg

    Writer: Ron Osborn, Charles H. Eglee

  • Maddie Hayes Got Married
    7.0/10171 votes
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    #22 - Maddie Hayes Got Married

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/1/1988

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director

  • The Color of Maddie
    7.0/10147 votes
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    #23 - The Color of Maddie

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/1988

    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.

    Director: Artie Mandelberg

    Writer: Barbara Hall

  • Take My Wife, For Example
    7.0/10143 votes
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    #24 - Take My Wife, For Example

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1989

    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.

    Director: Dennis Dugan

    Writer: James Kramer

  • Eine Kleine Nacht Murder
    7.0/10144 votes
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    #25 - Eine Kleine Nacht Murder

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/1989

    As the sole eyewitness to a murder, Maddie is given police protection. But David suspects that her handsome young bodyguard is setting her up for death.

    Director: Jay Daniel

    Writer: Barbara Hall