7.7/1024 votes#1 - Taylor's DNA
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2006
Taylor is sure she will die of shame when Don and Glenda enter a talent quest for parents at her school. Not one to back away from a challenge, Taylor drags Hector along on a crusade to prove via DNA analysis that Don and Glenda are in fact not her parents, and therefore cannot enter the talent quest.
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
8.1/1019 votes#2 - Bigger Than Vegas
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/7/2006
Hector secretly nominates Taylor for School Captain, unwittingly igniting her passion for politics. It seems to be a two-horse race as Taylor goes up against the perfect, beautiful and seemingly unbeatable Brittany Flune. Taylor finds herself determined to win, all the while trying to ignore her father's petty annual 'Christmas Lights' rivalry with Brittany's father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1014 votes#3 - Learning To Surf
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/14/2006
Taylor is embarrassed when she's sprung fantasising about becoming a pro-surfer, and covers by claiming she can surf. But when heart-throb Leon invites her to enter a surfing competition, Taylor feels she has no choice but to enter. The situation snowballs as Taylor is forced to learn how to surf within a few short days - on her dad's massive Malibu surfboard!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1013 votes#4 - Mother In The Nude
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2006
Taylor is struck dumb when she arrives home from school with her friends to find her mother creating a nude sculpture of herself. To make matters worse, her class will attend the public unveiling at Sculpture by the Beach but Taylor's effort to upstage the reveal makes a bigger splash than she intended
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/1017 votes#5 - The Chosen One
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2006
Taylor is inspired by the teachings of a Buddhist monk, who shares the concept of a simple life without possessions. She decides to live a serene and noble life, and starts by sacrificing all her material possessions in pursuit of true happiness. However, she quickly finds out that this is not as easy as it sounds, as her earthly desires get in the way.
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
8.3/1013 votes#6 - The Talk
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/4/2006
When Taylor develops a crush on a teenage martial arts instructor, she signs up for classes just to see him. Taylor also avoids her parents from the fear of getting "The Talk".
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
8.2/1013 votes#7 - Flag Fall
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/11/2006
Taylor becomes image conscious and starts to worry about her appearance, so she adapts to a new sense of style, but Hector isn't very happy with Taylor's new attitude after he agrees to put up the School Flag.
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
8.4/1011 votes#8 - The Big Game
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/18/2006
After witnessing Leon's soccer skill, and watching him play, Taylor is inspired to join the School Soccer Team.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Wright
8.3/1011 votes#9 - Return Of The Mothership
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/25/2006
Taylor and Hector spend time with an eccentric elderly couple who believe they will be abucted by aliens and took into outer space in a mothership.
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
8.1/1013 votes#10 - The Cross Country
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2006
Taylor wins her school cross-country race. But as she basks in her new-found fame and glory, she fails to confess that Mystic Marj drove her to the finish line. Taylor faces the prospect of moving to Scotland when her father inherits a "grand Scottish estate".
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1010 votes#11 - Taylor Turns Bad
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/8/2006
Taylor notices people whispering behind her back, and soon learns that rumours are circulating about her. The discovery gives Taylor a revelation about what it takes to get noticed and sets out to garner the attention she desperately wants.
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
7.4/1013 votes#12 - Being Me
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/15/2006
With a school dance coming up, Taylor starts to query her image and identity. She fears that her refusal to conform to fashion rules will ruin her social life. To improve her life, Taylor decides to change her name.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1014 votes#13 - Leaving Primary
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/22/2006
The last day of primary school arrives and it seems that Taylor's circle of friends is being ripped apart, as they all face the prospect of heading off to different high schools. Taylor is torn as she is forced to make some serious decisions about her future.
Director: Pino Amenta
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Mortified Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Taylor's DNA" is the best rated episode of "Mortified" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Pino Amenta and written by N/A, it aired on 6/30/2006. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Bigger Than Vegas".