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Mr. Rhodes is an American television situation comedy which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996-97 lineup. Mr. Rhodes starred comedian Tom Rhodes as an eponymous character who taught at a small-town preparatory school

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
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    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Hip young writer Tom Rhodes thought he could breeze back home after a few lackluster years in New York and one worst-selling -- albeit critically acclaimed -- novel under his belt, but his new life as a small town English teacher living on campus at Harkin Academy supplies some major lessons in and out of the classroom. First off, there's chemistry between the longhaired iconoclast with a blue-collar background and Harkin's high-strung, beautiful guidance counselor Nikki Harkin. Once the girl of Tom's teen-aged fantasies, Nikki's now hooked on therapy and apparently attached to a rich boyfriend. Tom hits another snag with wannabe-hip headmaster, Ray Heary, who digs his image but frowns on his casual teaching style, as does acerbic, highbrow history teacher Ronald Felcher. Meanwhile, Harkin's outlandish woman-child math teacher Amanda Reeves worships Tom, and young Milo views his maverick new teacher with skepticism -- especially on the night Tom catches the disconsolate student going o

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  2. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 2 - The Crush Show
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    #2 - The Crush Show

    S1:E2

    Harkin Academy's boys are agog when a movie star's gorgeous teen-aged daughter enrolls, but when smart, ""plain Jane"" Zoey's self-esteem plummets, an attentive Mr. Rhodes steps in to boost her confidence and inadvertently sparks Zoey's colossal crush on him. In the nick of time, Nikki and Amanda alert a clueless Tom to the fragile teen's feelings.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  3. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 3 - Tom Moves In
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    #3 - Tom Moves In

    S1:E3

    Tom is in hot water when he becomes a dorm supervisor and holds a pizza party, only to have the boys he's responsible for sneak out for a night on the town; Nikki tries to conceal her feelings for Tom's book.

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  4. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 4 - Nikki Quits Therapy
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    #4 - Nikki Quits Therapy

    S1:E4

    Nikki becomes conscious of the fact that she's way too dependent on therapy, so she quits, a decision that only depresses her further.

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  5. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 5 - Heary's Camera
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    #5 - Heary's Camera

    S1:E5

    Seeing the great picture that Tom accidentally shot on his film, Heary considers a career with his new-found talent, the art of photography.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 6 - The Halloween Show
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    #6 - The Halloween Show

    S1:E6

    At Halloween, a gift from Tom haunts Nikki, who's feeling guilty about Carl; Amanda's strange behavior spooks the staff; and Jake's scared silly over the prospect of a test.

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  8. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 7 - Death, Lice and Videotape
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    #7 - Death, Lice and Videotape

    S1:E7

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    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 8 - Looking for Mrs. Goodbar
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    #8 - Looking for Mrs. Goodbar

    S1:E8

    It's Parents Weekend, and wouldn't you know that the woman who picks Tom up in a bar for a passionate one-night stand turns out to be -- Zoey's mother.

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  10. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 9 - Amanda's Fix-up Show
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    #9 - Amanda's Fix-up Show

    S1:E9

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    Director:Max Tash
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 10 - The Thanksgiving Show
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    #10 - The Thanksgiving Show

    S1:E10

    Mr. Heary is anxious to put on Tom's gritty, unpublished play for Thanksgiving. But one of the school's biggest backers wants to see something that has Pilgrims.

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  12. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 11 - The Christmas Show
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    #11 - The Christmas Show

    S1:E11

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  13. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 12 - The Sexism Show
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    #12 - The Sexism Show

    S1:E12

    Tom learns that even a sensitive man of the 90s can have his faults when a school study suggests that he and other Harkin Academy teachers have been favoring boys over girls.

    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 13 - The Courtroom Show
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    #13 - The Courtroom Show

    S1:E13

    It's a blow to former townie Tom when a night out ends up in a barroom brawl provoked by local toughs -- and Tom gets slapped with a lawsuit.

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  15. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 14 - The Italian Show
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    #14 - The Italian Show

    S1:E14

    Everyone swoons over the handsome, charismatic, popular new Italian teacher. When Tom's the only one who dislikes Giorgio, it's written off as jealousy, despite his best effort to prove the newcomer a pretentious, dishonest phony.

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  16. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 15 - The Welcome Back Show
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    #15 - The Welcome Back Show

    S1:E15

    Tom is helped over a crisis of professionalism by spectral pep talks from the characters of Welcome Back Kotter.

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  17. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 16 - Tom's not Headmaster Show
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    #16 - Tom's not Headmaster Show

    S1:E16

    An obnoxious millionaire buys the school, and wants Tom to be the new headmaster.

    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Mr. Rhodes Season 1 Episode 17 - The Valentine Show
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    #17 - The Valentine Show

    S1:E17

    Cupid's arrow is especially sharp on Valentine's Day: Carl breaks up with Nikki, Nikki blames Tom, and Ronald just wants to call the whole thing off and celebrate Lincoln's birthday instead.

    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Mr. Rhodes". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath, Peter Noah, it aired on 9/23/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Crush Show".