9.5/101,463 votesLoading...#1 - Dumb Starbucks
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/29/2014
Nathan makes use of parody law to open up a coffee shop nearly identical to Starbucks in its branding and appearance.
Director: Tim Banning
Writer: Tim Banning
9.3/101,276 votesLoading...#2 - Souvenir Shop / E.L.A.I.F.F.
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2014
Nathan sets up a fake film shoot in an effort to boost sales at a Hollywood souvenir shop, but his plan gets complicated when he discovers that he may have committed fraud.
Director: Tim Banning
Writer: Tim Banning
9.3/101,252 votesLoading...#3 - The Hero
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2015
Nathan impersonates another person in an effort to turn them into a humanitarian hero.
Director: N/A
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9.2/101,500 votesLoading...#4 - Gas Station / Caricature Artist
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2013
Nathan helps an independent gas station by devising the world's greatest rebate. He also attempts to make a fledgling caricature artist famous.
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9.2/101,218 votesLoading...#5 - Electronics Store
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2015
Nathan clashes with a giant corporation when he tries to help a struggling electronics store.
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9.2/10982 votesLoading...#6 - Shipping Logistics Company
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2017
Nathan teaches an international exporter how to ship smoke alarms tax-free.
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9.1/101,108 votesLoading...#7 - Smokers Allowed
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2015
Nathan discovers he can allow smoking at a bar if he presents it as a "play" to an audience of two; Nathan stages a re-creation of the scenes as an actual performance.
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9.1/10956 votesLoading...#8 - The Anecdote
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2017
Nathan hones his storytelling skills.
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9.0/101,030 votesLoading...#9 - The Movement
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2015
Nathan provides a moving company with free labor by developing an exercising fad known as "The Movement".
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8.7/101,298 votesLoading...#10 - Santa / Petting Zoo
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/2013
Nathan helps a department-store Santa who's harboring a dark secret and develops a marketing plan for a petting zoo. Also, a teen is nabbed doing graffiti.
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8.7/101,149 votesLoading...#11 - The Claw of Shame
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2013
In this special episode, Nathan performs a daring escape in which he risks a fate that is truly worse than death, and failed business ideas from the season are showcased.
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8.6/101,114 votesLoading...#12 - Haunted House / The Hunk
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2013
Nathan helps a haunted house by making it scarier. Later, he attempts to overcome his awkwardness around women by dating several of them at once.
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8.6/10826 votesLoading...#13 - Chili Shop / Massage Parlor
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2017
Nathan devises a method of selling chili in secret and founds a charity to help a massage parlor upsell its clients.
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8.5/101,009 votesLoading...#14 - Private Investigator / Taxi Company
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/18/2013
Nathan puts a private investigator to the test by allowing himself to be spied on for a day, a taxi company is brought a solution for shy customers, and Nathan is forced to include product placement in his show.
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8.5/10819 votesLoading...#15 - Hotel / Travel Agent
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2015
A hotel markets itself to parents who are sexually active; a travel agent concentrates on older clients. Also, Nathan shares his solution for tardiness.
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8.4/10853 votesLoading...#16 - Dating Website / Party Planner
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2014
Nathan invents a system to protect women on first dates, proposes a radical new weight-loss program and helps a party planner reduce "guest list" anxiety for her clients.
Director: Tim Banning
Writer: Tim Banning
8.4/10840 votesLoading...#17 - Sporting Goods Store / Antique Shop
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2015
Nathan helps a struggling sporting goods store by recruiting promising young athletes to endorse the brand; Nathan helps an antique shop increase its revenue by having it open 24/7 to induce violations of a "You break it, you buy it" rule.
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8.4/10809 votesLoading...#18 - Nail Salon / Fun
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/2015
A plan to protect women's nail polish from chipping goes awry, and Nathan addresses his worst personality flaw.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10966 votesLoading...#19 - Mechanic / Realtor
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2014
Nathan convinces a mechanic to verify his estimates with a polygraph test and rebrands Sue Stanford as the Ghost Realtor.
Director: Tim Banning
Writer: Tim Banning
8.3/10756 votesLoading...#20 - Computer Repair / Psychic
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2017
Nathan helps a computer repair shop earn public trust; marketing becomes personal for a psychic.
Director: N/A
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8.2/10879 votesLoading...#21 - Liquor Store / Exterminator / Car Wash
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/2014
Nathan helps a liquor store sell to underage customers. An exterminator works very discreetly.
Director: Tim Banning
Writer: Tim Banning
8.2/10837 votesLoading...#22 - Horseback Riding / Man Zone
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2015
Nathan comes up with a way for a ranch to accommodate overweight riders; a women's boutique attempts to appease male customers by creating a "Man Zone"; after discovering that the maker of his jacket had published a tribute to alleged Holocaust denier Doug Collins in its catalog, Nathan starts a holocaust awareness-themed clothing company of his own, Summit Ice Apparel.
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8.2/10696 votesLoading...#23 - The Richards Tip
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2017
Nathan stages an elaborate stunt to make it seem like comedian Michael Richards left a $10,000 tip at a deli.
Director: N/A
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8.1/101,344 votesLoading...#24 - Yogurt Shop / Pizzeria
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2013
Comedian Nathan Fielder gives marketing advice to small businesses in this series, which begins with a campaign for a frozen yoghurt shop to offer an unconventional flavour; and a plan for speedier pizza delivery.
Director: N/A
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8.1/10883 votesLoading...#25 - Pet Store / Maid Service
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2014
Nathan places a controversial ad in a pet cemetery and takes tips from a focus group.
Director: Tim Banning
Writer: Tim Banning
The Best Episodes of Nathan for You
Every episode of Nathan for You ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Nathan for You!
Self-proclaimed business expert, writer, director and comedian Nathan Fielder helps real small businesses turn a profit with marketing tactics that no ordinary consultant would dare...
Genres:ComedyDocumentary
Network:Comedy Central
Best Episodes Summary
"Dumb Starbucks" is the best rated episode of "Nathan for You". It scored 9.5/10 based on 1463 votes. Directed by Tim Banning and written by Tim Banning, it aired on 7/29/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Souvenir Shop / E.L.A.I.F.F.".