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The Best Episodes of Partners

Every episode of Partners ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Partners!

Partners is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996.
Genre:Comedy
Network:FOX

Best Episodes Summary

"Follow the Clams?" is the best rated episode of "Partners". It scored 7.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Jeff Greenstein, it aired on 2/12/1996. This episode scored 2.9 points higher than the second highest rated, "Do We Have to Write You a Check?".

  • Follow the Clams?
    7.6/1014 votes
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    #1 - Follow the Clams?

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1996

    As Valentine's Day nears, Bob's new love (Aniston), a CPA, fazes him with a request to shave off his goatee; the holiday finds Owen felled by the flu and falling down with exhaustion.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Jeff Greenstein

  • Do We Have to Write You a Check?
    4.7/108 votes
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    #2 - Do We Have to Write You a Check?

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1995

    After jumping through hoops to fight the boys' club mentality at work, Alicia tries to beat her male colleagues at their own game by joining them at a sports bar. Meanwhile, Owen and Bob try to get their secretary a raise - and wind up paying for it themselves.

    Director: Max Tash

    Writer: N/A

  • Can We Keep Her, Dad?
    1.3/109 votes
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    #3 - Can We Keep Her, Dad?

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1996

    Alicia's dream of rolling in dough may knead rethinking when she runs into her boss while returning the expensive pasta-maker he sent as a pre-wedding gift.

    Director: Jay Kleckner

    Writer: Adam Belanoff

  • Pilot
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    #4 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1995

    Alicia's ready to tie the knot - around Bob's neck - for interfering in her romance with Owen and their plans to pick a wedding date.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Jeff Greenstein

  • A Dress?
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    #5 - A Dress?

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1995

    Bob gets a dressing down from Owen after he innocently buys Alicia a beautiful dress while on a shopping spree. After skirting the issue for a few days, Owen tries to one-up Bob by buying his fiancée a dress himself; but he doesn't have Bob's terrific taste.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Oliver Goldstick

  • Who's Janet?
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    #6 - Who's Janet?

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1995

    Owen trips down Memory Lane when his secret college crush comes to gown; unfortunately, Bob tells tales out of school to Alicia - then falls for Janet himself.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Adam Belanoff

  • Primo?
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    #7 - Primo?

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1995

    Pressure from Alicia to plan their wedding has Owen neglecting his work and Bob - who, tired of catering to his partner's schedule, proposes changes in their work habits, such as not working together anymore.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • Why are the Blumenthals Living in My House?
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    #8 - Why are the Blumenthals Living in My House?

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1995

    Alicia suspects Owen may by trying to pull the wool over her eyes when he asks sheepish about winning a BAAAA (Bay Area Architectural Association Award).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Paul Redford

  • Sexiversary
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    #9 - Sexiversary

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1995

    To celebrate the anniversary of the first time they made love, Owen and Alicia plan a weekend getaway to the hotel where it all happened, but their romantic trip hits a few roadblocks: their old room has not aged well.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ari Posner, Eric Preven

  • Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?
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    #10 - Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1995

    Owen feels like he's been thrown to the wolves - or rather, to the Wolfes - when Alicia's co-worker Cindy Wolfe and her argumentative husband hire him and Bob to redesign their house.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Adam Belanoff

  • Who are You Supposed to Be?
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    #11 - Who are You Supposed to Be?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1995

    Owen and Alicia's plans for a romantic ""anti-Halloween"" are interrupted by relentless trick-or-treaters and Bob - who's brought an entire party with him.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • City Hall
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    #12 - City Hall

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1995

    Owen learns he can't fight city hall after Alicia - shocked by her parents' announcement that they plan to divorce - demands he take her there at once to get married.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Oliver Goldstick

  • How Long Does it Take to Cook a 22-Pound Turkey?
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    #13 - How Long Does it Take to Cook a 22-Pound Turkey?

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1995

    Owen can hardly mask his skepticism when his older brother Cameron pays him an unexpected visit and promises to make amends for a life straight out of pulp fiction; meanwhile, Bob dates Alicia's friend only to discover that they dislike each other on sight - and that she is his ex-girlfriend's therapist. (""Boy, you must not be very good!"").

    Director: Max Tash

    Writer: Jeff Greenstein

  • Fourteen Minutes?
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    #14 - Fourteen Minutes?

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1995

    Upon learning that his estranged father is making a Christmas Eve stop in San Francisco, Bob goes to great lengths to snow his dad into believing that his life is perfect. Unfortunately, the stop turns into a brief visit at the airport, giving Bob his 14 minutes to feign.

    Director: Dennis Erdman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Year of Bob?
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    #15 - The Year of Bob?

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1996

    Since Bob's New Year's Eve date can't seem to forget an old acquaintance - namely, her ex-beau David - he resolves to intoxicate her with his charms by throwing a party. Meanwhile, Heather's in for a big surprise: New Year's is her birthday, and she assumes the party is a surprise for her.

    Director: Stan Daniels

    Writer: Paul Redford

  • Your Baby-sitter?
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    #16 - Your Baby-sitter?

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1996

    A potential caterer for Own and Alicia's wedding turns out to be Bobby's former baby-sitter, a beautiful woman on whom he had a major crush.

    Director: Paul Lazarus

    Writer: Ari Posner, Eric Preven

  • How was Your Date with Dad?
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    #17 - How was Your Date with Dad?

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1996

    Alicia is less than thrilled when her dad goes out on his first date following his divorce - with a younger cocktail waitress from the bar Owen and Bob took him to. Meanwhile, Bob tries to help Heather overcome her addiction to nasal spray.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • May I Call You Dick?
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    #18 - May I Call You Dick?

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1996

    It's a blueprint for disaster when Owen decks a rude contractor for making an off-color remark about Alicia. However, Owen's guilt over the incident is offset by Bob's delight, improved productivity at the job site, and Alicia's reluctant sexual excitement at her fiancé's new-found machismo. Meanwhile, Heather falls for the hunk temporarily replacing the despised ""sandwich lady"", but can't get him to notice her.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • Hello? Harmless?
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    #19 - Hello? Harmless?

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1996

    Owen, Alicia and Lolie are aghast when Bob leaves their engagement party for a sexual tryst with Alicia's friend Charlotte - who is herself getting married in a week - and Bob is infuriated by their assumption that he is too nice to go through with it. Trouble is, they're right; and after Lolie taunts him with the fact, it's they who tumble into bed together.

    Director: Paul Lazarus

    Writer: Paul Redford

  • Soup or a Movie?
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    #20 - Soup or a Movie?

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1996

    Owen and Alicia aren't happy that their best friends, Bob and Lolie, will both be coming to the wedding without a partner. So they plot to set them up, respectively, with Diana, the wedding cake caterer, and Dr Joe. Of course, they don't realize that Bob and Lolie are already sleeping with each other. At the cake tasting, things don't go exactly to Owen and Alicia's plans, but at least Bob and Lolie's secret is still safe.

    Director: Max Tash

    Writer: Ari Posner, Eric Preven

  • You Quit?
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    #21 - You Quit?

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/18/1996

    After Owen and Bob sign restaurateur Max Lobster to a lucrative contract, Leavitt takes the account away from them - so they quit, sending Owen into a depressive tailspin nine days before his wedding.

    Director: Max Tash

    Writer: Oliver Goldstick

  • Will You Marry Me?
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    #22 - Will You Marry Me?

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/1996

    As the big day approaches, Alicia becomes obsessed with the superstition that Owen should not see her on her wedding day; and Bob surprises Lolie with a proposal, but is not prepared for her reaction (""Oh, God! No!"").

    Director: Paul Lazarus

    Writer: Jeff Greenstein