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The Best Episodes of Partners

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Two lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership. Partners is a comedy that is about a life long bromance between Joe and Louis, two architects who have been friends nearly their

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Partners Season 1 Episode 10 - Straight Man’s Best Friend
    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Straight Man’s Best Friend

    S1:E10

    Joe tries to hide his new straight friend Russ from Louis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Partners Season 1 Episode 13 - Sperm und Drang
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Sperm und Drang

    S1:E13

    Ali gets a pregnancy scare, Louis decides to have a baby as well, Joe and Louis' relationship is tested.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Partners Season 1 Episode 3 - The Jeter Exception
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #3 - The Jeter Exception

    S1:E3

    After Joe uncovers sexy photos of Ali with famous baseball player Derek Jeter and tells Louis about it, Ali questions Joe’s ability to keep a secret from his partner.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Partners Season 1 Episode 12 - Two Nines and a Pair of Queens
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Two Nines and a Pair of Queens

    S1:E12

    Joe and Louis argue about which one is the better looking of the pair. Meanwhile, Ali films a commercial for her store that will air in taxis and Wyatt has a problem with his new driver's license.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Partners Season 1 Episode 4 - The Key
    7.6/10(64 votes)

    #5 - The Key

    S1:E4

    Joe is stuck in the middle after Ali finds out that Louis has a key to Joe’s apartment and she does not.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Max Mutchnick, David Kohan

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  6. Partners Season 1 Episode 5 - 2 Broke Guys
    7.6/10(72 votes)

    #6 - 2 Broke Guys

    S1:E5

    Joe and Louis’ financial problems force the partners to ask for their old jobs back. Meanwhile, Joe questions just how platonic Ali’s overly friendly kiss with Wyatt really is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Partners Season 1 Episode 7 - Pretty Funny
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #7 - Pretty Funny

    S1:E7

    Joe is torn as to where he and Ali should socialize when he realizes that he doesn’t fit in with her friends and she doesn’t fit in with Louis’s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Partners Season 1 Episode 2 - Chicken & Stuffing
    7.5/10(86 votes)

    #8 - Chicken & Stuffing

    S1:E2

    Joe and Louis bicker about who takes better care of whom when Louis discovers that Joe and Ali haven’t been “romantic” lately.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Max Mutchnick, David Kohan

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  9. Partners Season 1 Episode 8 - My Best Friend's Wedding Ring
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #9 - My Best Friend's Wedding Ring

    S1:E8

    After Louis offers Joe his grandmother's ring to give to Ali as her long-awaited engagement ring, he is shocked when a hurt Wyatt objects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Partners Season 1 Episode 6 - Temporary Insanity
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #10 - Temporary Insanity

    S1:E6

    Louis insists on hiring Wyatt as their personal assistant, much to Joe's resistance. In the end, things do not work out the way Louis intended. In the Meantime, Ali tries to find a caterer for a party at her shop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Partners Season 1 Episode 9 - Troubled Waters
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Troubled Waters

    S1:E9

    Joe and Louis are hired to plan a house for a big shot British client, nonetheless, friction develops between the two partners as Louis takes full credit for one of the design's concept.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Partners Season 1 Episode 11 - The Archies
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #12 - The Archies

    S1:E11

    Joe and Louis are nominated for an "Archie" award, however, the begin to doubt the originality of their submitted design.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Partners Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.9/10(112 votes)

    #13 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    When Joe must decide whether or not to ask Ali to marry him, Louis and his good intentions threaten to get in the way of his best friend’s happiness.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Kohan

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Best Episodes Summary

"Straight Man’s Best Friend" is the best rated episode of "Partners". It scored 8.1/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/30/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sperm und Drang".