The Worst Episodes of Partners

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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   6.0/10(112 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E19/24/2012

   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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   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:David Kohan
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   7.3/10(56 votes)

   #2 - Temporary Insanity

   S1:E611/12/2012

   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.

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   7.3/10(27 votes)

   #3 - Troubled Waters

   S1:E94/25/2013

   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.

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   7.3/10(22 votes)

   #4 - The Archies

   S1:E115/1/2013

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

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   7.4/10(23 votes)

   #5 - My Best Friend's Wedding Ring

   S1:E84/24/2013

   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.

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   7.6/10(86 votes)

   #6 - Chicken & Stuffing

   S1:E210/1/2012

   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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   Director:James Burrows

   Writers:Max Mutchnick, David Kohan
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   7.6/10(64 votes)

   #7 - The Key

   S1:E410/15/2012

   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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   Director:James Burrows

   Writers:Max Mutchnick, David Kohan
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   7.6/10(40 votes)

   #8 - Pretty Funny

   S1:E711/19/2012

   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.

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   7.7/10(72 votes)

   #9 - 2 Broke Guys

   S1:E511/5/2012

   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.

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    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Two Nines and a Pair of Queens

    S1:E121/7/2013

    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.

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    7.9/10(78 votes)

    #11 - The Jeter Exception

    S1:E310/8/2012

    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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    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Sperm und Drang

    S1:E135/7/2013

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

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    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #13 - Straight Man’s Best Friend

    S1:E104/30/2013

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

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