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The Worst Episodes of PEN15

Every episode of PEN15 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of PEN15!

Middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy, playing versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the...
Genre:Comedy
Network:Hulu

Worst Episodes Summary

"Jacuzzi" is the worst rated episode of "PEN15". It scored 6.9/10 based on 309 votes. Directed by Anna Konkle and written by Anna Konkle, it aired on 8/27/2021. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Luminaria".

  • Jacuzzi
    6.9/10309 votes
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    #1 - Jacuzzi

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2021

    On vacation with Curtis, Anna and Maya are introduced to new crippling insecurities. The girls try to ignore them, but a mystical turn makes their self-doubt impossible to forget.

    Director: Anna Konkle

    Writer: Anna Konkle

  • Luminaria
    7.4/10212 votes
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    #2 - Luminaria

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/2021

    Anna and Maya attend the local “Walk For Cancer.” Opportunities for socializing evolve into inklings of mortality.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Runaway
    7.6/10202 votes
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    #3 - Runaway

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/2021

    Anna is given the opportunity of a lifetime but when her parents won’t let her partake, Maya encourages them to take fate into their own hands and embark on a dangerous journey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ojichan
    7.8/10496 votes
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    #4 - Ojichan

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2019

    Maya feels a tickle down there which becomes kind of an addiction, distracting her from her best friend who really needs her.

    Director: Daniel Gray Longino

    Writer: Maya Erskine

  • Solo
    7.8/10424 votes
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    #5 - Solo

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2019

    Trailview’s Night of Amazing Music is coming up. Anna hopes to win Alex’s heart with a classical aria while Maya is consumed with a lie.

    Director: Andrew DeYoung

    Writer: Sam Zvibleman

  • Pool
    7.8/10401 votes
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    #6 - Pool

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2020

    Two days after the dance, Maya and Anna reluctantly go to a lame pool party. A crush unexpectedly shows up, causing them to question their sanity and reputations.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wrestle
    7.8/10322 votes
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    #7 - Wrestle

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020

    Maya zeros in on her crush, while Anna deals with the fallout from her parents’ divorce. Together they find outlets in an unexpected extracurricular activity.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Miranda
    7.9/10574 votes
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    #8 - Miranda

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2019

    Maya and Anna become fascinated with the mature girls in their class who smoke. They are faced with the age-old question: stay home and play pretend or go out and do drugs?

    Director: Daniel Gray Longino

    Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman

  • Bat Mitzvah
    7.9/10230 votes
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    #9 - Bat Mitzvah

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2021

    An upcoming Bat Mitzvah forces Maya to face a realization about her family's socio economic status while Anna grapples with an existential crisis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Day
    8.0/101,486 votes
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    #10 - First Day

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2019

    It’s the first day of seventh grade in the year 2000. School rejects, Anna and Maya, get a lot of unexpected attention.

    Director: Daniel Gray Longino

    Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman

  • Posh
    8.0/10432 votes
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    #11 - Posh

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2019

    Maya gets a questionable nickname during a school project. Anna goes along with it, resulting in a test of their friendship and identities.

    Director: Andrew DeYoung

    Writer: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer

  • Wild Things
    8.0/10367 votes
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    #12 - Wild Things

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2019

    It’s a viewing party to watch the newly released VHS movie, Wild Things. The night gets sexy and Anna and Maya try to keep up.

    Director: Sam Zvibleman

    Writer: Sam Zvibleman

  • Grammy
    8.0/10217 votes
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    #13 - Grammy

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2021

    A new family member comes to live with Anna but their arrival brings unexpected endings. Maya gets a diagnosis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Community Service
    8.1/10429 votes
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    #14 - Community Service

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2019

    There’s an exclusive fashion show at the local nursing home. Somehow Anna and Maya make it in, but feelings of inadequacy lead them down a shady path.

    Director: Andrew DeYoung

    Writer: Jessica Watson

  • Vendy Wiccany
    8.1/10342 votes
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    #15 - Vendy Wiccany

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2020

    Anna and Maya discover secret powers within, allowing them to control rocky aspects of their lives through magic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Three
    8.1/10310 votes
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    #16 - Three

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2020

    Witnessing their daughters reach a new low, Kathy and Yuki rally around them. At school, Maya and Anna receive an opportunity at redemption but it will come with a range of influences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shadow
    8.1/10221 votes
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    #17 - Shadow

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2021

    Anna helps her dad move into an apartment. Maya is confronted by a surprise visitor from Japan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dance
    8.4/10397 votes
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    #18 - Dance

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2019

    It’s the night of their first school dance but Anna and Maya are on bad terms. They’ll have to navigate this unfamiliar terrain set to billboard hits, by themselves.

    Director: Sam Zvibleman

    Writer: Anna Konkle

  • Sleepover
    8.4/10324 votes
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    #19 - Sleepover

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2020

    Maura hosts a group sleepover at her house. The clock chimes late into the night as secrets and masks threaten the death of friendships.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • AIM
    8.5/10445 votes
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    #20 - AIM

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/2019

    Maya and Anna get their very first AIM screennames and their social world opens up. Maybe too much.

    Director: Sam Zvibleman

    Writer: Gabe Liedman

  • Play
    8.5/10348 votes
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    #21 - Play

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2020

    The school play has been cast. Maya has the opportunity to get her actual first kiss. Anna struggles to find herself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Anna Ishii-Peters
    8.6/10412 votes
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    #22 - Anna Ishii-Peters

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2019

    Anna gets to sleep over at Maya’s house on a school night and can’t wait to become part of the Ishii-Peter family. But things turn as Anna gets a little too comfortable.

    Director: Sam Zvibleman

    Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Stacy Osei-Kuffour

  • Home
    8.7/10281 votes
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    #23 - Home

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/3/2021

    Anna and Maya are far from where they began. Now all they want is to go back home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Yuki
    8.9/10426 votes
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    #24 - Yuki

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2021

    A day in the life of Yuki.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Opening Night
    9.0/10423 votes
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    #25 - Opening Night

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2020

    It’s opening night. Hearts are exposed, forcing both Anna and Maya to grow up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A