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The Worst Episodes of Picket Fences

An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

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  1. 6.8/10(49 votes)

    #1 - Bottled

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    S4:E15

    Jill's emotions take control as the family celebrates Zack's 13th birthday.

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  2. 6.8/10(51 votes)

    #2 - Liver Let Die

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    S4:E20

    Jimmy learns he might have a cancerous growth on his liver. At the same time, he investigates the murder of a homeless man found behind Reverend Novotny's church. The murder suspect grabs Jimmy's gun and holds him hostage at the sheriff's office, but Jimmy and Kenny convince the man to give up the weapon. Later that day, Jimmy learns that the growth on his liver is benign.

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  3. 6.9/10(42 votes)

    #3 - Pal Joey

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    S4:E3

    A former talk show host, Dr. Joanna "Joey" Diamond (Amy Aquino) joins Jill's medical practice. Kenny begins using a dating service.

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  4. 6.9/10(50 votes)

    #4 - Dog Eat Dog

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    S4:E5

    Maxine is in trouble after she shoots a man wearing a bratwurst costume. Meanwhile, Jill assumes Kimberly is pregnant when she learns her daughter saw Dr. Joey and concealed the office visit from Jill.

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  5. 7.1/10(50 votes)

    #5 - Close Encounters

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    S3:E14

    Carter pronounces a woman dead after she collapses while singing, but she later "wakes up" in the morgue and sees Carter as her soulmate. Meanwhile, Kenny and Max take their relationship to the next level.

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  6. 7.2/10(63 votes)

    #6 - Supreme Courting

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    S2:E14

    Valentine's Day brings romance to many members of the community. Maxine helps Carter woo Stacy Halford, a local widow. Kimberly and her boyfriend find they have different attitudes regarding sexual-consent guidelines, and Zack takes a dare and kisses his girlfriend only to find himself in trouble.

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  8. 7.2/10(49 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Seed Goes to Town

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    S3:E13

    Jimmy Brock's ex-wife, Lydia, visits unexpectedly and brings with her an unusual request — she wants to have another baby, and she wants Jimmy to father it.

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  9. 7.2/10(69 votes)

    #8 - Witness for the Prosecution

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    S4:E9

    During a celebration welcoming the Pope to town, someone opens fire, and a man is killed. The victim's gay lover says the man committed suicide, but the Pope says he saw the whole thing and that it was murder. The Pope, therefore, becomes the chief witness in a murder case in Rome, Wisconsin.

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  10. 7.2/10(53 votes)

    #9 - Snow Exit

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    S4:E12

    A blizzard hits town, stranding Jill and Kimberly in a bar where Lydia is making her singing debut. Likewise, Jimmy is snowed in at the sheriff's office and is the only person available to deliver the Mayor's baby when she goes into labor.

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  11. 7.3/10(49 votes)

    #10 - Frosted Flakes

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    S2:E21

    The parents of a boy dying of leukemia seek a court order to allow them to place the child in cryonic suspension.

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  12. 7.3/10(50 votes)

    #11 - Elective Conduct

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    S3:E6

    Jill's mayoral campaign is damaged when Zach writes a school report filled with racist content, which he copied from an out-of-date book. Kimberly befriends Aisha when her classmate is bullied over good grades.

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  13. 7.3/10(52 votes)

    #12 - This Little Piggy

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    S4:E8

    Kimberly is arrested for protesting pig-wrestling at the town fair.

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  14. 7.3/10(44 votes)

    #13 - Bloodlines

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    S4:E11

    Matthew is deeply depressed after a friend commits suicide and Jimmy takes him on a trip in order to help him overcome his grief.

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  15. 7.3/10(46 votes)

    #14 - My Romance

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    S4:E13

    After being struck by a falling power line, Carter sees his deceased grandfather Bob while he is clinically dead for three minutes. This experience causes him to reevaluate his relationship with God and with his girlfriend Sue. Judge Bone meets an old flame of 50 years ago while Zack gets a crush on a young cello prodigy who is visiting for a musical competition. Unfortunately, the girl only has eyes for Matthew.

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  16. 7.3/10(54 votes)

    #15 - Winner Takes All

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    S4:E16

    Jill fills in as the school's interim basketball coach when the regular coach collapses during a game. Under pressure from the parents, she becomes obsessed with winning, leading Zack and his teammates to obtain an injunction to remove her. Matthew develops a gambling addiction.

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  17. 7.4/10(95 votes)

    #16 - Sugar and Spice

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    S1:E21

    Kimberly and her best female friend exchange a few kisses during a sleepover, leading to rumors that Kimberly is a lesbian. She turns to her birth mother, who had a lesbian affair in college, for advice.

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  18. 7.4/10(59 votes)

    #17 - Paging Doctor God

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    S2:E10

    Jill is arrested after she performs surgery on a woman whose Christian Science beliefs prohibit medical intervention. Zach wants to convert to Judaism because Jews do not believe in hell.

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  19. 7.4/10(57 votes)

    #18 - Enemy Lines (2)

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    S3:E4

    Jill and Judge Nance air their feelings in a heated face-to-face exchange after she is arrested when she reveals that she performed surgery on the Christian Science man. Meanwhile, Kimberly has a run-in with one of Green Bay's transfer students, named Aisha, who initially responds with hostility. Also, Littleton asks Maxine out on a date.

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  20. 7.4/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Away in the Manger

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    S3:E10

    Carter Pike suspects that bizarre genetic experiments are being carried out on cows at a remote farm. This episode was originally planned as a crossover with The X-Files.

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  21. 7.4/10(47 votes)

    #20 - Upbringings

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    S3:E21

    Jimmy's father, Walter Brock (played by James Coburn), pays an unexpected visit and asks Jimmy to take over his law firm. This offer provokes long-standing father-son animosities, with Jimmy finally admitting that he dropped out of law school because he believed he would never measure up to his father's expectations of him.

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  22. 7.4/10(56 votes)

    #21 - A Change of Season

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    S4:E1

    Kimberly surprises her parents with her plans to attend medical school out of state. Carter Pike's house catches fire after he had taken some sedatives, leaving Jill Brock to suspect a suicide attempt.

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  23. 7.4/10(46 votes)

    #22 - Reap the Whirlwind

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    S4:E2

    The Wambaughs have an argument on their 50th anniversary as a tornado threatens the town. Jimmy and Jill worry about Kimberly who is away at college. Meanwhile, Carter meets an interesting new woman while buying quilting supplies.

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  24. 7.4/10(51 votes)

    #23 - Down the Tubes

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    S4:E7

    Jill considers tubal ligation. Brock must dance the polka with the Mayor for charity. Haunted by the death of his brother, Littleton returns to Chicago.

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  25. 7.4/10(55 votes)

    #24 - Dem Bones

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    S4:E10

    The skeleton of a Nazi sympathizer is found and suspicion falls on Jacob Levine, the son of a Jewish butcher who was persecuted by the dead man. Wambaugh rises to Levine's defense only to find himself facing an unexpected prosecuting attorney — his son David, from whom he has been estranged for many years.

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  26. 7.4/10(50 votes)

    #25 - The Z Files

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    S4:E14

    Zack inserts his teacher's face in a pornographic video and his friend uploads it to the Internet. Maxine meets an online friend in person.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bottled" is the worst rated episode of "Picket Fences". It scored 6.8/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/16/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Liver Let Die".