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The Best Episodes of Providence

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Providence Season 5 Episode 12 - The Eleventh Hour (2)
    9.2/10(23 votes)

    #1 - The Eleventh Hour (2)

    S5:E12

    Will Syd get to spend her wedding night Owen? She almost gets to unill a patient enters the ER with a bullet wound and the patient's dad takes the ER hostage. Also Owen and Syd may leave Providence.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Providence Season 4 Episode 18 - Gotcha
    9.1/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Gotcha

    S4:E18

    Owen can't wait to see the front side of Syd, he gives her a list of people to squirt all over town. While eating breakfast with Owen Things begin to get a little scary because a patron in the restaurant begins to choke on something. Later that same day Kevin keeps running into Syd.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Carol Barbee

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  3. Providence Season 5 Episode 1 - A New Beginning
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #3 - A New Beginning

    S5:E1

    Syd must face the challenge of working with a new boss Dr. Bil Augustine at an acute care clinc while trying to rasie money to rebuild St. Clare's. Owen asks Syd an important question.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Providence Season 4 Episode 9 - Gobble Gobble
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    #4 - Gobble Gobble

    S4:E9

    THANKSGIVING BRINGS OUT JIM'S GOOD DEED - MUCH TO SYD'S DISMAY -- Jim's (Mike Farrell) rehabilitation requires him to travel on a bus to do his errands but when he decides to do a Good Samaritan deed for the bus driver's grandmother, he ends up accepting a ride from some rough dudes -- and an unknowing Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) grows frantic when he doesn't return on time. Meanwhile: St. Clare's loans its space for a charity Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the Daughters of the Mayflower allowing Syd to treat their chairwoman -- whose lineage might be suspect; Joanie (Paula Cale) and Hannah take a ride in the country and end up saving a turkey; Robbie's (Seth Peterson) well-intentioned plan to surprise Tina with a big family holiday dinner goes up in smoke. Concetta Tomei also stars

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Providence Season 4 Episode 6 - Best Man
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Best Man

    S4:E6

    CHAOS ABOUNDS AS WEDDING BELLS RING FOR ROBBIE AND TINA -- Robbie (Seth Peterson) and Tina's (Maria Pitillo) wedding is marred when best man Jim (Mike Farrell) becomes flustered while toasting the happy couple and accidentally hits the groom -- but Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) is already furious with Robbie for letting Jim get drunk at the bachelor party and Robbie is annoyed by Syd's thoughtless wedding gift. Meanwhile, Tina's wisecracking father (guest star Peter Jason), youth-obsessed mother (guest star Stephanie Faracy) and mischievous twin brothers (guest stars Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar) add to the chaos of the big event. Additionally, Hannah (Tessa Allen) is on a quest to find Joanie (Paula Cale) a Prince Charming. Concetta Tomei also stars

    Director:Kristoffer Tabori
    Writer:Ann Lewis Hamilton

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  6. Providence Season 5 Episode 8 - Left-Overs
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Left-Overs

    S5:E8

    The Hansen's gather for Thanksgiving to show Owen how Thaksgiving is done in the Hansen family. Also Syd misses her wedding shower because of working all weekend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Terrence Coli

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  7. Providence Season 4 Episode 5 - Civil Unrest
    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Civil Unrest

    S4:E5

    WILL SYD VOTE IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING HER ROMANCE WITH JOE CONNELLY? THINGS HEAT UP WHEN PETE (GUEST STAR ALEX D. LINZ, 'MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE') SETS FIRE TO HIS BEDROOM -- As election day draws near, Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) sees nothing positive about negative campaign tactics used by Joe Connelly (guest star Steven Eckholdt) and begins to seriously question his integrity. Meanwhile, an increasingly hostile Pete (guest star Alex D. Linz, 'Max Keeble's Big Move') realizes Robbie (Seth Peterson) really cares for him when Pete accidentally sets fire to the apartment and Robbie saves him. Elsewhere, during an unsupervised moment at the clinic, Jim (Mike Farrell) administers an injection to a dog and the animal goes into cardiac arrest when Dr. Malaga (guest star Cress Williams, NBC's 'ER') unwittingly gives the dog another shot of the same drug. Later at home, Joanie (Paula Cale) gives Jim an herbal supplement, not knowing it could cause an ulcer.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Mike Kelley

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  8. Providence Season 5 Episode 5 - Things That Go Bump in the Night
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

    S5:E5

    Syd must deal with two bomb shells She loes the engagment ring! Later she must a double shift on Halloween night and not being with Owen for there own fright night.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Jennifer Cecil

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  9. Providence Season 3 Episode 9 - Big Night
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Big Night

    S3:E9

    An anguished Syd is forced to recall a repressed childhood memory of her late mother Lynda's flirtation with a neighbor while she nurses a dying elderly woman who struggles to remain alive long enough to reconciliate with her arriving daughter. Elsewhere: Joanie poses as Syd at a pharmaceutical convention in order to get her sister some much-needed drug samples but winds up in jail with a gaggle of hookers; Robbie mistakenly ends up playing a serious game of cards with some mob wiseguys; and Jim turns the house upside down when he becomes obsessed with ousting a playful but evasive mouse.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Tim Kring

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  10. Providence Season 4 Episode 7 - The Honeymoon's Over
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #10 - The Honeymoon's Over

    S4:E7

    THE NEWLYWEDS ATTEMPT A HONEYMOON GETAWAY AS JIM RETURNS TO REHAB; LINDSAY CROUSE ('BUFFY') GUEST STARS - Newlyweds Robbie (Seth Peterson) and Tina (Maria Pitillo) grow increasingly frustrated with the airlines, and each other, when travel problems arise and it seems that they'll never make it to Miami for their honeymoon while Jim (Mike Farrell) returns to rehab and makes some painful revelations to his new coach (guest star Lindsay Crouse, ""Buffy The Vampire Slayer"") about his feelings towards Syd (Melina Kanakaredes). Likewise, Syd begins to realize that her father's condition has been taking an emotional toll on her, and that she needs to seek help to deal with it. Elsewhere, Joanie (Paula Cale) finds herself with too much time on her hands and decides to look up an old friend from school. Concetta Tomei also stars. TV-PG

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson

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  11. Providence Season 4 Episode 8 - Rocky Road
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Rocky Road

    S4:E8

    ISABELLA HOFMANN GUEST-STARS -- Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) has second thoughts about seeing her new therapist (guest star Isabella Hofmann, ""Homicide: Life on the Street"") and becomes alarmed when she stops seeing visions of her mother, Lynda (Concetta Tomei). At the rehab center, Jim (Mike Farrell) makes good progress and in turn helps a friend (guest star David Marciano) who is frustrated with the slow pace of his own recovery. Meanwhile, Joanie (Paula Cale) finally gets financial satisfaction from her father's insurance company and helps a new friend (guest star Carol Potter, ""Beverly Hills, 90210"") wage a similar battle against the HMO. Elsewhere, Robbie's (Seth Peterson) attempts to be more of a friend than a father to Pete (guest star Alex D. Linz, ""Home Alone 3"") results in a trip to the emergency room.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Providence Season 4 Episode 12 - Shadow Play
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Shadow Play

    S4:E12

    LARRY MILLER (""THE PRINCESS DIARIES"") GUEST-STARS -- In the wake of her malpractice suit, Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) is shadowed at St. Clare's Clinic by one of it's snoopy board members, Dr. Mincus (guest star Larry Miller, ""The Princess Diaries""). Similiarly at the vet clinic, Jim (Mike Farrell) returns to work part-time under the watchful eye of Sam (guest star Cress Williams, NBC's ""ER""). Tina (Maria Pitillo) seeks Syd's professional advice and learns she may have to consider surgery if she hopes to conceive a child. Robbie (Seth Peterson) becomes a full partner at O'Neill's. Joanie (Paula Cale) and Phil (guest star Dan Montgomery) use their talents for fighting the system to help a father (guest star Peter Onorati) whose son (guest star Scott Terra) needs more assistance than his school is willing to give him. Concetta Tomei, Dana Daurey and Samaria Graham also star.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Mike Kelley

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  13. Providence Season 4 Episode 16 - Limbo
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Limbo

    S4:E16

    Robbie thinks he has pregnancy symptoms. Jim on a date.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Providence Season 4 Episode 17 - The Whole Truth
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #14 - The Whole Truth

    S4:E17

    Syd's medicial trial begins.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Jennifer Cecil

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  15. Providence Season 4 Episode 22 - Out of Control
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Out of Control

    S4:E22

    Season Finale Syd moves in with Owen, but that is only the start. Can Owen protect Syd as her stalker gets too close when a fire breaks out at the clinic?

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Ann Lewis Hamilton

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  16. Providence Season 4 Episode 2 - Home Sweet Home
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Home Sweet Home

    S4:E2

    WILL SYD AND JOE PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RELATIONSHIP? - Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) is reluctant to accept Joe's (guest star Steven Ekholdt) invitaton to join him for an evening of romance in the public eye at a glamorous political event. Meanwhile at the clinic, Syd struggles to reconcile a patient (guest star Johnny Whitworth) who has full-blown AIDS, with his estranged father (guest star Frederick Coffin.) On the homefront, an exhausted Joanie (Paula Cale) butts heads with Jim's (Mike Farrell) new home therapist (guest star Debi Morgan). Robbie (Seth Peterson) avoids dealing with family issues by busying himself with do-it-yourself projects at Tina's (guest star Maria Pitillo) apartment. TV-PG

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Providence Season 4 Episode 13 - The Good Fight
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #17 - The Good Fight

    S4:E13

    WILL SYD OBJECT TO HER DEFENSE ATTORNEY? -- Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) meets the attractive, brilliant attorney Owen Frank (guest star George Newburn) who will defend her in the malpractice suit and faces a will stronger than her own. Joanie (Paula Cale) is apprehensive about taking her relationship with Phil (Dan Montgomery) to a more physical level. Robbie (Seth Peterson) and Tina (Maria Pitillo) try to play cupids with Pete (Alex D. Linz) and his tomboy friend, Nicky (guest star Brenda Grate). Jim (Mike Farrell) performs surgery on a patient for the first time since his injury and does so well that Sam (Cress Williams) tells him he no longer needs a ""shadow"". TV-PG

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson

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  18. Providence Season 5 Episode 7 - Truth and Consequences
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Truth and Consequences

    S5:E7

    Syd and Qwen go to their marriage license, Syd's guilt about kissing Dr.Baylor gets to her.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Nancy Won

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  19. Providence Season 2 Episode 19 - Family Ties
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Family Ties

    S2:E19

    Heather asks for a off for Earth Day, Syd treats a mom to be but gives up a trip to New York but needs to help a mom to be have her baby and hope the dad will donate blood to help save the baby's life. Doug gets a new job in Ohio and asks Joanie to go with him. Syd is unable to go to New York for a reunion and the person she hasn't seen in 10 years drops by.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Mike Kelley

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  20. Providence Season 3 Episode 16 - Love Story
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Love Story

    S3:E16

    Syd's lovelorn life gets a needed lift when she meets a hunky young single father but their relationship is jolted when she learns that he has a congenital heart condition that causes him to suffer blackouts -- and one day soon will end in sudden death. Elsewhere, an uncertain Joanie poses as the happy girlfriend of her gay assistant Elliot in order to secure a building expansion loan from a bank officer while Robbie's newfound romance with the unpredictable Tina proves to be a roller-coaster ride.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Providence Season 3 Episode 17 - Exposure
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #21 - Exposure

    S3:E17

    After Syd greets her old medical school pal on leave from a rural African hospital, he shows frightening symptoms of the super-deadly Ebola virus, forcing the health department to clamp a quarantine around her clinic -- as well as the Hansen household where Joanie is hosting a chaotic children's birthday party. In the meantime, while a desperate Robbie spots his family on the TV news and heads home hoping to help, Joanie discovers that his girlfriend -- who's also trapped inside the house -- was the same girl who tormented her at summer camp years before. Elsewhere, Jim busies himself treating a bulky bulldog suffering from serious anemia.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Carol Barbee

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  22. Providence Season 4 Episode 11 - The Start of Something Big
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #22 - The Start of Something Big

    S4:E11

    Syd is personally and professionally stunned by a malpractice suit brought on by a high-risk pregnancy patient (guest star Ashley Johnson) and in turn questions her recent decision to end therapy sessions with Dr. Dunseith (guest star Isabella Hofmann). In the meantime, Joanie and Phil (guest star Dan Montgomery) go rock wall climbing as platonic friends, but soon realize that the tension between them isn't just in the ropes. Jim begins an independent living program at the rehab center and can return to work at the vet clinic part-time if Sam (guest star Cress Williams) shadows him. Meanwhile, Jim uses a pet kitten to help his friend Meredith (guest star Marcia Srassman) realize that she never has to live alone. And something is cooking at O'Neill's when Robbie creates a salad dressing that inadvertently induces labor pains in pregnant customers. Amid the expectant customers, Tina (Maria Pitillo) suspects she may be pregnant herself.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Carol Barbee

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  23. Providence Season 4 Episode 15 - Act Naturally
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Act Naturally

    S4:E15

    Hollywood is calling! Syd goes to LA to speak to students at UCLA. But her ex-boyfriend Jerry takes her on the set of his show. Joanie gets a movie role. Jim is allowed to drive again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Providence Season 5 Episode 2 - It's Raining Men
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #24 - It's Raining Men

    S5:E2

    Syd gets cold feet before marrying Owen, When she sees Dr. David Baylor who is everywhere. Jim tries to stop a brother and sister from putting horses to sleep on their father's estate which they are selling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carol Barbee

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  25. Providence Season 2 Episode 17 - The Storm
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #25 - The Storm

    S2:E17

    A city inspector comes by to check the clinic that Syd was raising money for but learns the clinic will be shut down. Robbie and Heather are ready to marry but have problems Heather can't find a dress. Syd has trouble getting her patient to the hospital because streets are blocked. Syd has trouble getting medicine to her patient who is ill, Jim is looking for Sam the blood hound. As Joanie calls for help to find her father Joanie is trapped after a window breaks and has Hannah try to through her the phone & finds the lines are dead. Robbie who along with Heather in Las Vages has lost $10,000 tries to get the money back.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Eleventh Hour (2)" is the best rated episode of "Providence". It scored 9.2/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/20/2002. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gotcha".