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Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Rita Season 1 Episode 4 - The Whore
    7.3/10(192 votes)

    #1 - The Whore

    S1:E4

    Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.

    Director:Jannik Johansen
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Rita Season 1 Episode 3 - The Anarchist
    7.4/10(202 votes)

    #2 - The Anarchist

    S1:E3

    When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Rita Season 1 Episode 7 - The Princess
    7.4/10(174 votes)

    #3 - The Princess

    S1:E7

    When Rita takes over a second-grade theater production, her own life story begins to blend with the fairy tale the kids are playing out.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  4. Rita Season 5 Episode 1 - Fake News
    7.4/10(116 votes)

    #4 - Fake News

    S5:E1

    A young Holocaust denier creates a scare at Hjordis and Rita's school. Helle asks Rita to help Rasmus accept a hard truth. Uffe meets a kindred spirit.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Rita Season 5 Episode 7 - The Lake
    7.4/10(97 votes)

    #5 - The Lake

    S5:E7

    Rita struggles to process her overwhelming feelings of guilt. Ole reveals to Jeppe that he's met someone else - whom his grandmother approves of.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Rita Season 1 Episode 2 - The Teacher
    7.5/10(226 votes)

    #6 - The Teacher

    S1:E2

    A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Rita Season 3 Episode 1 - The Candidate
    7.5/10(141 votes)

    #7 - The Candidate

    S3:E1

    Inspired by local politics, Rita holds an election in her class. Uffe gets a job at the school, but it sparks conflict with Hjordis.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  8. Rita Season 4 Episode 1 - Present/Past
    7.5/10(144 votes)

    #8 - Present/Past

    S4:E1

    Rita has settled down in Molly's apartment and works in a burger bar, much to Molly's chagrin. When Molly, on behalf of Rita, sends a job application, Rita ends up with a job offer from her former primary school, which she reluctantly accepts. Hjørdis, out of concern for Rita, applies for a job at the same school, so she can be there for her.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Rita Season 1 Episode 1 - The Idealist
    7.6/10(288 votes)

    #9 - The Idealist

    S1:E1

    Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rita Season 1 Episode 5 - The Protector
    7.6/10(179 votes)

    #10 - The Protector

    S1:E5

    Rita protects a troubled kid with ADHD from vandalism charges but forgets to fight for her own son when he's the victim of hate crime bullying.

    Director:Jannik Johansen
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  11. Rita Season 2 Episode 3 - And Baby Makes Three
    7.6/10(150 votes)

    #11 - And Baby Makes Three

    S2:E3

    Rita "lends" her own grandchild to a pregnant girl in her class in an attempt to convince her to get an abortion, but the plan backfires.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  12. Rita Season 3 Episode 3 - The Sponsor Kid
    7.6/10(131 votes)

    #12 - The Sponsor Kid

    S3:E3

    A problem student goes on a destructive rampage, Hjordis makes progress with her second graders, and a man from Rita's past shows up.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Simon Oded Weil

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  13. Rita Season 3 Episode 5 - Lice
    7.6/10(129 votes)

    #13 - Lice

    S3:E5

    Rita's fourth graders come down with head lice, and she decides to delouse them herself. Meanwhile, Helle faces evaluation by her peers.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Simon Oded Weil

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  14. Rita Season 4 Episode 2 - You Are What You Eat
    7.6/10(125 votes)

    #14 - You Are What You Eat

    S4:E2

    Rita, who hates cooking, struggles to fill in as a home economics teacher. Hjørdis tries to help Allan overcome his fears about an upcoming field trip.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Rita Season 4 Episode 3 - Sudden Thaw
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    #15 - Sudden Thaw

    S4:E3

    A bomb threat scares the whole school — except Rita. Hjørdis worries that her and Uffe's strange hobbies will hurt their son socially when he's older.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Simon Oded Weil

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  16. Rita Season 4 Episode 4 - True Friends
    7.6/10(122 votes)

    #16 - True Friends

    S4:E4

    Lea invites Rita to join her family for dinner, echoing a day in 1985 when teenage Rita had dinner with Lea's parents and was called to Lea's rescue.

    Director:Natasha Arthy
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  17. Rita Season 4 Episode 6 - Childhood Street
    7.6/10(120 votes)

    #17 - Childhood Street

    S4:E6

    To try to save the school from closure, the staff organizes a fundraiser, including a play by Hjørdis' class with Allan in the lead role.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Simon Oded Weil

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  18. Rita Season 5 Episode 2 - Hullabaloo House
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #18 - Hullabaloo House

    S5:E2

    Rita tries to stop a shy student's parents from uprooting him to move to Greenland. Rasmus meets someone on Tinder. Hjørdis helps a student face a fear.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  19. Rita Season 5 Episode 5 - Hot Flash
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #19 - Hot Flash

    S5:E5

    Uffe tries to avoid Pil. Rita worries that one of her night-class students might be a victim of domestic abuse. Jeppe learns Ole is still in the closet.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  20. Rita Season 5 Episode 6 - Boundaries
    7.6/10(96 votes)

    #20 - Boundaries

    S5:E6

    Jeppe's ex unexpectedly returns. Hjørdis helps a student whose parents use her as a go-between. Rita's friendship with Gerd becomes a problem in class.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rita Season 2 Episode 5 - I Love You
    7.7/10(140 votes)

    #21 - I Love You

    S2:E5

    Another teacher is terrorizing Rita's student, and Rita has to take up the cause -- but it's not easy when the teacher uses bureaucracy as a weapon.

    Director:Kathrine Windfeld
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  22. Rita Season 2 Episode 8 - Weeds
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #22 - Weeds

    S2:E8

    For the first time in her life, Rita has gone down for the count, but she has to rediscover her fighting spirit when Erik strikes a student.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  23. Rita Season 3 Episode 6 - Free Fall
    7.7/10(121 votes)

    #23 - Free Fall

    S3:E6

    Rita tries to keep the police in the dark when Hjordis decides on the perfect item to bury in a time capsule: marijuana.

    Director:Mogens Hagedorn
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  24. Rita Season 4 Episode 7 - Family
    7.7/10(123 votes)

    #24 - Family

    S4:E7

    Bjørne can't bear to break the bad news to his staff and becomes self-destructive. The event in 1985 that led to Lea falling out with Rita is revealed.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Ina Bruhn

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  25. Rita Season 1 Episode 8 - The Mother
    7.8/10(170 votes)

    #25 - The Mother

    S1:E8

    A lonely Rita starts hanging out with Rosa. But all hell breaks loose when Rosa realizes that Rita was the one her dad was having an affair with.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Whore" is the worst rated episode of "Rita". It scored 7.3/10 based on 192 votes. Directed by Jannik Johansen and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Anarchist".