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The Best Episodes of Robson Arms

Every episode of Robson Arms ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Robson Arms!

Robson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic West End. The building is home to an unlikely collection...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:CTV

Best Episodes Summary

"Educating Alicia" is the best rated episode of "Robson Arms". It scored 8.7/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Aren X. Tulchinsky, it aired on 7/15/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cherchez La Femme".

  • Educating Alicia
    8.7/1032 votes
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    #1 - Educating Alicia

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/15/2005

    When Hal takes an interest in Alicia, she thinks she's finally found a true friend... but it quickly becomes clear Hal just wants to shag her. Then Alicia lands a job with Carlisle and the two wind up forming an unlikely - and mostly non-sexual - friendship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Aren X. Tulchinsky

  • Cherchez La Femme
    8.7/1030 votes
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    #2 - Cherchez La Femme

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2008

    Nick's world tour is over and he's back at home at Robson Arms, where all is as it was before. There's just one little change that Nick has to tell Hal about... his new Belgian wife, Anke.

    Director: Monika Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • My Brother's Keeper
    8.6/1028 votes
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    #3 - My Brother's Keeper

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2008

    Yuri's brother Val is under house arrest - in Yuri's house. Unwelcome Val is full of brotherly advice for Yuri, who isn't interested in hearing it. Instead, he puts Val to work to get him out of his hair. This turns out to be a big mistake when Val gets drunk and blurts out a secret…a secret that could profoundly affect Yuri's life.

    Director: David Storey

    Writer: N/A

  • Mussolini And Me
    8.4/1035 votes
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    #4 - Mussolini And Me

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2007

    Yuri's older brother Valentino shows up, closely followed by the police, who are looking for him. Yuri hides his brother from the long arm of the law, and the two learn something about themselves after Georgia does a portrait for them.

    Director: Tony Dean Smith

    Writer: N/A

  • All About Kitty
    8.4/1034 votes
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    #5 - All About Kitty

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/7/2007

    Toni's feeling unloved and unappreciated, but finds a new friend in Bao's Kowloon cousin, Kitty. The rent on the store is raised, and the Tans can't afford it, but Kitty manages a deal that shows her true colours: she can get the rent reduced if the Tans will sponsor her immigration.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mean Girls
    8.4/1041 votes
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    #6 - Mean Girls

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2008

    When Bobbi joins SWUT (Single Women United Together) it feels like she's been transported back to the glory days of high school. Popularity contests, backbiting, cruel practical jokes: all the good stuff. Until her husband-stealing nemesis Sasha shows up to threaten her prom queen status.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prince of Nigeria
    8.4/1028 votes
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    #7 - Prince of Nigeria

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2008

    Hal and Nick have steady jobs and think their lives are finally on track. Until Hal's father Ramon crashes at their pad and causes Hal and Nick to reconsider their options. One of them makes a drastic life change to avoid Ramon's fate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Aftershock
    8.3/1031 votes
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    #8 - Aftershock

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/29/2005

    An earthquake hits and Yuri, who fears the end of his job, finds himself trapped with an irate Bobby, who's learned the truth about his wife and Yuri. (with permission)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lizard Of Doubt
    8.3/1033 votes
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    #9 - Lizard Of Doubt

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/14/2007

    Andrew's ready to take the next step in his relationship with Chris: he wants kids, but Chris isn't so sure that's where she wants to go. She becomes even less sure when Andrew reveals that Geoff made a move on him, and starts to wonder if Geoff knows something that she doesn't.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby? What Baby?
    8.3/1031 votes
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    #10 - Baby? What Baby?

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 6/23/2008

    Bobbi meets the man of her dreams – Dr. Jordan Cohen: good-looking, wealthy, charming and head-over-heels for Bobbi. There's just one problem – he hates kids. Can she make Dr. Heartthrob accept her little Robbie so they can make a perfect little family together?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Did Not Have Sex With That Woman
    8.2/1029 votes
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    #11 - I Did Not Have Sex With That Woman

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/2007

    Bobbi's pregnancy has her thinking about two things: food and baby things, leaving Bobby feeling left out. He begins spending more time at work, where Sasha is paying him some much-needed attention. Their flirtations enter the danger zone, leaving Bobby feeling guilty, but not guilty enough to admit what's really going on.

    Director: James Genn

    Writer: N/A

  • Misery, Inc.
    8.2/1032 votes
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    #12 - Misery, Inc.

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2007

    Carol's single life style comes to an end when her daughter, Georgia, shows up. Still smarting from her mother's leaving to 'find herself', Georgia engages in some outrageous behaviour; Carol responds by being even more understanding, but there's only so much that one person can understand.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Texas Birthmark
    8.2/1034 votes
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    #13 - Texas Birthmark

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2007

    Bobbi finds that raising a baby is tough, especially when Bobby is taking so many business trips. With nothing in her life seeming to be going right, and fearing for her baby's health, Bobbi ends up at the doctor's office, and is shocked when the doctor is more concerned about her than about baby Robbie. Back at home, a medicated Bobbi tells all to a refrigerator repairman, and after hearing his story, she makes a life-changing decision.

    Director: James Genn

    Writer: N/A

  • No Sex in the City
    8.2/1030 votes
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    #14 - No Sex in the City

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2008

    Sault has landed a magazine column that looks at city living for the single gal. Life is great, until Sault's too-perfect sister Alex shows up with a plan that makes her feel like the family screw up. Sault is forced to decide between Toronto and Vancouver.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pest Control
    8.1/1037 votes
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    #15 - Pest Control

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/27/2007

    Geoff is intrigued when a new 'man-pretty' neighbour arrives, even though both the new neighbour and Geoff are in relationships. Geoff is then shocked when he finds out that the partner,'Chris,' is 'Christine', and the new neighbour is straight. Geoff is determined to prove to both Andrew and the world that Andrew is gay, but his attempts are rebuffed, putting the end to their friendship, while also putting a strain on Geoff and Stanley's relationship. Yuri goes out of his way to prove his manliness, but manages to get everything wrong.

    Director: Monika Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Wayne's World
    8.1/1029 votes
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    #16 - Wayne's World

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2007

    Wayne is served with divorce papers, and makes a last-ditch effort to save his marriage, pulling out all the stops to win back his almost-ex. She, however, isn't impressed by his lies, and only wants the truth, along with the signed divorce papers. Wayne realizes that only the truth can save him, but the truth that he has to face is that Dawn is better off without him. Yuri, meanwhile, has to try to fix the building's ancient boiler before the rising temperature in the building causes everyone's tempers to explode.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Pagliaci
    8.1/1032 votes
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    #17 - I Pagliaci

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2008

    Geoff and Stanley have a surprise houseguest - Stanley's ex-wife Frances. Their walk down memory lane leads to a bizarre love triangle of operatic proportions. It could be the last bump on a rocky road as Geoff questions who Stanley's soul mate really is.

    Director: James Genn

    Writer: N/A

  • A Certain Vintage
    8.0/1031 votes
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    #18 - A Certain Vintage

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2005

    Geoff is crazy in love with Stanley, but while Geoff works hard to keep fit, Stanley... well, Stanley's a connoisseur of scotch and bacon. But the tables turn when Geoff discovers a tumour in his left testicle and suddenly has to face his own mortality.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sweet City Woman
    8.0/1033 votes
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    #19 - Sweet City Woman

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/1/2005

    Everything in Nick's life is stuck -- the apartment windows, his nonexistent love life, his bunged up bowels... but then he meets 50-year-old Elaine. Their affair sets all sorts of things in motion, including Nick's bowels. But will his love be requited?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Material Breach
    8.0/1034 votes
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    #20 - A Material Breach

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/8/2005

    As Janice's interest in Tom grows, the more he clings to the fantasy of his dead wife. At the same time, he finds himself ensnared by the recently single Carlisle, who seeks revenge on Elaine. Tom has to decide between grieving or finally moving on.

    Director: Monika Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lonely Passion of Mr Tan
    8.0/1032 votes
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    #21 - The Lonely Passion of Mr Tan

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/15/2005

    Bao's twentieth anniversary is approaching him, but he faces a ugly wake up call when the symphony position he's wanted for the longest time falls through. Only through his wife's support, can he find the way to reach his fantasies. Bao also helps his wife fulfill one of her dreams as well.

    Director: Luke Carroll

    Writer: N/A

  • Ordinary Assholes
    8.0/1036 votes
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    #22 - Ordinary Assholes

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/10/2007

    In the aftermath of the earthquake, life at Robson Arms continues. Yuri's 'to do' list is long, but getting shorter with the help of some duct tape; until Caldo Vasco comes home from the hospital and demands that a wheelchair ramp be installed. Vasco's taking full advantage of his new non-ambulatory state, but Yuri finds out his dirty little secret, and uses it to put them on a more even footing. Their mutual antagonism builds to the breaking point, and they find that there's no one left to defend them, but themselves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Something Straight Between Us
    8.0/1033 votes
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    #23 - Something Straight Between Us

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/2007

    The death of a neighbour brings Fred to the startling realization that he needs to get a move-on with his life, instead of sitting around playing video games against his Brain In a Jar. He tries to revive his defunct love-life by joining Hasty Date, and when he meets the new tenant in the building, he makes tremendous efforts to start a friendship with her. His attempts at socialization are a little too much for her, as she's just ended a 25-year marriage; however, there's another tenant who's feeling alone, and looking for friendship... if only Fred would focus on the right person.

    Director: Monika Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Lonely
    8.0/1030 votes
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    #24 - Mr. Lonely

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2007

    Hal's life seems to be on a downward spiral with his employment insurance running out, no job, no prospects, and worst of all, his friendship with Nick seems to be waning. Nick's life, however, is looking up; he's got a new friend, Wayne, who's helping him spruce up his resume, and might get him a job overseas. Hal needs some help and turns to both Alicia and his dad for some advice. Meanwhile, Yuri meets the new building manager.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Geeks In Love
    8.0/1028 votes
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    #25 - Geeks In Love

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2008

    Fred and Alicia are married and living happily ever after, until Fred brings home a co-worker who becomes a fly in their wedded-bliss ointment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A