7.3/1042 votesLoading...#1 - Dancing the Horizontal Mambo
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2005
When the building super tells 10 year old Henry that his mother needs is "a good poke", Henry sets out to find potential 'pokers' in the building, narrowing it down to shy widower Tom. His plan goes badly, but it forces his mom Janice to reassess her behaviour and current depressed lot in life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1038 votesLoading...
#2 - The Tell-Tale Latex
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2005
Upon returning from a trip to Regina, Bobbi finds evidence that has her doubting the fidelity of her new husband Bobby. While alone in the big city Bobbi’s suspicion grows to the point where after one drunken evening she makes a choice that could cost her her marriage.
Director: James Genn
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1036 votesLoading...
#3 - The Eyes of Grandma Tan
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2005
Ricky selfishly chooses a karaoke competition over his responsibility babysitting Grandma. After Grandma is nearly injured in a preventable accident Ricky tries to make amends by helping her treat her glaucoma. He takes her to the resident potheads and discovers that Grandma’s full of surprises.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1035 votesLoading...
#4 - ICQ
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/25/2005
Fred’s ‘cybergirlfriend’ Kelly announces she's moving to Vancouver and wants to stay at his place for a few days. They find out quickly that while they had a good relationship on webcam, being together in person is a whole other thing.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1037 votesLoading...
#5 - Hairpiece of Mind
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/8/2005
In Sault's misguided attempts to finally start a meaningful friendship she allows Geoff, who's fighting cancer, to believe that her balding is due to chemotherapy. But when the truth is revealed, Sault ends up right where she began... alone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1029 votesLoading...
#6 - The Daughter of Frankenstein
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2007
Sault is looking for a job, and takes some temp work to help make ends meet; she meets Perry, her perfect soulmate... or maybe just her perfect sarcasm-mate. Perry tries to get Sault to stay on at his company full time, and things turn nasty when she wants him to leave with her instead.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1040 votesLoading...
#7 - Gila Monster
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2008
After a long time on the real estate market, Robson Arms finally has new owners, who give Yuri the unenviable task of kicking out a tenant who is behind on the rent.
Director: James Genn
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1040 votesLoading...
#8 - Hero
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2008
Robson Arms tenants are divided into pro and anti condo factions. Caught in the middle of the storm is Fred, who under the spell of his childhood hero Chuck, coerces a sweet old lady into swinging to the pro side. But after finding out the truth about Chuck's dirty dealings, Fred struggles with how to fix the situation - without ruining his marriage to his pro-condo wife, Alicia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1030 votesLoading...
#9 - The Recipe
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/22/2005
Sault hooks up with Nick on a strictly "for sex" basis. At the same time, Sault's desperate to mend her friendship with Geoff and invites him and Stanley to dinner. But when Stanley refuses to share a recipe, Nick's roped into helping her find it and tensions boil.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1032 votesLoading...
#10 - The Misses Dubois Turn Out the Lights
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/22/2005
Rivals since birth, Pauline and Bea face a new dilemma - Bea's dying. Pauline, upset that her sister is always first at everything, plans her own death. But in a final head-to, they manage to unearth a solution they can both live with, or rather - not live with.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1032 votesLoading...
#11 - Saultology
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/17/2007
Life is not going the way Sault had planned; she still doesn't quite fit in at work, and her social life... well, let's just say that compared to her social life, work is looking good. She decides to go back to the one thing she had that made her somewhat happy -- her 'for sex only' fling with Nick. But this time, she wants more than just the sex; she wants it to be a real relationship. Nick forces Sault to see that it's not just her love-life that needs shaking up, and at the end of it all, Sault has set her life on a new path.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1041 votesLoading...
#12 - Wrong And Wronger
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2008
Everyone loves Carol's new beau Matt. Too bad she's falling for Jason, the wrong guy who insults all her friends. Now she has to choose between everyone's Mr. Perfect and her own guilty pleasure.
Director: Tony Dean Smith
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1040 votesLoading...
#13 - Trixie's Honour
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2008
Trixie and Chuck are at odds over Robson Arms. Trixie wants to finish repairs on the building and apply for a condo status, while Chuck would rather take the money and run. An intricate game of cat and mouse ensues with the fate of Robson Arms as the prize.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1031 votesLoading...
#14 - 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
- 8.0/1033 votesLoading...
#15 - 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
- 8.0/1034 votesLoading...
#16 - 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
8.0/1032 votesLoading...#17 - 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
- 8.0/1036 votesLoading...
#18 - 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
- 8.0/1033 votesLoading...
#19 - 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
- 8.0/1030 votesLoading...
#20 - 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
- 8.0/1028 votesLoading...
#21 - 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
- 8.0/1031 votesLoading...
#22 - Positivity
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2008
Sault is down on her luck when she decides to try a little positive thinking. No sooner has she tried a few happy thoughts when BAM - her nemesis gets taken out of the picture and she lands a plum marketing gig. But karma is catching up with Sault - will she manage to positively destroy the best opportunity of her career?
Director: Tony Dean Smith
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1037 votesLoading...
#23 - 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
- 8.1/1029 votesLoading...
#24 - 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
- 8.1/1032 votesLoading...
#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of Robson Arms
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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
Worst Episodes Summary
"Dancing the Horizontal Mambo" is the worst rated episode of "Robson Arms". It scored 7.3/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/17/2005. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Tell-Tale Latex".