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The Best Episodes of Rules of Engagement Season 1

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Rules of Engagement is a comedy about the different phases of male/female relationships, as seen through the eyes of a newly engaged couple, Adam and Jennifer, a long-time married pair, Jeff and Audrey, and a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(633 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Married couple Jeff and Audrey have just learned their next door neighbor, Jennifer, has become engaged to her boyfriend, Adam. But when Jeff tries to give Adam advice, he develops doubt about the impending engagement. Meanwhile, Jennifer fixes up Adam's best friend, Russell, because she believes the right woman could change his habit of being a serial dater. Meanwhile, Jeff inadvertently starts a fight between Audrey and himself about an old bicycle.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Tom Hertz

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  2. Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 2 - The Birthday Deal
    7.5/10(564 votes)

    #2 - The Birthday Deal

    S1:E2

    When it's time to plan a party for Jeff's birthday, everyone gets involved. But Audrey is spending a little too much time on planning the party, which makes Jeff unhappy. Alhough Jeff won't reveal what he usually gets in the annual birthday deal, Adam brings up the subject with Jennifer and is then worried when Jennifer not only agrees to give him a birthday deal, but announces she wants to get one in return. Meanwhile, Russell is obsessed with trying to figure out what Jeff's birthday present really is.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Tom Hertz

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  3. Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 3 - Young and the Restless
    7.3/10(534 votes)

    #3 - Young and the Restless

    S1:E3

    While Russell has a hot new date, Audrey bets Jeff that he can't score a phone number from a younger woman and gives him a night without his wedding ring to try.

    Director:Ted Wass

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  4. Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 4 - Game On
    7.2/10(556 votes)

    #4 - Game On

    S1:E4

    Jeff puts Audrey in a bad mood after he fails to respond to the news of her big promotion at work because he is watching his basketball game. Jeff tries to make it up by inviting her to floor seats at a Knicks game. But she can't decide what to wear, which it makes Jeff wonder if she cares more about how she looks than about him. Now that Jennifer and Adam are living together, they have an argument over money.

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  5. Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 5 - Kids
    7.3/10(526 votes)

    #5 - Kids

    S1:E5

    Russell accidentally bumps into an older woman from his past, Constance. He then decides to show her his physical prowess.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Tom Hertz

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  6. Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 6 - Hard Day's Night
    7.3/10(517 votes)

    #6 - Hard Day's Night

    S1:E6

    Jeff is in trouble. He doesn't know how to tell Audrey that he got "excited" while Jennifer was giving him a massage to thank him for helping her move a couch. Now, Jeff must face Audrey.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Tom Hertz

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  8. Rules of Engagement Season 1 Episode 7 - Jeff's Wooby
    7.8/10(546 votes)

    #7 - Jeff's Wooby

    S1:E7

    Audrey is scared by Jeff's constant reminiscing about each t-shirt's significance. After a little while, she starts to wonder if his best times in life may have come before her.

    Director:Ted Wass

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Rules of Engagement" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 633 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by Tom Hertz, it aired on 2/5/2007. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Birthday Deal".