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The Best Episodes of Samantha Who?

Every episode of Samantha Who? ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Samantha Who?!

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Samantha Newly has been a bad, bad girl. But thanks to an 8-day coma, she can't remember a thing. Fortunately her best friend Andrea is by her side with a cocktail and the 4-1-1 on

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    Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 20 - With This Ring
    8.1/10(116 votes)

    #1 - With This Ring

    S2:E20

    It's Andrea's wedding day! While Andrea has chosen her life partner, Samantha has to make a decision as to who she wants to be with. Will it be debonaire millionaire Winston Funk or her not-rich-but-ever-reliable ex-boyfriend Todd. Even Sam's parents are at a crossroad as Regina and Howard begin to take separate paths.

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writer:Donald Todd

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  2. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 3 - The Pill
    7.9/10(138 votes)

    #2 - The Pill

    S2:E3

    Desperate to regain her memory, Sam opts to join a clinical trial and starts taking pills for her memory. Sam's memories start coming back, but she doesn't like what she learns about her former self. Elsewhere, someone confuses Dena and Andrea as being a gay couple, which frustrates Andrea and sends her on the hunt to find someone hotter than Dena.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 11 - The Boss
    7.7/10(169 votes)

    #3 - The Boss

    S1:E11

    The guy that Andrea has a thing for, asks Samantha to marry him. He also turns out to be the wealthy owner of the real estate firm that they both work at. Samantha worries that it may harm their friendship more than anything else.

    Director:Julie Anne Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 19 - The Other Woman
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #4 - The Other Woman

    S2:E19

    Samantha vaguely remembers something about Winston Funk's ex wife Gigi before the accident. Chapman tries to ask Dena to marry him. Andrea tries to lure Tony Dane into bed. Regina is caught in a love triangle as she prepares to leave on vacation with Howard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 2 - The Job
    7.5/10(194 votes)

    #5 - The Job

    S1:E2

    It's Samantha's first day back to work and her first board meeting gives her a shocking look at just how cutthroat and competitive she really was.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Donald Todd

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  6. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 13 - The Gallery Show
    7.5/10(152 votes)

    #6 - The Gallery Show

    S1:E13

    Sam is going to Todd's photo exhibit, but doesn't want to go alone, so she asks Craig, whom she thinks is a complete stranger, to join her. Sam soon gets the hint that they've met before and things doing go smoothly. Kevin discovers a demeaning picture of Sam in Todd's photo collection.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Alex Reid

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  7. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 12 - The Amazing Racist
    7.5/10(118 votes)

    #7 - The Amazing Racist

    S2:E12

    Sam tries to become friends with Frank, once she thinks her old self was a racist. Andrea doesn't want to lose all the glamour of dating a celebrity, after Tony is outed as being gay.

    Directors:Lee Shallat Chemel, Jason Winer
    Writer:Marco Pennette

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  8. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 15 - The Birthday
    7.4/10(141 votes)

    #8 - The Birthday

    S1:E15

    In the season finale, Samantha is beginning to think that Chloe is using the sympathy card by saying her aunt is sick, just so Todd won't break up with her like he promised Samantha. Andrea and Regina are having several disagreements over how to plan Samantha's birthday party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald Todd

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  9. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 10 - My Best Friend's Boyfriend
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    #9 - My Best Friend's Boyfriend

    S2:E10

    Andrea has a new boyfriend and Sam wants the couple to actually go on a real date for once. Todd doesn't like being just the roommate. Dena has a new penpal in Iraq, but she wonders if it means she's cheating on Chase.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 13 - The Debt
    7.4/10(115 votes)

    #10 - The Debt

    S2:E13

    Sam loses big at the craps table in Vegas. But a chance meeting with her ex-boss, billionaire Winston Funk, could be the answer to her financial dilemma.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 15 - Todd's Job
    7.4/10(93 votes)

    #11 - Todd's Job

    S2:E15

    Thinking she already ruined one job for him, Sam tries to secretly help Todd out by distracting the competition up for the same job as Todd. Unbeknownst to Dena, Regina tries to sell Dena's house, so that she can still work with Sam.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Alex Reid

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  12. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 18 - The First Date
    7.4/10(101 votes)

    #12 - The First Date

    S2:E18

    Sam decides to give Todd a second chance by going out with him on another "first date," but Todd doesn't trust Winston Funk, believing he and Sam may continue the affair they were having before the accident. Meanwhile, Andrea appears on a reality TV series about celebrity weddings, along with her gay basketball star Tony Dane.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Bob Kushell

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  13. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 4 - The Virgin
    7.3/10(183 votes)

    #13 - The Virgin

    S1:E4

    Since Samantha has no memories of the past, including her sexual experiences, she is faced with the decision of waiting this time for the right guy to come along, or to experiment.

    Director:Barnet Kellman
    Writer:Bob Kushell

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  14. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 7 - The Hockey Date
    7.3/10(174 votes)

    #14 - The Hockey Date

    S1:E7

    Regina sets Samantha up on a blind date with the man who is refinishing her floors. She turns to Todd for advice when she leads the guy to think she is an avid hockey fan.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 8 - The Car
    7.3/10(152 votes)

    #15 - The Car

    S1:E8

    Sam gets her father's car into an accident and pushes it into a lake, making him think it was stolen. He feels so bad for her that he ends up buying her a new car. Regina discovers clues about the accident and uses that as blackmail to force Sam to model at a party.

    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 9 - The Break-Up
    7.3/10(156 votes)

    #16 - The Break-Up

    S1:E9

    Sam thinks she's in love with Kevin and steps things up a bit, but it may prove to be more than Kevin can handle.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 10 - The Girlfriend
    7.3/10(156 votes)

    #17 - The Girlfriend

    S1:E10

    Sam is forced to move back in with Todd and his new girlfriend, Chloe, after she finds out she could face an eviction because she sublet her apartment to Todd. Regina and Dena bond when Sam misses a makeover night.

    Director:Julie Anne Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 14 - The Affair
    7.3/10(147 votes)

    #18 - The Affair

    S1:E14

    Samantha is suspicious about Regina's action, which lead her to believe she is having an affair. But she's not alone. Todd is cheating on Chloe, who is none the wiser, with Samantha. Dena and Regina are contemplating opening up their own coffee shop.

    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:Bob Kushell

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  19. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 2 - Out of Africa
    7.3/10(130 votes)

    #19 - Out of Africa

    S2:E2

    The new Sam decides to take a trip to Africa in hopes of providing some help to people who desperately need it, but then chickens out when she finds out what it's going to take to get there.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Donald Todd

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  20. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 5 - Help!
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    #20 - Help!

    S2:E5

    After being given community service for her altercation with a cop, Sam tries to help out Natalie, a wayward young woman, despite pleas from her friends not to. Howard tries to give Todd advice on how to win Sam back, even though he told Howard he wasn't interested anymore.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 6 - The Ex
    7.3/10(126 votes)

    #21 - The Ex

    S2:E6

    Sam thinks it's all right for Todd to be in her life as a friend while dating Owen, but doesn't like the idea of Owen's ex, Willow, being Owen's best friend. Meanwhile, Andrea gets Dena to take pictures of her in hopes of landing a professional basketball player.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Samantha Who? Season 2 Episode 17 - The Dream Job
    7.3/10(98 votes)

    #22 - The Dream Job

    S2:E17

    Sam becomes the head of the charity foundation for Winston Funk and hires Andrea as her vice president of legal affairs. She soon regrets this idea when Andrea shirks her duties in favor of planning her wedding.

    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.2/10(225 votes)

    #23 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Wretched with amnesia after an accident, Samantha attempts to discover her life again. After being the victim of a hit and run, Sam awakens to the shock of everyone that she doesn't remember any of them, not even her parents who were standing over her bedside.

    Director:Robert Duncan McNeill
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 3 - The Wedding
    7.2/10(184 votes)

    #24 - The Wedding

    S1:E3

    Sam attends the wedding of one of her so called friends, only to realize that she forgot that she had been uninvited by the bride earlier.

    Director:Michael Spiller
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  25. Samantha Who? Season 1 Episode 6 - The Hypnotherapist
    7.2/10(171 votes)

    #25 - The Hypnotherapist

    S1:E6

    As a last ditch effort to try and regain some of her lost memory, Sam seeks professional help from a hypnotherapist, but doesn't get the help she expected. Sam hears a bombshell confession from Todd.

    Director:Michael Spiller
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"With This Ring" is the best rated episode of "Samantha Who?". It scored 8.1/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller and written by Donald Todd, it aired on 7/23/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Pill".