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The Best Episodes of Second Noah

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

Second Noah is a television drama that was broadcast in the United States on ABC television from February 5, 1996 to June 8, 1997
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Second Noah". It scored 8.3/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Donna Deitch and written by N/A, it aired on 2/5/1996. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Rendezvous".

  • Pilot
    8.3/1010 votes
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    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/1996

    Ricky is ignoring his chores to spend time with his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Ranny has started looking for his biological mom, and Bethany feels rejected at school because of her race.

    Director: Donna Deitch

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rendezvous
    7.8/106 votes
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    #2 - The Rendezvous

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/18/1996

    A flirtatious cheerleader causes Ricky to ponder a little extracurricular activity behind Darby's back. Meanwhile, Danny's secret crush on Shirley

    Director: Patrick R. Norris

    Writer: Anne Kenney

  • The Big Chief
    6.4/105 votes
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    #3 - The Big Chief

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/1996

    Noah's intimidating father-in-law is a retired judge, who heightens the usual tension between them, first by blurting out the reason he's never had respect for Noah, then by introducing Ricky to hunting-against his parents' wishes.

    Director: Paris Barclay

    Writer: N/A

  • Hoops and Dreams
    NaN/100 votes
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    #4 - Hoops and Dreams

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/1996

    When Noah tries to get Ricky on the high school basketball team, he is asked to coach it instead. Meanwhile, Jesse faces her own mortality, as she deals with the death of one of the zoo's beloved chimps; and she reaches out to Ricky's girlfriend, Darby, who has run away from her grandparents and is staying with the Becketts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Close Encounters
    NaN/100 votes
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    #5 - Close Encounters

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/1996

    Ranny hurts Jesse's feelings by trying to locate his ""real"" mom; Darby's big break, an offer to join a band, threatens to break up her relationship with Ricky; Luis learns a lesson in honesty when Noah bends the rules and builds him a soap-box racer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stormy Weather
    NaN/100 votes
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    #6 - Stormy Weather

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/26/1996

    A hurricane strikes while their parents are away, leaving Ricky and Roxanna scrambling to protect the younger kids as the storm pounds the house and the alligators escape from their damaged pen. Meanwhile, Noah and Jesse race to get home, out of their minds with fear.

    Director: Lorraine Senna

    Writer: N/A

  • The Good Samaritan
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    #7 - The Good Samaritan

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/1996

    Jesse's trust in human nature is shaken when she saves a woman's life and is rewarded with a malpractice suit; Roxanna's doubts are confirmed when her prom date can't seem to forget his ex-girlfriend and threatens to turn the evening into a humiliating experience.

    Director: Kenny Ortega

    Writer: N/A

  • Julio is My Dad
    NaN/100 votes
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    #8 - Julio is My Dad

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/1996

    At school, peer pressure leads fatherless Luis to boast that Julio Iglesias is his dad, and Hannah risks ridicule when she makes friends with a lonely, over-weight classmate. Meanwhile, Ricky reacts to Darby's neglect by moving closer to Roxanna.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: N/A

  • Ghost Story
    NaN/100 votes
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    #9 - Ghost Story

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/1996

    When objects start disappearing from the Beckett home, could the culprit be a ghost, as the kids believe. Or could it be Bethany's new friend, a strange, yet charming vagrant who lives in the woods and tinkers with his ""time machine?""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dreamboat
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    #10 - Dreamboat

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/1996

    Bethany and Hannah arrange a blind date for Shirley with their black teacher-without mentioning his color-and discover how race can divide good people. Meanwhile, a pregnant girl falsely accuses Ricky of being the father.

    Director: Sandy Smolan

    Writer: N/A

  • A Dog's Life
    NaN/100 votes
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    #11 - A Dog's Life

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/1996

    Ricky confronts the owner of a mistreated dog, spurred by memories of childhood beatings. Meanwhile, Bethany wears a hangdog look when Hannah wins the title role in a school play, and Ranny dupes Luis into enduring a broccoli-laden ""fast growth"" diet.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sam Egan

  • King of the Road
    NaN/100 votes
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    #12 - King of the Road

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/1996

    Ricky is upset when he finds sketches and letters that he thinks are signs of an affair between his mom and his dad's brother Travis, a free-spirited artist.

    Director: Paris Barclay

    Writer: N/A

  • Fly Like a Bird
    NaN/100 votes
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    #13 - Fly Like a Bird

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1996

    Ricky pulls away from Darby when she pushes for marriage until a crisis draws them closer together. Meanwhile, shy Danny has a hopeless crush on the most popular girl in school, and struggles to find the courage to approach her.

    Director: Sandy Smolan

    Writer: N/A

  • God's Last Laugh
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    #14 - God's Last Laugh

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1996

    Jesse and Noah are over-joyed to learn that she's finally pregnant at age 41, but not all of their eight adopted children share their enthusiasm.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Hurt
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    #15 - The Big Hurt

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1996

    When Shirley's black-sheep son pays an unwelcome visit, the Becketts take a liking to the handsome young man-while Shirley waits for the time bomb to go off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Faith, Hope and Charity
    NaN/100 votes
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    #16 - Faith, Hope and Charity

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1996

    JoJo locks horns with Ricky in a subtle competition for a too young Roxanna, enraging JoJo's sornful mom; Hannah triggers a panic in the neighborhood by freeing a sad-looking, caged bear that, it turns out, is also hungry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Slings and Arrows
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    #17 - Slings and Arrows

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1996

    Basking in the glow of their first date, Roxanna feels herself falling in love with JoJo, who seems to have other plans; the kids try to play cupid to a couple of aging rhinos whose attempts at mating have been unsuccessful, but their misguided efforts land them in trouble.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Choice
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    #18 - The Choice

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1996

    JoJo is compelled to come to terms with his past when his relationship with Roxanne deepens; a sibling rivalry on the baseball diamond pits Bethany against Danny and Ranny; Hannah doggedly trains her pig.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heart Matters
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    #19 - Heart Matters

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/1997

    Ricky performs @ Busch Gardens. He runs into his first girlfriend who's Ben's real mother. Noah helps out Harold Hamilton, a furniture store owner, getting business going. But his store got robbed. Harold later confesses that he had all his merchandise stored @ a warehouse. Noah tells Harold that with a good financial crew, he could get back on his feet again. Ben celebrates his 4th birthday.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Desperately Seeking Mickey
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    #20 - Desperately Seeking Mickey

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/1997

    Unbeknownst to Jesse and Noah, Ricky and Kaylie take Ben to Disney World so Kaylie can get to know the son she gave up for adoption; Bethany thinks she's found her biological father; and Noah gets an offer to promote his book on ""Live: With Regis Kathie Lee.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Diving In
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    #21 - Diving In

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/8/1997

    As Ricky and Kaylie continue to ""play house"" at Disney World, Jesse and Noah come to Orlando to tape a segment on ""Live: With Regis Kathie Lee"" promoting Noah's new book; Pat Boone gives Jesse the shirt off his back; Darby joins forces with Ricky's boyhood idol, Cirrus Rose; and Shirley is courted by the ""Chicken Man"", who teaches Luis how to dive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A