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The Best Episodes of Single Parents Season 2

Every episode of Single Parents Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Single Parents Season 2!

A group of single parents lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Summer of Freedom" is the best rated episode of "Single Parents" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 159 votes. Directed by Erin O'Malley and written by Alison Bennett, it aired on 9/25/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won".

  • Summer of Freedom
    7.3/10159 votes

    #1 - Summer of Freedom

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2019

    The kids are away for the summer, and the gang looks forward to their freedom. But three months later, it looks like summer is a bust with Will doing all the things on the "Angie and Will's List of Summer Fun" with Tracy Freeze; Angie obsessing over writing the world's longest email to her ex; and Douglas inexplicably ghosting Poppy on their first date.

    Director: Erin O'Malley

    Writer: Alison Bennett

  • Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won
    7.4/10153 votes

    #2 - Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2019

    Will feels like everything is changing as Sophie returns home from camp a seemingly different person and as he loses out on being room parent to Douglas. Meanwhile, Miggy gets a new temp job at Angie’s law firm to help him earn more money to go toward Jack’s preschool costs, but he ends up discovering he may like the position more than anyone expected.

    Director: Fred Savage

    Writer: Berkley Johnson

  • Derek Sucks
    7.2/10141 votes

    #3 - Derek Sucks

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2019

    Angie is sent into a tailspin when her long-absent ex-boyfriend Derek, Graham's father, suddenly appears on her doorstep. She asks Will and Miggy for help because, despite his faults, she can't resist Derek. Meanwhile, Douglas and Poppy try for a romantic second date.

    Director: Natalia Anderson

    Writer: Kim Rosenstock

  • Big Widow Wives
    7.1/10136 votes

    #4 - Big Widow Wives

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2019

    After a house incident leaves Graham in fear of staying in his and Angie’s home, Angie enlists Will to help her get the house back together; however, there is a hiccup in the plan as Angie discovers a possum on the loose that she has to deal with. Meanwhile, Poppy discovers that Douglas is lying to her about a weekly poker game he must attend, as he participates in a weekly widow’s support group instead, causing Poppy to get a little jealous of his emotional vulnerability with the women in his support group.

    Director: Erin O'Malley

    Writer: Taylor Cox

  • Sport
    7.3/10130 votes

    #5 - Sport

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2019

    Will is pumped to become the coach of Sophie's soccer team in order to spend more time with his daughter, especially since she has been distant recently. However, his intentions to focus on Sophie and teach the team that you don't need to win to have fun slowly shift once he realizes he has a secret weapon on his team – Rory – but allowing him on the team means Will must keep a certain secret about Rory. Meanwhile, Douglas and Angie attempt to navigate what their friendship looks like now that they are roommates for the foreseeable future.

    Director: Erin O'Malley

    Writer: Ali Kinney

  • Welcome to Hell, Sickos!
    7.6/10134 votes

    #6 - Welcome to Hell, Sickos!

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2019

    It’s Halloween night at Hilltop Elementary and the kids head to the school for a spooky celebration with Douglas. Will struggles with whether he should stay with Sophie at the school party or if he should swing by his girlfriend Tracy Freeze’s birthday, which results in a stressful night for Will trying to do both. Meanwhile, Poppy and Angie throw a Halloween party for teens at Douglas’ house in order to try to prove to themselves that they are cool moms.

    Director: Jennifer Arnold

    Writer: Noah Garfinkel

  • Xander and Camille
    7.4/10127 votes

    #7 - Xander and Camille

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2019

    When the smooth-talking ladies' man, Xander, from Angie's one night stand turns out to be connected to the group in an unexpected way, she starts spiraling. Douglas is forced to confront some family issues with a little help from Poppy. Meanwhile, Will attempts to teach Miggy how to work on his disciplining skills as a parent, but Sophie, Rory and Graham make it anything but easy on him.

    Director: Trent O'Donnell

    Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

  • Every Thursday Should Be Like This
    7.5/10130 votes

    #8 - Every Thursday Should Be Like This

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2019

    When Will gets busy cooking Thanksgiving dinner at Douglas’ home, he asks Angie to hang out with Tracy Freeze. Angie reluctantly does so, only to realize that Tracy is actually wonderful, except for a secret she’s keeping from Will. Meanwhile, Miggy shows up to Thanksgiving dinner with the kids’ teacher, Ms. Pronstroller, as his date, and he enlists Douglas’ assistance in helping them form an in-person connection, given all of their previous communication has been via texts, DMs and memes.

    Director: Satya Bhabha

    Writer: Mnelik Belilgne

  • A Place Where Men Can Be Men
    7.5/10129 votes

    #9 - A Place Where Men Can Be Men

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2019

    When Graham brings Douglas’ box of 1950s Playboy magazines for show and tell, Angie fears she is a bad mom and knows she has to give “the talk” to Graham. However, Graham has other plans and asks to hear about it from Will and Douglas, which brings out Will’s own insecurities when he discovers some kept secrets about his own father’s relationships. Meanwhile, Poppy tries to become closer with the twins by helping them discover their individual personalities.

    Director: Dean Holland

    Writer: Kyle Mack

  • Good Holidays to You
    7.8/10134 votes

    #10 - Good Holidays to You

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2019

    When Graham writes a letter to Santa asking for either a white Christmas or to meet his father, Angie goes on a mission to find snow in Southern California, with the help of Will and Sophie. Meanwhile, after Rory, Emma and Amy find out that Poppy and Douglas are romantically involved, the kids use this knowledge to their advantage to guilt their parents into buying them more Christmas presents.

    Director: Bill Purple

    Writer: Alison Bennett

  • The Angie-Man
    7.5/10131 votes

    #11 - The Angie-Man

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2020

    After Will’s parents confess that they are inspired by his relationship, which they think is with Angie, Will and Angie must pretend to be a couple for the night in order to keep them from seriously considering divorce. Meanwhile, Douglas steps up to the boyfriend plate and offers to help Poppy with errands, only for her to discover how much she actually likes having time off; and the kids give Tony a makeover to ease his broken heart.

    Director: Jillian Giacomini

    Writer: Berkley Johnson

  • Welcome to Hilltop!
    7.1/10136 votes

    #12 - Welcome to Hilltop!

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2020

    Struggling with unexpected news from Ron’s new wife, Sharon, Poppy uses an adventure with Angie to help distract herself from facing her emotions. Meanwhile, Sophie takes on Hilltop, protesting leaving Pete the parrot at school over the three-day weekend, causing Will and Douglas to clash over their stances on activism.

    Director: Daryl Wein

    Writer: Dani Shank

  • Chunkies
    7.5/10129 votes

    #13 - Chunkies

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2020

    After Angie decides it’s finally time for Graham to meet his dad, Dere, sickness overtakes the household. Derek is forced to either step in and help or head back out to his van. Meanwhile, when Sophie overhears some big news about Will and Tracy, she takes it upon herself to intervene; and the twins face their first professional failure.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: Taylor Cox

  • Yarn and Pebbles
    7.4/10127 votes

    #14 - Yarn and Pebbles

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2020

    While Graham joins Derek at Ratso’s for a day of father-and-son bonding, a jealous Angie enlists Douglas to help her make sure they don’t bond too much. The twins and Rory eat all the food in Douglas’ house to save his life, and Poppy and Miggy try to help Will with a dating situation named “Kay,” only to have it backfire.

    Director: Michael Schur

    Writer: Noah Garfinkel

  • Chez Second Grade
    7.4/10124 votes

    #15 - Chez Second Grade

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2020

    It's Valentine’s Day! Will and Angie have reunited to help run the student-parent dinner at Hilltop, where the kids are serving up questionable meals to paying customers. Meanwhile, Big Red is back in town and Douglas is worried about how Poppy will react.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Kyle Mack

  • Hip$ for Dolores
    7.5/10121 votes

    #16 - Hip$ for Dolores

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2020

    After rent on the Winebrary goes up, the gang all chip in in their own ways to help solve Poppy's new financial problem, each learning a valuable lesson in the process.

    Director: Natalia Anderson

    Writer: Mnelik Belilgne

  • Untz, Untz, Untz
    7.4/10130 votes

    #17 - Untz, Untz, Untz

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2020

    Angie uses Sophie as bait to get time with her crush Colin by setting up Sophie and Percy, Colin’s son, on a playdate at Angie’s house. Meanwhile, Poppy and Douglas navigate Douglas’ first night sleeping at Poppy’s house, which doesn’t go as expected; and Graham and Will go on a bro-date of their own to the pizza parlor.

    Director: Erin O'Malley

    Writer: Ali Kinney

  • Oh Dip, She's Having a Baby
    7.8/10119 votes

    #18 - Oh Dip, She's Having a Baby

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2020

    When Sharon goes into labor, Poppy and the gang step up to help her get to the hospital, telling each of their own birth stories to help distract her from Ron’s absence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Night in Camarillo
    7.3/10109 votes

    #19 - A Night in Camarillo

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2020

    Will works through a difficult situation after he learns something about Angie’s new boyfriend, Colin, that she won’t want to hear. Meanwhile, Poppy and Douglas struggle to see eye-to-eye about their future, and the kids are home alone for the first time with Graham in charge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Look, This Is Obviously a Sexy Situation
    7.5/10112 votes

    #20 - Look, This Is Obviously a Sexy Situation

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2020

    Angie attempts to help Poppy through her situation with Douglas, only to be confronted by the fact that she might have feelings for Derek again. Meanwhile, Will distracts himself from thinking about Angie by smothering Douglas with a little too much love and support, causing him to look for comfort in the last place he expected to find it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

  • A Night of Delicate Frenching
    7.4/10107 votes

    #21 - A Night of Delicate Frenching

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2020

    With Graham and Sophie away at Lance Bass Space Camp, Angie decides to spend the summer in Barstow with Derek, leaving Will plotting a way to stop her. Meanwhile, Rory and the twins attempt to make Poppy and Douglas jealous with the goal of getting them back together.

    Director: Fred Savage

    Writer: David Feeney

  • No. Wait. What? Hold on.
    8.0/10153 votes

    #22 - No. Wait. What? Hold on.

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2020

    Angie struggles to recall the events of a wine-filled night of packing with Will, while Poppy secretly encourages Will to share his true feelings. Meanwhile, Derek arrives to gather Angie and her belongings, while Rory and Miggy are enlisted to find a hot guy to sublet the house.

    Director: Erin O'Malley

    Writer: J. J. Philbin