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Two awkward freshmen desperate to fit try to adjust to life at Weemawee High School.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 9 - Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
    8.8/10(169 votes)

    #1 - Muffy's Bat Mitzvah

    S1:E9

    When she leaves them off her guest list, Lauren and Patty scheme to get invited to Muffy's bat mitzvah party.

    Directors:Kim Friedman, Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 2 - A Cafeteria Line
    8.5/10(156 votes)

    #2 - A Cafeteria Line

    S1:E2

    The romantic leads in the school musical lead to romance for Patty and Vinnie.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 17 - To Serve Weemawee All My Days
    8.5/10(146 votes)

    #3 - To Serve Weemawee All My Days

    S1:E17

    Mr. Donovan's job is in jeopardy because the school board has discovered he's living with a woman.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  4. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 3 - Pac Man Fever
    8.4/10(158 votes)

    #4 - Pac Man Fever

    S1:E3

    Marshall loses his comic touch when he becomes "possessed" by a video game. His only hope for salvation: exorcism by the cleric of comedy, Father Guido Sarducci.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  5. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 18 - No Substitutions
    8.3/10(166 votes)

    #5 - No Substitutions

    S1:E18

    A substitute teacher's unconventional style wins the hearts of the students and draws the jealousy of Mr. Donovan.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  6. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 20 - The Arrangement
    8.3/10(145 votes)

    #6 - The Arrangement

    S1:E20

    Lauren thinks she and Patty have finally been accepted by the "in" crowd, but the real reason for their sudden popularity is something else - and Patty knows what it is.

    Director:Craig Richard Nelson
    Writer:Anne Beatts

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  7. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 8 - Open 24 Hours
    8.2/10(151 votes)

    #7 - Open 24 Hours

    S1:E8

    Marshall becomes Johnny's manager and books his band, a band no one's ever seen, for the gala opening of a supermarket deli counter.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 19 - No Joy in Weemawee
    8.2/10(142 votes)

    #8 - No Joy in Weemawee

    S1:E19

    Johnny's talent for hitting home runs rockets him to stardom on the Weemawee baseball team and gets him a scouting visit by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Steve Sax.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  9. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 16 - The Stepanowicz Papers
    8.1/10(142 votes)

    #9 - The Stepanowicz Papers

    S1:E16

    Lauren and Ms. Loomis could be literally swept off their feet when they both fall for the new janitor.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 10 - Hardly Working
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #10 - Hardly Working

    S1:E10

    Like, Jennifer does, you know, the uncoolest thing possible - she, like, gets a job (gag her with a spoon!)

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  11. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 13 - It's All How You See Things
    8.0/10(146 votes)

    #11 - It's All How You See Things

    S1:E13

    Trying to prove that having to wear glasses is the root of her problems, Patty makes a spectacle of herself by refusing to wear them.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 14 - Merry Pranksters
    8.0/10(143 votes)

    #12 - Merry Pranksters

    S1:E14

    To gain popularity, Patty and Lauren become expert pranksters, but the joke's on them when someone else gets credit for their stunts.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 15 - It's Academical
    8.0/10(142 votes)

    #13 - It's Academical

    S1:E15

    Patty hopes to win more than the scholastic quiz show when she and her heartthrob Larry are selected as contestants.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  14. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 4 - Square Pigskins
    7.9/10(148 votes)

    #14 - Square Pigskins

    S1:E4

    Lauren talks Patty into joining the Weemawee girls football team. Coached by a gung-ho Army vet and a women's libber who bristles at the slightest slight.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  15. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 7 - Weemaweegate
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #15 - Weemaweegate

    S1:E7

    Vinnie's campaign to become school mascot is sabotaged at every turn by an unknown mastermind, so Patty and Lauren play Woodward and Bernstein to break the scandal.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 12 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)
    7.9/10(148 votes)

    #16 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)

    S1:E12

    Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer - with her friends at school?

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  17. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.8/10(173 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Freshman Patty gets the chance to "click with the right clique" when she attracts the attention of a handsome senior.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Anne Beatts

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  18. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 5 - Halloween XII
    7.8/10(162 votes)

    #18 - Halloween XII

    S1:E5

    An all-girl Halloween party is interrupted by the boys and a spooky, wheezing stalker.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  19. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 6 - A Simple Attachment
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #19 - A Simple Attachment

    S1:E6

    Marshall tries to prove to Lauren that she loves him by hooking her up to his science-fair project, a "love detector," but the machine ends up short-circuiting every romance in school.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 11 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)
    7.6/10(152 votes)

    #20 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)

    S1:E11

    Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer - with her friends at school?

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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Best Episodes Summary

"Muffy's Bat Mitzvah" is the best rated episode of "Square Pegs". It scored 8.8/10 based on 169 votes. Directed by Kim Friedman, Terry Hughes and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/29/1982. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Cafeteria Line".