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The Best Episodes of Square Pegs

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

Two awkward freshmen desperate to fit try to adjust to life at Weemawee High School.
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Episodes
20
Avg. Rating
8.0
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.7
8.3
8.2

Best Episodes Summary

"Muffy's Bat Mitzvah" is the best rated episode of "Square Pegs". It scored 8.7/10 based on 163 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes, Kim Friedman and written by N/A, it aired on 11/29/1982. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "To Serve Weemawee All My Days".

  • Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
    8.7/10(163)
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    #1 - Muffy's Bat Mitzvah

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/29/1982

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

    Director: Terry Hughes, Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

  • To Serve Weemawee All My Days
    8.4/10(144)
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    #2 - To Serve Weemawee All My Days

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/7/1983

    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

  • A Cafeteria Line
    8.3/10(150)
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    #3 - A Cafeteria Line

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/4/1982

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

    Director: Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

  • No Substitutions
    8.3/10(162)
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    #4 - No Substitutions

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/14/1983

    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

  • Pac Man Fever
    8.2/10(154)
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    #5 - Pac Man Fever

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/11/1982

    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

  • The Arrangement
    8.2/10(140)
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    #6 - The Arrangement

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/7/1983

    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

  • Open 24 Hours
    8.0/10(148)
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    #7 - Open 24 Hours

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/22/1982

    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: N/A

  • A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)
    8.0/10(142)
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    #8 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/20/1982

    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

  • It's All How You See Things
    7.9/10(142)
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    #9 - It's All How You See Things

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/27/1982

    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: N/A

  • Merry Pranksters
    7.9/10(140)
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    #10 - Merry Pranksters

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/10/1983

    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: N/A

  • It's Academical
    7.9/10(140)
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    #11 - It's Academical

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/24/1983

    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

  • The Stepanowicz Papers
    7.9/10(140)
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    #12 - The Stepanowicz Papers

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/31/1983

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

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: N/A

  • No Joy in Weemawee
    7.9/10(140)
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    #13 - No Joy in Weemawee

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/21/1983

    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: N/A

    Writer: Marjorie Gross

  • Halloween XII
    7.8/10(158)
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    #14 - Halloween XII

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 11/1/1982

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

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Marjorie Gross

  • Weemaweegate
    7.8/10(150)
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    #15 - Weemaweegate

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/15/1982

    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: N/A

  • Hardly Working
    7.8/10(142)
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    #16 - Hardly Working

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/13/1982

    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

  • Pilot
    7.7/10(166)
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    #17 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/27/1982

    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

  • Square Pigskins
    7.6/10(146)
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    #18 - Square Pigskins

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/18/1982

    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

  • A Simple Attachment
    7.5/10(147)
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    #19 - A Simple Attachment

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/8/1982

    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: N/A

  • A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)
    7.5/10(147)
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    #20 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/20/1982

    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