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The Worst Episodes of Square Pegs

Every episode of Square Pegs ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Square Pegs!

Worst episode
S1E11 A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)
7.560 votes
Best episode
S1E9 Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
8.777 votes
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Season 1
8.0avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 11 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)
    7.5/10(60 votes)

    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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  2. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 6 - A Simple Attachment
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    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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  3. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.7/10(85 votes)

    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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  4. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 5 - Halloween XII
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    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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  5. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 7 - Weemaweegate
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    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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  6. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 12 - A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    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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  7. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 10 - Hardly Working
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    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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  8. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 15 - It's Academical
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    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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  9. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 4 - Square Pigskins
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    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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  10. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 13 - It's All How You See Things
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    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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  11. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 14 - Merry Pranksters
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    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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  12. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 19 - No Joy in Weemawee
    8.0/10(50 votes)

    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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  13. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 16 - The Stepanowicz Papers
    8.0/10(53 votes)

    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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  14. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 20 - The Arrangement
    8.2/10(51 votes)

    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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  15. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 8 - Open 24 Hours
    8.2/10(60 votes)

    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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  16. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 17 - To Serve Weemawee All My Days
    8.3/10(55 votes)

    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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  17. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 3 - Pac Man Fever
    8.3/10(67 votes)

    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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  18. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 2 - A Cafeteria Line
    8.3/10(68 votes)

    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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  19. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 18 - No Substitutions
    8.5/10(76 votes)

    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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  20. Square Pegs Season 1 Episode 9 - Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
    8.7/10(77 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Directors:Terry Hughes, Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)" is the worst rated episode of Square Pegs. It scored 7.5/10 from 60 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Marjorie Gross, it aired on December 20, 1982. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Simple Attachment".

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