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The Worst Episodes of Steptoe and Son

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The Worst Episodes of Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry...

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    #1 - Back in Fashion

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    S8:E1

    When a fashion photographer wants to use the junk yard as a backdrop for a fashion shoot, Albert says no... until they offer him a large fee. Harold sees it as a way to meet some trendy models.

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    #2 - Porn Yesterday

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    S8:E2

    Harold finds a 'What The Butler Saw' machine on the round and brings it home. After watching it, he realises that it stars his father as a young man.

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    #3 - And So To Bed

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    S8:E3

    When his old bed collapses, Harold buys a waterbed to try and impress his new girlfriend.

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    #4 - The Seven Steptoerai

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    S8:E4

    When the local villain Frankie Barrow tries to start a protection racket, Albert and his friends, who have been taking lessons in kung fu, scare them off.

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    #5 - Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs

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    S8:E5

    Albert has slipped a disc, and is confined to his bed - so Harold has to wait on him hand and foot. When beer and sweets start disappearing from the kitchen, he starts putting two and two together.

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    #6 - Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard

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    S8:E6

    Albert invites a spiritualist to give a reading so he can contact his dead wife, but Harold is sceptical over the whole thing...

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  8. 7.2/10(68 votes)

    #7 - The Economist

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    S1:E4

    Harold tries to teach Albert about the economics of running a business. He then ends up buying 400 sets of false teeth hoping to make a killing. When they don't sell, he takes their last £10.00 and tries again, this time bringing home 400 World War 2 gas masks.

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  9. 7.2/10(72 votes)

    #8 - The Diploma

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    S1:E5

    Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he knows more about it than him.

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  10. 7.2/10(62 votes)

    #9 - Homes Fit For Heroes

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    S3:E1

    Harold plans to sail around the world with a group of young adventurers, but first he has to persuade Albert to go into an old people's home. Then the problems start.

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  11. 7.3/10(69 votes)

    #10 - Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat

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    S2:E1

    Hercules the horse is sick and the Steptoes' business is under threat. Fellow totters rally around and Albert and Harold hatch a plan to profit.

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  12. 7.3/10(61 votes)

    #11 - My Old Man's a Tory

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    S4:E6

    Harold invites the local Labour Party organizer to a meeting, hoping they will adopt him as their candidate for the next election. Albert, who supports the Tories, plans to thwart his ambitions.

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  13. 7.4/10(95 votes)

    #12 - The Offer

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    The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. In this episode that introduces the characters Harold is very unhappy working as a rag and bone man, and wants to leave for a better job. Albert, his father, seeing his workforce about to leave, conspires to get him to stay.

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  14. 7.4/10(67 votes)

    #13 - The Wooden Overcoats

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    S3:E2

    Harold buys a job lot of coffins and plans to store them in the house, only for Albert to object and threaten to sleep in the stable with the horse until they have been moved.

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  15. 7.4/10(58 votes)

    #14 - Men of Property

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    S5:E7

    When Harold learns that the freehold of their house is about to run out, they go to the bank for a loan. But unknown to Harold, Albert has other plans for the money.

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  16. 7.5/10(69 votes)

    #15 - Sixty-Five Today

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    Harold plans to take Albert out to celebrate his 65th birthday, but they disagree over everything and end up going home alone.

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  17. 7.5/10(63 votes)

    #16 - A Box in Town

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    S4:E5

    When Harold brings his current girlfriend back home after a date, he finds that he has to entertain her in the yard because Albert will not go upstairs to sleep. So he decides to leave and rent a flat in town.

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  18. 7.5/10(64 votes)

    #17 - A Winter's Tale

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    S5:E2

    Harold has booked a skiing holiday and he is planning to go on his own... until disaster strikes.

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  19. 7.5/10(65 votes)

    #18 - Steptoe and Son - and Son!

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    S5:E4

    When a girl, 8 months pregnant turns up, Harold thinks that he is the father and they agree to get married, much to Albert's disgust. Then the real father shows up and Harold is left out in the cold.

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  20. 7.5/10(63 votes)

    #19 - Tea for Two

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    During a bi-election, the local Tory party want Albert to entertain Ted Heath at the junk yard. When Harold finds out, he is furious and promises to do everything he can to stop it.

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  21. 7.6/10(63 votes)

    #20 - A Musical Evening

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    Harold has acquired a collection of classical music records and plans a cultural evening. Albert hates it so much he takes some drastic action.

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  22. 7.6/10(64 votes)

    #21 - The Lodger

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    S3:E7

    In an attempt to bring in some money Albert decides to advertise for a lodger. Harold threatens to leave as soon as the lodger shows up.

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  23. 7.6/10(60 votes)

    #22 - The Colour Problem

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    S5:E5

    Harold wants to buy a new sports car, but Albert wants to spend the money on a brand new colour TV.

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  24. 7.6/10(59 votes)

    #23 - T.B. or not T.B.?

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    S5:E6

    Harold persuades Albert to have an X Ray for T.B. but the hospital get the results mixed up, and Harold has to be retested.

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  25. 7.6/10(67 votes)

    #24 - Cuckoo in the Nest

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    S6:E8

    Out of the blue, Albert's long lost son Arthur shows up from Australia, and much to Harold's horror, Albert offers him a partnership in their business, until he learns that Arthur is a lazy good-for-nothing.

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  26. 7.7/10(64 votes)

    #25 - The Stepmother

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    Albert decides to get married again, but despite the qualities of his future stepmother, Harold does everything to put a stop to it.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Back in Fashion" is the worst rated episode of "Steptoe and Son". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/4/1974. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Porn Yesterday".