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The Best Episodes of Suburgatory

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

Single father George Altman is doing his best to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter Tessa in the big city. When he discovers a box of condoms...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"Catch and Release" is the best rated episode of "Suburgatory". It scored 7.9/10 based on 152 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/26/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Apocalypse Meow".

  • Catch and Release
    7.9/10152 votes
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    #1 - Catch and Release

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/26/2014

    When Lisa decides to propose to Malik, Tessa isn’t sure how to support her friend and turns to George for advice. After Lisa’s proposal doesn’t go as planned, Tessa steps up and is inspired to fight for Ryan. Meanwhile, George believes his girlfriend Nora might be rude to her employees

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Apocalypse Meow
    7.8/10152 votes
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    #2 - Apocalypse Meow

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/17/2013

    Dallas helps George tell Tessa that he has sold their house; when Dalia tries to make Tessa miserable, Tessa seeks revenge.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • Stray Dogs
    7.8/10160 votes
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    #3 - Stray Dogs

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/17/2013

    Sheila talks Mr. Wolfe into throwing a chastity ball at the high school; George buys Dallas her dream house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stiiiiiiill Horny
    7.8/10168 votes
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    #4 - Stiiiiiiill Horny

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/2014

    When Tessa joins a knitting circle, the age of her new friends surprises George; George writes a song dedicated to his muse; Malik and Lisa bicker.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Les Lucioles
    7.7/10123 votes
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    #5 - Les Lucioles

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/7/2014

    Tessa struggles with the budget while planning Lisa and Malik's wedding; June warns Tessa to stay away from Ryan; Malik turns to George when his family decides to boycott the wedding; Sheila gives Lisa advice.

    Director: Alex Hardcastle

    Writer: Emily Kapnek

  • The Wishbone
    7.6/10167 votes
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    #6 - The Wishbone

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2012

    Tessa decides to spend Thanksgiving in the city with her mom and grandmother; George hosts Thanksgiving dinner for Dallas.

    Director: Uta Briesewitz

    Writer: N/A

  • Krampus
    7.6/10171 votes
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    #7 - Krampus

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2012

    George assumes that Tessa will be thrilled to go on an excursion with her mother in New York, but Tessa finds herself missing Chatswin and her father; the Shay family is thrown into turmoil when Ryan finds out he was adopted.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thanksgiving
    7.5/10229 votes
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    #8 - Thanksgiving

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2011

    Depressed that she has to spend Thanksgiving in the suburbs, Tessa convinces Dallas to take her to the city for a girls' day out. During their fun day, they run across George making out with a woman while he was supposed to be "working." Angry with George for lying to her, Tessa confronts him during the Royces' Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile Lisa refuses to wear a special dress Sheila picked out for her, so Sheila decides to literally turn up the heat.

    Director: Alex Hardcastle

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ballad of Piggy Duckworth
    7.5/10123 votes
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    #9 - The Ballad of Piggy Duckworth

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/2/2014

    When Dallas’s mother passes away, she recruits Tessa to take a trip to the South with her to attend the funeral. During the trip, Dallas confronts her rivalry with her sister and her feelings toward her mother. Meanwhile, George, Noah and Fred go on a grouper that results in a stalker for Fred

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    7.3/10362 votes
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    #10 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2011

    Tessa and her father experience culture shock when they move out of New York and into a house in the suburbs.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: N/A

  • Halloween
    7.3/10252 votes
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    #11 - Halloween

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2011

    Tessa channels her inner "suburban girl" for a Halloween costume, but it ends up spooking her friends and everyone at school since she reminds them of a recently "departed" resident of Chatswin. And George is determined to prove to Halloween-hater Dallas that being scared can be fun, but gets a scare of his own when Steven Royce (guest star Jay Mohr), Dallas' husband, finally comes home from one of his many business trips.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Andrew Guest

  • The Nutcracker
    7.3/10217 votes
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    #12 - The Nutcracker

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2011

    When Tessa overhears George break up with his girlfriend, Zoe, on Skype, she blames herself for his failed relationship and decides that she's going to get them back together. Unbeknownst to her, though, George is really enamored with Tessa's cute art teacher, Aimee. He admits to Mr. Wolfe that he's over dating crazy city women, and that he's looking for love in the burbs. George decides to embrace the holiday spirit with a tree trimming party complete with ex-girlfriend, potential new girlfriend and the Royces, and he soon finds himself under the mistletoe with a special someone.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Driving Miss Dalia
    7.3/10232 votes
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    #13 - Driving Miss Dalia

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2012

    When Tessa gets her driver's license, Dalia hires her to drive her around to stalk her crush, Scott Strauss. As a result Tessa realizes that she and Scott might have feelings for each other. Meanwhile George and Noah's relationship is put to the test when George decides he wants to join the local country club.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • Out in the Burbs
    7.3/10215 votes
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    #14 - Out in the Burbs

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2012

    When Tessa is asked to show new guy Josh Sherman around school, she becomes convinced that he's gay, when in fact he's an undercover narcotics officer. Lisa becomes deeply infatuated with Josh, and Tessa inadvertly convinces Mr. Wolfe to make special announcement to the student body. Meanwhile George re-evaluates his relationship with Dallas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • The Witch of East Chatswin
    7.3/10170 votes
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    #15 - The Witch of East Chatswin

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2012

    When Tessa convinces Delia and her friends to think up feminist-inspired Halloween costumes, she attracts the attention of the Chatswin witch; Noah and George dress as each other; George misunderstands when Dallas asks him out.

    Director: Alex Hardcastle

    Writer: N/A

  • Decemberfold
    7.3/10138 votes
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    #16 - Decemberfold

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2013

    George's newfound obsession with his body image alienates Dallas; Lisa figures out why Dalia is being nice to Tessa.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Barbecue
    7.2/10296 votes
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    #17 - The Barbecue

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2011

    Surprised Tessa realizes she is attracted to her jock suburban neighbor; George feels pressured to throw the perfect barbecue.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Sex and the Suburbs
    7.2/10224 votes
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    #18 - Sex and the Suburbs

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2012

    Tessa enjoys rubbing it in Dalia's face that Scott Strause chose her over Dalia. However the closer Tessa gets to Scott, the more nervous George becomes. When George discovers a box of XXL condoms that Lisa has given Tessa, he becomes obsessed and starts planning game night with her friends in hopes of keeping her at home more. Meanwhile Tessa soon discovers that the more time she spends with Scott, the less attracted to him she is.

    Director: Julie Anne Robinson

    Writer: Adam Barr

  • The Motherload
    7.2/10217 votes
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    #19 - The Motherload

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2012

    Tessa feels a void as Chatswin celebrates mothers; Dalia goes to Israel without Dallas; Eden reacts to a baby shower's theme.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • Ryan's Song
    7.2/10170 votes
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    #20 - Ryan's Song

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2012

    Lisa agrees to help him with Tessa; Dallas invites her life coach along on her first date with George; Tessa baby-sits with Opus.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chinese Chicken
    7.2/10155 votes
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    #21 - Chinese Chicken

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2013

    George starts to feel stifled when Dallas' efforts to promote his business go overboard; Tessa learns what life is like as a football player's girlfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Victor Ha
    7.2/10124 votes
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    #22 - Victor Ha

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2014

    Affected by empty-nest syndrome, Fred and Sheila take in a foster child; Tessa tries to disrupt George and Dalia's friendship.

    Director: Amy Heckerling

    Writer: Andrew Guest

  • Open Door Policy
    7.2/10125 votes
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    #23 - Open Door Policy

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2014

    When George lets himself go after the breakup, a worried Tessa calls on George's dad for help; Tessa learns Ryan will be bringing his new girlfriend home.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: Patricia Breen

  • The Birds and the Biederman
    7.2/10124 votes
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    #24 - The Birds and the Biederman

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2014

    When Dallas sees George at the dog park, she recruits Dalia to negotiate her territory in Chatswin, while Tessa has to represent George’s interests. Tessa notices that Lisa is spending a lot of time with Ryan’s girlfriend, June, and Fred is worried that Sheila is distancing herself.

    Director: Claire Scanlon

    Writer: Brian Rubenstein

  • I'm Just Not That Into Me
    7.2/10115 votes
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    #25 - I'm Just Not That Into Me

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2014

    When Tessa drags Malik and Lisa to a college party, she meets a male version of herself and becomes enamored. They see eye-to-eye on everything and it's almost the perfect relationship. Meanwhile, Dallas enlists a matchmaker to set her and Dalia up, but the matchmaker convinces Dallas to date herself and she decides to get back to basics with a new look.

    Director: Claire Scanlon

    Writer: Andrew Guest