7.9/10152 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10152 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10160 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10168 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10123 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10167 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10171 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10229 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10124 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10363 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10252 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10218 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10232 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10215 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10170 votesLoading...#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
7.3/10139 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10296 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10224 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10217 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10170 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10155 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10125 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10124 votesLoading...#23 - 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
7.2/10115 votesLoading...#24 - 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
7.2/10114 votesLoading...#25 - Dalia Nicole Smith
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/30/2014
When Dalia is rejected from the only college she applied to, Dallas is determined to help her daughter find her calling; George and Tessa go on a double date.
Director: Tricia Brock
Writer: N/A
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".