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The Best Episodes of That's My Boy

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

That's My Boy is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1981 to 1986. Starring Mollie Sugden, it was written by Pam Valentine and...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1

Best Episodes Summary

"A Brush With The Law" is the best rated episode of "That's My Boy". It scored 8/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/28/1983. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Think Thin".

  • A Brush With The Law
    8.0/1017 votes
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    #1 - A Brush With The Law

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1983

    Ida's stars are not favourable today. When she sets out to change Angie's blouse and buy her a floaty scarf at the local shop, she scarcely realises just how unlucky her day will turn out to be.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Think Thin
    7.9/1018 votes
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    #2 - Think Thin

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/1981

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Only When It Hurts
    7.8/1020 votes
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    #3 - Only When It Hurts

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1983

    It' Sunday, and Ida's feeling very house-proud; Robert's 'other' mother is coming for tea. Already wondering how the visit will go, Ida finds things deteriorating when she breaks a tooth on a sausage roll and has to pay a visit to the dentist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Happy Birthdays, Robert
    7.7/1020 votes
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    #4 - Happy Birthdays, Robert

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1981

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Is It Catching
    7.5/1020 votes
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    #5 - Is It Catching

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/1981

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wakey Wakey
    7.4/1016 votes
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    #6 - Wakey Wakey

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1983

    Ida agrees to take part in a wakeathon to raise money for a worthy cause. She decides she needs a long sleep before it starts. She has trouble sleeping and takes some sleeping pills. Then the police knock at her door to tell her there may be a bomb in the building and they all must leave the building. Mrs Price turns up and they both fall asleep in the police officers arms.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Go Jump In The Fountain
    7.4/1015 votes
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    #7 - Go Jump In The Fountain

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/1983

    Angie thinks that Robert is getting stuck in a rut and insists that he go out for 'an evening with the boys'. Neither he nor Ida is prepared for the consequences!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Settling In
    7.3/1024 votes
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    #8 - Settling In

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/1981

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Catch A Thief
    7.3/1015 votes
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    #9 - To Catch A Thief

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1983

    Just as Ida and Angie are settling down to watch an old film on television, the set breaks down. Worse is to follow...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Blues
    7.3/1015 votes
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    #10 - Baby Blues

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/4/1984

    When Angie's cousin has a baby, both she and Robert are slightly disgusted to be made its god parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Live As A Family
    7.2/1028 votes
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    #11 - Live As A Family

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/1981

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Holiday Romance
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #12 - A Holiday Romance

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1983

    A chance encounter on a flight to Jersey leads to a very exciting fortnight for Ida!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Invitation To The Wedding
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #13 - Invitation To The Wedding

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/1983

    Wilfred get a whack with a loaf when he lets himself into the house while everyone else is out shopping. He brings good news; Maureen is going to marry a drummer!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Moving Out
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #14 - Moving Out

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/1985

    Robert has landed a new job in Yorkshire. Can he pluck up the courage to tell his 'other mother' the news?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Something To Love
    7.2/1014 votes
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    #15 - Something To Love

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/1986

    Ida is thrilled when it seems that romance has entered Miss Parfitt's life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Night Out
    7.1/1015 votes
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    #16 - The Big Night Out

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/11/1984

    Ida's more than peeved with Robert when his boss invites his 'other mother', Mrs. Price, to a big shindig instead of her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dirty Linen
    7.1/1013 votes
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    #17 - Dirty Linen

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 6/1/1984

    A crumpled note, which Ida finds in the pocket of Robert's jacket, provokes a crisis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Donkey
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #18 - Little Donkey

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/1984

    Robert's musical plans are thrown into disarray when he discovers one of the nurses is already singing 'Little Donkey' at the hospital Christmas concert. Wilfred helpfully suggests an alternative act - mind reading!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Phantom Of The Farmyard
    7.1/1015 votes
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    #19 - The Phantom Of The Farmyard

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/1985

    Ida stands in as receptionist at the surgery. Mrs. Price calls to say she'll be coming to visit because she is lonely in London... she might even move in. Will a story about a phantom rooster deter her plan?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Down Under
    7.0/1015 votes
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    #20 - Down Under

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1983

    Ida's name has somehow found its way onto the computer at the employment agency. She is quick to let them know that she is not available for work, but then she takes a phone call...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Light And Shade
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #21 - Light And Shade

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/1984

    Ida receives a postcard from Mrs. Price signed 'Cecilia' and decides something must be wrong because she never calls her by her first name!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Unfair Dismissal
    7.0/1030 votes
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    #22 - Unfair Dismissal

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/25/1984

    When several of the neighbours cut Ida dead in the foyer of the block of flats, things are not quite what they seem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hello Young Mothers
    7.0/1015 votes
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    #23 - Hello Young Mothers

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/1985

    Ida indulges in a chat with the local gossipmongers and discovers that Elton John is moving into the neighbourhood.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jezebel
    7.0/1013 votes
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    #24 - Jezebel

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/1986

    Robert's talk to the Young Wives Group in the village is almost ruined by one of their number to whom Ida takes grave exception.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Lonely People
    7.0/1013 votes
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    #25 - Two Lonely People

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/4/1986

    Storm damage to Wilfred's cottage has the most unexpected consequences...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A