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A sitcom about three divorced men sharing an apartment across the hall from their female divorce attorney, who is also their landlord.

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    The Exes Season 4 Episode 16 - The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin

    S4:E16

    Stuart’s sister Nicki comes back from her European vacation with a female lover. Holly, inspired by Nicki, decides to try dating women.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Maria Brown-Gallenberg

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  2. The Exes Season 4 Episode 13 - Him
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Him

    S4:E13

    After receiving a voice-activated operating system as a gift, Holly becomes overly attached to it. Haskell comes into money and controls Phil and Stuart with it.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  3. The Exes Season 4 Episode 19 - Ten Things They Hate About You
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Ten Things They Hate About You

    S4:E19

    Phil makes a big mistake on his first date with a movie star so Holly has to infiltrate the red carpet to bail him out. Stuart and Haskell compete over who can get the most Twitter followers.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Steve Joe

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  4. The Exes Season 4 Episode 7 - Catch It 'Cause You Can
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Catch It 'Cause You Can

    S4:E7

    Haskell plans to attend a big event honoring him for his past bowling glory, but is quarantined with Phil and Stuart. Holly secretly rewrites Eden's college paper and almost destroys her dream.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writers:Angeli Millan, Margee Magee

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  5. The Exes Season 4 Episode 18 - Knotting Phil
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Knotting Phil

    S4:E18

    Phil’s stint on a movie set leads to romance with the female star. Holly struggles with having to fire someone for the first time.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  6. The Exes Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Divorce attorney Holly (Kristen Johnston) sets up newly single Stuart (David Alan Basche) with also divorced roommates: Phil (Donald Faison) and Haskell (Wayne Knight). After a rocky start with Stuart the unlikely team helps him come to terms with his new unmarried life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  7. The Exes Season 1 Episode 2 - A Little Romance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - A Little Romance

    S1:E2

    Phil uses Holly's assistant to help him land a star jockey as a client, but hes got his eyes on a bigger prize. Haskell talks Stuart into selling sentimental mementos from his marriage but Stuart has trouble letting go.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Exes Season 1 Episode 3 - Working Girl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Working Girl

    S1:E3

    Holly, determined to find Stuart a date, introduces him to a woman who turns out to be a true professional. Haskell invents a fabulous online lifestyle for himself in order to one-up his ex-wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gary Murphy

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  9. The Exes Season 1 Episode 4 - Lutz and the Real Girl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Lutz and the Real Girl

    S1:E4

    Haskell panics when his online girlfriend surprises him with a visit, because he used Phil's picture as his own. Holly discovers a homeless man in the laundry room and learns appearances can be very deceiving.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  10. The Exes Season 1 Episode 5 - An Inconvenient Tooth
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - An Inconvenient Tooth

    S1:E5

    Phil is reluctant to have Stuart fix his tooth, due to his fear of dentists. He finally visits Stuart's office, then sleeps with Stuart's long-time dental assistant, Deanna. Eden borrows Holly's clothes to go clubbing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  11. The Exes Season 1 Episode 6 - A Very Wrong Engagement
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - A Very Wrong Engagement

    S1:E6

    Holly's mother, Marjorie (Judith Light) visits, with Holly having yet to tell her that she is no longer engaged. So in an attempt to delay telling her mother the truth, Holly moves back into the apartment she shared with her ex, while the boys stay at her place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  12. The Exes Season 1 Episode 7 - Lost in Translation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Lost in Translation

    S1:E7

    Phil dates Tatiana, a Serbian lingerie model who can only speak her native language. Phil asks Stuart to be her translator, until she becomes attracted to Stuart as well. Holly keeps making a fool of herself in front of a guy she likes. Haskell buys something very strange.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Exes Season 1 Episode 8 - My Dinner with Phil
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - My Dinner with Phil

    S1:E8

    Phil learns that his ex-wife is getting married and that he will no longer need to alimony, making him ecstatic. Holly tries to get romantic with her boss

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Exes Season 1 Episode 9 - When Holly Broke Kevin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - When Holly Broke Kevin

    S1:E9

    Holly begins dating basketball player Kevin Tyler (Amar'e Stoudemire), one of Phil's clients. Until their sexual encounters interferes with Kevin's performance on the court. Haskell and Stuart get into sports betting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Exes Season 1 Episode 10 - The Ex Always Rings Twice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - The Ex Always Rings Twice

    S1:E10

    When Holly has to face her cheating ex fiance for the first time since they broke up, she enlists the guys' help to prove to him he lost the best thing he ever had.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Exes Season 2 Episode 1 - Analyze Them
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Analyze Them

    S2:E1

    When the guys have differences that they can't seem to resolve, Holly suggests couples therapy for them. But her move backfires when it becomes apparent that she is the cause of their problems.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writers:Boyce Bugliari, Jamie McLaughlin

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  17. The Exes Season 2 Episode 2 - What Women Want
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - What Women Want

    S2:E2

    The gang's relationships are thrown out of whack when it is discovered that there is more to Stuart than originally thought.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  18. The Exes Season 2 Episode 3 - Cool Hand Lutz
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Cool Hand Lutz

    S2:E3

    Holly & Haskell go on a practice date. Stuart tries really hard to fit in with Phil's friend and embarrasses him in the process.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Ian Gurvitz

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  19. The Exes Season 2 Episode 4 - Baby Mama
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Baby Mama

    S2:E4

    Chopin, the dog that Stuart lost custody of in his divorce, stays over. Phil then accidentally switches the dog with a look-a-like, after having a one night stand with another dog owner. Holly suspects that Eden is having an affair with their married boss, Mr. Hubner (James Morrison), and is even more convinced when she discovers that Eden is pregnant.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Joey Gutierrez

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  20. The Exes Season 2 Episode 5 - Lethal Weapons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Lethal Weapons

    S2:E5

    Phil's desire to sign top mixed martial arts fighter Tommy Dunbar (Craig Gellis) as a client has the guys all attending a strip club, which lands Stuart in the hospital. Meanwhile, Eden buys Holly a new bra, which provides surprising benefits.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Gary Murphy

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  21. The Exes Season 2 Episode 6 - Shall We Dance?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Shall We Dance?

    S2:E6

    Holly offers to help Stuart impress his ex-wife, Lorna (Janet Varney), at a ballroom dance contest, but it turns out Holly is no help at all. Adding insult to injury, it appears that Lorna and her partner (played by Dancing with the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy) are the favorites to win the competition. Meanwhile, Phil meets his female match, Kendra (Garcelle Beauvais), who beats him at his own game.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  22. The Exes Season 2 Episode 7 - Three Men and a Maybe
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Three Men and a Maybe

    S2:E7

    Holly starts to hear her biological clock ticking, so the guys help in her search for a sperm donor.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Yvette Lee Bowser

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  23. The Exes Season 2 Episode 8 - How Holly Got Her Groove Back
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    #23 - How Holly Got Her Groove Back

    S2:E8

    Holly's continuing crush on her co-worker Paul, makes her determined to find out how he feels about her. Meanwhile, frustrated with being the only roommate who cleans the apartment, Stuart hires a maid who begins to disrupt Haskell's life.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Ian Gurvitz

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  24. The Exes Season 2 Episode 9 - The Party
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Party

    S2:E9

    Holly flaunts her new boyfriend, Paul, and Paul invites the roomates to a great party. But Stuart sees signs that Paul may still be too close to his ex-wife.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  25. The Exes Season 2 Episode 10 - Sister Act
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Sister Act

    S2:E10

    With her mother, Majorie (Judith Light), and sister, Jill (Amanda Detmer), in town, Holly tries to impress her "perfect" sister by creating a new identity. Meanwhile, the guys are enamored by Stuart's cooking.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writers:Boyce Bugliari, Jamie McLaughlin

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Best Episodes Summary

"The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin" is the best rated episode of "The Exes". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Maria Brown-Gallenberg, it aired on 8/5/2015. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Him".