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The Worst Episodes of The Exes

Every episode of The Exes ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Exes!

A sitcom about three divorced men sharing an apartment across the hall from their female divorce attorney, who is also their landlord.
Genre:Comedy
Network:TV Land

Worst Episodes Summary

"Knotting Phil" is the worst rated episode of "The Exes". It scored 6.7/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Howard Gewirtz, it aired on 8/19/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".

  • Knotting Phil
    6.7/1037 votes
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    #1 - Knotting Phil

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 8/19/2015

    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

  • Pilot
    6.8/10132 votes
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    #2 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: Mark Reisman

  • Get Her to the Greek
    6.8/1036 votes
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    #3 - Get Her to the Greek

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2015

    Holly sneaks into a sorority Eden is pledging to find out why she was rejected years ago. Haskell turns the guys' apartment into a pretend AirBnB to attract a woman.

    Director: Andy Cadiff

    Writer: Gary Murphy

  • An Officer and a Dental Man
    6.9/1042 votes
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    #4 - An Officer and a Dental Man

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2014

    Phil is convinced that the woman Haskell is dating is really a man. Stuart feels guilty after sleeping with a woman who thinks that he is a war hero.

    Director: Andy Cadiff

    Writer: Howard Gewirtz

  • Oh Brother Here Art Thou
    6.9/1035 votes
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    #5 - Oh Brother Here Art Thou

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2014

    Haskell’s estranged brother shows up and asks for one small favor: his kidney. Holly mentors a teenager who turns out to like Eden’s job more than hers.

    Director: Andy Cadiff

    Writer: Gary Murphy

  • The Wedding
    6.9/1043 votes
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    #6 - The Wedding

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2015

    Holly's wedding day arrives. Business partners Haskell and Nicki strike it rich.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Steve Joe

  • What Dreams May Come
    6.9/1033 votes
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    #7 - What Dreams May Come

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 9/9/2015

    Holly accidently convinces Stuart to quit his dental practice and buy a restaurant. Haskell, sick of paying alimony, tries to persuade his ex wife Margo to marry her fiancé.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Ian Gurvitz, Howard Gewirtz

  • A Little Romance
    7.0/10116 votes
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    #8 - A Little Romance

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Starting Over
    7.0/1050 votes
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    #9 - Starting Over

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/2014

    Nicki returns, disrupting the lives of Stuart and Phil; Haskell and Eden attend a nude "Twelve Angry Men."

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Friends Without Benefits
    7.0/1043 votes
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    #10 - Friends Without Benefits

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/2014

    Haskell hatches a plan to win over Nicki. Stuart and Phil visit Stuart's old home one last time before it is sold.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Lutz and the Real Girl
    7.1/10102 votes
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    #11 - Lutz and the Real Girl

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: Howard Gewirtz

  • A Very Wrong Engagement
    7.1/1099 votes
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    #12 - A Very Wrong Engagement

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: Howard Gewirtz

  • Take This Job and Shove It
    7.1/1073 votes
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    #13 - Take This Job and Shove It

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2013

    When Phil and Holly make a pact to ask their bosses for raises, Phil gets fired. Holly tries to help Phil get his job back. Stuart's integrity is tested when he dates a British woman with repulsive teeth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bachelor Party
    7.1/1053 votes
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    #14 - Bachelor Party

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/2014

    Stuart's sister has shocking news about her marriage; Phil and Eden contemplate a guest in the bedroom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nun Like It Hot
    7.1/1044 votes
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    #15 - Nun Like It Hot

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/2014

    When Phil unwittingly sleeps with a nun, he must keep Nicki from finding out; Haskell and Eden care for Holly when she is injured.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When Haskell Met Sammy
    7.1/1049 votes
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    #16 - When Haskell Met Sammy

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/2014

    Holly sets Haskell up with a man; Stuart tries to help Phil conquer his fear of funerals.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Requiem for a Dream
    7.1/1042 votes
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    #17 - Requiem for a Dream

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2015

    The gang attends a charity silent auction. Haskell wins a police ride-along. Phil wins dinner with his favorite sitcom TV Mom. Stuart and Holly are forced to share a cooking lesson with a celebrity chef.

    Director: Andy Cadiff

    Writer: Ian Gurvitz

  • The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin
    7.1/1039 votes
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    #18 - The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 8/5/2015

    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

  • Haskell Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    7.1/1035 votes
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    #19 - Haskell Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 8/12/2015

    Phil and Stuart have a fight with Haskell and he moves out. Holly, desperate to keep them all together, sends Phil and Stuart to bring him home.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Gary Murphy, Maria Brown-Gallenberg

  • My Dinner with Phil
    7.2/1096 votes
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    #20 - My Dinner with Phil

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/18/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nothing in Common
    7.2/1062 votes
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    #21 - Nothing in Common

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/2013

    Holly convinces everyone to spend Christmas together, but then ditches the group.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • My Fair Stuart
    7.2/1044 votes
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    #22 - My Fair Stuart

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/2014

    Nicki is asked to accompany Stuart to an important dinner; Phil and Haskell consider vasectomies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Old Man and the Holly
    7.2/1047 votes
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    #23 - The Old Man and the Holly

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/2014

    Holly dates an older man; Nicki has a proposition for Phil.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and Death
    7.2/1043 votes
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    #24 - Love and Death

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2014

    Holly joins a grief support group to meet a man. Stuart and Haskell help prepare Phil for a talk show appearance after he develops a lisp.

    Director: Andy Cadiff

    Writer: Maria Brown-Gallenberg

  • Holly Franklin Goes to Washington
    7.2/1037 votes
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    #25 - Holly Franklin Goes to Washington

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2015

    Holly, over the moon, introduces the gang to her new boyfriend, Congressman Charles Hayward, but they soon begin to question his motives.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Maria Brown-Gallenberg