The Worst Episodes of The Exes
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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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Exes" is "Knotting Phil", rated 6.7/10 from 37 user votes. It was directed by Terry Hughes and written by Howard Gewirtz. "Knotting Phil" aired on 8/19/2015 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".
6.7/10 37 votes#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
6.8/10 131 votes#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
6.8/10 36 votes#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
6.9/10 41 votes#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
6.9/10 35 votes#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
6.9/10 43 votes#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
6.9/10 33 votes#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
- 7.0/10 114 votes
#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
- 7.0/10 50 votes
#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
- 7.0/10 43 votes
#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
- 7.1/10 100 votes
#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
- 7.1/10 98 votes
#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
- 7.1/10 73 votes
#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
- 7.1/10 53 votes
#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
- 7.1/10 44 votes
#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
- 7.1/10 49 votes
#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
7.1/10 42 votes#17 - 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
7.1/10 42 votes#18 - 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
7.1/10 39 votes#19 - 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
7.1/10 35 votes#20 - 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
- 7.2/10 96 votes
#21 - 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
- 7.2/10 62 votes
#22 - 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
7.2/10 43 votes#23 - 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
7.2/10 46 votes#24 - 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
7.2/10 41 votes#25 - The Wedding Unplanner
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2014
Holly represents Nicki in her divorce, but lets her own history with marriage get in the way. Phil tries to prove he’s not getting older by dating a much younger woman.
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Ian Gurvitz