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The Best Episodes of The Goode Family

Every episode of The Goode Family ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Goode Family!

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Meet Gerald and Helen Goode, a couple who live by the motto WWAGD ("What Would Al Gore Do?"). Gerald, a college administrator, and Helen, a community activist, are determined to obliterate their carbon footprint on

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Bliss takes drastic action and joins an abstinence group after hearing more than her fair share of safe sex talk from her mother. Ubuntu wants to learn to drive now that he's turned sixteen.

    Director:Wes Archer
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 4 - Helen's Back
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Helen's Back

    S1:E4

    The Goodes' chances of being featured on the all-important organic garden tour is threatened when Helen injures her back. Help in form of a Latino gardening crew comes their way, along with a former Burmese childhood pen pal of Helen's. The Goodes discover they have unknowingly exploited the workers, just as the committee arrives to inspect their garden. Meanwhile, Ubuntu and Bliss try an experiment in the new economy tactic of "trading up."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jonathan Collier

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  3. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 2 - Pleatherheads
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Pleatherheads

    S1:E2

    Ubuntu becomes a star on his high-school football team, and Helen and Gerald struggle with being a football family. Meanwhile, Bliss tries to improve her college prospects using unorthodox methods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 3 - Goodes Gone Wild
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Goodes Gone Wild

    S1:E3

    Helen sees a way to win Charlie's approval when he takes a shine to one of the rescues at her pet adoption. Unfortunately, it's a disgusting animal of unknown origin named Gutterball who has to stay with the Goodes because Charlie's "home" doesn't allow pets. While Helen copes with Gutterball, Che gives Gerald a hand with the college's squirrel problem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 5 - A Tale of Two Lesbians
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - A Tale of Two Lesbians

    S1:E5

    Gerald and Helen offend a lesbian couple so must seek out new lesbian friends in order to prove they aren't being offensive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 6 - Freeganomics
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Freeganomics

    S1:E6

    Helen gets the support of 'Freegan' Heinrich in order to get more people to come to the Eco Festival. After realising what sort of person he is, they have difficulty getting him to leave their home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 7 - Graffiti in Greenville
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Graffiti in Greenville

    S1:E7

    Helen becomes a grafitti artist in order to make Bliss do some actual work, because she has been lying to her about the work she's been 'doing'. When her work begins to get noticed, Helen realises she's going to have to come out of the shadows if she wants to get recognition for what she's done.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 8 - A Goode Game of Chicken
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - A Goode Game of Chicken

    S1:E8

    Gerald eats a meal that contains chicken even though it's not supposed to. He decides to take on Cranky (a chef) to protest what happened. Elsewhere, nobody can find Che so they assume he's missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 9 - After-School Special
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - After-School Special

    S1:E9

    While Helen and Gerald tutor some at risk kids after school, their own children are left to their own devices. Ubuntu joins an ecoterrorist group unknowingly, and Bliss begins a business of selling fake ID's.

    Director:Anthony Chun
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 10 - Public Disturbance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Public Disturbance

    S1:E10

    In an effort to bring public radio to the town, Gerald tries to get the other residents to become involved as well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 11 - Trouble in Store
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Trouble in Store

    S1:E11

    Helen is banned from One Earth on the day of Gerald's big meal, after 'stealing' something from the store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 12 - Gerald's Way or the Highway
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Gerald's Way or the Highway

    S1:E12

    Gerald adopts a highway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Goode Family Season 1 Episode 13 - A Goode Man Is Hard to Find
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - A Goode Man Is Hard to Find

    S1:E13

    Gerald thinks Mo and Trish want him to be the sperm donor for their next child; Charlie decides to teach Ubuntu how to be a man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Goode Family". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Wes Archer and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/27/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Helen's Back".