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The Best Episodes of The Hogan Family

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

The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from March 1, 1986 to May 7, 1990, and on CBS from...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Boy Meets Girl (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Hogan Family". It scored 9.4/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Kent Bateman and written by N/A, it aired on 2/20/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Best of Friends, Worst of Times".

  • Boy Meets Girl (1)
    9.4/1015 votes
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    #1 - Boy Meets Girl (1)

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/20/1989

    David and a pretty student get off on the wrong foot, and they continue to bicker when they're fixed up on a blind date that could wind up opening their eyes to romance after all.

    Director: Kent Bateman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Best of Friends, Worst of Times
    9.3/1029 votes
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    #2 - The Best of Friends, Worst of Times

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1990

    Mark's volunteer job at the hospital sets the scene for a documentary that David and Burt are filming. However, during shooting, David runs into his old pal, Rich and discovers his old friend is now battling AIDS. Meanwhile, Willie decides to take a home economics course in order to meet girls.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Caught on a Hot Tin Roof
    9.2/1023 votes
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    #3 - Caught on a Hot Tin Roof

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/1986

    Mark and Willie are intrigued by a slumber party that Annie's daughter is having next door. Tempted, they both decide to sneak a peak, however, Willie gets a peak at something he never expected when he sees, Annie's daughter naked.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • Leave It to Willie
    9.1/1025 votes
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    #4 - Leave It to Willie

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/1986

    Couch potato, Willie learns that life is no sitcom after he takes the family car for a spin, hits a parked car and allows David to take the blame, creating a crisis that just might not end happily in 30 minutes.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • Whose Team is It Anyway?
    9.1/1022 votes
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    #5 - Whose Team is It Anyway?

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1987

    Valerie, the new coach of the twins' soccer team, benches Willie for laziness in practice while David, who wants a new car stereo, is put to work doing chores.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • Prom, Lies and Videotape
    9.1/1012 votes
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    #6 - Prom, Lies and Videotape

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/1990

    The upcoming prom has both Sandy and Willie with problems. Sandy is left without a caterer or a deejay after David botches a deal that Sandy had made. Meanwhile, Mark is going with Cara and Willie wants to go to the prom with Brenda, but an argument leads to Willie being dateless.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • It Happened One Night . . . Or Did It?
    9.1/1012 votes
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    #7 - It Happened One Night . . . Or Did It?

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1990

    Mark and Cara have a study session which turns into an all-nighter when she stays over. However, the family becomes suspicious that something other than studying took place when Sandy discovers Cara sneaking out of Mark's room in the morning.

    Director: Jason Bateman

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • The Franklin Family
    9.0/1011 votes
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    #8 - The Franklin Family

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/22/1990

    Michael's old war buddy, Skip comes to Chicago for yet another visit and a reunion where he will meet up with an old flying rival. However, Skip doesn't want to look like a failure, so David volunteers Sandy to pose as Skip's wife and himself to pose as Skip's son.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • California Dreamin' (1)
    9.0/1017 votes
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    #9 - California Dreamin' (1)

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1990

    Sandy and Michael's father has just gotten a divorce and the family decides to go out to California to visit him. Grandpa Lloyd has taken to living on a boat and has plans to sail to Tahiti, something which Sandy is adamantly against. Meanwhile, David becomes a crew member of a film being shot on the beach.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Family Affair
    9.0/1012 votes
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    #10 - A Family Affair

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 7/17/1991

    Michael has a new girlfriend and he's been sneaking around to see her. The family is in for a shock when they meet her, a college co-ed and classmate of David and Burt. Meanwhile, Mark and Willie dog-sit a pedigree dog and set out a plan to make some quick cash.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: Ann Marcus

  • Of Human Blondage
    8.9/1024 votes
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    #11 - Of Human Blondage

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1986

    Valerie's friend Annie encourages her to try out a trendy hairdresser, however, she soon gets more than she bargained for when her hair gets dyed blond. Meanwhile, after tripping over Willie's skateboard, David blackmails him into being his servant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Save Baby Mark
    8.9/1017 votes
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    #12 - Save Baby Mark

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1988

    David lights a fire under his brothers to get them to help sweep out the chimney, but Mark does a slow burn when he gets wedged inside the fireplace.

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Boy Loses Girl (2)
    8.9/1012 votes
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    #13 - Boy Loses Girl (2)

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/27/1989

    Love-struck David's girlfriend, Sara, receives a great job offer in Australia, so David decides to take the plunge and propose marriage, but Sandy and Michael think he's all wet.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heartburn
    8.9/1012 votes
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    #14 - Heartburn

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1990

    David becomes obsessed with a girl and lays out a plan to get her. However, once he has her, he becomes haunted by the memories of a lost love and fears he may get hurt again. Meanwhile, the Hogans get cable which quickly turns Michael and Sandy into couch potatoes.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Timing
    8.8/1026 votes
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    #15 - Bad Timing

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1987

    Old friends of the family visit for the weekend and one of them is a childhood sweetheart of David's who is now a grown woman who makes it obvious to him that she is still interested in him and suggests that perhaps they should take their friendship to a new level, a sexual one.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Burned Out
    8.8/1027 votes
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    #16 - Burned Out

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1987

    While moving in some of Sandy's belongings, the boys dig up old stuff in the attic, one of which is an old lamp David made as a gift for Michael. However, unaware to anyone, the lamp sparks a fire causing the house to go up in smoke and the Hogans to temporarily move in with the Pooles next door.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You've Got to Believe
    8.8/1025 votes
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    #17 - You've Got to Believe

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1987

    David reexamines his belief in God after his history teacher has a heart attack and David saves him with CPR.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rebel with a Cause
    8.8/1014 votes
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    #18 - Rebel with a Cause

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/13/1989

    Tired of being ""dull and predictable,"" Mark turns into a mini-James Dean, but his cool attitude only gets his family and friends hot under the collar.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Private Lessons
    8.8/1016 votes
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    #19 - Private Lessons

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/1989

    Willie wants to teach Mark a lesson in brotherly love when Willie's girlfriend decides she likes her tutor Mark better.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter of Principal
    8.8/1014 votes
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    #20 - A Matter of Principal

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/19/1990

    Sandy decides not to send her angry letter of resignation to her principal but David mails it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • California Dreamin' (2)
    8.8/1019 votes
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    #21 - California Dreamin' (2)

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1990

    Sandy and Michael fear the worst when Lloyd disappears but breath a sigh of relief when he is found safe. Later, Sandy tries to talk him into moving in with the family, instead of living on a boat. David's movie crew gig goes awry and Cara makes an unexpected visit, surprising a preoccupied Mark.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dr. No
    8.7/1022 votes
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    #22 - Dr. No

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1986

    Basketball hero David dreads his upcoming knee surgery, while Mark wishes that the girl who has a crush on him would cut it out.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • One of a Kind
    8.7/1026 votes
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    #23 - One of a Kind

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1986

    No one is looking forward to the arrival of Valerie's caustic Aunt Josephine, but once she's there, no one is prepared for her unexpected departure.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Roots of All Evil
    8.7/1024 votes
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    #24 - The Roots of All Evil

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/1986

    Relations are strained between new used car owner David and investors Mark and Willie, who expect to be chauffeured in return. Meanwhile, Annie's elm tree is clogging the Hogans' pipes and threatening her relationship with Valerie.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • Shape Up and Move Out
    8.7/1020 votes
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    #25 - Shape Up and Move Out

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/1987

    Willie's wanton destruction of his brothers' personal belongings leads David and Mark to give him the silent treatment. Meanwhile, Valerie's dieting failures lead to an exercise in self loathing.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A