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The Best Episodes of The Hogan Family

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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...

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  1. 9.0/10(23 votes)

    #1 - Whose Team is It Anyway?

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    S2:E16

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.9/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Caught on a Hot Tin Roof

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    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.8/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Leave It to Willie

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    S2:E5

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.8/10(17 votes)

    #4 - Boy Meets Girl (1)

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    S4:E13

    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.

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    Director:Kent Bateman
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.6/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Of Human Blondage

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    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.6/10(27 votes)

    #6 - Bad Timing

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    S2:E14

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.6/10(22 votes)

    #7 - Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

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    S4:E2

    After David fools the twins with a bald-faced lie, they turn the tables on the ""master of practical jokes"" by convincing him that his hair is falling out. Meanwhile, Michael chokes under the pressure of retaking his driver's test.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.6/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Save Baby Mark

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    S4:E5

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.6/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Prom, Lies and Videotape

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    S5:E23

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.5/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Shape Up and Move Out

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    S2:E20

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.4/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Dr. No

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    S2:E6

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

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.4/10(27 votes)

    #12 - One of a Kind

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    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  14. 8.4/10(25 votes)

    #13 - The Roots of All Evil

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    S2:E8

    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.

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  15. 8.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Small Packages

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    S2:E9

    On her birthday, Valerie gets just what she needs when the boys give her a new garbage disposal, and just what she doesn't need when a client who has a crush on her gives her an expensive necklace.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  16. 8.4/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Never on Tuesday

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    S2:E12

    At a self-defense class, Valerie puts Annie's arm in a sling. At the same time, David may be in some hot water after he leaves the boys with a babysitter to keep a date.

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    Director:N/A
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  17. 8.4/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Oedipus Wrecks

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    S2:E19

    David takes his dad's new Italian sports car out for a spin to impress a young woman and ends up wrapping it around a tree. Meanwhile, the twins are feeling cooped up with the chicken pox.

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    Director:N/A
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  18. 8.4/10(22 votes)

    #17 - The Return of Uncle Skip

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    S2:E22

    Valerie is less than thrilled with another visit from Michael's war buddy Skip Franklin who brings a surprise, his new bride, who may soon become his new ex-wife.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  19. 8.4/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Rebel with a Cause

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    S4:E12

    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.

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  20. 8.3/10(22 votes)

    #19 - The Way We're Not

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    S2:E10

    Michael finds a silver lining in an airline pilots' strike since now he has plenty of time to spend with the family which all too quickly has Valerie and the boys wishing he were airborne again.

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  21. 8.3/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Boy Loses Girl (2)

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    S4:E14

    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.

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  22. 8.3/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Private Lessons

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    S4:E20

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

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    Director:N/A
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  23. 8.3/10(14 votes)

    #22 - The Franklin Family

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    S5:E15

    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  24. 8.3/10(16 votes)

    #23 - A Matter of Principal

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    S5:E22

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

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    Director:N/A
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  25. 8.2/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Wooly Bully

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    S2:E13

    Valerie's discomfort after a bunion operation is compounded by Mrs. Poole's relentless help. Meanwhile, David takes a sucker punch from his tutor's ex-boyfriend.

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  26. 8.2/10(17 votes)

    #25 - The Rivals

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    S5:E5

    Mark is all excited when he gets a date with a popular girl in school, however, his high comes to an abrupt stop when he discovers Willie has a date with her and soon it becomes a battle of brothers. Meanwhile, David does his best to put together an exercise bike that Sandy had ordered.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Whose Team is It Anyway?" is the best rated episode of "The Hogan Family". It scored 9/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Peter Baldwin and written by N/A, it aired on 2/22/1987. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Caught on a Hot Tin Roof".