The Hogan Family backdrop
Comedy•Family

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!

Binge this in 2d 7h•Peaking at 9.0/10

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 September 15, 1990 until July 20, 1991. It was produced

Airs on
NBC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons6

All123456

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Click to reveal
    The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 9 - The Best of Friends, Worst of Times
    9.0/10(36 votes)

    S6:E9

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 4 - Caught on a Hot Tin Roof
    8.9/10(27 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 16 - Whose Team is It Anyway?
    8.9/10(25 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 5 - Leave It to Willie
    8.8/10(29 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 2 - Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 5 - Save Baby Mark
    8.7/10(22 votes)

    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.

    Director:Richard Correll
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of The Hogan Family

    READ
  7. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 3 - Of Human Blondage
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 3 - Burned Out
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 8 - It Happened One Night . . . Or Did It?
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    S6:E8

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 7 - One of a Kind
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 8 - The Roots of All Evil
    8.5/10(27 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Bob Colleary

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 20 - Shape Up and Move Out
    8.5/10(24 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 4 - Take My Wife, Please
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    S3:E4

    There's a hitch in the twins' school project on marriage when Willie goes after Mark's wife while David tries to best Sandy at anything.

    Director:Richard Correll
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 5 - You've Got to Believe
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 20 - 48 Hours
    8.5/10(24 votes)

    S3:E20

    Michael and David's father-son retreat turns into a last stand when they get stuck in the Pooles' garage, while Willie and Mark get an X-rated tape stuck in the VCR.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 12 - Rebel with a Cause
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 6 - Dr. No
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 9 - Small Packages
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 14 - Bad Timing
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. The Hogan Family Season 5 Episode 16 - Forget Me Not
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S5:E16

    David might have to forget about his internship with a local TV station when Sandy, suffering from short-term memory loss, goes along for the interview.

    Director:Richard Correll
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 1 - California Dreamin' (1)
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S6:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 2 - California Dreamin' (2)
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    S6:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 11 - A Family Affair
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S6:E11

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. The Hogan Family Season 1 Episode 7 - Happy Anniversary
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    S1:E7

    Valerie is determined not to miss her ""happy anniversary"" phone call from Michael, however when Willie falls off the garage roof after trying to lower the basketball hoop; Valerie takes him to the hospital, which makes her miss her phone call.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 10 - The Way We're Not
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Best Episodes Summary

"The Best of Friends, Worst of Times" is the best rated episode of "The Hogan Family". It scored 9/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Jack Shea and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/1/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Caught on a Hot Tin Roof".