The Worst Episodes of The Hogan Family
Every episode of The Hogan Family ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 September 15, 1990 until July 20, 1991. It was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions, along with Tal Productions, Inc., and in association with Lorimar Productions, Lorimar-Telepictures and Lorimar Television. The show was originally titled Valerie and starred Valerie Harper as a mother trying to juggle her career with raising her three sons by her often-absent airline-pilot husband. Harper was written out of the series after the second season because of a dispute with the show's producers. Sandy Duncan joined the cast as the boys' aunt, who moved in and became their surrogate mom. During the show's third season, the series was known as Valerie's Family: The Hogans, then simply as The Hogan Family.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Hogan Family" is "Used Car", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Peter Baldwin and written by N/A. "Used Car" aired on 2/26/1990 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "From Russia with Fries".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Used Car
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1990
David is trying to unload his old car and gets a pair of buyers in Mark and Willie. However, a double date turns into a disaster when the car breaks down on the side of the road. Meanwhile, Mother Poole comes for a visit and insists on an evening of Monopoly with Patty, Sandy, David and Michael.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#2 - From Russia with Fries
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1990
Mark and Willie have been preparing for a visit of Russian dignitaries to Bossy Burger, but they arrive a day early and to top all off, Mark and Willie skip out to go to a Rolling Stones concert leaving Sandy and Mrs. Poole to entertain them. Meanwhile, Michael gives David a family heirloom, which he accidentally destroys.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: Steve Granat
- NaN/10 0 votes
#3 - Ex Marks the Spot
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1990
Sandy gets news that her ex-husband, Richard is remarrying. However, she just can't quite muster up any happiness for them and she is horrified when best man, David insists that she attend. Meanwhile, Lloyd buys Mark and Willie a motorcycle without consulting Michael.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10 11 votes
#4 - Isn't It Romantic?
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 7/20/1991
Lloyd is enthusiastic about an impending rendezvous with his first love who has come to town for a visit. Meanwhile, Willie and Mark get into a competition of sorts over romance. This after, Willie and Brenda get into an argument over his lack of romance. However, things go awry for both Willie and Lloyd when they get locked in a storeroom.
Director: Kent Bateman
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 18 votes
#5 - Dad's First Date
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1988
A nervous Michael dives into the dating pool bu doesn't make much of a splash, while David will stop at nothing to avoid immersing himself in an English assignment.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 23 votes
#6 - One of the Boys
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/1986
Mark longs to be like one of the guys (David and Willie) at least in the sporting arena and secretly goes behind Valerie's back and signs up for wrestling.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Jace Richdale
- 7.5/10 19 votes
#7 - Nightmare on Oak Street
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1987
The boys are all set for an evening of terror, watching a horror movie. However, when it's over each one of them is scared stiff and go on to experience their own version of ""Nightmare at Zombie High.""
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 34 votes
#8 - Old Enough (a.k.a.) Goddess
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1986
Valerie discovers a mysterious love letter in David's pants pocket and questions him about it. She quickly learns that David is dating an ""older woman,"" a woman Valerie forbids David to see. Meanwhile, a broken refrigerator causes a repairman to invade the Hogan kitchen.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 7.6/10 22 votes
#9 - Benefit of the Doubt
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/1986
Valerie gets a call from school and learns Willie is failing science. She quickly discovers another problem, both Mark and Willie are taking the same class and brainiac Mark is constantly making him look bad.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eric Cohen
- 7.6/10 17 votes
#10 - Animal House
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1988
College freshmen David, Rich and Burt have been feeling a little left out of the college social scene and decide to spark some attention by stealing a rival school's mascot, a wolverine, but when the fierce creature gets loose, it's every Hogan for himself. Meanwhile, Mark and Willie enroll Sandy in a computer dating service and she discovers this just as her date knocks on the front door.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 18 votes
#11 - Foiled Again
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/1988
David has a crisis of conscience when he's attracted to the coed that best friend Burt has his eye on, but he's caught off guard when Burt throws down the gauntlet.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 17 votes
#12 - A Restaurant Named Desire
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/1988
Restaurant worker David smells trouble and it's coming from the kitchen as he tries to fend off the amorous advances of his boss's fiance. Meanwhile, Michael teaches Mark how to defend himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 17 votes#13 - The Big Sleep
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/1988
It's a dream come true for psychology student David when Sandy, ""Queen of the All-Nighters,"" agrees to be the guinea pig for his sleep deprivation experiment.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 15 votes
#14 - Slapshot
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/1989
David puts himself in the penalty box over his guilt about injuring an opponent in a hockey game, and Mark threatens to body-check Willie for not paying a debt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 14 votes
#15 - Paris (3)
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1989
The private investigators catch up to Julia and whisk her away leaving David without an explanation or a goodbye. However, things turn around for the young couple as, Julia invites him and his family to a Parisian party fit for a princess.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 23 votes
#16 - Dog Day Afternoon
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/1986
The family dog, 17-year-old Murray is ailing and the family engages in a dogfight over whether or not to put the dog to sleep, something Willie is dead set against. Meanwhile, a fallen tree has caused damage to the house, damage that Valerie and Michael can't afford to pay for at the moment.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 7.8/10 23 votes
#17 - A Night to Remember
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/1987
Willie's fantasy date with the prettiest girl in the seventh grade could be realized if he can just persuade Mark to make it a double date with the girl's cousin.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 18 votes
#18 - Community Theatre
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1987
Although she's sworn off community theater, Valerie finds herself directing Annie's play, placating overworked stagehands Michael, Willie and Mark and trying to replace a leading lady who's under the weather.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 14 votes
#19 - Faulty Attraction
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/1988
Sandy's ex-husband makes a move to get back in her life. Meanwhile, David moves into Michael's poker game.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 18 votes
#20 - Mother Poole's Visit
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1988
David's advice to Mrs. Poole to vent her anger against her overbearing mother-in-law backfires when Mother Poole moves in with the Hogans.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 14 votes
#21 - Close Encounters
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/1988
Michael experiences close encounters of the most embarrassing kind when his friends find out he saw a UFO. Meanwhile, the twins' refusal to give David an extra Springsteen ticket sends his high hopes plummeting to earth.
Director: Kent Bateman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 12 votes
#22 - Educating Rita
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1989
After a breakup, Sandy tries to cheer up man-hungry, Rita Traeger and quickly discovers that her new best friend isn't the best of friends when she strands her at a singles bar. Meanwhile, David is trying to sell his mountain bike in order to raise enough money for a ski trip.
Director: Jason Bateman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 16 votes
#23 - Crimes and Misdemeanors
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/1990
Michael comes down on Willie after his grades in biology drop. Mark agrees to tutor Willie for an upcoming exam but when Willie does well on it, he is accused of cheating. Meanwhile, David, who's taking a course on the films of Hitchcock, takes up spying on the new neighbor across the street.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 15 votes
#24 - A Sneaking Suspicion
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 7/10/1991
David plans revenge on Mark and Willie when he loses his latest girlfriend because the twins beat her to a new job at a shoe store. Meanwhile, Mrs. Poole finds herself in a bind when one of Sandy's friends gets her thinking about having an affair, something she is seriously considering.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 18 votes
#25 - Liars and Other Strangers
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1987
Rich and Burt assume more than they should after David has a study session with the new girl in school and he lets them assume that they are much more involved than they actually are. Quickly he learns he's inadvertently destroying a reputation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A