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The Worst Episodes of The Hogan Family

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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...
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 6 - Ex Marks the Spot
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Ex Marks the Spot

    S6:E6

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 12 - Isn't It Romantic?
    5.9/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Isn't It Romantic?

    S6:E12

    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:Unknown

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  3. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 3 - Dad's First Date
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Dad's First Date

    S4:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 9 - Nightmare on Oak Street
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #4 - Nightmare on Oak Street

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 21 - Close Encounters
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Close Encounters

    S3:E21

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Hogan Family Season 5 Episode 10 - Educating Rita
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Educating Rita

    S5:E10

    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:Unknown

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  7. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 3 - The Baby Stops Here
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #7 - The Baby Stops Here

    S6:E3

    The babysitting kids misplace Mrs. Poole's infant niece.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Hogan Family Season 1 Episode 4 - One of the Boys
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #8 - One of the Boys

    S1:E4

    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

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  9. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 7 - You Bet Your Life
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #9 - You Bet Your Life

    S3:E7

    David's on a roll at predicting football games and decides to bet some real money, but he could be wearing cement sneakers when he loses big.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 1 - Animal House
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Animal House

    S4:E1

    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:Unknown

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  11. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 4 - Foiled Again
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Foiled Again

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown

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  12. The Hogan Family Season 5 Episode 3 - Paris (3)
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Paris (3)

    S5:E3

    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:Unknown

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  13. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 5 - From Russia with Fries
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - From Russia with Fries

    S6:E5

    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

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  14. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 10 - A Sneaking Suspicion
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #14 - A Sneaking Suspicion

    S6:E10

    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:Unknown

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  15. The Hogan Family Season 6 Episode 13 - Ho, Ho, Hogans
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Ho, Ho, Hogans

    S6:E13

    Christmas stress hits the Hogan family as Sandy struggles to get a Christmas tree and Mark and Willie battle it out over the same gift that each one wants to give Cara and Brenda. Meanwhile, David becomes a department-store Santa Claus but soon finds he is a victim of a pick pocket when he finds his wallet stolen.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Hogan Family Season 1 Episode 1 - Old Enough (a.k.a.) Goddess
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #16 - Old Enough (a.k.a.) Goddess

    S1:E1

    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

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  17. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 15 - A Night to Remember
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #17 - A Night to Remember

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown

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  18. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 12 - Faulty Attraction
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Faulty Attraction

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown

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  19. The Hogan Family Season 3 Episode 16 - A Restaurant Named Desire
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #19 - A Restaurant Named Desire

    S3:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 8 - The Big Sleep
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #20 - The Big Sleep

    S4:E8

    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:Unknown

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  21. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 10 - Strangers On a Train
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Strangers On a Train

    S4:E10

    Willie is stirred by first-hand accounts of apartheid from Sandy's South African professor, so he and Mark embark on an el-train ride to a candlelight vigil.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Hogan Family Season 4 Episode 19 - Slapshot
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Slapshot

    S4:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Hogan Family Season 5 Episode 7 - The Hospital
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #23 - The Hospital

    S5:E7

    David is all excited about the Homecoming parade but is let down when he discovers that he will be sharing a camel costume with Burt. To make matters worse, during the parade, Burt causes a fall that lands the both of them in the hospital.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Hogan Family Season 1 Episode 5 - Benefit of the Doubt
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Benefit of the Doubt

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  25. The Hogan Family Season 2 Episode 17 - Community Theatre
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Community Theatre

    S2:E17

    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:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Ex Marks the Spot" is the worst rated episode of "The Hogan Family". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/3/1990. This episode scored 5.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Isn't It Romantic?".