8.8/1040 votesLoading...#1 - Barbecue
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/2002
Pip and Adinah celebrate their 25th anniversary with a no-smoking, no-drinking barbecue attended by church friends, the squad, McNeil and his wife — and McNeil's mistress. Soon there's an impromptu bar in the backyard and a brawl involving Tommy's belligerent girlfriend.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1034 votesLoading...
#2 - Gay
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/17/2002
McNeil suspects that Frank is gay and soon the whole precinct is trying to get Frank — and each other — "out of the closet." Meanwhile, Jan and Pip's shopping trip to an electronics store turns into an unexpected bust.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.6/1032 votesLoading...
#3 - Vacation
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/17/2002
After getting into trouble for posing as a firefighter in an unorthodox drug bust, McNeil is forced to take a vacation to Miami. However, he can't relax when he suspects one of his most wanted fugitives is staying at his hotel.
Director: Peter Tolan
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.6/1031 votesLoading...
#4 - Dad
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/24/2002
Frank thinks he has a stalker, and so he does, but the guy turns out to be his long-lost son. Meanwhile, Pip's squad car is stolen, and McNeil leaks Jan's secret to the other detectives.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1039 votesLoading...
#5 - Sacrilege
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2002
McNeil and Pip are assigned to take the District Attorney's twelve-year-old daughter on a ride-along for her school paper. McNeil is less than thrilled about their assignment, especially when they lose her in the city. Meanwhile, Frank disguises himself as a priest to draw a confession out of a parishioner, and an unconventional "nun" strips down to more than her habit at the precinct.
Director: Peter Tolan
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.5/1030 votesLoading...
#6 - Betrayal
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2002
McNeil's mistress, Toni, announces that she is going to tell his wife about his ongoing infidelity. Meanwhile the department rallies around Frank, who is hospitalized with chest pains, and Eli Wallach guest stars as an elderly man who may have killed his own wife.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.4/1043 votesLoading...
#7 - Bathroom
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2001
All hell breaks lose when Frank loses a perp inside the precinct. While on his way to the bathroom, in desperate need of relief, McNeil finds the perp but is taken hostage at gunpoint. Will McNeil get out in time to go to his marriage counseling session? Meanwhile, Ruben and Al are sent on a mysterious mission.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.4/1042 votesLoading...
#8 - Foot
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/2001
A bag with a severed foot is found in front of a doorman building, prompting a visit to some mob contacts - and a few practical jokes. Meanwhile, McNeil secretly does a background check on Jan's new boyfriend, and McNeil's girlfriend, Toni, needs help after she is groped on the subway.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.4/1041 votesLoading...
#9 - Anger
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/18/2001
Mike's ugly altercation with a cab driver is captured on video and broadcast on TV. Now he must attend anger management classes and, to make matters worse, has chosen this week to quit smoking and drinking. Meanwhile, Ruben's mother wants him to apologize to a perp after Ruben shoots him.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Mike Martineau
- 8.3/1038 votesLoading...
#10 - Telescope
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2002
Tommy purloins a telescope from a crime scene, prompting hours of fun for the guys in the precinct, especially when they spy a topless, beautiful yoga practitioner nearby. Jan tries "speed dating" and meets a good prospect, Brad. Meanwhile, Frank repeatedly tries to return a dead body to its rightful precinct.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1033 votesLoading...
#11 - Boss
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2002
McNeil suspects Toni is cheating on him with her boss. Meanwhile, Frank heads to the track with Tommy to place bets using police department money, and Jan and Ruben both vie for a gorgeous apartment left vacant by a murder.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Mike Martineau
- 8.3/1034 votesLoading...
#12 - Quitter
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/2002
McNeil promises his wife that he'll quit drinking, just to prove he really doesn't have a problem. But he has trouble finding a substitute vice until he discovers the joys of abusing cold medicine. Meanwhile, the squad has second thoughts about busting a marijuana group's pot party when they meet the users.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.2/1038 votesLoading...
#13 - Soup
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2002
When McNeil, Pip and Jan are assigned to find a missing ballerina, they discover that the mystery of her whereabouts may be linked to Frank's favorite new soup. Meanwhile, Ruben is touched by a self-proclaimed mystical Indian chief who's disrupting Central Park.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.2/1040 votesLoading...
#14 - Gina
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2002
When Ruben moonlights as a security guard for actress Gina Gershon, McNeil scams his way into taking over his assignment — with disastrous and hilarious results. Frank and the rest of the precinct also sign on to the personal security business with clients, including actor Scott Wolf. Meanwhile, Adinah suspects Pip is cheating on her, and Jan discovers Al has a surprising sideline.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.2/1031 votesLoading...
#15 - Parents
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2002
McNeil's mistress, Toni, blackmails him into meeting her parents over dinner. Meanwhile, Jan dates a cop with a secret and Tommy courts a rage-aholic.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1054 votesLoading...
#16 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/14/2001
McNeil is trying to juggle the demands of his wife, his girlfriend and his partner, Pip, who has doubts about his own attractiveness. Meanwhile, a guilty suspect refuses to confess, prompting some fresh approaches by Frank, Tommy and McNeil, and someone is throwing cans of beans out the window at unsuspecting pedestrians. It is up to Mike and his colleagues to make the city safer, without losing their minds or their lives in the process.
Director: Dean Parisot
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.1/1041 votesLoading...
#17 - Massage
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2001
When McNeil is told to check out a massage parlor, he feels the need to sample the services to see if it's legit, as do the other men in the precinct. Meanwhile, Jan's new arrest, a homeless man, turns out to be a high school classmate, and a grateful senior citizen has designs on Ruben.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
- 8.1/1031 votesLoading...
#18 - Neighbor
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/10/2002
When McNeil suspects that Karen's male friend, Ron, is trying to put the moves on his wife, he assigns Ruben and Al to do some surveillance. Meanwhile, Tommy and Frank search for Robert De Niro's missing dog in hopes of finally meeting their longtime idol.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: David Walpert
- 7.1/1073 votesLoading...
#19 - Elizabeth
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/21/2001
Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley is being harassed and all the guys in the precinct want to be assigned to her case. McNeil wins out in more ways than one — he heads up the case and Elizabeth asks him out. Meanwhile, millionaire mogul Donald Trump makes a cameo appearance during McNeil's date, and Pip's wife, Adinah, takes a stand against McNeil.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
The Best Episodes of The Job
Every episode of The Job ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Job!
Mike McNeil is a decorated New York City detective whose toughest assignment is himself. He's struggling to balance a challenging personal life with a job...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Barbecue" is the best rated episode of "The Job". It scored 8.8/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Tucker Gates and written by N/A, it aired on 3/13/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gay".