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The Worst Episodes of The Job

Every episode of The Job ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Elizabeth" is the worst rated episode of "The Job". It scored 7.1/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Tucker Gates and written by Denis Leary, Peter Tolan, it aired on 3/21/2001. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".

  • Elizabeth
    7.1/1073 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Pilot
    8.1/1054 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Massage
    8.1/1041 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • Neighbor
    8.1/1031 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Soup
    8.2/1038 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Gina
    8.2/1040 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Parents
    8.2/1031 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Telescope
    8.3/1038 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Boss
    8.3/1033 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • Quitter
    8.3/1034 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Bathroom
    8.4/1043 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Foot
    8.4/1042 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Anger
    8.4/1041 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • Sacrilege
    8.5/1039 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • Betrayal
    8.5/1030 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Gay
    8.6/1034 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Vacation
    8.6/1032 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Dad
    8.6/1031 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Barbecue
    8.8/1040 votes
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    #19 - 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