6.3/10162 votesLoading...#1 - Mission: Impossible
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2006
After Richie begins showing more interest in spending time with Richard and then does a bad job on his school homework project, Christine contemplates bailing Richie out in an attempt to win him over again.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jonathan Goldstein
6.4/10153 votesLoading...#2 - Endless Shrimp Endless Night
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2007
Christine can't help but meddle in Matthew's love life when she meets his ex-girlfriend at a party. Meanwhile, Richard hopes to get Ritchie enthused about his contracting job.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.4/10156 votesLoading...#3 - Strange Bedfellows
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2007
Christine vows to become more aware of politics when Richard scolds her about her indifference towards an upcoming election setting a bad example for Ritchie.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.4/10155 votesLoading...#4 - Faith Off
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/2007
When Christine learns that Richard has been hired to remodel "meanie mom" Lindsay's bathroom, she can't help but intervene to make sure he doesn't screw up the job and risk their reputation at Ritchie's school. Additionally, she and Richard are at odds over which of them gets to be the one to give Ritchie the sex talk.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Adam Barr
6.6/10127 votesLoading...#5 - Notes On A 7th Grade Scandal
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2009
Christine tries to make a good impression at the Parents Orientation. However, her behavior is anything but good when she recognizes one of the fathers as the boy she knew in junior high.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.6/10131 votesLoading...#6 - Reckless Abandonment
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2009
With Barb and Mathew moving out and Ritchie leaving for science camp, Christine wants to prove she can take care of herself.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.7/10186 votesLoading...#7 - Oh God Yes
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2006
Ritchie goes to church with Richard and new Christine without consulting his mother first, leaving old Christine to explain and explore her aversion to organized religion.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
6.7/10157 votesLoading...#8 - Crash
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2006
When Christine's environmentally-friendly hybrid car and Marly's gas-guzzling monster SUV hit one another, it becomes a bigger dispute than simply who hit whom. While her car is in the shop, Christine is forced to go against her principles and rent a luxury SUV when no other car is available.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Adam Barr
6.7/10149 votesLoading...#9 - Popular
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2008
Roles reverse when Christine's dubbed a "meanie mom" by a father at Ritchie's school who finds Marly and Lindsay to be to his liking.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
6.7/10122 votesLoading...#10 - So You Think You Can Date
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2008
Christine and Richard have a dinner date with her new boyfriend, Patrick, (Tim DeKay a.k.a. Bizarro Jerry on "Seinfeld") returns as her date.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.7/10135 votesLoading...#11 - What Happens In Vegas Is Disgusting In Vegas
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2009
New Christine loosens up during a bachelorette party Christine and Barb throw in Vegas.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.8/10177 votesLoading...#12 - What About Barb?
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2006
Christine has trouble working with Barb at the gym and feels pressure at home to find a nanny for Ritchie when Richard is unavailable to care for him due to a trip with New Christine.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Adam Barr
6.8/10161 votesLoading...#13 - Ritchie Scores
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2007
Richard want Ritchie to learn the value of competition and male bonding, and signs him up for soccer. Christine disagrees, but then has her own competitive urges when fighting with Richard for attention from Mr. Harris.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.8/10156 votesLoading...#14 - Let Him Eat Cake
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2007
Jealous that New Christine benefits from all the positive qualities she instilled in Richard during their marriage, Christine spites her by revealing to Richard that she gave New Christine the idea for the birthday gift she gave him.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jonathan Goldstein
6.8/10157 votesLoading...#15 - Sleepless In Mar Vista
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/2007
Christine finds out her new sleep medication caused her to embarrass herself over the phone.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.8/10158 votesLoading...#16 - Friends
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2007
On their way to Ritchie's desert camping trip, Christine, Richard, Matthew, and Barb stay at a seedy motel and get on each others' nerves.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden, Kari Lizer
6.9/10162 votesLoading...#17 - Undercover Brother
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2007
Christine finds out Richard's brother is gay, but not until after sleeping with him.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10170 votesLoading...#18 - The Real Thing
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/2007
Trying to send an e-mail to Barb about Mr. Harris, Christine ends up sending it to all the parents from school, nearly costing him his job.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10133 votesLoading...#19 - White Like Me
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2008
Barb's profile in a business journal brings in new clientele.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Lew Schneider
6.9/10120 votesLoading...#20 - Everyone Says I Love You Except Ritchie
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2008
Christine is distraught when Ritchie stops saying "I love you" to her. When she reveals her distress to Matthew, she also admits that she's been sleeping in Ritchie's room every night. Matthew tells her that if she's not careful, Ritchie will end up like him -- he can't go to sleep without talking to their mother. They spend the night helping each other break these habits.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10124 votesLoading...#21 - Happy Endings
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2008
The girls change their building into a spa after learning that they can't get a loan to keep their gym afloat.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10125 votesLoading...#22 - A Change Of Heart/Pants
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2009
Christine and Richard help Marly and Lindsay through labor, bring back memories of Ritchie's birth which, in turn, brings back feelings for one another.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10120 votesLoading...#23 - I Love Woo, I Hate You
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2009
Barb, afraid that a marriage proposal is iminent, asks Christine to run interference on her next date with Dave; Richard realizes he must try to woo New Christine if he wants her back.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10114 votesLoading...#24 - Up In The Airport
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/7/2010
Christine realizes that Ritchie has never been on a real family vacation, so she plans a trip to Florida, with disastrous results.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10192 votesLoading...#25 - Ritchie Has Two Mommies
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2006
Christine tries not to have a meltdown when her ex-husband, Richard, brings his "new" Christine with him to pick up Ritchie and take him to breakfast so that they can get to know one another. By day's end, Christine tries to pull herself together to make a good impression at parents' night at Ritchie's school, but is caught off guard when "new" Christine shows up as well.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Kari Lizer
The Worst Episodes of The New Adventures of Old Christine
Every episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The New Adventures of Old Christine!
Single working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much younger woman with the same first name. To avoid any...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Mission: Impossible" is the worst rated episode of "The New Adventures of Old Christine". It scored 6.3/10 based on 162 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by Jonathan Goldstein, it aired on 11/20/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Endless Shrimp Endless Night".