The Worst Episodes of The Paul Lynde Show
Every episode of The Paul Lynde Show ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Paul Lynde Show!
The Paul Lynde Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC. The series stars Paul Lynde and aired from September 13, 1972 to September 8, 1973.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Paul Lynde Show" is "Paul's Desperate Hour", rated 6.2/10 from 38 user votes. It was directed by Bruce Bilson and written by N/A. "Paul's Desperate Hour" aired on 12/20/1972 and is rated 1.3 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Back Talk".
6.2/10 38 votes#1 - Paul's Desperate Hour
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/20/1972
Howie invites the black man who mugged Barbara to dinner.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 31 votes
#2 - Back Talk
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/1973
Barbara and Howie have a fight about not fighting enough, so she moves into her parents' room, causing Paul to move in with Howie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 37 votes
#3 - Pollution Solution
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1972
Howie and Barbara learn their marriage is invalid, so Paul tries to convince them to remarry.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 35 votes
#4 - Meet Aunt Charlotte
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1972
Howie and Barbara move into Paul's basement just as Howie's parents come for a visit.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Ed Jurist, Stan Dreben
- 7.7/10 41 votes
#5 - Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1972
Paul's plan to get Barbara and Howie out of the house backfires when Howie refuses to take the $3,000 he won on a game show.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
- 7.7/10 42 votes
#6 - To Commune or Not to Commune
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1972
Paul's plan to get the kids out of the house by faking unemployment backfires.
Director: Bruce Bilson, George Tyne
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 47 votes
#7 - Howie Comes Home to Roost
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1972
Paul's daughter returns home from college with her unemployed husband Howie, for whom Paul tries to find a position.
Director: William Asher
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 31 votes
#8 - Martha's Last Hurrah
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1972
Paul's sister returns to cause trouble for Paul. She is siding with the candidate who is opposing the mayor's son whom Paul is helping.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Myles Wilder
- 7.9/10 33 votes
#9 - The Congressman's Son
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/1973
Paul loses a big job when Howie changes a congressman's son into a hippie.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Leo Rifkin
- 7.9/10 29 votes
#10 - Togetherness
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/1973
Martha is jealous when their 18-year-old neighbor is impressed with Paul's legal abilities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 39 votes
#11 - No Nudes is Good Nudes
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1972
When Paul throws them out of the house, Barbara and Howie join a commune.
Director: Bruce Bilson, William Asher
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 26 votes
#12 - Unsteady Going
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1972
Paul hires Howie as his temporary secretary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 33 votes
#13 - Whose Lib?
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1972
Paul's eccentric sister visits while Paul is entertaining a Japanese businessman.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Ed Jurist
- 8.0/10 32 votes
#14 - Is This Trip Necessary?
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/7/1973
Paul's mother-in-law comes for a visit. In order to get rid of her, Paul arranges for her to win a free trip.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Bob Fisher, Arthur Marx
- 8.0/10 31 votes
#15 - Springtime for Paul
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/14/1973
Paul hurts his back, but is cured when he learns Howie's friend agrees to help him with acupuncture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 37 votes
#16 - The Landlord
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1972
When Howie gets a part in an all-nude play, Paul tries to prevent it from opening.
Director: William Asher
Writer: S.A. Long, Phoebe Ephron
- 8.1/10 29 votes
#17 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/27/1972
After he learns he has high blood pressure, Paul must try to be nice to Howie.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 30 votes
#18 - Howie's Inheritance
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/10/1973
Howie inherits $10,000 but refuses to accept it.
Director: Jerry London
Writer: Laurence Marks
- 8.1/10 28 votes
#19 - Out of Bounds
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/1973
Paul's discovers that his fence extends one foot onto his neighbor's property, so he must either buy the land or move the fence.
Director: N/A
Writer: Myles Wilder
- 8.3/10 27 votes
#20 - To Wed or Not to Wed
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1972
Paul hates Sally's new boyfriend, so she runs away from home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10 29 votes
#21 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Your Mother-in-Law But Were Afraid to Ask
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/14/1973
Paul's mother-in-law sprains her leg and moves in for a very long visit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10 26 votes
#22 - How to be Unhappy, Though Poor
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1972
Paul must defend the oil company Howie and Barbara are demonstrating against.
Director: William Asher
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10 22 votes
#23 - P.S. I Loathe You
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/17/1973
Paul writes a nasty letter to his boss, which then gets accidentally mailed,
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10 23 votes
#24 - The Bare Facts
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/3/1973
Paul loses the nomination for the Bar Association presidency when Howie's nude portrait of Barbara is printed in the local newspaper.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10 23 votes
#25 - An Affair to Forget
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1972
Paul and Martha take sides when their friends separate.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: N/A