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The Best Episodes of The Powers That Be Season 2

Every episode of The Powers That Be Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Powers That Be Season 2!

The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that aired briefly on NBC from 1992 to 1993....
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"A Chicken in Every Pot" is the best rated episode of "The Powers That Be" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/1992. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Bill's Dead...Not".

  • A Chicken in Every Pot
    7.5/1019 votes

    #1 - A Chicken in Every Pot

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/1992

    To curry favor, Margaret donates her chicken salad to the favorite charity of the new First Lady, who falls ill after eating it. Meanwhile, Theodore and Charlotte try to fight their attraction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bill's Dead...Not
    7.5/1014 votes

    #2 - Bill's Dead...Not

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/1992

    The Senator takes a road trip to visit his elderly mother (Cloris Leachman) and picks up a hitchhiker -- who turns carjacker. As Bill then tries to make his way to his mother's home, the carjacker crashes the car into a gas tanker, leaving the family and the press to believe the Senator has been killed. As the Powers camp mourns Bill, Margaret contemplates accepting her husband's Senate seat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I'm Your Dummy
    6.7/1014 votes

    #3 - I'm Your Dummy

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/1992

    Theodore volunteers to be the Senator's dummy in a ventriloquist act that everyone else finds embarrassingly bad.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Julie Thacker

  • How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth
    6.6/1013 votes

    #4 - How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/1992

    A crisis back in the Senator's home state is nothing compared to the crisis in the Senator's household -- Charlotte wants to quit because of her secret feelings for Theodore. Meanwhile, Jordan is frustrated that Margaret's problems are more important to Bill than celebrating the anniversary of their relationship together.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Intern
    6.1/1015 votes

    #5 - The Intern

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/1992

    Jordan and Margaret both suspect that the Senator's new female intern has designs on him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sophie's Big Decision
    6.4/1016 votes

    #6 - Sophie's Big Decision

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/1992

    Just as Sophie asks Margaret for some tips on fitting into the Washington scene, the boyfriend who always kept her down shows up to take her back to New Jersey. Meanwhile, Margaret is desperate to get a Supreme Court Justice to show up at her party, and Bradley and Jordan try to show each other up by getting the most influential guests at the event.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Oh, Mack
    6.5/1015 votes

    #7 - Oh, Mack

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/1992

    A visiting Hollywood mogul charms everyone in the Senator's household -- except the Senator, who starts to suspect that something is amiss. Meanwhile, each of the ladies thinks that she's the object of their guest's desires.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rod Parker

  • St. Caitlyn of Shears
    5.6/1014 votes

    #8 - St. Caitlyn of Shears

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/1993

    A bad haircut causes Caitlyn to come to a personal crisis and decide she is too caught up in materialism. Meanwhile, Bradley is desperate to get the Senator media attention after his name is not included on the list of the most influential Democrats in the new administration.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Having a Ball
    6.7/1016 votes

    #9 - Having a Ball

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/1993

    The Powers are ecstatic when they are invited the Presidential motorcade for Clinton's inauguration, but when Jordan is excluded, she tries to make Bill jealous by making plans with an old boyfriend. As the delayed Powers and a bicycling Bradley brave the icy roads in hopes of catching up with the President, Theodore worries that Charlotte thinks he forgot her birthday.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Bradley Gets Fired
    6.4/1014 votes

    #10 - Bradley Gets Fired

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/1993

    When a malingering Bradley is fired, Mrs. Powers takes over as press liaison.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grammargate (1)
    6.8/1014 votes

    #11 - Grammargate (1)

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/5/1993

    While drunk, Bradley makes the mistake of his life; as does Pierce when he hacks into the school's computer. Meanwhile, Theodore has troubles of his own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grammargate (2)
    6.0/1012 votes

    #12 - Grammargate (2)

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/12/1993

    While trying to rectify the situation for Pierce, Margaret and Caitlyn find they have their own trouble. Consummation is the answer to Bradley's problems, and Theodore conquers his fear.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grandma's Big Decision
    6.4/1015 votes

    #13 - Grandma's Big Decision

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/19/1993

    Bill's mother, Enid Powers (Cloris Leachman), shows up just before her 93rd birthday and announces that she's moving in until she dies. Then she asks her already frustrated daughter-in-law to kill her off! Meanwhile, Sophie surprises Jordan when she moves into her apartment building, leaving Jordan concerned that the Senator's nosy daughter will discover their affair.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Graham Yost