The Worst Episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Every episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager!
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love triangles, secrets, drama, accusations, gossip, confusion, and scandalous rumors, there's never a dull moment.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" is "Thank You And Goodbye", rated 3/10 from 128 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Thank You And Goodbye" aired on 6/3/2013 and is rated 2.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "She Went That A'Way".
3.0/10 128 votes#1 - Thank You And Goodbye
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 6/3/2013
High school graduation is finally here, prompting everyone to reminisce about how much their lives have changed over the past few years. Amy's relationships with Ricky and Ben weigh heavily on her mind, while Grace contemplates Jack's place in her life. Meanwhile, Adrian is ecstatic when an unexpected visitor knocks on her door.
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5.5/10 44 votes#2 - She Went That A'Way
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/2010
Adrian meets Ricky's mom at the clinic and admits to her that she does not want to be a teenage mother but after talking, she has a change of heart and tells Ben that she will not go through with the abortion. When Ricky gets a call from Amy, he hangs up and Ashley receives a text message from Adrian, saying that she will have the baby. Ashley, therefore, tells Anne and George, and also attempts to convince her parents to withhold the information from Amy until after Ben tells her. When Ben and Adrian visit Grace to tell her the news, Tom overhears the conversation and relays it to Jack. Ben and Jack both tell Madison about Adrian's decision, and she attempts to tell Ben to tell Amy before anyone else does.
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5.6/10 41 votes#3 - To Each Her Own
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/18/2013
Amy and Ricky continue planning their wedding, so Amy buys her dress at a thrift store. The dress is a little worse for wear, but only Amy sees the potential to make it great. Meanwhile, Ricky is upset about the dress and Adrian thinks the dress reflects her feelings about getting married.
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5.7/10 47 votes#4 - Get Out of Town
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2010
Ben decides to try his hardest to keep his secret from Amy and cut himself off from Adrian, but things become complicated when his father tells Adrian's father about the pregnancy. Meanwhile, Amy is pleasantly surprised to find that her family and friends are pushing for her to attend the music program in New York. Also, George and Anne continue to argue, specifically about some of Ashley's most recent decisions.
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5.7/10 52 votes#5 - Goodbye, Amy Juergens
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2010
After Amy leaves for New York, Ricky moves into her house temporarily to take care of John, which doesn't please Anne and George, since something appears to be going on between Ricky and Ashley. Elsewhere, Adrian goes to her mother for advice on what to do about her pregnancy, and her parents' differing opinions threaten to split their family apart. Ben also wrestles with the reality of the situation and vows not to let it ruin his future with Amy.
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5.7/10 46 votes#6 - Which Way Did She Go?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/5/2010
Band geeks are spreading rumors through the school that Amy is pregnant again. Ricky is especially furious with these rumors and insists they aren't true. Later, when Ricky and Ashley are alone, they kiss! Ricky backs away and hurries out of the room. Meanwhile, in New York City, Bristol Palin shows up at Amy’s dorm room and Amy finds out that all of the girls in the music program are teen mothers.
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5.7/10 42 votes#7 - Chicken Little
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2010
While, Grace tries to find a boyfriend for Griffin, Ashley now has feelings for both Grant and Ricky.
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5.8/10 55 votes#8 - What's Done Is Done
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2009
Grace is struggling with what has happened, whilst Ben wonders what part he plays in Amy's new life.
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5.8/10 52 votes#9 - Just Say Me
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/2010
Grace's love of self-love comes out at school in the form of a campaign called "Just Say Me". Which has girls all across school abandoning sex with guys in favor of a more personal activity that has the same end result. Meanwhile, Adrian's own campaign of trying to be Amy's friend bears fruit when Amy invites her over for a visit.
Director: Anson Williams
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5.8/10 47 votes#10 - The Second Time Around
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/2010
Amy goes on a date with Jimmy. Meanwhile, Ashley pursuades George to vist Anne to rekindle their relationship, and Griffin sends his cousin Grant to get to know Ashley. Ben visits Grace and tells her that he wants to be friends, and as he leaves, they kiss. At the same time, Amy and Jimmy kiss. After George knocks on Anne's appartment door, Josh answers and explains Anne is with Mimsy and might come back home. While Ricky encourages Amy not to get caught up with Ben and Grace, Adrain's parents tell her they will get married, therefore causing her mom not to take the job offer in New York. Anne tells Ashely that she doesn't think it would be good for her to return home.
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5.8/10 49 votes#11 - New York, New York
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/19/2010
After agonizing over the situation for far too long, Ben travels to New York so he can tell Amy about the baby before she hears it from someone else. Also, Ricky spends some time with his biological mother, who is 24 hours away from serving a jail sentence. Adrian spills the beans at school about her pregnancy in an unusual way, and Ashley thinks she might be in love with the wrong person.
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5.8/10 42 votes#12 - The Sounds of Silence
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2010
Amy has not been taking anyone's phone calls for three days, and Ben is not handling it well, leading Grace to believe that she might have another chance with him. Meanwhile, George plans a romantic evening with Anne, and Ben accompanies Adrian to her first doctor's appointment. The tension continues between Ricky and Ashley, and Ricky approaches Ruben with a special request. Lastly, Amy contacts Adrian to offer her friendship and support.
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5.9/10 57 votes#13 - Do Over
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2010
Ben thinks Adrian is lying about being pregnant and doesn't act like himself. Elsewhere, Jack finds out his family is moving and thinks about not moving with. Also, Ashley has a talk with her doctor about birth control.
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5.9/10 36 votes#14 - Allies
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/2012
Amy learns she's doing poorly in summer school, so her dad tutors her and provides her with some life advice.
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6.0/10 49 votes#15 - Be My, Be My Baby
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2009
George gives Ricky and Ben some much needed advice. Ricky and Adrienne go to couples therapy and Adrienne shares a very personal story explaining why she wants commitment so badly. Grace continues to argue with her mom over dating so soon and decides she isn't ready for a serious relationship herself. When Anne goes into labor they come to the conclusion that they won't make it to the hospital in time so George, Amy, and Ashley are forced to deliver the baby at home. Adrienne and Ricky spend the night together and Ricky finally says the words Adrienne has been waiting to hear. Meanwhile, back at the Jeurgens household George comes to a shocking discovery about the baby.
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6.0/10 38 votes#16 - Love Is Love
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 6/4/2012
In the fourth-season finale, Anne reveals some news to her loved ones. Meanwhile, Ben considers transferring to Dylan's school.
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6.1/10 52 votes#17 - Par for the Course
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2009
When Grace begins to pull away from everyone, Ricky takes it upon himself to try to help her out.
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6.1/10 29 votes#18 - Shiny and New
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2013
Amy and Ricky's relationship grows increasingly strained when Amy decides she wants to tour a college in New York. Leo questions Ricky about his friendship with Clementine. Jack goes to extreme lengths to protect himself with potentially devastating consequences. Adrian is not happy when Omar goes on a business trip without her, especially when she learns that Amy is on the same flight. George's need to distance himself from Anne leads him down a new career path. Meanwhile, Cierra offers to tutor Ethan in math but his pride keeps him from accepting her help.
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6.2/10 50 votes#19 - Mirrors
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/4/2011
Jesse makes some decisions about his and Lauren's relationship, now that he is headed for college. Madison becomes interested in a new guy... her boss who is in his mid-20s. Grant tells Grace that he wants her to be tested for STDs before they consider having sex.
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6.2/10 34 votes#20 - The Splits
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/2012
Ben and Dylan go on their first real date together. Elsewhere, Tom runs into problems with police.
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6.2/10 32 votes#21 - Money For Nothin
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2013
Ricky tries to find a way to support Amy's dream of going to Hudson University, despite everyone's reservations about their relationship. Amy worries about her future when her meeting with the college counselor doesn't go quite like she'd expected.
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6.2/10 33 votes#22 - When Bad Things Happen to Bad People
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2013
Adrian is devastated by Omar's decision and takes her pain out on Ricky and Jack. Ben refuses to give up on his dream of reuniting with Amy and makes a shocking confession to Alice. Ethan and Margaret have an honest conversation about his relationship with Kathy. Meanwhile, Clementine returns to town and pays Ricky a visit.
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6.3/10 45 votes#23 - A New Kind of Green
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/10/2009
Adrian makes an attempt to get George and Anne reconciled, but only for her own selfish reasons.
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6.3/10 47 votes#24 - Hot Nuts
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/17/2009
Adrian and Amy's fighting escalates and Ricky intervenes.
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6.3/10 43 votes#25 - Cramped
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/31/2009
Amy is jealous when Ashley gets her own room in the garage, while Ricky pursues Adrian but she claims to have moved on.
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