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The Best Episodes of The Tortellis

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of The Tortellis ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Tortellis!

The Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. A spin-off of the hit series Cheers, The Tortellis stars...
Episodes
13
Avg. Rating
5.8
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  • Frankie Comes To Dinner
    6.4/10(18)
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    #1 - Frankie Comes To Dinner

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/4/1987

    Cliff and Norm leave Boston and come visit Las Vegas, intending to get Frank Sinatra's autograph for Cliff's mother. Meanwhile, Nick promises he will have Frank over for dinner.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: N/A

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  • Man of The Year
    6.2/10(11)
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    #2 - Man of The Year

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 3/25/1987

    Nick & Loretta enter a competition for Man & Woman of the year, Nick wns & Loretta loses. Loretta finds out that Nick lied to win though.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Customer's Always Right
    6.2/10(10)
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    #3 - The Customer's Always Right

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 4/28/1987

    At Nick's shop, he gets in an argument with a customer, his boss reminds him that the customer is always right, yet, nick begs to differ

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Tortellis <i>a.k.a.</i> Pilot
    6.1/10(24)
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    #4 - The Tortellis <i>a.k.a.</i> Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 1/22/1987

    Nick Tortelli leaves Boston to move to Las Vegas and reconcile with his wife, Loretta, who is living with her sister and is trying for a show biz career. His son, Anthony, moves with him to help with the TV repair business.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Ad Game
    6.1/10(15)
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    #5 - The Ad Game

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 2/18/1987

    Nick's new TV ad for his TV hospital guarantees he will fix your TV in a day or eat a bug. A feisty woman may hold him to it.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Good Life
    5.9/10(11)
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    #6 - The Good Life

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 4/1/1987

    When Nick starts complaining about how much his life sucks, Loretta reminds him of how much stuff is good in it

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: N/A

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  • Father Knows Best
    5.9/10(11)
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    #7 - Father Knows Best

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 4/21/1987

    When one of the Tortelli kids gets in trouble at school, good ol' dad gives him some advice which backfires, leaving Loretta to clean up the mess.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Svengali
    5.6/10(15)
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    #8 - Svengali

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 2/11/1987

    Loretta's new manager gets her work, spurring her former one, Nick, into action.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

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  • Viva Las Vegas
    5.6/10(15)
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    #9 - Viva Las Vegas

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 2/25/1987

    Nick's newest client as a manager, a struggling Elvis impersonator, becomes involved with Charlotte.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

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  • His Girl Friday
    5.5/10(13)
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    #10 - His Girl Friday

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 5/12/1987

    It is Friday & Nick wants to just stay home, but, Loretta wants to go out. They have a huge fight and Nick loses.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: N/A

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  • Innocent As Charged
    5.3/10(12)
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    #11 - Innocent As Charged

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 5/5/1987

    Nick is framed for robbery and he must prove himself innocent

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

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  • An Affair To Remember
    5.0/10(17)
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    #12 - An Affair To Remember

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 1/28/1987

    Loretta catches Nick having an affair and threatens to leave him. Nick tries to win back her love

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

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  • Coochie-Coochie
    5.0/10(14)
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    #13 - Coochie-Coochie

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 3/18/1987

    When Loretta kicks nick out of the house, he remembers all the good times they had. He comes back and forgives her. She slams the dor in his face and he has a long talk with his neighbor. Then, he goes back and Loretta lets him in

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Frankie Comes To Dinner" is the best rated episode of "The Tortellis". It scored 6.4/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by N/A, it aired on 2/4/1987. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Man of The Year".