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The Worst Episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show

Every episode of The Tracey Ullman Show ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show!

The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born comedian and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5,...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"4W03" is the worst rated episode of "The Tracey Ullman Show". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/12/1987. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "4W01".

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    #1 - 4W03

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/1987

    THE LETTER; Justine (Tracey Ullman), returning home from a failing marriage, pays a visit to Brian (Dan Castellaneta), her old high school boyfriend. JAMEY TURNER does an unusual recreation of ""Ode to Joy"" with the rims of drinking glasses filled with water. QUALITY TIME; Sara and Greg Downey, (Tracey Ullman and Dan Castellaneta) L.A. yuppies, try to squeeze in time with their 3-year-old son, Max, after a long day's work. DAVID MEETS THE FOLKS; Carla Cooper (Tracey Ullman) is reluctant to introduce David, her new American boyfriend, to her parents because he is a stripper. BLIND DATE; Dr. N!godatu has a dream date with Bill Wallhead who's also a surgeon; unfortunately, he's also someone who likes to talk about himself too much.

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    #2 - 4W01

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/1987

    LIKE MOTHER; Susan (Tracey Ullman) hates her nagging eccentric mother (Julie Kavner) until one night, she starts to physically turn into her. SPONTANEITY; A couple (Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta) argue over not being spontaneous because they sit every Sunday night in front of the TV. ANSWERING MACHINE; Soft-spoken Donna (Tracey Ullman) decides to improve her message on her answering machine with a little music flavor. FREEWAY; Dr. N!Godatu goes out for a drive with her friend Pat (voice of Nancy Cartwright), but they detour onto Pat's worst nightmare, the freeway.

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    #3 - 4W06

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/1987

    COMEDIAN; Molly Reed (Tracey Ullman) is a Southern Belle who takes offense to her new boyfriend Rick Field, a comedian who uses offensive material regarding marriage in his nightclub act. KAY AND THE CO-WORKER; Kay Clark (Tracey Ullman), a frumpy, overweight English spinster with a dreary office job, meets a new co-worker (Joe Malone) whom she distrusts. THE RIGHT GUY; Songwriter Ira is reluctant to open his love to Bunny (Tracey Ullman), the unsure-of-herself girl of his dreams, when she comes into his apartment one night after being stood up by her boyfriend. WATCHING TELEVISION; Bart and Lisa Simpson fight over what to watch on the TV.

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    #4 - 4W26

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1987

    FRANCESCA - A Girl's Life; Francesca McDowell (Tracey Ullman), a giggly-gangly New York teen living with her gay father, Dave (Dan Castellaneta), and his lover, William (Sam McMurry), goes out on her first date with Martin, a boy. HAPPY LADY; A cheerful British hospital patient (Tracey Ullman) causes misery for another lady (Julie Kavner) in pain from a car wreck. VIVE LA DIFFERENT; Carmel Pinkum (Tracey Ullman), a prissy Southern booster for ""People With Positivity,"" auditions for the lead singer with a punk rock band, despite the differences between them. FISH TANK; A cold-stricken Dr. N!Godatu's fish are doing strange things, which is nothing compared to what the two repairmen (voice of Dan Castellaneta) are doing trying to fix it.

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    #5 - 4W09

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/14/1987

    MEG AND TINA IN AUGUST; Meg and Tina (Julie Kavner and Tracey Ullman), two U.S. postal workers in Queens, New York City, grow hostile to each other when the tarty Tina seems to have all the luck with the guys. PRE-SCHOOL; Sara and Greg try to get their son Max accepted in a certain pre-school. KIKI HOWARD-SMITH SINGS; Kiki Howard-Smith (Tracey Ullman), a perky Australian golf player, does a music video singing her version of ""Golf"". THE DREAM; Dr. N!Godatu tells about a strange dream she had about meeting the man of her dreams: Bill Wallhead.

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    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/21/1987

    ARIEL'S COMEBACK; Ariel Faber (Tracey Ullman), an anorexic, formerly bisexual folk singer and ex-junkie, tries a comeback into the public eye and captures the attention of Duane Mason (Sam McMurray), a fireman who proposes marriage in exchange for her to give up her singing career. DANCE CHALLENGE; On a sing-and-dance contest show, the flashy Latino dancer Blanca Valaday (Tracey Ullman), faces a real challenge when she tries to do her dance routine knowing that she is not wearing underwear under her dress. SIR; A callous Englishwoman (Tracey Ullman) tries to become friendly with her long-time restaurant waiter (Dan Castellaneta) during his last day on the job. THE PACIFIER; Bart and Lisa try to make Maggie stop sucking her pacifier, but they can't take it away (she has a drawer full of them), can't play ""keep away"" with it (she bites Bart), and can't even put hot sauce on it (Maggie just adds more).

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    #7 - 4W25

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/28/1987

    BREAKFAST; A middle aged couple (Julie Kavner and Mort Parker) comes face-to-face with the facts about their long lost love for each other during a usual breakfast morning. CRISIS ON ELM DRIVE; After the nanny phones to say she's not available, Sara and Greg reluctantly decide to spend the whole weekend with Max. MEG AND TINA GET PIZZA; While Meg goes into a restaurant to pick up a pizza, Tina waits outside and has a dance fling with a stranger while his friend robs the convenience store next door. BURP CONTEST; Marge tries to tell Bart and Lisa to stop a burp contest they are having.

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    #8 - 4W11

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/12/1987

    FRANCESCA'S CHOICE; Francesca must decide whether or not to mention her father's homosexually in a paper about her life story for her school. GOTTA DANCE; Dr. Gibson tires to make Don (Joe Malone), a professional dancer, open up his feelings by playing music to make him dance. SCANDAL; A senior parliament member (Dan Castellaneta) tries to persuade the press and his disbelieving wife (Tracey Ullman) that his alleged affair with a hooker is not true. EATING DINNER; The Simpsons have dinner where their sloppy eating habits are revealed.

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    #9 - 4W12

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/19/1987

    KAY'S HAPPY HOUR; Kay, fed up with the office staff constantly playing practical jokes on her, quits her job and spends time in a bar listing to the facts of life from the barman (Joe Malone) and a fellow patron (Julie Kavner). CLICK; A couch potato (Sam McMurray) does not care about the boy his teenage daughter is going out with. WHAT I DID FOR LOVE; A mother and daughter singing duo (Maureen McGovern and Tracey Ullman) sings about the times they had together during a ride home from another failed audition. SCANNER; Dr. N!Godtau displays a brain scanner that shows what her patients have on their minds. (Last Dr. N!Godtau short)

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    #10 - 4W24

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1987

    THE AFFAIR; Greg reveals that he is considering an affair with his secretary to Sara which sets off a night long wave of talk, arguments, and hostility in their bedroom. WHEN IN ROME; In Salasaw, Oklahoma, Vic (Dan Castellaneta), a New York City mobster in a FBI witness relocation program, tries to adjust to his new life during his first day in town as the owner of the town's frozen yogert shop. WEATHER OR NOT; In Alaska, U.S. Army weatherman Louis Alletti (Dan Castellaneta), after years of living in isolation, gets a surprise visit from a USO tour featuring Lisa Morgan and the Mob (Tracey Ullman, Joe Malone and Sam McMurray). FOOTBALL; Bart tried to catch a football that Homer throws to him, several times.

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    #11 - 4W15

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1987

    THE GARDENER ON THE FLOOR; A theater producer (Julie Kavner) looks over a recreation of a play written by Mrs. Putney (Tracey Ullman), a retired mystery novelist and her house staff. CALENDAR GIRL; A photographer (Sam McMurray) tries to get a cheesecake model (Tracey Ullman) become more active by referring to the money she will get for the shoot. DECORATION DAY; Black-clad housewife Molly (Tracey Ullman), decides to have her kitchen painted her favorite color (black) after arguing with her husband (Sam McMurray) over what color to paint it. HOUSE OF CARDS; A house of cards that Bart builds keeps falling down while showing Lisa and Maggie.

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    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1987

    MONKEY WENCH; Ceci Beckwith (Tracey Ullman), an anthropologist living with the apes in the wilds of Borneo, gets a visit from her sister, Peg (Julie Kavner), who takes her home to New York which makes Ceci homesick. THE CONCERT; Organist Georgia Hale (Tracey Ullman) prepares herself for a concert, providing the music for a National League Hockey game. BIRTHDAY BOY; Stan (Dan Castellaneta), a lonely depressed man, gets a boost in life when Amanda (Julie Kavner), an exotic dancer looking for a birthday party, gets his address by mistake. BART AND DAD EAT DINNER; With Marge, Lisa and Maggie away for the night, Homer cooks dinner for Bart.

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    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1987

    MAX'S BIRTHDAY PARTY; Sara and Greg hire a drunkard in a Teddy bear costume for Max's 4th birthday party. TWO TOO GOOD PEOPLE; Real estate agent Judy (Julie Kavner), recovering from a failed relationship, meets client Larry (Dan Castellaneta) who wants to buy the house and it's love at first sight. BEVERLY HILLS PROC; Ginny Tillman (Tracey Ullman), a 40-something, real estate agent, goes over the final divorce papers from her husband, Lawrence Tillman (Dan Castellaneta), a Beverly Hills proctologist. SPACE PATROL; Bart, Lisa and Maggie play space patrol with Bart, having a vase stuck over his head, playing a robot.

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    #14 - 4W13

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1987

    ROMANTIC MOMMY; Francesca's drifter mother Marina (Julie Kavner), pays a visit to Francesca and family. K-AIR; Summer Storm (Tracey Ullman), a stoned, former 1960s punk rocker, is the D.J. of the L.A. airport information radio station and grows insanely bored in her work with Sidney, a fan and co-worker. BART'S HAIRCUT; Bart goes to the barber to get a haircut and tries to hide from the family when the barber accidently cuts off all of his hair.

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    #15 - 4W19

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1987

    KAY'S ADVENTURE; Kay wins a free weekend in Atlantic City and goes to see a famous singer, named Gulliver Dark (Sam McMurry), in concert. TOM NODDY blows unusual bubbles during his segment of bubble magic. CUSTOMS; Sue (Julie Kavner), a USA customs official, meets Kristy McDoon (Tracey Ullman), a Scottish rock singer, and won't let her through customs until she sings a song that Sue wrote for her. THE PERFECT CRIME; After Marge bakes cookies, Bart plans the perfect crime of eating all of them and blaming it on Maggie.

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    #16 - 4W21

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1987

    ROCK BOTTOM; At her studio producer Keith's urging (Dan Castellaneta), Summer Storm gets admitted into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic and tries to adjust to a different life at her radio station when she gets out. THE CRYONIC MAN; In 20th century London, Laura (Tracey Ullman) finds out that her husband, Lawrence (Dan Castellaneta), has been cryonicly frozen to escape from her constant nagging. SCARY STORIES; Bart tells Lisa and Maggie scary stories in a dark room of the house.

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    #17 - 4W23

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/1988

    KAY'S LAST STAND; Kay must face Elizabeth Phelps (Julie Kavner), the shadowy CEO of a major insurance company, to ask her to put Kay's invalid mother back on her medical plan. AUTO EROTICA; The psychotic, nymphomaniac Brenda has a man she met on a California freeway (Sam McMurry) arrested just to meet him. WAITING; Nancy (Julie Kavner) visits her neurotic friend Audrey (Tracey Ullman), who has been waiting several days for the washing machine repairman to show up at her house. GRANDPA AND THE KIDS; Grandpa Simpson tells Bart, Lisa and Maggie boring stories of his life, and then plays a practical joke by playing dead.

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    #18 - 4W20

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/1988

    ON HER TOES; After the lead ballerina Cristina drops out, the understudy Stacey Duncan (Tracey Ullman) goes through weeks of grueling training to star in the lead role in ""The Nutcracker."" TINA AND THE PROFESSOR; Tina goes out on a blind date with an ecentric and boring high school biology teacher (Dan Castellaneta). (She must be really getting desperate.) THE HIGH AND THE NOT SO MIGHTY; The USO troup Lisa Morgan and the Mob (Tracey Ullman, Sam McMurray and Joe Malone) are on a U.S. Army plane that is going down in the Pacific and they decide to sing one last song before they all bail out to their doom. GONE FISHIN; Bart and Homer go fishing on a river where they have problems with everything.

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    #19 - 5W01

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/1988

    VALET; A lonely, drunken middle-aged woman (Tracey Ullman) asks a young hotel parking valet (Dan Castellaneta) to spent some time with her in her room. GOLD DIGGERS OF 1988; At a wedding reception, the young bride, Amy (Tracey Ullman), has to convince her friends and relatives that she did not marry a 70-year old millionaire, named Claude (special guest star William Hickey), for his money. SKATEBOARDING; Bart tries his new skateboard down a steep hill while Lisa and Maggie watch.

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    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/1988

    CHAINED MELODIES; Angel and Marty Tish, a husband and wife singing duo named ""America's Sweethearts,"" go to Sing-Sing to perform for the prisoners while trying to mend their long-term marital problems. THE TEST; Sara and Greg don't know what to tell Max about the possibility of Sara being pregnant while taking a home pregnancy test. THE PAGANS; Bart, Lisa and Maggie dress as pagans to escape going to church one Sunday with Homer.

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    #21 - 5W03

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/1988

    STORM AT SEA; Summer Storm with her friends Keith, Jerry and Freddy, open a pirated radio station on a boat in the Pacific for a little adventure. A LITTLE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS FROM DOWN UNDER; Kiki Howard-Smith's thoughts are shown during a tense golf game with her thinking if she will make the 18th putt. THE PITS; New York Wall Street stock broker Paula (Tracey Ullman), tries to get her boyfriend Ricky's (Dan Castellaneta), attention to get another chance with him. THE CLOSET; Bart gets locked in a closet while trying to hide from Homer.

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    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/1988

    CHANGING LANES; After learning that she has a few months to live, world traveler Samantha (Tracey Ullman) spends some time with her boring sister Jill (Miriam Flynn) and her family in the suburbs. TREASURE; A group of five British and Israeli treasure hunters (Tracey Ullman, Sam McMurray, Joe Malone, Dan Castellaneta and Frank McGrun) find a sunken ship with gold in the Mediterranean and their greed takes over as they pile so much gold onto their boat in which a storm hits the area and the boat sinks from the weight of the loot. WINGS OF LOVE; A travel agent's (Joe Malone) dull life changes when a frantic girl (Tracey Ullman) enters the office, desperate to get a passage to Los Angeles. THE AQUARIUM; Homer, Bart, Lisa and Maggie visit an aquarium and Bart gets carried away when he jumps into the shark tank.

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    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/1988

    FRANCESCA ALONE; After Dave and William leave town for the night, Francesca invites Scott, a spoiled rich boy, over at her apartment for dinner. PEOPLE AT WORK; After being insulted by a hyped motorist, construction worker Laraine (Tracey Ullman), sings to the other workmen who try to cheer her up. FAMILY PORTRAIT; Homer tries to get everyone to sit still for a moment to have the annual family portrait taken.

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    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1988

    GINNY REDUX; Ginny Tilman goes out on her first date since her divorce with a black man named David Black (Harold Sylvester), a teacher from her teenage daughter Pamela's school where she rambles on and on about her ex-husband. FEAR; Phyllis (Julie Kavner), a woman with lots of fears, pays Dr. Gibson a visit to ramble on and on about her everyday fears. REAL LACE; Irish room service waiter Liam (special guest star Frank Patterson), and fellow maid Kate (Tracey Ullman), sing to cheer up a depressed hotel guest (Sam McMurray) in his room. BART'S HICCUPS; Lisa and Maggie try to cure Bart's hiccups, with various methods.

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    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/1988

    KAY: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.; Kay is invited over for dinner at co-worker Polly's (Julie Kavner) apartment and causes friction when she finds out that Polly is stealing office supplies which irritates Polly's boyfriend Mickey (Dan Castellaneta). LATE NIGHT CHECK-OUT; Bored, late night convenience store clerks Debbie and Lynn (Tracey Ullman and Julie Kavner), play ""burned-out"" to the late night customers for fun to see them get irritated. THE MONEY JAR; Bart, Lisa, and Maggie struggle with their good and bad egos over deciding weather or not to take money from the family's money jar.

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