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The Best Episodes of Wings

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

The Best Episodes of Wings

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and...

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  1. Background image for Murder She Roast
    8.6/10(218 votes)

    #1 - Murder She Roast

    S2:E21

    While the house is being fumigated, Brian is forced to stay with Fay. The experience turns out to be surprisingly pleasant—that is, until he becomes convinced he's seen her featured on the "Most Wanted" show he is watching about a serial killer.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Death Becomes Him
    8.5/10(142 votes)

    #2 - Death Becomes Him

    S7:E3

    The sad news of Harrison Kingsbury's death in Miami is occasion for celebration at Sandpiper, as Kingsbury's oldest daughter hires the Hacketts to bring the body back to Nantucket for the memorial. But the brothers fly the wrong body back to the island, and it's up to Joe to impersonate the late Kingsbury at the funeral.

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  3. Background image for Nuptials Off
    8.4/10(136 votes)

    #3 - Nuptials Off

    S6:E23

    When Helen discovers that she and Antonio are still married (by finding papers under her cash register), she turns to Roy for help. He convinces her she needs to fly to Mexico over the weekend to get a quickie divorce, but that means sending Joe out of town on a weekend fly fishing trip. But Helen's plan are strained when Antonio brings in a priest for an annulment and Joe's flight is delayed.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Das Plane
    8.3/10(192 votes)

    #4 - Das Plane

    S3:E17

    Joe is thrilled to learn that, for a charity auction, a plane ticket he donated to fly to any nearby airport goes for a staggering $10,000. But his mood sours when a misprint on the ticket forces him to fly crabby old Carlton Blanchard on a cross-country trip for a reunion with his brother.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
    8.3/10(170 votes)

    #5 - 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten

    S5:E9

    When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return but the others think he's imagining things. Meanwhile, Antonio tries to raise money to send to his family and Roy is worried about a visit from his cranky mother.

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  6. Background image for Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
    8.3/10(141 votes)

    #6 - Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me?

    S6:E6

    Joe and Helen just want some time alone with one another, but Brian and Casey continually interrupt them. Brian and Casey decide to surprise them with an engagement party as an apology, but Antonio misinterprets an overheard conversation and believes Brian to be sleeping with Casey. When she hears about it, Helen drags Joe to the party site well before they are expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Final Approach (2)
    8.3/10(134 votes)

    #7 - Final Approach (2)

    S8:E24

    Joe and Brian are divided over their new-found inheritance: Joe wants to expand the business, and Brian wants to use the money to leave Nantucket and the tedium of his job. Joe's agony over the dissolving of the partnership is further complicated when he learns of Helen's earth shaking news: she's been invited to study cello in Vienna with the world's greatest cellist. Joe is prepared to sacrifice Sandpiper to help Helen finally live her dream, but it is Brian who makes the final sacrifice by postponing his and Casey's move to the Caribbean in order to run Sandpiper for one year while Joe and Helen are away in Vienna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy
    8.2/10(165 votes)

    #8 - Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy

    S3:E19

    Antonio's repeated success with a video dating service soon has Joe, Brian, Helen and Lowell plunging into the video dating fray, with less than stellar results.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Puppetmaster
    8.1/10(210 votes)

    #9 - The Puppetmaster

    S2:E1

    Brian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot who asks Helen out.

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  11. Background image for Exit Laughing
    8.1/10(111 votes)

    #10 - Exit Laughing

    S4:E11

    Helen dates a guy with an annoying laugh. Antonio has trouble with his jerk neighbor.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Black Eye Affair
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    #11 - Black Eye Affair

    S5:E6

    While trying to create a perfect evening with her boyfriend, Davis, Helen runs into obstacle after obstacle with various friends who assist in aiding with what can only be certain disaster.

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  13. Background image for Joe Blows (1)
    8.1/10(137 votes)

    #12 - Joe Blows (1)

    S5:E7

    Joe feels the weight of the world coming down on him as everyone comes to him to help solve their problems. As the stress mounts, he knows he must make a drastic change.

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  14. Background image for Say Uncle, Carlton
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    #13 - Say Uncle, Carlton

    S5:E15

    To help pay for his new used cab, Antonio gets a job as a chauffeur for Carlton Blanchard. Things get even worse when Carlton's equally annoying nephew, Lewis, arrives on Nantucket to attend Carlton's banquet.

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  15. Background image for Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2)
    8.1/10(116 votes)

    #14 - Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2)

    S6:E26

    Joe and Helen's wedding day gets off to a bad start when the best man and maid of honor, Brian and Casey, oversleep after spending the night together. When Antonio discovers this, he and Brian fight. In the struggle, the wedding ring is lost down the toilet, followed quickly by Joe's searching hand, which gets stuck.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Life Could Be a Dream
    8.1/10(119 votes)

    #15 - Life Could Be a Dream

    S7:E23

    The unearthing of a 20-year old time capsule is occasion for Joe, Brian, Helen, and Casey to reflect on what kind of a future they envisioned themselves having as kids. Joe dreamed of being a pitcher for the Red Sox, Brian dreamed of being a suave secret agent , and Casey dreamed of being a supermodel—but only Helen's dream came true.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Lyin' King
    8.1/10(125 votes)

    #16 - The Lyin' King

    S7:E24

    Joe faces a moral dilemma: can he lie to Helen so he can go to a strip club with Brian? To soothe his conscience, he volunteers some time at the Golden Crest retirement home, but ends up taking one of the residents with him to the strip club. Meanwhile, Fay and Antonio write their own eulogies.

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  18. Background image for Sports & Leisure
    8.0/10(185 votes)

    #17 - Sports & Leisure

    S2:E4

    Roy tries to make friends with the gang by joining them in a game of Trivial Pursuit.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    #18 - Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

    S2:E17

    When Joe and Helen decide to meet at their "special place" on Valentine's Day, they end up on opposite ends of the island. Meanwhile, when Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations, all he can do is try and figure out what's wrong with her.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Crate Expectations
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    #19 - Crate Expectations

    S3:E7

    As his birthday approaches, Joe firmly insists that the rest of the gang not throw him a party. When Fay asks him to stay late to wait for a shipment of airplane seats, Joe becomes convinced they're throwing him a party anyway.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
    8.0/10(127 votes)

    #20 - Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered

    S3:E9

    Out of boredom while the airport is shut down for fog, Brian tries his hypnosis act on volunteers, during which Roy makes a shocking revelation.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Stew in a Stew
    8.0/10(155 votes)

    #21 - Stew in a Stew

    S3:E14

    Fay is forgiving at the loss of her annual raise when Joe tells her how tight money is, but when she sees the brothers gloating over a pair of new leather flight jackets, she quits. She takes a position with Aeromass while Joe struggles at Sandpiper.

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  23. Background image for Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
    8.0/10(193 votes)

    #22 - Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes

    S3:E16

    Dr. Frasier Crane's plans to conduct a self-esteem seminar on Nantucket are interrupted by Helen's accusations that he ruined her life in New York City when she attended one of his seminars. Instead of the refund she desires, Frasier allows Helen to attend the seminar for free to see if her problems can be solved.

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  24. Background image for Blackout Biggins
    8.0/10(142 votes)

    #23 - Blackout Biggins

    S4:E4

    Roy is struck out at Fenway Park by his own rendition of the National Anthem, and Fay commits a costly personal foul at work.

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  25. Background image for It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House
    8.0/10(141 votes)

    #24 - It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House

    S4:E7

    Brian and Joe gain a new roommate after Brian accidentally sinks Lowell's houseboat.

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  26. Background image for The Customer's Usually Right
    8.0/10(139 votes)

    #25 - The Customer's Usually Right

    S4:E10

    Joe is irritated about getting charged a rewind fee for a returned video tape which he believes was rewound.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Murder She Roast" is the best rated episode of "Wings". It scored 8.6/10 based on 218 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/21/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Becomes Him".