The Best Episodes Written By Kevin Hench

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - All About Eve

   S3:E121/10/2014

   Vanessa worries Eve will become an outcast after she posts one of Mike's vlogs on her Facebook page; the Baxters have a run-in with the law.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Wherefore Art Thou, Mike Baxter

   S1:E214/10/2012

   Ed and Mike second-guess their decision to have Kyle on their team in an annual sports competition. Vanessa is caught saying she doesn't want to attend Eve's soccer game and Mandy's school play.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

   S1:E911/29/2011

   Mike is surprised to learn he shares similar interests with a new neighbor; Mandy plots revenge after catching her boyfriend in a lie.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Back to School

   S3:E19/20/2013

   Mike learns that Kyle's new-found interest in philosophy is distracting him from his work; Mike worries about Boyd attending a bilingual school.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - April, Come She Will

   S3:E214/18/2014

   Vanessa's visiting sister needs money for a donor egg so she can have a baby; Mike tries to pull a prank on Chuck Larabee.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - War Games

   S4:E210/3/2014

   Boyd gets in trouble for starting a game of war at a birthday party; Vanessa turns to Mandy for fashion advice.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Dodgeball Club

   S2:E211/9/2012

   Mike secretly forms an afterschool dodgeball club for the neighborhood kids in hope of building character in Boyd.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Bullying

   S2:E81/4/2013

   Eve is suspended for name-calling; after Ryan gets a job, he buys a motorcycle.

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #9 - What's in a Name?

   S2:E132/15/2013

   Mike discovers that Boyd is no longer using the Baxter name; Kristin, Mandy and Eve make a Valentine's Day music video.

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    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Co-Ed Softball

    S1:E511/1/2011

    The Outdoor Man's softball team holds a vote to decide if they will go coed; Kristin thinks about her own future as she helps Mandy fill out college applications.

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    6.6/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Chapter Three: Into the Wobbly Wood

    S1:E311/23/2022

    Scott interviews potential Santa candidates while the family gets ready to leave. Simon Choksi, one of the candidates, brings his daughter, Grace, with him to the North Pole. During Simon’s interview, Sandra and Grace go missing. In finding their daughters together, Scott realizes Simon is the best choice to take the coat.

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    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Tree of Strife

    S1:E162/7/2012

    Mandy gets to meet Kim Kardashian; when the city orders Mike to cut down a tree on his property, he decides to organize a protest.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Jimmy

    S1:E52/5/2025

    Riley’s estranged husband, Jimmy, shows up to win her back, much to Matt’s dismay. While Matt struggles to get through to him, Riley finds support in an unexpected place.

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    3.9/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Pilot

    S1:E110/21/2024

    Poppa gets surprised at work when corporate brings in brainy psychologist Dr. Ivy Reid to add a female perspective to his radio show. Also, Junior gets fired by Nina's dad.

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