S2E21 Close Shave
Maggie is a candy striper at the hospital. When she takes off to go on a date, Fran fills in for her and must shave Maxwell for an appendectomy.
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🏆 Top Episodes
#2
S6E22
The Finale: Part 2
C.C. and Niles get married while Fran is in labor and find out that they are also expectant parents. Maggie and Brighton head off to Europe as the Sheffields head to California with the new twins and a new life together.
#3
S1E22
I Don't Remember Mama
Mother's Day is approaching and, as usual, Maxwell is trying to preoccupy the children so that they won't think about their mother, Sara. But Fran thinks talking to the kids about their mother. This year, Maxwell and the family ha...
- 4. S2E19 "A Fine Friendship"
- 5. S2E24 "Strange Bedfellows"
- 6. S1E16 "Schlepped Away"
- 7. S3E9 "The Two Mrs. Sheffields"
- 8. S4E16 "The Bank Robbery"
- 9. S1E6 "The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother"
- 10. S2E10 "The Whine Cellar"
📉 Bottom Episodes
#145
S2E25
The Chatterbox
Fran takes Maggie to her favorite beauty salon to prepare for a party; while there she arranges a job there for an actress who loses a Sheffield audition.
- 144. S3E16 "Where's Fran?"
- 143. S4E11 "Hurricane Fran"
- 142. S4E7 "The Taxman Cometh"
- 141. S3E14 "Oy to the World"
The Quality Arc
Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.
Episode Engagement
Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
Rating threshold:
67 Standouts
7 Infamous
51 Hidden Gems
20 Forgettable
Top Standout: S1E1 The Nanny
Most Infamous: S2E25 The Chatterbox
Best Hidden Gem: S4E26 Fran's Gotta Have It
Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.
Series Trajectory
A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.
Season Momentum
Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.
Season Consistency
Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.
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