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The Best Episodes of Awkward. Season 1

Every episode of Awkward. Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Awkward. Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Awkward. Season 1 Episode 12 - Fateful
    7.9/10(344 votes)

    S1:E12

    Jenna is still unsure about her relationship with Matty, but after she attends the winter formal with Jake, she begins to re-think all of her choices.

    Director:Lauren Iungerich
    Writer:Lauren Iungerich

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  2. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 7 - Over My Dead Body
    7.8/10(335 votes)

    S1:E7

    A mock DUI event is held at the school, and Jenna gets cast as the victim. Meanwhile, Jake and Matty vie for her attention.

    Director:Ryan Shiraki
    Writer:Cassie Pappas

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  3. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 8 - The Adventures of Aunt Ally & the Lil' Bitch
    7.8/10(333 votes)

    S1:E8

    When Lacey's BFF Ally comes to town, they decide to "help" Jenna throw a rager. The next day, a forgetful and hungover Jenna struggles to reconstruct the events of the wild night and find out who she kissed.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writers:Lauren Iungerich, Andrew Veeder

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  4. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 5 - Jenna Lives
    7.7/10(349 votes)

    S1:E5

    Jenna's big accident is a distant memory, and she actually starts to feel normal again until a strange stalker brings her suicide stigma back to life. Jenna even starts to wonder if her "that girl" reputation is preventing Matty from seeing her as girlfriend material or. does he already have one?

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Kelly Fullerton

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  5. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 9 - My Super Bittersweet Sixteen
    7.6/10(331 votes)

    S1:E9

    Jenna's sixteenth birthday isn't very sweet as she suffers one embarrassing experience after the next. Jenna is still reeling from the aftermath of her house party and dealing with the repercussions of everyone she's alienated. After failing her driving test and getting humiliated in the school cafeteria, Jenna wonders if she can repair her relationships with Matty and Tamara.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Erin Ehrlich

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  6. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 11 - I am Jenna Hamilton
    7.6/10(318 votes)

    S1:E11

    As the night of winter formal approaches, someone shares the carefrontation letter with the whole student body, and Jenna must make a difficult decision.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writers:Lauren Iungerich, Erin Ehrlich

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  7. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 2 - Knocker Nightmare
    7.5/10(402 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jenna gets her cast off, but her shirt comes with it. An unwanted photo op gives everyone a chance to voice their opinion - on the most intimate of subjects. Will anyone come to her rescue and wake her up from this nightmare?

    Director:Ryan Shiraki
    Writer:Lauren Iungerich

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  8. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 3 - The Way We Weren't
    7.5/10(365 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jenna and Matty's relationship is heating up in private, but in public she's still his secret. Will a party at Lissa's be their first PDA, or will an unexpected hot-tub visitor ruin everything?

    Director:Ryan Shiraki
    Writer:Erin Ehrlich

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  9. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 6 - Queen Bee-atches
    7.5/10(336 votes)

    S1:E6

    Jenna mingles with the mean girls at an elite charity event. Later, things get even more awkward when she runs into Matty and Jake.

    Director:Lauren Iungerich
    Writers:Nate Federman, Lauren Iungerich

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  10. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 10 - No Doubt
    7.5/10(329 votes)

    S1:E10

    Jenna feels like she and Matty are actually on solid ground for the first time when he asks her out on their first real date. But, when Tamara reveals her suspicion that Matty wrote Jenna's care-frontation letter, Jenna starts to question everything about her romance with Matty.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writers:Meredith Philpott, Kelly Fullerton, Cassie Pappas

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  11. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(519 votes)

    S1:E1

    In the series premiere of "Awkward", Jenna Hamilton finds out that getting the boy of her dreams isn't all it's cracked up to be. When a mysterious letter leads to a misunderstanding of epic proportions, Jenna realizes that her new stigma might be her ticket to social visibility.

    Director:Millicent Shelton
    Writer:Lauren Iungerich

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  12. Awkward. Season 1 Episode 4 - The Scarlet Eye
    7.2/10(335 votes)

    S1:E4

    A Homecoming bonfire gives everyone license to misbehave, and Jenna contemplates the ultimate decision: to DTR (define the relationship) with Matty or not DTR.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Meredith Philpott

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fateful" is the best rated episode of Awkward. season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 344 votes. Written and directed by Lauren Iungerich, it aired on September 27, 2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Over My Dead Body".