1982–1983

The Best Episodes of Madame's Place

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

Best episode
S1E32 #032
9.46 votes
Worst episode
S1E1 #001
6.917 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.9avg
Binge time
20h 11m
75 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 32 - #032
    9.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E32

    Sara Joy promotes the career of a juggling street performer; Madame's trial continues, with the plaintiff threatening blackmail with a videotape from her foray into pornography.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, Greg Fields, Tony Garofalo, Frank Mula

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  2. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 34 - #034
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    S1:E34

    When Sara Joy ends her courtship with a love-'em-and-leave-'em nude artist's model, Solaria sets her up with her nephew, Pee Wee Herman.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, Tony Garofalo, Bob Howard

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  3. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 10 - #010
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    S1:E10

    Madame and Bernadette reconcile, and the household returns to order -- until Madame becomes indisposed, at which point a scramble ensues to find a substitute host for that evening's show. With all of Tinseltown RSVP'd to a party hosted by Sammy Davis, Jr., Madame prepares Bernadette to take center stage.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  4. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 11 - #011
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S1:E11

    Concerned over Buzzy's adolescent crush on Sara Joy, Madame intervenes with the boy's self-involved show-biz parents, but her plan backfires when Buzzy runs away; Anthony Newley appears on Madame's show, where the two duet to "The Candy Man."

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, George Atkins, Tony Garofalo

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  5. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 4 - #004
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S1:E4

    Bernadette books a ladies Dixie band on the show without Madame's approval; Buzz and Sara Joy submit Pinkerton's diary for publication, which divulges his long-ago affair with Madame. When the book sells, Pinkerton is torn between the generous cash advance and his loyalty to Madame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 6 - #006
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S1:E6

    No sooner does Solaria, a psychic, predict that Madame is fated to have a baby than a bundle of joy is found on the doorstep of the mansion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 8 - #008
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S1:E8

    Madame and Bernadette have a falling out after Solaria conducts a seance to make contact with Bernadette's deceased husband; Sara Joy reveals that she is not the true mother of the infant found on Madame's doorstep, and that she has been protecting the baby's real mother, a friend of hers from Dawson, Georgia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 5 - #005
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    S1:E5

    A rash of robberies in the neighborhood leads Madame to install a home security system. Unfortunately, as she's testing it out, a metal cage descends upon her from above and locks her in -- fifteen minutes before she's due on stage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 9 - #009
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    S1:E9

    As the standoff between Madame and Bernadette rages on, the household falls into disarray; Sara Joy's friend Patty Sue takes ownership of the infant found on Madame's doorstep and heads back to Dawson, Georgia; on her show, Madame spotlights a Japanese comedienne who does uncanny impressions of Leslie Caron, Hermione Gingold, Katharine Hepburn, Sandra Dee and Shirley Temple.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, Tony Garofalo

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  10. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 2 - This is Her Past
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S1:E2

    Sara Joy begins pounding the pavement in Hollywood; After being sawed in half by the world's most incompetent magician, Madame finds herself the surprise honoree on "This Is Your Life."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 3 - #003
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S1:E3

    A neighborhood boy whom Madame once babysat returns to visit her, but he has grown into a popular television evangelist. He tries to save Madame's soul while she tries to get him back in the bathtub.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 23 - #023
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    S1:E23

    Madame decides the only way to recapture her beauty is to undergo cosmetic surgery. She and Pinkerton then concoct a ruse that will allow her recuperation time without anyone discovering what's she's done. In response, the household leaps to the conclusion that Madame is on her deathbed.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  13. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 7 - #007
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    S1:E7

    It's dueling divas when guest star Debbie Reynolds does a life-sized impression of Madame on the show; Sara Joy admits that the baby found on Madame's doorstep is hers, and the need to earn money leads her to accept a role in a pornographic film.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 1 - #001
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    S1:E1

    Madame prepares for the latest taping of her syndicated TV talk show. At the end of this hectic day, Madame's niece Sara Joy arrives from their native Georgia, determined to crack show business and requesting that her aunt put her up until she does.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 12 - #012
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E12

    After winning the Irish Sweepstakes, an eccentric, formerly homeless woman named Cora moves in next door to Madame. When the snooty neighbors protest, Madame goes the Pygmalion route to teach Cora how to behave like a lady of means.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, Tom Moore, Dennis Rinsler

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  16. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 13 - #013
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E13

    To boost ratings, Madame sponsors an on-air "Marry Madame" contest to find the man who will become her seventh husband; an extremely talkative Charles Nelson Reilly pays a visit to Madame's show, barely letting her get a word in edgewise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  17. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 14 - #014
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E14

    Bernadette, Pinkerton and Sara Joy take an instant dislike to Madame's new fiancé, but when Madame remains blind to his mercenary nature, they conspire to reveal his true colors.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  18. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 15 - #015
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E15

    When Madame and con-man Dwayne Kellogg elope to Mexico, Pinkerton, Sara Joy and Bernadette spring into action to stop the wedding before it's too late; the outspoken Mr. Honest fills in for Madame on her show while she's away.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  19. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 16 - #016
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E16

    Depressed and behaving erratically in the wake of her ruptured engagement to Dwayne Kellogg, Madame refuses professional help -- until Bernadette engages celebrity psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers; on her show, Madame introduces comics Fred Willard and Dave Workman.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, Greg Fields, Carter Crocker, Frank Mula

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  20. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 17 - #017
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E17

    Dr. Joyce Brothers continues her in-depth analysis of Madame, which reveals a long-standing pattern of choosing the wrong men in her life; Pinkerton comes clean with Madame about his feelings for her, twenty-five years after their breakup.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  21. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 18 - #018
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E18

    Against her better judgment, Madame allows a vitriolic reporter to follow her with a camera for a TV expose that completely misrepresents her; inebriated comic Foster Brooks unexpectedly wanders onto the stage of Madame's show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 19 - #019
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E19

    A famous Italian director asks Madame to appear in his latest film, which leads her to question staying in television; Madame spars with guest star Betty White on her show.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 20 - #020
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E20

    Tab Hunter is interviewed by Madame in her eponymous talk show, and she confuses him with other famous 1950s heartthrob actors and cannot name any of his movies.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 21 - #021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E21

    Madame's neighbors launch a petition to prevent her from running her show on their street, and Madame finds an unlikely ally in an awkward, introverted inventor.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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  25. Madame's Place Season 1 Episode 22 - #022
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E22

    A dip in Madame's ratings indicates that she has fallen out of touch with the youth market. Feeling past her prime, Madame goes punk and takes part in a youth protest.

    Director:Paul Miller
    Writers:Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers

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Best Episodes Summary

"#032" is the best rated episode of Madame's Place. It scored 9.4/10 from 6 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by Bob Sand, Wayland Flowers, Greg Fields, Tony Garofalo, Frank Mula, it aired on November 2, 1982. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "#034".

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