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An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 18 - Forget Selma
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Forget Selma

    S4:E18

    When Wambaugh learns that Miriam has a new man in her life, he suspects that the man must have an ulterior motive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 15 - Bottled
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    #2 - Bottled

    S4:E15

    Jill's emotions take control as the family celebrates Zack's 13th birthday.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 20 - Liver Let Die
    6.8/10(52 votes)

    #3 - Liver Let Die

    S4:E20

    Jimmy learns he might have a cancerous growth on his liver. At the same time, he investigates the murder of a homeless man found behind Reverend Novotny's church. The murder suspect grabs Jimmy's gun and holds him hostage at the sheriff's office, but Jimmy and Kenny convince the man to give up the weapon. Later that day, Jimmy learns that the growth on his liver is benign.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 5 - Dog Eat Dog
    6.9/10(51 votes)

    #4 - Dog Eat Dog

    S4:E5

    Maxine is in trouble after she shoots a man wearing a bratwurst costume. Meanwhile, Jill assumes Kimberly is pregnant when she learns her daughter saw Dr. Joey and concealed the office visit from Jill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 3 - Pal Joey
    7.0/10(43 votes)

    #5 - Pal Joey

    S4:E3

    A former talk show host, Dr. Joanna "Joey" Diamond (Amy Aquino) joins Jill's medical practice. Kenny begins using a dating service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 8 - This Little Piggy
    7.1/10(70 votes)

    #6 - This Little Piggy

    S4:E8

    Kimberly is arrested for protesting pig-wrestling at the town fair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Picket Fences Season 2 Episode 14 - Supreme Courting
    7.2/10(64 votes)

    #7 - Supreme Courting

    S2:E14

    Valentine's Day brings romance to many members of the community. Maxine helps Carter woo Stacy Halford, a local widow. Kimberly and her boyfriend find they have different attitudes regarding sexual-consent guidelines, and Zack takes a dare and kisses his girlfriend only to find himself in trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Picket Fences Season 3 Episode 13 - Mr. Seed Goes to Town
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Mr. Seed Goes to Town

    S3:E13

    Jimmy Brock's ex-wife, Lydia, visits unexpectedly and brings with her an unusual request — she wants to have another baby, and she wants Jimmy to father it.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Picket Fences Season 3 Episode 14 - Close Encounters
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    #9 - Close Encounters

    S3:E14

    Carter pronounces a woman dead after she collapses while singing, but she later "wakes up" in the morgue and sees Carter as her soulmate. Meanwhile, Kenny and Max take their relationship to the next level.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Picket Fences Season 2 Episode 3 - Unlawful Entries
    7.3/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Unlawful Entries

    S2:E3

    Kenny and Max respond to a report of a rape and find a man and woman fighting. Under pressure from Kenny, the man says that it was she who raped him. Following a probable cause hearing, Judge Bone advises the district attorney and Wambaugh to reach a plea bargain. The woman gets a year sentence, suspended, after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault. Local businesswoman Rachel Harris is sworn in as mayor and she and Jimmy clash over her plans for his office. Max's former therapist manipulates her into dropping charges and they enter into a sexual relationship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Picket Fences Season 2 Episode 6 - Dairy Queen
    7.3/10(61 votes)

    #11 - Dairy Queen

    S2:E6

    The town is divided when Jill and the Mayor back a sexy model to be the town's "Dairy Queen," but Sheriff Brock is more interested in the woman's apparently abusive husband and manager. Kimberly and Matthew work on a documentary called "A Day in the Life of a C-Cup," but Kimberly finds herself considering drastic options after seeing how people treat her.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Picket Fences Season 2 Episode 21 - Frosted Flakes
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #12 - Frosted Flakes

    S2:E21

    The parents of a boy dying of leukemia seek a court order to allow them to place the child in cryonic suspension.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Picket Fences Season 3 Episode 6 - Elective Conduct
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #13 - Elective Conduct

    S3:E6

    Jill's mayoral campaign is damaged when Zach writes a school report filled with racist content, which he copied from an out-of-date book. Kimberly befriends Aisha when her classmate is bullied over good grades.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 9 - Witness for the Prosecution
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #14 - Witness for the Prosecution

    S4:E9

    During a celebration welcoming the Pope to town, someone opens fire, and a man is killed. The victim's gay lover says the man committed suicide, but the Pope says he saw the whole thing and that it was murder. The Pope, therefore, becomes the chief witness in a murder case in Rome, Wisconsin.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 11 - Bloodlines
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #15 - Bloodlines

    S4:E11

    Matthew is deeply depressed after a friend commits suicide and Jimmy takes him on a trip in order to help him overcome his grief.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 12 - Snow Exit
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #16 - Snow Exit

    S4:E12

    A blizzard hits town, stranding Jill and Kimberly in a bar where Lydia is making her singing debut. Likewise, Jimmy is snowed in at the sheriff's office and is the only person available to deliver the Mayor's baby when she goes into labor.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 16 - Winner Takes All
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #17 - Winner Takes All

    S4:E16

    Jill fills in as the school's interim basketball coach when the regular coach collapses during a game. Under pressure from the parents, she becomes obsessed with winning, leading Zack and his teammates to obtain an injunction to remove her. Matthew develops a gambling addiction.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 19 - To Forgive is Divine
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #18 - To Forgive is Divine

    S4:E19

    When an Amish girl is raped, she refuses to testify against her rapist due to her religious beliefs. The rapist goes free and rapes another girl whose outraged family sue the Amish community, blaming them for the rape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Picket Fences Season 1 Episode 21 - Sugar and Spice
    7.4/10(100 votes)

    #19 - Sugar and Spice

    S1:E21

    Kimberly and her best female friend exchange a few kisses during a sleepover, leading to rumors that Kimberly is a lesbian. She turns to her birth mother, who had a lesbian affair in college, for advice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Picket Fences Season 2 Episode 10 - Paging Doctor God
    7.4/10(60 votes)

    #20 - Paging Doctor God

    S2:E10

    Jill is arrested after she performs surgery on a woman whose Christian Science beliefs prohibit medical intervention. Zach wants to convert to Judaism because Jews do not believe in hell.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Picket Fences Season 3 Episode 21 - Upbringings
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #21 - Upbringings

    S3:E21

    Jimmy's father, Walter Brock (played by James Coburn), pays an unexpected visit and asks Jimmy to take over his law firm. This offer provokes long-standing father-son animosities, with Jimmy finally admitting that he dropped out of law school because he believed he would never measure up to his father's expectations of him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 1 - A Change of Season
    7.4/10(57 votes)

    #22 - A Change of Season

    S4:E1

    Kimberly surprises her parents with her plans to attend medical school out of state. Carter Pike's house catches fire after he had taken some sedatives, leaving Jill Brock to suspect a suicide attempt.

    Director:Michael Pressman
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 2 - Reap the Whirlwind
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #23 - Reap the Whirlwind

    S4:E2

    The Wambaughs have an argument on their 50th anniversary as a tornado threatens the town. Jimmy and Jill worry about Kimberly who is away at college. Meanwhile, Carter meets an interesting new woman while buying quilting supplies.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 7 - Down the Tubes
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    #24 - Down the Tubes

    S4:E7

    Jill considers tubal ligation. Brock must dance the polka with the Mayor for charity. Haunted by the death of his brother, Littleton returns to Chicago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Picket Fences Season 4 Episode 10 - Dem Bones
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    #25 - Dem Bones

    S4:E10

    The skeleton of a Nazi sympathizer is found and suspicion falls on Jacob Levine, the son of a Jewish butcher who was persecuted by the dead man. Wambaugh rises to Levine's defense only to find himself facing an unexpected prosecuting attorney — his son David, from whom he has been estranged for many years.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Forget Selma" is the worst rated episode of "Picket Fences". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/12/1996. This episode scored 6.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bottled".