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The Best Episodes of Red Oaks

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

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A coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s that is equal parts hijinks and heartfelt about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end--and the future begins. David Myers,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 8 - After Hours
    8.3/10(292 votes)

    #1 - After Hours

    S1:E8

    David and Skye ponder their respective futures, both romantic and professional, as they spend an evening in New York City. Wheeler and Misty spend the night driving around town and discussing life.

    Director:Amy Heckerling
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, Laura Steinel

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  2. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 6 - Action!
    8.2/10(226 votes)

    #2 - Action!

    S3:E6

    As summer winds down, it's the end of an era for Red Oaks Country Club - but the start of a bright future for David Meyers and friends.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  3. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 10 - Labor Day Luau
    8.1/10(265 votes)

    #3 - Labor Day Luau

    S1:E10

    As the end of summer approaches, David coaches Getty for the Red Oaks tennis championship, and the Red Oaks staff say their goodbyes. But there are big changes coming for the Meyers and the Gettys.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  4. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 10 - The Verdict
    7.9/10(210 votes)

    #4 - The Verdict

    S2:E10

    Getty feels the heat as the jury verdict-and the club recall election-loom. With the summer winding down, Wheeler and Misty confront tough questions about what fall brings. David must define his own independence and make a decision about Getty's lucrative job offer.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  5. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 5 - Fourth of July
    7.8/10(278 votes)

    #5 - Fourth of July

    S1:E5

    With Red Oaks' Independence Day party in full swing, Getty enlists David as his coach for the upcoming club tennis championship, and Wheeler catches Misty's boyfriend in a compromising position. Meanwhile, Judy struggles with conflicted feelings for her female yoga teacher.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 7 - The Anniversary
    7.8/10(202 votes)

    #6 - The Anniversary

    S2:E7

    Tension bubbles as the Getty's celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary at the club. Meanwhile, Sam tracks down a lost love, Skye finds out about David's secret power lunches with her father, and Wheeler goes to increasing lengths to avoid a romantic blunder with Misty.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, Max Werner

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  7. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 1 - Paris
    7.7/10(246 votes)

    #7 - Paris

    S2:E1

    After revealing their feelings for each other at the end of last summer, David and Skye finally reunite in Paris to ring in New Year's 1986. But surprise guests threaten to ruin their romantic week in the City of Lights.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  8. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 6 - Old Flames
    7.7/10(202 votes)

    #8 - Old Flames

    S2:E6

    With the pressure of his trial weighing on him, Getty turns to an unusual confidante for moral support. One of Wheeler's students gets a little too close for comfort. And while Skye struggles to find her place on the New York art scene, David and Karen reconnect.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 6 - Swingers
    7.6/10(275 votes)

    #9 - Swingers

    S1:E6

    David is hired to film a sex tape for middle-aged swingers from the club, but the experience isn't quite the stuff of fantasy. Meanwhile, Karen tries her hand at modeling for Barry, and Judy throws a party for the students in her real estate class, to Sam's chagrin.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 9 - The Bar Mitzvah
    7.6/10(247 votes)

    #10 - The Bar Mitzvah

    S1:E9

    David's tensions with Barry, his recent night out with Skye, and his growing distance from Karen all threaten to derail a Red Oaks bar mitzvah he's been hired to film. All while Wheeler scrambles to recover a missing package of cocaine.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  11. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 9 - The Wedding
    7.6/10(202 votes)

    #11 - The Wedding

    S2:E9

    As Karen and Barry prepare to tie the knot, David finds himself grappling with a forlorn Nash, arguing parents, and stark choices for his future.

    Director:Gregg Araki
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  12. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 4 - MDMA
    7.5/10(274 votes)

    #12 - MDMA

    S1:E4

    David's romantic plans for Karen's birthday go awry, while Sam and Judy's marriage counselors give them a new "empathy" drug to tap into their romantic feelings, and Misty sets Wheeler up on the world's worst blind date.

    Director:Andrew Fleming
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 8 - Lost and Found
    7.5/10(198 votes)

    #13 - Lost and Found

    S2:E8

    Barry recruits David to film his bachelor party jaunt to Atlantic City, and Nash and Wheeler tag along for the most awkward road trip of their lives. Sam and Judy team up to search for his lost cat.

    Director:Gregg Araki
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, Shawn Harwell

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  14. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 5 - Paroled
    7.5/10(171 votes)

    #14 - Paroled

    S3:E5

    A newly-paroled Getty makes a last-ditch effort to save Red Oaks from the wrecking ball. Sam's side business is dealt a major setback. Misty and Wheeler separately fend off unwanted advances. And David finally makes a decision he should have months ago.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  15. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(622 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    In the summer of 1985, 20-year-old David Meyers takes a job as a tennis pro at Red Oaks Country Club in suburban New Jersey, as his parents, girlfriend, and co-workers pull him toward a future he's increasingly unsure he wants.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  16. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 5 - Independence Day
    7.4/10(201 votes)

    #16 - Independence Day

    S2:E5

    Getty prepares for his trial on insider trading charges. Nash's romance with Widow Horowitz heats up. Meanwhile, David wonders if he may be too suburban for Skye's new city lifestyle.

    Director:Amy Heckerling
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 2 - Doubles
    7.3/10(317 votes)

    #17 - Doubles

    S1:E2

    David finds himself swept into a surprising hustle when he agrees to be Getty's doubles partner for an outside-work tennis match. As David gets to know Getty's daughter, Skye, Nash nurtures dreams of playing the stock market, and Wheeler and Misty bond over a parallel parking lesson.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  18. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 2 - Memorial Day
    7.3/10(226 votes)

    #18 - Memorial Day

    S2:E2

    As Red Oaks Country Club kicks off the summer season, David faces an uncertain future at school, while Wheeler tries to become something more than "just friends" with longtime crush Misty. Meanwhile, club president Getty faces a challenge to his status at the club, and Sam and Judy adjust to single life.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  19. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 4 - "The Bris"
    7.3/10(205 votes)

    #19 - "The Bris"

    S2:E4

    David takes a freelance job videoing a bris and accepts Getty's invitation to lunch in the city. Back home, Judy enjoys Ladies Night with new friends, while Sam goes on a blind date.

    Director:Amy Heckerling
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 2 - Samwich
    7.3/10(181 votes)

    #20 - Samwich

    S3:E2

    While David angles to get hired to direct a dog food commercial, best friend Wheeler learns of a handsome rival for girlfriend Misty's affections. Nash visits Getty in prison, bringing dire news of a threat to Red Oaks. IRS Agent Terry pitches Sam on a business venture for which neither is qualified.

    Director:Amy Heckerling
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  21. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 3 - A Little Business Proposition
    7.3/10(172 votes)

    #21 - A Little Business Proposition

    S3:E3

    Wheeler weighs an unusual proposition from his Columbia lit professor. Despite warnings from his ex-wife Judy, Sam decides to go into business with Terry. Getty recruits David to help save his beloved Red Oaks.

    Director:Amy Heckerling
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, Shawn Harwell

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  22. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 3 - The Wedding
    7.2/10(284 votes)

    #22 - The Wedding

    S1:E3

    David talks Barry into hiring him to film a wedding at Red Oaks. While the club comes out to celebrate, Nash squares off with a rival to impress the father of the bride, and Wheeler ponders an eccentric stranger's business proposition.

    Director:Andrew Fleming
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 3 - Father's Day
    7.2/10(218 votes)

    #23 - Father's Day

    S2:E3

    Skye talks David into joining an uncomfortable Father's Day brunch with a less than thrilled Getty. Sam wants to celebrate with some father and son time of his own. Nash sets his romantic sights on a wealthy widowed club member, and Wheeler launches a new moneymaking scheme.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 1 - Summer in the City
    7.1/10(195 votes)

    #24 - Summer in the City

    S3:E1

    Summer of 1987 finds David Meyers living in New York and working at a video production company. Unfortunately his dreams of becoming a filmmaker-and his love life-are going nowhere fast. Meanwhile at Red Oaks, tennis pro Nash learns alarming news about the future of the country club.

    Director:David Gordon Green
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  25. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 4 - Memories
    7.1/10(161 votes)

    #25 - Memories

    S3:E4

    Sam and Shirley run into trouble during a night on the town. Following a dressing-down from his boss Derek and a fight with Wheeler, David goes in search of a friendly face.

    Director:Hal Hartley
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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Best Episodes Summary

"After Hours" is the best rated episode of "Red Oaks". It scored 8.3/10 based on 292 votes. Directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, Laura Steinel, it aired on 10/9/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Action!".