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The Worst Episodes of Red Oaks

Every episode of Red Oaks ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Red Oaks!

Worst episode
S1E7 Body Swap
6.6386 votes
Best episode
S1E8 After Hours
8.3305 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.5avg
Binge time
11h 46m
26 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 7 - Body Swap
    6.6/10(386 votes)

    S1:E7

    A mysterious Japanese liquor gives David and Sam an intimate glimpse into each other's lives.

    Director:Amy Heckerling
    Writers:Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi

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  2. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 1 - Summer in the City
    7.1/10(206 votes)

    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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  3. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 4 - Memories
    7.1/10(170 votes)

    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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  4. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 3 - The Wedding
    7.2/10(298 votes)

    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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  5. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 3 - Father's Day
    7.2/10(230 votes)

    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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  6. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 2 - Doubles
    7.3/10(332 votes)

    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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  7. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 2 - Memorial Day
    7.3/10(239 votes)

    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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  8. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 4 - "The Bris"
    7.3/10(218 votes)

    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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  9. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 2 - Samwich
    7.3/10(191 votes)

    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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  10. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 3 - A Little Business Proposition
    7.3/10(181 votes)

    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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  11. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(644 votes)

    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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  12. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 4 - MDMA
    7.4/10(289 votes)

    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 5 - Independence Day
    7.4/10(213 votes)

    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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  14. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 5 - Paroled
    7.5/10(181 votes)

    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 2 Episode 8 - Lost and Found
    7.5/10(209 votes)

    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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  16. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 9 - The Wedding
    7.6/10(214 votes)

    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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  17. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 9 - The Bar Mitzvah
    7.6/10(259 votes)

    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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  18. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 6 - Swingers
    7.6/10(292 votes)

    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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  19. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 6 - Old Flames
    7.7/10(215 votes)

    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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  20. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 1 - Paris
    7.7/10(262 votes)

    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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  21. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 5 - Fourth of July
    7.7/10(293 votes)

    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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  22. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 7 - The Anniversary
    7.8/10(215 votes)

    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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  23. Red Oaks Season 2 Episode 10 - The Verdict
    7.9/10(223 votes)

    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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  24. Red Oaks Season 1 Episode 10 - Labor Day Luau
    8.0/10(278 votes)

    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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  25. Red Oaks Season 3 Episode 6 - Action!
    8.1/10(237 votes)

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Body Swap" is the worst rated episode of Red Oaks. It scored 6.6/10 from 386 votes. Directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, it aired on October 9, 2015. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Summer in the City".

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