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The Worst Episodes of The Fosters

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The Fosters is a British sitcom created and written by Jon Watkins and Eric Monte. It showcases the early work of Lenny Henry as the budding artist son of easygoing family man Samuel Foster (Norman

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Fosters Season 1 Episode 14 - New Year with the Fosters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E14

    The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  2. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 6 - The Family Business
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    S2:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  3. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 3 - Give a Little Whistle
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    S2:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  4. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 12 - The Family Way
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    S2:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  5. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 11 - Over the Hill
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    S1:E11

    Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  6. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 10 - Who Needs Friends?
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    S2:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  7. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 2 - My Son the Lover
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S1:E2

    Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular girl could be interested in Sonny, and talk of popping the question suggests that things are pretty serious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  8. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 12 - The Matchmaker
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    S1:E12

    Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  9. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 4 - Take Your Partners
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    S2:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  10. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 7 - The Bargain
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S2:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  11. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 8 - The Diet
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S2:E8

    Hearing that her ex-fiance is to visit U.K. from Guyana, Pearl Foster decides to go a crash diet. However, after 10 days of salad and cottage cheese, Sam is ravenous and furious when he discovers the reason.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  12. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 9 - Home and Away
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S2:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  13. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 1 - Sex and the Black Community
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S1:E1

    Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement with a 21-year-old, and Samuel comes under fire when he changes his mind about an obscene book.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  14. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 4 - The Check Up
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    S1:E4

    Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritability might be due to hypertension, and Pearl knows that being laid off from work will make him even worse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  15. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 8 - Sonny Gets a Patron
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S1:E8

    Pearl and Shirley get sick of finding art equipment left around the house, Samuel discovers that his son's patron is a scammer, and Benjamin's not the only one to miss Sonny when he decides to move out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  16. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 10 - The Windfall
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S1:E10

    Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  17. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 11 - That's My Boy
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    S2:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  18. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 13 - The House Guest
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    S2:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  19. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 7 - Situations Vacant
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    S1:E7

    Pearl's told that an older woman has been given the job that she wanted, Samuel's left fuming when sexual discrimination laws get in his way, and the kids have to cook for themselves when their mum goes out to work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  20. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 5 - Black Jesus
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S1:E5

    Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of Jesus changes colour, and an old drunk gets all the credit when the family have a run of good luck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  21. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 5 - That Lovely Weekend
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    S2:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  22. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 6 - The Man I Most Admire
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    S1:E6

    Benjamin tries to pick a man to write about for an English composition, Shirley insists that women are just as worthy of admiration as men, and Samuel returns home miserable after he chickens out of a job interview.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  23. The Fosters Season 2 Episode 1 - The Nude
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  24. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 9 - Buy Now, Pay Later
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    S1:E9

    Vilma has to take messages when Samuel forgets to pay the phone bill, a blind encyclopaedia salesman is shown pity when he comes knocking, and a closer look at the contract suggests that signing it was a mistake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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  25. The Fosters Season 1 Episode 13 - Benjamin's Rebellion
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    S1:E13

    Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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Worst Episodes Summary

"New Year with the Fosters" is the worst rated episode of "The Fosters". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jon Watkins, it aired on 1/1/1977. This episode scored 6.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Family Business".