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The Worst Episodes of The Hughleys

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The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 14 - My Horny Valentine
    4.5/10(13 votes)

    S3:E14

    Worried that their relationship is based just on sex, Yvonne decides she and Darryl should abstain for the week leading up to Valentine's Day.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 22 - Titanic 2: Electric Boogaloo
    4.9/10(15 votes)

    S3:E22

    Darryl and Yvonne's dreams of a romantic getaway cruise quickly sink after they encounter their shipmates and Yvonne discovers the highs - and lows - of gambling at the ship's casino.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 4 - Class Clown
    5.0/10(19 votes)

    S1:E4

    When Darryl finds out that Michael is the popular class clown, he worries about his Michael's academic future.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 16 - Two Jacks and a Beanstalk
    5.0/10(15 votes)

    S2:E16

    Way back in the middle ages, Jack Sr. (D.L. Hughley) works for meager wages. With his hungry, hovel-dwelling brood, they have little to do but complain about food. When Jack Jr. (Dee Jay Daniels) sells their cow for beans, his father chides him for their lack of means. But the legumes, of course, are the magic kind, so the two Jacks climb the sprouting vine. In the clouds they search for untold wealth, to ensure a lifetime of happiness and health.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 2 - Milsap Moves Up
    5.1/10(18 votes)

    S2:E2

    Darryl gets a reputation around work as giving good love advice. When Milsap starts to despair about his long-distance relationship with Regina, Darryl tells him to make a big gesture. Milsap buys a huge house very near the Hughleys (of which Darryl is extremely jealous), and proposes to Regina, who says no.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  6. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 3 - Honey, I Beat the Kids
    5.1/10(13 votes)

    S2:E3

    Darryl gives Michael a spanking for misbehaving, but it's Darryl who learns a lesson about raising children, and that the way he grew up is not necessarily the best way.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  7. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 5 - Keeping Romance Alive
    5.2/10(19 votes)

    S1:E5

    Darryl and Yvonne are having trouble finding time alone together.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 16 - Dog Eat Dog
    5.2/10(17 votes)

    S1:E16

    Darryl's neighbor takes him to court after he claims the family's stray dog attacked him.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  9. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 5 - Help a Brother Out
    5.2/10(15 votes)

    S2:E5

    Darryl's big brother Jojo comes to town with a crazy T-shirt scheme and an excuse for everything, usually involving the white man keeping him down. Darryl tries to get Jojo to get a real job, but Jojo working at Darryl's company doesn't work out when Jojo draws up a bogus contract with a huge client. Finally Darryl has it out with Jojo, telling him he can't always blame someone else for his problems, and Jojo, initially upset, finally listens and gets a job doing sales for the airline their father used to work for.

    Directors:Steve Zuckerman, Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 6 - The Curse of the Coyote Man
    5.3/10(22 votes)

    S2:E6

    Darryl, Milsap and Dave try to scare Michael and Sydney by telling them stories of the Coyote Man and then scaring them while they're trick or treating on Halloween. They scare the wrong kids, and then cut through the woods to catch up with the Hughley kids. Cops come the Hughley house with a video tape and a red stained sweat shirt. In a Blair Witch style documentary, the three men get lost and separated in the woods, and then Darryl is apparently attacked by Coyote Man. When the lights go out and a furry beast crashes into the house, everyone is terrified. It turns out that Darryl paid the real Coyote Man to scare his family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 15 - Forty Acres and a Fool
    5.3/10(15 votes)

    S3:E15

    Darryl's biological father, Jerry Rose, reenters his life, asking to meet with Darryl's mother and angering Darryl in the process.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 20 - Road Rage
    5.3/10(12 votes)

    S3:E20

    After they receive traffic citations, Darryl, Dave and Milsap attend driving school, where Darryl runs into radio talk-show host Larry Elder, whose conservative opinions irritate him. Meanwhile, Milsap tries to get into the eccentric teacher's good graces.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 9 - Daddy's Going to Hell
    5.4/10(15 votes)

    S2:E9

    Darryl doesn't go to church because he feels that it's full of gossiping hypocrites and is always trying to get money out of him. He's honored when Dave and Sally ask him to be Gretchen's god-father, but then gets all bent out of shape when he finds out the whole christening thing costs $200. He backs out, and then gets into a car accident. A man in a white suit who looks suspiciously like Isaac Hayes gives him a new appreciation for church, and he gets to the christening just in time to take his place as god-father.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 11 - Miracle on 135th and Avalon
    5.4/10(16 votes)

    S2:E11

    Darryl tells Sydney and Michael a Christmas story to thwart their disbelief in Santa Claus, and it turns out that Darryl himself still believes in Santa.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 10 - Thanksgiving
    5.5/10(20 votes)

    S1:E10

    Yvonne wants to impress Darryl's hard-to-please relatives by cooking Thanksgiving dinner all by herself. Meanwhile, Darryl's family visits for the first time.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 10 - I Love You, You're Fired
    5.5/10(14 votes)

    S2:E10

    Yvonne fills in when Darryl's assistant quits, but their fabulous working relationship quickly deteriorates and Darryl ends up having to fire her. Yvonne hires Darryl's mother as her replacement for revenge.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 21 - Mother's Day
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    S3:E21

    The perfect Mother's Day that Darryl promised Yvonne goes up in smoke when their mothers arrive for surprise visits and commiserate over how much harder life was for them without the modern conveniences Yvonne now enjoys.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 15 - Leaving Las Vegas
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    S4:E15

    Musical guest: Gerald Levert Darryl's planned Valentine's Day surprise for Yvonne - a weekend vacation - turns into a bust when they're stranded at the airport. Meanwhile, Milsap is left in charge of Michael and Sydney.

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  19. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 7 - Rage Against the Machine
    5.6/10(12 votes)

    S3:E7

    Darryl and Yvonne agree to let their home be a polling place for the Presidential election. Darryl's father is disgusted when he learns that his son doesn't vote. Dave drives Darryl nuts with his new favorite toy, a leafblower, that not only disturbs Darryl by making a racket, but blows leaves onto Darryl's property. Darryl fights the realization that he's a Republican, but his nonparticipation takes a U-turn when he learns that there's a measure to ban leafblowers on the ballot. Darryl's father is proud when Darryl gets thrown in jail trying to persuade voters to vote against leafblowers.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 9 - Oh Thank Heaven For Seven-Eleven
    5.6/10(14 votes)

    S3:E9

    On Thanksgiving, a fight between Darryl and a store clerk results in Darryl, his family, in-laws, Dave and Sally being stuck inside a mini-mart surrounded by the LAPD.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 10 - The Keepin' It Real World
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    S4:E10

    After being lured into a time-share scam, Darryl and company become trapped in a cabin in the woods and are forced to confront some ""real world"" issues.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 19 - Directed by Darryl Hughley
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    S4:E19

    In pursuit of a kiss from his dream girl, Michael joins the school production of Damn Yankees/em> and finds that his father, who is directing, may jeopardize his plans. Meanwhile, Milsap and Shari find that a new computer dating service leads them to familiar territory.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Donald Todd

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  23. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 20 - How Hattie Got Her Groove Back
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    S4:E20

    Darryl is unhappy when he discovers that his mother Hattie Mae is involved with her piano teacher. Also: Michael's Mother's Day gift for Yvonne causes a rift between Yvonne and Sally.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 21 - It's a Girl (1)
    5.6/10(13 votes)

    S4:E21

    Milsap and Darryl attend their 20th high-school reunion, where Milsap learns that he became a father after the 15th reunion. Also: Darryl reunites with a former girlfriend.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 13 - Death Takes a Three Day Holiday
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    S2:E13

    When a neighbor dies at a young age and his widow isn't left with enough life insurance, Yvonne becomes concerned about Darryl's life insurance situation, and convinces him to take the physical to get more life insurance even though he's scared of doctors. He gets a check up, and the doctor calls his house with test results, leaving a garbled message with Michael that has Darryl convinced he's dying. Darryl tries to live his last days as fully as possible, and after not sleeping for 37 hours he passes out from exhaustion. He wakes up and his doctor tells him that he's actually fine. It turns out that the doctor doesn't treat many black patients, in fact Darryl's only his second, and he overreated to a slight imbalance in Darryl's blood that's actually normal for black men.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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Worst Episodes Summary

"My Horny Valentine" is the worst rated episode of "The Hughleys". It scored 4.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Mary Lou Belli and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/12/2001. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Titanic 2: Electric Boogaloo".