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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S2E4 9.4
The Love Contract & True Hollywood Stories: Rick James

Dave unveils the Love Contract and offers up the True Hollywood Story of actor Charlie Murphy, along with musical guest Ludacris.

#2
S2E12 9.0
Wayne Brady & Tyrone Biggums's Fear Factor

Dave quits his show at Comedy Central and is promptly replaced by comedian Wayne Brady. Dave returns as crackhead Tyrone Biggums, who appears as a guest on "Fear Factor." Dave also hangs out with Wayne Brady, who proves to be unexpectedly menacing. Also featuring music performer Talib Kweli.

#3
S2E5 8.8
True Hollywood Stories: Prince & Red Balls Energy Drink

Paul Mooney provides answers about the mysteries of life as "Negrodamus." "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Story" focuses on Prince, as he takes to the basketball court. Also featuring musical guest Cee-Lo.

#4 Popcopy & Clayton Bigsby S1E1 8.6
#5 Samuel Jackson Beer & Racial Draft S2E1 8.6
#6 Negrodamus & The Niggar Family S2E2 8.4
#7 I Know Black People & Keeping It Real Goes Wrong S2E8 8.1
#8 Oprah's Baby Daddy & Jury Duty S2E9 8.1
#9 Kneehigh Park & Making Da Band S2E10 8.1
#10 Lil Jon On Lil Jon & Black Bush S2E13 8.1

Lowlights

#33 S2E15 Music Jump-Off 7.1

A collection of musical acts from past episodes.

#32 Show Business & Lil Jon In Love S3E3 7.3
#31 Black Howard Dean & Stereotype Pixies S3E2 7.3
#30 Mandela Boot Camp & The Time Haters S2E11 7.5
#29 The Best of Chappelle's Show: Volume 2 Mixtape S1E14 7.5

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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