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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S2E11 8.8
Guess Who's Coming to Christmas

Howard wants Christmas Eve to only include the family, but Richie discovers that Fonzie will be all alone.

#2
S5E22 8.5
My Favorite Orkan

An alien, Mork from Ork, comes to earth looking for someone average, or humdrum, to study and picks Richie.

#3
S3E10 8.4
A Date with Fonzie

With Richie in a dating slump, Fonzie sets Richie and himself up on a double date with two of his girls, Laverne and Shirley.

#4 Richie Fights Back S3E6 8.3
#5 Haunted S2E6 8.2
#6 Dance Contest S3E15 8.2
#7 They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They? S4E8 8.2
#8 Get a Job S2E18 8.1
#9 A Place of His Own S4E7 8.1
#10 The Physical S4E20 8.1

Lowlights

#255 S8E22 American Musical 5.3

Chachi struggles with an essay on the causes, hardships, and influences of immigration until Fonzie tells him several stories in a series of musical vignettes.

#254 Chachi Sells His Soul S7E2 5.3
#253 Be My Valentine S5E20 5.7
#252 Good News, Bad News S11E21 5.8
#251 Low Notes S11E19 5.8

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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