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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E4 8.5
Countdown

A telecast of a countdown to a 1957 satellite launch provides the backdrop for a Monday morning in the Douglas household. Everyone seems to be unusually tired.

#2
S8E4 8.4
Countdown to Marriage

It's the night before Robbie (Don Grady) and Katie's (Tina Cole) wedding and, everything that can go wrong, does. First, Tramp runs away and can't be found. Next, the dressmaker sends the wrong gown and bridesmaids dresses to the Douglass house. Topping things off, Robbie and Katie have an argument and decide to call the wedding off. Will Robbie and Katie get over their jitters and make it to the altar? Also, will anything else go wrong before the wedding?

#3
S8E5 8.4
Wedding Bells

The Douglas clan oversleeps on Robbie (Don Grady) and Katie (Tina Cole)'s wedding day and chaos reigns as they get ready. Meanwhile, Robbie's best man falls ill and Chip (Stanley Livingston) is recruited to take his place. Tramp is missing and arrives at the church just in time for the ceremony.

#4 My Three Grandsons S9E7 8.4
#5 Moving Day S8E1 8.3
#6 Chip's Harvest S1E8 8.2
#7 Stag at Bay S7E1 8.2
#8 You're Driving Me Crazy S8E15 8.2
#9 Robbie Wins His Letter S3E25 8.1
#10 Fly Away Home S7E2 8.1

▼ Lowlights

#380 S7E26 Help the Gypsies Are Coming! 5.5

Ernie's new schoolmate Lazlo is a gypsy whose family lives in a camp outside town. Ernie invites them to stay with the Douglases so they move their tent to the Douglases' front yard.

#379 Uncle Charley and the Redskins S5E36 5.5
#378 The Birth of Arfie S12E21 5.6
#377 Ernie and the O'Grady S7E29 5.6
#376 My Son, the Bullfighter S7E21 5.7

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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