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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S5E6 9.0
Jack Does Christmas Shopping

Jack loses to Rochester at gin rummy and has to do Rochester's chores for the day while Rochester plays golf. Jack goes to the market to buy groceries for Christmas dinner.

#2
S15E22 8.8
Jack Brings Ed Up from the Vault
#3
S8E7 8.7
Christmas Shopping Show

Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.

#4 Pasadena Fan Club S10E6 8.7
#5 Christmas Gift Exchange S9E8 8.6
#6 Nat King Cole, Guest S14E16 8.6
#7 The Cat Burglar S15E9 8.6
#8 Jack Visits the Vault S3E8 8.5
#9 The Road to Nairobi S4E13 8.5
#10 Jack Takes the Beavers to the Fair S5E12 8.5

Lowlights

#225 S4E2 Jack as a Child 6.4
#224 Academy Awards S8E13 6.5
#223 Harry Truman Show S10E2 6.7
#222 New Years Day, 1956 S6E7 6.7
#221 Maurice Gosfield/Amateur Show S10E9 6.8

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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