The WORST episodes of About a Boy
Every episode of About a Boy ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of About a Boy!
Based on the best-selling Nick Hornby novel, written/produced by Jason Katims and directed by Jon Favreau comes a different kind of coming-of-age story. Will Freeman lives a charmed existence as the ultimate man-child. After writing a hit song, he was granted a life of free time, free love and freedom from financial woes. He’s single, unemployed and loving it. So imagine his surprise when Fiona, a needy, single mom and her oddly charming 11-year-old son Marcus move in next door and disrupt his perfect world.
#1 - About a Boy Becoming a Man
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2015
When Will learns Andy scored an invite to music mogul Johnny Idalis' son's Bar Mitzah, he sees an opportunity to get his music noticed and forces Andy to make him his plus one. With a push from Shea, Marcus convinces Fiona to let him stay home alone while she is on a date with Chris. During their night out alone, mischievous Shea takes Marcus party crashing while Andy and Will find themselves deep into a lie to impress Johnny.
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#2 - About a Babymoon
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/20/2015
When a fight leads Andy and Laurie to separate vacations, Will struggles to handle an out of control Andy in Las Vegas while Fiona works to patch Laurie and Andy's marriage. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to get his hands on a novel that he believes is the key to his relationship with Shea.
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Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/20/2015
Much to Will's dismay, Fiona and Liz begin to bond until she starts to notice how unconventional Will's relationship is with Fiona and Marcus. Elsewhere Marcus tries to take Shea out on a romantic date, but instead of falling deeper for Marcus, Shea begins to have feelings for Liz's son Clay.
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#4 - About a Cat Party
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2015
With high hopes of meeting single women, Will and TJ go out to their favorite watering hole on Valentine’s Day. With help from the bartender, Liz, Will lands a date and oddly finds himself attending a cat party – but his heart is pulled elsewhere. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to plan the perfect Valentine’s date for Shea, but when things don’t go according to plan, Marcus turns to Chris for his sage advice in Will’s absence.
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#5 - About a Boyfriend
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2015
To Will (David Walton) and Fiona’s (Minnie Driver) surprise, Shea (guest star Izabela Vidovic) accepts Marcus’ (Benjamin Stockham) proposal to be his girlfriend. However, Shea’s idea of a boyfriend translates closer to a personal assistant than a companion. Elsewhere, Fiona attempts to be more spontaneous with Chris (guest star Chris Diamantopoulos), while Will chaperones Marcus and Shea’s frozen yogurt date.
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#6 - About a Hook
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2015
With the help of Andy, Will gets music mogul Johnny Idalis to listen to a new song he wrote, however Johnny isn't impressed with the hook. Meanwhile, Marcus grows upset and frustrated with Chris and Fiona's growing relationship and flees to crash with Will, who is left struggling to juggle writing a catchy hook and the complications of his new roommate.
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#7 - About an Angry Ex
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2014
Will ends up being sued by an angry ex-girlfriend, Stacy, who is claiming she co-wrote his song "Runaway Sleigh." Will hopes that Fiona can help him persuade her to drop the lawsuit.
#8 - About a Trunk
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/20/2015
Just as Fiona is ready to deepen her relationship with Chris by telling him that she loves him, Will uncovers a secret about Chris that may change everything. At first he believes Chris is cheating on Fiona only to find out that he may be leaving town for a new job offer. Meanwhile, when Marcus discovers that having a girlfriend costs money, he ends up working for a very unlikely boss: Laurie.
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#9 - About a Manniversary
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2015
To celebrate a year of friendship, Marcus convinces Will to take him to the Golden Gate FemFest. Much to his chagrin, Will obliges and attempts to sneak backstage to fulfill Marcus’ dreams of meeting Lisa Loeb, who is headlining the festival. Meanwhile, Dakota helps Fiona prepare for a night of intimacy with Chris.
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Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/20/2015
Will is riding the emotional high of his budding romance with Liz the bartender. His high however runs in direct contrast to Fiona's emotional low after her breakup with Mr. Chris. Out of solidarity, Will pledges his complete emotional support to Fiona during what turns out to be a day-long mourning ritual. But when Liz invites Will to spend a few hours of free time with her on the same day, their first real date, Will is forced to juggle his commitment to both Fiona and Liz.
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#12 - About Total Exuberance
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2014
Andy guilts Will into agreeing to babysit Marcus so Fiona can go on a job interview, but the situation gets complicated when they receive a last-minute invitation to a once-in-a-lifetime charity pool party hosted by rap star Lil Jon. Meanwhile, Fiona discovers that honesty isn’t always the best policy when it comes to landing a job.
#13 - About a Christmas Carol
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2014
The Christmas celebrations are now in full swing but Will is not having a good time. With the lawsuit still pending, Laurie advises him to settle and move on with his life. Fiona and Andy attempt to create the perfect white Christmas for Marcus.
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#14 - About a Godfather
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2014
Will attempts a much-needed boy’s night out with Andy, but complications arise, leaving Will to reach out to Marcus in hopes of salvaging the evening. When Andy later becomes available, he attempts to track down Will, but instead winds up bonding over the joys of parenting with Fiona. Meanwhile, Andy and his reluctant wife Laurie solicit Will to be godfather to their son Jonah.
#15 - About a Girl
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/2014
Marcus asks Will for advice on how he can get Hannah to invite him to her upcoming birthday party. When that proves unsuccessful, Fiona takes it to task with Joanne, Hannah’s mother, who also happens to be the queen bee of a group of neighborhood moms that she is trying to win over.
#16 - About a Plumber
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/25/2014
When Marcus starts hinting that Will and Fiona should start dating each another, Will does everything in his power to set him straight. Meanwhile, Fiona gets advice from Dakota to get back into the dating scene, and with very little game, seizes the opportunity by asking out her plumber - with results she didn't quite anticipate.
#18 - About a Slopmaster
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2014
Fiona volunteers to run a project for Marcus's class - a miniature society modeled after Dickensian London. Wanting to be King of the mock economy, Fiona instead selects Marcus as the lowly slopmaster, much to his dismay, prompting him to figure out a clever yet questionable solution to turn things around. Meanwhile, Will takes Marcus out on a spending spree, thanks to his latest royalty check and then does his best to throw the perfect party to impress Sam.
#19 - About a Will-O-Ween
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2014
Despite not liking Halloween, Fiona attends Will's annual party. Will attempts to show Marcus the joys of Halloween.
#20 - About Another Boy
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/20/2015
Even with things heating up in his relationship with Liz, Will's not ready to start throwing around the word "girlfriend." Meanwhile, Fiona and Marcus are determined to patch things up between Andy and Laurie, whether they want their help or not.
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#21 - About a House For Sale
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2014
Will is told to sell his San Francisco home in order to solve his money issues. So he decides to find Marcus a brand new best friend.
#22 - About a Balcony
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2014
Marcus is ecstatic when a popular new teacher, Mr. Chris casts him as Romeo in the school production of notable Shakespeare scenes. Marcus asks Will to build the balcony set for his scene, however Will is more interested in watching "The Three Stooges" marathon with Marcus instead. Threatened by Mr. Chris’ growing relationship with Marcus, Will tries to impress them with the construction of his balcony. Elsewhere, Mr. Chris not only has gained a fan in Marcus, but Fiona as well.
#23 - About a Bad Girl
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2014
Marcus develops a crush on a girl who has a penchant for trouble.
#24 - About a Vasectomy
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2014
Will returns to San Francisco to sort out his finances after a surprising royalty check. Andy reveals to him that his wife Laurie might be pregnant and he needs Will's help to find out. Meanwhile, Marcus' new "friends" don't sit well with Will and he attempts to convince Fiona that the kids are up to no good.
#25 - About a Poker Night
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2014
Will throws a poker night for his friends, including Andy, Crosby, TJ and Richard, but the event is hijacked by Fiona, who has no problem making herself at home with the guys. Meanwhile, Marcus goes on his first sleepover, but has a hard time staying the night when he finds the others aren't as nice to him as he had hoped.