The BEST episodes of Archer (2009)
Every episode of Archer (2009) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Archer (2009)!
At the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a fictional New York-based intelligence agency, eight dysfunctional secret agents attempt to solve global crises while simultaneously screwing each other over. The team is made up of the narcissistic Sterling Archer; his emotionally distant mother, ISIS director Malory Archer; the always-professional Lana Kane, Sterling's former flame; Ray Gillette, the agency's openly gay bomb specialist; HR head Pam Poovey; mild-mannered accountant-turned-agent Cyril Figgis; Cheryl Tunt, Malory's delusional, psychotic personal assistant; and Dr. Algernop Krieger, a bizarre, morally bankrupt scientist with little regard for the well-being of his subjects.
#1 - The Honeymooners
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2013
Archer and Lana pose as newlyweds to stop a sale of enriched uranium. SPOILER ALERT: Lana goes nuclear before the bomb does.
#3 - Un Chien Tangerine
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2013
Archer and Lana extract an agent from Morocco only to find out his bark is worse than his bite.
#4 - Double Trouble
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2011
Suspicion and jealousy are rife at ISIS as Krieger nears completion of a top-secret project, and Archer brings beautiful – and mysterious – former KGB agent Katya Kazanova home to meet Malory. Who reacts about like one would expect.
#5 - Into the Cold
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2023
With the UN voting to outlaw independent spy agencies, Archer and the gang have to work outside the law to save the world from an unlikely duo.
#8 - Placebo Effect
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2011
When Archer discovers the chemotherapy drugs he's been taking for his breast cancer are counterfeit – consisting mainly of sucrose and Zima – he sets out to destroy the criminals behind the scheme. Only this time, it's personal.
#10 - El Secuestro
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2011
ISIS goes into full lockdown after Pam is abducted by kidnappers. Wait, Pam? Yes, but the kidnappers were really after Cheryl/Carol. Wait, Cheryl/Carol? Yes, because Cheryl/Carol isn't quite who she appears to be. Or is it whom?
#13 - The Wind Cries Mary
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2013
Archer and his former best friend are holed up in the Vermont wilderness, fighting hard to come out on top.
#15 - Space Race (2)
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2012
Once on board the international space station, Archer and the Isis crew have very little time to save the crew on board from space pirates, but an even more sinister motive looks to make things even worse for Archer and Isis.
#16 - Skytanic
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2010
When a bomb threat jeopardizes the maiden voyage of the luxury airship Excelsior, Archer and the ISIS crew must battle the clock (and each other) to avert disaster.
#20 - Sea Tunt (2)
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2013
Once on board the underwater laboratory, the Isis crew find they have little time to rescue the lab from its deranged captain. The Isis crew's conflicts and Archer's recklessy impulsive tendencies don't exactly help things.
#23 - Swiss Miss
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/2011
In yet another attempt to secure funding for ISIS, Malory drags her agents to the luxury winter resort town of Gstaad to protect a Swiss billionaire's daughter from a kidnapping threat.
