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.

Last Updated: 10/11/2025Network: FXXStatus: Ended
The Rules of Extraction
star
8.20
1909 votes

#1 - The Rules of Extraction

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2014

Archer, Ray, and Cyril raft down a crocodile-filled river while Lana and Pam plan a spa day for Malory.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Un Chien Tangerine
star
8.20
2287 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Adam Reed
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Double Trouble
star
8.18
2456 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Into the Cold
star
8.16
391 votes

#4 - 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.

Writer: Mark Ganek
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Live and Let Dine
star
8.14
2205 votes

#5 - Live and Let Dine

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2013

Archer, Lana, and Cyril go undercover in celebrity chef Lance Casteau's hellish kitchen.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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The Man from Jupiter
star
8.13
2929 votes

#6 - The Man from Jupiter

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2012

Archer is shocked to learn that his mother is dating Archer's idol/hero/man-crush, Burt Reynolds.

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The Honeymooners
star
8.13
2156 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Adam Reed
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Mission: Difficult
star
8.12
515 votes

#8 - Mission: Difficult

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2021

Archer is trapped inside IIA headquarters and Barry is trapped inside Other Barry.

Directors: Megan Johnson
Writer: Mark Ganek
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Placebo Effect
star
8.11
2868 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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El Secuestro
star
8.11
2736 votes

#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?

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Sea Tunt (2)
star
8.10
2120 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Adam Reed
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White Elephant
star
8.10
2134 votes

#12 - White Elephant

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2014

Someone dies. Someone who has been with the ISIS crew from the beginning. And then things get crazy.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Legs
star
8.07
2270 votes

#13 - Legs

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2013

Archer's fear of cyborgs hits home when Krieger offers to make robotic legs for Gillette.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Deadly Velvet (2)
star
8.07
1948 votes

#14 - Deadly Velvet (2)

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/2/2016

Things get even deadlier on the set of Deadly Velvet when someone turns up, you guessed it, dead.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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The Wind Cries Mary
star
8.06
2237 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Adam Reed
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Space Race (2)
star
8.04
2395 votes

#16 - 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.

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Arrivals/Departures
star
8.04
1840 votes

#17 - Arrivals/Departures

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2014

While Lana is trying to give birth to her baby, it turns out that the whole "cocaine-case" was a secret agreement between Malory and the CIA.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Lo Scandalo
star
8.03
2757 votes

#18 - Lo Scandalo

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2012

Malory turns to Archer and Lana for help when she finds herself in a compromising situation with the Italian prime minister.

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Skytanic
star
8.02
2912 votes

#19 - 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.

Writer: Adam Reed
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Fugue and Riffs
star
8.01
2470 votes

#20 - Fugue and Riffs

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2013

Archer has amnesia and decides the only cure is a spa weekend.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Coyote Lovely
star
8.01
2075 votes

#21 - Coyote Lovely

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2013

Archer heads to the Mexican border to capture a notorious coyote, which is Spanish for coyote.

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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The Papal Chase
star
8.01
2403 votes

#22 - The Papal Chase

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/2013

Archer must rescue the Pope from an assassination plot using Woodhouse as a decoy. Operation Bad Habit is a go.

Directors: Adam Reed
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Space Race (1)
star
7.99
2457 votes

#23 - Space Race (1)

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/2012

The Isis staff is called by NASA to stop the international space station from being taken over. During training, Cyril proves to be a more than adequate pilot, and Malory attempts to make drinks in low gravity.

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Sea Tunt (1)
star
7.96
2198 votes

#24 - Sea Tunt (1)

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2013

Cheryl's brother Cecil Tunt and his girlfriend Tiffy drive her crazier than usual as they travel into the Bermuda Triangle. Where mysteries abound!

Directors: Adam Reed
Writer: Adam Reed
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Swiss Miss
star
7.96
3134 votes

#25 - 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.

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