The BEST episodes of Breeders

Every episode of Breeders ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Breeders!

Paul and Ally juggle full-time careers, ageing parents, a mortgage, upheavals in their relationship and the unenviable curveballs of parenting their young children, Luke and Ava— exploring the parental-paradox that it is possible to love your child to the horizon of the universe and, in the very same moment, being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.

Last Updated: 12/25/2023Network: FXStatus: Ended
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No More (2)
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7.80
119 votes

#1 - No More (2)

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/11/2022

A furious argument between Paul and Ally is interrupted by Ava's news about Jim. Luke is happier than ever, a newly confident Ava stands up to her dad, but Paul and Ally need to decide - is this it?

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Cure (2)
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7.68
214 votes

#2 - No Cure (2)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/27/2020

Luke’s condition worsens and he is admitted to a specialist pediatric unit. As Paul, Ally and their parents desperately wait for news, stress and fear cause cracks to form within the family.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Way Back
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7.64
128 votes

#3 - No Way Back

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2022

Paul takes his parents on a day-trip to the countryside, to recreate a cherished memory. But the revelation of a number of secrets leaves all three of them reeling.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Show
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7.60
120 votes

#4 - No Show

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2022

A devastated Paul is forced by his new boss to make funding cuts. After Ally's attempt to impress Ava ends in humiliation, she tells Paul some home truths, just as Jackie realizes a terrible truth about a dying friend.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Worries
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7.57
122 votes

#5 - No Worries

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2022

Ally fears she might lose her job and her mind, as the company collapses and her HRT meds become unavailable. Luke's panic attack ends Paul's leisurely life at Leah's, while an increasingly isolated Ava faces a huge change.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Dad
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7.56
248 votes

#6 - No Dad

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/2020

Paul and Ally are thrilled that Sprout the family gerbil has finally died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is more difficult than they thought as grief manifests itself in mysterious ways and throws the family off course.

Directors: Ben Palmer
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No Comfort
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7.55
124 votes

#7 - No Comfort

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2022

A back injury leaves Paul high on Leah's supply, as he raids her collection of heavy-duty painkillers. As Luke and his dad get closer, Ally and Ava drift further apart, and Ally looks for someone to blame.

Directors: Chris Addison
Writer: Rose Heiney
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Noël
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7.54
78 votes

#8 - Noël

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2023

It's five years since we last saw the Worsleys, with Paul and Ally on the verge of splitting, and Jim and Jackie in turmoil. Things are no less dramatic now as Luke and girlfriend Maya drop a bombshell at Christmas dinner that will change everyone's lives forever.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Control
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7.54
67 votes

#9 - No Control

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2023

Paul and Ally rush to fly back from their holiday when they hear that Maya is giving birth five weeks early. Ava and Sunil try to help Luke step up and become a father, but everyone is in shock when complications set in.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
Writer: Sonya Kelly
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No Body
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7.53
118 votes

#10 - No Body

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2022

Ally and Paul each learns the truth about a thing that has been terrifying them - for Ally, her job and for Paul, his MRI result. Ava and Luke both feel frozen out by the people they care most about.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Surrender
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7.53
184 votes

#11 - No Surrender

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2021

The kids are growing up fast – Ava is now 10 and Luke is about to turn 13. With their burgeoning independence comes the question of whether Paul and Ally’s parenting style still works. Clue: no

Directors: Ben Palmer
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No Cure (1)
star
7.52
215 votes

#12 - No Cure (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/20/2020

Family life is thrown off kilter as Ally spends her weekdays in Berlin and weekends in London. Paul, Luke and Ava try to muddle through without her, but the children aren’t sleeping again and it takes its toll on Paul.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Connection
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7.51
164 votes

#13 - No Connection

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/2021

Paul fears his culturally fragmented family have lost a vital connection. Gentrification impacts Jim and Jackie as the last of their old neighbours move out and more young professionals move in.

Directors: Ben Palmer
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No Matter What (1)
star
7.51
69 votes

#14 - No Matter What (1)

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2023

As Paul and Ally try to help Luke, struggling with being both a dad and a student, they find they have very different ideas about the best way forward. Jackie's condition is becoming more noticeable, and Jim is determined to help out.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Direction Home
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7.50
132 votes

#15 - No Direction Home

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/9/2022

With Luke refusing to live with his dad, Paul is staying at honeymooning Leah's house. Single-parent Ally begins to feel the strain, while a distressing event from the family's past has a surprising present-day echo.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Baby
star
7.48
154 votes

#16 - No Baby

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/2021

As Ally contemplates her pregnancy, a new piece of information blows her world apart. A worried Ava tries to help her mom while Luke regrets lying about his anxiety.

Directors: Ben Palmer
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No Fear
star
7.47
164 votes

#17 - No Fear

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/2021

Luke’s anxiety is becoming a problem at home and school. Would a medical diagnosis make his life easier or harder? Ally faces further tension after her mother Leah is robbed.

Directors: Ben Palmer
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No Alternative
star
7.46
80 votes

#18 - No Alternative

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2023

The reality of Luke's announcement hits, and Paul and Ally worry about the decision he and Maya have made and whether they should support them. As a New Year starts, the Worsley family gather together with Maya's family, united in their love and worry.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Kids
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7.46
68 votes

#19 - No Kids

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2023

Paul and Ally are disappointed that their planned family holiday has become just the two them. But they soon make new friends. Luke is preparing for his new life with Maya and makes a massive decision. What follows leaves them both terrified.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
Writer: Taylor Glenn
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No Matter What (2)
star
7.45
73 votes

#20 - No Matter What (2)

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/25/2023

Jackie's health is continuing to worsen. Paul helps out a distressed Luke but finds himself in more conflict with Ally. At Baby Jay's naming party, Ava declares her love, and Paul makes an offer that will take him and Ally back in time.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No More (1)
star
7.45
122 votes

#21 - No More (1)

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/27/2022

Jim and Jackie are both struggling under their new circumstances. Luke has to choose between Jacob and Ruby. At Alex's 65th birthday party, Ally meets someone who makes her see Paul in a new light.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Power (1)
star
7.45
168 votes

#22 - No Power (1)

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/10/2021

As Jim and Jackie's golden wedding anniversary party is plunged into darkness by a power outage, the growing tensions between Paul and Luke reach an explosive and terrifying climax.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Honeymoon
star
7.44
210 votes

#23 - No Honeymoon

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/13/2020

Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah doesn’t understand why they are even bothering to get married.

Directors: Chris Addison
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No Power (2)
star
7.43
166 votes

#24 - No Power (2)

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/17/2021

On the day of Leah and Alex's wedding, Paul and Ally find they have only a few hours to deal with a family crisis, leading Paul to make the hardest decision of his life.

Directors: Ollie Parsons
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No Exit
star
7.43
214 votes

#25 - No Exit

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/6/2020

It’s half term and Luke is responsible for taking Lenny the class bear on an adventure. Lenny has been to Italy, Peru and beyond, but Paul can’t even manage to get the family and the godforsaken bear out of the house to the local park.

Directors: Chris Addison
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