The WORST episodes of Breeders
Every episode of Breeders ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - No Lies
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/2020
Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can; Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.
#2 - No Choice
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2021
Ally is under huge pressure, but no one seems to want to listen to her; Jim and Jackie are excited about a possible move to the coast and, much to Paul's surprise, so is he.
#3 - No Age
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2023
Ally is appalled that she's about to turn 50 and bans the family from ever mentioning that number. Paul tries to help Luke, who is overwhelmed by learning to drive and becoming a dad, while Ava meets a charismatic girl called Holly.
#4 - No Places
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/2/2020
Luke’s parents' evening and the surprise arrival of Ally’s estranged father cause Paul and Ally to examine their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they are willing to go for the sake of their children.
#5 - No Arseholes
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2023
A chat with Darren and a chance encounter convince Ally she needs more friends, so she decides to reunite her antenatal class. Ally tells Luke and Ava this was a friendship group with no arseholes. But 17 years is a long time.
#6 - No Accident
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2020
Ally attempts to acclimatise to Michael's continued presence while Paul, suspected of intentionally hurting his mum, begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.
#7 - No Can Do
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/30/2022
An ambitious Ally sets out to save the company and throw a memorable birthday party for Ava, just as Paul, passed over for promotion yet again, wonders if he ever had any ambition to start with.
#8 - No Talking
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2020
In the wake of Michael’s death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul’s attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren’s fixation on work doesn’t help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.
#9 - No Excuses
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2021
Ally and Paul's marriage is in crisis. Paul's obsessed by what happened but won't discuss it. An increasingly troubled Luke refuses to go to school and Leah and Alex make an announcement.
#10 - No Dinner
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2023
A calendar mix-up turns Paul and Ally's fun night out into a stressful night in. A happy Ava finds her mood changing as the evening progresses. Luke turns up with an unwelcome friend and Carl finally sees the inside of the Worsley's house.
#11 - No Sleep
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2020
The children won’t sleep – Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children’s inability to go the f**k to sleep.
#12 - No Friends
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/3/2021
As he and Ally continue to feel distant, Paul rekindles an old friendship, but at a cost to Ava. Luke surprises everyone by getting a best friend. Jim and Jackie are forced to move.
#13 - No Pressure
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2022
After an apparent reconciliation with Ally, Paul's rage returns with a vengeance when he realizes that Ava has done something that could ruin her life. Luke and Jacob reunite, but things are becoming more complicated.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - No Faith
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/2021
As a sudden death impacts the older generation of the Worsley family, Ava struggles to keep a profound secret from Paul, and Ally finds it equally difficult to hide her true feelings from Luke.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - No Regrets
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2023
Paul and Ally find themselves parenting Jim and Jackie as well as a conflicted Luke. Ava and Holly get closer and Ava decides to take a risk, while Paul meets an old friend and realizes that he might, after all, be happy.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.