The WORST episodes of Children Ruin Everything
Every episode of Children Ruin Everything ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Children Ruin Everything!
Astrid and James, who struggle to find a balance between being mom and dad to two kids and being who they were before offspring.
#1 - Emergencies
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/2025
During a family emergency, with both James and Astrid busy at work, they need to rethink their childcare plan.
#2 - Growth
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2025
After Astrid learns that Viv is behind her class in reading, she tries to get Viv excited about books. Astrid struggles, however, when Viv only wants to read an outdated, sexist children’s series. Meanwhile, James attempts to foster Felix’s interest in drawing.
#3 - Bodies
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2022
James is summoned to Marla’s office, where she tells him to dress more professional and less like a dad — especially at Gero’s Grocery’s upcoming groundbreaking event. Having not shopped for himself in a long time, James turns to Ennis, who offers to help James update his style. While James takes the kids on his shopping trip, Astrid works out with a trainer recommended by Dawn. She’s desperate to get back into shape, but after an embarrassing situation during their workout session, Astrid books an appointment with a pelvic floor.
#4 - Respect
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2024
Astrid and James realize they are at the dawning of a new era when Felix starts showing signs of pre-teen rebellion. James tries to ease tensions after he rejects Bo's job offer.
#5 - Ego
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2024
After Felix gets in trouble for defacing school property, Felix teacher Mr. Dongall makes James feel like an inattentive parent and James goes to great lengths to prove the teacher wrong. Meanwhile, Astrid insists on handling the fallout from Leonard most recent campaign gaffe.
#6 - Meals
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2022
After four years of being a stay-at-home mom, Astrid is ready to return to work. She and James decide to mark the occasion with a celebratory dinner with the kids, but getting Felix and Viv to cooperate at the dinner table is a struggle, leading to a disastrous dinner. Meanwhile, as James and Astrid prepare for more money, more date nights, and less diapers, Astrid comes to terms with the truth: she wants another baby.
#7 - Memories
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2024
In a mockumentary style episode, Astrid realizes how hard she was on Nisha during her teenage years and tries to make up for it by arranging something special for Nisha's surprise birthday party. James misses the good old days of work.
#8 - Consideration
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2025
Astrid leaves no stone unturned as she tries to find her phone before she misses a prize-winning call from a radio station. James and Ennis are given their first task as co-heads of GOBO but have a falling out over their work styles.
#9 - Truth
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2022
While Astrid is away on a business trip, James struggles to keep the Tooth Fairy tradition alive.
#10 - Drama
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2024
In a daytime soap opera influenced episode, Astrid feels pushed out of Dawn's pregnancy by Zinnia and begins to suspect her of something sinister. Meanwhile, James and Rachel clash over an incident at Viv's school takes a melodramatic life of its own.
#11 - Babysitters
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2023
When Astrid and James are able to book Jeffrey, the highly sought-after babysitter of their dreams, Viv's crush on him threatens to ruin everything.
#12 - Feelings
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2024
James, feeling left out when Ennis makes a new friend, inserts himself in Ennis' dodgeball tournament. Meanwhile, Astrid struggles to get Viv to control her emotions, especially when frustrations at work make it hard to lead by example.
#13 - Recognition
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2024
After Nisha gets in a minor fender bender, Astrid decides to help her buy a new car. James' stay-at-home-dad duties eclipse his efforts of a job search when he struggles to complete a simple task as part of an interview.
#14 - Hangover
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2023
Astrid and James think they've planned the perfect hangover day, but the kids, the neighbors and a bad internet connection have other plans.
#15 - Death
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2022
Following a brush with death, James and Astrid realize they need to make a death plan, including finding legal guardians for Felix and Viv.
#16 - Bedtime
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2024
When James finds an old game console, he and Astrid attempt to find free time to play. But a bedtime routine threatens to eat up all the time between when the kids are supposed to be in bed and when Astrid and James have to go to bed themselves.
#17 - Space
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2022
Frustrated over their cluttered home full of kids' stuff, James and Astrid decide to purge.
#18 - Sick Day
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2022
Despite getting sick, Astrid and James have to organize a kids birthday party and Felix seems to be growing up faster than Astrid thought.
#19 - Sex
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/2025
Astrid and James get some much-needed adult time when they convince Nisha to take the kids for the night. The parents night gets complicated, however, when a small lie grows out of control.
#20 - Chores
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2024
Astrid and James question whether they’re raising monsters when Felix and Viv refuse to pitch in around the house.
#21 - Intimacy
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2022
James and Astrid attempt to get some alone time, but the kids keep getting in the way. Meanwhile, Dawn and Bo renew their vows.
#22 - Consequences
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2023
After Felix and Viv slack on their chores and get caught in a lie, Astrid and James realize their discipline style can use a little work.
#23 - Road Trip
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2022
As they race against time, The Berneys struggle to survive a chaotic road trip to Manitoulin Island.
#24 - Sleep
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2022
After a bout of sleepless nights with their new baby, Astrid and James are at their wits’ end. With a transfer to a different department at work looming, Astrid is feeling the pressure to stay sharp, and keep up with her younger colleagues. To get more sleep, Astrid and James have to brave sleep training or the even more daunting challenge — finding the space to give the baby his own room in a house full of family and stuff, with not a square inch to spare.
#25 - Spontaneity
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2023
After hearing about Dawn's spontaneous trip to South America, Astrid is determined to be spontaneous herself, even if that means playing hooky from her responsibilities.