The BEST episodes of Dr. Ken
Every episode of Dr. Ken ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dr. Ken!
Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. However, these good intentions have a way of driving everyone crazy at both work and at home. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane.
#1 - The Wedding Sitter
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/19/2016
Ken and the office staff are invited to a colleagues wedding, but things don’t go as smoothly as they’d all like. Allison shows her dislike for weddings, but it turns out she just really doesn’t like Ken’s dancing – he’s selfish on the floor. Meanwhile back at home, Molly hires someone to babysit Dave, but Dave wants to sneak out so he hires a friend to impersonate him. Also in the episode, Damona, Julie and Clark attend the wrong wedding, but Clark meets his dream guy there.
#2 - Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2016
When D.K. tells Ken he moved into the Park home because he’s gotten a divorce, Ken can’t shake the Korean cultural understanding that divorce equals failure and takes a look at his own marriage. Meanwhile, the divorce news causes Dave to reflect on his relationship with Emily.
#3 - The Seminar
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2015
When the office celebrates a promotion for Clark, Ken is oblivious since he lives in his own world…it’s the last straw for Clark dealing with Ken’s selfish ways. Clark writes a fake complaint comment card about Ken, so he’s forced to attend a training seminar for better bedside manners, which leaves Allison at home to have dinner with Ken’s parents.
#4 - D.K.'s Korean Ghost Story
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2016
On Halloween, Allison is disappointed the holiday doesn’t seem to scare Dave anymore, meaning her little boy is growing up, perhaps too fast. But that might change after D.K. tells a scary Korean gwishin (ghost) story. The Park family, as well as the gang at Welltopia, bring the story to life playing the various gwishins.
#5 - Ken Learns Korean
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2016
Ken is urged to learn Korean when his father's friends poke fun at his inability to speak the language. Meanwhile, Allison helps Molly with her SAT vocabulary prep and Clark is proud to lead the nurses' contract talks, but isn't looking forward to negotiating with Pat.
#6 - Dave Goes On Shark Tank
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2016
When Dave announces he’s been invited to pitch his Hot Legs Duvet invention on “Shark Tank,” Ken is excited. But then he gets nervous about throwing his son into the Tank when he realizes how tough the Sharks can be. Meanwhile, Molly heads to Welltopia to intern, and Pat is so impressed that he takes her under his wing.
#7 - D.K.'s New Girlfriend
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2016
When D.K. overhears Allison complain about him overstaying his welcome, he decides to move in with his girlfriend of three weeks. Meanwhile, Pat wants Dave to pretend he's his adopted son; and Allison is convinced Molly wants to talk about something when she suggests they do a spa day, but the tables turn when Molly is the one doling out the advice.
#8 - Allison's Thanksgiving Meltdown
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2016
Allison convinces a reluctant Ken that it would be a fun family adventure to drive to her parents for Thanksgiving dinner. But along the way, a traffic jam combined with her husband and kids’ antics causes her to lose her usual cool. Meanwhile, Clark takes charge to serve Thanksgiving dinner at a shelter for the homeless, but his bossiness and unnecessary attention to details drives everyone a little crazy.
#9 - Ken's Apology
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2016
When Ken wants to apologize to a patient for missing an important medical detail, Pat advises against it, and the situation gets out of hand. Meanwhile, D.K. shakes things up at Dave's parent/teacher conference.
#10 - A Park Family Christmas
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2016
Allison wants to show her fun side to her Welltopia coworkers and offers the Park home for the office holiday party, but Ken isn't onboard with the idea. Meanwhile, Clark truly wants to give his boyfriend, Connor, the perfect present, but Connor upstages him with the ultimate gift; for the library's Christmas party, D.K. dresses up as an unlikely Santa and Dave dons elf garb; and Molly tries to impress a Stanford University official.
#11 - Ken's New Intern
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2017
When Ken's attractive new intern, Erin, shows up at Welltopia, Allison starts to feel a bit insecure when Erin's admiration for Ken veers into flirtatious territory. Meanwhile, Damona's boyfriend, Eric, wants her to confront her musical past when he learns she was the lead singer on the C & C Music Factory's 1990 dance jam, "Gonna Make You Sweat." Molly's first date with Jae leaves her wondering if he really likes her, so matchmaker D.K. goes on a secret mission to see what he can find out.
#12 - Ken and the Basketball Star
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2017
When the star of Molly’s high school basketball team injures his ankle, Ken’s routine exam and unexpected diagnosis shocks everyone since it might keep the young man from playing in the big game. Meanwhile, Clark and Connor take another major step in their relationship before getting married, and Pat lets Allison in on the secret espresso coffeemaker he keeps in his office.
#13 - Jae Meets the Parks
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2017
Ken spirals a bit out of control when he finds out Molly's new boyfriend, Jae, is leaving behind his pre-med studies to be an artist. At Welltopia, Pat asks Clark to monitor his weight loss program; and when Damona learns she isn't required to wear scrubs, her new look results in several awkward moments.
#14 - A Dr. Ken Valentine's Day
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2017
Ken lets Allison, who is second-guessing her decision to have a low-key Valentine’s Day, think that a love poem Dave wrote for his sweetheart, Emily, is meant for her. Meanwhile, Molly and Jae consider Valentine’s Day a corporate concoction; Clark plans a romantic scavenger hunt to lead Connor to his present; and complications arise when Damona and Eric have dinner at a restaurant that she and Pat once frequented when they were dating.
#15 - Allison Finds a Lump
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/2017
During a self-exam, Allison finds a suspicious lump in her breast, causing Ken and the HMO gang to rally around her for support while she anxiously waits for the doctor’s diagnosis. Meanwhile, Dave has questions for how he will portray the character he’s playing in the school play, and Pat and Damona share an unexpected moment.
#16 - Ken's Professor
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/2017
When Ken's tough as nails medical school professor Dr. Erwin makes an appointment to check out an ailment, he continues to torment Ken just like he did during his residency. Meanwhile, Damona must "adult up" and break things off with Eric, and Allison's new assistant turns out to be quite the chatterbox.
#17 - Clark's Big Surprise
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/2017
When Ken accidentally finds out that Clark and Connor are planning their surprise wedding, he has to find a way to get everyone to come. But Damona finds out and to get Allison there, she tells her that Ken is going to surprise her by renewing their wedding vows.
#18 - Ken and Allison Share a Patient
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2016
On Allison’s first work day at Welltopia, she and Ken try to prove the other wrong when it comes to a patient’s diagnosis. After Damona introduces her new boyfriend, Eric, to co-workers, Pat surprises everyone and announces he’s also dating someone. Meanwhile, it’s Dave’s first day of middle school, and he’s nervous he won’t be able to make friends, so he turns to D.K. to help reinvent his image.
#19 - Halloween-Aversary
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2015
The episode opens with a flashback to Ken's botched marriage proposal on Halloween. Now 20 years later, Ken tries to arrange the perfect re-proposal for Allison. Meanwhile at the office, which is decorated for Halloween, Damona and Julie accidentally drug Pat and then take advantage of their boss' suddenly giving mood.
#20 - Ken Teaches Molly a Lesson
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2015
Molly admits to taking a sip of beer at a party, but insists she hated it and didn't drink the rest. While Allison is happy Molly is being honest with them, Ken is afraid of losing his little girl and uses the opportunity to explain to her what alcohol does to the body... in medical terms. His experiment goes awry when he accidentally gets blitzed and makes a fool of himself in front of her friends.
#21 - Dr. Wendi: Coming to LA
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2015
Ken's sister Wendi, a successful doctor/TV host on a medical talk show, comes to visit the family and tension ensues. Ken can't admit that he's jealous of his sister's newfound success. So when Wendi invites Ken to be a guest on her show, he makes a mockery of it.
#22 - Thanksgiving Culture Clash
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2015
Molly rebels and gets a Japanese tattoo, which spirals Ken and Allison into having a cultural face-off when Allison claims she is more Japanese than Ken is Korean. At a holiday dinner, they push their traditional dishes on their guests, while Dave documents the Thanksgiving events for a school project. Also, Julie, fearful of being alone due to a recent heartbreak, invites the office over to her place – but Damona and Clark try finding a way to leave early so they can make it to their other Thanksgiving plans.
#23 - The Master Scheduler
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2015
When Allison gushes about how excited she is to go to Hawaii for the holidays, Ken realizes that he forgot to ask for those days off. So Ken, not wanting to admit he messed up, turns to lying, begging and bribing the master scheduler for the office (with whom no one has ever met), hoping he can give him the time off.
#24 - Delayed in Honolulu
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2016
The Park family are in the airport on their way home from Hawaii when their flight is delayed for several hours. Ken has an interaction with Dr. Oz that goes awry - and then needs to get the famous TV doctor to switch airplane seats with him. Meanwhile, Allison gets overly involved in Molly's love life and accidentally breaks up with her boyfriend via text message, and Dave finds himself in a high-stakes card game with some college students. Back at Welltopia, it's "Black Monday," the clinic's busiest day of the year, and in Ken's absence, Julie is the doctor in charge, and Clark and Damona have to help her learn that thoroughness doesn't have to take forever.
#25 - D.K. and the Dishwasher
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2016
After Ken’s dad arrives for an impromptu stay, he starts taking on chores that Ken hasn’t gotten around to doing -- like buying and installing a much needed new dishwasher, but then Ken purposefully breaks it. Meanwhile, Damona and Pat hook-up after a drunken night together. But instead of clinging to Damona the next day, Pat makes an announcement that takes Damona by complete surprise.