The WORST episodes of Dr. Ken

Every episode of Dr. Ken ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 9/2/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Pilot
star
6.95
716 votes

#1 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2015

Ken is stressed out at work over his “whining, complaining” patients so he needs a therapy session with Allison; while back at home, Ken is nervous about Molly’s driving test – “What if she doesn’t fail!”

Directors: Scott Ellis
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Ken Helps Pat
star
7.10
402 votes

#2 - Ken Helps Pat

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2015

Pat wants everyone to start working on Saturdays, so the workers in the office ask Ken to talk Pat out of it. When Ken visits Pat at home, he's shocked to find out he's living in a boat in the driveway. After Pat explains he's going through a divorce but still loves his wife, Ken thinks they've had a bonding moment. Meanwhile, Dave is given a new nickname at school and it brings up bad memories for Allison.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Kevin O'Connell
star
7.23
377 votes

#3 - Kevin O'Connell

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2015

Ken is taken aback when he meets Allison’s former boyfriend Kevin O’Connell, now a very hot and successful doctor. So when Ken is asked to speak at a banquet honoring Kevin, he uses the opportunity more as a roast. Meanwhile, Molly struggles with a school assignment asking for what she wants to be when she grows up.

Directors: Mark Cendrowski
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Delayed in Honolulu
star
7.35
318 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Anthony Rich
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The Seminar
star
7.35
472 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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Ken Cries Foul
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7.38
308 votes

#6 - Ken Cries Foul

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2015

Ken continues to push basketball (his passion sport) on Dave, but his son is more interested in going to a city council meeting about the extreme drought in California rather than playing in a game. Meanwhile, Damona tries to work the system at the office to get more vacation days; and Molly tries to convince her mom to let her wear a skimpy outfit.

Directors: Rob Schiller
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D.K.'s Korean Ghost Story
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7.42
374 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Phill Lewis
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Dave's Valentine
star
7.44
291 votes

#8 - Dave's Valentine

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2016

After Ken helps Dave in asking a girl he likes to go with him to the Valentine’s Day dance, the plan quickly goes awry when Ken finds out that her dad is the well-known and rich malpractice lawyer whom he’s had issues with in the past. Can these two “adults” put aside their dislike of each other for the good of their kids? Meanwhile, Julie changes her Valentine’s Day party into a Presidents’ Day party to cover up her rejection from Topher. So when Topher suddenly shows up, Damona and Clark provide their support

Directors: Anthony Rich
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Ken's Physical
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7.44
283 votes

#9 - Ken's Physical

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2016

Allison is upset to find out that Ken hasn't had a physical in years and urges him to do so. Ken asks Julie to sign that he's had a physical, but Julie insists on doing the real thing due to her professionalism. After the physical, Julie learns that Ken is suffering from moments of high stress - he blames Allison at first, but then they both realize it's due to their kids and their growing concerns. Meanwhile, Molly is having trouble holding down a job to earn money to go to skiing, but uses her entrepreneurial spirit to make the den's bathroom available to a nearby film crew - much to her parents' dismay.

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Thanksgiving Culture Clash
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7.45
333 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Ken Whittingham
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Halloween-Aversary
star
7.46
345 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Erik Sommers
Writer: Anthony Rich
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Dave's Sex Talk
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7.46
303 votes

#12 - Dave's Sex Talk

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2016

When Ken avoids giving Dave "the talk," Julie inadvertently does it herself. But then Ken has to fix things when Allison finds out that he took credit for doing it. Meanwhile, Clark takes questionable advice from Pat.

Directors: Eric Dean Seaton
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Dr. Wendi: Coming to LA
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7.47
300 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Ken Whittingham
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Ken Teaches Molly a Lesson
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7.50
344 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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The Master Scheduler
star
7.50
302 votes

#15 - 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.

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A Day in the Life
star
7.54
340 votes

#16 - A Day in the Life

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2017

Amy, the producer of a documentary health series, follows Ken around to record a typical day at an HMO, giving Ken his big moment in the limelight. But much to Ken’s chagrin, a series of the less than thrilling day-to-day parts of the job at Welltopia leads Ken to doubt his own career choice.

Directors: Anthony Rich
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Pat and the CEO
star
7.56
370 votes

#17 - Pat and the CEO

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/2017

Since Ken shares a "bromance" with the charming but cocky New Zealander CEO of Welltopia, Charles Evans, Pat asks Ken to put in a good word for him for a promotion. But things get awkward when Ken learns that Charles actually wants to fire Pat. Meanwhile, Clark suspects Damona and Pat are dating again, and D.K. tells Molly that, according to a Korean superstition, if she cooks chicken wings for her boyfriend, Jae, he will fly away from her.

Directors: Ron Moseley
Writer: Nicole Sun
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Dave Goes On Shark Tank
star
7.57
360 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: Mark Cendrowski
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Dr. Ken's Banquet Snub
star
7.60
349 votes

#19 - Dr. Ken's Banquet Snub

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2016

When a neighbor girl stands outside the kitchen window staring at Albert, Molly and D.K. try to scare her off. Meanwhile, Ken is surprised when he learns that Pat, instead of him, is asked to emcee this year's annual Welltopia banquet; and Clark and Damona debate relationship styles as it relates to their individual partners.

Directors: Phill Lewis
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Allison's Career Move
star
7.61
405 votes

#20 - Allison's Career Move

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2016

When a job opportunity opens up at Welltopia, Pat thinks Allison would be perfect for it, but Ken isn’t so sure he wants to work so closely with his wife. Molly is stunned with her low SAT scores, and Dave has some ideas as to how to hide the results from their parents. Clark asks Damona’s help in trying to find out what Clark’s boyfriend, Connor, does for a living. Meanwhile, Ken’s father, D.K., makes a surprise announcement.

Directors: Phill Lewis
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Ken Learns Korean
star
7.61
368 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Phill Lewis
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Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce
star
7.61
346 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Phill Lewis
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A Park Family Christmas
star
7.64
342 votes

#23 - 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.

Directors: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Tim Doyle
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Ken's New Intern
star
7.66
349 votes

#24 - 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.

Directors: Anthony Rich
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Ken's Apology
star
7.66
352 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Anthony Rich
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