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.
#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!”
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#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.
#7 - 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.
#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
#9 - Ken Tries Stand Up
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/22/2016
A visit from Ken’s college friend, a touring stand-up comedian, ultimately spurs Ken to pursue his own lifelong dream of stand-up comedy. But when he does it, suddenly it’s not as easy as he thought, nor does it go as he planned.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Pat's Rash
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/2017
Pat refuses to accept Ken's diagnosis that his stressful relationship with girlfriend Megan is causing his mysterious rash. Meanwhile, Dave wonders how he can break up with Emily without hurting her feelings, and Clark invites Allison to a new meditation studio.
#12 - Ken's Big Audition
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/2017
After an awkward audition with Alison Brie, Hollywood producer/writer Dan Harmon makes Ken’s life-long dream come true by casting him in a new comedy series that takes place at a community college. Meanwhile, Pat is ready to declare his love for Damona, but an unexpected visit from his ex-wife, Tiffany, throws him off course; and Allison is less prepared for Molly to leave for Stanford than she’s letting on.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Dicky Wexler's Last Show
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2016
Ken is delighted when a long-time favorite patient/comedian comes in for a checkup. Unfortunately, tests reveal that Dicky’s cancer has come back and he must stay at the hospital, keeping him from performing what was going to be his last stand-up show. But Ken is determined to get Dicky what he wants! Meanwhile, Allison runs into an old-time patient at another therapist’s office, causing her to question her own abilities and friendship with the woman.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.