The WORST episodes of Fam

Every episode of Fam ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Fam!

A young woman's vision of a perfect life with her adoring new fiancé and his wonderful, upstanding parents is radically altered when her 16-year-old half sister, who is out of control, unexpectedly comes to live with her to escape their train wreck of a father. As the family Clem chose begins to blend with the family she worked so hard to leave behind, she reluctantly starts to realize that this newly formed hybrid clan may just be better than the perfection she has always been seeking.

Last Updated: 11/14/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Jolene, Jolene
star
7.10
81 votes

#1 - Jolene, Jolene

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2019

After Clem and Nick tell Shannon she can’t go to a music festival on a school night, Shannon’s long-absent mother, Jolene, comes back into her life and tries to undermine them. Also, Freddy attempts to help matters in an effort to get back in Clem’s good graces before the wedding

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Don D. Scott
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Pilot
star
7.18
130 votes

#2 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2019

A woman whose vision of a perfect life with her adoring fiancé, Nick, and his wonderful family is radically altered when her 16-year-old, out-of-control half-sister, Shannon, unexpectedly comes to live with them.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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Stealing Time
star
7.19
83 votes

#3 - Stealing Time

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2019

When Clem and Nick find out that Shannon stole Walt’s treasured watch, they enlist Freddy to help them get it back from a merciless pawn shop owner.

Directors: Todd Holland
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Freddy Returns
star
7.31
102 votes

#4 - Freddy Returns

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2019

After learning that Clem doesn’t plan to invite her father to the wedding, Nick’s parents encourage her to ask him over to their home for dinner to help repair their relationship. Also, Nick tries to teach Shannon to be more responsible at home.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
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Dance Dance Resolution
star
7.39
75 votes

#5 - Dance Dance Resolution

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2019

After Freddy begins seeing Rose for therapy after an incident at work, he inadvertently finds himself trying to connect with Clem more. Also, Walt and Shannon try to help Nick get over his fear of his first wedding dance with Clem.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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It's Been a While
star
7.43
82 votes

#6 - It's Been a While

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2019

Desperate for some private time since Shannon came to live with them, Clem and Nick plan a much-needed afternoon rendezvous that’s interrupted when Shannon is sent home from school for breaking the dress code.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
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Say Mess to the Dress
star
7.43
72 votes

#7 - Say Mess to the Dress

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2019

When Clem’s mother-in-law, Rose, asks her to wear her old wedding dress, Clem is touched, but afraid to tell her it’s not her style. Also, Nick tries to prove his athleticism by taking Ben’s advanced spin class.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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JoJo Returns
star
7.45
75 votes

#8 - JoJo Returns

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2019

When Shannon’s bad-news ex-boyfriend, MC DJ JoJo, comes back into her life, Clem and Nick try using reverse psychology to get them to break up.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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Drunk in Love
star
7.63
82 votes

#9 - Drunk in Love

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2019

During their engagement party, Clem and Nick are both shocked to learn that the other has been keeping an embarrassing secret about how they met.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
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Pregnant Pause
star
7.66
77 votes

#10 - Pregnant Pause

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2019

Irritated that Clem has been invading her privacy, Shannon plays a prank on her that ends up having far-reaching ramifications.

Directors: Todd Holland
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Ocean View
star
7.66
80 votes

#11 - Ocean View

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2019

When Clem and Nick run into Nick’s ex-girlfriend at their hotel during a romantic weekend, Clem is upset to learn that Nick and his ex once lived together in the same apartment they live in now. Also, Shannon’s friend tries to persuade her to throw a big party while Clem and Nick are away.

Directors: Todd Holland
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This is Fam
star
7.71
70 votes

#12 - This is Fam

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2019

Clem’s father surprises her with video left by her deceased mother for her wedding day. Also, Clem and Nick run into trouble getting their marriage license the day before their wedding.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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Party Girl
star
7.76
71 votes

#13 - Party Girl

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2019

Clem feels her former “fun” life slipping away after attending Shannon’s school’s Open House and joining the PTA, and decides to liven up the low-key bachelorette party she originally asked for.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Darrin Bragg
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