The BEST episodes of Herman's Head

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

Herman Brooks is an aspiring writer working as a fact-checker for a magazine publisher. While dealing with life in the Big Apple, his inner thoughts and feelings are played out by four characters representing: His intellect, his fear, his sensitivity, and his lust. Herman's "outer world" consists of a trivia-trove of a boss, two female co-workers, one mouse-ish and the other a snobbish social-climbing bombshell, and a best friend who's both a successful writer, a sexist pig, and an all-around fun guy. Every episode we get to see Herman get through the many crises in his life with everything going on inside his head.

Last Updated: 2/25/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Stop Me Before I Help Again
star
8.67
3 votes

#1 - Stop Me Before I Help Again

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1992

Herman is sued by a woman he gave CPR to when he accidentally cracked her ribs, while Jay learns to deal with his sexual addiction.

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Sperm 'n' Herman
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8.33
3 votes

#2 - Sperm 'n' Herman

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1992

Herman's former girlfriend Rebecca wants to renew their relationship...for the purposes of getting him to help in artificially conceiving a child.

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Intern-al Affairs
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8.33
3 votes

#3 - Intern-al Affairs

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1992

No good deed goes unpunished for Herman once more when he hires Louise's friend as an office intern, and she turns around and sues him for sexual harassment.

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A Kept Herman
star
8.00
3 votes

#4 - A Kept Herman

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1992

Victoria, a powerful female executive at Waterton, wants Herman to become her assistant editor. It soon transpires that Victoria wants Herman for more then that, however.

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Anatomy of a Blind Date
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8.00
3 votes

#5 - Anatomy of a Blind Date

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1993

Still recovering from his break-up with Elizabeth, Herman gets set up on a blind date, while the rest of the gang play poker.

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Lies, Lies, Lies
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7.75
4 votes

#6 - Lies, Lies, Lies

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1991

Herman becomes enmeshed in a web of lies of his own making when Meredith, a former classmate turned woman reporter, shows up to do a ""Where are they now?"" story on Herman's less-than-stellar life.

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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Dying
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7.67
3 votes

#7 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Dying

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1992

Herman goes skydiving with Mr. Crawford and Jay and writes an article about his experience skydiving.

Hard Times
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7.67
3 votes

#8 - Hard Times

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1992

Herman begins dating attractive model Jennifer, but soon begins to question his good fortune.

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Feardom of Speech
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7.67
3 votes

#9 - Feardom of Speech

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1992

Herman must overcome his fear of public speaking, when he is forced to give a speech on the topic of Research in the 90's, at a company meeting.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
The Cat's in the Cradle
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7.67
3 votes

#10 - The Cat's in the Cradle

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/28/1993

Herman gets a visit from another family member when his his newly retired father visits looking for some company and the chance to rebond with his sun. but Herman doesn't have the time to spend with him.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
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That's What Friends Aren't For
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7.60
5 votes

#11 - That's What Friends Aren't For

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1992

Herman and Jay share an apartment, and then share their feelings in therapy when the arrangement goes awry.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
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Fatal Distraction
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7.50
4 votes

#12 - Fatal Distraction

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1991

in this play on the movie ""Fatal Attraction,"" Herman has a one-night stand with a woman, Yvonne, who turns out to be more then a little obsessive...

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The Herminator
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7.50
4 votes

#13 - The Herminator

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1991

To protect Heddy's honor, Herman punches out an executive VP.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
Fear and Loathing in Manhattan
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7.40
5 votes

#14 - Fear and Loathing in Manhattan

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/22/1991

Herman meets famous Pulitzer-winning writer, Russell Boswell, who Herman admires because if his no-holds-barred pursuit of the corrupt. But when Herman becomes involved in Boswell's own not-so-ethical investigation of a Senator, he has second thoughts.

Days of Wine and Herman
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7.25
4 votes

#15 - Days of Wine and Herman

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1991

During a party for Mr. Bracken, Herman drinks a bit too much and gets in over his...ummm, head when he has to give a speech praising his boss.

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My Brother, Myself
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7.25
4 votes

#16 - My Brother, Myself

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1991

Bracken calls Herman into his office to inform him that he is having a heart attack, and leaves Herman in charge of the office in his absence. Oddly enough Jason Bernard eventually succumbed to a real-life heart attack four years later in 1996. Meanwhile, Herman's brother comes to town and introduces him to his new fiance, who makes a secret pass at Herman.

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9 1/2 Hours
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7.25
4 votes

#17 - 9 1/2 Hours

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1991

While working late to finish a project, Herman eavesdrops on Heddy and her date. After finding out he is married, Heddy turns to Herman for solace. They eventually wind up sleeping together in Bracken's office, but don't know how to handle the affair the next morning.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
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Bracken's Daughter
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7.25
4 votes

#18 - Bracken's Daughter

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1991

Mr. Bracken wants Herman to escort his daughter Susan around, but takes a dim view of things when the two become romantically involved.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
To Err Is Herman
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7.25
4 votes

#19 - To Err Is Herman

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1992

Herman fills out an evaluation form for Mr Bracken which included some negative remarks. After realizing that his evaluation might have serious consequences on Bracken's career, Herman goes about trying to set things right.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
Babbling Brooks
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7.20
5 votes

#20 - Babbling Brooks

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1991

Herman accidentally spills some secrets that his co-workers told him to the others, getting him into trouble with everyone.

Herman au Naturel
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7.00
3 votes

#21 - Herman au Naturel

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1992

Crawford insists on the research department going to the Bahamas for a self-awareness seminar...which everyone discovers is an all-nude seminar.

First Impressions
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7.00
3 votes

#22 - First Impressions

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/21/1994

Herman is hit by a taxi in an accident and as he lies in a coma his staff friends each remember Herman as they first met him...with each brain character filling in for the emotion the friend first saw Herman acting out.

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Herma-phrodite
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7.00
4 votes

#23 - Herma-phrodite

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1993

To get a story, Herman goes undercover as a woman and discovers a few things about Heddy and what she goes through.

Fired in a Crowded Research Room
star
7.00
3 votes

#24 - Fired in a Crowded Research Room

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/11/1993

Herman manages to get Heddy fired for screwing up a report assignment, and then has to go the distance to get her job back.

Open all Night
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7.00
3 votes

#25 - Open all Night

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1993

To save Crawford's butt, the gang has to pull an all-nighter to get him out of a jam. Herman and Heddy, Bracken and Crawford, and Louise and Jay end up pairing up and each learn something new about the other on an intimate personal level as they struggle to meet the deadline.

Directors: J.D. Lobue
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