The BEST episodes of Home Movies season 1

Every episode of Home Movies season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home Movies season 1!

TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGuirk, or as he calls him, "that weird Irish guy".

Last Updated: 11/4/2024Network: Adult SwimStatus: Ended
Get Away From My Mom
star
8.50
133 votes

#1 - Get Away From My Mom

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/1999

Brendon learns the awful truth - that his mom is dating his soccer coach.

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Life Through a Fisheye Lens
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8.49
49 votes

#2 - Life Through a Fisheye Lens

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/2001

Brendon believes a fisheye lens with save his stiffly written horror film, but his efforts to get one are frustrated by family cash-flow problems.

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I Don't Do Well in Parent-Teacher Conferences
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8.29
75 votes

#3 - I Don't Do Well in Parent-Teacher Conferences

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/3/1999

When Paula discovers that Brendon hasn't done any homework during the year, she is less than eager to attend a parent-teacher conference.

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Director's Cut
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8.06
84 votes

#4 - Director's Cut

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/2/2001

Jealousy is the order of the day when Brendon faces a creative rival and Coach McGuirk feels threatened by a likeable assistant coach.

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It Was Supposed to Be Funny
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7.97
59 votes

#5 - It Was Supposed to Be Funny

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/2001

Melissa is furious with Brendon after he takes artistic liberties with a documentary about her grandfather's life.

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Law and Boarder
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7.96
52 votes

#6 - Law and Boarder

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/7/2001

Faulted for a bike-riding accident, Brendon is ordered by the court to write an essay about breaking the law. The film he makes instead - a smear piece on the drivers who hit him - does not impress the judge.

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Brendon's Choice
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7.71
75 votes

#7 - Brendon's Choice

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/7/2001

After Brendon, Jason and Melissa win first prize in a local film festival, Channel 1 does a story on them; and an offhand remark by the reporter stirs Brendon's curiosity about his father.

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Yoko
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7.40
90 votes

#8 - Yoko

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/1999

Brendon meets Lonnie on a camping trip, and things go well until he is stung by the whimsy of her favour.

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Mortgages & Marbles
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7.31
49 votes

#9 - Mortgages & Marbles

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/30/2001

Josie's trip to the hospital inspires the subject of Brendon's extra-credit educational film about the hazards of putting marbles in your nose.

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School Nurse
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7.29
76 votes

#10 - School Nurse

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/30/2001

Brendon launches a series of efforts to convince the school nurse that he is ill and should be sent home.

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Brendon Gets Rabies
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7.06
93 votes

#11 - Brendon Gets Rabies

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/17/1999

The neighbours' cat runs away on Brendon's watch - with dire consequences for both of them.

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The Art of the Sucker Punch
star
6.93
95 votes

#12 - The Art of the Sucker Punch

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/1999

Brendon challenges the town bully after Jason gets picked on.

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Method of Acting
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6.88
78 votes

#13 - Method of Acting

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/16/2001

Brendon's acting skills fail his audition for a local play, so he uses his cinematic skills to secure a part. Meanwhile, Paula begins teaching a creative writing class with an eye on at least one student body.

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