The BEST episodes of House Husbands

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

House Husbands centres around four families with one thing in common, the husbands stay home to raise the children.

Last Updated: 9/27/2026Network: Nine NetworkStatus: Ended
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10.00
29 votes

#1 - Episode Ten

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2013

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10.00
29 votes

#2 - Episode Eleven

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/23/2013

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10.00
29 votes

#3 - Episode Twelve

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/30/2013

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10.00
29 votes

#4 - Episode Nine

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/9/2013

Justin faces the reality of his new life as a single parent, while Abi takes in an unwanted houseguest. Gemma and Lewis have problems in the bedroom.

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9.00
29 votes

#5 - Episode Four

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2013

While Abi and Mark struggle to fall pregnant, Lewis’ world is threatened when Gemma’s friendship with her old friend and neighbour, Damo, intensifies. Gemma invites Damo to dinner, on the same night that Phoebe introduces her new boyfriend Ryan into the family. Meanwhile Lewis learns that Justin has been keeping his Carpentry course a secret. The dinner party spirals into disaster when Lewis, jealous of Damo and angry at Justin, ruins Phoebe’s relationship with Ryan. The next day, at the school athletics carnival, Lewis needs to redeem himself to get back into Gemma’s good books. Meanwhile Abi comes to terms with how difficult it is to be a control freak when conceiving babies and pregnancy are completely out of her hands. Phoebe is forced to face the truth that being a teenaged mum makes having a relationship very tough. And Justin has to acknowledge that Lewis is something of a father figure... a slightly annoying one...

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8.50
58 votes

#6 - Episode Five

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2013

A surprise arrival turns Kane's life upside down. Justin's romantic gesture to Nicola doesn't go according to plan, while Lucy's relationship with her new flatmate becomes a little more complicated.

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8.50
58 votes

#7 - Episode Six

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2013

A day of triumphs ends with a tragedy that will change the house husbands' lives forever. Mark is hoodwinked by Justin into employing Nicola as his personal assistant, but Nicola's inexperience threatens his career and friendship with Justin.

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8.50
58 votes

#8 - Episode Seven

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/2013

Justin struggles to deal with everyday life without Nicola. Justin's twins suggest a unique ceremony to farewell their mother and Abi makes a life-changing decision that creates an embarrassing problem for Rhys.

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8.30
116 votes

#9 - Episode Two

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2012

When his ex puts their house up for sale, Justin makes a last-ditch attempt to prove he can be a reliable dad and partner, and Gemma stages an intervention to help Lewis adapt to life as a house husband.

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8.30
116 votes

#10 - Episode Four

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2012

Abi struggles with being a working mum after she misses her daughter's birthday and clashes with the "mummy mafia" at school. Mark is arrested after taking extreme measures to prove his macho credentials.

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8.30
87 votes

#11 - Episode Nine

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/2012

Mark decides to take responsibility for problems at home and work, but has he left it too late? Abi chooses the worst possible time to volunteer as a parent helper in Miss Nadir's classroom. Kane and Tom's home life is under the microscope.

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8.30
116 votes

#12 - Episode Two

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2013

When renovations of his house go awry, Justin’s struggle to provide for his family escalates. The House Husbands are in full swing renovating Justin’s new place when Mark, struggling with male insecurities around not getting Abi pregnant, over-compensates. He smashes the wrong wall – revealing asbestos. Justin’s in no financial position to deal with this, but with Mark’s help finds an innovative way to raise the cash. Meanwhile Lewis is forced to admit he really has become good friends with Kane. He sees Tom with another man and decides to act on it. Gemma struggles to tell her emotional mother Wendy that her father’s affair wasn’t a one-off thing

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8.00
116 votes

#13 - Episode Eight

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2012

On the most stressful day of his life, Mark makes a mistake he will regret forever. Justin's custody hearing is interrupted when a school excursion goes horribly wrong.

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8.00
58 votes

#14 - Episode Three

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2012

Lewis is in deep trouble when Gemma catches him flirting with a lucrative business opportunity. Sparks fly when Abi and Kane receive a surprise visit from their meddling father, and Lucy helps Justin make a fresh start.

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7.80
145 votes

#15 - Episode Five

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2012

Kane's focus on coaching the kids' soccer team is derailed when star player Stella has a major health crisis. Abi, Gemma, and the men embrace their competitive instincts at the kids' soccer grand final.

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7.50
58 votes

#16 - Episode Six

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2012

Lewis is shocked when his teenage daughter, Phoebe, turns up and reveal she is six months pregnant. Abi's plans for Gemma's hen's night go awry, so she hosts the wedding instead. Mark worries about his job when his boss asks him to help talk to her son about his future. Kane and Tom are surprised at how well Stella has recovered.

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7.50
58 votes

#17 - Episode Ten

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2012

Justin takes his children camping without telling Nicola, so Rodney calls the police. A head lice infestation breaks out among the children. Kane punches Mark for hurting his sister, while she refuses to come home

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7.50
58 votes

#18 - Episode One

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2013

Lewis faces losing one of the most important people in his life – his grandson, while Justin struggles to provide for his family. The Crabb house is bursting at the seams with Phoebe and Jem in the mix, when Gemma’s mum Wendy arrives on their doorstep. Lewis and Gemma are so frazzled they forget Tilda’s birthday, so cobble together an ad-hoc party which is overshadowed by rival school mum Dimity. Meanwhile Justin and Nicola are crammed into a one-bedroom rental and need a new house to live in. The House Husbands leave Tilda’s disastrous birthday party to try and buy Justin a house, but get held up - at gunpoint. Back at Tilda’s party, the kids are bored and Gemma’s mum Wendy drops a bombshell. After their pregnancy scare at the end of Series 1, it’s been decided Mark needs a vasectomy. Ultimately, Abi realises she does want another child, and races in to stop the surgery. Will she get there in time? And will Justin be able to build his family their dream home?

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7.50
116 votes

#19 - Episode Three

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2013

Kane and Tom’s relationship is tested with the return of Stella’s biological father Liam. While Tom wants to sweep it under the carpet – Liam is bad news – Kane thinks they should do what’s right: tell Liam he has a daughter. Their fight plays out as Tom discovers a dead possum in their roof and a bbq with all our people turns into a possum funeral. Here Kane reveals to Abi his anxiety about Tom’s refusal to confront the truth. Kane and Abi secretly order a paternity test for Liam. Armed with the knowledge of Stella’s true parentage, Kane confronts Liam behind Tom’s back, placing their relationship in jeopardy. Meanwhile Liam reveals his true colours and Kane and Tom face losing their daughter. Gemma, tasked with clearing her mum’s stuff out of the family home, bumps into her former neighbour Damo (the son of the woman Gemma’s father is now with). Though initially frosty, their old friendship soon reasserts itself and they end up getting drunk together on homebrew and BMXing the pain away. As they prepare for the book parade, Lewis has to convince Gemma that despite her father’s behaviour, her childhood memories are still real. Lewis also has to accept that Lucy has a new flatmate....Tilda’s teacher Mr Tuck. Justin, frustrated with relying on everyone else to do up his new place, discovers a new vocation.

star
7.30
87 votes

#20 - Episode Seven

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2012

With the clock ticking on his child custody hearing, Justin learns the truth about Rodney's role in the end of his marriage and football career. Lucy has second thoughts after she and Justin decide to move in together.

star
7.00
29 votes

#21 - Episode 9

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/2014

Lewis' guilt over his marriage problems threatens to ruin the pub and his friendship with Justin. Kane and Will's romantic first date is hijacked by their kids. Lucy's stress over a job interview endangers Justin's kids.

Episode 12
star
7.00
29 votes

#22 - Episode 12

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2014

Lewis is jealous when Gemma goes on a yoga retreat with her childhood friend, Damo. Kane is heartbroken when Will's true colours are revealed. When Abi is injured by a violent patient, Mark is forced to change his career plans.

Episode 11
star
7.00
29 votes

#23 - Episode 11

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/25/2014

Gemma and Lewis pretend to be happily married when Gemma's mother comes to stay. Kane is responsible for a major stuff-up at the pub. But Justin suspects a more sinister explanation. Mark gambles his future happiness on a risky business venture.

Episode 10
star
7.00
29 votes

#24 - Episode 10

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2014

Gemma's love for Lewis is rekindled when his heart medication has some unusual side effects. Mark and Abi are seduced by the lavish lifestyle of their wealthy new friends. Justin's world is rocked when Lucy makes a life-changing decision.

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7.00
29 votes

#25 - Episode 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/4/2014

Gemma questions every aspect of her life, in the aftermath of Lewis's infidelity. Lewis is determined to earn Gemma's forgiveness, but is it too late?