The Best Episodes of Kevin Can Wait
Last Updated: Jan 23, 2019
Kevin, a newly retired police officer, is looking forward to quality time with his family and his fellow retired cops. When his oldest daughter announces she’s dropping out of college to support her fiancé, Kevin knows his only choice is to move them both into his home to keep her in school. The fun has to wait…his family is his new beat.
#1 - Plus One Is The Loneliest Number
Season 2 - Episode 4
After Vanessa's relationship with a hunky doctor goes bust before her sister's wedding, Kevin steps in as her 'successful doctor' date. Also, Kyle helps Kendra and Chale make a fake photo collage of honeymoon pictures to tout on social media
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#2 - Ring Worm
Season 1 - Episode 13
After Kevin learns Chale took a job to buy Kendra an engagement ring, he decided to make good on his overdue promise to buy Donna a proper ring but his plan backfires when he tries to surprise her.
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#3 - Quiet Diet
Season 1 - Episode 22
When Donna says she'll send Kevin to the Mets Fantasy Camp if he lowers his cholesterol, Chale secretly coaches him through a juice cleanse.
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#4 - Who's Better Than Us?
Season 1 - Episode 8
When Kevin's ego is bruised after learning his former partner has a young, buff rookie named Nick, to ride with, he tries to reconnect by showing him what he's missing.
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#5 - Kevin Moves Metal
Season 2 - Episode 10
As part of a security job, Kevin goes undercover as a janitor at a car dealership. Also, Chale reveals his phobia of puppets after learning that Kendra used to be into ventriloquism.
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#6 - Kevin Can Date
Season 2 - Episode 14
Vanessa encourages Kevin to ask out a client after she shows interest in him.
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#7 - I'll Be Home For Christmas... Maybe
Season 1 - Episode 12
Kevin volunteers to help Mott and his seven kids prepare for the holidays while Mott's wife is away, much to the dismay of Donna who is left high and dry on her own until Kyle swoops in to help.
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#8 - Double Date
Season 1 - Episode 20
After Goody and Didi invite the Motts on a weekend getaway with them, Kevin and Donna are offended by the friendship demotion and go online to find new couples to hang out with.
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#9 - The Back Out
Season 1 - Episode 16
Kevin and Donna jeopardize their chance for a kid-free vacation care of their chiropractor, when he catches them 'cheating' on him with his colleague. Also, Kyle is still bitter that Kevin overlooked him to be best man at his wedding to Donna.
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#10 - Kenny Can Wait
Season 1 - Episode 21
Kevin strikes up an unlikely friendship with Harry Connick Jr., but he gets caught in a web of lies trying to impress his new friend.
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#11 - Sting of Queens (1)
Season 1 - Episode 23
In part one of the season finale, Kevin begrudgingly agrees to come out of retirement briefly to reprise an undercover assignment where he and his old rival Vanessa Cellucci, once again, pose as husband and wife. Also, Donna is up for a promotion and Chale gets a lucrative new job.
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#12 - Forty Seven Candles
Season 2 - Episode 20
Vanessa thinks she's friendless when none of her pals are available to go to dinner with her on her birthday. Feeling lonely while waiting for Kevin to pick her up for what she thinks is just a dinner for two, she gets tipsy with Kyle.
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#13 - Fight or Flight
Season 2 - Episode 15
On a flight for a security job, Vanessa tells a flight attendant that she and Kevin are newly married in order to get bumped up to first class, but her fib creates a lot of extra baggage when Kevin meets Lisa and the two hit it off.
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#14 - Kevin's Bringing Supper Back
Season 1 - Episode 11
Kevin's resolve to spend more quality time with his family is put to the ultimate test when his buddies surprise him with tickets to see his favorite musician, Billy Joel, in concert. Billy Joel appears as himself.
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#15 - Showroom Showdown
Season 1 - Episode 19
When Kevin and Chale get jobs working in the warehouse at an electronics store to help pay for the wedding, Chale's quick promotion to the sales floor kick-starts Kevin's competitive side.
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#16 - Neighborhood Watch
Season 1 - Episode 18
When the Gables' mailbox is smashed, Kevin organizes a neighborhood watch with Goody, Duffy and his neighbor Rutger. It's later revealed that Kevin concocted the crime to avoid hanging out with Stewart, the annoying husband of Donna's cousin Irene.
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#17 - 40 under 40
Season 2 - Episode 16
When Vanessa is featured in a local magazine article about entrepreneurs under 40 years old, a jealous Kevin tries to get attention for himself. Also, Chale fixes up Kyle on a date with his wild Aunt Kristin.
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#18 - Delivery Guy
Season 2 - Episode 19
Vanessa convinces Kevin to go on a TV talk show with the "baby boy" he helped deliver years ago as a cop, but her plan to promote Monkey Fist backfires when Kevin runs into his arch-nemesis, Frank Munson, at the appearance.
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#19 - Sting of Queens (2)
Season 1 - Episode 24
In the conclusion of the season finale, Kevin is strong-armed by his undercover partner, to extend their investigation by attending a fraudulent dealer's weekend show in Boson. Also, Chale's dream job is not what it seems and Donna mouths-off to her boss.
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#20 - Beat the Parents
Season 1 - Episode 6
Kevin and Donna are thrilled when their son, Jack, makes friends with a boy from school, Grayden, however, when Donna and Kevin don’t hit it off with Grayden’s arrogant father, Vic, and his pushy wife, Brandi, they set out to sabotage the boys’ new friendship,
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#21 - Monkey Fist Insecurity
Season 2 - Episode 13
After Kevin and Vanessa nail a pitch for a new job for their security company, Monkey Fist, they run into Frank, the owner of a rival company who is determined to put them out of business by pitting Kevin and Vanessa against each other.
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#22 - The Might've Before Christmas
Season 2 - Episode 12
While Vanessa and the Gable family gather around the Christmas tree, Vanessa and Kevin reminisce about their first patrol together.
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#23 - The Owl
Season 2 - Episode 6
Kevin and Chale go on a road trip to retrieve a cookie jar that Kevin sold before realizing how much it meant to Kendra; Vanessa and Kendra try to help Kyle with dating.
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#24 - Hallow-We-Ain't-Home
Season 1 - Episode 7
On Halloween, Kevin and Donna's neighbors "trick" them in holiday style when they pretend not to be home to avoid giving out candy. Also, Chale has an altercation with a man dressed as a Viking.
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#25 - Kevin vs. the Dutch Elm
Season 1 - Episode 14
As Kevin tries to charm his neighbor into giving him permission to cut down one of her trees, he becomes intimidated by her imposing son and invites them over for a non-existent party.
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