The BEST episodes of Malcolm & Eddie

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

Malcolm McGee (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) is a responsible and sensible 20-something who ends up sharing a Kansas City apartment and a business venture with relentlessly enthusiastic tow truck owner Eddie Sherman (Eddie Griffin). A fast talker with outlandish frenetic energy, Eddie's charming schemes always seems to get the two into hot water. But no matter what the situation, these opposites always end up bailing each other out -- even if they drive each other crazy.

Last Updated: 10/2/2025Network: UPNStatus: Ended
star
8.82
11 votes

#1 - Casino Evil

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/1997

When their customers opt to go to a competing bar down the block, Malcolm decides to turn McGee's into a gambling establishment and save himself from bankruptcy.

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8.60
5 votes

#2 - A Decent Proposal

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1998

Nicolette enlists Malcolm and Eddie to help her shy beau find the words to propose. So the guys devise a plan to help Stanley gain some confidence by encouraging him to become a lady's man. As his confidence grows, the plan begins to backfire, with disastrous results for Nicollette.

Directors: Jim Drake
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star
8.50
6 votes

#3 - Bachelor Daze

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1998

It comes as a shock to Malcolm and Eddie when they learn that their old pal, Nelson Carter, is getting married. After all, there was a better chance for the Pope to get married before Nelson ever decided to settle down. But on the day of Nelson's wedding—and after a wild night at his bachelor party—the two begin considering settling down themselves.

Writer: Andrea Wiley
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star
8.50
8 votes

#4 - Requiem for a Lightweight

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1998

Malcolm suggests Eddie settle his differences with an ex-con in the boxing ring.

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star
8.44
9 votes

#5 - Dream Girl

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1998

Malcolm and Eddie each meet the girl of their dreams. Malcolm's girl is sweet & demure and likes to cook for him. Eddie's girl is a ""straight-up hood-rat"" that likes to drink 40 ounce bottles of beer. The men eventually find out that their dream girls are one and the same, as she is someone who takes the concept of ""I'm Every Woman"" to the extreme.

Directors: Joel Zwick
Writer: Meg DeLoatch
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star
8.43
7 votes

#6 - Two Men and the Baby

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1997

The guys discover that baby-sitting Eddie's infant cousin draws women, but then they panic when they realize that the baby is missing.

Directors: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: David Tyree
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star
8.42
12 votes

#7 - Do the K.C. Hustle

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1996

Eddie's uncle (Richard Pryor) teaches Malcolm to win at pool.

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8.25
12 votes

#8 - Jugglin'

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1997

Holly passes Malcolm off as her boyfriend when her parents come for a visit. But all goes awry when Malcolm is caught in a compromising situation. Eddie seems oddly attracted to a psycho chick. And Tim meets Danielle for the first time, and its love at first sight.

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star
8.25
8 votes

#9 - The Slender Arm of the Law

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1998

Everybody thinks Eddie's pal Rusty is crazy. During his career as a NASCAR driver, Rusty had one too many racing accidents that have left him short of a few lug nuts. His presence at Eddie's garage and Malcolm's bar has been good for business, though. However, Nicolette discovers that Rusty is really an alias and that he's a lot crazier than anybody originally thought....

Directors: Madeline Cripe
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star
8.25
8 votes

#10 - Love Thy Neighbor

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1998

Malcolm & Eddie's business is booming at the club, so they decide to expand the club to increase business even further. However the building owner jas just recently rented out the empty space next door, and now the new tenant, who is opening a dance studio, will have to move in order for the guys to expand the club.

Directors: Tony Singletary
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star
8.22
9 votes

#11 - Paint Misbehavin'

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1999

Nicolette stays with Malcolm & Eddie while her place is being painted and her quirks & habits drive the guys crazy.

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star
8.21
14 votes

#12 - Dead Guy

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1996

A man trying to bring a fake lawsuit against the bar, inadvertently dies, just as the guys get a visit from the city's toughest health inspector.

Directors: Mark K. Samuels
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star
8.20
10 votes

#13 - A Police Officer and a Gentleman

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/1997

Nicolette wants to make her relationship with Eddie a public one, while Eddie continues to want them to meet in secret. Nicolette is asked to the policemen's ball by another man, and feeling rejected by Eddie, she decides to go. Eddie gets jealous and tries to stand up for his woman, but he falls far short. Malcolm unwittingly buys stolen lobsters for the club's catering of the policemen's ball, and Simone does a fantastic job of making them a hit.

Directors: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Andrea Wiley
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star
8.17
6 votes

#14 - Trading Spaces

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/1997

After Malcolm and Eddie each make suggestions to the other about ways to improve each other's business, they decide to make a bet, which leads the guys to switch places and run each other's business for a week.

Directors: Mark Cendrowski
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star
8.14
7 votes

#15 - Teed Off

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1998

A wealthy tycoon challenges Eddie to a high-stakes game of golf.

Directors: Joel Zwick
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star
8.13
8 votes

#16 - Dream Racer

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1997

Malcolm inadvertently places a large bet on Eddie when he competes in a NASCAR race. Nicollette fears a dream she had about Eddie might come true.

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star
8.11
9 votes

#17 - Sibling Rivalry

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/1997

Malcolm, his gay sister, and Eddie compete for the attentions of a new waitress.

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star
8.11
9 votes

#18 - Hoop Schemes

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1997

Eddie subs as coach of a peewee basketball team in order to show up a rival, and Malcolm worries that his trash-talk tactics will leave the team in the dumper.

Directors: Ken Whittingham
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star
8.11
9 votes

#19 - It Almost Happend One Night

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/24/1997

Malcolm acts as chef Simone's husband to fool her high-school nemesis.

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8.11
9 votes

#20 - A Few So-So Men

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/1998

Malcolm's dream to renovate McGee's into 1930s jazz club is in full swing when he discovers that the contractor he hired to build his bar turns out to be an old Navy buddy of Eddie's. Since he and Eddie did not get along in the Navy, the contractor leaves the job until Eddie gives him an apology, leaving Malcolm without a bar.

Directors: John Tracy
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star
8.11
9 votes

#21 - Menace II Theology

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1998

Non-church-goers Malcolm and Eddie accidentally volunteer to teach Sunday school while visiting at Nicolette's church and find that they have a knack for public speaking.

Directors: Joel Zwick
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star
8.10
10 votes

#22 - Retreat and Surrender

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1997

An unlikely romance blossoms between the guys and their girls, during an employee camping retreat in the woods. After being stranded in the woods overnight, Nicolette finally gets Eddie to surrender to her ample womanly charms. Meanwhile, Holly shares bodily warmth with Malcolm, and learns a new respect for him.

Directors: Mark Cendrowski
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star
8.09
11 votes

#23 - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1996

As Malcolm prepares for Halloween, fearful Eddie tells a story of a devastating family curse.

Directors: Amanda Bearse
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star
8.00
8 votes

#24 - Mixed Nuts

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1998

Malcolm, his sister Maura, Eddie and his mother Sheila are preparing a surprise party for Malcolm's father Marcus. Maura and Sheila start arguing over what they believe to be Marcus' favorite cake, but things really start heating up when Eddie's Grandpa, Aunt Ruby, Uncle Lud and Cousin Doyle make an unexpected entrance.

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star
8.00
9 votes

#25 - Swooped

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2000

When Hawkins dies suddenly of a heart attack, his daughter Ashley is surprised to learn that she can only inherit his 10 million dollars is on one condition—that she marry Eddie within 30 days. But Eddie soon discovers that saying ""I do"" to wealth and marriage may devastate Malcolm, who has taken drastic measures to try and forget about the feelings he still has for Ashley.