The WORST episodes of Men in Trees

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

A relationship-advice guru, upon learning that her fiancé is cheating on her, decides to stay in a small town in Alaska, the most recent stop on her book tour. It's in this remote town, where the ratio of men to women is ten to one, she realizes she can truly learn about the subject she thought she knew so well -- how to find, and keep, a good man.

Last Updated: 9/28/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Home, Seized Home
star
7.25
162 votes

#1 - Home, Seized Home

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/12/2008

Jack and Marin decide to move in together, but the happy couple doesn't anticipate the difficulty of merging their different lifestyles. Meanwhile, Jane is on a mission to get her marriage to Sam announced in the coveted New York Times; Patrick gets an adrenaline rush while flying Buzz's plane and wants to experience more, much to Celia's chagrin; and after doing a favor for Sara, Theresa has a surprise announcement for her unsuspecting husband, Ben.

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For What It's Worth...
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7.27
197 votes

#2 - For What It's Worth...

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2006

This year the town's charity Bachelor Auction host will be -- Marin Frist! Meanwhile the relation between Patrick and Annie is ready to go to the next step, meeting Patrick overprotective mother, and another relationship gets more complicated - that of Ben and Theresa.

Directors: Rick Wallace
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New York Fiction (2)
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7.32
186 votes

#3 - New York Fiction (2)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2006

While Jack is waiting for Marin to return from New York, he receives an unexpected visitor who has arrived in Elmo with a secret. In the meantime, the relationship between Annie and Patrick hasn't gotten better after he neglected her at Thanksgiving dinner. Theresa and Ben ponder their future, Jane and Sam ("Plow Guy") spend a romantic time together in New York.While everyone is busy with their own lives, Buzz faces a medical crisis.

Directors: Jeff Melman
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Read Between the Minds
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7.36
130 votes

#4 - Read Between the Minds

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2008

Jack is feeling very amorous towards Marin, but she fears that it may be for the wrong reasons. After Patrick's adventure-seeking stunt, Celia throws him in jail and he takes full advantage of his "right to remain silent." Marin, Jack and Jerome are off to New York to celebrate Sam and Jane's wedding. And Sam is surprised when he learns the truth about Jane's parents.

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Sink or Swim
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7.43
246 votes

#5 - Sink or Swim

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2006

Because Marin has been away from New York for awhile now, people there are beginning to forget her and are starting rumors she could be dead. When the Elmo town elder passes away, Elmo's sister city breaks its ties with the town just before the New Moon Festival, and Marin sees an opportunity to be useful by finding a new sister city for Elmos.

Directors: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Power Shift
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7.47
226 votes

#6 - Power Shift

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2006

Marin is still adopting to her new lifestyle and her new job as relationship adviser on Patrick's radio station. Meanwhile, she has opened the door to a new romance with a handsome stranger.

Directors: Allison Anders
Writer: Jenny Bicks
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Pilot
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7.49
258 votes

#7 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2006

Relationship coach and best-selling author Marin Frist goes to a small town in Alaska for a conference about real love and the best ways to get married. After her own relationship falls apart, she finds herself stuck in a town full of the one thing she really doesn't really need -- available men.

Directors: James Mangold
Writer: Jenny Bicks
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A Tree Goes in Elmo
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7.51
192 votes

#8 - A Tree Goes in Elmo

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2007

To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts.

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Get a Life
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7.52
130 votes

#9 - Get a Life

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/2/2008

Morgan Fairchild guest-stars as herself when she arrives in Elmo to sing the national anthem at the opening game for Ben's hockey team, and then decides she wants to buy the rights to Marin's life to be made into a movie. Meanwhile, a kidney donor for Cash is found and Sara discovers Eric's band has a fan club.

Directors: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Wander/Lust
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7.58
161 votes

#10 - Wander/Lust

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/16/2008

Jack invites Julia and her husband to dinner with Marin so the two women can meet each other. Meanwhile, Sam gives Jane an engagement that he found in an unlikely place, and Annie catches Patrick in a compromising situation.

Directors: John Badham
Writer: Jenny Bicks
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Chemical Reactions
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7.59
220 votes

#11 - Chemical Reactions

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2007

Marin gets lost in the woods while looking for a special root for a stew and is found by Jack, who is filming a documentary. Lynn becomes envious of the passion she sees in other couples and wants the same kind of affection in her own relationship. Meanwhile, Patrick wants to change his surname and Sara's ex-husband wants full custody of her son.

Directors: Seith Mann
Writer: Padma Atluri
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Surprise, Surprise
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7.60
159 votes

#12 - Surprise, Surprise

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/4/2008

To celebrate completing her book, Marin takes a spa trip to Anchorage where she sees a friend's husband with another woman. Patrick returns to Elmo after his memory returns and learns a few things have changed while he was gone.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Cara DiPaolo
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A Tale of Two Kidneys
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7.63
161 votes

#13 - A Tale of Two Kidneys

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2008

Upon Marin and Jack's return from New York , they discover Cash is in the hospital and needs a kidney transplant. Terri still feels guilty for Patrick's being struck by lightning because of the bobby pin he put in his hair at the wedding. Patrick continues to be upset with Celia for putting him in jail, and Celia is having issues with Dick's smothering ways. Meanwhile, Ben's sexy, young, new hockey player, Ivan, arrives in Elmo and is immediately enamored with Annie.

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New Dogs, Old Tricks
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7.68
188 votes

#14 - New Dogs, Old Tricks

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/28/2008

Jack's gift of puppies distracts Marin from completing her book. Meanwhile, Annie realizes she has feeling for Ivan as she organizes the auditions for Elmo's First Annual Talent Show. In New York City, Pilar's romantic attention to Patrick leaves him confused.

Directors: Wendey Stanzler
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Kiss and Don't Tell
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7.76
161 votes

#15 - Kiss and Don't Tell

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/23/2008

Marin wants Cash to recuperate in her home after he is released from the hospital. Patrick gets a job in New York with Jane's company as Jane pursues another client who also writes relationship books. Meanwhile, Mai moves in with Celia, and Buzz steps in for Patrick at the inn so he can earn enough money to pay off his gambling debts.

Directors: Sandy Smolan
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Talk for Tat
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7.76
194 votes

#16 - Talk for Tat

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2006

As Elmo experiences a record heatwave, Marin realizes the energy bars she has been feeding the raccoon are making him sick. When she turns to Jack for help, she discovers something between them has changed.

Directors: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Cara DiPaolo
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History Lessons
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7.79
192 votes

#17 - History Lessons

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2007

Marin volunteers to help at a rummage sale to deal with writer's block and her problems with Jack. She also gets an unexpected visit from Stuart Maxson, who wants to discuss the second chapter of her new book.

Directors: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Bruce Miller
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The Caribou in The Room
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7.81
192 votes

#18 - The Caribou in The Room

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2006

Marin wants to find out if you really can be friends after you've spelt together. She asks Jack to take her to Anchorage so she can get a dose of culture. Patrick begins to wonder if there is a problem in his relationship with Annie, because she always asks him to leave right after they've been intimate. Meanwhile, Ben gets tired of having to sneak around with Sara, and he asked Theresa to move out.

Directors: Rick Wallace
Writer: Tim Davis
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Nice Girls Finish Frist
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7.86
247 votes

#19 - Nice Girls Finish Frist

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/2007

Marin meets Cash, an attractive loner, who is the local handyman, when she can't get her construction crew to do what she wants on her cabin. Buzz's attempts to be supportive are thwarted when he learns George's secret. Meanwhile, Marin is torn as she tries to decide if she should attend Lynn's baby shower, and Jane tries to establish her New York business in Elmo so she can spend time with Sam.

Directors: Jeff Melman
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Take It Like a Man
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7.87
218 votes

#20 - Take It Like a Man

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/2007

Marin receives an invitation from Stuart to join him on an overnight ski trip. Jack accompanies Lynn to the doctor for a sonogram, and Patrick tells Annie that he once made a donation to a sperm bank. Jane and Sam ("Plow Guy") teach each other some of life's secrets, while Buzz meets someone from his past.

Directors: Dean White
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Charity Case
star
7.95
193 votes

#21 - Charity Case

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2008

Cash brings a shocking secret with him as he returns to Elmo, and Sara and Eric work together to rebuild his church. Buzz tries to help Patrick regain his memory, but his efforts result in disastrous consequences. Sam learns more about Jane's personality after she throws away one of his favorite shirts.

Directors: Robert Berlinger
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New York Fiction (1)
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7.95
215 votes

#22 - New York Fiction (1)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2006

When Marin goes back to New York during Thanksgiving week to meet with editors regarding publishing her new book, the emotions between her and Jack escalate. Although she is happy to be back in a more familiar environment, she misses her life back in Elmo.Meanwhile, Jack has decided it's time for him to make his move concerning his "friendship" with Marin, but an unexpected event changes his plans. Thanksgiving week is a headache for most of the Elmoians. Patrick must choose between spending Thanksgiving with Annie in New York or with his new family, and Ben is hoping Theresa will help him prepare for their annual Orphan Thanksgiving.

Directors: Arvin Brown
Writer: Jenny Bicks
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No Man is an Iceland
star
7.96
162 votes

#23 - No Man is an Iceland

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2007

After Lynn's departure, the everyone assumes Marin and Jack will be reunited. Annie and Patrick are having problems planning their wedding, as Celia wonders about the future of her relationship with Dick after she learns he is younger than she is. Meanwhile, Mai's cousin, Lucy, pays a visit to Elmo. But when it's time for her to return to China, Mai wants her to stay. When George offers to marry her, he doesn't realize it could prevent someone else from taking his chance.

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Ladies Frist
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7.96
190 votes

#24 - Ladies Frist

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2006

Marin is surprised not only by the birthday party that the people of Elmo are throwing her, but her younger sister shows up as well. Her sister immediately has the hots for Jack and wants to marry him. Marin is left feeling insecure by her sister, because all the attention is now on her. Buzz informs Patrick that he found a plane on the mountain while he was out flying. The plane belongs to Patrick's dad and it went down over 26 years ago. Patrick starts to wonder if it is possible that his father survived the crash somehow and is still out there. Sara is officially dating Ben now, and that makes Theresa mad.

Directors: Tamra Davis
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The Menaissance
star
7.99
188 votes

#25 - The Menaissance

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2006

After Jane leaks an excerpt from Marin's new book on men to The New Yorker magazine, Marin is forced to defend her career to Jack. Elmo receives a special guest singer-songwriter Jewel, whose car has broken down. She runs into her former bandmate, Theresa, in the Chieftain. Meanwhile, Celia and Patrick's new stepmother, Mai, face each other in an alpha showdown for the role of "top mom."

Directors: Rick Wallace
Writer: Padma Atluri
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