The BEST episodes of Party Down
Every episode of Party Down ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Party Down!
"Party Down" follows a Los Angeles catering team - a sextet of Hollywood wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their "big break." Each episode of this half-hour comedy finds the hapless catering team working a new event - and inevitably getting tangled up with the colorful guests and their absurd lives.
#1 - Steve Guttenberg's Birthday
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/21/2010
At his own birthday, Steve Guttenberg volunteers to turn his party into a writing workshop when he overhears Roman and writing partner Kent discussing their script.
#2 - Cole Landry's Draft Day Party
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/18/2010
When top college QB Cole Landry unexpectedly slips in the draft, rumors begin circulating that tangle Casey and Henry in the secret lives of college athletes.
#3 - Constance Carmell Wedding
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/25/2010
Constance is getting married and she's hired her Party Down friends to make sure they attend. Ron, guided by Constance's wisdom to 'follow your heart', makes a desperate bid for love.
#4 - James Ellison Funeral
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2010
The funeral of a patriarch goes awry when the deceased's mistress arrives to pay her last repects. Kyle is mesmerized by the possibility of learning the blues from a real bluesman.
#5 - Party Down Company Picnic
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/4/2010
Competition is the word of the day as Ron competes for a job at the head office, Casey for best all around at the events and Roman and Kyle compete with Valhalla Catering.
#6 - Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2009
The Party Down team caters a senior singles mixer hosted by Pepper McMasters. Constance has an awkward encounter with an old flame and Casey seeks relationship advice.
#7 - James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/15/2009
Ron decides to cater his own reunion, and begins to slip back into his old drunken habits. Henry considers moving home, causing Casey to reconsider their "casual" relationship.
#8 - Joel Munt's Big Deal Party
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2010
Roman is less than thrilled when he discovers the party is being thrown by his 'sell-out' writing partner who hired him to rub his face in the sale of his new spec script.
#9 - “Not On Your Wife” Opening Night
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/28/2010
At a community theater, the onstage farce trickles into real life as Kyle promises to help his old mentor by romancing a wealthy female patron with the funds to save the theater.
#10 - Nick Dicintio's Orgy Night
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/7/2010
Catering an orgy proves to be the wrong place for Ron to deal with his recent breakup. Roman seizes the opportunity to help the host create the ideal orgy atmosphere.
#11 - Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/22/2009
In the season finale, the team is excited to cater a lavish gay wedding, but must take a backseat to the chiseled men of the Valhalla catering company. While Ron falls apart, Henry is forced to take charge.
#12 - Precious Lights Pre-School Auction
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/2010
Having trouble letting go of his leadership position, Ron and Henry clash at a fundraiser where parents will do anything to get their kids into an exclusive elementary school.
#13 - Jack Botty's Delayed Post-Pandemic Surprise Party
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/3/2023
Party Down works a surprise party for movie star Jack Botty thrown by his studio exec girlfriend Evie, which turns weird when the team sees something they shouldn't have.
#14 - KSGY-95 Prizewinner's Luau
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2023
Hired to work a laid-back radio promotion luau in groovy Malibu, the gang decides to take mushrooms together and things get weird.
#15 - First Annual PI2A Symposium
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2023
Ron, desperate to keep Party Down afloat, books an event for an extremely problematic group leading to complications for… everyone.
#16 - Jackal Onassis Backstage Party
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/23/2010
As the struggling new Party Down team leader, Henry is forced to juggle an incognito rock star, the return of of Ron Donald and Casey, the girl who broke his heart.
#17 - Investors Dinner
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2009
A land tycoon expects flawless service from the Party Down crew, but Ron's dreams of success threaten to ruin everything. Kyle makes a friend whose lifestyle he hopes to emulate.
#18 - Kyle Bradway is Nitromancer
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/24/2023
Ten years later, Kyle Bradway has just landed his star-making superhero role. He hires Party Down to cater his celebration party, leading to welcome reunions and some unexpected surprises.
#19 - Celebrate Ricky Sargulesh
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/8/2009
The Party Down team's actors are recognized at a party and treated as stars. But when Roman and Ron discover the host is a mobster, they suspect his screenplay might be a confession.
#20 - Sepulveda Basin High School Spring Play Opening Night
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2023
Henry and the Party Down crew scheme to keep their latest party going all night.
#21 - Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2009
The Party Down team caters a porn awards afterparty. Kyle tries to teach Roman to "play it cool" with the porn stars. A mysterious businessman makes Ron a surprising business offer.
#22 - Brandix Corporate Retreat
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/1/2009
When the Party Down team caters the Brandix corporate retreat, Casey strikes up a friendship with the sports star guest speaker, making both Henry and Roman jealous.
#23 - Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2009
Taylor Stiltskin's film producer father is throwing her the perfect sweet 16--only nobody showed up! Henry runs into an old friend. Ron gets business advice from a rap duo.
#24 - California College Conservative Union Caucus
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2009
At a college conservatives event, students aim to give the Party Down team advice on success. As the event goes on, it turns out the students may not be so bright.
#25 - Once Upon A Time "Proms Away" Prom-otional Event
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2023
Lydia, worried that daughter Escapade missed her childhood, plans a "prom" promotional event for her new movie. Meanwhile, Ron schemes to impress a studio PR bigwig who could make or break Party Down.