The WORST episodes of Queer as Folk (US)
Every episode of Queer as Folk (US) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Queer as Folk (US)!
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
#1 - Queens of the Road
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/18/2001
Dr. David pressures Michael to move in with him; Brian's loft is burglarized; Justin runs away to New York City; Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.
#2 - The Art of Desperation
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2001
Michael's new chiropractor boyfriend gets into a tug of war with Brian over Michael, as Ted recovers from his O.D. by dating Roger, a stable but overweight chorus director. Also, Justin meets Lindsay, who is impressed with his artwork.
#3 - Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/2001
Michael decides to break up with Dr. David, who surprises Michael by asking him to move in with him; Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to relinquish his parental rights to Gus; Emmett becomes addicted to cyber-sex.
#4 - Mad Dog Kinney
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2003
Brian and Justin move on after breaking up; Michael and Ben discuss living together; Mel and Lindsay talk about having another child.
#6 - Two Kinds of Lies
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/6/2004
Brian continues to keep his illness to himself; Debbie tries to re-connect with Horvath; Justin and Michael hear a pitch from a Hollywood producer about 'Rage'.
#7 - Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/17/2002
Michael mourns the death of his comic book hero, Captain Astro, while Debbie finds a real life murder victim behind the diner. Emmett helps George to enjoy himself. Melanie & Lindsay are inspired by the contents of Lindsay's Granny Faye's secret letters.
#8 - Doctors of Dickology
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2003
Lindsay and Mel ask Brian about fathering a second child with them; Deb is nervous about spending the night with Carl; Ben decides against moving in with Michael.
#9 - Stop Hurting Us
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2003
Emmett pleads with Brian to get Stockwell to drop the charges against Ted; Justin suspects Ethan of infidelity; Ben's steroid use gets out of hand; Mel is pregnant.
#10 - Have Some Balls
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2004
Emmett gets mixed messages from a pro-football player; Jealous over Michael's success, Ben finds sympathy from a former student; Justin discovers Brian's illness.
#11 - One Ring to Rule Them All
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/2003
Thanks to Brian's marketing savvy, Stockwell leads the polls; Michael discovers Ben's steroid use; Ted is arrested just when he and Emmett meet the neighbors.
#12 - House Full of Children
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2003
Free of Brian, Justin must find a way to pay his tuition; Mel wants another baby; Emmett is tempted when an old flame drops by.
#13 - Good Grief!
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2001
In the throes of a hot session Brian gets upsetting news; Daphne asks Justin to be her first time; Ted wants Blake, despite his crystal meth addiction.
#14 - Uncle Ben
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2003
Brian and Justin are at odds over his work with Stockwell; Ted goes away for the weekend and meets new friends; Mel becomes annoyed by Michael's constant concern.
#15 - The Ties That Bind
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/2001
Lindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his father after he learns that Jack has cancer.
#16 - Preponderance of Death
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/30/2004
Debbie continues to be numb over Vic's death; Ted falls into old habits when Blake tries to break it off with him; Brian is diagnosed with testicular cancer.
#17 - Drugs, Sex and Lies
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/8/2003
Vowing to expose Stockwell, Brian investigates the murder of Dumpster Boy; Mel and Lindsay urge Emmett to stage an intervention on Ted's behalf.
#18 - Big Fucking Mouth
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/4/2003
Mel and Lindsay quarrel over her long work hours now that she is pregnant; Woody's is closed down for a minor violation; Ted sinks into a deep depression.
#19 - Tweaked-Out, Fucked-Out Crystal Queen
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/2003
Justin may face expulsion for designing anti-Stockwell posters; Hunter goes undercover to collect evidence for Brian; Emmett has had it with Ted's drug use.
#20 - Brat-Sitting
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2003
Ted and Emmett move in together and find they are truly opposites; Mel and Lindsay ask Michael to father their child; Brian is forced to baby-sit his spoiled nephew.
#21 - Stand Up for Ourselves
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2004
Brian starts his own ad agency; Ted graduates from rehab with Blake by his side; Michael and Emmett go on a retreat; Justin decides to join a gay vigilante group.
#22 - Gay or Straight? That's the Question
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/27/2004
Brian fund-raises for the gay center; Emmett and Drew continue their affair; Sam is ready to fight for Lindsay; Ben and Michael have suspicions about Hunter.
#23 - One Degree of Brian Kinney
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/2002
Michael has trouble dealing with the news that his new boyfriend Ben once slept with his best friend Brian. Debbie needs to do something about the dead boy found behind her diner. She impresses Detective Horvath with her sleuthing. Ted gets a shot at being accepted by the elite A-Gays of Pittsburgh.
#24 - Poster May Lead to the Truth
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2003
Stockwell meets the gay community, which doesn't go well; Brian is fired from the campaign; Ted's drug use escalates; Ben and Michael tell Hunter he is positive.
#25 - Ted's Not Dead
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2000
While Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will; Justin decides to take chance on a situation where he could seduce (in terms jerk) a fellow classmate; Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality after finding some drawings of naked men in his sketch book; Michael and Emmett try to remove incriminating evidence (porn, 33 dildos... don't ask) from Ted's apartment but discover Ted's longtime crush on Michael.