The WORST episodes of Single Parents

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

A bunch of single parents band together to help a 30-something guy who's been so focused on raising his 7-year-old daughter that he's sacrificed his personal life.

Last Updated: 2/13/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Sleepover Ready
star
7.04
160 votes

#1 - Sleepover Ready

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2018

Douglas is stuck hosting the kids’ Saturday sleepover, and Will uses this as an opportunity to try to bond with Douglas, something he hasn’t been able to do before. Angie and Graham both struggle with their own fear of sleepovers – Graham is worried to stay the night without his mom and not in his own house, and Angie is worried to sleep over with her man friend Owen. Meanwhile, Poppy helps Miggy come up with potential job ideas in order to help him become more responsible.

Directors: Jason Winer
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A Leash Is Not A Guinea Pig
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7.10
163 votes

#2 - A Leash Is Not A Guinea Pig

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2018

After seeing the way Douglas and the twins are barely affected by the death of their guinea pig, Pickle, Poppy encourages Douglas to stop repressing his and the twins’ feelings. After seeing how close Graham and Will are becoming, Angie gets jealous when Graham asks Will to go get a colonoscopy to check on his health, so Angie decides to get one herself.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
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A Cash-Grab Cooked Up By the Crepe Paper Industry
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7.10
117 votes

#3 - A Cash-Grab Cooked Up By the Crepe Paper Industry

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2019

Douglas agrees to babysit the kids on Valentine’s Day, but when Graham finds himself in a Valentine’s Day emergency and Big Red shows up unannounced, Douglas and Big Red band together to help Graham. Meanwhile, Will and Miggy celebrate “Palentine’s Day” together – a day honoring the love of two friends – but when they run into Angie at her second job, they help her finish her deliveries so she can be with Owen on Valentine’s Day.

Directors: Kat Coiro
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All Aboard The Two-Parent Struggle Bus
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7.10
124 votes

#4 - All Aboard The Two-Parent Struggle Bus

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2019

When Will’s ex, Mia, shows up unexpectedly for Sophie’s birthday, Will gets frustrated that she undermines his rules with Sophie. Angie tries to help Will cope by having a fun girls’ night at her place and by giving some co-parenting advice, but Poppy reveals and Will quickly learns that Angie isn’t the best advice giver. Meanwhile, inspired by Mia’s humanitarian work, Miggy and Graham decide to give some items to charity but regret it immediately and seek out help from Douglas to get the items back.

Directors: Pete Chatmon
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Pilot
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7.11
217 votes

#5 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2018

Will Cooper has been so focused on raising his daughter, Sophie, he's lost sight of who he is as a man and has headed deep into the parental vortex. When the other single parents - Angie, Douglas, Poppy and Jake - at his daughter's school see just how far down the rabbit hole of PTA, parenting and princesses Will has gone, they band together to get him out in the world and make him realize that being a great parent doesn't mean sacrificing everything about your own identity.

Directors: Jason Winer
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Graham D'Amato: Hot Lunch Mentalist
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7.17
117 votes

#6 - Graham D'Amato: Hot Lunch Mentalist

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2019

Will wants to get back together with Mia, but as their relationship progresses, he finds himself having to choose between the “normal” family he’s always wanted and the new family he’s created with Angie, Poppy, Miggy, Douglas and the kids. In order to get Will to come back to his senses about Mia, Angie kicks him off thea babysitting grid and fills the spot with Dr. Mark, Douglas’ rival dermatologist, much to Douglas’ chagrin. Meanwhile, Graham is nervous to compete in the talent show and relies on Will to calm him down when he gets nervous on stage.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
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That Elusive Zazz
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7.21
128 votes

#7 - That Elusive Zazz

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2019

Will decides to audition for his dream job as an on-camera weatherman, but in order to succeed, he needs a little help from Miggy, Poppy and Sophie to hone in on the perfect persona. Meanwhile, after Angie discovers that Graham has the word “FARTS” written on his forehead in permanent marker, she goes on a mission to obtain an apology from the responsible parties – Emma and Amy – and unfortunately Douglas does not provide much help.

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Win a Lunch with KZOP's Will Cooper!
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7.21
108 votes

#8 - Win a Lunch with KZOP's Will Cooper!

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/20/2019

When no one bids on “Lunch with KZOP’s Will Cooper” at the school auction, Poppy and Sophie scheme together to recruit Dr. Biscuits to bid on Will and play the role of his No. 1 fan. Meanwhile, Douglas attempts to teach a reluctant Angie how to cut back on extra spending and become more fiscally responsible.

Directors: Kat Coiro
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Untz, Untz, Untz
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7.22
136 votes

#9 - Untz, Untz, Untz

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2020

Angie uses Sophie as bait to get time with her crush Colin by setting up Sophie and Percy, Colin's son, on a playdate at Angie's house. Meanwhile, Poppy and Douglas navigate Douglas' first night sleeping at Poppy's house, which doesn't go as expected; and Graham and Will go on a bro-date of their own to the pizza parlor.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
Writer: Ali Kinney
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Politician, Freemason, Scientist, Humorist and Diplomat, Ben Franklin
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7.22
134 votes

#10 - Politician, Freemason, Scientist, Humorist and Diplomat, Ben Franklin

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2018

Will is crushed when Sophie wants to tone down Halloween and invites a boy over. Poppy and the twins attempt to convince a reluctant Douglas to wear a silly costume; after he finally puts it on, he meets the woman of his dreams, who he now is sure will not take him seriously. Meanwhile, Angie struggles to tell her boss that she needs to leave work to be with her son on Halloween, leaving Graham’s costume in limbo.

Directors: Jason Winer
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John Freakin’ Stamos
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7.23
126 votes

#11 - John Freakin’ Stamos

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2019

When Poppy’s ex-husband, Ron, gets serious with his latest girlfriend, Poppy has to deal with the reality of another woman helping to raise her kid. The secret gets out that Sophie has a crush on Graham, which causes a stir not only in the first-grade classroom, but also between Angie and Will. Meanwhile, Miggy gets cold feet after asking Douglas to remove his tattoo of Zara’s initials, and Douglas has to help him realize that his relationship with Zara is officially over.

Directors: Anya Adams
Writer: Lamar Woods
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The Beast
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7.23
129 votes

#12 - The Beast

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2018

Will encourages Angie to rediscover her passion for heavy metal music by taking a guitar class, and in turn, Angie insists that Will get back in the field covering weather by driving both of them into a storm. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang explore their romantic passions as Douglas pursues his crush on Big Red with the help of Miggy, and Poppy feels an instant connection with a dreamy musician.

Directors: Josh Greenbaum
Writer: Lamar Woods
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Every Thursday Should Be Like This
star
7.24
140 votes

#13 - Every Thursday Should Be Like This

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2019

When Will gets busy cooking Thanksgiving dinner at Douglas's home, he asks Angie to hang out with Tracy Freeze. Angie reluctantly does so, only to realize that Tracy is actually wonderful, except for a secret she's keeping from Will. Meanwhile, Miggy shows up to Thanksgiving dinner with the kids' teacher, Ms. Pronstroller, as his date, and he enlists Douglas' assistance in helping them form an in-person connection, given all of their previous communication has been via texts, DMs and memes.

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They Call Me DOCTOR Biscuits!
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7.24
138 votes

#14 - They Call Me DOCTOR Biscuits!

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2018

When Graham and Rory are cast in their school’s production of “Grease,” with Graham as the lead and Rory with a lesser known part, Poppy and Angie get involved and try to appeal to the drama teacher, Dr. Biscuits, to make changes. Meanwhile, Will is not ready to tell Sophie that he’s seeing Dr. Dewan, so against his better judgment, he takes Douglas’ advice and lies to Sophie.

Directors: Maggie Carey
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Welcome to Hell, Sickos!
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7.24
149 votes

#15 - Welcome to Hell, Sickos!

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2019

It's Halloween night at Hilltop Elementary and the kids head to the school for a spooky celebration with Douglas. Will struggles with whether he should stay with Sophie at the school party or if he should swing by his girlfriend Tracy Freeze’s birthday, which results in a stressful night for Will trying to do both. Meanwhile, Poppy and Angie throw a Halloween party for teens at Douglas’ house in order to try to prove to themselves that they are cool moms.

Directors: Jennifer Arnold
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Ronald Reagan's White House Collectible Pen
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7.25
126 votes

#16 - Ronald Reagan's White House Collectible Pen

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2018

Will is thrilled to throw the first-grade parent social so that he can use this event to springboard his anti-smartphone platform to get parents to wait to buy their kids cellphones until eighth grade. He ropes his new love interest, Dr. Dewan, into helping him, but his plan doesn’t work out quite like he had hoped. Douglas offers to have the social at his house so he can exact revenge on his rival dermatologist, Mark, whom Douglas is convinced stole his prized pen.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Ali Kinney
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Beyoncé Circa Lemonade
star
7.26
145 votes

#17 - Beyoncé Circa Lemonade

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2018

After scolding Miggy for not being able to sleep-train baby Jack, Angie and Douglas engage in a competition to see who can sleep-train the baby in one night. While Angie and Douglas have the baby, Miggy takes over babysitting Graham, Rory, Sophie, Emma and Amy, which results in an impromptu kids’ party. Meanwhile, Poppy teaches Will how to take out his anger on the volleyball court.

Directors: Jason Winer
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Big Widow Wives
star
7.30
111 votes

#18 - Big Widow Wives

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2019

Angie enlists Will to help her get the house back together; Poppy discovers that Douglas is lying to her about a weekly poker game he must attend.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
Writer: Taylor Cox
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Lance Bass Space Camp
star
7.30
106 votes

#19 - Lance Bass Space Camp

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/1/2019

After Will realizes he forgot to send in Sophie’s deposit for space camp, he must woo the owner of the company, Lance Bass, in order to get her spot at camp back. Meanwhile, the twins’ grandmother shows up wanting more time with Amy and Emma during the summer, causing Douglas to spin; and Poppy deals with unwanted old feelings for her ex Ron as she helps him plan his wedding.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
Writer: David Feeney
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Summer of Freedom
star
7.31
112 votes

#20 - Summer of Freedom

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2019

The kids are away for the summer, and the gang looks forward to their freedom; Angie obsesses over writing the world's longest email to her ex; Douglas inexplicably ghosts Poppy on their first date.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
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Hip$ for Dolores
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7.32
144 votes

#21 - Hip$ for Dolores

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2020

After rent on the Winebrary goes up, the gang all chip in in their own ways to help solve Poppy's new financial problem, each learning a valuable lesson in the process.

Directors: Natalia Anderson
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The Angie-Man
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7.34
131 votes

#22 - The Angie-Man

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2020

After Will's parents confess that they are inspired by his relationship, which they think is with Angie, Will and Angie must pretend to be a couple for the night in order to keep them from seriously considering divorce. Meanwhile, Douglas steps up to the boyfriend plate and offers to help Poppy with errands, only for her to discover how much she actually likes having time off; and the kids give Tony a makeover to ease his broken heart.

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Yarn and Pebbles
star
7.34
138 votes

#23 - Yarn and Pebbles

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2020

While Graham joins Derek at Ratso's for a day of father-and-son bonding, a jealous Angie enlists Douglas to help her make sure they don't bond too much. The twins and Rory eat all the food in Douglas' house to save his life, and Poppy and Miggy try to help Will with a dating situation named "Kay," only to have it backfire.

Directors: Michael Schur
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Xander and Camille
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7.35
140 votes

#24 - Xander and Camille

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2019

When the smooth-talking ladies' man, Xander, from Angie's one night stand turns out to be connected to the group in an unexpected way, she starts spiraling. Douglas is forced to confront some family issues with a little help from Poppy. Meanwhile, Will attempts to teach Miggy how to work on his disciplining skills as a parent, but Sophie, Rory and Graham make it anything but easy on him.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
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Sport
star
7.35
117 votes

#25 - Sport

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2019

Will is excited to become the coach of Sophie's soccer team; Douglas and Angie attempt to navigate what their friendship looks like now that they are roommates for the foreseeable future.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
Writer: Ali Kinney
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