The BEST episodes of South Side season 1

Every episode of South Side season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of South Side season 1!

South Side follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world. But until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-T-Own.

Last Updated: 6/3/2025Network: HBO MaxStatus: Ended

7.95

74 votes

#1 - Mongolian Curly

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2019

Simon and Kareme crash a barbecue, and Officer Turner gets a new wig to impress her old high school classmates.

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7.76

68 votes

#2 - Chi-Town

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2019

Officer Turner’s father asks her to compete in a spades tournament, and Simon learns the moves for steppin’.

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7.75

56 votes

#3 - Litcoin

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2019

Simon and Kareme invest in a new cryptocurrency called Litcoin, and Officer Goodnight shoots himself in the foot.

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7.73

74 votes

#4 - The Day the New Jordans Drop

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2019

Officers Turner and Goodnight guard a store that’s selling the new Jordans, and Simon and Kareme try to recover a laptop that has Kareme’s sci-fi novel on it.

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7.69

72 votes

#5 - Turner Buys a Building

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2019

Officer Turner feuds with a civil rights icon who lives in the building she just bought, and Simon and Kareme start selling popcorn on the street.

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7.61

96 votes

#6 - Sell Yourself

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2019

Simon and K have to sell erectile dysfunction pills for Spike, while Officer Goodnight struggles with his job patrolling the South Side.

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7.60

62 votes

#7 - Weird White Murderer

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2019

Officer Turner throws herself into the search for a missing teenager, and Stacy sets out to record the perfect song to inspire the community.

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7.43

63 votes

#8 - Cold Cases

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2019

Kareme and Quincy compete to see who can repossess more in one day, and Bluto defends himself in court.

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7.41

54 votes

#9 - Mild Sauce Meatballs

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2019

Kareme propels Rent-T-Own to the next level with his tasty mild sauce meatballs, and Allen tries desperately to impress the Heirs of Madagascar social club.

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7.33

118 votes

#10 - Xbox

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/24/2019

After a background check gets recent community college grad Simon fired from his new job, he finds himself back in Englewood and on a dangerous Xbox repo mission.

Writer: Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle

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