The BEST episodes of Summerland season 1

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

Bradin, Nikki and Derrick are 3 kids from an average normal Kansas household. Their whole life is thrown upside-down when their parents are tragically killed in a car accident. Ava Gregory (their aunt) gets custody of her niece and nephews and they move into her Californian home (in Summerland). Ava, a struggling clothes designer, lives with her best friend and business partner, Susannah Rexford, her friend, an ex- pro.surfer, Jay Robertson and her ex-boyfriend, real estate agent, Johnny Durrant. All four of them are highly unequipped to handle children and are not use to including them in their everyday lives.

Last Updated: 3/20/2024Network: The WBStatus: Ended
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And So the Day Begins (2)
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8.75
4 votes

#1 - And So the Day Begins (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2004

Directors: Ian Toynton
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On the Last Night of Summer
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8.75
4 votes

#2 - On the Last Night of Summer

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/17/2004

Relationships are reconsidered.Ava has doubts about getting serious with Simon while she still has feelings for Johnny.Susannah reconsiders quitting her partnership with Ava.Jay has second thoughts about Erika moving in with him when she wants to redecorate his place.Bradin is confused by Callie's hot and cold actions.Nikki suffers when she remembers her parents death.

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Yummy Mummy
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8.33
3 votes

#3 - Yummy Mummy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/10/2004

Amber and Nikki are very shocked when Cameron shows up with a new girlfriend, Jordan. Bradin begins to practice with other guys on trying out for a surfing team with good members Zack and Lucas, but things get really complicated when he finds out Tanner is Lucas' brother. Also, Ava is interviewing people for the jobs of sales, marketing, etc., for her fashion line.

Directors: Harry Winer
Writer: Katie Botel
Into My Life
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8.09
11 votes

#4 - Into My Life

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/15/2004

Ava discovers that there is some marijuana in Bradin's jeans. The realty office Take all of Johnny's time causing him to break his promise to Derrick.

Directors: Matt Shakman
Writer: Katie Botel
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Fireworks
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7.83
12 votes

#5 - Fireworks

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2004

Ava falls for Kyle.a recently divorced man,but their dating life becomes complicated when she learns that he is the father of Nikki's new crush,Cameron.Meanwhile,Bradin's efforts to protect Erika from a guy(Tanner) with questionable intentions don't go as smoothly as possible.

Directors: Harry Winer
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Life In A Fishbowl
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7.83
6 votes

#6 - Life In A Fishbowl

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/3/2004

Johnny realizes his feelings for Ava when he sees her having a great time on a date with Nikki's principal,Dr. O'Keefe (Jay Harrington).Meanwhile,Bradin considers taking his friendship with Callie to the next level but is confused when Sarah comes back to town

Directors: Jeff Bleckner
Big Waves
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7.60
5 votes

#7 - Big Waves

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/29/2004

Jay is upset that his old knee injury is keeping him from competing in the local surfing competition, but Erika has plans to get him in the event. Meanwhile, feeling overwhelmed by the disarray in the house, Ava asks Johnny and Susannah to help her organize things but no one can agree on how much structure is really needed in the house.Also,Ava and Susanna organize a fashion shoot with a photographer who had a one night stand with Johnny

Directors: David Petrarca
Writer: Craig Machen
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Kicking And Screaming
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7.60
5 votes

#8 - Kicking And Screaming

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/27/2004

Erika moves in with Jay after she gets kicked out of her apartment.Elsewhere,Susannah and Ava need a backer for their clothing line to keep their business.Johnny and Ava rekindle old feelings after chaperoning Derrick and Martha on their date

Directors: Peter O'Fallen
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The Grass Is Greener Than You Think
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7.30
10 votes

#9 - The Grass Is Greener Than You Think

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2004

At the roommates annual summer lua party,relationships are started,rekindled,and ended.Ava learns a terrible secret about why Johnny broke up with her years ago.Susanna pretends to be involved with Jay to ward off advances from her ex boyfriend( guest James Black).And Nikki believes she must seduce Cameron( guest Zac Efron) in order to keep him interested in her and away from his ex girlfriend Amber (guest Shelly Buckner)

Directors: Peter O'Fallon
Skipping School
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7.29
7 votes

#10 - Skipping School

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/20/2004

Ava begins to thinks that it might be in Nikki's best interest to skip her last year of junior high and go straight to high school, but Nikki does not think that it is in her best interest. Sarah invites Bradin to run away with her to Mexico, but he soon discovers that she's actually attempting to get out of going away to a strict boarding school. Also Erika's estranged mother shows up unannounced and attempts to get Erika to leave Jay and Playa Linda to come home to live with her.

Directors: Steve Miner
Writer: Graham Yost
Heat Wave
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7.13
8 votes

#11 - Heat Wave

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/6/2004

When Derrick's friend finds a naked picture of Ava and takes it home with him Ava has to do some expaining to his mother why Derrick and her son had them .Meanwhile Bradin goes to Jay and Johnny for advice when he considers having sex with Sarah for the first time,but the next night Bradin feels hurt and confused when he sees Sarah on a date with another guy.Nikki's possessiveness is putting a strain on her relationship with Cameron. Bradin meets a young mysterious girl named Haley

Directors: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Gay Walch
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Secrets
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6.83
6 votes

#12 - Secrets

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/13/2004

Ava begins to get really worry about Bradin's relationship with his wild girlfriend Sarah when they get caught by the police for swimming near the pier at night. Bradin begins to think about breaking up with her, but he finds it harder to do than he thought it would be. Erika is caught off guard when a former boyfriend shows up, which is pretty obvious, as Nikki observes while talking to her. Meanwhile, Derrick misinterprets a friendly embrace between Susannah and Johnny on a camping trip.

Directors: Harry Winer
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Pilot (1)
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5.88
16 votes

#13 - Pilot (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2004

Ava was exactly where she wanted to be in life. In her thirties, with a close-knit circle of friends, a great house in a beautiful California beach town and a growing career as a fashion designer, the last thing on her mind was settling down and starting a family,but that all changed the day Ava's sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Ava to raise their three children.

Directors: Ian Toynton
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