The BEST episodes of The Goode Family season 1
Every episode of The Goode Family season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Goode Family season 1!
Created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill) The Goode Family is an animated series about a family obsessed with doing right -- whether it be environmentally, socially or politically -- but often find themselves surrounded in comedy.
#1 - Goodes Gone Wild
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/3/2009
Helen sees a way to win Charlie's approval when he takes a shine to one of the rescues at her pet adoption. Unfortunately, it's a disgusting animal of unknown origin named Gutterball who has to stay with the Goodes because Charlie's "home" doesn't allow pets. While Helen copes with Gutterball, Che gives Gerald a hand with the college's squirrel problem.
#2 - Helen's Back
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/12/2009
The Goodes' chances of being featured on the all-important organic garden tour is threatened when Helen injures her back. Help in form of a Latino gardening crew comes their way, along with a former Burmese childhood pen pal of Helen's. The Goodes discover they have unknowingly exploited the workers, just as the committee arrives to inspect their garden. Meanwhile, Ubuntu and Bliss try an experiment in the new economy tactic of "trading up."
#5 - Graffiti In Greenville
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/3/2009
Helen becomes a grafitti artist in order to make Bliss do some actual work, because she has been lying to her about the work she's been 'doing'. When her work begins to get noticed, Helen realises she's going to have to come out of the shadows if she wants to get recognition for what she's done.
#6 - After-School Special
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/17/2009
While Helen and Gerald tutor some at risk kids after school, their own children are left to their own devices. Ubuntu joins an ecoterrorist group unknowingly, and Bliss begins a business of selling fake ID's.
#7 - Trouble in Store
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/31/2009
Helen is banned from One Earth on the day of Gerald's big meal, after 'stealing' something from the store.
#8 - Gerald's Way or the Highway
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/7/2009
Gerald adopts a highway.
#9 - A Goode Game of Chicken
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/10/2009
Gerald eats a meal that contains chicken even though it's not supposed to. He decides to take on Cranky (a chef) to protest what happened. Elsewhere, nobody can find Che so they assume he's missing.
#10 - Public Disturbance
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/24/2009
In an effort to bring public radio to the town, Gerald tries to get the other residents to become involved as well.
#11 - Freeganomics
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/26/2009
Helen gets the support of 'Freegan' Heinrich in order to get more people to come to the Eco Festival. After realising what sort of person he is, they have difficulty getting him to leave their home.
#12 - A Tale of Two Lesbians
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/19/2009
Gerald and Helen offend a lesbian couple so must seek out new lesbian friends in order to prove they aren't being offensive.
#13 - A Goode Man Is Hard to Find
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/7/2009
Gerald thinks Mo and Trish want him to be the sperm donor for their next child; Charlie decides to teach Ubuntu how to be a man.