The WORST episodes of The Harper House

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

An overconfident female head-of-a-household as she struggles to regain a higher status for herself, and for her family of oddballs, after losing her job and moving from the rich side to the poor side of an Arkansas small town.

Last Updated: 10/17/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Ended

6.35

17 votes

#1 - The Perfect Gift / Marg Truck

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2021

Freddie, Todd and Ollie compete to find the perfect birthday gift for Debbie. Meanwhile, Debbie and her best friend, Tonya, see a brilliant, but illegal, business opportunity in a margarita food truck.

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6.46

28 votes

#2 - The Harper House

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2021

After being let go from her high-paying job, Debbie Harper, her husband Freddie (Jason Lee), and their twins, Todd and Ollie, move into a Victorian fixer-upper on the poorer side of town and attempt to win over their new neighbors by hosting a WrestleMonium watch party.

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6.57

14 votes

#3 - That Old House / Friend Stacking

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2021

Debbie and Freddie find the perfect friends, but are annoyed when they turn out to be friend-stackers. Todd struggles to move on from the past.

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6.64

14 votes

#4 - Baby Talk / Coupon Kid

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2021

With her sister Brenna's questionable support, Debbie resorts to "baby talk" to make sales at Awning Con. Meanwhile, Shauna Bradley scams an impressionable Freddie.

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6.80

10 votes

#5 - Bad Help

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2021

Concerned about looking like a bad ally, Freddie attempts to hide his racist family history from their friends and neighbors and Todd gets some hollow help from Ollie with his school project.

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6.90

21 votes

#6 - Conflicting Parenting Books

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2021

Debbie and Freddie's conflicting parenting styles become more apparent. Meanwhile, Todd and Ollie compete in the "Leaf-A-Thon" at their new school.

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6.91

11 votes

#7 - Everyone in Town Must Eat a Piece of Barack Obama Before Midnight or the World Ends

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2021

When Ollie believes everyone must consume a piece of President Barack Obama in order to save the town, Debbie worries about her gullibility. Todd is determined to stop Mayor Kelly Frakes’ fracking expansion plan.

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7.10

10 votes

#8 - Marshmallow Tests

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2021

Opposite personality traits become more apparent in the Harper family when Debbie and Freddie collaborate on a business idea and when Todd and Ollie search for a new toy on the market.

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7.33

6 votes

#9 - Deathbed Wish / Making the Lie Real

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/2021

A trip with Daddy Dan and Brenna commemorating her mother's passing proves to be more enlightening than Debbie imagined. Meanwhile, Freddie ropes Tonya, Ollie and Todd into a scheme to impress Gbenge.

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7.44

9 votes

#10 - Home Alone on the 4th of July

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2021

The Harpers celebrate the Fourth of July at the River Creek Fourth Fest and it’s far from a relaxing holiday. Freddie consumes a questionable funnel cake and Debbie protects the neighborhood from a robbery or so she thinks.

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