The BEST episodes of The Hogan Family

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

Valerie was the wife to Michael Hogan, an airline pilot. His job took him away from home quite regularly so Valerie was left to raise their three sons, David, and the fraternal twins, Mark and Willie. David was the oldest and girl crazy, Mark was the brain and a perfectionist and Willie was the carefree clown who seemed to always be in trouble.

Last Updated: 1/27/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Paris (2)
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#1 - Paris (2)

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1989

Paris, the City of Lights, has cast a romantic glow over David and Julia, however, Julia's day of playing hooky begins to slowly come to an end as the private investigators stake out the Hogan family. Sandy and Mrs. Poole quickly find themselves in trouble as they are chases through Paris by two men.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Paris (3)
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#2 - Paris (3)

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1989

The private investigators catch up to Julia and whisk her away leaving David without an explanation or a goodbye. However, things turn around for the young couple as, Julia invites him and his family to a Parisian party fit for a princess.

Directors: Richard Correll
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California Dreamin' (1)
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#3 - California Dreamin' (1)

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1990

Sandy and Michael's father has just gotten a divorce and the family decides to go out to California to visit him. Grandpa Lloyd has taken to living on a boat and has plans to sail to Tahiti, something which Sandy is adamantly against. Meanwhile, David becomes a crew member of a film being shot on the beach.

Directors: Stewart Lyons
California Dreamin' (2)
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#4 - California Dreamin' (2)

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1990

Sandy and Michael fear the worst when Lloyd disappears but breath a sigh of relief when he is found safe. Later, Sandy tries to talk him into moving in with the family, instead of living on a boat. David's movie crew gig goes awry and Cara makes an unexpected visit, surprising a preoccupied Mark.

Directors: Stewart Lyons
Writer: Shari Hearn
Paris (1)
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#5 - Paris (1)

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1989

The Hogans take a trip to Paris and enjoy the sites and sounds. Meanwhile, David befriends an attractive woman, Julia, who unknowingly to him is a princess playing hooky from her royal duties. However, private investigators soon begin searching for her.

Directors: Richard Correll
Writer: Bob Keyes
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Caught on a Hot Tin Roof
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#6 - Caught on a Hot Tin Roof

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/1986

Mark and Willie are intrigued by a slumber party that Annie's daughter is having next door. Tempted, they both decide to sneak a peak, however, Willie gets a peak at something he never expected when he sees, Annie's daughter naked.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Judy Pioli
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The Six
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7.20
5 votes

#7 - The Six

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/3/1986

David's latest girl friend, Hilary makes quite an impression on both David and Valerie and David has been seeing her every night at his house for the past two weeks. However, when Valerie invites her to go out with the family to see a comic-juggling act, David adamantly objects.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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You've Got to Believe
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#8 - You've Got to Believe

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1987

David reexamines his belief in God after his history teacher has a heart attack and David saves him with CPR.

Directors: Howard Storm
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Nightmare on Oak Street
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#9 - Nightmare on Oak Street

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1987

The boys are all set for an evening of terror, watching a horror movie. However, when it's over each one of them is scared stiff and go on to experience their own version of ""Nightmare at Zombie High.""

Directors: Richard Correll
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Burned Out
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7.00
1 votes

#10 - Burned Out

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1987

While moving in some of Sandy's belongings, the boys dig up old stuff in the attic, one of which is an old lamp David made as a gift for Michael. However, unaware to anyone, the lamp sparks a fire causing the house to go up in smoke and the Hogans to temporarily move in with the Pooles next door.

Directors: Howard Storm
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Movin' On
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#11 - Movin' On

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1987

After Valerie's sudden death, Sandy, Michael's sister, moves in, and finds her school-counseling job a breeze compared with what she faces at home: David tries to be a ""supermom,"" while Willie and Mark are at odds over a science project.

Directors: Judy Pioli
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Bad Timing
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#12 - Bad Timing

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1987

Old friends of the family visit for the weekend and one of them is a childhood sweetheart of David's who is now a grown woman who makes it obvious to him that she is still interested in him and suggests that perhaps they should take their friendship to a new level, a sexual one.

Directors: Howard Storm
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Wooly Bully
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#13 - Wooly Bully

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/1987

Valerie's discomfort after a bunion operation is compounded by Mrs. Poole's relentless help. Meanwhile, David takes a sucker punch from his tutor's ex-boyfriend.

Directors: Howard Storm
Boston Tea Party
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7.00
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#14 - Boston Tea Party

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1987

While heading to Bermuda to meet Michael, Valerie is mistaken for a purse snatcher by airport security and David misses a concert when he's forced to take care of Mrs. Poole's four-year-old niece, Pamela.

Directors: Howard Storm
Writer: Judy Pioli
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Dr. No
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7.00
1 votes

#15 - Dr. No

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1986

Basketball hero David dreads his upcoming knee surgery, while Mark wishes that the girl who has a crush on him would cut it out.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
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The Wrong Stuff
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6.75
4 votes

#16 - The Wrong Stuff

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/1986

When Michael's military buddy, Skip Franklin comes to Chicago for a visit, he stops by and brings along with him a swaggering demeanor and a foul mouth, both, which influence David and Willie. Subsequently, David begins to treat his girlfriend like dirt and Willie begins swearing up a storm.

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One of the Boys
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6.67
3 votes

#17 - One of the Boys

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/1986

Mark longs to be like one of the guys (David and Willie) at least in the sporting arena and secretly goes behind Valerie's back and signs up for wrestling.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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Happy Anniversary
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6.50
2 votes

#18 - Happy Anniversary

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/1986

Valerie is determined not to miss her ""happy anniversary"" phone call from Michael, however when Willie falls off the garage roof after trying to lower the basketball hoop; Valerie takes him to the hospital, which makes her miss her phone call.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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Full Moon
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#19 - Full Moon

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1986

Valerie has a rough morning and the rest of the day doesn't prove to be any better when she gets a call from the school with news that Mark mooned the student body while up on stage accepting a citizenship award. Meanwhile, Valerie also finds herself dealing with David, who is grounded for breaking curfew and Willie who suddenly has in his possession a pair of num-chucks.

Directors: Jeff Chambers
Writer: Judy Pioli
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Leave It to Willie
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6.00
1 votes

#20 - Leave It to Willie

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/1986

Couch potato, Willie learns that life is no sitcom after he takes the family car for a spin, hits a parked car and allows David to take the blame, creating a crisis that just might not end happily in 30 minutes.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
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The Best of Friends, Worst of Times
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#21 - The Best of Friends, Worst of Times

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1990

Mark's volunteer job at the hospital sets the scene for a documentary that David and Burt are filming. However, during shooting, David runs into his old pal, Rich and discovers his old friend is now battling AIDS. Meanwhile, Willie decides to take a home economics course in order to meet girls.

Directors: Jack Shea, Tom Hodges
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A Room With No View
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#22 - A Room With No View

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1987

David risks losing his best friend when he locks him in a closet to keep him from driving while drunk. Meanwhile, Sandy, Michael, Mark and Willie pay a visit to a resort that Sandy had invested in.

Directors: Howard Storm
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Take My Wife, Please
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#23 - Take My Wife, Please

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1987

There's a hitch in the twins' school project on marriage when Willie goes after Mark's wife while David tries to best Sandy at anything.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Liars and Other Strangers
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6.00
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#24 - Liars and Other Strangers

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1987

Rich and Burt assume more than they should after David has a study session with the new girl in school and he lets them assume that they are much more involved than they actually are. Quickly he learns he's inadvertently destroying a reputation.

Directors: Howard Storm
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The Return of Uncle Skip
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#25 - The Return of Uncle Skip

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1987

Valerie is less than thrilled with another visit from Michael's war buddy Skip Franklin who brings a surprise, his new bride, who may soon become his new ex-wife.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
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