The BEST episodes of The Millers season 1

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

Will Arnett stars as Nathan Miller, a recently divorced local roving news reporter looking forward to living the singles’ life until his parents’ marital problems unexpectedly derail his plans. After Nathan finally breaks the news of his divorce to his parents, Carol and Tom, his father is inspired to follow suit and stuns the family when he leaves his wife of 43 years. Already in shock, Jack is even more aghast when his meddlesome mom decides to move in with him. Meanwhile, his absent-minded dad imposes upon Nathan’s sister, Debbie, her husband Adam and their daughter Mykayla. Nathan’s best friend and news cameraman, Ray, was excited to be Nathan’s wingman in the dating scene, but Carol manages to even cramp his style. Now, as Nathan and his sister settle in with their truly impossible parents, they both wonder just how long the aggravating adjustment period is going to last.

Last Updated: 11/3/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Cancellation Fee
star
7.86
285 votes

#1 - Cancellation Fee

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/10/2014

Nathan tries to hide his relationship with his mother's dentist, who angered Carol with a $75 charge for being late to an appointment; Tom keeps waking up with gum in his hair.

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Plus One
star
7.75
310 votes

#2 - Plus One

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2014

Nathan's excitement at scoring a ticket for himself and a guest to a dinner with President Obama turns to dread when he has to pick one of his family members to be his "plus one".

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Stuff
star
7.72
365 votes

#3 - Stuff

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2013

Nathan hatches a plan to get his parents back together by showing them all of their sentimental family possessions in the hopes it will make them remember the good times they've had.

Directors: James Burrows
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You Betcha
star
7.59
322 votes

#4 - You Betcha

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2014

Nathan asks Tom to spend the weekend with him in the hopes of finding something they have in common. Also, while Debbie and Adam are out of town at a vegetarian convention, Carol stays with Mikayla and accidentally turns her upraising upside-down.

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Bahama Mama
star
7.52
289 votes

#5 - Bahama Mama

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2014

Just as Nathan begins to unwind on his vacation in the Bahamas, Carol's surprise appearance gets him riled up all over again until they meet Ganja Pete. Meanwhile, Debbie is upset with Adam when she learns that he used to write love songs for the special girls in his life when he was younger

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Carol's Surprise
star
7.51
326 votes

#6 - Carol's Surprise

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2014

Nathan is determined to finally, just once, surprise the "unsurpriseable" Carol on her birthday.

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Mother's Day
star
7.51
220 votes

#7 - Mother's Day

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2014

Carol has the worst Mother's Day ever when Nathan forgets to get her a present.

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Sex Ed Dolan
star
7.51
219 votes

#8 - Sex Ed Dolan

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2014

Nathan introduces his boss, Ed Dolan, to Tom in hopes they'll hit it off and hang out together, but surprisingly, Dolan only has eyes for Carol.

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0072
star
7.45
245 votes

#9 - 0072

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2014

When Tom proudly tells the family he's dating a much younger woman, Nathan goes undercover to spy on him and make sure his father isn't being scammed by a gold digger.

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Carol's Parents are Coming to Town
star
7.44
292 votes

#10 - Carol's Parents are Coming to Town

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2013

When Carol's overbearing mother and father announce they’re coming to visit for Christmas, Carol recruits Nate and Tom to cover up their failed relationships and present a happy facade. However, Nate begins to believe the lie, and considers getting back together with his ex, Janice.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Bobby Bowman
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The Phone Upgrade
star
7.43
430 votes

#11 - The Phone Upgrade

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2013

Nathan and Debbie trade parents when they each think the other sibling has it easier.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Bobby Bowman
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Internet Dating
star
7.41
321 votes

#12 - Internet Dating

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2013

When Nathan helps Carol set up her profile on an Internet dating site, he and Ray get so excited about one of her potential suitors, they start corresponding with him, pretending to be Carol.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Chadd Gindin
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You're in Trouble
star
7.36
389 votes

#13 - You're in Trouble

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2013

When Nathan learns why Debbie is Tom’s favorite child instead of him, he decides it’s time to fill his parents in on some of Debbie’s childhood secrets.

Directors: James Burrows
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star
7.36
432 votes

#14 - Miller's Mind

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2014

Nathan learns to appreciate Carol’s incessant rants after he mimics one of them at work and is rewarded with his own news segment to complain on the air. But when his tirades lack the flair and fervor of his mother’s, he secretly devises ways to keep her irritated in order to get new material.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Chadd Gindin
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Walk-N-Wave
star
7.29
318 votes

#15 - Walk-N-Wave

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2014

Nathan gets more than he bargained for when he befriends a hapless coworker. Meanwhile, Tom and Adam argue over who is smarter and take an online test to settle the matter.

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Tomlandia
star
7.26
276 votes

#16 - Tomlandia

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2014

Nathan pitches a Saturday morning children's program inspired by Tom's imagination to his station manager.

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Driving Miss Crazy
star
7.23
320 votes

#17 - Driving Miss Crazy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2014

When Nathan gets frustrated after he's forced to drive Carol around town for errands once again, he demands that she either learn how to drive or find another chauffeur. But when Debbie volunteers Adam to drive Carol, everyone's surprised when they form an unexpected bond.

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Dear Diary
star
7.21
405 votes

#18 - Dear Diary

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2014

When Debbie suspects Nathan and Carol of secretly reading her diary, she and Adam plant a fake entry about Tom in order to prove it.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Austen Earl
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Giving the Bird
star
7.21
414 votes

#19 - Giving the Bird

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2013

It's Halloween, and Nathan, Debbie and Adam take Mikayla trick-or-treating to the house of an old woman who everyone in the neighborhood thinks is a witch. Meanwhile, Nathan and Debbie are furious when they discover Carol lied about what really happened to their pet parrot they thought flew away when they were kids.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Gina Gari
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The Mother is In
star
7.15
442 votes

#20 - The Mother is In

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2013

When Carol finds out that Nathan is seeing a therapist, she secretly makes an appointment for herself in order to find out what's going on.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Austen Earl
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Pilot
star
7.14
668 votes

#21 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2013

Nathan and his sister, Debbie, are upset when their parents announce they’re divorcing after 43 years of marriage. However, that’s nothing compared to the panic they feel when Carol, their intrusive mother, announces that she’s moving in with Nathan, while Tom, their easily distracted father, is moving in with Debbie.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Greg Garcia
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The Talk
star
7.11
418 votes

#22 - The Talk

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2013

When Carol finds out that Tom never had “the talk” with Nathan about the birds and the bees, she insists it’s not too late to gather the family together and do it now.

Directors: James Burrows
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Plot Twists
star
7.11
545 votes

#23 - Plot Twists

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2013

When Carol dictates that it’s time to rearrange the family’s positions in the Millers cemetery plot because of the two divorces, Nathan needs to approach his ex-wife, Janice, to ask her to sign back her space to the family.

Directors: James Burrows
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