The BEST episodes of The Millionaire Matchmaker

#1 - Ayinde & Will

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/2010

Patti tries to set up a love match for an erstwhile professional volleyball player who admittedly shies away from commitment. Her second client is a big-bucks trust-fund baby whom Patti appraises as cocky and selfish. Worse, he's blemished by a cheating past.

#2 - Justin & Tyler

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2010

Patti takes on a successful entrepreneur who needs someone to help him be as aggressive in his love life as he is with his career. Will Patti help him step up his game? And Patti's other client this week is childhood actor Justin Shenkarow (Picket Fences) who has a bit of a stubborn attitude. When Patti comes over to stage a fashion intervention, she finds that his inflexible outlook may be a hurdle in finding him a match. Will she be able to get this Hollywood hothead to look beyond his comfort zone?

#3 - Mama's Boy Meets Southern Gentleman

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/8/2011

An unassuming Southern gentleman mending a broken heart attempts to wade back into the dating pool with Patti's help. Patti's other client is a banker, but she pegs him as an insincere player-wannabe. As such, relationship counselor Pat Allen arrives to set the banker straight.

#4 - The Boys Are Back in Town

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/2011

Patti hosts her very first all-gay mixer. She also tries to arrange a love connection for Madison Hildebrand ("Million Dollar Listing") while enlisting a therapist to help her second millionaire client.

#5 - Greg & Zagros

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2010

In the Season 3 finale, Patti tries to concoct a love match for a self-made millionaire after two broken engagements. The other client is a returnee. He's a Kurdish playboy who broke series rules in the past, but Patti decides to give him one more chance at love.

#6 - Welcome to the Big Apple

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2010

Matchmaker Patti Stanger takes a bite out of the Big Apple, extending her love-connection business from Los Angeles to New York City in Season 4. The fourth cycle opens with Patti playing Cupid for a sports fanatic and a 26-year-old heiress.

#7 - The Plastic Surgeon & the Pole Dancer

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/2011

Patti plays matchmaker for a controlling plastic surgeon from Las Vegas. Her other client is a thrice-divorced pole-dancing instructor who receives a makeover courtesy of Patti.

#8 - Softy Swayze and the Boy in a Bubble

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/5/2013

Patti is ecstatic to find out her first millionaire this week is actor Don Swayze. Don is Patrick Swayze’s brother and well known for playing the “scary dude” on TV; he's a Werewolf on True Blood and an Arms Dealer on The Bridge. Patti’s second client is a party entertainer named Randy Lehrman.

#9 - Courtney and the Peacock

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/19/2013

Courtney Kerr is a fashion blogger, TV host, and star of Bravo's Courtney Loves Dallas. She’s stuck in her past relationships and needs to move forward to find love. Patti’s second client this week is Stefan Dahlqvist, a 39-year-old owner of a successful Norwegian clothing line.

#10 - S07 Special: Patti Uncensored

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2014

“The Millionaire Matchmaker” star Patti Stanger gives her raw and uncensored take on three dates that she set up in past seasons. There’s more tough love to go around when Patti reflects on a plastic surgeon who invites a busty model to be a third wheel, a handsome entrepreneur who can't date without his friends' approval, and a musician who dates way too young and tries way too hard.

#11 - Brett & David

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2009

Patti aids a 28-year old CEO of an energy drink company, and assists an image conscious retail owner.

#12 - Jersey in the House

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2010

Caroline Manzo ("The Real Housewives of New Jersey") arrives, enlisting Patti to arrange love matches for her two sons, Albie and Christopher.

#13 - Reunion

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/20/2010

The matchmaking dramas of Season 3 are highlighted in a reunion installment.

#14 - The Fixer And The Dick

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2014

Justin Cooper is a 32-year-old advertising sales executive from Chicago. He’s a sharp dresser who runs a tight ship, and he expects his girlfriend to abide by the same standards. If they don’t, he tries to "fix" or "improve" them. Patti’s second millionaire this week is also in advertising. Chad Towersey is a 34-year-old Newport Beach native who loves to surf and loves the ladies even more.

#15 - Shapiro, Jill Zarin & Prince Ferdinand

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/1/2015

Jill Zarin wants Patti’s help in setting her daughter, Ally, on the right path to love. Dating mentor Kristin Cavallari teaches Ally to know her self-worth. Patti’s other client this week is Prince Ferdinand Von Anhalt of Germany who is Zsa Zsa Gabor's stepson.

#16 - A Tale of Two Jimmys

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2013

Patti has a Jim and a Jimmy, and their names aren't the only thing they have in common. First up is Jim Schramm, a 44-year-old entrepreneur from Beverly Hills who's newly divorced and tends to show off his money, which can attract the wrong kind of girls. Will Patti lead him to a girl that's not digging for gold? Patti has her work cut out for her with Jimmy Grdina, a 52-year-old divorcee from Scottsdale, AZ who is a perfectionist. Everything in his life is perfect, from the placement of the cans in his fridge, to the impeccable looks of his women. Can Patti break him of his perfectionist picker and teach him that there's more to a girl than just surface looks?

#17 - There's No Place Like Home

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/2011

In the Season 5 opener, matchmaking maven Patti Stanger tries to forge a love connection for a fast-talking Internet mogul. Her other client is a worldly and outwardly charming production-company owner.

#18 - The 'Technical Brain' and 'Moonstruck'

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2014

Dr. Chynn is a 47-year-old eye surgeon from Manhattan who holds degrees from Harvard and Columbia among others. Patti decrees he is so "technical minded" that he doesn't know how to romance a girl. Can Patti cure Dr. Chynn of his "analysis paralysis" and help him to sweep a girl off her feet? Patti's second millionaire this week is Daniel Passov, the owner and operator of a national t-shirt company in San Diego. Daniel is tall, handsome, and polite, but has yet to find a soul mate. Patti finds Daniel has been waiting to get "moonstruck" by the perfect woman, whom he hopes will magically fall into his lap. Will Patti be able to make Daniel realize that finding a lasting relationship requires hard work and not just wishful thinking?

#19 - The Shy Extrovert and The Rescuer

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/16/2014

Fiona Forbes is a 40-something Vancouver TV host who finds Patti via her friend, NFL player Mitch Berger, who met his wife through Patti on an episode of The Millionaire Matchmaker. Although Fiona makes her money being an extrovert on TV, she is very shy and keeps to herself when it comes to her personal life. Can Patti get Fiona out of her shell long enough to meet Mr. Right? Patti’s second millionaire this week is 57-year-old Jack Roddy. Jack is a fire insurance salesman who grew up on the streets of Cleveland. Since his marriage ended years ago, he has been dating a string of young women who are always in need of help, and Patti dubs him the ‘Rescuer.’ Can Patti get him to look past the 20-somethings he has grown accustomed to ‘saving’ and find an age-appropriate woman that he will want to settle down with?

#20 - Return of the Tough Teddy Bear' and 'The Shredder'

Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2014

Returning client Steve Lobel is a forty-eight-year-old music and entertainment manager who lives in Granada Hills, CA. Steve met with Patti back in 2012, and Patti dealt with softening Steve's tough exterior to show the teddy bear he really was. His first match didn't work out, but Steve is ready to give love another shot. Can Patti hone Steve's dating skills so that he can woo the woman of his dreams? Patti’s second millionaire is thirty-eight-year-old mother of one Rachel Uchitel. Rachel is a former VIP celebrity club hostess who has had no success in love. Rachel lost her fiancé tragically and is ready to find love once again. Patti knows Rachel personally and says her Alpha energy causes her to shred through men looking for her soul mate. Will Patti get Rachel to stop being aggressive long enough to let one guy in?

#21 - The Olympian and the Rock Star

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/26/2013

#22 - Dr. Frankenstein & Mr. Hip Hop

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2013

Steve Lobel, a Jewish hip-hop manager from Queens who’s worked with everyone from Run DMC to Tupac. Steve looks and acts like a tough guy, but inside he’s soft like a teddy bear and wants to find his soulmate, settle down, and have kids. Can the right woman get past the Queens exterior and see the gentleman inside? Patti goes toe-to-toe with her second millionaire, divorced, 40-year-old plastic surgeon Dr. Alex Simpolous. Patti is horrified that he might be looking for perfection, as he was more than willing to make "surgical enhancements" to his last ex-wife. Will he be able to get past this desire and get to know a girl on the inside?

#23 - Denise Richards' Dad Is Looking for Love

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2013

Patti's task is to set up Irv, actress Denise Richard's dad, whose wife passed away from cancer five years ago. Irv feels he’s finally ready to date again, but can Patti find the right woman for the 62-year-old who's looking for love again? Patti’s second client is an attractive, young millionaire, Stephanie Costa, who has a squeaky voice and an unlikely career as a retirement-home magnate. She just turned 30 and is ready for a serious man, but is used to dating jobless losers with no ambition. Patti's job is to teach Stephanie how to fend off the losers and be on the lookout for a winner she could end up with for life.

#24 - Mr. President Meets The 'Beverly Hillbilly'

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/2014

It's the week before Valentine's Day and Patti, ecstatic to have a date this year, plans a huge Valentine's Ball for her two young entrepreneur millionaires -- Obama look-alike Matt Brooks and Tennessee native Adam Winters. Matt is a serial dater, and Adam Winters wants what’s tough to find -- a modern "city girl" who respects his "country" values.

#25 - The Running Man and Great Expectations

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/26/2013

Thirty-seven-year-old Joe Bayen was raised in Paris and has a net worth of $40 million. The entrepreneur and former champion runner wants to settle down and have a family, but he keeps traveling the globe for business. Patti’s second millionaire this week is Florida lawyer Frank Cerino. All the women Frank meets can’t reach his “great expectations.” This week holds a twist, as one millionaire backs out before his mixer, forcing Patti to help out a third client, Teague Eagan, who made his fortune in music and sports.