The WORST episodes of Tom Goes to the Mayor

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

Tom Peters is full of ideas. The Mayor is eager to embrace almost any proposal, as long as it is accompanied by a snazzy PowerPoint presentation or a cool musical number. Tom Peters is a would-be entrepreneur and civic do-gooder in the eccentric small town of Jefferton. He brings his crackpot ideas to The Mayor, who invariably infuses them with his own twisted, often diabolical, charm. From there, the show explores the comedic possibilities of government machinations, provincial thinking and tragically misguided civic pride. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the show's creators, met in 1994 as college freshmen at Temple University, helping each other out on film and video coursework. After graduation, they continued to work together, working in both New York and Philadelphia on strange short films.

Last Updated: 10/9/2024Network: Adult SwimStatus: Ended
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Vehicular Manslaughter
star
6.61
44 votes

#1 - Vehicular Manslaughter

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/24/2005

Tom creates a plan to turn sewage into electricity, then has a car accident.

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Pioneer Island
star
6.73
74 votes

#2 - Pioneer Island

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/2004

Tom and The Mayor try to revive pioneer times by re-building a Western-themed amusement park and turning off the electricity in Jefferton.

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Toodle Day
star
6.98
49 votes

#3 - Toodle Day

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/2004

At the request of The Mayor, Tom weds all the dogs in town.

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Boy Meets Mayor
star
7.03
68 votes

#4 - Boy Meets Mayor

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/1/2005

Tom gets hired as the Mayor's PR man just as the Mayor is involved in a scandal resulting from a sex tape he made with popular musician Roy Teppert. To renew himself, the mayor drags along Tom and Shamus, a little deaf singing boy, on a hot air balloon trip.

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Joy's Ex
star
7.06
34 votes

#5 - Joy's Ex

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/25/2006

The Mayor invites Tom to a weekend retreat at Jefferton Castle.

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Calcucorn
star
7.07
41 votes

#6 - Calcucorn

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/15/2005

Todd and Tom try to make a show. Tom invents a calculator with a unicorn on top, which ends up ruining thousands of people's lives.

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Spray a Carpet or Rug
star
7.08
38 votes

#7 - Spray a Carpet or Rug

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/2006

Tom is hired to replace the grass in Memorial Park with his spray on carpet.

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Puddins
star
7.09
35 votes

#8 - Puddins

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/18/2006

Tom tries to cope with his son's death by going on a pudding fast.

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Bear Trap Brothers
star
7.09
93 votes

#9 - Bear Trap Brothers

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2004

Tom and The Mayor are worried about the safety of Jefferton's children, so they decide to buy thousands of Bear Traps to place all around the city to keep strangers away from the children.

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Rebirth
star
7.10
41 votes

#10 - Rebirth

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/8/2005

After getting his family jailed for not being registered in Jefferton, Tom, Joy, and the boys must perform the rebirth ritual to get Tom's next project running.

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Bass Fest
star
7.12
42 votes

#11 - Bass Fest

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2006

Tom campaigns to cancel Bass Fest in order to protect the Richardson Family Dam.

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Couples Therapy
star
7.13
39 votes

#12 - Couples Therapy

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/28/2006

Tom and The Mayor take a couples therapy cruise.

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The Layover
star
7.14
37 votes

#13 - The Layover

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/2006

Tom tries to make the best of his father's 11 minute layover in Jefferton.

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Gibbons
star
7.14
42 votes

#14 - Gibbons

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/26/2005

Tom's old friend Gibbons visits just in time for the best friends' convention.

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CNE
star
7.14
35 votes

#15 - CNE

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/30/2006

Tom seeks help for his chronic nocturnal emissions.

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Friendship Alliance
star
7.15
34 votes

#16 - Friendship Alliance

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/7/2006

Tom meets a new pal from the Friendship Alliance website.

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Vice Mayor
star
7.15
40 votes

#17 - Vice Mayor

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/29/2005

Tom is appointed Vice Mayor of Hobotown.

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Porcelain Birds
star
7.18
45 votes

#18 - Porcelain Birds

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/17/2005

The mayor has Tom purchase porcelain birds because he believes that they will immediately increase in value. Tom wants to use the money to save the bird sanctuary. When the porcelain birds turn out to be worthless, the mayor has them bronzed.

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Undercover
star
7.18
38 votes

#19 - Undercover

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/11/2006

Tom goes undercover at his son's school to isolate the source of high starch levels.

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Zoo Trouble
star
7.19
37 votes

#20 - Zoo Trouble

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/2006

Tom and The Mayor spruce up the Jefferton Public Zoo.

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Wrestling
star
7.20
40 votes

#21 - Wrestling

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/2006

The Mayor appoints Tom to coach the Jefferton boys wrestling team.

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Pipe Camp
star
7.23
40 votes

#22 - Pipe Camp

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/22/2005

Tom starts a boy's health camp sponsored by Pipe's Buffet.

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My Big Cups
star
7.23
43 votes

#23 - My Big Cups

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/2006

Tom opens a store called My Big Cups. The Mayor commissions Tom to do a macaroni painting for Jefferton's 30th anniversary.

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Surprise Party
star
7.24
38 votes

#24 - Surprise Party

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2006

Tom resorts to stealing to pay for a sword hoping he will be invited to Gibbons's surprise party.

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Rat's Off to Ya
star
7.25
51 votes

#25 - Rat's Off to Ya

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/2004

Tom creates a T-shirt that reads ""Rat's Off to Ya"" for Christmas. It becomes a big hit, but the idea is quickly stolen from Tom by a local novelty store.

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