The BEST episodes of Universal Basic Guys
Every episode of Universal Basic Guys ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Universal Basic Guys!
Brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies suddenly find themselves with no jobs when the Glantontown hot dog factory switches to automation. Lucky for them, the town starts a radical universal basic income pilot program, giving all residents of Glantontown $3,000 per month with no strings attached. Now, Mark, Hank and the rest of their local buddies are once again kids in the summertime, overflowing with the perilous combination of free time and stupid ideas. This is a show about men trying to find purpose in a world where they're no longer needed.
#1 - Golden Beans
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2025
Mark and David start a coffee shop in the garage. Tammy and Hank struggle to keep Mernft Man from bothering customers.
#2 - Crowmaster
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/2026
Mark trains crows to bring him valuable sports cards. Darren faces off with a gaming nemesis.
#3 - Markumentary
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2026
David films a UBI documentary. Mark wants to be the star.
#4 - That Dog in You
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2026
Mark trains Hank to become a professional eater. Tammy joins Darren's video game squad.
#5 - Go Fund Mernft
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2026
Mark helps Mernft Man build the house of his dreams, while Tammy's fundraising campaign reveals a surprising side of Mernft.
#6 - Shorty Hoagies
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2026
Mark and Tammy get adventurous on a date night at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Darren and JD prank David.
#7 - Little the Netherlands
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2026
Mark learns to ride a bike and finds a hidden Dutch enclave. Tammy helps Leanne plan her "divorce-lorette" party.
#8 - Skyboys
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2025
Mark buys a jetpack. David wants to serve omakase at a soup kitchen.
#10 - Good Marks
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2025
Mark goes back to high school to prove he is smart. Hank tries to pass Advanced Woodshop.
#11 - Machine Yearning
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2025
Mark and Tammy discover Darren's first girlfriend is actually AI. They both struggle with the new technology.
#12 - Spectrum Slam
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2025
Mark trains to win a charity basketball tournament, and David tries to find a teammate.
#13 - Medieval Knights
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2025
Mark goes medieval in an effort to bond with Darren. Tammy and Andrea test-drive an autonomous car.
#14 - Hoagie Jones
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2025
Mark and Hank buy a horse together. Tammy invests in a painting.
#15 - Well Done
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2025
Mark digs a well so he doesn't have to pay the water bill. Tammy battles the water company bureaucracy.
#16 - Down the Shore
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2025
The Hoagies go down the shore. Tammy tries to make amends with her estranged sister.
#17 - Pet Projects (Pilot)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2024
Threatened by a doctor’s kindness toward Tammy, Mark wants to get Tammy a fancy exotic animal for their anniversary but can only afford a former laboratory chimpanzee, who promptly rips off his face.
#19 - The Goofballs
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2025
Mark personalizes a team for Darren after he shows interest in playing hockey.
#20 - Water Ice Shoppe
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2024
Mark goes into business with Gary & Barry's Water Ice Shoppe, a Glantontown institution, when faced with being deprived of his favorite summer snack during their annual winter closure.
#21 - Deer Stakes
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2024
A deer-hunting operation turns murderous for Mark and Hank; David prepares for a news interview.
#22 - Sheet Shock
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2024
After feeling slighted by a Navy recruiter, Mark sets out to join an elite unit of the Marines, only to be thwarted by his inability to properly make a bed. David teams up with a Veteran, hoping to ghost write the next American Sniper and can no longer distinguish fantasy from reality as his subject reveals stories from his past that are stranger than fiction.
#23 - Mark Men
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2024
Mark throws his hat into the ring as an Ad Man after being shown up by a group of execs.
#24 - Mr. Cupcake Man
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2024
Mark, trying to prove to Tammy that he can get babies to like him, writes a hit song that becomes the next Baby Shark. He enlists his family and neighbors to join his management team, putting these relationships to the test during his meteoric rise and humiliating fall. Meanwhile, David tries to capitalize in Mark's wake by resuscitating his old and out of touch climate change educational magic act.
#25 - Poconos
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2024
Mark, Tammy, Hank, and Darren discover a magical, immersive, Jumani-style board game where they have to overcome their interpersonal differences in order to survive. David, facing the most important deadline and worst writer's block of his career, seeks solitude in the Poconos.