The WORST episodes of Wings

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

Two brothers, Joe and Brian Hackett, run a one-plane commuter service from a small Nantucket airport. Along with Joe's on-again/off-again girlfriend, there are more hilarious and eccentric characters who work out of or at the airport.

Last Updated: 9/4/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Duet for Cello and Plane
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6.64
84 votes

#1 - Duet for Cello and Plane

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/28/1991

Helen gets a music job with the Maine Symphony Orchestra forcing her and Joe to talk about their future. Meanwhile, a confused woman who doesn't speak English has been hanging around the airport and gains Fay's sympathy and Roy's hostility.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Moonlighting
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6.94
48 votes

#2 - Moonlighting

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1994

To ease Alex's embarrassment over having to take a job as a waitress at a medieval themed restaurant during the off-season, the gang tell their own stories of embarrassing off-season jobs.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Ian Gurvitz
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Murder She Roast
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6.98
86 votes

#3 - Murder She Roast

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/21/1991

While the brothers' house is being fumigated, Brian sees a woman who looks like Fay on a TV show about escaped fugitives. He's convinced Fay is the killer and is trying to murder him.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Dave Hackel
Return to Nantucket (1)
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7.08
112 votes

#4 - Return to Nantucket (1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/1990

Brian flys to Boston to see if he can reunite with his ex-wife Carol.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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There's Always Room for Cello
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7.10
62 votes

#5 - There's Always Room for Cello

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1990

Roy's son R.J. takes cello lessons from Helen. Roy agrees to pay for the lessons after he thinks R.J. is "hot for teacher." Helen convinces R.J. to divulge a secret that he is agonizing over telling his father.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
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7.11
46 votes

#6 - Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1994

Tired of Lowell's strictness, the brothers boot him out of the house. Despite his reluctance, Lowell buys a new house and tries to adjust to the experience of living alone for the first time.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong
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7.12
99 votes

#7 - So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1995

Joe and Helen's initial fortune at landing famous architect Y.M. Burg to design their new house soon turn sour as he suggests a house shaped like a giant "7." Meanwhile, Brian hires a new mechanic,Budd Bronski, who attempts to live down a previous "incident."

Directors: Rick Beren
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Love Is Like Pulling Teeth
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7.12
88 votes

#8 - Love Is Like Pulling Teeth

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1991

Joe has to take care of Helen when she gets her wisdom teeth pulled out. Unfortunately for Joe, her appointment falls on the same day as a party to watch the biggest college basketball game of the year between Boston College and Providence. With Helen's TV in the shop, Joe's loyalty is tested.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Dave Hackel
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An Affair to Forget
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7.16
51 votes

#9 - An Affair to Forget

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1993

Joe is upset at playing chauffeur to the other couples for their romantic trips off the island but it's everybody else who ends up suffering. Meanwhile, Antonio and Fay help Roy change his image to try to impress a new woman.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Dave Hackel
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All for One and Two for Helen
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7.19
79 votes

#10 - All for One and Two for Helen

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/1990

Joe spies on Brian and Helen when they go on a date.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Dave Hackel
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There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
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7.20
109 votes

#11 - There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/1990

Brian sets Joe up on a date with a woman who's been with every man on the island.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Dave Hackel
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Happy Holidays
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7.21
48 votes

#12 - Happy Holidays

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1993

Lowell's ex-wife arrives on Nantucket for a friend's wedding. Brian faces the prospect of meeting Alex's parents. Joe deals with the loss of a tree and Fay becomes overbearing as Helen organizes a holiday party for children.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Mark Reisman
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Ladies Who Lunch
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7.21
86 votes

#13 - Ladies Who Lunch

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1991

Tired of the bickering between Helen and Gail, Joe suggests that the two go out to lunch together. Meanwhile, Fay has an opportunity to keep her streak of touching First Ladies alive as the president and his wife come to the island.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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A Standup Kind of Guy
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7.21
66 votes

#14 - A Standup Kind of Guy

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1990

Joe feels obligated to hold a bachelor party for a guy he can't remember going to high school with but the guy considers Joe his best friend. Lowell is fascinated by a metal plate in Roy's head.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Dave Hackel
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A Little Nightmare Music
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7.21
75 votes

#15 - A Little Nightmare Music

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1990

Helen plays her cello for a very famous conductor visiting the island on his honeymoon. Meanwhile, Fay prepares for a role at a carnival by predicting the future reading tarot cards.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Bryan Winter
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
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7.22
65 votes

#16 - Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1990

Brian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video camera around the airport trying to capture something to submit to "America's Wackiest Videos" TV show.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Date Package Number Seven
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7.22
45 votes

#17 - Date Package Number Seven

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1993

Alex finally agrees to a date with Brian, only to find out later it was all a set-up.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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Return to Nantucket (2)
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7.23
78 votes

#18 - Return to Nantucket (2)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/1990

Joe and Brian compete to see who Carol loves more.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: David Angell
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I Ain't Got No Bunny
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7.24
88 votes

#19 - I Ain't Got No Bunny

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1991

Lowell is paranoid that his wife Bunny is committing adultery.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
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7.24
88 votes

#20 - Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1991

Wanting a night alone, Joe and Helen kick Brian out of the house. Brian shows up the next day with an adventurous, globetrotting woman whom he intends to marry.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
High Anxiety
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7.25
65 votes

#21 - High Anxiety

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/1990

Joe is grounded due to hypertension forcing Brian to take every flight. Joe is unable to find a new pilot willing to work for what he can afford to pay leaving Joe to consider selling Sandpiper.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Crate Expectations
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7.26
85 votes

#22 - Crate Expectations

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1991

As his birthday approaches, Joe firmly insists that the rest of the gang not throw him a party. The delivery of a large crate to the hangar convinces Joe that the gang wants to surprise him anyway.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Dave Hackel
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Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
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7.26
88 votes

#23 - Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1991

With the airport shut down due to fog, the gang tries to find ways to pass the time which leads to Brian doing his hypnosis act on volunteers.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
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7.26
88 votes

#24 - Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1991

After a disastrous start to Valentine's Day, Joe and Helen agree to meet at their special place. Unfortunately, they each have a different idea as to where that is. Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations but all he can do is try and figure out what's wrong with her.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Plane Nine from Nantucket
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7.26
88 votes

#25 - Plane Nine from Nantucket

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1991

Joe and Brian think they see a UFO. Joe is hesitant to file an FAA report, fearing that Sandpiper Air will be blacklisted. Brian goes ahead and files the report which catches the notice of an eccentric group of UFO enthusiasts. Meanwhile, Helen informs Fay she still owes her money on her lunch tab but Fay insists she paid it.

Directors: Noam Pitlik