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: 9/12/2026Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Duet for Cello and Plane
star
6.00
54 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
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Murder She Roast
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6.56
55 votes

#2 - 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
I Ain't Got No Bunny
star
7.00
54 votes

#3 - 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
Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
star
7.00
54 votes

#4 - 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
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The Taming of the Shrew
star
7.00
27 votes

#5 - The Taming of the Shrew

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

Helen's anger issues with Joe continue to escalate so others convince her to go to a group therapy session.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
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7.00
27 votes

#6 - Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1991

Following Helen's damage to his office, Joe tries to get her to pay for the damages. When she refuses, Joe decides to sue her.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
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7.00
54 votes

#7 - 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
There's Always Room for Cello
star
7.00
27 votes

#8 - 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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High Anxiety
star
7.00
27 votes

#9 - 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
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
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7.00
27 votes

#10 - 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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It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift
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7.00
27 votes

#11 - It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1990

Joe and Brian compete to get Helen the better birthday gift as a means to impress her. Fay creates a budget for Lowell and learns that he's still paying for a tuxedo he rented years ago.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Sports and Leisure
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7.00
27 votes

#12 - Sports and Leisure

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1990

Fay keeps inviting Roy to group events despite how much the group dislikes him. Roy asks for help from Joe on how to be a nice guy and tries to make friends with the gang by joining them in a friendly game of Trivial Pursuit. Unfortunately, Lowell is his partner.

Writer: David Angell
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A Little Nightmare Music
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7.00
27 votes

#13 - 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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The Story of Joe
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7.00
27 votes

#14 - The Story of Joe

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

A magazine writer wants to do a cover story on Joe but finds Brian's life much more interesting. Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson visit the island.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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The Puppetmaster
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7.00
27 votes

#15 - The Puppetmaster

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1990

In order to get Helen to break her vow that she does not date pilots, Brian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot to ask out Helen.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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All for One and Two for Helen
star
7.00
27 votes

#16 - 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
There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
star
7.00
54 votes

#17 - 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
Return to Nantucket (2)
star
7.00
27 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
Return to Nantucket (1)
star
7.00
54 votes

#19 - 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
Ladies Who Lunch
star
7.00
54 votes

#20 - 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
Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
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7.00
27 votes

#21 - 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
Ready, Teddy, Go
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7.00
27 votes

#22 - Ready, Teddy, Go

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1994

Davis finally shows up to see Helen after a string of cancellations. A furtive search through his luggage reveals a gift that may be inappropriate at this stage of their relationship. Fay rescues a lab rat from her experiments by her psychology professor, risking a bad grade and charges of theft.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Happy Holidays
star
7.00
27 votes

#23 - 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
Come Fly with Me
star
7.00
27 votes

#24 - Come Fly with Me

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1993

Joe, Brian, Helen, and Lowell head to Boston for a night on the town but end up at a party that's more than what it seems. Roy, Fay and Antonio pool their resources to win a radio contest.

Joe Blows (1)
star
7.00
27 votes

#25 - Joe Blows (1)

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1993

Joe feels the weight of the world coming down on him as everyone comes to him to help solve their problems. As the stress mounts, he knows he must make a drastic change.

Directors: David L.