Perfect Strangers

10 Worst Episodes of Perfect Strangers

The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 06, 2022.

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#10 - Aliens (Season 4 - Episode 3)

Larry and Balki throw a Halloween party with their friends and after six hours of watching scary movies, Larry wakes up and discovers that Balki is an alien from ""Planet Mypos"" and is turning everyone into Mypiots by putting vests on them.

The episode was rated 7.17 from 18 votes.

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#9 - Hello Ball (Season 5 - Episode 9)

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When Jennifer's father comes to town, Larry tries to impress him. So they decide to go golfing. Larry is an excellent golfer but Mr. Lyons is a bad golfer and a bad loser o Larry decides to let him win and lets Balki play thinking that he can't golf, but can he?

The episode was rated 7.15 from 13 votes.

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#8 - That Old Gang of Mine (Season 4 - Episode 11)

Mary Anne was promoted and moves to London and Balki is heartbroken and miserable. So Larry suggests Balki get a hobby to take his mind off her. So he joins a motorcycle gang where the club plans a wild initiation ceremony.

The episode was rated 7.12 from 17 votes.

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#7 - Family Feud (Season 6 - Episode 5)

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A 500 year-old feud in the Bartokomous family is back when their rival Zolton Bauchelitis is coming to fight a duel with Balki. Larry gets caught up in it and must fight Zolton himself. However, they don't try and kill each other, the winner takes the loser's ears.

The episode was rated 7.10 from 10 votes.

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#6 - Father Knows Best (1) (Season 5 - Episode 7)

Larry's perfectionist father comes for a visit and Larry wants to impress him so he can finally get a ""well done son"" from his father. But instead, they end up trapped in the basement that is flooding after Larry broke the water pipe.

The episode was rated 7.00 from 12 votes.

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#5 - Teacher's Pest (Season 4 - Episode 21)

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Larry was chosen to teach a college course in journalism and Balki is able to take the class. But his standards are set way too high that he fails the whole class.

The episode was rated 6.85 from 13 votes.

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#4 - The King and I (Season 4 - Episode 16)

Larry and Balki throw a '50's party and invite their friends. Lydia brings her date Lamont who is a hypnotist. After demonstrating hypnosis, he accidentally hypnotizes Balki into thinking he's Elvis which carries on through their tax audit the next day.

The episode was rated 6.70 from 10 votes.

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#3 - I Saw This on TV (Season 6 - Episode 16)

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Larry manages to get tickets to go to a Bulls game with Balki on the night that Larry promised to take Jennifer to the ballet. So Larry lied to Jennifer saying that he had to work. Balki tells him a story about an old Honeymooners rerun where we see Ralph (Larry) lying to Alice (Jennifer) about having to work late when he plans on going bowling with Norton (Balki) and Alice ends up finding out about it while she was with Trixie (Mary Anne). However Jennifer found out about the basketball game and Larry is in a heap of trouble.

The episode was rated 6.64 from 11 votes.

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#2 - The Men Who Knew Too Much (1) (Season 6 - Episode 7)

Larry is sent to Los Angeles to write an article about a soap opera star's wedding and Balki goes with him. While attempting to get a better story, they get chased by mobsters after they witness and video tape Marco Madison, a big time gangster, murder an undercover drug agent and Larry and Balki are prime suspects.

The episode was rated 6.60 from 10 votes.

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#1 - Lie-Ability (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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After a minor car accident, Mr. Gorpley suggests Larry should sue. So Larry has plans to defraud an insurance company to gain money to help his sister Elaine with her tuition. But Balki objects as usual.

The episode was rated 6.46 from 13 votes.

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