List of Fresh Off the Boat episodes

Fresh Off the Boat is an American television sitcom broadcast on ABC created by Nahnatchka Khan. The story follows the course of Eddie Huang's Chinese family as they make their way from Washington, D.C. to Orlando, Florida to open up a steak restaurant. The series premiered on February 4, 2015. On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed by ABC for a second season.

As of February 9, 2016 a total of 25 episodes of Fresh Off the Boat have aired.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 February 4, 2015 April 21, 2015
2 24[1] September 22, 2015 TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Lynn SheltonNahnatchka KhanFebruary 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)1AXT017.94[2]
Eddie Huang's family moves from D.C. to Orlando when his father assumes control of a failing steakhouse, certain that he can turn around its fortunes. Jessica is confused by the rituals and habits of her new neighbors. Eddie finds it difficult to fit in at school, while Emery seems to be doing just fine.
22"Home Sweet Home-School"Max WinklerKourtney KangFebruary 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)1AXT037.47[2]
When the boys all get high marks in school, Jessica tries to get them moved into gifted programs but the school doesn't have them. She then considers enrolling them in a Chinese Learning Center (CLC), but there are none in the area. Wanting to get Jessica and her incessant micromanaging away from the restaurant, Louis convinces her to home-school the kids.
33"The Shunning"Jake KasdanNahnatchka KhanFebruary 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)1AXT026.05[3]
Jessica finally makes a new friend she likes named Honey (Chelsey Crisp), only to discover that the other neighborhood women don't like her. To gain more popularity after not being able to have Jordans like the other kids at school, Eddie figures showing off a hot girl like Honey to them will make him more popular instead. Louis uses a neighborhood block party to shamelessly promote the restaurant.
44"Success Perm"Gail MancusoRich BlomquistFebruary 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)1AXT045.86[3]
Jessica's sister Connie (Susan Park), her husband and Louis' old boss Steve (C. S. Lee), and Jessica's mother (Shu Lan Tuan) visit the family. As they arrive in Orlando, Louis and Jessica have tried to make their house and the restaurant look nice so that successful Steve, snotty Connie, and penny-pinching Grandma Chu will think they're successful as well. Eddie is excited about seeing his cousin who introduced him to hip hop, Justin (Lance Lim), but Justin is now very depressing to be around since he found grunge music.
55"Persistent Romeo"Lynn SheltonSanjay ShahFebruary 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)1AXT056.17[4]
Jessica requests that Louis has a sexual harassment seminar for the restaurant, but ends up making the employees feel harassed. Eddie tries to impress the kids in his school by showing them a dirty movie which happens to be Louis' sexual harassment video for the restaurant.
66"Fajita Man"Matt SohnMatt KuhnFebruary 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)1AXT065.79[5]
As Jessica searches for a job for herself, Eddie starts working at the Cattleman's Ranch to get enough money for a video game he wants.
77"Showdown at the Golden Saddle"Lynn SheltonKeith HeislerMarch 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)1AXT076.02[6]
Jessica finds out the truth about the Cattleman's Ranch and Golden Saddle, while Eddie tries his best to catch Nicole's attention.
88"Phillip Goldstein"Phil TraillJeff Chiang & Eric ZiobrowskiMarch 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)1AXT085.08[7]
A Chinese Jewish boy, Phillip Goldstein (Albert Tsai), is the new student at Eddie's school and they are paired up in all activities because of their race, even though Eddie does not like Phillip. Jessica immediately likes Phillip because he plays the cello and is a "good Chinese boy". Phillip and Eddie make a deal that if Eddie takes Phillip to see "Les Misérables" Phillip will go along with Eddie to the Beastie Boys concert. Eventually Phillip abandons Eddie and Eddie has to miss the concert looking for Phillip. Jessica ends up taking Eddie to the concert the next day, and does not like it.
99"License to Sell"Alisa StatmanCamilla BlackettMarch 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)1AXT094.92[8]
Jessica goes in to take her realtor exam only to meet the best realtor in the city. Afraid that she will never be the best, as she often tells her children, "Always be the best", she instead lies about passing the test. Her husband eventually discovers this and tells her that she should never give up, and she then eventually takes and passes the exam. Eddie attempts to use his father's advice in trying to get Nicole to like him.
1010"Blind Spot"Claire ScanlonDavid SmithymanMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)1AXT104.83[9]
Jessica's college boyfriend Oscar Chow (Rex Lee) visits the Huangs. Jessica wants Louis to be jealous of Oscar, but Louis isn't because although Jessica doesn't see it, Louis knows that Oscar's gay. Things get even weirder when Oscar reveals that in college he thought he and Louis were dating, not he and Jessica. Meanwhile, the chicken pox is going around.
1111"Very Superstitious"Alex HardcastleAli WongApril 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)1AXT114.85[10]
Eddie slips on a rug at the steakhouse and breaks his arm. Later, he catches his father lying to Jessica, and Louis responds by saying little white lies are okay if some good can come of it. Taking this to heart, Eddie tries to gain favor in a student council election at school by making up a story about how he hurt his arm. This results in social services visiting the Huang home. Scottie Pippen makes a cameo appearance.
1212"Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon"Robert CohenRich BlomquistApril 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)1AXT124.76[11]
Louis becomes the coach for Eddie's basketball team.
1313"So Chineez"Chris KochSanjay ShahApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)1AXT135.08[12]
For a country project at their school, Eddie is assigned Iceland but all of his friends switch to the Caribbean islands because they are an easy A. Eddie then switches with somebody for Jamaica by bribing him with Topanga's phone number since he likes Boy Meets World. Later, Jessica wants the boys to remember their Chinese heritage and switches Eddie to China. Eddie wants to switch back to Jamaica but defends China after one of his friends says that China is nothing but pandas. He ends up getting an F because he was so busy defending China that he forgets to do his Jamaica project.

Season 2 (2015–16)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Family Business Trip"Lynn SheltonNahnatchka KhanSeptember 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)2AXT016.05[13]

As summer vacation winds down, Louis has to take a business trip to attend the National Franchisee Convention, while the family tags along and goes to Gator World nearby. Eddie, not wanting to be an outcast in the 7th grade, sees the trip as an opportunity to have an impressing story. As Evan loses another tooth, he realizes that he is growing up and loses the advantages of being little. While on the trip, Jessica refuses to relax and aims to get her money's worth.

Guest starring: Rob Riggle as Gator Dan and Ed Lover as himself.
152"Boy II Man"Claire ScanlonMatt KuhnSeptember 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)2AXT024.74[14]
Nicole has to repeat eighth grade, much to the delight of Eddie and the other seventh graders, whom she protects from the current eighth graders she harassed the year before. Jessica insists that Eddie take a piccolo class for his elective hour, noting that thousands of college band scholarships go unfilled every year. But when Eddie learns that he can tutor Nicole during that same hour, he shuns his mom's request, forcing her to use a different tactic to get her way. Meanwhile, Nicole's dad inspires Louis to try and convince Jessica that they should have a daughter.
163"Shaquille O'Neal Motors"Lynn SheltonKeith HeislerOctober 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)2AXT034.85[15]

The Huangs are in desperate need of a second vehicle, and Louis takes Jessica along to Shaquille O'Neal Motors, given that she negotiated the deal for their current minivan. But Jessica confesses she didn't get the best deal she could then because she forgot to request floor mats, and she doubts her negotiating abilities. Meanwhile, Eddie convinces Evan to sell his Beanie Baby collection so he and his brothers can buy a backyard water slide.

Guest starring: Shaquille O'Neal as himself.
174"The Fall Ball"Tristram ShapeeroJeff ChiangOctober 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)2AXT043.96[16]

Based on his love for the movie Pretty in Pink, Louis goes overboard preparing Eddie for the Fall Ball dance at school. Eddie is initially confident about asking his crush Alison to dance, but chickens out and stays home after Louis says the first school dance is a "life-changing experience". Elsewhere, Jessica learns she can make a lot of money flipping houses and tries to make nice with Grandma Huang after finding out she will be coming into some money.

Guest starring: Jeremy Lin.
185"Miracle on Dead Street"Bill PurpleEric ZiobrowskiOctober 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)2AXT054.07[17]
Louis is excited preparing for Halloween, but gets disappointed when he hears that Eddie and his pals want to trick-or-treat in a more upscale neighborhood. Meanwhile, Jessica tries to protect her new income home from a group of condescending teenage boys who promise to come back at night to egg it.
196"Good Morning Orlando"Phil TraillCamilla BlackettNovember 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)2AXT064.45[18]
Louis is invited to appear on Good Morning Orlando when the show's hosts see him doing celebrity impersonations at the restaurant. After the appearance, however, Jessica chastises him for perpetuating the stereotype of Asian men only being accepted as clowns. At school, Alison sends Eddie a love note and, soon, Eddie and his four friends are going on a "date" to the mall with Alison and her four friends. But, when one of Eddie's friends makes a mistake about which girl likes him, Eddie questions whether his note really came from Alison or someone else.
207"The Big 1-2"Lynn SheltonRachna FruchbomNovember 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)2AXT073.77[19]
Eddie celebrates his 12th birthday with friends, much to the dismay of Louis and Jessica, who were hoping for a family birthday party. At the same time, Emery and Evan feel left out when their parents are focused on Eddie, so they decide to cause trouble just to get their attention with little to no success.
218"Huangsgiving"Gail MancusoDavid SmithymanNovember 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)2AXT083.90[20]
Jessica is finally able to persuade her mother to let her host Thanksgiving instead of her sister Connie, who has always hosted it. But she and Louis get overly ambitious with the planning and almost everything goes wrong. Meanwhile, Eddie has started listening to some grunge music in order to connect with his cousin Justin, only to learn that Justin is now a diehard ska fan.
229"We Done Son"Bill PurpleAli WongDecember 1, 2015 (2015-12-01)2AXT093.66[21]
An argument ensues between Jessica and Honey when Jessica does not want to spend money for a lavish open house at the investment property, but has no qualms about giving several hundred dollars to a psychic to advise her on decisions about the house. Elsewhere, Eddie gets a job so that he can afford a $50 necklace for Alison and is floored to find out he will be working for rapper DMX.
2310"The Real Santa"Henry ChanKourtney KangDecember 8, 2015 (2015-12-08)2AXT103.94[22]
Jessica lies to Evan about Santa Claus, saying he is really a scientist and that delivering presents on Christmas is only Santa's charity work. When Louis hosts a "breakfast with Santa" at the restaurant, however, Jessica has to make up more lies to keep Evan believing. Meanwhile, Eddie and Emery have differing opinions on what will be the perfect Christmas present for their mom.
2411"Year of the Rat"Ken WhittinghamSheng WangFebruary 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)2AXT135.19[23]
The Huangs are excited to go back home to Washington, DC for a family celebration of Chinese New Year, but Louis messes up the dates on the plane tickets and they are forced to stay in Orlando. Louis and Jessica look up a local Asian American organization that says they are throwing a party that night, but it ends up being a major disappointment.
2512"Love and Loopholes"Phil TraillJeff ChiangFebruary 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)2AXT164.23[24]
Eddie tries to win two tickets for the Janet Jackson concert in a radio promotion so he can take Alison for Valentine's Day. Trent helps him call in and, when Trent actually gets through and wins, he insists that he be able to use the tickets. Eddie soon comes up with a scheme to get tickets for all three of them. At home, Emery tries to set up a night for Jessica and Louis to be alone and romantic, but is disappointed when they spend the time doing their taxes.
2613"Phil's Phaves"[25]Alisa StatmanRich BlomquistFebruary 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)2AXT11
2714"Michael Chang Fever"[25]February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)

Ratings

Season 1 (2015)

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" February 4, 2015 2.5/8[2] 7.94[2] 0.9 2.07 3.4 10.03[26]
2 "Home Sweet Home-School" February 4, 2015 2.3/7[2] 7.47[2] N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 "The Shunning" February 10, 2015 1.7/6[3] 6.05[3] N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 "Success Perm" February 10, 2015 1.8/6[3] 5.86[3] N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 "Persistent Romeo" February 17, 2015 1.9/6[4] 6.17[4] N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 "Fajita Man" February 24, 2015 1.8/6[5] 5.79[5] N/A N/A N/A N/A
7 "Showdown at the Golden Saddle" March 3, 2015 1.7/6[6] 6.02[6] N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 "Phillip Goldstein" March 10, 2015 1.6/6[7] 5.08[7] 0.9 N/A 2.5[27] N/A
9 "License to Sell" March 24, 2015 1.4/5[8] 4.92[8] 0.6 N/A 2.0[28] N/A
10 "Blind Spot" March 31, 2015 1.3/5[9] 4.83[9] 0.8 N/A 2.1[29] N/A
11 "Very Superstitious" April 7, 2015 1.4/5[10] 4.85[10] N/A N/A N/A N/A
12 "Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon" April 14, 2015 1.5/5[11] 4.76[11] N/A N/A N/A N/A
13 "So Chineez" April 21, 2015 1.5/5[12] 5.08[12] N/A N/A N/A N/A

Season 2 (2015–16)

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Family Business Trip" September 22, 2015 1.9/7[13] 6.05[13] 0.7 1.51 2.6 7.56[30]
2 "Boy II Man" September 29, 2015 1.7/6[14] 4.74[14] 0.7 1.61 2.4 6.35[31]
3 "Shaquille O'Neal Motors" October 6, 2015 1.8/6[15] 4.85[15] N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 "The Fall Ball" October 13, 2015 1.4/4[16] 3.96[16] TBA TBA TBA TBA
5 "Miracle on Dead Street" October 27, 2015 1.5/5[17] 4.07[17] TBA TBA TBA TBA
6 "Good Morning Orlando" November 3, 2015 1.6/5[18] 4.45[18] TBA TBA TBA TBA
7 "The Big 1-2" November 10, 2015 1.3/4[19] 3.77[19] TBA TBA TBA TBA
8 "Huangsgiving" November 17, 2015 1.4/4[20] 3.90[20] TBA TBA TBA TBA
9 "We Done Son" December 1, 2015 1.3/4[21] 3.66[21] 0.7 1.48 2.0 5.14[32]
10 "The Real Santa" December 8, 2015 1.2/4[22] 3.94[22] 0.7 N/A 1.9[33] N/A
11 "Year of the Rat" February 2, 2016 1.4/5[23] 5.19[23] N/A N/A N/A N/A
12 "Love and Loopholes" February 9, 2016 1.2/4[24] 4.23[24] N/A N/A N/A N/A
13 "Phil's Faves" February 16, 2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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