The essential episodes of The Great North
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Great North — each pick states its reason.
- 01
While the children's mother is not in the picture, Judy seeks guidance from her new boss, Alyson, and her imaginary friend, Alanis Morissette, who appears to her in the Northern Lights. The family's plans to celebrate Judy's 16th birthday on the family fishing boat go awry after a moose breaks into the Tobin's home.
- 02
A blizzard threatens the Tobin family game night. Meanwhile, Beef makes a new friend in the woods.
- 03
While the family prepares for Wolf and Honeybee's wedding, an unexpected guest RSVPs.
- 04
The Yawn of the Dead Adventure
Moon, Judy and Ham try to survive Alaska's darkest and spookiest day of the year. Meanwhile, Wolf and Honeybee attempt to replace Beef's favorite shirt.
- 05
When Wolf discovers that Beef secretly wants a jet ski, he formulates a plan to get it; Ham bonds with a novelty singing fish toy.
- 06
Judy's murder mystery party doesn't go exactly as planned; Alyson invites herself on a date with Beef.
- 07
Ham is assigned an after-school job at a restaurant as part of "Careers Week," and gets an unexpected surprise. Meanwhile, Moon develops a crush on an older woman.
- 08
During Thanksgiving week, the Tobin kids and Honeybee take part in an old family tradition called The Beef Hunt. Meanwhile, Beef wrestles with his greatest fear.
- 09
With Crispin's help, Ham tries to re-create a more theatrical version of his coming out. Meanwhile, hoping to record their first true crime podcast, Wolf and Honeybee investigate a local cold case and are shocked by what they uncover.
- 10
Honeybee and Wolf discover an outback-themed restaurant they can't stop going to. Meanwhile, Beef confronts his fear of small talk.
- 11
Ham enlists his family for help in finding a speech for his Public Speaking Elective. Judy, Beef, and Honeybee pitch competing stories for Ham to select from and end up secretly drawing from Top Gun, Good Will Hunting, and The Matrix in the process.
- 12
After Ham gets into a prestigious cake competition in New York, the family sets off on a bus road trip.
- 13
When Judy and Ham realize that the school thinks they don't party, they set out with Aunt Dirt, Kima, Moon, and Crispin to find and party with Doug Delfino, a recently emancipated student.
- 14
While Beef is away, the Tobin fishing boat goes missing! The Tobin siblings, along with Honeybee and Dirt, wildly speculate on what could have happened to The Mighty Kathleen.
- 15
Beef risks his life to bring back roadkill moose meat for the town. Aunt Dirt and Jerry prepare to face the apocalypse.
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