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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Charges and Specs
    8.2/10(47 votes)

    #1 - Charges and Specs

    S1:E22

    Jake risks suspension when the commissioner shuts down his investigation of a civic leader and he gets Amy and Holt to help him work the case anyway.

    Director:Akiva Schaffer
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  2. undefined Season 31 Episode 9 - Jack Black/Neil Young
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Jack Black/Neil Young

    S31:E9

    "A Holiday Message from the Vice President," "Stuart Little Mouse Removal Kit," "Sbarro," "Appalachian Emergency Room," "Christmastime for the Jews" (cartoon), "Channel 5 Photo Shoot," "Lazy Sunday" (film), "A Very Downer Christmas," "Space War 2148," "Two A-Holes Buying a Christmas Tree," and "Spelling Bee." Neil Young performed "It's a Dream" and "He Was The King."

    Director:Akiva Schaffer
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  3. undefined Season 31 Episode 12 - Steve Martin/Prince
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Steve Martin/Prince

    S31:E12

    Filmed in New York, it's... Steve Martin! Sketches include "The Sabotage of Baldwin" (film), "Teddy Bear Holding a Heart," "Oprah," "Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford," "Hamas Party," "Close Talkers" (film), "Quick Zoom Theater," "Super Bowl XL Rehearsals," "Backstage: Steve, Alec and Lorne," "The Prince Show," "State of the Galaxy 2145," "The Tangent" (film), "Surfer Club," and "Naturally Crafting." Prince performed "Fury (A Woman Scorned)" and "Beautiful Loved, and Blessed" featuring Tamar.

    Director:Akiva Schaffer
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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - I need a wet paper towel.
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - I need a wet paper towel.

    S2:E6

    A mistaken identity at work. The new "Tammy Craps" doll. Some interesting instructional videos during a Driver's Ed class and an attempted ear-piercing.

    Director:Akiva Schaffer
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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - The Puzzle Master
    7.1/10(39 votes)

    #5 - The Puzzle Master

    S5:E15

    Jake brings Amy in on an arson case connected to her celebrity crush, a crossword puzzle author. The Nine-Nine gets a sweet new detective car.

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  6. undefined Season 31 Episode 13 - Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy

    S31:E13

    Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Belated Black History Moment" (cartoon), "Art Dealers and the College Boyfriend," "Sheldon's Bar Mitzvah," "The Real Natalie" Digital Short, and "RAD 3000." Fall Out Boy performed "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."

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  7. undefined Season 31 Episode 14 - Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys

    S31:E14

    Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Belated Black History Moment" (cartoon), "Art Dealers and the College Boyfriend," "Sheldon's Bar Mitzvah," "The Real Natalie" (film), and "RAD 3000." Fall Out Boy performed "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - You sure about that? You sure about that that's why?
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #8 - You sure about that? You sure about that that's why?

    S2:E3

    A professor really regrets his dinner order. The Carber hot dog vacuum. "Detective Crashmore." A hat has its day in court.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Has This Ever Happened to You?
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Has This Ever Happened to You?

    S1:E1

    An awkward exit at a job interview. A very specific legal problem. Things get ugly at the "Baby of the Year" contest. A gift receipt causes stress.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - They said that to me at a dinner.
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #10 - They said that to me at a dinner.

    S2:E1

    An unplanned meeting leads to lunchtime chaos. A prank show goes awry at the mall. The "Little Buff Boys" competition. A ghost tour guest goes too far.

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  11. undefined Season 31 Episode 16 - Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam

    S31:E16

    Live from New York, it's... Lindsay Lohan! Sketches include "The Situation Room," "Neutrogena Coin Slot," "Deep House Dish," "Journey to the Disney Vaults" (cartoon), "The O'Reilly Factor," "Le Rendezvous," "Laser Cats!" (film), "Debbie Downer," "Officemates' Night Out," and "Atlantic City Fever." Pearl Jam performed "World Wide Suicide" and "Severed Hand."

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - DON'T JUST SAY "RELAX," ACTUALLY RELAX.
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #12 - DON'T JUST SAY "RELAX," ACTUALLY RELAX.

    S3:E5

    Amanda, do not say Randall is interesting. Father of the bride vs. a wedding photo booth. A new small-talk strategy at a party yields unexpected results.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Thanks for Thinking They Are Cool
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Thanks for Thinking They Are Cool

    S1:E2

    A nifty new tug-friendly t-shirt. The smart way to ditch your toupee. A prank doesn't go so well. An airline passenger gets aggressively creepy.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - I'm Wearing One of Their Belts Right Now
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - I'm Wearing One of Their Belts Right Now

    S1:E5

    A hot dog-shaped car crash. A co-worker latches on to an expression. Music studio riffing goes awry. An excuse for tardiness spirals out of control

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT.
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT.

    S3:E2

    A VR shopping spree takes a turn. Consider a high-security dog door! Ponytail problems. A bad egg at the office. Old wounds surface at a sitcom taping.

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  16. undefined Season 31 Episode 7 - Dane Cook/James Blunt
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Dane Cook/James Blunt

    S31:E7

    Sketches include: Tree Re-Lighting Special, Dane Cook Monologue, School Announcements, Taco Town (repeat), The Long Ride Home: The Jay Feely Story, Wool Sweater, Lettuce: An SNL Digital Short, Target Greatland, Weekend Update with guests Rachel Dratch and Michael Irvin, The Coma, Fight Back with Victor Ramos, Morgan Stanley (repeat). James Blunt performs "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover". Maya Rudolph is absent on maternity leave.

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  17. undefined Season 31 Episode 11 - Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes

    S31:E11

    Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Target Greatland," "National Pirate Convention," "Carol!," "Young Chuck Norris" (film), "Cat Fancy," "Gays in Space," "Fairmount Suites Inn," "NSA Wiretap," and "Peter Sarsgaard's SARS-guards." The Strokes performed "Juicebox" and "You Only Live Once."

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Gonna Give You Cancer
    5.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Gonna Give You Cancer

    S1:E3

    A magic show opens up a marital rift. Interesting idea at a car design brainstorm. A fill-in organist at a funeral. A very esoteric charades player.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Oh Crap, a Bunch More Bad Stuff Just Happened
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Oh Crap, a Bunch More Bad Stuff Just Happened

    S1:E4

    A service dog gets super friendsly. Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Way-Future. A man takes a bumper sticker way too literally.

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - We Used to Watch This at My Old Work
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - We Used to Watch This at My Old Work

    S1:E6

    A solution to equine-related emasculation. A problematic game show mascot. Baby shower planning gets heated. A weird place to hold an intervention

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  21. undefined Season 0 Episode 49 - Digital Short: My Testicles
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Digital Short: My Testicles

    S0:E49

    Friends in the early 1990s (Kenan Thompson, Forte, and Parnell) discuss the music video by pop stars Ariel (Andy Samberg) and Efrim (Tom Hanks), where we see the lyrics consist of constantly begging for their testicles not to be harmed, in a parody of Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" and C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat". Also, Fred Armisen plays the guitar player, Jorma Taccone appears as a backup dancer, and Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph are women in the video.

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Akiva Schaffer Ratings Summary

"Charges and Specs" is the best rated episode directed by Akiva Schaffer. It scored 8.2/10 based on 47 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/25/2014 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Jack Black/Neil Young".