The Best Episodes Directed By Bob Balaban
Every TV Episode Directed by Bob Balaban Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Bob Balaban Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Bob Balaban is "The Lost Hour", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Vance DeGeneres". "The Lost Hour" aired on 12/1/1991 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Zingers".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - The Lost Hour
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1991
Marshall goes on daylight-saving time, but everyone else doesn't.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Vance DeGeneres
9.0/10 1 votes#2 - Zingers
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/2013
Louis continues to gain constituent support as Shelby chronicles his recovery. Gil John faces Digger Mancusi in a town hall where he struggles to keep up with his polished and well-liked opponent, despite much help and coaching from Robert and Andy.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/10 1 votes
#3 - Prayer Brunch
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/2013
Rosalyn organizes a prayer brunch to celebrate Louis' homecoming from the hospital, but the Senators and their fellow Democrats find it difficult to set aside their differences. Aaron and Tammy's relationship continues to grow and Lola has a surprise in store for James.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#4 - Lizzard's Tale
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2000
Theo takes Michael to a medical conference to get him out of his room and give him a chance for a change of routine. They meet Frederick lizard, an old friend of Theo's, who wants to headhunt Theo for his own organ finding business. He tells Theo that with the money he could supply him Theo's research would improve much faster than with government assistance. During a meal together Frederick puts two and two together and realizes that Theo's "research" is with him and wants to find out more about Michael.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#5 - Marshall's Theory of Believability
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1992
A "faked" extraterrestrial landing produces genuine alien debris.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Matt Dearborn
8.0/10 1 votes#6 - Zombies in P.J.s
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/1992
A capitalist comes to Eerie and converts the townsfolk into easily led consumers.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Julia Poll
7.2/10 4 votes#7 - The Pharaoh's Curse
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 4/23/2003
A young magician becomes the protégé of an elderly conjurer to learn the secret of an impossible escape - The Pharaoh's Curse.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 5 votes#8 - Great Men
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/1998
Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, isn't a fan of higher education. When Augustus Hill's judge is convicted of accepting bribes, Said takes up Hill's case to get him a second trial. Diagnosed with cancer, O'Reily goes to a hospital to get a prison-paid lumpectomy, which is cheaper than a mastectomy. The Aryans are losing credibility in Oz, so Schillinger arranges to have a tough named Vogel killed with Beecher being the next on the hit list. Finally, the prison is filled with excitement as a woman, Shirley Bellinger, arrives on death row to be executed.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Tom Fontana
7.0/10 2 votes#9 - Nothing Can Come From Nothing
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2016
The family deals with the repercussions of Graves’ unorthodox show of support for Mexican immigrants, and Graves encourages a federal bureaucrat to grant amnesty to a group of illegal immigrants who have sought refuge at his ranch.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Abby Gewanter
6.5/10 8 votes#10 - Fine Tuning
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1985
Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Earl Pomerantz
6.2/10 4 votes#11 - Future Trade
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/27/2002
A man with a dead-end job and a dysfunctional family is lured into trading his future for that of a seemingly privileged man with his trophy wife.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 1 votes#12 - That Dare Not Speak
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2016
Graves is forced to acknowledge that his views are on the wrong side of history as he reluctantly attends his speechwriter’s marriage…to another man. Meanwhile, Olivia falls deeper in love with Arturo and Margaret gets a surprising call from an old friend with benefits, tech billionaire Jonathan Dalton. Isaiah tries to prep Jeremy for a local morning news show but he’s more interested in throwing a party.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Eric Weinberg
1.0/10 1 votes#13 - Go Your Own Way
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2008
Susan goes against Bruce's wishes when she decides to go to the fundraiser at the Deckers to help raise money for the star of the controversial film who is having legal trouble.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A