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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 Lost Hour" is the best rated episode directed by Bob Balaban. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Vance DeGeneres. It aired on 12/1/1991 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Zingers".

  • The Lost Hour
    10.0/101 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

  • Zingers
    9.0/101 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

  • Prayer Brunch
    9.0/101 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

  • Lizzard's Tale
    8.0/101 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

  • Marshall's Theory of Believability
    8.0/101 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

  • Zombies in P.J.s
    8.0/101 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

  • The Pharaoh's Curse
    7.2/104 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

  • Great Men
    7.0/105 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

  • Nothing Can Come From Nothing
    7.0/102 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

  • Fine Tuning
    6.5/108 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

  • Future Trade
    6.2/104 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

  • That Dare Not Speak
    6.0/101 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: Joshua Michael Stern

  • Go Your Own Way
    1.0/101 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