The Best Episodes Directed By Bob Balaban

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Lost Hour

   S1:E1012/1/1991

   Marshall goes on daylight-saving time, but everyone else doesn't.

   Director:Bob Balaban

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   #2 - Zingers

   S1:E612/6/2013

   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

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Prayer Brunch

   S1:E712/13/2013

   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

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Marshall's Theory of Believability

   S1:E112/2/1992

   A "faked" extraterrestrial landing produces genuine alien debris.

   Director:Bob Balaban

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Zombies in P.J.s

   S1:E174/12/1992

   A capitalist comes to Eerie and converts the townsfolk into easily led consumers.

   Director:Bob Balaban

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Great Men

   S2:E37/27/1998

   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

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The Pharaoh's Curse

   S1:E364/23/2003

   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

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   6.4/10(10 votes)

   #8 - Fine Tuning

   S1:E711/10/1985

   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

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   6.2/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Future Trade

   S1:E2011/27/2002

   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

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