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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

  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Lost Hour

    S1:E10

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

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  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Zingers

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A
  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Prayer Brunch

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Lizzard's Tale

    S1:E18

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Marshall's Theory of Believability

    S1:E11

    A "faked" extraterrestrial landing produces genuine alien debris.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
  6. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Zombies in P.J.s

    S1:E17

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

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:Julia Poll
  7. 7.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Great Men

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
  8. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Pharaoh's Curse

    S1:E36

    A young magician becomes the protégé of an elderly conjurer to learn the secret of an impossible escape - The Pharaoh's Curse.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Nothing Can Come From Nothing

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
  10. 6.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Fine Tuning

    S1:E7

    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.

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  11. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Future Trade

    S1:E20

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - That Dare Not Speak

    S1:E4

    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.

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  13. 1.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Go Your Own Way

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A

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".