The Best Episodes Directed By Bob Bowen
Every TV Episode Directed by Bob Bowen Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Bob Bowen Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Bob Bowen is "Escape from Pearl Bailey", rated 8/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by David Zuckerman". "Escape from Pearl Bailey" aired on 11/9/2008 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls".
8.0/10 2 votes#1 - Escape from Pearl Bailey
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2008
Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: David Zuckerman
8.0/10 3 votes#2 - For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2010
Despite Francine's warning, Stan gives Steve a gun for Christmas; Steve accidentally shoots Santa.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Erik Durbin
8.0/10 1 votes#3 - The Phineas and Ferb Effect
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2019
Milo, Zack, and Melissa—with help from Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Buford, and Baljeet—help conquer Murphy's law to stop a swarm of Pistachions.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Jim Bernstein
7.5/10 2 votes#4 - Roy Rogers McFreely
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2009
When Stan forgets to pick up grenadine at the grocery store, Roger goes ballistic and vows to get him back by taking over a project close to his heart--the Homeowner’s Association.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.3/10 3 votes#5 - Jenny Fromdabloc
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/2011
After Snot professes his love for Hayley and gets shot down, Steve and Roger devise a plan to cheer him up. Roger dresses up as Steve’s cousin from New Jersey, Jenny Fromdabloc, and Snot falls hard for her. Meanwhile, Stan wants to live like a gentleman of the 1960s, complete with dark suits and dry martinis.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Laura McCreary
6.9/10 16 votes#6 - The Blind Side
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2012
Brian discovers that his new blind girlfriend can't stand dogs, and Peter cannot negotiate his way down the new staircase.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
6.8/10 16 votes#7 - Meg Stinks!
Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/2014
Meg has fun partying with Peter when he takes her to a college for an interview. Brian must learn how to live in the wild when he gets sprayed by a skunk and is prohibited from entering the house.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Danny Smith
6.7/10 16 votes#8 - You Can't Do That on Television, Peter
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2012
When Peter's favorite kiddie show gets canceled, he decides to create and star in his own. Meanwhile, Meg starts an internship for Dr. Hartman.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Julius Sharpe
6.7/10 19 votes#9 - Joe's Revenge
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2012
When the criminal who shot Joe years ago, leaving Joe in a wheelchair, becomes a fugitive, Quagmire, Joe and Peter team up to hunt the bad guy down.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Julius Sharpe
6.7/10 3 votes#10 - White Rice
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2010
After an argument between Stan and Francine breaks out, Stan suggests they go see a counselor, who hypnotizes Francine and reawakens her lifelong dream of being a comedian. Meanwhile, back in Langley Falls, Steve brings home a potential love interest for Klaus.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Rick Wiener
6.6/10 20 votes#11 - 3 Acts of God
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 3/16/2014
Peter grows frustrated when players on opposing teams continue to thank God after defeating his beloved New England Patriots football team, so he and the guys embark on a global quest to find God and ask Him to stop interfering with the outcome of professional football games.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Alec Sulkin
6.5/10 19 votes#12 - Valentine's Day in Quahog
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2013
On Valentine's Day, Meg goes on a date with a guy she met online, and Lois and Peter stay in bed all day; Brian is visited by his ex-girlfriends.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Daniel Palladino
6.4/10 7 votes#13 - Meter Made
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2007
After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.3/10 3 votes#14 - Stan's Night Out
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/17/2009
Stan leaves Francine at home to go out with the boys, but guys' night out goes from wild to reckless when Stan finds himself in one compromising situation after another. Meanwhile, Roger and Hayley use their charm and looks to attract a frat boy.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Jim Bernstein
6.1/10 17 votes#15 - Peter Problems
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2014
When Peter gets fired for crashing a forklift into a business meeting, Lois takes a job at the grocery store while Peter becomes a stay-at-home dad — which leads to poor bedroom performance.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Teresa Hsiao
5.3/10 3 votes#16 - G-String Circus
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2009
Upset that Hayley no longer wants his advice, Stan decides to prove that she is missing out on his sage counseling. After meeting a stripper on an important CIA mission, Stan takes it upon himself to improve her life and show Hayley that his advice works. But when he opens a new business, hoping to prove Hayley wrong, he finds himself dancing for cash to cover up his failures.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Erik Durbin
5.0/10 1 votes#17 - School Dance
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/16/2017
Amanda is concerned that Milo will ruin everything at her carefully orchestrated school dance.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Dani Vetere