The Best Episodes Directed By Bob Bowen

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Escape from Pearl Bailey

   S5:E511/9/2008

   Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.

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   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #2 - For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls

   S7:E812/12/2010

   Despite Francine's warning, Stan gives Steve a gun for Christmas; Steve accidentally shoots Santa.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - The Phineas and Ferb Effect

   S2:E11/5/2019

   Milo, Zack, and Melissa—with help from Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Buford, and Baljeet—help conquer Murphy's law to stop a swarm of Pistachions.

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Roy Rogers McFreely

   S5:E123/8/2009

   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.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #5 - White Rice

   S7:E511/21/2010

   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.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Jenny Fromdabloc

   S7:E164/17/2011

   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.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Stan's Night Out

   S5:E205/17/2009

   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.

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   7.1/10(21 votes)

   #8 - The Blind Side

   S10:E111/15/2012

   Brian discovers that his new blind girlfriend can't stand dogs, and Peter cannot negotiate his way down the new staircase.

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   6.9/10(19 votes)

   #9 - Meg Stinks!

   S12:E195/4/2014

   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.

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    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Valentine's Day in Quahog

    S11:E122/10/2013

    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.

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    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #11 - You Can't Do That on Television, Peter

    S10:E184/1/2012

    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.

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    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Joe's Revenge

    S11:E511/18/2012

    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.

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    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #13 - 3 Acts of God

    S12:E133/16/2014

    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.

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    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Meter Made

    S4:E210/7/2007

    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.

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    6.2/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Peter Problems

    S12:E91/5/2014

    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.

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    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - G-String Circus

    S6:E811/29/2009

    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.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Space Adventure

    S5:E2810/25/2025

    While Buford is sick, Baljeet makes him watch an episode of his favorite show, "Space Adventure!"

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - School Dance

    S1:E183/16/2017

    Amanda is concerned that Milo will ruin everything at her carefully orchestrated school dance.

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