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The Best Episodes Directed By Dan Povenmire

Every TV Episode Directed by Dan Povenmire Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Graveyard Shift
    9.5/10(11 votes)

    S3:E24

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 38 - The Camping Episode
    9.5/10(8 votes)

    S3:E38

    SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go camping for the weekend, they camp out in the backyard. Squidward lures a sea bear to the campsite by doing stuff that would allure a sea bear.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 30 - The Fry Cook Games
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    S2:E30

    SpongeBob and Patrick compete in the Fry Cook Games after they get in a fight. Who will come out victorious?

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 34 - Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    S2:E34

    An Alaskan Bull Worm is on the loose in Bikini Bottom, and Sandy must stop it from destroying the town.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Big Caesar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E10

    Arnold and Gerald do a spot of fishing, determined to catch the pond's biggest fish, the legendary "Big Caesar".

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - Wheezin' Ed
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E25

    Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Meet the Quagmires
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S5:E18

    Death grants Peter's wish to go back in time to 1984 when he was 18, but only for one night. He ends up bailing on a date with Lois to hang out with a movie actress. When he returns to the present, he soon realizes that everything is anything but normal, as he is now married to the former actress, and Lois is with Quagmire. Meanwhile, Stewie, Chris and Meg have also taken on Quagmire's charming characteristics.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Road to Rhode Island
    7.6/10(42 votes)

    S2:E13

    Stewie misbehaves while visiting his grandparents.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 31 - Sally's Comet
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E31

    Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - To Love and Die in Dixie
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    S3:E12

    The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - PTV
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    S4:E14

    After a "wardrobe malfunction" occurs during a live broadcast, the FCC begins to censor all of Peter's favorite shows. As a result, Peter creates his own station, PTV, which broadcasts from the Griffin home. Peter and Brian create their own edgy programming until the FCC shows up to shut down PTV and censor all controversial material in Quahog.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Brian the Bachelor
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    S4:E7

    "The Bachelorette" comes to Quahog and Brian is chosen to be a contestant. Brian does not like the show, but participates just to have a vacation only to wind up falling in love with the bachelorette. Meanwhile, Chris gets a nasty pimple on his cheek, which talks to Chris and likes to cause mischief.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Road to Rupert
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    S5:E9

    Brian sells Rupert at a garage sale. Stewie, who is upset with Brian, takes him cross country to Colorado to find his beloved teddy, and ends up having a ski-off to win back Rupert. Meanwhile, Peter loses his license, so Meg has to drive him around.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Road to Europe
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    S3:E20

    Stewie goes to England to take refuge in his favorite television show, while Lois embarrasses Peter at a KISS concert.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    S3:E17

    Brian is sentenced to care for a crabby old woman; Peter's beard becomes a home for birds.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Hell Comes to Quahog
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S5:E3

    After Peter uses Meg's money to buy himself a tank, she gets a job at the new Superstore in town. However, the Superstore puts all the shops in town out of business and sucks up the city's power supply. Brian and Stewie team up to save the town from the corporate giant.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Patriot Games
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    S4:E20

    At his high school reunion, Peter tries to impress his fellow classmates. When Peter, heading for the bathroom, charges through the crowd of people, impresses quarterback Tom Brady, who offers Peter a spot on the New England Patriots. Meanwhile, Brian owes Stewie money, after Stewie becomes a sports bookie.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Save the Tree
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    Arnold and the gang must stop Big Bob from chopping down the oldest tree in town.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - 6th Grade Girls
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E9

    Two girls from the sixth grade who are tired of the way that their boyfriends treat them, decide to take Arnold and Gerald to the school dance, but only to make their boyfriends jealous.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 37 - Partners
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E37

    A lounge singer moves into the Sunset Arms after renouncing his songwriter, who also moves there.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Baseball
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E10

    Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem is that he winds up with terrible seats.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 36 - Magic Show
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E36

    Arnold has a magic show and he makes a disappearing act and uses Helga as the person disappearing. Helga decides to play a trick and literally disappears. She bumps into a pole and has a dream on how the world would have been if she's gone.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - New Teacher
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    When the kids make their new teacher, Mr. Simmons, quit his job, the replacement makes them realize what they lost.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 33 - What's Opera, Arnold?
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E33

    Helga and Arnold fall asleep and have their own "parody/dream" of the opera Carmen.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Olga Gets Engaged
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E10

    Olga gets engaged to a con man who does not exactly woo Helga as he did the rest of her family, but she decides to let the marriage happen so Olga can be miserable. But she is given a change of heart from Arnold, and attempts to stop it.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
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Dan Povenmire Ratings Summary

"Graveyard Shift" is the best rated episode directed by Dan Povenmire. It scored 9.5/10 from 11 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on September 6, 2002.