10.0/101 votes#1 - Tree of Forgiveness
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/24/2012
Emmett meets a girl who's a fellow motorcycle enthusiast. Meanwhile, John is enraged when his car wash gets tagged; and Kathryn slyly finds a way to get Toby to stop moping around the house.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Ariel Rubin
10.0/101 votes#2 - Ecce Mono
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/2013
A look at what would have happened if Regina had revealed the switch when she first uncovered it finds both girls being raised by the Kennishes: Daphne has a cochlear implant and is spoiled and manipulative, while Bay's a top scholar who overcompensates.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Chad Fiveash
10.0/101 votes#3 - The Player's Choice
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2015
Iris urges Daphne to broaden her college experience by rushing a sorority. Bay inserts herself when Travis's popularity as a UMKC baseball player starts to affect his relationship with Mary Beth. Meanwhile, Toby plans to ask Lily to move in with him.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Terrence Coli
10.0/101 votes#4 - Between Hope and Fear
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 9/7/2015
Daphne is thrilled when Eric asks Regina to move in with him, but Regina is troubled by how little she knows about the mother of Eric's son, Will, and decides to go to Atlanta to find out more about the woman. John's financial stresses come to a head when Toby approaches the family for support, prompting John to lash out at him. Bay is surprised to learn she and Daphne have opposing opinions about how to deal with the pregnancy. Meanwhile, Travis goes to Los Angeles to visit Emmett and is dismayed to find Emmett has gone "Hollywood."
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Lizzy Weiss
10.0/101 votes#5 - Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2010
Lewis asks Marti out but she turns him down. Alice tells Lewis she will stop taking drugs if he helps her get back in shape as a flier, but then after a sweaty workout the two end up having sex. Meanwhile, Savannah takes Dan to her parents’ house for dinner and a fight erupts after Savannah’s mom demands that she stop seeing Dan... Wanda convinces Marti to give Lewis a chance so she tells him she’s ready to date but he has second thoughts.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Anne Kenney
9.8/102 votes#6 - The Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/8/2011
Bay is shocked to meet her biological father (Gilles Marini) at her school's art show, and then she introduces him to her parents and Daphne. Meanwhile, Daphne opens up to Emmett regarding her feelings about him, forcing him to make a difficult decision.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Lizzy Weiss
9.0/101 votes#7 - Allison Rolen Got Married
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2010
It's 1993, and a pregnant Allison is about to marry Joe. But when she has a premonitory dream about one of the wedding guests, and Joe treats the incident with awkward disbelief, Allison gets a bad case of cold feet just as the wedding march starts to play.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Heather Mitchell
9.0/102 votes#8 - In Havoc & In Heat
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2011
When a heat wave rolls through Bluebell, Zoe realizes that the hot weather is affecting everyone's behavior and lowering their inhibitions. In fact, Zoe struggles to fight her heat-induced attraction to Wade until she finally gives in. Meanwhile, Lemon is determined to win over George's parents when they come to town for a visit, but she is caught off guard when Lavon shows up to the same restaurant with his date, Didi.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Rina Mimoun
9.0/102 votes#9 - The Crush & The Crossbow
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2011
When Nascar’s Brian Vickers has to drop out of hosting Bluebell Junior League’s annual turtle race, Lemon is reluctantly convinced that the mayor is the perfect replacement as her co-host. Zoe is asked out on a date by a handsome local veterinarian, Dr. Judson Lyons. Wade has an unexpected visitor who stirs up all kinds of trouble for him.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Leila Gerstein
9.0/102 votes#10 - Destiny & Denial
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2012
After a wild night of partying, Wade wakes up with a massive hangover, an uninvited houseguest and no memory of what happened the night before. Meanwhile, George takes an unplanned roadtrip to New Orleans, and Lemon finally confesses her troubles to her father, Brick.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Leila Gerstein
9.0/102 votes#11 - How Do You Like Me Now?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2013
Zoe tries to improve the town's perception of Joel; George is pleasantly surprised with Lynly; Lavon is desperate to be part of the Gazebos of Alabama calendar.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Sarah Kucserka
9.0/102 votes#12 - Miracles
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2013
When Zoe finds herself treating her uncle, she takes a chance and invites him to the Hanukkah celebration that she is hosting. However, this lands her in trouble once again with Vivian Wilkes. Lemon enlists George and Lynly to help uncover crucial information about one of Brick's exes before he does anything rash. Meanwhile, Wade has a horrible toothache but refuses to go to the dentist, until Tansy intervenes and helps him to open his eyes to his future.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Leila Gerstein
9.0/102 votes#13 - A Better Man
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2014
Zoe finds herself in the middle of Wade and Vivian’s relationship, putting her in an awkward position. Things between Lavon and AnnaBeth are getting worse and starting to affect the town. Lemon is upset when she receives a less-than-perfect health inspection grade and devises a plan to get it changed. Meanwhile, George needs a distraction and begrudgingly agrees to go on a date with a Bible School teacher.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Jamie Gorenberg
8.7/103 votes#14 - Hairdos & Holidays
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2011
Zoe encourages Rose to enter the annual Miss Cinnamon Cider Pageant even though Lemon’s younger sister, Magnolia Breeland, is a shoo-in to win. Of course, with Zoe coaching Rose and Lemon coaching Magnolia, rivalry takes on a whole new meaning. Meanwhile, George and Wade go on a road trip to pick up a Christmas tree for Bluebell’s town square. Also, in flashbacks, we learn some of the history of Lemon’s relationship with her mother, as well as the details of when Lemon and Lavon first realized they had a connection.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: David Babcock
8.1/109 votes#15 - Break on Through
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/2006
All the nurses at Seattle Grace Hospital go on strike, leaving the doctors to fend for themselves. George refuses to cross the picket line and finally joins the nurses on their strike while Alex, Cristina, Izzie and Meredith meets Bailey's stand-in: Dr. Cindy Aaron, the complete opposite of Miranda Bailey. Izzie agrees to work on a difficult pregnancy case with Addison, while Cristina and Alex are in the pit attending to a young married woman with a real bad case of rash. Meredith happens on an old woman that she needs to intubate and then learns she was DNR.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Zoanne Clack
8.0/102 votes#16 - Knowing Her
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2006
Three girls are found murdered. Allison's visions connect Det. Scanlon with the case.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron
8.0/101 votes#17 - 36 Hours
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2007
The Walkers unite as Justin's addiction hits an all-time low. Kitty and Robert build new plans for their future.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#18 - Lost & Found
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2009
Kitty finds out someones killed her interview with Times Magazine. Nora invites Ryan to her house. Holly discovers what Tommy's been up to and the ownership he has in Ojai Foods.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#19 - Protect Me From What I Want
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/2012
Emmett photographs Bay and Daphne's blended family for a school assignment. Meanwhile, Regina gets acquainted with an art-gallery owner; Daphne questions Simone's trustworthiness; and Bay and Emmett divulge their true feelings to each other.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Lizzy Weiss
7.8/1014 votes#20 - Red and Itchy
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2013
J.J. LaRoche personally requests Jane’s help when the mysterious container he’s been hiding for nine years is stolen from his home.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.7/1069 votes#21 - Favorite Son
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/29/2016
Lucifer bails on Chloe when he becomes bored with her investigation into a ruthless biker gang murder. However, when he discovers something was stolen during the crime that was very personal to him, he demands that Chloe let him rejoin the case.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Jason Ning
7.5/102 votes#22 - No One Takes Khaleesi's Dragons
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2012
Michelle is thrilled to discover that there is another option for coffee beyond the gas station: an award-winning barista, Bash. But she soon discovers that dealing with a coffee artiste has its challenges. And Melanie tries to figure out why Ginny has suddenly begun acting different. Meanwhile, Fanny and Sasha remain in a standoff, leaving the ballet class to suffer as Fanny casts for the lead role in The Nutcracker.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Sheila R. Lawrence
7.5/102 votes#23 - There's Nothing Worse Than a Pantsuit
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/2013
Milly is on the warpath when she discovers that the local town preservation society is arranging a meeting to discuss the new amphitheatre. Meanwhile, Sasha and Roman take their relationship public; and Talia shares some big news.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Grant Levy
7.0/102 votes#24 - All Tomorrow's Parties
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2006
Brooke is forced to grow up in a hurry when her trip to a New York City fashion show prevents her from attending an annual cheerleading tournament. Nathan and Lucas are influenced by the father of an old friend. Struggling with her mother's cancer, Peyton joins Rachel for a night of blowing off steam, and Haley and Nathan use their hotel room as the honeymoon suite they never had.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: Anna Loto
7.0/102 votes#25 - All In the Family
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/1/2007
Nora invites her late husband's illegitimate daughter to a family dinner at the Walker house against some of her children's wishes. Kevin Walker's hush hush relationship with a movie star reaches new levels and Nora has an interesting encounter with her college professor.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: N/A
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"Tree of Forgiveness" is the best rated episode directed by David Paymer. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Ariel Rubin. It aired on 9/24/2012 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Ecce Mono".