The Best Episodes Directed By Ellen Gittelsohn

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   8.5/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Look Homeward, Stephanie

   S3:E162/25/1985

   Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.

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   8.1/10(74 votes)

   #2 - The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant

   S2:E510/19/1995

   When a sexy woman calls the wrong number, Chandler seeks to make the most of the situation. Income issues divide the friends; Monica, Ross and Chandler have money, while Phoebe, Rachel and Joey don't.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #3 - When Good Credit Goes Bad

   S1:E101/11/2002

   Brock springs a surprise on Reba regarding his upcoming wedding, and Reba has her credit card rejected when she goes out to lunch with Lori-Ann.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #4 - Will Gets a Job

   S2:E39/23/1991

   Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party, at the same time Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #5 - Cased Up

   S2:E911/11/1991

   A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

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   7.7/10(13 votes)

   #6 - The Mother of All Battles

   S2:E29/16/1991

   Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

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   7.7/10(13 votes)

   #7 - Eyes on the Prize

   S2:E192/17/1992

   Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

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   7.6/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Anniversary

   S2:E610/27/1997

   At a big surprise party for Frank and Marie's 40th. wedding anniversary, Ray is shocked to learn that his parents were once separated for a year and that they might have gotten divorced, if Frank hadn't returned because Ray broke his arm.

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   7.6/10(13 votes)

   #9 - PSAT Pstory

   S2:E49/30/1991

   Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

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    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #10 - She Ain't Heavy

    S2:E811/4/1991

    Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Ill Will

    S2:E182/10/1992

    The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.

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    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Did the Earth Move for You?

    S2:E19/9/1991

    Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.

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    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #13 - My Brother's Keeper

    S2:E151/13/1992

    On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.

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    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Community Action

    S2:E172/3/1992

    When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.

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    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Christmas Show

    S2:E1312/16/1991

    On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.

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    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Big Four-Oh

    S2:E710/21/1991

    Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

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    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Butler Did It

    S2:E1111/25/1991

    Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

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    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Hi-Ho Silver

    S2:E1011/18/1991

    Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

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    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Something for Nothing

    S2:E1212/9/1991

    After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Mozart

    S2:E410/13/1997

    When Ally wants to quit learning the piano, Ray decides to resume his interest in the piano in order to teach his daughter a lesson about quitting.

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    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Geoffrey Cleans Up

    S2:E161/20/1992

    Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.

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    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Golf

    S2:E510/20/1997

    Ray suffers an anxiety attack while playing golf, after he tricked Debra into letting him go. Believing that he is sick, Ray goes to see a doctor who tells him that he is properly suffering from stress and that he needs to find a way to relax, such as playing more golf.

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Granny Gets Busy

    S2:E510/7/1991

    Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?

    S2:E610/14/1991

    Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended - and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Labor of Love

    S1:E194/26/2002

    Cheyenne thinks that she is in labor, so everyone rushes to the hospital. But Barbra Jean's the one who's in for more than expected when the fellow mom-to-be makes her way to the maternity ward.

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