The Best Episodes Directed By Eric Appel

Thad offers to teach Alex what it is to be a local celebrity but he has ulterior motives. Mary Jo goes to exterme lengths to impress Coach Daniels' wife, who herself is trying to revive her sex life with her husband.

As Coach Daniels prepares to be inducted into the College Hall of Fame, Thad comes to terms with some troubling secrets from Daniels' past while Alex connects with Marty on a new level.

BMS rejoices when they find they will be playing Blackwell for the Bowl Championship. The celebration is cut short, however, when the NCAA comes at them with 3 years of dirt on the team - enough to bring the axe down on the football program.

America’s funnyman, Kevin Hart, wants to be an action star. But in order to land a life-changing role, he first has to get schooled on how to be an action hero.

For their annual Halloween wager, Jake bets Holt that he can steal his watch before midnight, and Gina gets kicked off her dance squad, Floorgasm.

After a vampire is killed in a prostitution sting, Billy is kidnapped. And a seemingly routine zombie kill in a doughnut shop leads to a death among the TV crew.

Stubeck is worried about a vampire prostitute after he and Billy release her from the station. Meanwhile, teen vigilantes go after zombies, and Dashell takes Kirsten out on the beat.

When Bert successfully reads a hundred books, Pete and Kate have to throw him the birthday party of his dreams - complete with a fire eater on stilts, professional dancers and a special visitor. Kate uses the party planning as an excuse to get in with the soccer moms that shun her at all the games, and Diane refuses to admit fault while doing some creative driving with Pete. Meanwhile, Warren starts a bromance with the guy Hillary has her eye on.

Ms. Bennigan has two spots left in her bridal party and the three remaining teachers compete to see who will get the final robe. Ms. Watson gets an unfortunate diagnosis.

Will invites Sam to a game night hosted by Andy and Laurie.

When Jake's absentee father visits, Charles suspects he's up to no good. Holt throws down a brain twister challenge.

Jim returns from jury duty, only to have to deal with Dwight's pesky questions about the details of the case. Elsewhere, Angela and her senator beau welcome their baby.

Richard's neuroses could ruin his new relationship. Big Head and Erlich's launch party goes awry. Dinesh is smitten with a foreign coworker.

Tensions flare as Jake and Rosa work a case with two peculiar Swedish cops. Neil deGrasse Tyson drops by to help Gina prepare for a big test.

Freed from prison and back on duty, Jake hunts for a sneaker thief under Holt's watchful eye. Meanwhile, Rosa suspects Pimento of infidelity.

Eliza observes Henry’s constant bad mood and lack of skills with women and becomes determined to get him some action, whether he wants it or not.

After spending a wild night out with Cece and her model friends, Jess jumps in the driver's seat when she must fill in for Cece at a car show. Meanwhile, the guys question what defines male friendship after Schmidt buys Nick a cookie.

Zorn tries to rally his co-workers when he sees someone stealing hot sauce from the break room and Alan is afraid of showing his legs in gym class during swim unit.

Zorn uses his body double dummy "Meka-Zorn" to sneak out of work and wait in line for the latest video game in a series that has Alan and Craig bonding, while Edie and Linda take their frustrations with Zorn out on the dummy.

Andrew and Zelda decide to drop their usual Halloween traditions and instead throw a joint party.

Ms. Snap helps Ms. Watson find her inner floozy while simultaneously getting into a relationship of her own. Mrs. Adler and Toby try to teach their students about the effects of bullying.

Max has become a hit on the Bar Mitzvah circuit as an energetic emcee and allows Brad to partner up with him, but not everything turns out kosher. Meanwhile Dave and Alex make an effort not to take their relationship for granted.

When Jess has to make a quick decision about her career, her friends all recall how they ended up at their jobs.

Jumping back into the dating pool, Jess finds herself dating a dud (guest star Taran Killam), but falls in love with his perfect parents (guest stars Henry Winkler and Julie Haggerty). Meanwhile, Nick (Jake Johnson) and Schmidt have very different ideas about how to run the bar.

Zorn's old friend Headbutt Man is coming to Orange County, only he's now sober. Alan is invited to a party being attended by Nancy, but he has to bring Headbutt Man's daughter with him.