The Best Episodes Directed By Fred Savage
Every TV Episode Directed by Fred Savage Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Fred Savage Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Fred Savage is "Pilot", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Saladin K. Patterson". "Pilot" aired on 9/22/2021 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Gang Hits the Road".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2021
Struggling to figure out where he fits in, Dean decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
9.1/10 16 votes#2 - The Gang Hits the Road
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2009
The gang tries to expand their horizons by going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
9.0/10 6 votes#3 - Credit Check
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/6/2008
Alex takes on an internship with a top Fashion Magazine and decides to put on an outrageous fashion show featuring Harper's bizarre wear to teach her boss a lesson for taking credit for her ideas. Jerry and Theresa hire a new girl, Millie, at the Sub Station that Justin immediately falls in love with so Max tries to help.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 3 votes#4 - Born Again
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2010
The team becomes celibate in order to boost their performance on the field, but it backfires when Mary Jo, out of frustration, stirs them into a frenzy. Plus, Coach Daniel's ex-wife Debra shows up to collect unpaid debts.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: J.D. Ryznar
8.8/10 20 votes#5 - The Gang Gets Invincible
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2007
Mac, Dennis and Dee try out for the Philadelphia Eagles. Also interested in becoming an Eagle is Liam and Ryan McPoyle's brother, Doyle.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.8/10 6 votes#6 - Cole Landry's Draft Day Party
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/18/2010
When top college QB Cole Landry unexpectedly slips in the draft, rumors begin circulating that tangle Casey and Henry in the secret lives of college athletes.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 20 votes#7 - The Gang Gets Held Hostage
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2007
The McPoyles hold the entire gang hostage at Paddys while Frank is busy searching for his will in the air ducts.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney
8.7/10 3 votes#8 - Pay For Play
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2010
The team begins accepting increasingly ostentatious gifts from agents, while Coach Daniels fends off pressure to play the annoying, Rudy-like son of a local booster.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Chip Hall
8.7/10 9 votes#9 - Crazy Ten Minute Sale
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2007
Alex duplicates herself so she can be in magic class and at a sale at the same time. Meanwhile, Jerry gives Max his first wand.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 19 votes#10 - Frank Sets Sweet Dee On Fire
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/4/2007
Mac teams up with Frank and Charlie to create a public access newscast after he misses his chance at fame in the news. Meanwhile, Dennis and Dee try to make it big in the club scene.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney
8.6/10 21 votes#11 - Mac and Dennis: Manhunters
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2008
Charlie and Dee have been stealing Frank's delicious meats, so Frank leaves out human meat to get back at them. Driven by their cannibalistic needs, Charlie and Dee go in search of human flesh. Mac and Dennis harass Frank for hunting defenseless animals and think it would be much more badass to hunt something that could fight back ... like a human.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Charlie Day
8.6/10 19 votes#12 - America’s Next Top Paddy’s Billboard Model Contest
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2008
Due to the gang's latest "business expenses," Paddy's is in dire need of money. Frank buys a billboard to advertise the bar, but Dee decides to create a viral video to post on YouTube for promotion. Charlie quickly joins her, leaving Frank and Mac to hold a contest for some hot models to feature on the billboard. Naturally, Dennis joins the competition to prove his worth.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney
8.6/10 19 votes#13 - The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2008
Hoping to make their own dreams come true, the gang sets out to give an unexpected family an extreme home makeover.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.6/10 7 votes#14 - You Can't Always Get What You Carpet
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2007
Alex finds her parents old magic carpet and convinces her dad to give her flying lessons.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 19 votes#15 - The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2007
A Korean restaurant owner threatens to get Paddy's kicked off the route for the city's annual pub crawl. The gang's response: War.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Charlie Day
8.5/10 15 votes#16 - The Great Recession
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2009
With a shantytown taking shape outside, Mac and Dennis try to keep Paddy's going in tough times. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee start a family business.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: David Hornsby
8.5/10 18 votes#17 - The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2009
Frank's behavior is more bizarre than usual---so bizarre that even the gang notice---so they decide to stage an intervention.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Scott Marder
8.5/10 17 votes#18 - Mac and Dennis Break Up
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2009
Mac and Dennis decide that they need to spend some time away from each other. Meanwhile, Charlie helps Dee search for her cat.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Scott Marder
8.5/10 6 votes#19 - James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/15/2009
Ron decides to cater his own reunion, and begins to slip back into his old drunken habits. Henry considers moving home, causing Casey to consider their "casual" relationship.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 4 votes#20 - Joel Munt's Big Deal Party
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2010
Roman is less than thrilled when he discovers the party is being thrown by his 'sell-out' writing partner who hired him to rub his face in the sale of his new spec script.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 7 votes#21 - Sin Say Shun Awards After Party
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2009
The Party Down team caters a porn awards afterparty. Kyle tries to teach Roman to "play it cool" with the porn stars. A mysterious businessman makes Ron a surprising business offer.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: John Enbom
8.3/10 23 votes#22 - Who Pooped the Bed?
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2008
Charlie and Frank awake to find poop in their bed. Neither will confess to being the owner, so they, Mac, and Dennis try to scientifically deduce who dropped the deuce. Dee wants to do something a bit more sophisticated, so she invites the waitress and Artemis to a girls' night out.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney
8.3/10 18 votes#23 - Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2008
After discovering Dennis' erotic memoir, Mac and Frank attempt to make some money off of it. Meanwhile, Dee and Charlie decide to spend a day in each other's shoes.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton
8.2/10 25 votes#24 - A Very Sunny Christmas
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/2010
After years of being mistreated by Frank during the holiday season, Dennis and Dee decide to teach him a lesson. Meanwhile, Mac and Charlie reflect on their childhood Christmases, and realize that they were not as joyous and wonderful as they remembered.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Rob McElhenney
8.2/10 19 votes#25 - The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2007
Dee is shocked to learn that an overweight social outcast from her High School has become a rich and skinny fashion designer.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Glenn Howerton