The Best Episodes Directed By Gail Lerner

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Not Friends Yet

   S1:E84/5/2023

   Nell finally meets Edward’s girlfriend. Meanwhile at the wine bar, Cricket hosts trivia night.

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   7.9/10(11 votes)

   #2 - The Lockdown

   S4:E81/19/2018

   Frankie convinces Allison to have a home birth. Grace and Frankie wind up stuck with a bickering Robert and Sol when there's a neighborhood lockdown.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - The Bunny

   S7:E38/13/2021

   Bud tries to soothe discord at the beach house by throwing a brunch for the two families. But revelations from the past create even more hard feelings.

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   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Wtf Happened Last Year?

   S5:E143/22/2016

   Jenna reveals what happened to her and the rest of the gang in the last year—what caused the freeze between Matty and Jenna, what sparked the friendship between Sadie and Tamara, and how Jake and Lissa rekindled their romance.

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   4.1/10(10 votes)

   #5 - The Johnson Show

   S2:E214/27/2016

   Dre has always strived to mirror his life after the model families he grew up watching on TV. When news spreads that Stevens & Lido is going through layoffs, Dre panics that his family's reputation will be tarnished if he loses his job. Meanwhile, Bow has something to prove when she's put in charge of the school auction and refuses to ask the other moms for help. Instead, she enlists the kids who end up doing more harm than good to the family name.

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   3.3/10(7 votes)

   #6 - The Name Game

   S3:E142/8/2017

   Dre and Bow have a gender reveal party, and Dre is thrilled because it's his turn to name the baby. He decides on a culturally significant name that Bow and Ruby aren't a fan of. Meanwhile, Zoey's plan to have an anti-Valentine's Day with her friend Shelly is thwarted when Junior asks Shelly out on a date, so Diane tries to fill in as Zoey's BFF.

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   3.3/10(9 votes)

   #7 - R-E-S-P-E-C-T

   S4:E143/13/2018

   Dre and Bow confront gender biases of their own after finding out that both Junior and Zoey have become sexually active. Meanwhile, Ruby is hurt when she finds out that Jack and Diane have been hanging out with a friend's grandmother after school.

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   3.0/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Collateral Damage

   S4:E225/8/2018

   The Johnson kids attempt to keep their emotions in check after an estranged Dre and Bow try “nesting,” taking turns living in the family house separately to give each other space. But tensions mount as the family gathers together for Junior's high school graduation.

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   2.5/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Gap Year

   S5:E110/16/2018

   After dropping Junior off at college, Dre and Bow are beside themselves when they find him back at home announcing his decision to take a gap year. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane begin to question whether they should still be sharing a room.

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    2.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Each One, Teach One

    S5:E174/2/2019

    Dre feels like he has made a difference with the diversity at Stevens & Lido as the head of the Urban Division, but when Junior tells him that Josh is his mentor, Dre flips out. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane show their friends a video of Bow dancing and now she's become the hot mom.

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    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - …Baby One More Time

    S6:E224/28/2020

    Dre underestimates Rhonda's ability to be a mom and struggles to support her decision to adopt a baby. Meanwhile, Ruby gets in the way of Bow's plans for the perfect baby shower; and Junior, Jack and Diane go to extra lengths to give the best gift of the party.

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    1.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Black-out

    S7:E91/26/2021

    When the power goes out in the neighborhood, Dre's instinct is to go into survival mode and stockpile on essentials, while Bow focuses on helping their neighbors. Meanwhile, Junior desperately searches for a place to charge his phone to get in touch with Olivia.

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