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The Best Episodes Directed By Gary Shimokawa

Every TV Episode Directed by Gary Shimokawa Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The Birthday Visitor
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Birthday Visitor

    S2:E12

    Billie's birthday dinner for Harry is disrupted by an insecure intruder.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Hi Honey, I'm Home
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Hi Honey, I'm Home

    S1:E13

    Harry has to settle the legal status of a woman who remarried after her first husband was mistakenly declared dead, and who wants her back.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Santa Goes Downtown
    9.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Santa Goes Downtown

    S1:E2

    The season is merry as Harry deals with a man in a red suit charged with trespassing and tries to restore the faith of a pair of cynical teenage runaways.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Second Motherhood
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Second Motherhood

    S1:E19

    Blanche is romanced by a wealthy suitor who she learns has several small children. This fact dampens his proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose go to bat with the bathroom plumbing.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Zack Tapes
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Zack Tapes

    S1:E14

    When Zack tries to win Kelly's heart through the use of subliminal messages, the plan ends up severely backfiring on him.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Christmas
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Christmas

    S3:E12

    Grandpa Campbell returns for the holidays, and he owes $1,000 to a loan shark, which Tia, Tamera and Lisa secretly repay with money they'd been saving to buy Christmas gifts.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Lisa Card
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Lisa Card

    S1:E2

    When Lisa charges too much on her father's credit card, her friends help her cook up a scheme to sell her belongings so that she can pay back the bill.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Take a Look at Me Now
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Take a Look at Me Now

    S2:E3

    Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Pinned to the Mat
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Pinned to the Mat

    S1:E9

    During Career Week at school, Slater worries that continuing to focus on wrestling will not lead to a successful job. As a result, he quits the sport, worrying Zack, who has bet on Slater winning his next match.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Running Scared
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Running Scared

    S3:E17

    An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an ""illegal alien"".

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Some Enchanted Evening
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Some Enchanted Evening

    S2:E6

    ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 25 - Varsity Drag
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Varsity Drag

    S2:E25

    ALF takes a job as a paper carrier when he learns that the cost of his upkeep is preventing Lynn from attending her first-choice college.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - The Gambler
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Gambler

    S1:E23

    ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his bookie.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Gift
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Gift

    S1:E3

    After Screech gets struck by lightning, he gains the ability to see into the future, and Zack uses him to cheat on a mid term exam.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Can I Get a Witness?
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Can I Get a Witness?

    S2:E14

    ALF demands a fair trial after being accused of throwing a football through the Ochmoneks' window.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Hit Me with Your Best Shot

    S2:E20

    Willie abandons his belief in pacifism after meeting the hostile father of the bully who's been pushing Brian around.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Someone to Watch Over Me (1)
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Someone to Watch Over Me (1)

    S2:E16

    ALF lends a hand with the neighborhood block patrol and ends up confronting a prowler in the Ochmoneks' house.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Superstition
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Superstition

    S3:E19

    ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Isn't It Romantic?
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Isn't It Romantic?

    S2:E10

    ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Someone to Watch Over Me (2)
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Someone to Watch Over Me (2)

    S2:E17

    It's up to Willie to save ALF from the SWAT team surrounding the Ochomonek house, in which ALF had been chasing a prowler.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #21 - You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog

    S2:E19

    ALF, jealous of the attention a stray dog is getting, gives the pooch to a mean old woman who claims to be the owner.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #22 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place

    S2:E18

    ALF moves in with his blind friend, Jody, and learns some important lessons about life without sight.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:N/A

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Gary Shimokawa Ratings Summary

"The Birthday Visitor" is the best rated episode directed by Gary Shimokawa. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/3/1985 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hi Honey, I'm Home".