The Best Episodes Directed By Gary Shimokawa
Every TV Episode Directed by Gary Shimokawa Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Gary Shimokawa Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Gary Shimokawa is "Santa Goes Downtown", rated 10/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Reinhold Weege". "Santa Goes Downtown" aired on 1/11/1984 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Hi Honey, I'm Home".
10.0/10 2 votes#1 - Santa Goes Downtown
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1984
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: Reinhold Weege
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - Hi Honey, I'm Home
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/31/1984
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: Reinhold Weege
10.0/10 1 votes#3 - The Birthday Visitor
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1985
Billie's birthday dinner for Harry is disrupted by an insecure intruder.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Ron Osborn
8.7/10 3 votes#4 - Second Motherhood
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1986
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: Christopher Lloyd
8.0/10 4 votes#5 - The Zack Tapes
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/1989
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: Michael Poryes
7.5/10 4 votes#6 - The Lisa Card
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/1989
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: Bob Colleary
7.0/10 4 votes#7 - Pinned to the Mat
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/14/1989
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: Bob Colleary
6.8/10 5 votes#8 - Take a Look at Me Now
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1987
Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
6.5/10 4 votes#9 - The Gift
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/1989
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: Mark Fink
6.4/10 5 votes#10 - Running Scared
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1989
An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an ""illegal alien"".
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
6.0/10 4 votes#11 - Can I Get a Witness?
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1988
ALF demands a fair trial after being accused of throwing a football through the Ochmoneks' window.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Nelson Costello
6.0/10 4 votes#12 - Someone to Watch Over Me (2)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1988
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: Wendy Graf
6.0/10 4 votes#13 - Varsity Drag
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/9/1988
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: Lisa A. Bannick
6.0/10 4 votes#14 - Superstition
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1989
ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
5.8/10 5 votes#15 - The Gambler
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1987
ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his bookie.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Thad Mumford
5.8/10 4 votes#16 - Some Enchanted Evening
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1987
ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Seth Weisbord
5.8/10 4 votes#17 - Isn't It Romantic?
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1987
ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Seth Weisbord
5.8/10 4 votes#18 - Someone to Watch Over Me (1)
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1988
ALF lends a hand with the neighborhood block patrol and ends up confronting a prowler in the Ochmoneks' house.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Wendy Graf
5.8/10 4 votes#19 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1988
ALF moves in with his blind friend, Jody, and learns some important lessons about life without sight.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Marjorie Gross
5.8/10 4 votes#20 - You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/29/1988
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: Scott S. Gorden
5.8/10 4 votes#21 - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1988
Willie abandons his belief in pacifism after meeting the hostile father of the bully who's been pushing Brian around.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Kevin Abbott