The Best Episodes Directed By Jake Kasdan
Every TV Episode Directed by Jake Kasdan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Jake Kasdan Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Jake Kasdan is "The Little Things", rated 8.625/10 from 8 user votes. It was "written by Mike White". "The Little Things" aired on 7/8/2000 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Noshing and Moshing".
8.6/10 8 votes#1 - The Little Things
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/2000
Sam discovers that life as Cindy's boyfriend is not nearly as exciting as he had imagined. Ken's girlfriend ,Amy, confesses a shocking secret, putting Ken in an awkward situation. Lindsay struggles with asking Vice President George Bush a question during an assembly.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Mike White
8.3/10 7 votes#2 - Noshing and Moshing
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/17/2000
Neal wrestles with the dilemma of whether to tell his mother about his father's affair. Lindsay is given detention after coming to the aid of a girl being attacked by a boy. Daniel deals with pressures at home and with Kim. He escapes from his problems through punk music.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: J. Elvis Weinstein
8.2/10 8 votes#3 - Beers and Weirs
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1999
Lindsay's friends learn that her parents are going away for the weekend and suggest having a kegger. Sam and Neal become worried after a school assembly focusing on alcohol-related deaths and they decide to switch the real beer with non-alcoholic beer. Daniel and Kim get back together and despite the lack of alcohol, the party quickly gets out of hand.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Judd Apatow
8.1/10 9 votes#4 - Smooching and Mooching
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/8/2000
After fighting with his father, Nick moves out and to Lindsay's surprise begins staying with the Weir's. Cindy tells Bill that she has a crush on Sam. She asks Bill to convince Sam to invite her to a party.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Steve Bannos
7.9/10 14 votes#5 - Elaine's Big Day
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/2013
Cece's wedding day finds Jess and Nick making a decision about their relationship. Meanwhile, Schmidt schemes with a typically overenthusiastic Winston to sabotage the nuptials, although a shocking announcement may be bigger than anything he plans.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Christian Magalhaes
7.6/10 14 votes#6 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1999
Lindsay's family and friends fear the worst when she quits the academic decathlon team and begins hanging around with a new crowd. A new friend tries to help her find her way. Meanwhile, Sam ponders asking cheerleader Cindy Sanders to the homecoming dance, while trying to cope with persistent teasing and torture at the hands of a savage bully.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Paul Feig
7.5/10 17 votes#7 - In a Lonely Place
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2008
Hank attempts to find a love interest for Becca's teacher. Charlie uncovers Marcy's secret which could have fatal effects on their finances.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.5/10 21 votes#8 - Naked
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2011
Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked, sending his self-confidence to an all-time low - just after an attractive co-worker agrees to go out on a date with him. Meanwhile, Winston becomes obsessed with learning pop-culture references online.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: J. J. Philbin
7.2/10 25 votes#9 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2011
After leaving her long-time boyfriend, Jess moves into an apartment with three men, and tries to re-enter the dating world.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether
7.2/10 14 votes#10 - Jess and Julia
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2012
Nick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile, Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a traffic ticket, Winston reconnects with a former booty call and Schmidt is baffled as to why his shower towel is always damp.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 24 votes#11 - Kryptonite
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2011
Nick and Schmidt convince Jess to get her stuff out of her ex-boyfriend Spencer's apartment; Jess meets new roommate Winston, who has returned from playing basketball in Latvia. Winston tries to get his old room back from Schmidt.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether
7.0/10 3 votes#12 - Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2012
Ben finishes settling in Kate's home. Meanwhile, Kate lies about her residence to get Maddie into a better school district, but when her plan falls apart, she must admit the truth to Maddie's principal (Alan Ruck). Additionally, Katie tells Ben that he needs to be more strict when disciplining Maddie.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 15 votes#13 - Chicago
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/2013
When a death occurs in Nick's family, Jess, Schmidt and Winston travel with Nick to the Windy City to help him with the funeral preparations and meet his boisterous family members, including his mom, Bonnie; his younger brother, Jamie; and his Boston cousin, Bobby.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Luvh Rakhe
- 6.7/10 3 votes
#14 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2012
This show follows some siblings and their friends while they explore the boundaries of their comfort zones.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 13 votes#15 - A Father's Love
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2013
When Nick's con-man father suddenly reappears, Jess tries her best to fix the two men's relationship, despite Nick's fears that he's being used in another one of his dad's gambling schemes. Meanwhile, Schmidt teams up with Robby to try to win back Cece.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Berkley Johnson
- 5.5/10 2 votes
#16 - Prototype
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2001
Steven Karp is a young man going off to college for the first time, he wasn't very popular in high school so looks forward to wiping the slate clean and starting over in college. The day he gets to school, he is dispatched by his handsome roommate, Lloyd to go invite girls to the party they're having on their dorm floor that night.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Judd Apatow