The Best Episodes Directed By Jake Kasdan

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(13 votes)

   #1 - The Little Things

   S1:E147/8/2000

   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.

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   8.5/10(12 votes)

   #2 - Noshing and Moshing

   S1:E1810/17/2000

   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.

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   8.4/10(17 votes)

   #3 - Beers and Weirs

   S1:E210/2/1999

   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.

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4. 

   8.0/10(26 votes)

   #4 - Pilot

   S1:E19/25/1999

   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.

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   7.9/10(16 votes)

   #5 - Smooching and Mooching

   S1:E137/8/2000

   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.

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   7.9/10(18 votes)

   #6 - Elaine's Big Day

   S2:E255/14/2013

   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.

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7. 

   7.6/10(27 votes)

   #7 - Naked

   S1:E411/1/2011

   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.

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8. 

   7.6/10(24 votes)

   #8 - In a Lonely Place

   S2:E711/9/2008

   Hank attempts to find a love interest for Becca's teacher. Charlie uncovers Marcy's secret which could have fatal effects on their finances.

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9. 

   7.2/10(10 votes)

   #9 - The Shunning

   S1:E32/10/2015

   When the cul-de-sac plans a block party to celebrate NASCAR, Louis urges the family to use the event to make new friends (and promote Cattleman’s Ranch Steakhouse). But Jessica has problems fitting in, especially after she befriends a beautiful trophy wife the roller blade moms don’t like. Meanwhile, Eddie schemes to win the respect of the neighborhood kids

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10. 

    7.1/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Jess and Julia

    S1:E111/31/2012

    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.

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11. 

    7.0/10(34 votes)

    #11 - Pilot

    S1:E19/20/2011

    After leaving her long-time boyfriend, Jess moves into an apartment with three men, and tries to re-enter the dating world.

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12. 

    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Kryptonite

    S1:E29/27/2011

    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.

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13. 

    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Chicago

    S2:E203/26/2013

    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.

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14. 

    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #14 - A Father's Love

    S2:E131/15/2013

    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.

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    5.3/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Prototype

    S1:E19/25/2001

    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.

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