The Best Episodes Directed By Jeff Melman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(15 votes)

   #1 - Into You Like a Train

   S2:E610/30/2005

   Train Wreck victims come to Seattle Grace and all staff gets called in. Everyone deals with really weird cases. Except Addison and Izzie. They work with a woman who is pregnant.

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   8.5/10(16 votes)

   #2 - Mistaken Identity

   S1:E610/15/1990

   Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.

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   8.3/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Banks Shot

   S1:E222/25/1991

   Will crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.

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   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #4 - I Am a Tree

   S3:E29/28/2006

   Cristina meets Burke's parents, the interns try to get Izzie's job back, and Addison takes a day off, a surgical patient may be living her last day. Some of the interns want to know why Bailey won't talk to Izzie. Meredith tries to decide between Derek and Finn and comes to a decision somewhat. Webber finds out that Callie has been living in the hospital and he confronts her about it.

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   8.2/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Oh, the Guilt

   S3:E510/19/2006

   Derek learns one of Addison's secrets. Bailey talks about motherhood and depression to a mother who is set to have cancer surgery and who seems to not care about any decisions concerning the future. A resident is fiercely questioned about the death of a male patient. An ex-couple meet before lunch and get stuck - Meredith and Addison work on their case. Things get awkward when the ex-couple's daughter, Michelle, arrives at the hospital.

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   8.2/10(15 votes)

   #6 - Staring at the Sun

   S3:E811/16/2006

   George's father has a serious heart problem that requires surgery and George chooses Burke to do the procedure. Burke doubts himself because he knows the pressure this kind of surgery will put on him, but Cristina believes the team can handle it. Derek works with Meredith on being a couple again and tries work with Addison on more civil terms. A patient has had mutiple plastic surgeries so that his girlfriend will like him more. A mom wants her daughter's babysitter fired, after she is brought in with multiple injuries, but the girl likes the babysitter more than her mother.

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   8.2/10(16 votes)

   #7 - Flashback

   S2:E255/20/2001

   Lois is two weeks late with her period, causing her and Hal to panic and start a big fight, while trying to keep it from the boys. And while Dewey is scared that his parents may split up, Hal and Lois remember the troubles of getting their previous four sons.

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   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #8 - Reese Drives

   S3:E132/10/2002

   Highway horror: Reese gets a learner's permit, which he promptly proceeds to abuse by commandeering a driving-school vehicle.

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   8.2/10(17 votes)

   #9 - Schooled

   S4:E210/10/2012

   Claire and Phil embarass Haley when they drop her off at college; Manny makes Gloria and Jay take a class; Lily gets into a tussle on her first day of kindergarten.

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    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Blues for Sister Someone

    S2:E234/30/2006

    Addison's patient is a Catholic mother of seven. Addison gets in trouble after learning that the patient's husband won't use contraceptives. Derek treats a divorce attorney who asks if Derek is in need of her services. While Izzie and George are talking about their personal lives they "overhear" part of Derek's conversation with the divorce attorney who calls herself one of Seattle's best. Alex gets in trouble with Addison yet again for not being able to keep his mouth shut when other people think he should. A legendary jazz musician refuses to see medical reason. The musician is Burke's musical hero. Finn makes Meredith breakfast.

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    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Not with My Pig, You Don't

    S1:E410/1/1990

    Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.

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    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Knowledge is Power

    S1:E1311/26/1990

    Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.

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    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Physical Attraction, Chemical Reaction

    S4:E711/8/2007

    Izzie and George's new-founded relationship results in them having bad sex. Callie's Chief Resident position is taken away from her, and Bailey is the humble replacement. Meredith can barely handle it with Lexie anymore.

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    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #14 - The Lucky Charm

    S1:E161/7/1991

    Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.

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    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #15 - It Had to Be You

    S1:E192/4/1991

    Will has girl problems after a date with Jazz's domineering sister, who's ready to pick out a china pattern before the night is over.

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    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Mooch at the Boo

    S6:E911/24/2008

    Charlie finds himself in an uncomfortable position when Jake takes off with the daughter of a former NFL player. Charlie's Mercedes proves a boon to Alan's love life.

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    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy

    S1:E510/8/1990

    Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.

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    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #18 - The Ethnic Tip

    S1:E171/14/1991

    Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.

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    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Courting Disaster

    S1:E1111/12/1990

    Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.

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    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Def Poet's Society

    S1:E710/22/1990

    Will joins his prep school's poetry club.

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    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #21 - The Young and the Restless

    S1:E181/21/1991

    Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.

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    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Clubba Hubba

    S1:E39/24/1990

    Will wants to go out with a beautiful girl he meets at the country club, but first he must figure out how to impress her extremely snobbish and very protective father so he seeks tips from cousin Carlton on becoming preppie.

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    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Malcolm Holds His Tongue

    S4:E71/5/2003

    After joining the basketball team at school, Malcolm soon finds himself under the coach's skin due to his constant complaining, which eventually gets him kicked off the team. Determined to put an end to his horrible habit of talking before he thinks, Malcolm starts "holding his tongue" which solves all the problems with his coach, girlfriend, and parents, but it ends up causing more stress than before. Meanwhile, Hal takes up speed walking and is desperate to be the best while Reese gets Craig to take him and Allison to a concert and almost ruins his date.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Reese Cooks

    S2:E183/4/2001

    A cooking class energizes Reese; a planned party irks Malcolm, whose brutal honesty hurts the hostess, Krelboyne Cynthia.

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    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Christmas

    S3:E712/16/2001

    When Malcolm and his brothers destroy their Christmas tree ornaments, Lois punishes them by canceling Christmas and moves all the presents into the garage. The only way she will reinstate the holiday is if the boys behave impeccably up to Christmas morning. Her plan works better than expected, and Lois is touched that her family responded so well to her challenge. Meanwhile, the boys decide that Lois could use this tactic for future holidays and retaliate by breaking into the garage and opening up all the presents. Elsewhere, Francis is forced to visit his Grandma Ida for Christmas.

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