8.8/1024 votes#1 - Pier Pressure
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2004
Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him from Gob. Lindsay sends Maeby to spend a day with Lucille to punish her for bad grades. Michael thinks George Michael is on drugs and attempts to teach him a lesson.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.8/1020 votes#2 - Meat the Veals
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2005
George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille while Michael deliberately offends Ann's devout Christian parents. Tobias goes overboard performing his "Mrs. Featherbottom" persona.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.8/1037 votes#3 - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2011
Abed invites "Fat Neil" to play a game of Dungeons & Dragons with the rest of the study group, hoping to boost his confidence, after Jeff becomes concerned about him being a loner. When Pierce finds out he was not invited, he joins anyway, disrupting their plans.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Andrew Guest
8.8/1038 votes#4 - A Fistful of Paintballs (1)
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/2011
A $100,000 paintball war prize pits members of the study group against one another, until they decide to join forces to stop a mysterious challenger.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Andrew Guest
8.7/1034 votes#5 - For a Few Paintballs More (2)
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/2011
As the paintball war is revealed to be a City College plot, Jeff and Troy vie for control of Greendale's ragtag army, while Pierce betrays the group.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Hilary Winston
8.6/1023 votes#6 - Hand to God
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2005
Michael tries to find out who's the father of Maggie's baby, or if it's just another of her lies; Gob tries to find out whether he was responsible for Buster's accident.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.6/1036 votes#7 - Cooperative Calligraphy
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2010
Annie's missing pen leads to friction within the group.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Megan Ganz
8.6/1033 votes#8 - Documentary Filmmaking: Redux
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2011
As Dean Pelton films a new commercial for Greendale, the production takes a wild turn once he discovers that a famous alum has agreed to appear in it.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Megan Ganz
8.6/1032 votes#9 - Geothermal Escapism
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2014
For Troy's last day at Greendale, Abed holds a campus-wide "hot lava" fantasy game. With a comic book worth $50,000 as the prize, it's an all-out war.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Tim Saccardo
8.5/1019 votes#10 - Motherboy XXX
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2005
Lucille abducts George Michael for a mother-son dance, Buster adjusts to having a hook for a hand and Gob reunites with his estranged wife. Also, Tobias stars as George Sr. in a biopic about the Bluth family, which causes Lindsay to become more attracted to him.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.4/1030 votes#11 - Top Banana
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2003
Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Bannana Stand, and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere, Tobias auditions for a commercial, and Lindsay inadvertantly gets the part.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.4/1020 votes#12 - The Immaculate Election
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2005
George Michael runs for student body president, which Gob manages to ruin. Buster has an affair with Lupe, who is being sought after by Lindsay and Tobias attempts to move out of the model home, then develops a new persona when he regrets his decision.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.3/1022 votes#13 - Marta Complex
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2004
When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech about love. This makes Marta realize she has feelings for him and Lindsay realize she wants a divorce. Meanwhile, Buster decides to move out of the penthouse and Lucille revels in living alone for the first time.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.3/1023 votes#14 - Shock and Aww
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2004
Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes have given him a new admirer.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.3/1018 votes#15 - Spring Breakout
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2005
Gob confronts the editor of the videos that showcased his magic mistakes. Michael tricks Lucille in to rehab, and then attempts to get her out after George Sr. is kidnapped.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.3/1040 votes#16 - Debate 109
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2009
As Jeff is drafted to help lead Greendale's debate team against the formidable City College, Abed's film-class projects appear to predict the future.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Tim Hobert
8.2/1032 votes#17 - Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/2011
Claiming that he is about to die, Pierce summons the study group to the hospital to bequeath his belongings to them.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Megan Ganz
8.1/1030 votes#18 - Bringing Up Buster
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2003
Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. Gob breaks up with his girlfriend and has nowhere to go.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.1/1022 votes#19 - Missing Kitty
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2004
Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track down Lindsay's grandmother, Tobias seeks George Sr.'s respect, and Michael attempts to fire Kitty, who claims to have information that could bring down the company.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.1/1034 votes#20 - Anthropology 101
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2010
When the semester starts, Jeff is stunned that his rejection of Britta has made her a campus star; Chang wants to be accepted into the study group.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Chris McKenna
8.0/1042 votes#21 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2003
Meet the Bluths. In the pilot, Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company. George Sr. is jailed, and the family realizes they need Michael.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.0/1034 votes#22 - Pascal's Triangle Revisited
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2010
As the end of the school year finds Jeff at the apex of a romantic triangle, Annie ponders moving away with her hacky sack-playing boyfriend.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Hilary Winston
7.9/1029 votes#23 - Key Decisions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2003
Gob decides to lock himself in his father's prison for 24 hours to get back in with the alliance, and to spend quality time with his father. Michael takes Gob's girlfriend to an awards show, and Buster inadvertently flirts with his mother's rival.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
7.9/1050 votes#24 - Bridge and Tunnel
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2015
Howard Stark's deadliest weapon has fallen into enemy hands, and only Agent Carter can recover it. But can she do so before her undercover mission is discovered by SSR Chief Dooley and Agent Thompson?
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Eric Pearson
7.8/1025 votes#25 - In God We Trust
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2003
Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent, but likeable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a "Living Classics" pagent. Tobias has a psychological affliction where he is unable to take off his clothes.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
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"Pier Pressure" is the best rated episode directed by Joe Russo. It scored 8.8/10 based on 24 votes. It was written by Mitchell Hurwitz. It aired on 1/11/2004 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Meat the Veals".