The Best Episodes Directed By Joel Zwick

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   #1 - Creepy Connie 3: The Creepening

   S3:E114/11/2014

   Creepy Connie returns with a sidekick, Mackenzie. The two play a cat and mouse game as they vie for Luke's affection.

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   #2 - Understudied and Overdone

   S3:E310/18/2013

   Jessie gets an opportunity to be the understudy in an off-Broadway play. Unbeknownst to her, Luke plots to sabotage the star so Jessie gets to be on stage. Meanwhile, Emma and Zuri help Bertram make a web show in which he is the star.

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Our Very First Night

   S1:E29/25/1987

   Jesse is left to baby-sit Michelle and turns the chore into a rock gig replete with midnight sundaes and hair dyeing.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Danny's Very First Date

   S1:E172/12/1988

   Danny's kids are less than pleased to find out he might date the hive mother of Stephanie's honeybee troop.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - A Pox in Our House

   S1:E151/29/1988

   When chicken pox spreads through the household, Danny may have to scratch his chance to play basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters.

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   8.1/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Girl Meets Boy

   S1:E27/11/2014

   In an attempt to get the students in his class to stop texting and communicate in person, Cory gives them a homework assignment that teaches them how to communicate face to face, ultimately sparking a real connection between Riley and Lucas.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Knock Yourself Out

   S1:E711/6/1987

   Danny's tryout as a cable boxing announcer isn't a knockout; the guys try to save the baby from being knocked out by a cold.

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   #8 - D.J. Tanner's Day Off

   S1:E225/6/1988

   When DJ ditches school to get a rock singer's autograph, she doesn't count on Joey showing up where all the action is.

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   #9 - Fogged In

   S2:E121/20/1989

   Jesse and Joey have been up all night working on their latest jingle, which is for "Casa De Pancakes". When D.J. and Kimmy unknowingly erase the jingle from the tape it was recorded on by recording their version of "The Locomotion" on what they thought was a blank tape, Jesse loses his temper and yells at D.J. and Kimmy.

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    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Our Very First Show

    S1:E19/22/1987

    Widowed father Danny Tanner asks his friend Joey and his brother-in-law Jesse for their help in raising his three willful daughters.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Girl Meets Sneak Attack

    S1:E37/18/2014

    Riley becomes jealous when another girl flirts with Lucas, so she enlists Maya and Farkle's help to learn how to flirt too.

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    7.6/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Girl Meets Father

    S1:E47/25/2014

    Cory struggles with Riley growing up when he learns she'd rather go to the school dance then participate in their yearly tradition of riding the Coney Island roller coaster. Simultaneously, he is dealing with the outcome of giving Maya an "F."

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    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Look At Me Mommy, I'm Pretty

    S5:E164/28/2008

    Alan makes wedding plans for Evelyn and Teddy, while Charlie figures out how to get more acquainted with his future step-sister.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Cutting It Close

    S2:E110/14/1988

    Teaser: Danny, Joey, Jesse, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle play Ring around the Rosie, but Michelle doesn't understand it. Main Synopsis: While Stephanie is playing a pretend game of ""hairdresser"" with Jesse, she unintentionally chops off a chunk of Jesse's hair, so Jesse has to go to Alejandro, his real hairdresser, so Alejandro can cut Jesse's hair and make it even. On his way back home from Alejandro's, Jesse fails to see a road sign that says ""severe tire damage"". As a result, Jesse accidentally wrecks the motorcycle, and is treated for two broken arms. Stephanie blames herself for this, and the way Jesse is acting in the wake of the accident is not helping Stephanie feel any better.

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    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Girl Meets High School Part 1

    S3:E16/3/2016

    Riley, Maya, Farkle and Lucas start their freshmen year and quickly learn their place as smaller fish in a much bigger lake.

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    7.2/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Girl Meets World: of Terror

    S1:E1110/2/2014

    The kids face a trilogy of terror when Riley has a sleepover at Maya's with her Gammy Hart and pet ferret. Auggie confronts the monster under his bed, and Farkle tackles his most terrifying fear yet - playing softball.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - It's Not My Job

    S2:E310/28/1988

    Teaser: Preparing for a Halloween party, the guys are dressed as the Three Stooges -- Jesse as Moe, Joey as Curly, and Danny as Larry. Main Synopsis: Jesse has made his first sale of an advertising jingle. As a result, Jesse tells his father, Nick Katsopolis, that he wants to leave the pest exterminator business that is run by Nick, and Nick is severely disappointed by this -- so disappointed, that Nick loses his temper with Jesse and says ""If you're out of the family business, then you're out of the family"". Jesse and his mother Irene manage to talk some sense into Nick, who realizes that Jesse has a dream about making it in the music business, and Nick and Jesse work things out. Meanwhile, Stephanie is afraid to go to the dentist to get a tooth filled, and she's even more nervous when she's actually sitting on the chair that's in the examination room. Joey, who took her to the dentist, helps her beat her fear.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Girl Meets Semi-Formal

    S2:E138/14/2015

    Riley is asked to the semi-formal dance by a classmate named Charlie and is torn whether to go with him or Lucas. Meanwhile, Cory’s brother Eric is paid a visit from an old friend.

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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Girl Meets the Truth

    S1:E58/1/2014

    After Cory teaches a lesson on truth, Riley and Maya struggle with whether or not it was right to lie to Farkle and tell him he’s a good actor and if Maya should keep the locket she found, even though it doesn't belong to her.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Return of Grandma

    S1:E410/9/1987

    Danny, Jesse and Joey's moms all threaten to move in if the guys don't brush up on their housekeeping.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - But Seriously, Folks

    S1:E162/5/1988

    Joey's comic debut is jinxed when a guest in the audience takes his spot.

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    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Making Out Is Hard to Do

    S8:E310/11/1994

    Danny discovers Stephanie's lied to him and gone to an unsupervised party; Barry Williams records a hit with Jesse's former band.

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