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The Best Episodes Directed By John Whitesell

Every TV Episode Directed by John Whitesell Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Trick or Treat
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Trick or Treat

    S3:E7

    Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Scenes from a Barbecue
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Scenes from a Barbecue

    S3:E24

    The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Test
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Test

    S3:E1

    Becky is eager to practice for her driving test, and the rest of the family awaits the results of Roseanne's pregnancy test.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Friends and Relatives
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Friends and Relatives

    S3:E2

    Lending money to pal Arnie comes easily for Dan, but he believes that borrowing from family only adds up to disaster.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Like, a New Job
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Like, a New Job

    S3:E4

    Despite her misgivings, Roseanne, working late as a coffee-shop waitress, leaves Dan in charge of the kids.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Goodbye, Mr. Right
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Goodbye, Mr. Right

    S3:E5

    After Police Officer Jackie gets slightly injured, Gary says he's tired of always worrying about her and wants her to quit her job as a Police Woman. Meanwhile, Becky and Darlene find something disturbing under D.J.'s bed that makes them believe he's a complete psycho.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Bird is the Word
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Bird is the Word

    S3:E9

    Becky is suspended for allegedly making an obscene gesture in her class photo which makes her suddenly popular at school, but Roseanne is the one called into the principal's office.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Dream Lover
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Dream Lover

    S3:E10

    Dan ill-advisedly tells Roseanne he's having dreams of a mysterious, and oddly homely, other woman.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?

    S3:E11

    Since the girls continually break curfew, Dan and Roseanne celebrate the anniversary of their first lovemaking by revisiting the restaurant/hotel and staying out very, very late, hoping to teach the girls a lesson, with the help of Officer Jackie.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Confessions
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Confessions

    S3:E12

    An angry and deflated Roseanne discovered that her mother always thought sister Jackie had more potential.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Valentine's Day
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Valentine's Day

    S3:E17

    Roseanne is mad at Dan for forgetting Valentine's Day, so he winds up full-figure lingerie shopping; and Darlene's upset when a boy she likes asks out Becky instead.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Vegas Interruptus
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Vegas Interruptus

    S3:E19

    Roseanne may lose her job if she and Dan go on their long-awaited trip to see Wayne Newton perform in Las Vegas.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Troubles with the Rubbles
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Troubles with the Rubbles

    S3:E21

    The new wife next door, Kathy Bowman, looks down on Roseanne and complains that D.J. is a bad influence on her son Todd.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Second Time Around
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Second Time Around

    S3:E22

    Roseanne helps Crystal with her Lamaze classes; Dan's near-fatal accident at work makes D.J. follow him obsessively; Dan and Roseanne sit up all night doing their wills, and Jackie is offended that she doesn't get custody of the kids.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 25 - The Pied Piper of Lanford
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Pied Piper of Lanford

    S3:E25

    Dan and Roseanne commit to opening a motorcycle shop with a free-spirited old friend who gets cold feet at the last minute.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Promise
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Promise

    S5:E3

    When a young Latina woman is brutally murdered, Intelligence suspects she may have been working as a drug mule. With Antonio leading the case, the team's investigation takes them into the grim world of meat processing, and the discovery that there may be a different motive behind her death.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Army of One
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Army of One

    S4:E22

    A live video is streamed online showcasing a tortured man being beaten and burned alive. Upon further investigation, the victim's identity is traced back to that of a man who had been previously locked up for statutory rape. When another attack of a similar nature occurs, Intelligence finds a connection between the crimes, suspected pedophiles, and group named the Perv Hunters.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Girl Meets Friendship
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Girl Meets Friendship

    S1:E14

    When Cory teaches his class about various forms of government, Lucas, Riley and Farkle decide to run against each other for 7th-grade class president.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - The Troubles
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Troubles

    S1:E20

    Logan is forced to face his cultural biases when both a Cuban drug dealer and an Irish terrorist are suspected of killing a Lebanese gunrunner.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Home-Ec
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Home-Ec

    S3:E16

    Darlene is embarassed when Roseanne gives Darlene's home economics class a supermarket lesson in real-life family budgeting; D.J. has to deal with a bully.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Prescription For Death
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Prescription For Death

    S1:E1

    When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and an investigation leads the detectives to believe that the doctor treating her may have been drunk on duty.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Out Of Control
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Out Of Control

    S2:E8

    The detectives investigate the gang rape of a college student during a fraternity Holloween party.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Third Wheels
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Third Wheels

    S3:E5

    Amy and Lauren's plan to reunite their parents is derailed by a revelation in Karma's home life. Liam and Shane have dinner with Liam's Rabbi.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Girl Meets World
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Girl Meets World

    S1:E1

    When Maya leads a rebellion in class, Riley joins in to try to be like her - much to her father, Cory's, dismay.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Like, a Virgin
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Like, a Virgin

    S3:E3

    Roseanne decides it's time to give Becky "the talk", unaware that it's Darlene who needs it more.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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John Whitesell Ratings Summary

"Trick or Treat" is the best rated episode directed by John Whitesell. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/30/1990 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Scenes from a Barbecue".