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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 6 - Becky, Beds and Boys
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E6

    Becky's folks pressure her to stop dating a boy.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - PMS, I Love You
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E8

    Roseanne's PMS day and Dan's birthday are on a collision course.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E13

    Dan's visiting father astonishes everyone by announcing his plans to marry Crystal.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The Wedding
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E14

    Against Dan's wishes, Roseanne forges ahead with wedding preparations, with Crystal revealing she's pregnant with Ed's child.

    Director:John Whitesell
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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Communicable Theater
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E18

    Roseanne is torn between taking care of her flu-stricken husband and helping Jackie learn lines for her play.

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Her Boyfriend's Back
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E20

    Frustrated because her parents can't afford the car she wants, Becky and her boyfriend, Mark, borrow Dan's treasured motorcycle against his orders.

    Director:John Whitesell
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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Scenes from a Barbecue
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    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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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Trick or Treat
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E7

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

    Director:John Whitesell
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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Test
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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
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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Friends and Relatives
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Like, a New Job
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Goodbye, Mr. Right
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Bird is the Word
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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
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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Dream Lover
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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
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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Confessions
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Troubles with the Rubbles
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 25 - The Pied Piper of Lanford
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    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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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Valentine's Day
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    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
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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Vegas Interruptus
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    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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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Second Time Around
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    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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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Home-Ec
    8.2/10(4 votes)

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

    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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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Promise
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    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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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Army of One
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    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
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John Whitesell Ratings Summary

"Becky, Beds and Boys" is the best rated episode directed by John Whitesell. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/23/1990 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "PMS, I Love You".