The Best Episodes Directed By Mark Ervin
Every TV Episode Directed by Mark Ervin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Mark Ervin Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Mark Ervin is "Leela's Homeworld", rated 8/10 from 36 user votes. It was "written by Kristin Gore". "Leela's Homeworld" aired on 2/17/2002 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid".
8.0/10 36 votes#1 - Leela's Homeworld
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2002
When Bender disposes nuclear waste in the sewers, the angry mutants drag him, Fry, and Leela down to the depths to be mutated. As they attempt to escape, Leela makes an incredible discovery about her true heritage, finally meeting her parents for the first time.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Kristin Gore
7.8/10 36 votes#2 - The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2001
Earth is invaded by super-intelligent flying brains, who sap the Earth's populace of their intelligence. Leela is taken to Nibbler's home planet Eternia, where the Nibblonians explain that only one human is immune to the brains' powers - Fry.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Jeff Westbrook
7.3/10 37 votes#3 - The Cryonic Woman
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/3/2000
Fry is reunited with his old girlfriend from the 20th Century, but she doesn't adapt to the 31st century as well as he has. Convincing Fry to return to the cryogenic chamber, they awaken in a barren wasteland and struggle to make a place for themselves.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
7.2/10 35 votes#4 - A Pharaoh to Remember
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2002
Bender fears that nobody will remember him after he dies, and sees his chance for immortality when the crew is enslaved on the planet Osiris 4. Posing as the planet's new pharaoh, Bender orders a humongous statue built in his honor, and quickly goes mad with power.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Ron Weiner
7.2/10 46 votes#5 - I Second That Emotion
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1999
Professor Farnsworth installs an empathy chip in Bender after the inconsiderate robot flushes Nibbler down the toilet. With his newfound emotions, a concerned Bender ventures into the mutant-infested sewers to rescue Leela's beloved pet.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Patric M. Verrone
7.2/10 41 votes#6 - How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/2/2000
When Hermes takes a stress-relieving vacation, replacement bureaucrat Morgan Proctor becomes infatuated with Fry. Bender threatens to publicize their affair, but Morgan removes Bender's memory and hides it within the cavernous Central Bureaucracy.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.8/10 22 votes#7 - Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1999
Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Larry Doyle
6.7/10 20 votes#8 - Monty Can't Buy Me Love
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/1999
A new mogul wins the hearts of the townspeople with a shower of cash. Jealous, Mr. Burns asks Homer to help make him a beloved billionaire too, and they hatch a plan to bring the Loch Ness Monster to Springfield.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: John Swartzwelder
4.1/10 22 votes#9 - All Singing, All Dancing
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1998
Homer rents a Clint Eastwood movie and is dismayed to find it's a musical. Using clips from past episodes, the rest of the family reminds him about the many times he and other members of the family and town have broken into song and dance.
Director: Mark Ervin
Writer: Steve O'Donnell