The Best Episodes Directed By Michael Dante Dimartino

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(58 votes)

   #1 - The Crossroads of Destiny

   S2:E2012/1/2006

   Everyone races against time to stop Azula's sinister plan. Zuko finds companionship in an unlikely source. Aang's destiny hangs in the balance—and so does Zuko's, as Iroh tells him it's time to make a choice.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Unemployment Part 2 (or Theory of the Leisure Ass)

   S1:E97/14/2002

   Andy still hasn't found a job after two months -- not that he's exactly looking for one. His learning about Jim's previously secret career pushes him to become more motivated.

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   7.9/10(39 votes)

   #3 - Death Is a Bitch

   S2:E63/21/2000

   When Peter tries to get out of paying a doctors bill by faking his own death, he is visited by Death himself, who wants to take Peter away. After Death twists his ankle while chasing Peter, everyone on Earth becomes immortal while death is incapacitated.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #4 - Racist Dawg

   S7:E205/4/2003

   A handyman sees racism in a bite from Ladybird, suspected of picking up subconscious cues from her master, Hank.

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   7.4/10(52 votes)

   #5 - I Never Met the Dead Man

   S1:E24/11/1999

   While teaching Meg to drive, Peter crashes into the town satellite dish, which knocks out the city's cable. He promises Meg that if she takes the blame, he'll get her a car. Without TV, Peter goes crazy, which drives the family insane. Meanwhile, after refusing to eat the broccoli that Lois gives him, Stewie attempts to build a weather control device that would destroy all vegetables.

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   7.3/10(5 votes)

   #6 - The Buck Stops Here

   S5:E211/5/2000

   Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.

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   7.2/10(31 votes)

   #7 - Family Guy Viewer Mail #1

   S3:E212/14/2002

   Viewer mail inspires three stories in which Peter loses his bones, the Griffins gain superpowers, and Peter and his friends appear as eight-year-old "Little Rascals."

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   7.1/10(32 votes)

   #8 - Stuck Together, Torn Apart

   S3:E191/31/2002

   Peter's jealously forces a trial separation; Stewie and Brian get glued together.

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   7.0/10(31 votes)

   #9 - Mr. Saturday Knight

   S3:E99/5/2001

   Peter decides to pursue his dream career as a knight.

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    7.0/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Brian: Portrait of a Dog

    S1:E75/15/1999

    When a heat wave hits Quahog, Peter gets Brian to enter a dog show to win $500 so that the family can get a new air conditioner. When they argue over a trick gone bad, Brian walks out on the family and Peter replaces him with a cat. Brian struggles to assert his civil rights and soon ends up at the pound. Luckily, Peter is able to bail him out by bribing the judge.

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    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Boxing Luanne

    S7:E112/2/2003

    Luanne becomes a boxer and, buoyed by success in fixed fights, challenges George Foreman's daughter.

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12. 

    6.2/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Remembrances

    S4:E811/21/2014

    In a clip show episode, Mako, Korra, and Bolin recollect their past. Mako tells Wu about his romantic entanglements and eventual breakup with Asami and Korra. Korra talks to Asami about her confrontations with Amon, Unalaq, Vaatu, and Zaheer. Varrick presents Bolin's life to the Earth Empire refugees in the style of an action film in which Bolin defeats all of Korra's previous enemies.

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