10.0/101 votes#1 - Even Grandmas Get the Blues
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1991
While babysitting for her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche as being the baby's mother and Blanche does nothing to set him straight. Meanwhile, Sophia gets ready for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins, a celebration of mothers and daughters but Dorothy wants no part of it.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Gail Parent
10.0/101 votes#2 - Ultravinyl
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2011
Paul Shelton, lead singer of the 1990s one-hit-wonder band, Ultravinyl, seeks Kate’s help to cash in on a lucrative offer for use of their song in a commercial. What seems like a slam dunk stalls when Paul’s former bandmates refuse to negotiate, and Paul reveals the real reason he needs Kate’s help.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Blair Singer
9.0/102 votes#3 - The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1998
Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: David Walpert
9.0/101 votes#4 - Dick Is From Mars, Sally Is From Venus
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1996
Dick assigns Sally to go on a date and, not surprisingly, the guy turns out to be a jerk.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Bill Martin
- 8.5/102 votes
#5 - Sally
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/1999
Gordon stands Dana up, and Casey's missing his favorite shirt.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.5/102 votes
#6 - The Sword of Orion
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/1999
Jeremy's parents are getting divorced, and Dan eagerly awaits Orlando Rojas' return to baseball.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: David Handelman
- 8.5/102 votes
#7 - Eli's Coming
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/1999
Isaac is late coming back from vacation, Bobbi Bernstein returns, and Steve Sisco visits Rebecca.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.5/102 votes
#8 - Celebrities
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/29/2000
Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.3/1019 votes#9 - S.O.B.s
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2006
George Sr. suggests a last-ditch effort to save the family by holding a fund raiser to raise money to pay their legal expenses. Michael suggests to Lindsay that she take over the house work, and he sends George-Michael to an expensive boarding school. Meanwhile, Maeby has trouble with a snowboarding film and Tobias tries to be a "discipline daddy".
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
8.2/105 votes#10 - 18th and Potomac
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2001
The staff prepares for the worst as they make arrangements for the public announcement of the President's condition; Sam and Babish grill Abbey about her medical treatment of the President's MS; a crisis erupts in Haiti; Josh deals with two Democratic senators who won't support the administration's suit against tobacco companies; Mrs. Landingham buys her first new car, with tragic consequences.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Lawrence O'Donnell
8.2/1018 votes#11 - Family Ties
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2006
In an effort to get to the bottom of things, Michael tracks Nellie down and hires her as a consultant for the Bluth Co. Unfortunately, Michael discovers Nellie's hands-on approach is more than he bargained for.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
- 8.0/102 votes
#12 - Smoky
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1999
Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.0/101 votes
#13 - Ten Wickets
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/1999
Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Matt Tarses
- 8.0/102 votes
#14 - Napoleon's Battle Plan
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/1999
When Dana and Gordon get engaged, Casey has no plan and Dan's compelled to reveal a secret.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.0/101 votes
#15 - Cliff Gardner
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1999
The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.0/101 votes
#16 - Shane
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1999
Casey wants to edit an interview to cast a ballplayer in a more favorable light, Dan has trouble taping a teaser, and The Vatican declares there's no such place as Hell.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Matt Tarses
7.8/1012 votes#17 - The Punishment Light
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2005
Uncle Andy acts foolish at a ceremony for Judah. Shane gets in trouble again. Celia and Dean duke it out. Nancy finds out who it is that has been "delivering" pennies onto her car and fountain and she deals with them. Andy and Doug team up to bring more trouble into Nancy's home while trying to flush out the infestation of a rat. Nancy turns down an interested single father. And Uncle Andy exposes too much of himself yet again.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Rolin Jones
7.8/105 votes#18 - Mandatory Minimums
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2000
Andrea Wyatt insists that mandatory minimums be added to a new drug policy the staff is developing; C.J. makes a mistake and sets them back.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
7.8/1016 votes#19 - Prison Break-In
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2005
The family plans their annual fund raiser, and they actually have a cause this time. Tobias is ailing due to his transplanted hair plugs, which appear to be rejecting him. Lindsay uses the illness as her ticket back into high society, and Michael learns of the prison warden's true intentions with his mother after reading the warden's screenplay.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
7.3/107 votes#20 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2002
The annual Stars Hollow charity picnic basket lunch auction sparks controversies among couples throughout town; Jess outbids Dean for Rory's basket, causing Dean and Rory to quarrel when Rory abides by tradition and shares the lunch with Jess; Jackson refuses to bid on Sookie's basket after she leads him to believe that she doesn't want to move in together; Luke comes to Lorelai's rescue, bids on her basket, and feeds them both at the diner after Miss Patty sets Lorelai up with a trio of unsuitable bidders; Henry tires of the end runs around Mrs. Kim, and calls it quits with Lane; Rory and Jess hit it off at lunch and Jess leaves with a secret souvenir -- the bracelet that Dean gave Rory, which he picks it up and holds on to after Rory drops it; Sookie and Jackson work things out so well that he proposes and she accepts; Lorelai and Rory quarrel when Rory finds out that her mother lent a sympathetic ear to Dean's concerns about Jess; after Emily agrees with her daughter's distrust of J
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.2/1013 votes#21 - Camel Filters and Pheromones
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2004
Berta's granddaughter spends the day at Charlie's, which isn't a problem until he learns she's a beautiful, rebellious 16-year-old.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Susan Beavers
7.0/106 votes#22 - Holidaze
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2009
As Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's pass, Miranda gets a visit from her father, William who disapproves of her choices in life. Mark and Lexie cope with an arrival of a woman from his past. Thatcher questions the Chief's recent behavior as Meredith comes to his defense.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Krista Vernoff
- 7.0/101 votes
#23 - Proud Dick
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1997
Dick, upset that Mary got a prime parking space and he didn't, quits his job. Harry loses his memory and becomes paranoid thinking aliens are taking over the world.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: David Sacks
6.7/1011 votes#24 - Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2003
When Alan is surprised to see that Judith has had a makeover and is dating a man, he decides to have Charlie help him transform his image.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
6.6/105 votes#25 - Richie's Song
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1998
Doug learns a secret about Richie's wife after a disastrous dinner party.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Tony Sheehan
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"Even Grandmas Get the Blues" is the best rated episode directed by Robert Berlinger. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Gail Parent. It aired on 3/2/1991 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Ultravinyl".