The Best Episodes Directed By Shawn Murray
Every TV Episode Directed by Shawn Murray Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Shawn Murray Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Shawn Murray is "American Stepdad", rated 7.8/10 from 4 user votes. It was "written by Jordan Blum". "American Stepdad" aired on 11/18/2012 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Virtual In-Stanity".
7.8/10 4 votes#1 - American Stepdad
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2012
When Stan invites his recently widowed mother to move in, she and Roger fall in love and wed; Steve and his friends find a lost movie script.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Jordan Blum
7.7/10 3 votes#2 - Virtual In-Stanity
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2011
Stan makes a desperate attempt to bond with his son by creating a busty blonde bombshell.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Jordan Blum
7.7/10 3 votes#3 - Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2014
When Stan wishes he could have Principal Lewis' carefree, single life, a la "It's a Wonderful Life," his wish comes true. In Stan's wish world, Principal Lewis has his family.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.6/10 7 votes#4 - Roots
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2016
Stan sets out to stop a tree that he considers his father from being cut down. Steve realizes he's stopped growing and considers surgery.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Brett Cawley
7.5/10 4 votes#5 - Criss-Cross Applesauce: The Ballad of Billy Jesusworth
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2016
When Roger breaks his ankle, Francine convinces Stan to let him play in his basketball league. Meanwhile, Steve sings a song that parodies R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet".
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
7.0/10 4 votes#6 - Ricky Spanish
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/2012
Roger rediscovers one of personas, Ricky Spanish, and remembers why he's the most hated person in Langley Falls. Meanwhile, the child Stan and Francine sponsored in Africa suddenly shows up on their doorstep.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Erik Sommers
7.0/10 3 votes#7 - The Enlightenment of Ragi-Baba
Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2016
Stan and Steve become sushi chefs.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
7.0/10 2 votes#8 - The Old Country
Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 8/10/2020
Steve wants to know about the Smith Family heritage, but Stan refuses to indulge him. Stan is obsessed with being American and tells Steve that being American is all that matters. Steve steals Stan's DNA for an at-home DNA test and discovers that they are Canadian. Steve rejoices in finally knowing his heritage, but the news devastates Stan.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Tim Saccardo
6.9/10 7 votes#9 - Independent Movie
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2013
Determined to get Snot to confront his emotions after his father passes away, Steve and friends embark on an epic cross-country road trip to the funeral. But Steve's commitment to his friend wavers when he falls for a Pixie Dream Girl along the way. Meanwhile, Stan and Roger invent an automatic cake-cutter for the Home Shopping Network, but their partnership is tested when they only make a "verbal agreement" to split the profits.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Judah Miller
6.8/10 4 votes#10 - The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/2013
Stan is shocked when he is told that Deputy Director Bullock is showing early signs of dementia and needs his memory erased; Roger hires an old friend to help Steve with a bully at school.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Erik Durbin
6.7/10 3 votes#11 - Casino Normale
Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 5/1/2017
Francine steals from the CIA and pretends to be a super villain to incite Stan to be more seductive. Meanwhile, Roger tricks Hayley and Steve into trapping Jay Leno so he can take revenge.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Tim Saccardo
6.6/10 7 votes#12 - News Glance with Genevieve Vavance
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 5/11/2014
Hayley starts an internship at a local news station working for a Nancy Grace-type reporter, who happens to be Roger in disguise.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Ali Waller
6.5/10 2 votes#13 - 100 Years a Solid Fool
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2020
While running an errand in Little Columbia, Stan is confronted by his hidden past.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Charles Suozzi
6.5/10 2 votes#14 - Gernot and Strudel
Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 12/5/2022
Hoping to teach him the value of sharing, the family recreates a television show from Klaus's childhood. Roger has a piano recital.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Zachary Rosenblatt
6.3/10 7 votes#15 - Cock of the Sleepwalk
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2014
Stan mixes up his nighttime routine after his 100th kill, but mistakenly unleashes a "good" Stan in his sleep - Jekyll & Hyde-style - who's hell-bent on pursuing all the good deeds that real Stan would never consider, and stopping him from ever killing again.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.3/10 3 votes#16 - Stan-Dan Deliver
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2016
Roger becomes a teacher at Steve's school and gets involved with a class of underprivileged kids. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine visit a retirement home and Stan decides to stay.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Rachael Bogert
6.0/10 3 votes#17 - Kloger
Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 8/21/2017
Roger and Klaus start having a secret affair after they accidentally end up on an online date together. Meanwhile, Steve tries to catch Hayley's pink eye to get out of doing a fitness test at school.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Teresa Hsiao
5.7/10 6 votes#18 - Mean Francine
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/2018
Francine falls in with a group of tough girls after becoming the new school guidance counselor. Jeff panics when he loses his hat.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nicole Shabtai
5.6/10 5 votes#19 - (You Gotta) Strike for Your Right
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/2018
Hayley gets a job as a delivery driver and begins delivering lunch to Stan's office; when she sees the terrible work conditions, she organizes a strike; the family watches Breaking Bad in reverse and discovers the show is hiding a scavenger hunt.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Tim Saccardo
5.2/10 5 votes#20 - Shark?!
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2019
Stan has Roger pretend to be a shark to help Steve overcome his fears. Hayley's friend Danuta becomes romantically interested in Klaus.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Jordan Blum
5.0/10 5 votes#21 - Demolition Daddy
Season 16 Episode 15 - Aired 7/22/2019
Thanks to Roger, Snot discovers his dead father was a demolition derby driver. Hayley takes Steve on a road trip, so he can learn to drive.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Paul Stroud
5.0/10 3 votes#22 - Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 8/16/2021
Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
4.8/10 4 votes#23 - Henderson
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 6/21/2021
Stan's childhood imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Klaus has a big date and needs a fishbowl upgrade.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Joel Hurwitz
4.7/10 3 votes#24 - The Three Fs
Season 19 Episode 11 - Aired 9/19/2022
Francine's newfound friendship with a frog brings excitement to the whole Smith household. Unfortunately, it drives their neighbor, Greg, crazy.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Alisha Ketry
4.5/10 4 votes#25 - Stan Moves to Chicago
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2021
Stan moves to Chicago to become a comic while Steve and Hayley host Roger for a nice night in.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener