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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 21 Episode 1 - The Grocery Store Bank
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - The Grocery Store Bank

    S21:E1

    Stan, Francine and Roger concoct the perfect plan to rob a bank but agree never to do it. Peace reigns.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  2. undefined Season 17 Episode 10 - Trophy Wife, Trophy Life
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Trophy Wife, Trophy Life

    S17:E10

    After Stan is injured, Francine nurses him back to health and he becomes dependent to her. The family discovers Tuttle is a Korean reality show star.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  3. undefined Season 20 Episode 15 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.

    S20:E15

    It's Halloween night and Stan is missing, so the Smith gang heads to the spooky, abandoned CIA headquarters to investigate.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  4. undefined Season 22 Episode 3 - Powering Through
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Powering Through

    S22:E3

    Stan is determined to prove that there's no illness he can't power through, even if it ends up killing him... and everyone else.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  5. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - American Stepdad
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #5 - American Stepdad

    S9:E4

    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
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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 5 - Virtual In-Stanity
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Virtual In-Stanity

    S8:E5

    Stan makes a desperate attempt to bond with his son by creating a busty blonde bombshell.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 13 Episode 17 - Criss-Cross Applesauce: The Ballad of Billy Jesusworth
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Criss-Cross Applesauce: The Ballad of Billy Jesusworth

    S13:E17

    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:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 20 Episode 13 - Productive Panic
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Productive Panic

    S20:E13

    Francine becomes an overnight sensation when a famous art dealer discovers her homemade pottery.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  9. undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - Ricky Spanish
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Ricky Spanish

    S8:E17

    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
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  10. undefined Season 17 Episode 1 - 100 Years a Solid Fool
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 100 Years a Solid Fool

    S17:E1

    While running an errand in Little Columbia, Stan is confronted by his hidden past.

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  11. undefined Season 17 Episode 18 - The Old Country
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Old Country

    S17:E18

    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
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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 17 - The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith

    S9:E17

    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.

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  13. undefined Season 13 Episode 1 - Roots
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Roots

    S13:E1

    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
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  14. undefined Season 12 Episode 6 - Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas

    S12:E6

    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
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  15. undefined Season 10 Episode 19 - News Glance with Genevieve Vavance
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #15 - News Glance with Genevieve Vavance

    S10:E19

    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
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  16. undefined Season 13 Episode 8 - Stan-Dan Deliver
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Stan-Dan Deliver

    S13:E8

    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.

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  17. undefined Season 14 Episode 11 - Casino Normale
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Casino Normale

    S14:E11

    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.

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  18. undefined Season 18 Episode 10 - Henderson
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Henderson

    S18:E10

    Stan's childhood imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Klaus has a big date and needs a fishbowl upgrade.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 18 Episode 18 - Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers

    S18:E18

    Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  20. undefined Season 10 Episode 6 - Independent Movie
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Independent Movie

    S10:E6

    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:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 10 Episode 11 - Cock of the Sleepwalk
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Cock of the Sleepwalk

    S10:E11

    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
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  22. undefined Season 14 Episode 3 - The Enlightenment of Ragi-Baba
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #22 - The Enlightenment of Ragi-Baba

    S14:E3

    Stan and Steve become sushi chefs.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 21 Episode 17 - Pork 'n Feelings
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Pork 'n Feelings

    S21:E17

    To save their marriage, Jeff needs Hayley to open up more to him, but she wants no part in it.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  24. undefined Season 19 Episode 11 - The Three Fs
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #24 - The Three Fs

    S19:E11

    Francine's newfound friendship with a frog brings excitement to the whole Smith household. Unfortunately, it drives their neighbor, Greg, crazy.

    Director:Shawn Murray
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  25. undefined Season 14 Episode 19 - Kloger
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Kloger

    S14:E19

    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.

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Shawn Murray Ratings Summary

"The Grocery Store Bank" is the best rated episode directed by Shawn Murray. It scored 8.8/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/28/2024 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Trophy Wife, Trophy Life".