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The Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva

Every episode of Drop Dead Diva ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva!

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A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 13 - Grayson's Anatomy
    8.3/10(184 votes)

    #1 - Grayson's Anatomy

    S1:E13

    Everyone at the firm is up in arms when they anticipate Parker is going to make an announcement of the newest partner. Jane finally makes the decision to move on with her life and forget about Grayson when she learns he has been dreaming about her. Jane also gets an unexpected visit from a man from her past whose sudden appearance throws her for a loop.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writers:Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman

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  2. Drop Dead Diva Season 3 Episode 13 - Change of Heart
    8.2/10(210 votes)

    #2 - Change of Heart

    S3:E13

    After convincing the gravely ill sister of a death row inmate to accept his heart for a transplant, Jane must get a judge to bend the rules for execution in order to make it possible. And as Grayson defends her after she's arrested for assault, Stacy's criminal past threatens to send her to prison.

    Director:Jamie Babbit
    Writers:Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman

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  3. Drop Dead Diva Season 5 Episode 13 - Jane's Secret Revealed
    8.1/10(133 votes)

    #3 - Jane's Secret Revealed

    S5:E13

    Jane offers to represent an Amish farmer in a life or death legal case against a big oil company. Grayson helps a dominatrix try to collect a debt from one of her clients. When Grayson and Jane finally reveal their feelings for each other, they’re interrupted by a visitor who threatens to reveal everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 6 - Second Chances
    8.0/10(196 votes)

    #4 - Second Chances

    S1:E6

    Jane represents a soccer mom who is brought to trial for jumping bail and evading arrest for a crime she committed 20 years prior. Grayson’s client, an aging actor, claims the papers falsely ran his obit. When Grayson gets a retraction, the client still isn’t happy and Grayson realizes the man needs something more than legal attention.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Jeffrey Lippman

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  5. Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 9 - The Dress
    8.0/10(180 votes)

    #5 - The Dress

    S1:E9

    Jane is outraged when she discovers an upscale women’s boutique refuses to carry any plus-sized clothing. Despite opposition from Parker, Jane enlists Kim to represent her when she decides to sue them. Parker puts Grayson on a case involving his old friend whose daughter ends up on a Girls Gone Wild video.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Josh Berman

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  6. Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 11 - What If?
    8.0/10(176 votes)

    #6 - What If?

    S1:E11

    Jane takes on a case where a woman believes she was switched at birth but finds she has her own “mommy issues” when she receives an unexpected visit from Jane’s mother. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson must calm Parker’s nerves on a case for one of his closest friends, when they realize Parker hasn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins

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  7. Drop Dead Diva Season 2 Episode 13 - Freeze the Day
    8.0/10(160 votes)

    #7 - Freeze the Day

    S2:E13

    With Claire Harrison easing her way back into the firm, she partners with Kim on a case but proves she will stop at nothing to win, including pitting Kim’s insecurities about Parker against her. Meanwhile, Stacy books a Fancy Feast commercial and Fred has to hid his jealously when she has to “kiss” her pretend husband. Jane and Grayson take on a case involving a woman who wants to be cryogenically frozen which leads them both to think about the passing of Deb and leads to a series of events that could change Jane and Grayson’s lives forever.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writers:Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman

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  8. Drop Dead Diva Season 5 Episode 1 - Back from the Dead
    8.0/10(187 votes)

    #8 - Back from the Dead

    S5:E1

    Jane frantically searches for Owen, who went missing after seeing her kiss Grayson just before their wedding. Luke tells Jane that “Old Jane” is back on earth and could be in anyone’s body, even Owen’s. Jane represents a desperate father trying to save his eight-year-old son who’s fighting T-cell Lymphoma when his drug treatment is abruptly terminated by a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, Kim takes on the case of a woman whose ex-boyfriend posted nude photos of her on website devoted to ex-girlfriend revenge. Luke is reprimanded for mishandling Jane and gets replaced. Finally, Jane gets an unexpected visitor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Drop Dead Diva Season 4 Episode 7 - Crushed
    7.9/10(147 votes)

    #9 - Crushed

    S4:E7

    Jane’s mom Elaine enlists Jane's help in defending a girl she use to babysit who is accused of murdering another teen. Tired of Luke's antics, Parker asks Grayson to help woo Gina Blunt as a new potential investor in the firm despite Teri's protests about her. Teri and Stacy discover some news about Owen that leaves Jane devastated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Drop Dead Diva Season 4 Episode 13 - Jane's Getting Married
    7.9/10(154 votes)

    #10 - Jane's Getting Married

    S4:E13

    A woman refuses life-saving surgery to remove a tumor because the cancer has suddenly made her brilliant; a songwriter is sued over claims that her lyrics lead fans to attempt murder; Grayson reveals his feelings for Jane on her wedding day; Parker discovers Kim's secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Drop Dead Diva Season 5 Episode 2 - The Real Jane
    7.9/10(140 votes)

    #11 - The Real Jane

    S5:E2

    Jane finds herself working side-by-side with “Old Jane”, who’s now in the body of a hot model named Brittney. Together they race the clock to defend a former client of “Old Jane’s” who’s on death row for killing a former classmate. Grayson and Kim take on the case of mild mannered father and mattress salesman, Cyd Pinar, who believes he is wrongfully terminated for dressing like a drag queen. Kim struggles with Parker’s absence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Drop Dead Diva Season 6 Episode 6 - Desperate Housewife
    7.9/10(105 votes)

    #12 - Desperate Housewife

    S6:E6

    Pregnant Stacy is concerned when someone suggests her frequent burping is a sign she's having an evil baby. Grayson and Jane are paired together on a case involving national security, but are flummoxed when they're given very little information about their mild mannered client or her charges. Kim represents a family of orphans when their adoptive parents kick them out immediately after home make over show renovations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Drop Dead Diva Season 6 Episode 11 - Afterlife
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    #13 - Afterlife

    S6:E11

    After a shocking discovery, Jane reopens the case of a man on death row in order to prove his innocence. Kim represents a small dance company that helps inner city kids after their routines are stolen by an international pop star. Owen has wedding anxiety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 2 - The 'F' Word
    7.8/10(254 votes)

    #14 - The 'F' Word

    S1:E2

    Deb discovers what life is like for Jane as she takes on a case defending a cocktail waitress who is fired after she gains 50 lbs. Grayson and Kim represent Chad in a divorce but the only thing he wants from back from his wife is his kidney.

    Director:Ron Underwood
    Writers:Josh Berman, Carla Kettner

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  15. Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 5 - Lost and Found
    7.8/10(201 votes)

    #15 - Lost and Found

    S1:E5

    Deb is only 24 but faces Jane’s 32nd birthday on the horizon. When she takes on a pro-bono case for a man who was wrongfully incarcerated and freed 10 years later, she realizes she has lost of eight years of her own life. Kim and Grayson must defend a man who created a website for married couples looking to cheat.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writers:Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins

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  16. Drop Dead Diva Season 2 Episode 3 - The Long Road to Napa
    7.8/10(166 votes)

    #16 - The Long Road to Napa

    S2:E3

    Jane finds herself with two clients when she discovers both are married to the same man. Worse yet, she has trouble distinguishing her personal life in the courtroom when she discovers Tony is representing the Casanova. Kim takes on a custody case involving a baby adoption just as she finds herself with her own baby issues. Stacy decides to take destiny in her own hands when she invents the next must have item – the “Armvelope.”

    Director:Jamie Babbit
    Writers:Morgan Gendel, Jeremy R. Littman

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  17. Drop Dead Diva Season 2 Episode 7 - A Mother's Secret
    7.8/10(158 votes)

    #17 - A Mother's Secret

    S2:E7

    When Deb’s mom Bobbi requests Jane’s help in a legal matter, Jane discovers Bobbi had secrets of her own while she takes on a case involving a lab technician who is accused of stealing lab secrets. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson work on a custody case involving a dueling couples pet chimp.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Josh Berman

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  18. Drop Dead Diva Season 2 Episode 8 - Queen of Mean
    7.8/10(166 votes)

    #18 - Queen of Mean

    S2:E8

    Jane meets the 'queen of mean' when she represents designer Ellie Tannen who is trying to stop the publication of a tell-all-book by her former assistant. Jane also decides to get back in the dating game and invites Hank the bailiff to a dinner party. Kim and Grayson represent a transgender woman who is feuding with her in-laws over her partner’s property.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writers:Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg

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  19. Drop Dead Diva Season 2 Episode 10 - Will & Grayson
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #19 - Will & Grayson

    S2:E10

    Jane attends an awards banquet where she is to be honored for her legal services working with the LAPD but everyone is shocked, especially Jane, when a woman accuses her of stealing her husband. Even Jane begins to question if old Jane may have been involved with a married man. Meanwhile Grayson takes on a case that involves Vanessa’s ex-fiancé.

    Director:David Warren
    Writers:Morgan Gendel, Jeremy R. Littman

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  20. Drop Dead Diva Season 3 Episode 8 - He Said, She Said
    7.8/10(151 votes)

    #20 - He Said, She Said

    S3:E8

    After agreeing to represent a college student who has accused the school's star quarterback of rape, Jane suspects that loyal alumnus Grayson is trying to undermine her case. Meanwhile, Kim's argumentative sister seeks her help with a divorce.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writers:Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg

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  21. Drop Dead Diva Season 3 Episode 12 - Bride-a-Palooza
    7.8/10(147 votes)

    #21 - Bride-a-Palooza

    S3:E12

    As a law student seeks Jane's help when his fiance is injured in a bridal store's out of control promotion, Judge Owen French forces Grayson to try a case using medieval law. And as Stacy's new TV role goes to her head, Jane is forced to take action.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writers:Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg, William N. Fordes

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  22. Drop Dead Diva Season 4 Episode 8 - Road Trip
    7.8/10(138 votes)

    #22 - Road Trip

    S4:E8

    Jane tries to process the news about Owen; Jane and Grayson head to Stanford Law School as guest lecturers for Jane's old teacher; Parker asks Kim to take a case the Gina has brought to the firm; Kim and Teri discover a secret about Gina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Drop Dead Diva Season 4 Episode 12 - Pick's & Pakes
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #23 - Pick's & Pakes

    S4:E12

    Jane becomes an Internet sensation when she accidentally gives Nancy Grace a black eye on live television; Stacy's business is in jeopardy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Drop Dead Diva Season 6 Episode 3 - First Date
    7.8/10(105 votes)

    #24 - First Date

    S6:E3

    Stacy helps Jane prepare for her date with Grayson; Jane and Belinda represent a rock star whose recent irresponsible behavior put his band's next tour at risk; Grayson helps a woman who is being evicted from her low-income housing to make room for upscale condos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Drop Dead Diva Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.7/10(330 votes)

    #25 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven's gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered "zero." Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum. A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri, Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane's plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:Josh Berman

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Best Episodes Summary

"Grayson's Anatomy" is the best rated episode of "Drop Dead Diva". It scored 8.3/10 based on 184 votes. Directed by David Petrarca and written by Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman, it aired on 10/11/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Change of Heart".