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See the inner workings of a high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo, who has hired his quick-tempered but talented daughter, Maya, to write for the publication. Challenging her at every turn is Nina, a vain

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 11 - Slow Donnie
    8.4/10(363 votes)

    #1 - Slow Donnie

    S3:E11

    Jack and Finch discover a pneumonic-message system in the wall. Meanwhile, Elliott invites Maya to his house for his ""slow"" brother's birthday party. At the party, Donnie reveals to Maya that he's not really ""slow."" Maya tries to tell Elliott that Donnie's not stupid, but just ends up looking silly herself. Jack's inanity causes Donnie to reveal his act. And a gift of a parakeet explodes into a living nightmare for Nina.

    Director:Steven Levitan
    Writer:Steven Levitan

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  2. Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 16 - Hostess to Murder
    7.9/10(190 votes)

    #2 - Hostess to Murder

    S3:E16

    Maya's attempt to host a murder mystery party is plagued with problems. Elliott wants to ditch the party for an Armani gala being held on the same night, Nina shows up with Maya's old boyfriend Derek, Jack wants to wear Elliott's costume, Finch is trying to make time with the caterer (who is dressed as a large-bosomed French chambermaid), and gamemaster Larry is a down-on-his-luck actor who spends most of the party on the phone with his agent. Everything is thrown into chaos when Maya's next door neighbor suffers a heart attack and drops dead -- and everyone but her thinks it's part of the game.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Pam Brady

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  3. Just Shoot Me! Season 7 Episode 21 - Future Issues
    7.9/10(166 votes)

    #3 - Future Issues

    S7:E21

    The series finale centers on a send-off for retiring Jack, whose staffers share memories, shed tears and pay affectionate tribute. Finch puts his feelings into rap, while Nina likens Jack to---what else?---"a perfect glass of Scotch."

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Just Shoot Me! Season 2 Episode 13 - Pass the Salt
    7.8/10(208 votes)

    #4 - Pass the Salt

    S2:E13

    A surprise visit from his fireman father leaves Finch puzzled, since the two had always been emotionally distant from one another. When Red Finch suggests that he and his son spend some quality time together, Finch can only surmise that his father is either dying or having an affair. The truth turns out to be even more shocking- Red has finally come to accept the fact that his son is gay. He isn't, of course, but Finch has a hard time convincing him of that. Meanwhile, Maya invites Jack to her apartment to dinner in order to convince him that the neighborhood she lives in is not as bad as he thinks, but a robbery there that afternoon complicates the task.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Jack Burditt

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  5. Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 17 - Toy Story
    7.8/10(161 votes)

    #5 - Toy Story

    S3:E17

    As a prank, Finch switches the cards on two of Elliott's birthday gifts: those from Maya and Persky. As a result, Elliott believes that Persky has given him a really cool video game system, and Maya has given him a box of kinky sex toys. When Maya invites him over that night to have some fun, he naturally gets the wrong impression, and is forced to give his relationship with her some deep thought. Meanwhile, when the racehorse Jack bought with Robert Goulet acts up before the big race, he enlists Nina's aid to calm it down.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Danny Zuker

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  6. Just Shoot Me! Season 4 Episode 13 - Dial 'N' for Murder
    7.8/10(149 votes)

    #6 - Dial 'N' for Murder

    S4:E13

    Nina reluctantly meets with her former agent, Catherine. Catherine wants Nina's help with a suicide attempt. But after she becomes friends with Finch, she decides that a night of sex with him would be the best way to go out. Meanwhile, Maya thinks her new boyfriend likes his woman heavy and is trying to fatten her up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Just Shoot Me! Season 4 Episode 15 - Tea & Secrecy (2)
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    #7 - Tea & Secrecy (2)

    S4:E15

    Elliott doesn't want to tell the office about his new relationship with Maya, while she is quite anxious to. They try to keep it quiet, but everybody quickly finds out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Just Shoot Me! Season 4 Episode 20 - Hot Nights in Paris
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #8 - Hot Nights in Paris

    S4:E20

    Finch, desperately seeking an apartment, convinces Maya to move in with Elliott. But when the two fight on their first night together, Finch may be in trouble when Maya returns home and he has a woman in his bathtub. Meanwhile, Jack and Nina argue on the anniversary of their first meeting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 7 - The First Thanksgiving
    7.8/10(170 votes)

    #9 - The First Thanksgiving

    S5:E7

    The gang gathers for Thanksgiving at Jack's mansion in the Hamptons. Nina is convinced that Jack will fire her for being unhip. Jack sleeps with Elliott's mom, but Finch is convinced that Jack did the dirty deed with his date instead. And Maya just wants to put the perfect dinner together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Just Shoot Me! Season 6 Episode 11 - Nina Van Grandma
    7.8/10(144 votes)

    #10 - Nina Van Grandma

    S6:E11

    Nina is trying so spend some quality time with her granddaughter Tess. Chloe asks Nina to keep Tess from bars, boys and clubs, but all Tess wants is to get wild. She throws herself at men at a bar and later at Finch, who pretends to be the magazine's editor. When Tess runs away, Chloe and Nina find her at Dennis's, and they all offer to sleep with him in order to keep Tess from doing so. Meanwhile, Jack insists on giving Maya a birthday present, but has no luck with his ideas or Elliot's. She gets mad not because of the meaningless gifts, but because it's really not her birthday and her father should know better. Still, they both feel like it's someone's birthday – and it is: Maya's mother!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Just Shoot Me! Season 2 Episode 2 - The Assistant
    7.7/10(226 votes)

    #11 - The Assistant

    S2:E2

    Maya's new assistant Cindy is certainly eager, but also incompetent, and Maya's work suffers because of it. Jack wants to fire her, but Maya is determined to give her a chance. However, the more time that passes, the more Cindy screws up, and the more Maya's resolve is tested. Meanwhile, Finch and Elliott sabotage Nina's radio appearance by giving her a phony Word-a-Day calendar.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writers:Eileen Conn, Andy Gordon, Pam Brady

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  12. Just Shoot Me! Season 2 Episode 18 - The Kiss
    7.7/10(184 votes)

    #12 - The Kiss

    S2:E18

    It all starts out innocently. In order to help Elliott get a great deal on an apartment, Maya agrees to pose with him as a married couple. To complete the charade, the two are forced to kiss. This development is harmless enough- until they find themselves kissing again voluntarily. Awkward could hardly begin to describe relations between them afterward. They work through the awkwardness, but by the end, both Maya and Elliott realize that the long, bumpy road, wherever it may lead, is just beginning for them. Meanwhile, when Jack discovers Finch has been renting out his parking space, it leads the two into a battle over trust.

    Director:Darryl Bates
    Writers:Tom Maxwell, Don Woodard

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  13. Just Shoot Me! Season 2 Episode 23 - Rescue Me
    7.7/10(189 votes)

    #13 - Rescue Me

    S2:E23

    An ordinary office blood drive turns into a storytelling session, as Finch, Elliott, and Nina relate to queasy donor Maya and nurse Tisha the tales of how Jack rescued them from rather desperate situations. Finch applied his shiftiness to a job as movie usher before the manager fired him for trying to sneak a customer into a sold-out show. Luckily, the customer, Jack Gallo, took notice of his methods. Elliott was a down-and-out amateur photographer reduced to selling his output on the street and faced with the prospect of taking a job at a grocery store in New Jersey, but in the nick of time, his talent was noticed by a patron named Jack Gallo. Finally, Nina had come a long way from her successful modeling career--she wore a mermaid suit at a boat show before someone stopped by who remembered her keen fashion sense--none other than Jack Gallo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 10 - How the Finch Stole Christmas
    7.7/10(211 votes)

    #14 - How the Finch Stole Christmas

    S3:E10

    Finch sneaks a look at the office Christmas presents and is disappointed by his when he discovers that it's not what he wanted. So, he sabotages the office Christmas. Meanwhile, Nina learns the true meaning of casual wear, Elliott protests the commercialization of the holiday and Maya rags Jack about his selfishness.

    Director:Jean Sagal
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Just Shoot Me! Season 4 Episode 24 - Fast Times at Finchmont High
    7.7/10(161 votes)

    #15 - Fast Times at Finchmont High

    S4:E24

    Finch goes undercover at a high school and winds up becoming incredibly popular, and having the head cheerleader ask him to the prom. Jack discovers that the office mail guy is an incredible opera singer. Nina becomes celibate, following some advice from Elliott. Nina and Finch kiss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 8 - Slamming Jack
    7.7/10(140 votes)

    #16 - Slamming Jack

    S5:E8

    Finch is banished to the mailroom after insulting Jack. Elliott tries to prove that Maya's hunky gynecologist is a frequent visitor to strip clubs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 12 - The Proposal (1)
    7.7/10(138 votes)

    #17 - The Proposal (1)

    S5:E12

    Elliott plans to propose to Maya on her birthday. Nina is being honored in her hometown in Kansas. However, after Nina's plans are cancelled, she interferes with Elliott's plan by tagging along to dinner with him and Maya. Elliott manages to propose, but immediately has second thoughts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Just Shoot Me! Season 6 Episode 10 - Nina Van Mom
    7.7/10(140 votes)

    #18 - Nina Van Mom

    S6:E10

    Jack challenges Elliott to a game of darts and hits him in the back when Elliott accuses him of being too competitive. Meanwhile, Nina reveals that she had a daughter 34 years ago that she gave up for adoption, and her daughter is trying to find her. Nina enlists Finch to pose as her "son" but when she tells her daughter the truth, she wants nothing to do with her. Trying to make amends, Nina discovers that she is a grandmother also.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Just Shoot Me! Season 1 Episode 6 - Lemon Wacky Hello
    7.6/10(261 votes)

    #19 - Lemon Wacky Hello

    S1:E6

    Jack returns from China with exotic and mysterious candy that has strange effects on the staff.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writers:Eileen Conn, Andy Gordon

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  20. Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 5 - Two Girls for Every Boy
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #20 - Two Girls for Every Boy

    S3:E5

    Finch is convinced that a model likes him, only it turns out that she likes Maya instead. He sets out to create the ultimate male fantasy: watching two females go at it. All is going well for Finch, until Maya finds out and the two females decide to turn the tables on him. Meanwhile, Elliott and Nina go overboard in their insults after Jack tells them that he just wants to be one of the guys.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 8 - The List
    7.6/10(185 votes)

    #21 - The List

    S3:E8

    Jack fears for his reputation when he falls to #100 on the Power 100 list. Nina's idea to improve his standing by sending out a special collection of Blush covers to remind people how important the magazine has been backfires, as Elliott is made #100 because of his brilliant photography. Meanwhile, Finch meets idol Mark Hamill at Bartini's and annoys the hell out of him.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 25 - The Odd Couple (2)
    7.6/10(185 votes)

    #22 - The Odd Couple (2)

    S3:E25

    Finch announces the engagement at the office, but it takes several minutes to make everyone believe it. When they finally do, though, it begins a heated argument between Maya and Elliott over whether Finch's and Adrienne's love is for real. It may not matter either way, though, because once the news of the engagement spreads, Adrienne's ex-boyfriend Brian shows up at Blush with plans to beat up Finch. Finch manages to avoid Brian temporarily, but the incident forces him to speed things up yet again-with a wedding that very day. Finch and Adrienne are married after Brian punches Finch. But...Elliott and Maya are also married while looking for Finch in a mass wedding.

    Director:Steven Levitan
    Writer:Marsh McCall

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  23. Just Shoot Me! Season 4 Episode 11 - Prescription for Love
    7.6/10(142 votes)

    #23 - Prescription for Love

    S4:E11

    Finch has been sleeping at the office. Elliott's new girlfriend is a cover girl AND student at Yale medical school. Nina starts sleeping at the office too after Binnie kicks her out. Maya is jealous of Kaylene but after she accidentally causes Kaylene to break up with Elliott, she must find a way to get them back together. Finch and Nina have fun together but he feels betrayed when Binnie invites her back.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Just Shoot Me! Season 2 Episode 4 - La Cage
    7.5/10(213 votes)

    #24 - La Cage

    S2:E4

    At first, Elliott's attempts to warn Finch about dating his ex-girlfriend, supermodel Nikki Elston, seem like just jealousy. However, there's more than a grain of truth in his warnings- Nikki is a true nutcase who delights in putting men through hell. One of her favorite stunts is locking them on a perch in a giant birdcage. Meanwhile, Nina's attempts to get a raise from Jack are subverted by the discovery of the truth about her use of the company's expense accounts.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Jack Burditt

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  25. Just Shoot Me! Season 2 Episode 14 - The Walk
    7.5/10(197 votes)

    #25 - The Walk

    S2:E14

    What starts out as a normal, everyday office meeting turns into a huge enigma when the easygoing Jack suddenly loses his temper for no apparent reason and refuses to talk about it. The gang takes it upon themselves to discover the reason for his outburst, but with every lead they follow, the mystery just gets deeper and deeper. While this is going on, Finch tries to attract a pretty coworker by following Elliott's advice and playing hard to get.

    Director:Darryl Bates
    Writers:Eileen Conn, Andrew Gordon

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Best Episodes Summary

"Slow Donnie" is the best rated episode of "Just Shoot Me!". It scored 8.4/10 based on 363 votes. Directed by Steven Levitan and written by Steven Levitan, it aired on 1/5/1999. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hostess to Murder".