The Best Episodes Written By Alex Borstein

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(21 votes)

   #1 - Cascading Failures

   S3:E62/24/2013

   The Department of Family Services hauls the Gallagher children away, leaving Fiona desperate to get them back. With Monica nowhere to be found, Fiona is forced to find Frank and get him to make a "Father of the Year" appearance in court. It all goes well until Fiona discovers that Frank's not the solution to her problem - he's the cause. Meanwhile, Kev and Veronica recruit V's mother as a surrogate and Terry catches Mickey and Ian in a compromising situation.

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   7.9/10(36 votes)

   #2 - But at Last Came a Knock

   S1:E93/6/2011

   Monica comes back when Frank needs her to sign documents and decides to take Liam with her. Meanwhile, Steve and Fiona move together.

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   7.6/10(37 votes)

   #3 - Three Boys

   S1:E52/6/2011

   When the Gallagher's find out Veronica comes from a wealthy family, they try to scheme a fake wedding for the dowry. Meanwhile, Frank gets some bad news about his health.

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   7.4/10(25 votes)

   #4 - A Beautiful Mess

   S2:E41/29/2012

   Fiona deals with the consequences of sleeping with Craig when his angry wife shows up at the door; Debbie develops a stress-rash and Fiona wonders if she's putting too much responsibility on the kids; Sheila has made it all the way to the hair salon and Frank realizes his days in the Jackson household are numbered; no longer having sex with Karen, Lip tries to dig up dirt on Jody; Ian continues on the path to West Point; Carl house-sits with his friend, Little Hank; Ethel meets Malik, a boy on Kevin's youth basketball team.

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   7.3/10(27 votes)

   #5 - Bango Was His Name Oh!

   S4:E295/21/2006

   Stewie convinces Brian to go on a road trip with him to San Francisco to search for a man Stewie believes is his real father.

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   7.2/10(30 votes)

   #6 - It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One

   S5:E175/13/2007

   Lois runs for mayor of Quahog, though she doesn't become the front-runner until she dumbs down her political views. Once in office, she becomes corrupted with the power that she now holds, and begins accepting bribes so that she can buy herself expensive things. Meanwhile, Peter comes to enjoy being the "first lady" of Quahog, and all of the perks that go along with it.

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   7.2/10(20 votes)

   #7 - Hurricane Monica

   S2:E93/11/2012

   Monica returns to party and plot scams with Frank, but the rest of the family suspects she hasn't returned to stay; Fiona reconsiders her decision to kick Lip out of the house; Grammy's death affects everyone differently, and leaves Frank determined to make sure he gets every last penny his mother left behind; Sheila and Jody think Eddie's ghost is haunting the house.

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   7.0/10(33 votes)

   #8 - Deep Throats

   S4:E234/9/2006

   Meg becomes an intern for Mayor West. Brian, who is sure that the mayor is corrupt, tries to out him. Brian and Stewie, while undercover, discover that Meg is more than just an intern. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois go back to their folk singing days at a local talent show. When they begin using drugs, Chris stages an intervention.

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   6.5/10(37 votes)

   #9 - Fish Out of Water

   S3:E109/19/2001

   When Peter decides to become a fisherman, he takes out a large loan to buy a fishing boat and unwittingly gives up everything he owns as collateral.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Ravin!

    S1:E151/30/1999

    Pinky and The Brain attempt to survive a typical day with Elmyra.

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