The Best Episodes Written By Allison Abner
Every TV Episode Written by Allison Abner Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Allison Abner Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Allison Abner is "Penitence", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "Penitence" aired on 1/13/2005 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Suspect".
9.0/10 2 votes#1 - Penitence
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2005
When Mac, a prisoner only two weeks from parole, disappears during a fight in the yard along with another prisoner, his sister contacts the FBI for help. No one can figure out why a member of the Aryan gang would escape with a black prisoner. While Martin and Viv talk to the other prisoners and Jack tries to wade his way through the sister's lies and half-truths where her brother is concerned, Danny focuses on a new prisoner who Mac had been protecting.
Director: N/A
Writer: Allison Abner
8.8/10 4 votes#2 - Suspect
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2002
After telling his mother, he wanted to leave school for good, seventeen year old Andy Deaver vanishes from his private boarding school, last seen by it's headmaster, Graham Spaulding.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Allison Abner
8.2/10 5 votes#3 - In this White House
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2000
To investigate the cost and availability of AIDS medication needed in Africa, the White House plays host to representatives of American pharmaceutical companies and the president of an African nation; C.J. accidentally leaks information to a freshman reporter; after Sam is shown up by an amateur Republican operative on a television program, Jed decides to hire her.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Allison Abner
8.1/10 54 votes#4 - La Gran Mentira
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2015
A tragic mistake forces the government to change tactics in the fight against Pablo. But Pablo faces bigger threats from inside his empire.
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Writer: Allison Abner
8.0/10 3 votes#5 - The Indians in the Lobby
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2001
While Bartlet worries about where he will be on Thanksgiving--and how to best cook a gourmet turkey -- C.J. meets with two Native Americans, Maggie and Jack, who are camped in the White House lobby.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Allison Abner
8.0/10 5 votes#6 - Clare de Lune
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2003
A girl vanishes from a psychiatric hospital, and it appears she may have escaped with a staff member. Then the team learns of a troubling incident from her past that may hold the key to her disappearance.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Allison Abner
7.8/10 4 votes#7 - War Crimes
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2001
The President has a showdown; Donna lies when she appears before the Congressional committee investigating the President; Leo debates with an old friend about the US future stance regarding the war crimes tribunal; Sam tries to find the logic in a Congressman's proposed legislation to eliminate the penny.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Allison Abner
- 7.5/10 2 votes
#8 - A Tree Falls
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2003
The team is baffled as to why no family members come forward after a Latino boy is abducted in mildde of the day time from a street in Spanish Harlem.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Allison Abner
7.4/10 5 votes#9 - Bartlet's Third State of the Union
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2001
The President delivers his 3rd State of the Union address, what critics call "the speech of his political career" and ends up angering Abbey by what he does and doesn't say; Josh must work the polling center with Joey Lucas, but a power outage delays the results; Sam attempts to introduce Ainsley to the President with disastrous results; CJ must juggle a live recording of the show "Capitol Beat" being broadcast within the White House and run damage control when a cop has a (possibly undeserved) black mark on his record; Leo and Bartlet must handle the matter of five DEA officials who are taken hostage by Columbian terrorists.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Allison Abner
7.0/10 5 votes#10 - The Missionary Position
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2012
Following the murder of a Marine, Tony and Ziva join Ziva’s longtime friend and mentor in Columbia in a search for a missing Marine Lieutenant and Navy Chaplain. Meanwhile, Jimmy Palmer decides who will be his best man.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: Allison Abner
- 5.0/10 2 votes
#11 - Legacy
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2004
The team searches for a man who goes missing after leaving his wife's hair salon to deposit the day's earnings following an argument with her. Meanwhile, Danny resists getting pulled back into the life of his convict brother who is up for parole, and Martin's impending firearms qualifications test dredges up unsettling memories for him.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Allison Abner