8.0/101 votes#1 - Dick Strikes Out
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2000
Pendelton University has a new chancellor, who causes anger when he cuts funding and takes away tenure, so Dick holds a meeting, in which he convinces the faculty to resign en masse. Unfortunately, the chancellor accepts the resignations and leaves everybody in the faculty, bar Dick - who withdrew his own, without a job. Upon finding out about his betrayal, the faculty protest outside Dick's classroom and Mary refuses to be seen with him. Meanwhile, Tommy begins working at a pretzel store with his girlfriend Alissa, but begins to dislike working with her and gives Sally and Harry free pretzels, with which they start their own business right in front of the store.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Aron Abrams
- 8.0/101 votes
#2 - Dick and Harry Fall in a Hole
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/2/2000
Dick and Harry fall into a large hole in the woods, which covers over when they attempt to climb out. Dick then panics, whilst Harry remains in a relaxed, zen-like state. A hole expert, named Angus 'The Hole' McDuff is called to the scene and devises a plan to build a second hole in order to access the one Dick and Harry are stuck in; however he becomes highly offended when Sally belittles his idea.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Aron Abrams
- 8.0/101 votes
#3 - Fear and Loathing in Rutherford
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2000
Tommy is still reeling from his breakup with Alissa, but Sally and Harry convince him that if he can find an excuse to go over to her house, he can persuade her to watch a movie with him. When the pair leave the house together, however, Strudwick is suspicious and confronts Dick. Mrs. Dubcek suggests that they could have eloped, so Dick and Strudwick rush off to track them down before there's a baby on the scene, managing to accidentally abandon Mary in the process. Meanwhile, Tommy has rented a scary movie to watch with Alissa, in the hope that it might bring her into his arms, but Sally and Harry decide to show up and make it more real.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Aron Abrams
- 8.0/101 votes
#4 - B.D.O.C.
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2000
The Solomons' say goodbye to Tommy as he goes to college, but Dick soon begins to miss him and attempts to convince him to come home. Tommy, however, is enjoying college life and doesn't want to, so Dick convinces him to pull an elaborate freshman prank to gain himself popularity, but really in the hope that Tommy will be expelled. Meanwhile, Sally and Harry are interviewing candidates for Tommy's replacement and although their best candidate appears to be a woman called Christie, when a handsome man named Bryce walks through the door, Sally hires him on the spot.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Aron Abrams
- 8.0/101 votes
#5 - Glengarry Glen Dick
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 4/17/2001
After hearing a pitch for a timeshare, Dick is sold and, unable to afford it entirely, he convinces Don to pay the other half. When Dick, Mary, Sally and Don take their first holiday there, however, they find it to be dismal; small and windowless, with nothing in the surrounding area but a prison. Meanwhile, Tommy has finally outgrown Harry, leading Harry, paranoid that he is shrinking, to consult a doctor.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Aron Abrams
- 8.0/101 votes
#6 - Mary Loves Scoochie (1)
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 5/8/2001
Dick discovers that Mary has been receiving elaborate love letters from a mystery man named 'Scoochie' and confronts her about it. She reveals that she has been receiving them for years but has no idea who Scoochie actually is, so Dick pretends that it has been him all along. This goes wrong, however, when the real Scoochie arranges to meet Mary at the Medieval Festival. Meanwhile, after another alien unit operating in Ohio wins an award over the Solomons at the Alien Award Show, Sally and Harry make it their mission to track them down, and eventually move in with an Amish family, who they believe to be the other unit, since they are so different.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Aron Abrams
7.8/104 votes#7 - Everybody Hates Basketball
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2005
Chris joins the school Bastketball team even though he can't play, but a failed pop quiz threatens to get him dropped.Back at home Julius gets a lodger after he offers 6 months rent up front, despite the fact he makes Rochelle nervous.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Aron Abrams
7.7/103 votes#8 - Everybody Hates a Part-Time Job
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2006
After Chris decides he wants to buy a leather jacket, he goes to work with Julius to earn some extra money. But it's not as easy as he thinks... And Drew dares Tonya to drink hot sauce which ends in disaster
Director: Tamra Davis
Writer: Aron Abrams
7.7/103 votes#9 - Everybody Hates Picture Day
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2006
Chris tries to put together the right outfit for the school pictures in order to convince the other kids that he's cool. Rochelle tries to earn extra money selling cosmetics from home.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Aron Abrams
7.6/1014 votes#10 - Lobsterfest
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2011
After the town's annual Lobsterfest is cancelled by a storm, Bob defiantly opens his doors for a festive celebration. When he wakes the next morning, Bob finds the restaurant in disarray and that the town has spurned him, but Bob won't let that deter him from further involvement in the celebratory weekend.
Director: Boohwan Lim
Writer: Aron Abrams
7.5/102 votes#11 - Hank's Back
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2004
Hank starts taking yoga classes after injuring his back at work; Peggy bags groceries at a mom and pop store that's having a hard time competing against Megalomart.
Director: Robin Brigstocke
Writer: Aron Abrams
6.0/101 votes#12 - Bobby on Track
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 5/8/2005
Hank talks Bobby into joining the track team, but the spot the boy lands isn't what Hank had in mind.
Director: Tricia Garcia
Writer: Aron Abrams
6.0/101 votes#13 - Harlottown
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2005
When Hank and Peggy try to clean up a historic Arlen landmark, they find out that the town was founded by harlots and was once a place of ill-repute. The new city manager uses the city's rediscovered history to turn the town into a tourist trap for the adult porn industry. Frustrated by the changes, Hank decides to move the family – that is, until he is aided by adult actress Candee.
Director: Tricia Garcia
Writer: Aron Abrams
6.0/101 votes#14 - 24 Hour Propane People
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 4/23/2006
When Buck gets banned from his favorite strip club, he refocuses on making Strickland Propane a "fun" place to work. He makes his employees dress in costumes, have sleepovers in the office and use hip catchphrases. It's up to Hank to get everyone focused on selling propane again.
Director: Robin Brigstocke
Writer: Aron Abrams
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"Dick Strikes Out" is the best rated episode written by Aron Abrams. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Terry Hughes. It aired on 3/28/2000 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Dick and Harry Fall in a Hole".