The Best Episodes Written By Bill Callahan
Every TV Episode Written by Bill Callahan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Bill Callahan Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Bill Callahan is "Dead Man's Curveball", rated 9/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Mel Damski". "Dead Man's Curveball" aired on 11/9/2011 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "An Affair Not to Remember".
9.0/10 3 votes#1 - Dead Man's Curveball
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2011
When the hitting coach of the Santa Barbara Seabirds suddenly dies, the team's manager hires Shawn and Gus to go undercover as the new coach and mascot in order to investigate.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Bill Callahan
9.0/10 1 votes#2 - An Affair Not to Remember
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/2002
Caitlin takes a trip down memory lane and realizes that she and Charlie met years before and that he was the reason why she lost what might have been the best relationship of her life. Flashback to a preppy and conservative Caitlin and a cool, life-of-the-party Charlie at an old college bash. The flashback makes Caitlin realize that her current boyfriend, Tom, might not be right for her, and she ends up kissing Charlie! Meanwhile, the Mayor bartends at a fundraiser at which Paul is trying to pick up a woman, and the woman's friend has fallen for Carter, who is gay.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Bill Callahan
9.0/10 3 votes#3 - My Fallen Idol
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2006
Dr. Cox starts drinking after his decisions result in the death of three of his patients. The staff tries to cover for him at the hospital, while everyone tries to convince him how inspiring he is for them. Turk starts his new rotation with orthopedic surgery, but isn't so fond of his attending doctor's touchy-feely methods. Thus, J.D. and the Janitor attempt to help Turk find ways to bond with his new supervisor.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.8/10 5 votes#4 - Dual Spires
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2010
The episode kicks off with Shawn and Gus receiving a mysterious e-mail inviting them to the annual Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky Northern California town nearly invisible on the map. When they arrive the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the mysterious death of local high school student Paula Merral. As Shawn and Gus unravel the many secrets of the town, they meet several local residents including town doctor/lawyer/veterinarian Donna Gooden, Sheriff Andrew Jackson, proprietors of the local diner Robert and Michelle Barker, the mysterious Woman with Wood and enigmatic bookish beauty Maudette Hornsby. The pool of suspects proves to be deeper than suspected as Shawn and Gus must work to figure out who killed Paula Merral.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.5/10 4 votes#5 - Not Even Close... Encounters
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2010
Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.5/10 4 votes#6 - Shawn 2.0
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2010
Shawn has to face serious competition when a talented criminal profiler named Declan Rand comes to Santa Barbara to help solve the murders of donors on a liver-transplant list.
Director: David Crabtree
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.5/10 4 votes#7 - My Best Laid Plans
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/2005
J.D. ditches a seemingly uninterested Kylie for Dr. Molly Clock, who just returned from Milwaukee. Carla fumes over Turk's frequent phone calls to an ex-girlfriend. The Janitor and Dr. Cox make a wager over Elliot.
Director: Zach Braff
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.4/10 5 votes#8 - My Half-Acre
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/2006
J.D. meets the klutzy Julie, and when he becomes smitten, Elliot attempts to help out with romance advice. Meanwhile, Carla tries to find Dr. Cox's soft side, when he refuses to kiss his son. Turk and the Janitor put together an air band to win a contest, but Kelso gives them a tremendous obstacle.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.2/10 5 votes#9 - Shawn Gets the Yips
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2009
After a cop bar is shot up in an apparent robbery during Officer McNab's birthday celebration, Shawn realizes the shooter was actually targeting Lassiter.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#10 - Consequences
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2004
Rory steals a police dog when he hears about CJ's glory days of stealing his old school mascot, but Cate is shocked when the dog finds marijuana in Kerry's backpack. Meanwhile, Bridget gets brought home by the police for not wearing a helmet on her boyfriend's motorcycle after Cate telling her she has to.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#11 - Klumageddon (2)
Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 5/25/1999
Mike tries to convince Nikki that nothing is going on between himself and Heidi Klum. The mayor doesn't understand that Janelle wants to break up with him. Janelle gets Mike to do it for her, but Nikki overhears Mike talking to Carter about it and thinks that Mike is going to break up with her. After Rags poops in his shoe, Stuart gives him to Heidi. Nikki breaks up with Mike. The next day, there is tension in the office. Carter tells Nikki the truth. She goes to Mike's apartment where Mike is hung over. As he goes back into his room to put on his pants, Heidi sits up in his bed...
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#12 - Don't Get on the Bus
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2000
The mayor prepares for a three-day trip across New York on his new campaign bus. Paul and James grow mustaches when they think that Carter's gets him the best assignments. Nikki becomes a female version of Stuart when she consults him for dating advice. After Mike discovers that Trevor has asked Caitlin to marry him again, he accidentally hits him with the bus. Mike and Caitlin kiss but their session is interrupted when Mike reveals he was deliberately aiming for Trevor.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#13 - An American Deputy Mayor in Paris
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2000
Caitlin prepares to marry Trevor and elopes to Paris, where Mike follows and reveals that he loves her. James becomes angered with the mayor when he receives an undeserved war award. Stuart asks Nikki to pose for a ""charity"" swimsuit calendar.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#14 - Minor League
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2001
Charlie tries out for a minor league baseball team, trying to relive his high school glory days. Caitlin encourages the pitcher to go easy on him. The mayor receives a death threat so he gets a bodyguard. After discovering that his job requires him to come into contact with the mayor so often, Paul receives a bodyguard also. Rags spends a day at the office.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#15 - Yeah Baby!
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2001
The mayor hires a political strategist to act as his campaign consultant. The consultant, Robin, is a bit of a psychic, predicting that a date of Charlie's will result in disaster, so Caitlin rushes to save him. As Stuart becomes more involved with Michelle, she tries to determine whether she is pregnant with Carter's artificially inseminated child yet. Stuart realizes that he may be the father after revealing that he forgot protection one night. However, Michelle discovers that she's not pregnant.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#16 - Chinatown
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/2001
Charlie endangers his relationship with Jennifer when he realizes that he loves his staff more than her. The Mayor decides to propose to Claire, but she says no because he's in the public eye and must be dishonest. This causes problems, because it's Election Day, and a truth-telling campaign by the Mayor could jeopardize his re-election.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 6 votes#17 - My Soul on Fire (1)
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 4/8/2009
The Janitor and Lady invite the Sacred Heart staff to their fake wedding in the Bahamas hoping to score some loot but their scheme is about to backfire...
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 5 votes#18 - My Soul on Fire (2)
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/2009
The tropical seaside wedding goes ahead as the Janitor and Lady tie the knot which affirms the relationship of another couple.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 1 votes#19 - The Anniversary
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2018
Katie and Greg dislike Taylor's new boyfriend, so they attempt to use reverse psychology to drive a wedge between them, which later backfires. After Spencer's over-the-top vision for Oliver's first date with a girl from his ballet class bombs, Greg helps Oliver make up for it with a romantic gesture.
Director: David L. Bertman
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.8/10 6 votes#20 - The Devil's in the Details... and in the Upstairs Bedroom
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2009
When a college girl at a Catholic university commits suicide, Gus and Shawn are brought in because one of the professors at the school believes the girl was demon-possessed.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.8/10 4 votes#21 - My Common Enemy
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/2004
When J.D. finds Dan with Elliot, Turk tells him to use the hurt brother excuse to get them to break up, just like Turk uses his diabetes to get stuff from Carla. But then J.D. realizes he wasn't hurt at all... Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso unite to try and torment their common enemy: Dr. Clock.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.8/10 5 votes#22 - My Hard Labor
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2007
Kim goes into labor, and J.D. struggles to decide if he should tell her what he really thinks of their relationship. Turk, desperate to do something not baby-related, races to beat a video game before Carla discovers him. And Dr. Cox searches for someone he trusts enough to give his daughter a shot.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.6/10 5 votes#23 - We'd Like to Thank the Academy
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2010
When they solve a case without following proper protocols, Shawn and Gus are ordered by the Chief to take a crash course at the police academy in order to learn the correct way to handle cases, but the two resort back to their old ways.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.6/10 5 votes#24 - My House
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2007
Dr. Cox feels like the TV character House when he has to solve several mysteries, one of them being Elliot's anger towards Dr. Kelso, while for some reason she is taking it out on Turk. J.D. tries to be a better boyfriend to Kim.
Director: John Putch
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.6/10 6 votes#25 - My Conventional Wisdom
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/2007
J.D. and Turk go to a medical convention in Phoenix, Arizona, where they run into J.D.'s ex-girlfriend Dr. Kim Briggs, who has a surprise for J.D. Meanwhile at Sacred Heart, the janitor pretends to be the chief of medicine and Dr. Cox starts to put doubts about the wedding into Elliot's mind.
Director: Michael McDonald
Writer: Bill Callahan