The Best Episodes Written By Bill Wrubel

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Stakin' Care Of Business

   S4:E1112/6/2001

   At the gym, Will spies another guy who looks maddeningly familiar, while Jack gets a workout as he keeps repeating one of his nonsensical catchphrases in hopes of seeing it become popular among the sweat set. Meanwhile, Grace gets some bad advice from Karen when she seeks a loan to expand her company so she stoops to asking her wealthy employee herself for the money—even if she has to resort to drastic measures to get the point across.

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   #2 - The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee

   S1:E1112/15/1998

   Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.

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   #3 - Las Vegas

   S5:E183/26/2014

   he adults are Vegas-bound when Jay hooks them up with Excelsior Level hotel accommodations courtesy of one of his big clients, but after learning there's an even higher level, Jay becomes obsessed with upgrading. Meanwhile, everyone's sneaking around when Claire secretly hits the tables to win back money she lost years ago, Phil goes underground auditioning for a secret society of magicians, Cam ducks out of a spa day with Mitch to join their friend's bachelor party shenanigans, and Gloria is determined to hide a female version of dog butler Barkley from Jay.

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   8.1/10(22 votes)

   #4 - Fulgencio

   S4:E131/23/2013

   When Gloria's mother and sister visit, they bring traditions, baby names and family baggage; Phil helps the kids with their problems; Mitchell and Cameron try to correct Lily's bad habits.

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   #5 - Nice In White Satin

   S6:E711/13/2003

   Will learns that Karen missed her physical, so he takes her to one of the finest doctors in the city. It is not until after the doctor does a demonstration on Will that Karen obliges. While at the office, Jack flirts with a male nurse, and he later announces that he's going to be a nurse himself. The problem is, training costs $2,700, and Will and Karen are reluctant to give him the money. Once they pay the fees, Jack, fickle as ever, announces that he's taken up surfing, and that he needs $1,600 for lessons. Will and Karen are about to let the nursing school know of his decision to drop out until Jack comes up with an inventive way to feed Karen her calcium pills.

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   #6 - Grace In The Hole

   S4:E141/17/2002

   While visiting Karen's incarcerated husband, Grace re-discovers a handsome high school friend who's also doing time in prison, and despite Will's advice, she's soon dressing up and visiting the inmate while dreaming of a life together outside the Big House. Conversely, a sympathetic Rosario chides Karen for not standing by her man – and bets her boozy boss that she and pal Jack cannot stay penned-up together in the same room for three days without harming each other.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Alive and Schticking

   S8:E19/29/2005

   Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive.

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   #8 - The Cut Man Cometh

   S2:E111/18/2000

   Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.

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   #9 - Shane

   S2:E612/7/1999

   Casey wants to edit an interview to cast a ballplayer in a more favorable light, Dan has trouble taping a teaser, and The Vatican declares there's no such place as Hell.

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    #10 - The Quality of Mercy at 29K

    S1:E912/1/1998

    The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.

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    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Rainbow

    S2:E58/20/2021

    Nate learns how to be assertive from Keeley and Rebecca. Ted asks Roy for a favor.

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    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #12 - Moon Landing

    S1:E142/3/2010

    Claire feels slightly inadequate when her old friend, Valerie, visits and is nothing like Claire remembered. Meanwhile Jay has an unsettling locker room moment when he and Cameron go play racquetball, and Mitchell tries to help Gloria with some legal problems

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    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The Old Wagon

    S2:E19/22/2010

    Phil finally agrees to sell the old station wagon but only after a family trip down memory lane; Cameron asks Jay for help when Mitchell decides to build a life-size princess castle for Lily.

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    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Someone to Watch Over Lily

    S2:E204/20/2011

    Mitchell and Cameron assess their family members in trying to decide who would best take care of Lily should anything happen to them.

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    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Flip Flop

    S4:E204/10/2013

    Phil gets desperate when Cam and Claire's flipped house is more difficult to sell than expected; Javier brings his new girlfriend along to visit Manny.

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    7.6/10(35 votes)

    #16 - The Bicycle Thief

    S1:E29/30/2009

    Phil is determined to help Luke prove to mom that he is responsible enough to have the brand new bike they just got him. However Phil ends up being the irresponsible one when a hot neighbor clouds his judgment. Meanwhile Mitchell and Cameron take Lily to their first Mommy & Me class, and Jay and Manny have some awkward father and son time.

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    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Our Children, Ourselves

    S2:E121/12/2011

    Phil and Claire pressure Alex to ease back on her school work, but begin to worry about their own intellectual drives. Meanwhile, Jay is upset when Gloria tries to befriend a new couple, and Mitchell runs into an old female flame.

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    7.5/10(51 votes)

    #18 - Two Aces

    S1:E69/4/2020

    When Jamie refuses to train, Ted turns to talented new signing Dani Rojas—and the team is struck by an age-old curse.

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    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Door to Door

    S3:E410/5/2011

    Jay helps Manny with a school fundraiser. Claire petitions for a stop sign at a busy intersection. Phil and Luke try to create a viral video. Gloria searches for Stella.

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    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Tableau Vivant

    S3:E235/16/2012

    Gloria and Jay bicker while trying to order lunch at a diner. Claire and Cam have different theories on how to discipline kids. Luke accepts an award under false pretenses. Phil has a hard time firing Mitchell from his temporary job at the real estate agency. The entire family participates in Alex's living art display of Norman Rockwell's Thanksgiving painting.

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    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Larry's Wife

    S5:E310/2/2013

    Phil's job takes up a lot of his time; Luke has his friends over for a poker game; Gloria worries the baby is cursed; Cam hosts a funeral for the cat's imaginary wife.

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    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #22 - The Butler's Escape

    S4:E410/17/2012

    Luke wants to quit magic and Phil just can't seem to accept it. Meanwhile, one of Gloria's new pregnancy symptoms is snoring and she's keeping the whole house awake, forcing Jay to take desperate measures; and Mitch and Cam's household dynamic is put to the test when they decide to swap duties -- Mitch staying at home with Lily while Cam goes off to work at his new job as the music teacher at Luke and Manny's school.

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    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Sleeper

    S5:E214/30/2014

    Phil fails at his one task to stay home and wait for the repairman, forcing him to tell an elaborate lie to hide the truth from Claire, but the stress is more than he can physically handle. Meanwhile, Gloria is obsessing over the family portrait she is responsible for organizing this year. Claire accuses Cam of being too snobby to use her girls' hand-me-downs and Jay secretly enters Stella in a dog show.

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    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Lifetime Supply

    S3:E111/4/2012

    Phil contemplates the worst, after missing a call from the doctor. Elsewhere, Javier, Manny's biological father, pays another visit to take his son to the horse races, Mitchell wins an environmental law award, creating a competition between Cam and himself on who has the better trophy, and Gloria tutors Haley in Spanish.

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    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Send Out the Clowns

    S3:E183/14/2012

    The funeral service for a beloved clown mentor reunites Cameron with his estranged ex-clown partner, Lewis. Phil is serious about landing a very important listing, only to get trumped by a notorious bulldozer of an agent, Mitzi Roth. Manny has a cool new friend, which makes both Jay and Gloria suspicious.

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