10.0/101 votes#1 - Stakin' Care Of Business
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2001
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Bill Wrubel
9.0/102 votes#2 - The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1998
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.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Bill Wrubel
8.3/1020 votes#3 - Las Vegas
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2014
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.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Bill Wrubel
- 8.0/102 votes
#4 - The Quality of Mercy at 29K
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1998
The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Bill Wrubel
- 8.0/101 votes
#5 - Shane
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1999
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.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Bill Wrubel
- 8.0/101 votes
#6 - The Cut Man Cometh
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2000
Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Bill Wrubel
8.0/1017 votes#7 - Fulgencio
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2013
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.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Bill Wrubel
8.0/101 votes#8 - Alive and Schticking
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2005
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Bill Wrubel
8.0/1022 votes#9 - Rainbow
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/20/2021
Nate learns how to be assertive from Keeley and Rebecca. Ted asks Roy for a favor.
Director: Erica Dunton
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.9/1024 votes#10 - The Old Wagon
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010
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.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.8/1033 votes#11 - Two Aces
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/4/2020
When Jamie refuses to train, Ted turns to talented new signing Dani Rojas—and the team is struck by an age-old curse.
Director: Elliot Hegarty
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.8/1018 votes#12 - Flip Flop
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2013
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.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.8/1020 votes#13 - Someone to Watch Over Lily
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/20/2011
Mitchell and Cameron assess their family members in trying to decide who would best take care of Lily should anything happen to them.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.7/1026 votes#14 - Moon Landing
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2010
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
Director: Jason Winer
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.6/1019 votes#15 - Our Children, Ourselves
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2011
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.
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.5/1020 votes#16 - Larry's Wife
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2013
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.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.5/1027 votes#17 - The Bicycle Thief
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2009
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.
Director: Jason Winer
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.5/1016 votes#18 - The Butler's Escape
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2012
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.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.5/1020 votes#19 - Door to Door
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2011
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.
Director: Jason Winer
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.4/109 votes#20 - Whanex?
Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2019
While preparing a presentation for his students about their future goals, Cam must also contend with a bully at the school and Jay is having a little technical trouble during his video conference. Meanwhile, the local mall is holding a photo shoot for its new ad campaign and Gloria tricks Phil and Joe into participating.
Director: Elaine Ko
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.4/1019 votes#21 - Tableau Vivant
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/2012
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.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.4/1017 votes#22 - Sleeper
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2014
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.
Director: Ryan Case
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.2/1020 votes#23 - Send Out the Clowns
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2012
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.
Director: Steven Levitan
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.2/1020 votes#24 - 4-5-1
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2023
Richmond adjust to an exciting change, but Jamie has reservations. Ted learns there’s something new going on back in Kansas as well.
Director: Destiny Ekaragha
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.2/1021 votes#25 - Lifetime Supply
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/2012
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.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Bill Wrubel
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"Stakin' Care Of Business" is the best rated episode written by Bill Wrubel. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by James Burrows. It aired on 12/6/2001 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee".