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The Best Episodes Written By Bob Kushell

Every TV Episode Written by Bob Kushell Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Bob Kushell Ratings Summary

"Treehouse of Horror V" is the best rated episode written by Bob Kushell. It scored 8.067/10 based on 30 votes. It was directed by Jim Reardon. It aired on 10/30/1994 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Ab-Dick-ted".

  • Treehouse of Horror V
    8.1/1030 votes

    #1 - Treehouse of Horror V

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1994

    Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Ab-Dick-ted
    8.0/102 votes

    #2 - Ab-Dick-ted

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/1996

    Dick receives a roundabout lesson in family values from Dr. Albright's loopy brother, who claims to have been abducted by aliens.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • The Art of Dick
    8.0/102 votes

    #3 - The Art of Dick

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/1996

    While Dick and Harry take up painting (Harry's good; Dick isn't), Sally takes over the school bake sale with the gusto of Gen. Patton.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Father Knows Dick
    8.0/102 votes

    #4 - Father Knows Dick

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/7/1996

    Dick decides the reason Harry is “odd” is because he lacks a father, and sets out nurture the suddenly rebellious Harry. Meanwhile, sparks fly when Sally meets the hostile mother of her boyfriend.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick
    8.0/102 votes

    #5 - Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1996

    Thanksgiving's an alien concept for the Solomons; it's an annoyance for Sally (who must cook), and an onus on Tommy. But Harry finds romance.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Dick Behaving Badly
    8.0/102 votes

    #6 - Dick Behaving Badly

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/23/1997

    Dick, fearing that Mary has him wrapped around her little finger, takes lessons in being "manly"---from Harry. Sally and Tommy have a showdown with the game Monopoly.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)
    8.0/102 votes

    #7 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1997

    The Solomons discover dreaming---and are shaken so much that they might have to go home for repairs.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • A Nightmare on Dick Street (2)
    8.0/102 votes

    #8 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (2)

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 5/18/1997

    Shaken by dreams, the Solomons may have to return home for repairs. But Dick doesn't want to go---he wants to marry Mary.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
    8.0/102 votes

    #9 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1997

    Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Feelin' Albright
    8.0/101 votes

    #10 - Feelin' Albright

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1998

    Dick attends a function with Mary and finds that, because she is Dean, he is ignored by everybody except the wives of the other Deans. In order to prove his worth, he decides to hold a fashion show to raise enough money to have the dilapidated statue of Admiral Pendleton restored. Meanwhile, Sally is horrified when she learns that Don had dated other women before her, and strives to track them all down. Harry and Tommy try to raise their own funds by setting up a lemonade stand.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Dick the Mouth Solomon
    8.0/101 votes

    #11 - Dick the Mouth Solomon

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/1999

    When at an Italian restaurant, Sally meets an Italian-American man and begins dating him. After learning that he is known as Sammy 'The Butcher' Marchetti, she and Tommy assume that he is some kind of mobster, and when he starts giving Tommy errands to run, Tommy is delighted to think that he is an errand boy for the mob. Sally, however, is less than happy. Mary suggests that she and Dick go on a couples retreat so that they can work on their communication skills. Despite her good intentions, everybody, including Harry and Vicki, embraces Dick's openness and criticizes her for pointing the finger.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Dick and Tuck
    8.0/101 votes

    #12 - Dick and Tuck

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/1999

    When Mary and Nina talk about how good looking Harrison Ford is, Dick decides that he himself is hideous and visits a plastic surgeon to discuss having his face surgically altered. However, when the surgeon tells Sally that she might benefit from having some plastic surgery herself, she becomes paranoid and believes herself not to be good enough for Don. Harry, meanwhile, is chuffed when the surgeon tells him that his face is perfect.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Rutherford Beauty
    8.0/101 votes

    #13 - Rutherford Beauty

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/22/2000

    Dick begins to have erotic fantasies about Nina, and makes the mistake of telling Mary about it, leading to an argument between the three of them. Dick is confused, and Don explains to him that his confession makes Mary feel as if she no longer excites him. Meanwhile, Sally falls under the spell of Margaret Williams, a lifestyle guru very similar to Martha Stewart, and an impressed Mary asks her to cater for a fund raiser she is holding. However, Sally becomes annoyed when the guests do not appreciate all the hard work she has put in.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Hotel Dick
    7.5/102 votes

    #14 - Hotel Dick

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1996

    Aghast at the treatment of aliens in a hit science fiction movie, the Solomons attend a science fiction convention to try to set the record straight -- and Sally's first experience of hotels get her hooked on room service.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
    7.5/102 votes

    #15 - Fun with Dick and Janet (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1997

    Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Pickles and Ice Cream
    7.5/102 votes

    #16 - Pickles and Ice Cream

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1998

    Pickles, Harry's pet from the home planet, suddenly materializes--in human form. Meanwhile, Sally decides that she's pregnant.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man
    7.5/102 votes

    #17 - Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1998

    Tommy, an old man on the home planet, says he's tired of being a kid and "retires"; Mary tells Dick she wishes she had become a singer, so Dick decides to make her wish come true.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Out in the Burbs
    7.3/106 votes

    #18 - Out in the Burbs

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2012

    When Tessa is asked to show new guy Josh Sherman around school, she becomes convinced that he's gay, when in fact he's an undercover narcotics officer. Lisa becomes deeply infatuated with Josh, and Tessa inadvertly convinces Mr. Wolfe to make special announcement to the student body. Meanwhile George re-evaluates his relationship with Dallas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Bart the Fink
    7.1/1029 votes

    #19 - Bart the Fink

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1996

    In a scheme to get Krusty's autograph, Bart sends him a check. When Krusty's offshore holding corporation endorses the check, his illegal tax shelter is exposed. In despair after the government auctions off his possessions, Krusty fakes his own death.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Pig Girls Don't Cry (Pilot)
    7.0/1015 votes

    #20 - Pig Girls Don't Cry (Pilot)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2015

    Miss Piggy is furious that Kermit booked Elizabeth Banks as a guest on her late night talk show Up Late with Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear meets his girlfriend’s parents, and Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons performs their new single “Roots”.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Hostile Makeover
    6.7/1013 votes

    #21 - Hostile Makeover

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2015

    In an attempt to make Miss Piggy happy, Kermit sets her up with Josh Groban who fills her head with ideas on how to make Up Late with Miss Piggy better. Meanwhile, Fozzie is invited to a party at Jay Leno’s house and everyone is annoyed that Bobo is selling cookies for his daughter’s troop.

    Director: Randall Einhorn

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • The Barbecue
    6.7/106 votes

    #22 - The Barbecue

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2011

    Surprised Tessa realizes she is attracted to her jock suburban neighbor; George feels pressured to throw the perfect barbecue.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Charlie and the Sex Addict
    6.2/104 votes

    #23 - Charlie and the Sex Addict

    Season 2 Episode 38 - Aired 10/10/2013

    Charlie sleeps with Jordan's hot AA sponsor who happens to be a recovering sex addict.

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient
    6.0/105 votes

    #24 - Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2012

    Kate steals a patient from Charlie, fueling the competitive rivalry between the two therapists.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Kushell

  • Indecent Dick
    5.0/102 votes

    #25 - Indecent Dick

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1998

    When Playpen magazine arrives at Pendleton, looking for students to pose nude, Sally decides to take part. While Dick encourages this, Don is furious. Dick is horrified when he discovers that Mary posed nude for an art shoot twenty years ago, and tracks down the photographer. Harry decides to test if clothes are "all a big scam" by becoming a nudist. Tommy has his eyes on his new lab partner, Alissa Strudwick.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Bob Kushell