8.2/1041 votes#1 - The One with the Routine
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1999
Janine gets an invitation to dance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" and she invites Joey, Monica and Ross to join her. Being huge fans of the show, Monica and Ross get overly excited. At the taping, Joey tries to kiss Janine at midnight and Monica and Ross resurrect their dance routine from high school. Meanwhile, Rachel, Phoebe and Chandler look for Monica's Christmas presents.
Director: Kevin S. Bright
Writer: Brian Boyle
8.1/1035 votes#2 - The One with Joey's Award
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/29/2001
Joey is nominated for a Soapie Award for his part on Days of Our Lives, and while he doesn't win, he ends up with an award anyway - together with his partner in crime, Rachel. Meanwhile, Ross finds himself in an awkward position when one of his students proclaims that he failed his midterm because he's in love with Ross. Also, Monica freaks out a little when she realizes that after marrying Chandler she's not gonna experience a rush of dating someone new ever again. In a surprising change of roles, Chandler becomes a voice of reason that calms her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Boyle
8.1/1040 votes#3 - The One with the Apothecary Table
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2000
Rachel orders an apothecary table from Pottery Barn, which is a problem because Phoebe hates the mass-producing company. After Janine and Joey double date with Chandler and Monica, Janine tells Joey that she thinks the other two are boring. Ross buys a new apothecary table too, which causes problems for Rachel. After a confrontation with Monica and Chandler, Joey breaks up with Janine and she moves out.
Director: Kevin S. Bright
Writer: Brian Boyle
8.1/103 votes#4 - Man in the Moonbounce
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2009
Steve must become the man of the house when Stan re-lives his childhood.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.9/1037 votes#5 - The One with Rachel's Assistant
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2000
While hiring a new assistant, Rachel is torn between hiring a much more qualified woman, or a handsome but inexperienced young man. Monica, Chandler and Ross engage in a war of secret sharing after Monica and Chandler vow to be more honest. Meanwhile, Joey has problems when his TV show is cancelled after just one airing.
Director: David Schwimmer
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.7/103 votes#6 - Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2014
When Stan wishes he could have Principal Lewis' carefree, single life, a la "It's a Wonderful Life," his wish comes true. In Stan's wish world, Principal Lewis has his family.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.5/102 votes#7 - Roy Rogers McFreely
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2009
When Stan forgets to pick up grenadine at the grocery store, Roger goes ballistic and vows to get him back by taking over a project close to his heart--the Homeowner’s Association.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.5/102 votes#8 - Merlot Down Dirty Shame
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/2010
When Roger and Francine go wine-tasting, Roger plants a big kiss on Francine in a drunken moment. Francine decides to tell Stan about this incident, but when they sit down to talk, Roger convinces Stan that Francine started it all.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.5/104 votes#9 - Standard Deviation
Season 13 Episode 22 - Aired 6/27/2016
To avoid a suicide mission, Stan must beat Bullock in a DJ battle; Jeff starts drinking psychedelic teas and builds an imaginary musical instrument with Roger's help.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.3/103 votes#10 - School Lies
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2011
In an attempt to advance in the CIA, Stan enrolls Steve in the same private school as Senator Buckingham's daughter. After Steve quits and joins a Latina street gang, Roger fills in & things are going well until Roger accidentally sells the senator’s daughter to a drug lord.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.3/103 votes#11 - Dr. Klaustus
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 3/11/2012
Roger acts as the family therapist as his alter-ego "Dr. Penguin" until he is sent out to fight the war in Iraq. Klaus decides to take Roger's role while he is away, but not without major ruckus being caused.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.3/104 votes#12 - The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/13/2013
Francine regrets deciding to teach Roger the value of hard work; Steve interviews Stan for a school project.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.1/109 votes#13 - Permanent Record Wrecker
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/2014
Stan is fired from the CIA in a round of budget cuts, but since his 20 years of work experience are classified and hidden from his "permanent record", the only job he's able to land is at the local grocery store where Steve is the manager. Meanwhile, Roger bets an annoying coffee shop musician that he can outplay him in one week. To accomplish his goal, he enters into a Faustian bargain with Lorenzo, a guitar-instructing infomercial host.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.0/1012 votes#14 - The Best Christmas Story Never Told
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2006
When an injunction prevents Langley Falls from lighting their annual Christmas tree, Stan blames secular non-believers for ruining his favorite holiday. With Stan's holiday spirit at an all-time low, the Ghost of Christmas Past visits him and tries to show him the true meaning of Christmas. However, Stan is convinced that Christmas can be saved by changing the outcome of Vietnam, but finds that changing the past only dramatically changes the future.
Director: Albert Calleros
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.0/102 votes#15 - Stan Time
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2009
Stan is ecstatic--and energetic--when a coworker gives him pills that allow him to stay up all night.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.0/103 votes#16 - Stan's Food Restaurant
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/2010
Stan is ecstatic when Roger offers to help him live out his lifelong dream of opening a restaurant to rival his favorite childhood haunt - until their different visions for what the eatery should be cause havoc. Meanwhile, Steve meets Ashley, the new girl in school who invites him over while her parents are out of town.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Brian Boyle
7.0/104 votes#17 - Blood Crieth Unto Heaven
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2013
When Francine invites Stan's father to a party, a dark secret about the Smith family's past is revealed.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.8/105 votes#18 - Big Stan on Campus
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2014
When the CIA is forced to make cutbacks and go on furlough, Stan volunteers to take a position as a college campus security guard. Meanwhile, Roger opens a bed and breakfast to boost the family's income.
Director: Valerie Fletcher
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.7/109 votes#19 - Stannie Get Your Gun
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2005
Francine insists that Stan and Hayley spend an entire day together, after their arguments drive her crazy, so they can work out their differences about gun control. However, her plan backfires when he takes Hayley to the "National Gun Association Land," where their conflicting opinions about gun control drive them even further apart. Back home, Roger schemes to get revenge on Steve for eating one of his cookies by convincing him that he's adopted.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.5/102 votes#20 - West to Mexico
Season 14 Episode 22 - Aired 9/11/2017
Stan becomes a wanted man, running from Roger the bounty hunter, and ends up in a town in need of a good guy to help Principal Lewis, Francine, Steve and Hayley.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.3/107 votes#21 - Of Ice and Men
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2006
When Francine discovers Stan's secret, decades-old passion for competitive figure skating, she decides to be supportive and becomes his pairs partner until Stan's competitive nature gets the best of him and he ditches her for a new partner. Meanwhile, Steve's classmate Snot finds new respect among his peers when he parades his mail-order bride around the playground.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.3/107 votes#22 - Cock of the Sleepwalk
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2014
Stan mixes up his nighttime routine after his 100th kill, but mistakenly unleashes a "good" Stan in his sleep - Jekyll & Hyde-style - who's hell-bent on pursuing all the good deeds that real Stan would never consider, and stopping him from ever killing again.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.2/106 votes#23 - Frannie 911
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2008
Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Brian Boyle
5.9/108 votes#24 - Surro-Gate
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2007
Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Brian Boyle
5.0/103 votes#25 - Pulling Double Booty
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2008
Hayley goes on a rampage after her boyfriend breaks up with her, but she calms down when she begins dating Stan's CIA body double, Bill. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger get jobs separating male and female chicks at a Chinatown hatchery.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Brian Boyle
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"The One with the Routine" is the best rated episode written by Brian Boyle. It scored 8.2/10 based on 41 votes. It was directed by Kevin S. Bright. It aired on 12/16/1999 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The One with Joey's Award".