The Best Episodes Written By Chuck Tatham

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(22 votes)

   #1 - Development Arrested

   S3:E132/10/2006

   After returning home from Iraq, George Sr. is finally cleared of all charges, and Michael is relieved to be the head of a successful company for a change. The real brains behind the madness is revealed, and just as the family begins to celebrate their victory, a whole new set of problems emerge.

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   8.3/10(21 votes)

   #2 - Making a Stand

   S3:E812/19/2005

   Michael is tired of his father always having Gob compete with him, so Michael gets Gob his own banana stand franchise, only to find that Gob has set it up 20 feet from the old one. After the two compete, they decide to teach their father an elaborate lesson, and Buster refuses to use his handicap to scare kids. Meanwhile, Maeby uses Lucille's surgery in a horror film.

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   8.3/10(22 votes)

   #3 - Exit Strategy

   S3:E122/10/2006

   Gob goes to Iraq to perform his Christian magic act on the USO tour and ends up incarcerated. Michael learns George, Sr. sent Gob to Iraq to burn down the model home he built there, so Michael and Buster fly to Iraq to spring their brother from prison.

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   8.0/10(24 votes)

   #4 - Fakin' It

   S3:E102/10/2006

   George, Sr. hires a new attorney who asks the Bluths to participate in a mock trial to help prepare them for the real thing. The attorney gets actor Judge Reinhold to preside over the mock case. Meanwhile, Buster fakes a coma to get out of testifying, and George Michael and Maeby participate in a mock wedding to entertain hospital patients. Back at the office, Michael discovers that he may have a long-lost sister named Nellie Bluth.

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   7.9/10(19 votes)

   #5 - The Cover-Up

   S7:E163/16/2016

   Phil has a new client whom he tries to hide from his wife because she's attractive, while Claire would rather keep her hot yoga instructor a secret. Jay becomes preoccupied making a Web show, but is tormented by an Internet troll. Lily is nervous about learning to ride a bicycle, and her parents aren't exactly the best teachers.

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   7.8/10(33 votes)

   #6 - Little Minnesota

   S4:E1112/15/2008

   Ted tries to keep his irresponsible sister from hooking up with Barney during her trip to New York, and Robin starts hanging out with Marshall at a bar for Minnesotans, not telling them that she's really Canadian.

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   7.6/10(30 votes)

   #7 - Duel Citizenship

   S5:E510/19/2009

   Barney tries his best hoping to convince Robin into becoming an American citizen, while Ted and Marshall's road trip takes an unexpected turn for the worst when Marshall invites Lily to come along.

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   7.5/10(30 votes)

   #8 - Canning Randy

   S6:E711/1/2010

   When Zoey enrolls in Ted's class, she manipulates his students into taking her side in the fight to save the building being torn down to make room for his project. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily spot Robin marching in the Halloween parade of shame.

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   7.4/10(28 votes)

   #9 - Now We're Even

   S7:E214/16/2012

   Although Ted is happy with living alone at his new apartment, Barney tries to convince him about going out every night. Lily has a naughty dream about someone other than Marshall. Robin finally starts her stint as a news anchor at World Wide News.

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    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Integrity

    S6:E214/29/2015

    Jay and Phil try to stand up for themselves on the home front while Haley attempts it at work.

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    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Crying Out Loud

    S6:E235/13/2015

    Claire gets a job offer from a big hotel chain, but can't tell if Jay wants her to take it or keep working for him. Meanwhile, Phil, Haley and Luke are more interested in Alex's senior "ditch day" than she is; and Manny is dopey from pain killers after having his wisdom teeth pulled, so Gloria seizes the opportunity to get rid of his new girlfriend.

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    7.1/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Mystery vs. History

    S7:E610/17/2011

    When Ted goes on a date without researching the girl on the Internet, the gang interferes, showing Kevin that they are too into each other's business. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall come to terms with finding out the sex of their baby.

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    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #13 - Romeward Bound

    S8:E214/15/2013

    When The Captain asks Lily to move to Rome for a year as his art consultant, she fears that Marshall will resent her. Meanwhile, Ted and Barney become obsessed with a girl who is hiding her amazing body under a puffy coat.

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    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Strangers in the Night

    S6:E912/3/2014

    Jay and Gloria try to get out of parties they must attend. Mitchell's kind gesture to a co-worker backfires on him, and Phil and Claire think Alex is lying when she tells them she found a boyfriend.

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    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #15 - The Verdict

    S7:E510/21/2015

    Gloria is excited at the possibility for being selected for jury duty; Claire brings Alex and Haley to work and hopes to impress them; Phil takes Manny and Luke's class to community service day.

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    7.0/10(35 votes)

    #16 - Nannies

    S8:E310/8/2012

    When Lily and Marshall have trouble finding a nanny, they learn it’s because of an elaborate scheme Barney came up with to meet girls. Meanwhile, Robin and Ted butt heads over who has a more serious relationship.

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    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Finding Fizbo

    S8:E153/1/2017

    Cam is enraged when he receives an online video showing someone has been desecrating his beloved Fizbo costume, which sets him on a quest to restore Fizbo’s good name. Meanwhile, Phil is in for quite the surprise when he finally meets his new soon-to-be step-brother at Frank’s bachelor party. Finally, Manny’s newest play hits a little too close to home for Gloria, Claire and Haley when he enlists them to do a read through before he submits it to a young playwright festival.

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    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Thanksgiving Jamboree

    S8:E711/16/2016

    It's going to be a Thanksgiving jamboree at the Pritchett-Tucker home this year and Cameron has spared no expense. While Phil tries to get used to Rainer Shine dating his daughter, Hayley has to break it to her dad that she would rather spend the rest of her holiday with her new boyfriend than stay for the traditional family football game.

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