10.0/101 votes#1 - The Train
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 5/17/2022
The Pearsons gather around Rebecca's bedside.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
9.0/102 votes#2 - The Adirondacks
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/25/2021
The family gathers for Kevin and Madison's wedding.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
9.0/103 votes#3 - The Challenger
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2022
The Big Three celebrate their 41st birthday.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
9.0/101 votes#4 - Us
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 5/24/2022
The Big Three come to new understandings about life.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.5/102 votes#5 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2012
Marty Weaver just wants the best for his wife, Debbie, and their three kids. That's why he's moving them to Hidden Hills, New Jersey, a gated community complete with its own golf course.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.4/105 votes#6 - A Father's Advice
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2017
It's the Big Three's 37th birthdays. Randall and Beth debate a big life change, Kate takes the first step in pursuing a new passion, and Kevin balances the demands of his career and relationship. Meanwhile, Jack and Rebecca deal with the fallout of their big fight.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.2/1013 votes#7 - Memphis
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2017
Randall and William take a road trip to Memphis, where Randall learns about his biological father's past.
Director: Glenn Ficarra
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.2/104 votes#8 - Super Bowl Sunday
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2018
Randall hosts a Super Bowl party while Kevin and Kate reconnect with the past.
Director: Glenn Ficarra
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#9 - Journey to the Center of the Mall
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2012
After convincing the Bird-Kersees to let their kids try "human" school, the Weavers take them on their first excursion outside Hidden Hills - shopping for back-to-school clothes at the mall. They survived the trip to Earth, but will the mall be too much? Meanwhile, Debbie and Jackie have doubts about each other's true intentions.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#10 - Bathroom Etiquette
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2012
Marty and Debbie prepare the Bird-Kersees for their kids' first day of human school. They're especially worried that little Dick Butkus will get picked on, but their anti-bullying advice backfires in ways they never anticipated. Meanwhile, Larry and Jackie are getting tired of the Weavers' endless parenting tips.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#11 - Halloween-ween
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2012
Since arriving on Earth, the aliens - led by the Bird-Kersees - have viewed Halloween as a threat and have set up a barrier at the gates of Hidden Hills to prevent children dressed in costumes from entering the community. The Weavers, on the other hand, are excited about their first Halloween in the suburbs and want to open the gates of the community to celebrate. They do their best to explain the ritual of trick-or-treating to the aliens. Meanwhile, Marty and Debbie's fears are realized when Amber, Max and Abby reject their family costume plans.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#12 - Larry Bird and the Iron Throne
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2012
Jackie tries to help Debbie plan Abby's birthday; Larry shadows Lenny at work; Reggie tries to find a gift for Amber.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#13 - There Goes the Neighbors' Hood
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/11/2014
Larry must decide where he wants to live when he finds out he's pregnant; new visitors arrive in the neighborhood.
Director: John Fortenberry
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/1015 votes#14 - The Pool
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2016
Rebecca and Jack take Kevin, Kate, and Randall to the community pool on a hot day and quickly realize each child is going through their own struggles. Kevin auditions for his first Broadway play in New York and meets a determined actress who is less than impressed by him. Toby runs into his ex-wife while at a restaurant with Kate, which sends Kate into a spiral of self-doubt. William is mistakenly reported as a loiterer in Randall's predominately white neighborhood, which exposes deep-rooted issues of race.
Director: Glenn Ficarra
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#15 - Strangers: Part Two
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2020
The Pearsons gather to celebrate Baby Jack's first birthday.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
8.0/101 votes#16 - Forty (1) / Forty (2)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2020
The Pearsons gather to celebrate their 40th birthday while musing about the day they were born.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.5/1025 votes#17 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2016
As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday and so much more than anyone would expect.
Director: Glenn Ficarra
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.5/1016 votes#18 - Kyle
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2016
Rebecca makes a surprise visit to Randall's home where she encounters his biological father, William. Kevin anxiously decides to take the plunge and move to New York to pursue a Broadway job, with the expectation that his sister, Kate, will move with him. Toby is determined to get Kate out of Kevin's shadow. Jack and Rebecca take home their babies from the hospital and adjust to the new life of parenthood, while coping with the loss of their other child. Rebecca struggles to connect with their adopted child and searches for answers.
Director: Glenn Ficarra
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.5/1012 votes#19 - The Big Day
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2017
As the birth date of her triplets quickly approaches, a frazzled and emotional Rebecca forgets Jack's birthday. Dr. Katowski struggles with the loss of his wife and wonders how he'll be able to continue on with his life without her. Joe, the firefighter who delivered baby Randall to the hospital, fights to save his marriage.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.5/104 votes#20 - A Manny-Splendored Thing
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2017
The entire Pearson family visits Kevin on set in Los Angeles for a "Manny" taping. Jack confronts his demons in the wake of his fight with Rebecca.
Director: John Fortenberry
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.4/1017 votes#21 - The Big Three
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2016
Toby helps Kate relax in the midst of her fervent quest to lose weight. Beth questions the motives of Randall's biological father, as Randall adjusts to having his dad in his life. Rebecca and Jack begin to feel distant from one another. Kevin faces the consequences of quitting his job.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.2/104 votes#22 - A New Season… aka Suck It Cancellation Bear
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2016
Bad advice results in Galavant and the crew being shipwrecked, and they end up traveling by foot in order to get back to Richard’s kingdom. Later, Galavant and King Richard find themselves at The Enchanted Forest Pub in West Hollow-wood where they are forced into working there by the owner who sees Galavant in a different light. Meanwhile in Valencia, Madalena rules as Queen, and Gareth demands his due when he is announced as King, with Sid as his assistant. Elsewhere in Hortensia, Isabella is imprisoned in her jewel box by her 12-year-old cousin as her parents prepare for their wedding.
Director: John Fortenberry
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.0/101 votes#23 - All That Jazzy Jeff
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/4/2014
Larry's brother DJ Jazzy Jeff visits in the hopes of bringing everyone home to Zabvron; Amber admits to having a boyfriend.
Director: Joe Penella
Writer: Dan Fogelman
7.0/1010 votes#24 - Moonshadow
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2017
Jack heads to Cleveland to make things right with Rebecca on the night of her first big gig with the band. Randall, Kate and Kevin make big decisions about their futures.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
6.6/105 votes#25 - Strangers
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019
Jack meets Rebecca's parents. New characters are introduced.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
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"The Train" is the best rated episode written by Dan Fogelman. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Ken Olin. It aired on 5/17/2022 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Adirondacks".