The Best Episodes Written By Danny Zuker
Every TV Episode Written by Danny Zuker Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Danny Zuker Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Danny Zuker is "Funny Girl", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Leonard R. Garner, Jr.". "Funny Girl" aired on 11/3/1998 and is rated 2.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Snip".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Funny Girl
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1998
Not impressed with Maya's lame attempt to play a prank on him, Finch claims that women just aren't as good at practical jokes as men are. To prove him wrong, Maya tries to convince Elliott he's being stalked, but it turns out the joke's on her-in a big way. Meanwhile, Jack fears that he's really beginning to look his age, so he decides to look into plastic surgery.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.9/10 14 votes#2 - Snip
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2012
Phil gets a vasectomy; Gloria and Jay can't agree on whether or not they should find out the sex of the baby; Mitchell tries to steer Cameron towards getting a part-time job.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.9/10 10 votes#3 - Finale (2)
Season 11 Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2020
The entire family discovers saying goodbye is much harder than it seems.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.8/10 25 votes#4 - Fizbo
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2009
Nothing is too big when Phil and Claire decide to throw Luke the biggest and best birthday party a boy could ever want, but when Cameron shows up as Fizbo the Clown, it sets off a chain of events that ends with someone in the hospital.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.8/10 19 votes#5 - Manny Get Your Gun
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2010
It's Manny's birthday and the family is gathering at a restaurant to celebrate, though Manny himself is depressed about getting older. Phil and Claire decide to engage in a not-so-friendly car race on the way to the restaurant, and Mitch and Cam get sidetracked when they stop at the mall to pick up a gift.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.8/10 19 votes#6 - Phil on Wire
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2011
Jay's relationship with the dog irritates Gloria. Phil and Luke try to master the tightrope. Cameron starts a juice fast.
Director: Jason Winer
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.8/10 15 votes#7 - Heart Broken
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2013
Claire and Phil’s Valentine’s Day romp ends with Claire in the hospital. Jay and Gloria’s attempts at romance face constant interruption. After hosting a wild party, Cam and Mitch are left with hangovers and a new housemate.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 22 votes#8 - En Garde
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2009
The whole family comes out to support Manny's newfound interest - fencing. It turns out he's quite masterful in the sport, but Jay's proud enthusiasm triggers an old childhood wound for Mitchell. Meanwhile Phil is determined to find where Luke's hidden talents lie.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 25 votes#9 - Starry Night
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2010
Phil and Claire each tackle one of their kids' school projects; Jay and Mitchell set out on their traditional father-son outing to see the meteor showers, but Mitchell is surprised to see Manny will be joining them; and with the boys gone, Gloria and Cameron go out for some quality bonding time, but not without a few mishaps.
Director: Jason Winer
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 18 votes#10 - Bixby's Back
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2011
Claire and Phil decide to reprise their role-playing adventure from last year's Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, Jay's surprise plans for Gloria keeps getting interrupted, and a secret admirer comes between Cameron and Mitchell.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 22 votes#11 - See You Next Fall
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2011
The whole family is gathering at Jay's before heading out to Alex's graduation ceremony from middle school, but while at the house, Jay is preoccupied hiding a botox mishap from everyone, Cameron is upset about Mitchell's habit of laughing at his expense, and Phil tries to sympathize with, yet also criticizes Claire on her impending breakdown over the kids growing up too fast. All of this, plus a faulty gate, could mean their missing Alex's big moment.
Director: Steven Levitan
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 15 votes#12 - Party Crasher
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2013
Gloria and Jay try to make Manny's 14th birthday extra special by planning a surprise party; Haley starts hanging out with a much older guy.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 21 votes#13 - The Long Honeymoon
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2014
Cameron isn't ready to conclude his honeymoon with Mitchell after their wedding. Gloria takes Jay to task over his appearance. The Dunphys must ready themselves for the return to school.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 12 votes#14 - The Storm
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2016
A powerful storm hits Los Angeles and causes widespread power outages, so the entire Pritchett clan hunkers down at Jay and Gloria's house to use their generator. Meanwhile, Phil tries to make amends for an embarrassing moment, Mitchell and Cameron desperately try to save Lily's birthday party, and Haley turns on her charm for Andy.
Director: James R. Bagdonas
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.6/10 18 votes#15 - Australia
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/2014
The entire family tags along as Phil fulfills his mom’s wish for him to return to his roots and visit the country where he was conceived, Australia. Unfortunately, Phil’s attempts to embrace his native land are met by a lot of rejection, while Jay and Claire let work eat into vacation time, and Mitch and Cam get reacquainted with an old friend they can’t stand but is now a big-time celebrity in Australia
Director: Steven Levitan
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.5/10 16 votes#16 - The Day We Almost Died
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2015
A near miss from a crash has everyone in the car either on edge or adopting a new carpe diem mentality.
Director: James R. Bagdonas
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.5/10 10 votes#17 - Torn Between Two Lovers
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2018
Haley can’t seem to choose between her past and present relationships and is forced to make a decision. Manny returns to college and dorm life while his girlfriend continues to stay at Jay and Gloria’s—and might be overstaying her welcome.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.5/10 8 votes#18 - Can't Elope
Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2019
Haley and Dylan’s plan to quietly elope before the babies are born doesn’t go as smoothly as they had hoped. Meanwhile, Jay continues to try and get his new business off the ground by courting an Instagram celebrity.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.5/10 10 votes#19 - I'm Going to Miss This
Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2020
Mitchell is having a hard time letting go of his old life and Gloria steps in to help him say goodbye. Meanwhile, Haley, Luke and Alex decide to throw a party at the Dunphy house when Claire and Phil leave for a trip, and Dylan’s mom takes the twins for the night.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.5/10 13 votes#20 - The Day Alex Left for College
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2015
Phil and Claire are hurt when Alex lies about her college move-in date and Luke doesn't want to spend the day at Phil's open house; being landlords stresses out Mitch and Cam.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.4/10 9 votes#21 - The Last Halloween
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2019
Phil is determined to finally scare Claire on Halloween. Meanwhile, for the first time, Gloria is feeling self-conscious about her age when someone correctly assumes she is Jay’s wife; and Mitch and Cam head to the WeHo Halloween Carnival after Lily decides to go to her first Halloween party alone.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.4/10 14 votes#22 - Blindsided
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2016
The Dunphys and Pritchett’s are going head-to-head when Luke decides his best chance at getting into college is running for senior class president against Manny. The outcome of this election is even more important to Jay, Gloria and Claire, who prove to be dubious campaign managers. Now that Haley has started her own promotion business, Phil insists on introducing her to marketing guru Merv Schechter, who hasn’t seen a stress ball he can’t slap a logo on yet. Meanwhile, Cam finds out his star football player is moving away and makes a rash decision that is going to make home life a little cramped for Mitch and Cam.
Director: James Alan Hensz
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.4/10 26 votes#23 - Great Expectations
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2009
With a history of giving bad gifts, Claire is determined to surprise Phil with an amazing anniversary present: a private performance by one of their favorite musicians, Izzy LaFontaine. However, it turns out to be unexpected in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron call up their "party-girl bestie", Sal, for a long overdue night out on the town.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.4/10 18 votes#24 - Leap Day
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/29/2012
Mitchell feels pressured to make Cameron's birthday extra special. People start to question Jay's manliness, and the girls interfere with Phil's leap day plans.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Danny Zuker
7.3/10 24 votes#25 - Benched
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2010
When Luke and Manny's hot-tempered basketball coach quits in the middle of a game, Jay and Phil both jockey to fill the position. Claire and Gloria each struggle with the realization that they might not be number one in their children's lives anymore, and Mitchell takes Cameron along to meet a prospective employer, but Cameron's big personality doesn't necessarily help to make a good impression.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Danny Zuker