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The Best Episodes Written By Eric Kaplan

Every TV Episode Written by Eric Kaplan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Eric Kaplan Ratings Summary

"Jurassic Bark" is the best rated episode written by Eric Kaplan. It scored 8.7/10 based on 50 votes. It was directed by Swinton O. Scott III. It aired on 11/17/2002 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Girlfriends".

  • Jurassic Bark
    8.7/1050 votes

    #1 - Jurassic Bark

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2002

    Fry discovers his dog Seymour is being exhibited in a museum as a fossil, and takes it to Professor Farnsworth's lab to be revived. However, Bender is displeased with the lack of attention he has been receiving and becomes increasingly jealous of Seymour's fossil.

    Director: Swinton O. Scott III

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Girlfriends
    8.5/102 votes

    #2 - Girlfriends

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/5/2007

    Bret and Jemaine pick up two women at a croissant shop - but end up with very different dating experiences. Meanwhile, Murray makes an album deal for the band.

    Director: James Bobin

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Blackout
    8.4/105 votes

    #3 - Blackout

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2005

    Francis decides to surprise the family by coming home, and the power goes out in the house. Meanwhile, it's Lois who's in the dark when Hal decides to cancel their anniversary dinner in favor of a Reese-cooked meal at home. And Malcolm ends up in hot water after he sneaks three Dutch girls into the house.

    Director: Steve Welch

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Parasites Lost
    8.2/1041 votes

    #4 - Parasites Lost

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2001

    When Fry becomes infested with parasitic worms that make him stronger and smarter, he finally finds the perfect way to profess his feelings to Leela. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew goes on a journey into Fry's body to eradicate the worms.

    Director: Peter Avanzino

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Ida's Dance
    8.2/105 votes

    #5 - Ida's Dance

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2005

    Lois goes over to visit Ida, but gets unpleasantly surprised by the St. Grotus Day festival. Malcolm fails a music appreciation course, and reluctantly goes to Dewey for help. Reese and Hal secretly watch scary movies while Lois is not around, but it ends up revealing some unexpected secrets about both Reese and Hal.

    Director: Steve Welch

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Victor's Other Family
    8.0/107 votes

    #6 - Victor's Other Family

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2004

    When Lois tracks down her father's "other family," she meets Victor's "other wife" Sylvia, and learns something shocking about her dad.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Dewey's Opera
    8.0/105 votes

    #7 - Dewey's Opera

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 2/20/2005

    When Lois buys a brand-new king-sized bed, Hal thinks that her motive is to put more distance between them and refuses to sleep in it. Moved to tears by an opera he sees on television, Dewey is inspired to write his own operatic masterpiece, "The Marriage Bed," which is based on his parents' fight and turned into a school production. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Reese build their own street luge board; and Jamie falls head over heels for the baby girl across the street.

    Director: Linwood Boomer

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Three Hundred Big Boys
    7.8/1036 votes

    #8 - Three Hundred Big Boys

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2003

    A $300 refund for all taxpayers results in a series of interconnected stories, following the Planet Express crew's endeavors to spend their money.

    Director: Swinton O. Scott III

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Hell Is Other Robots
    7.7/1057 votes

    #9 - Hell Is Other Robots

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/18/1999

    During a Beastie Boys concert, Bender runs into a high school buddy, Fender. He invites him to a party, which turns out to be robots getting high off of electricity, or "jacking on". After one try, Bender is hooked.

    Director: Rich Moore

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Hal Grieves
    7.7/106 votes

    #10 - Hal Grieves

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2006

    Hal learns that his father has passed away, but sheds no tears and passes it off as nothing since he never knew him. So, to make sure nothing like that happens again, he lets the boys do whatever they want by letting them miss school and even offering to buy Malcolm a new car, until Lois puts a stop to it. Noticing how depressed Hal has become, his friend Abe brings George Takei over for a visit in an attempt to cheer him up.

    Director: Christopher Masterson

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • A Bicyclops Built For Two
    7.4/1039 votes

    #11 - A Bicyclops Built For Two

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/19/2000

    Leela meets Alkazar, who claims to be the only other remaining cyclops in the universe. But when Alkazar invites Leela back to his home planet and treats her like a slave, Fry suspects that something is amiss.

    Director: Susie Dietter

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • The Monopolar Expedition
    7.4/1042 votes

    #12 - The Monopolar Expedition

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/2009

    The guys' plan to work over the summer at the North Pole makes Penny revaluate her feelings for Leonard.

    Director: Mark Cendrowski

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Dirty Magazine
    7.3/106 votes

    #13 - Dirty Magazine

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/11/2004

    Malcolm alerts the A.C.L.U. when he encounters censorship working on the high-school literary magazine; Hal tries to flirt with the woman in his office responsible for cutbacks.

    Director: Bryan Cranston

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • I Dated a Robot
    7.2/1040 votes

    #14 - I Dated a Robot

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/13/2001

    Fry discovers the ability to download any celebrity onto a blank robot, and chooses to download Lucy Liu, with whom he falls madly in love. Repulsed by this disgusting display of human/robot love, Leela, Bender, and Zoidberg set out to shut down Nappster.com and put an end to illegal celebrity downloads forever.

    Director: James Purdum

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
    7.1/1044 votes

    #15 - Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/6/2000

    When Dr. Zoidberg runs amok during the Decapodian mating season, Fry sets out to teach him how to woo a mate. Things backfire when Zoidberg's desired mate falls for Fry instead, and Zoidberg challenges Fry to a battle to the death.

    Director: Gregg Vanzo

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • An Expensive Glitch and a Goof-Off Room
    7.0/107 votes

    #16 - An Expensive Glitch and a Goof-Off Room

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2022

    Sheldon gets a dorm room all to himself. Also, Connie gains an unwanted business partner.

    Director: Melissa Joan Hart

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • The Saga of Carl
    6.8/1016 votes

    #17 - The Saga of Carl

    Season 24 Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2013

    Homer, Moe, Lenny and Carl win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery. But when Carl takes off to Iceland – his homeland – with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back.

    Director: Chuck Sheetz

    Writer: Eric Kaplan

  • The Prince and the Product
    5.3/1018 votes

    #18 - The Prince and the Product

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2023

    The crew members are reborn as toys.

    Director: Corey Barnes

    Writer: Eric Kaplan