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The Best Episodes Written By Gail Parent

Every TV Episode Written by Gail Parent Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Not Another Monday
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    S5:E7

    Sophia's friend has come up with an idea that will change her life. She wants to commit suicide and she wants Sophia there to hold her hand. Meanwhile, Blanche, Rose and Dorothy become singing nursemaids to a sick baby that they are taking care of for the weekend.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 17 - There Goes the Bride (2)
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    S6:E17

    Totally against Dorothy and Stan's impending nuptials, Sophia vows to not let the ceremony go off. Meanwhile, Blanche begins interviewing for a new roommate since Dorothy is planning to move out.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 23 - Home Again, Rose (1)
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    S7:E23

    Rose is upset when she has missed her high school reunion due to being sick, so Blanche convinces her, Dorothy and Sophia to crash a reunion held in Miami, posing as absentees from that school. Dorothy goes as the lame prom queen Cindy Lou Peoples, Blanche is the seemingly slutty Susan, Rose is the Korean exchange student Kim FongToi and Sophia is Mrs. Gonzales. With that, the girls mingle with their "former" classmates, only to realize that their counterparts lives are as dull as theirs, however, when the girls are found out by the guests...Rose has a heart attack!

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Goodbye, Mr. Gordon
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S7:E15

    Dorothy is contacted by a high school teacher she once had a crush on. They quickly begin seeing each other and Dorothy is convinced his feelings are genuine. Meanwhile, Rose puts together a talk show.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - Triple Play
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S5:E15

    Blanche tries to lure men by placing a fake ad in the paper trying to sell a Mercedes. Meanwhile, Rose has to deal with meeting Miles's daughter who makes it clear she wants their relationship to be no more and Dorothy discovers Sophia is hoarding Social Security money, thanks to a computer error.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - Even Grandmas Get the Blues
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S6:E20

    While babysitting for her granddaughter, a man mistakes Blanche as being the baby's mother and Blanche does nothing to set him straight. Meanwhile, Sophia gets ready for the Festival of the Dancing Virgins, a celebration of mothers and daughters but Dorothy wants no part of it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Where's Charlie?
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S7:E5

    After Miles gives Rose a friendship ring, Rose becomes convinced Charlie is trying to contact her from the grave with the message that he disproves of her relationship with Miles. Meanwhile, Blanche begins coaching her new baseball player boyfriend.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 10 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S6:E10

    Both Sophia and Rose take advice from Blanche that lands each of them in hot water. Due to a drought in St. Olaf, Rose swears to be celibate and Blanche advises her not to tell Miles the truth. While Sophia takes Blanche's tips to lure a man to bed but when she tells him she loves him, he doesn't respond with what she hoped.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - From Here to the Pharmacy
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S7:E12

    A man Blanche has no memory of returns from the Persian Gulf in hopes of fulfilling the promise she supposedly made to him before he left, that she will be his and only his. Meanwhile, Sophia has Rose help her write up her will.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - The Accurate Conception
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S5:E3

    Blanche's daughter, Rebecca has some wonderful news. She's going to become a mother, through artificial insemination. However, Blanche is less than thrilled, she's totally against the entire thing.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Blanche Delivers
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S6:E1

    Blanche's daughter wants to give birth in a birthing center while Blanche is preoccupied by the possibility of Rebecca delivering in a local hospital. Blanche doesn't want to be embarrassed by the fact that her daughter was artificially inseminated.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 25 - The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (1)
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    S5:E25

    An FBI agent investigates the girls' life's for a possible visit from President Bush. This leads the girls to reminisce about times they have spent together.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Guilt Trip
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E9

    The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Hell Toupee
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S1:E21

    Defense attorney Harry Ballentine is understandably nervous when his client is mild-mannered accountant Murray Bernstein - who after investing in a strange toupee had felt compelled to murder the first lawyer he saw. Harry goes after it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Gail Parent

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Gail Parent Ratings Summary

"Not Another Monday" is the best rated episode written by Gail Parent. It scored 8.5/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/11/1989 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "There Goes the Bride (2)".