The Best Episodes Written By Jim Vallely
Every TV Episode Written by Jim Vallely Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Jim Vallely Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Jim Vallely is "Say Goodbye, Rose", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Peter D. Beyt". "Say Goodbye, Rose" aired on 2/12/1993 and is rated 1.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Pier Pressure".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Say Goodbye, Rose
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1993
Rose is enamored with a hotel guest who looks exactly like Charlie; Blanche is horrified to discover her visiting son Matthew wants to pursue a career as a comedian.
Director: Peter D. Beyt
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.8/10 24 votes#2 - Pier Pressure
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2004
Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him from Gob. Lindsay sends Maeby to spend a day with Lucille to punish her for bad grades. Michael thinks George Michael is on drugs and attempts to teach him a lesson.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.6/10 23 votes#3 - Let 'Em Eat Cake
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/6/2004
In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl. Meanwhile, Lindsay decides to leave Tobias until a book he wrote a long time ago becomes a gay bestseller, and Buster and Annyong compete over women.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.5/10 18 votes#4 - The Righteous Brothers
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2005
Gob hides George Sr. while the model home's plumbing is checked; George Michael helps Ann protest Maeby's new movie; Tobias takes a liking to Kitty after Michael asks him to keep an eye on her.
Director: Chuck Martin
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.5/10 19 votes#5 - Motherboy XXX
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2005
Lucille abducts George Michael for a mother-son dance, Buster adjusts to having a hook for a hand and Gob reunites with his estranged wife. Also, Tobias stars as George Sr. in a biopic about the Bluth family, which causes Lindsay to become more attracted to him.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.4/10 18 votes#6 - Mr. F
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2005
Michael must deal with a huge mole problem in order to salvage a major real estate deal with Japanese investors. In an effort to help Michael, Gob and Buster team up with George Sr.'s surrogate, Larry, to devise a plan and save the deal, but their plan falls apart in a big way. Meanwhile, Tobias mistakes a CIA agent for a CAA agent and inadvertently betrays the family, and Michael makes Rita a proposal she can't refuse. Frankie Muniz makes a cameo as himself.
Director: Arlene Sanford
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.4/10 17 votes#7 - Exit Strategy
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2006
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.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.3/10 22 votes#8 - Marta Complex
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2004
When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech about love. This makes Marta realize she has feelings for him and Lindsay realize she wants a divorce. Meanwhile, Buster decides to move out of the penthouse and Lucille revels in living alone for the first time.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.3/10 19 votes#9 - S.O.B.s
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2006
George Sr. suggests a last-ditch effort to save the family by holding a fund raiser to raise money to pay their legal expenses. Michael suggests to Lindsay that she take over the house work, and he sends George-Michael to an expensive boarding school. Meanwhile, Maeby has trouble with a snowboarding film and Tobias tries to be a "discipline daddy".
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.3/10 23 votes#10 - Shock and Aww
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2004
Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes have given him a new admirer.
Director: Joe Russo
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.3/10 19 votes#11 - Out on a Limb
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/6/2005
Just as Michael's relationship with Sally starts to flourish, Maggie Lizer returns nine months pregnant, and Michael immediately assumes he's the father. George Michael attempts to break up with Ann, and Buster learns he's being deployed to Iraq.
Director: Danny Leiner
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.2/10 19 votes#12 - The Cabin Show
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2005
Michael learns that it's actually George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar serving time in prison, not George. After getting a tip from Barry, Michael heads to Reno to find George, but that costs him a camping trip he promised his son.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.2/10 20 votes#13 - Ready, Aim, Marry Me
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2005
With the company in dire financial straits and the Bluths no longer the primary shareholders, Michael must turn to old family friend "Uncle" Jack Dorso for financial assistance. Uncle Jack, however, wants something in return.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Jim Vallely
8.1/10 22 votes#14 - Whistler's Mother
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2004
Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem while Tobias and Gob decide to start a coffee company.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.9/10 16 votes#15 - A New Attitude
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 5/26/2013
Gob accepts a job from his brother, but is distracted by a scheme of his own.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.8/10 16 votes#16 - Off the Hook
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 5/26/2013
Buster struggles to make it on his own and break away from his overbearing mother.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.7/10 19 votes#17 - Colony Collapse
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/2013
Gob finds a new group of friends after his relationship falls apart and his family abandons him.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.7/10 20 votes#18 - The B. Team
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2013
Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life, but unfortunately, he needs his family to sign off.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.6/10 19 votes#19 - A New Start
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/2013
Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.6/10 16 votes#20 - Blockheads
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/26/2013
George-Michael tries to reconnect with his father, but is finding himself overwhelmed by the responsibility of running his business.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.5/10 10 votes#21 - Old Start, An
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2018
Gob acquires a new office for the company with a "premium view." Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that holds a lot of memories.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.3/10 6 votes#22 - Courting Disasters
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2019
George and Lucille overestimate their new lawyer's expertise in the courtroom. Two familiar faces testify, and a video sheds more light on the case.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.2/10 10 votes#23 - Premature Independence
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/2018
As the Second of July parade approaches, Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to keep their stories straight.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.0/10 20 votes#24 - Borderline Personalities
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 5/26/2013
George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
7.0/10 11 votes#25 - Sinking Feelings
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2018
The Bluths receive/present their award, but it weighs on George Sr. and creates new problems. Michael and George-Michael have a deep conversation.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely