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The Best Episodes Written By Joe Hortua

Every TV Episode Written by Joe Hortua Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - The Toy Job
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Toy Job

    S5:E14

    To stop a crooked CEO who is going to release a dangerous toy onto the market, the Leverage team creates a global toy craze.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - The Gold Job
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Gold Job

    S4:E16

    The Leverage team hits the recession-driven Cash-for-Gold industry by targeting a corrupt brother-sister team and steering them through an elaborate treasure hunt.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - England
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - England

    S5:E9

    Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - New Orleans
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - New Orleans

    S4:E6

    Sam goes to a wedding.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - High Man. Bye Man.
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - High Man. Bye Man.

    S4:E7

    Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Batceañera
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Batceañera

    S4:E9

    Family and friends gather at the Fox household to celebrate Frankie's 15th birthday.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - San Francisco
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - San Francisco

    S5:E6

    Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Jesus Saves
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Jesus Saves

    S5:E8

    Sam deals with anxiety.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  9. undefined Season 12 Episode 7 - The Scare in the Score
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #9 - The Scare in the Score

    S12:E7

    When a series of corpses with ties to Booth's former Army unit appear around D.C., Booth must dive into his past to find the killer before the killer finds Booth. Meanwhile, Brennan's father, Max, hides a serious medical procedure from Brennan, leaving her to grapple with her father's trust and mortality, as well as her family being in danger.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Green Bike
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Green Bike

    S1:E5

    Convinced that the wrong person was convicted in the Richie Fife case 30 years ago, Hilde sets out to prove it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  11. undefined Season 11 Episode 7 - The Promise in the Palace
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #11 - The Promise in the Palace

    S11:E7

    The team investigates the murder of an escape artist whose body is found in the woods. They discover that the victim worked at the Magic Palace, and had some secret activities in the works that might have made him enemies in the magic community. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth poll their friends as to whether or not the tooth fairy should visit Christine, and Angela continues to work with Sebastian Kohl on her photography.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  12. undefined Season 11 Episode 15 - The Fight in the Fixer
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - The Fight in the Fixer

    S11:E15

    The team investigates the body of a private investigator who was found frozen in ice, after being dumped in the Potomac. The victim, a man with many enemies, was a "fixer" who made sure his clients' problems got "resolved." Meanwhile, Aubrey is shocked to find information tied to his father's whereabouts, Angela and Hodgins continue to work on their rocky relationship, Brennan and Booth get Christine's first report card and criminal behaviorist Karen Delfs asks Aubrey out on a date.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Control
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Control

    S4:E4

    When a patient from a distant town journeys to SAM for surgery, Scott commits to helping her against all odds. Jordan and Cain help a wounded veteran come to terms with a diagnosis he doesn't believe he has. Meanwhile, Drew struggles with the exhaustion of being a working parent and finds support from an unusual patient. After a long night, Kenny learns life is too short to worry about trivial matters. TC joins a daring rescue mission in Syria.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

    S5:E2

    Sam makes a choice.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Nesting
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Nesting

    S3:E3

    Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - No Limit
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - No Limit

    S3:E5

    Sam unleashes.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her

    S5:E3

    Sam volunteers.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Get Lit
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Get Lit

    S3:E11

    Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Ephemera
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Ephemera

    S5:E4

    Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Toilet
    4.7/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Toilet

    S3:E7

    Sam preps.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Hortua

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Joe Hortua Ratings Summary

"The Toy Job" is the best rated episode written by Joe Hortua. It scored 9.7/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/18/2012 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Gold Job".