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The Best Episodes Written By Mitchell Hurwitz

Every TV Episode Written by Mitchell Hurwitz Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Mitchell Hurwitz Ratings Summary

"Zborn Again" is the best rated episode written by Mitchell Hurwitz. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Matthew Diamond. It aired on 11/3/1990 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Witness".

  • Zborn Again
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Zborn Again

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1990

    Dorothy finds herself being wooed by Stan and it seems her old feelings for him are resurfacing. Meanwhile, Rose has to deal with an annoying co-worker.

    Director: Matthew Diamond

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Witness
    10.0/101 votes

    #2 - Witness

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1991

    Rose has a new man, Carl, in her life but suddenly out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program. However, things get hairy when Carl reveals himself to be the mobster that is after Miles. Meanwhile, Sophia loses her glasses.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)
    10.0/101 votes

    #3 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/27/1991

    The deathbed confession of an ex-patient at Shady Pines, means bad news for Sophia, since in her confession she stated that Sophia and her stated the 1985 Shady Pines fire.

    Director: Matthew Diamond

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)
    10.0/101 votes

    #4 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 4/27/1991

    Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.

    Director: Matthew Diamond

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Hey, Look Me Over
    10.0/101 votes

    #5 - Hey, Look Me Over

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1991

    Rose discovers an old camera of Charlie's with some undeveloped film still in it. After getting it developed, Rose is stunned when one of the pictures shows Charlie in bed with Blanche. Meanwhile, Dorothy tries to get Sophia to have her hearing checked.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • The Monkey Show (1)
    10.0/101 votes

    #6 - The Monkey Show (1)

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1991

    A hurricane is brewing and it's not just outside after Dorothy gets a visit first from Stan with news that he's over her and moving on with his life. Dorothy quickly discovers who he's moving on with, her sister, Gloria. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose hold a telethon to save a lighthouse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • The Monkey Show (2)
    10.0/101 votes

    #7 - The Monkey Show (2)

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1991

    Dorothy discovering Gloria sleeping with Stan just adds to their sibling rivalry and Sophia has had it so she leaves just prior the the hurricane hitting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)
    10.0/102 votes

    #8 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)

    Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/9/1992

    Blanche's uncle Lucas Hollingsworth is visiting but, to no surprise, Blanche is busy with a date. In order to be rid of his intrusion, Blanche tells Dorothy that he desperately wants to meet a woman of her intelligence. Dorothy agrees to see him but they both later learn that Blanche just lied to get rid of them and decide to get revenge by acting as though they're getting married, much to the dismay of Blanche. As a result, Rose decides she should move on to live with her daughter Kirsten to be the "Sophia of the household" as Blanche finally comes to terms with their idea to wed. Just as Lucas is about to reveal the truth, he decides to pop the question to Dorothy for real...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2)
    10.0/101 votes

    #9 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2)

    Season 7 Episode 26 - Aired 5/9/1992

    Dorothy accepts Lucas' proposal. The two plan to tie the knot two months later and on the way to the chapel, Dorothy takes a limo. However, this limo is driven by none other than Stanley Zbornak. The two share a rather comical but nonetheless touching moment together before arriving at the chapel. Down the aisle, along with Sophia, the girls think to themselves about the beautiful friendship they shared. Rose, Blanche and Sophia decide that the three of them should not depart and allow Dorothy on her way to Atlanta but she doesn't leave without sharing some final words with the girls...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • This is Not a Step
    10.0/101 votes

    #10 - This is Not a Step

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/1993

    John's mother, an inveterate con artist, begs him to bail her out of jail, and then becomes the obvious suspect when a batch of credit card slips goes missing from the bus station.

    Director: John Whitesell

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Amigos
    8.9/1020 votes

    #11 - Amigos

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2004

    Michael is increasingly frustrated over being abandoned by the family, and when the staircar is found in Mexico, Michael vows to find his father and give him a piece of his mind. Also, Buster spends time with Lupe's family and thinks he's in Mexico.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Pier Pressure
    8.8/1024 votes

    #12 - 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: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Good Grief
    8.8/1018 votes

    #13 - Good Grief

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/2004

    Lucille hires a bounty hunter, Ice, to find George Sr., who may be closer than everyone thinks. Gob tries to pull off an elaborate illusion, Maeby tries to set Lindsay up with Ice, and Michael tries to mend George Michael's broken relationship.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Afternoon Delight
    8.8/1018 votes

    #14 - Afternoon Delight

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2004

    Gob stages mass firings after being inadvertently roasted at the Bluth Company Christmas party. Michael is forced to rebuild the Banana Stand, and Buster plays hooky from the Army at an arcade game.

    Director: Jason Bateman

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Meat the Veals
    8.8/1020 votes

    #15 - Meat the Veals

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2005

    George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille while Michael deliberately offends Ann's devout Christian parents. Tobias goes overboard performing his "Mrs. Featherbottom" persona.

    Director: Anthony Russo

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Let 'Em Eat Cake
    8.6/1023 votes

    #16 - 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: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Sad Sack
    8.6/1020 votes

    #17 - Sad Sack

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/2004

    George Sr. fears he's losing Lucille to Oscar. Gob motivates Buster for the Army while Lindsay spends more time with Maeby to get closer to Steve Holt and Tobias starts working out.

    Director: Peter Lauer

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Hand to God
    8.6/1023 votes

    #18 - Hand to God

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2005

    Michael tries to find out who's the father of Maggie's baby, or if it's just another of her lies; Gob tries to find out whether he was responsible for Buster's accident.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • The Ocean Walker
    8.6/1018 votes

    #19 - The Ocean Walker

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2005

    After Michael announces he's marrying Rita, George Sr. worries that she's after the family's money. But when Rita's Uncle Trevor tries to stop the wedding by revealing some surprising information about Rita, Michael must decide if he wants to walk down the aisle.

    Director: Paul Feig

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Development Arrested
    8.6/1017 votes

    #20 - Development Arrested

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2006

    After returning home from Iraq, George Sr. is finally cleared of all charges, and Michael is relieved to be the head of a successful company for a change. The real brains behind the madness is revealed, and just as the family begins to celebrate their victory, a whole new set of problems emerge.

    Director: John Fortenberry

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Altar Egos
    8.5/1023 votes

    #21 - Altar Egos

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2004

    Michael attempts to have a one-night stand with an attorney whom he doesn't know is not only blind, but the prosecutor who is trying to put his father in jail. Also, Gob gets married on a dare, Maeby pretends to be a girl with a made up disease, and George Sr.'s admirer turns out to be an undercover SEC agent who has truly fallen for him.

    Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Justice Is Blind
    8.5/1024 votes

    #22 - Justice Is Blind

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/2004

    Gob steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to Maggie's house to get evidence, George Michael tries to prove Maeby's fraud, and Lindsay fights to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse lawn.

    Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Not Without My Daughter
    8.5/1022 votes

    #23 - Not Without My Daughter

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/25/2004

    Michael takes Maeby to work with him on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. After being slighted by Michael, Tobias, George-Michael and Gob all go to the mall to prove that they are just manly. Oscar takes Lucille and Buster to Annyong's soccer game.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • Motherboy XXX
    8.5/1019 votes

    #24 - 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: Mitchell Hurwitz

  • The Righteous Brothers
    8.5/1018 votes

    #25 - 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: Mitchell Hurwitz