The Best Episodes Written By Nahnatchka Khan

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Return of the Bling

   S6:E132/21/2010

   When Stan admits that his heroes include the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, Roger confesses that he played on the team; Reginald tries to win over Hayley by taking her to a concert.

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   8.1/10(14 votes)

   #2 - If Boys Were Girls

   S4:E102/9/2003

   After being rattled by a battle among the boys, a pregnant Lois ponders the consequences of raising another brawling kid. So she fantasizes that her unruly sons have morphed into well-behaved young daughters. Malcolm becomes Mallory, Reese is transformed into Renee and Dewey turns into Daisy.

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Jack's Back

   S5:E133/15/2009

   Steve connects with his ne'er-do-well paternal grandfather, whom Stan despises for many reasons, not the least of which is that he never taught him to ride a bike. Meanwhile, Hayley must find an internship quickly, so Roger hires her to tend his bar.

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Working the Gimmick

   S1:E12/16/2021

   As Dwayne Johnson runs for president in 2032, he reflects on his surreal life that's helped shape him into the man he is today. From growing up in a resilient family surrounded by wrestling icons, navigating rebellious teen years, to playing NCAA football at the U. This is how the boy became the man.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Delorean Story-An

   S5:E164/19/2009

   Steve and Stan, who don't have much in common, try to bond on a road trip to Albuquerque in search of a pair of the distinctive DeLorean doors to complete a car that Stan has been building. Meanwhile, Roger, Hayley and Francine decide to have an adventure of their own, but they can't decide what to do.

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   7.3/10(14 votes)

   #6 - Pilot

   S1:E12/4/2015

   It's 1995 and 11-year-old hip-hop loving Eddie Huang has just moved with his family from Chinatown in Washington D.C. to suburban Orlando. They quickly discover things are very different there. Orlando doesn't even have a Chinatown -- unless you count the Huang house.

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   7.1/10(11 votes)

   #7 - Helping Handis

   S2:E144/30/2006

   Stan wants Steve to be popular and goes to desperate measures giving him steroids to make him bigger, better, and part of the in-crowd at school. But when the steroids have an unexpected side effect, Steve gets a lot more attention than anyone expected. Meanwhile, after Hayley makes a movie about Francine's life as a housewife, Francine is determined to start a new career as a doctor.

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   7.0/10(9 votes)

   #8 - American Dream Factory

   S3:E111/28/2007

   When Stan feels like he's not climbing the ladder fast enough at work, he turns to his lifelong ambition of making festive teddy bears. However, when he realizes that making a quick profit takes a lot of work, he resorts to using illegal aliens as cheap labor. Meanwhile, Hayley sees her father's new business model as an atrocity and takes matters into her own hands by calling Uncle Sam.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #9 - On the Road Again

   S1:E22/23/2021

   Pennsylvania, 1987: Dwayne pretends he's rich to impress popular girl Karen, but a date to Rocky's wrestling match at the flea market risks exposes the truth. Stressed about money, Ata takes on a wealthy new client.

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    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Oedipal Panties

    S4:E111/27/2008

    When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

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    6.6/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Stan of Arabia (1)

    S2:E511/6/2005

    Stan has to throw a party for his boss and assumes his wife Francine will do all the work, but she refuses. With Stan as party planner, the event turns into a disaster. As a result, Stan's boss relocates Stan and his family to Saudi Arabia, where they quickly get a taste of life on foreign ground. As American and Arabian social norms clash, gender wars heat up.

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    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #12 - A Reunion...

    S2:E110/23/2012

    James goes against Chloe's advice, succumbing to June's urging and attempting the unimaginable - dare we dream? -- a Dawson's Creek reunion! Along the way, he makes some shocking discoveries, veers slightly off course and encounters some stars of television past.

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    6.3/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Daddy's Girl...

    S1:E24/18/2012

    Dating is awkward enough, but when you add Chloe into the mix, it grows tenfold, which June learns the hard way when she begrudgingly allows Chloe to set her up. Meanwhile, James decides to teach an acting class but can't seem to escape his Dawson persona.

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    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Deacon Stan, Jesus Man

    S1:E76/19/2005

    Stan goes to great lengths to compete against his rival, Chuck White, and become the new deacon of their church. Meanwhile, Roger's "temporary problem," which Stan tries to use to his advantage, causes all sorts of problems for Steve, Betsy, the rest of the family, and eventually, Stan.

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    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Spring Breakup

    S4:E165/18/2008

    Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

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    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #16 - The Worst Stan

    S8:E411/13/2011

    When Stan realizes that he might never fulfill his dream of becoming a Best Man, he convinces his last single friend, Principal Lewis to marry the school’s Superintendent and to choose him as his Best Man. Stan invites Lewis’ old friend from prison to the wedding, only to discover a secret that could prevent the wedding from happening at all. Meanwhile, Roger finds the perfect pair of shorts, and an encounter with Ricky Martin makes him question his self-confidence.

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    5.9/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Lincoln Lover

    S3:E411/5/2006

    Stan has his heart set on speaking at the Republican National Convention on behalf of the Langley chapter, but when they pass him up for another candidate, he accepts the only endorsement he gets from the local chapter of Gay Republicans. While the people around him disapprove of his new lifestyle choice, Stan decides to follow his heart to speak on their behalf.

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    5.8/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Pilot

    S1:E14/11/2012

    June moves to Manhattan for a dream job and the perfect company apartment, only to have them disappear in a puff of reality. It seems that her luck has turned when she gets hired at a coffee shop and finds Chloe, a charming, vivacious roommate - but with the morals of a pirate.

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    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Pulling Double Booty

    S5:E611/16/2008

    Hayley goes on a rampage after her boyfriend breaks up with her, but she calms down when she begins dating Stan's CIA body double, Bill. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger get jobs separating male and female chicks at a Chinatown hatchery.

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    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Daddy Queerest

    S5:E195/10/2009

    Francine and Stan swap spouses with their gay neighbours Terry and Greg when Terry's dad, a former football player who doesn't know that his son is gay, arrives for a visit. Meanwhile, Steve goes on a drunken bender.

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