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The Best Episodes Written By Rob Thomas

Every TV Episode Written by Rob Thomas Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.7/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Investors Dinner

    S1:E4

    A land tycoon expects flawless service from the Party Down crew, but Ron's dreams of success threaten to ruin everything. Kyle makes a friend whose lifestyle he hopes to emulate.

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    Director:Bryan Gordon
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  2. 8.6/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Leave It to Beaver

    S1:E22

    In the shocking, action-packed season finale, a determined Veronica must betray someone she cares deeply about in order to solve the season-long mystery of who murdered her best friend Lilly Kane, but what she discovers puts her life in serious danger. Meanwhile, on the eve of a reception for the Governor of Calif., Jake Kane asks Duncan if he really wants to know what happened on the night Lilly died. Later, Keith awaits the results of a paternity test.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  3. 8.5/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Salivation Army

    S2:E19

    Working together on a mission, Liv, Detective Babineaux and Major crash Vaughn’s Super Max Rager party, where Rob Thomas performs a song from his solo career. Meanwhile, Blaine reaches out to Peyton for help, which does not sit well with Ravi.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  4. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Mars vs. Mars

    S1:E14

    When one of Neptune High's haughtier students brings a sexual harassment suit against a favorite teacher, Veronica finds herself pitted against her father when the girl's parents hire Keith to help in their case. Meanwhile, with the tabloids claiming his mom is still alive, Logan turns to Veronica to help him track down the truth. Later, Veronica discovers more unsettling information about Duncan's hidden medical condition.

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  5. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Spit & Eggs

    S3:E9

    After the campus rapist anonymously announces the location of his next rape, Veronica hires her friends to help her track him down, but is shocked when she discovers the rapist's identity. Meanwhile, Logan makes a drastic decision about his future with Veronica, and Dean O'Dell hires Keith to prove that his wife is unfaithful.

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    Director:Rob Thomas
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  6. 8.1/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Precious Lights Pre-School Auction

    S2:E2

    Having trouble letting go of his leadership position, Ron and Henry clash at a fundraiser where parents will do anything to get their kids into an exclusive elementary school.

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    Director:Fred Savage
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  7. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Donut Run

    S2:E11

    When Duncan disappears with Meg's baby, Lamb must work with two FBI agents to extract as much information as possible from an uncooperative Veronica. Meanwhile, Wallace reveals the real reason he returned to Neptune, and Weevil and Logan make a breakthrough in their hunt for the rogue gang member.

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    Director:Rob Thomas
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  8. 8.0/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Blaine's World

    S1:E13

    As Liv and Clive try to track down Cameron and determine his connection to Max Rager, Blaine interrogates Major about the missing brains.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  9. 8.0/10(9 votes)

    #9 - And He Shall Be a Good Man

    S4:E13

    The outside world further isolates Seattle while Peyton, Ravi, Clive and Major race to save Liv from execution for her work as Renegade.

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    Director:Dan Etheridge
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  10. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - All's Well That Ends Well

    S5:E13

    As Liv, Ravi and Clive race to finalize the cure, Peyton faces a showdown with Blaine, and Major takes a bold gamble to save Seattle once and for all.

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    Director:Jason Bloom
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  11. 7.9/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Return of the Kane

    S1:E6

    Veronica investigates possible fraud in the election of student council president at school after Duncan wins, beating a more popular, but less affluent student who promised to eliminate the wealthy students' on-campus perks. Meanwhile, Logan causes a public relations nightmare for his movie star parents Aaron and Lynn Echolls when footage of him organizing boxing matches between homeless men is posted on the internet and leaked to the media. Later, Veronica and Keith learn that the man who admitted to murdering Lilly is set to be executed, but a second look at crime scene photographs puts his confession in question.

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  12. 7.9/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Looking for Mr. Goodbrain (2)

    S3:E13

    Liv uncovers the shocking truth about the virus and the far-reaching consequences of the vaccine. Majors exams his future as a human. Blaine makes a business proposal.

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    Director:Dan Etheridge
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  13. 7.8/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Credit Where Credit's Due

    S1:E2

    Veronica doesn't believe the evidence adds up against Weevil, who has confessed to stealing credit card applications from Logan's family, and launches an investigation to help her new ally. Meanwhile, after joining Ms. Mallory Dent's newspaper class, Veronica clashes with socialite Caitlin Ford, Logan's bombshell girlfriend, but is intrigued by the attention shown to her by another wealthy student, Troy Vandegraff, a friend of ex-boyfriend Duncan. Later, Veronica learns that Lilly got a ticket driving her car on the day she died -- two hours after her supposed time of death.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  14. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore

    S1:E1

    In part one of the series premiere, Harrison Wilson accepts the job position as principal of West Beverly Hills High, forcing the Wilson family to relocate from Kansas to California and adjust to new life in the city - all while keeping a close watch on their troubled grandmother Tabitha.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  15. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Not Pictured

    S2:E22

    After discovering the true perpetrator of the bus crash, Veronica is desperate to warn others before it's too late. However, she inadvertently puts herself and her loved ones at risk in the process. Meanwhile, Keith tracks down Woody in hiding, Wallace leaves for Paris to be with Jackie, and Weevil again runs into trouble with the law.

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  16. 7.7/10(19 votes)

    #16 - The Whopper

    S2:E13

    Liv, Ravi, and Major get a lead on the Utopium-tainted corpses when the man who may have killed them turns up dead. Meanwhile, Blaine discovers that his father left his money to his maid in case he died due to foul play, and Clive and Dale realize that Major is involved with Blaine.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  17. 7.7/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother

    S3:E1

    Liv has discovered there are more zombies living in Seattle than she previously believed. In fact, there’s a private military contractor employing a small zombie army, and that army is preparing for the day humans learn of their existence. Major was exonerated for the crimes of the Chaos Killer, but is still considered a pariah. He manages to land a job with the one and only place that will hire him. Meanwhile, Blaine is accused of lying.

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    Director:Dan Etheridge
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  18. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Thug Death

    S5:E1

    While investigating a murder case with no body and no brain to eat, the only evidence Liv and Clive have to work with is a grainy video and a little bit of blood found at the crime scene. Meanwhile, Blaine is up to his old tricks.

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    Director:Dan Etheridge
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  19. 7.6/10(26 votes)

    #19 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    While trying to navigate the everyday drama of high school, the smart, fearless, 17-year-old Veronica Mars also moonlights as an apprentice private investigator out to solve her wealthy town of Neptune's toughest mysteries. After coming to the aid of the new kid, sophomore Wallace Fennel, who's been duct-taped to the school's flagpole, Veronica ends up incurring the wrath of the thugs who put him there, Eli "Weevil" Navarro and his P.C.H. Biker Boyz. To get Weevil and his gang off her and Wallace's case, Veronica devises an intricate plan that helps some of Weevil's cronies avoid trouble with the law. Meanwhile, defying her father, Keith Mars, the disgraced former sheriff turned private eye, Veronica pursues a late-night case of adultery against billionaire Jake Kane, only to make an unsettling discovery about her mother, who abandoned Veronica and Keith a year ago.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  20. 7.6/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Drinking the Kool-Aid

    S1:E9

    The wealthy parents of a Neptune High senior hire Keith and Veronica to investigate a cult-like group and its charismatic leader after their son Casey moves out to live on the collective farm. Meanwhile, Veronica attempts to get to the bottom of Abel Koontz' claim that her real father is Jake Kane.

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  21. 7.6/10(31 votes)

    #21 - The Exterminator

    S1:E3

    Liv's newest corpse is a sociopathic hitman, and she's apathetically shocked to discover that she no longer feels emotions. Meanwhile, Marcy turns up as a full zombie and Ravi hopes that he can restore her in the hopes that it will lead to a cure for Liv.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  22. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Sepulveda Basin High School Spring Play Opening Night

    S3:E6

    Henry and the Party Down crew scheme to keep their latest party going all night.

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  23. 7.5/10(39 votes)

    #23 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Medical resident Liv Moore becomes a zombie and loses her ambition until she begins working at the city morgue to gain access to brains that give her sustenance and allow her to maintain her humanity. She also learns that her new diet enables her to experience a victim's memories that can be used to help solve the person's murder.

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    Director:Rob Thomas
    Writer:Rob Thomas
  24. 7.4/10(9 votes)

    #24 - The Bitch Is Back

    S3:E20

    As the end of the first semester at Hearst College draws to an end, the election for sheriff in Neptune comes to a close and Veronica and Piz discuss the effect a summer apart will have on their relationship.

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    Writer:Rob Thomas
  25. 7.4/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Spring Break Forever

    S4:E1

    Panic spreads through Neptune when a bomb goes off during spring break. Veronica and Keith are hired by the wealthy family of one victim injured in the bombing to find out who is responsible.

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Rob Thomas Ratings Summary

"Investors Dinner" is the best rated episode written by Rob Thomas. It scored 8.7/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by Bryan Gordon. It aired on 4/10/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Leave It to Beaver".