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The Best Episodes Written By Seth Macfarlane

Every TV Episode Written by Seth Macfarlane Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.3/10(38 votes)

    #1 - Identity (2)

    S2:E9

    The Kaylons take control of the Orville with the intention of destroying all biological lifeforms.

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  2. 8.1/10(39 votes)

    #2 - Lasting Impressions

    S2:E11

    The Orville crew members open a time capsule from 2015.

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  3. 7.9/10(44 votes)

    #3 - Mad Idolatry

    S1:E12

    Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.

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  4. 7.7/10(36 votes)

    #4 - A Happy Refrain

    S2:E6

    The Orville crew is surprised when Claire's personal life takes an unexpected turn, and Gordon makes an unusual grooming suggestion to Bortus.

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  5. 7.6/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Just Say Yes

    S1:E1

    When Matty makes Ted go to school with John, Ted immediately decides to get expelled.

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  6. 7.5/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Desperately Seeking Susan

    S1:E5

    Blaire convinces Matty and Susan to let Ted act as their marriage therapist. After the session, Ted, John and Blaire encourage Susan to pursue the career she abandoned long ago.

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  7. 7.4/10(52 votes)

    #7 - If the Stars Should Appear

    S1:E4

    Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship

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  8. 7.4/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Command Performance

    S1:E2

    When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.

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  9. 7.3/10(48 votes)

    #9 - Pria

    S1:E5

    After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville’s new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke.

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  10. 7.3/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Blood of Patriots

    S2:E10

    Ed must initiate peace talks with the Krill.

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  11. 7.2/10(78 votes)

    #11 - Old Wounds

    S1:E1

    It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.

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  12. 7.2/10(46 votes)

    #12 - Majority Rule

    S1:E7

    When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society’s government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.

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  13. 7.2/10(41 votes)

    #13 - New Dimensions

    S1:E11

    Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So, she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all things living.

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  14. 7.1/10(61 votes)

    #14 - Death Has a Shadow

    S1:E1

    After Peter heavily drinks at a bachelor party, even though he told Lois he would not, he gets fired from his job at the Happy-go-Lucky toy factory for being hung over. Peter soon applies for welfare, but after a mix-up, gets sent a check for $150,000. Eventually, Lois finds out, and Peter decides to return the money by dumping it from a blimp at the Super Bowl. He is arrested as a result, and his family ends up coming to his rescue.

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  15. 7.0/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Ja'loja

    S2:E1

    As The Orville heads towards Moclus for Bortus' special once-a-year ceremony, Ed discovers Kelly has moved on and has started dating. Meanwhile, Gordon asks for John's help in getting game, and Claire turns to Isaac for parenting advice.

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  16. 7.0/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Twice in a Lifetime

    S3:E6

    The crew must rescue Gordon from a distant yet familiar world.

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  17. 7.0/10(28 votes)

    #17 - Family Guy Viewer Mail #1

    S3:E21

    Viewer mail inspires three stories in which Peter loses his bones, the Griffins gain superpowers, and Peter and his friends appear as eight-year-old "Little Rascals."

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  18. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Date With an Antelope

    S1:E9

    Johnny meets an antelope named ""Carol"" for a date. He did not realize Carol was an antelope because he met her on the Internet. On their date, everything went horribly wrong, and at the end, Carol confesses that she was only dating Johnny to get her boyfriend (which is a crab) jealous.

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  19. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - My Fair Dork

    S1:E13

    A dorky kid is trying to get a date with Suzy for a dance and Johnny shows him the way to get girls and the kid ends up getting girls by acting like Johnny and also gets a date with Suzy.

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  20. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Day the Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much

    S1:E22

    Bravo explains to the court about how time froze yesterday and how he took advantage of it by eating candy without paying for it, having a free supper and spending a night at a hotel without paying for a key!

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  21. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Aisle of Mixed-Up Toys

    S1:E23

    The Aisle Of Mixed Up Toys In order to get a little girl's adult sister to love him, Johnny must get some toys to sell for the homeless and when he gets to the toy store, he has to take part in a big war!

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  22. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Jumbo Johnny

    S1:E27

    To become more muscular and bigger, Johnny purchases a new product called ""Uber Mass"". In the instructions said that it will take approximately 6 weeks to work, but Johnny did not care and drinks most of the entire surplus. As a result, Johnny becomes a FAT man.

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  23. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Johnny Real Good

    S1:E34

    Johnny is trying to earn to earn money for a car so he babysits this kid named Timmy, who has powers and does bad stuff to Johnny.

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  24. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West!

    S1:E36

    Mrs Bravo is supposed to be home at 6:00 after shopping but at 6:01, she is not home! Johnny sets out to find her! He gains the help of the original Batman, Adam West! They follow a ridiculous trail of clues that lead them of course to jail!

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  25. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Johnny Meets Donny Osmond

    S1:E38

    After breaking his mom's favourite cabinet thanks to Suzy's shenanigans, Johnny needs a nanny and Donny Osmond is the man for the job! He looks after Johnny in a Mary Poppins-like attitude but actually cramps Bravo's style in the process! Don't miss the ending of this episode!

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Seth MacFarlane Ratings Summary

"Identity (2)" is the best rated episode written by Seth MacFarlane. It scored 8.25/10 based on 38 votes. It was directed by Jon Cassar. It aired on 2/28/2019 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lasting Impressions".