8.3/1030 votes#1 - Spoiler Alert
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2007
Marshall awaits his bar exam results; Ted introduces his latest girlfriend to the gang, who all see the flaw that Ted has missed
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
8.0/1036 votes#2 - Brunch
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2006
Ted's parents visit New York for their anniversary and he learns a family secret. Robin worries that they won't like her. Lily and Marshall try to adjust to the new format of their relationship now that they are no longer together.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
8.0/1028 votes#3 - Intervention
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2008
When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands they hold it anyway.
Director: Michael J. Shea
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.9/1027 votes#4 - Cleaning House
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2010
When Barney convinces the gang to help his mom move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been very protective of Barney and lied to him about events throughout his life. Meanwhile, Ted gets upset when Robin oversells him to a blind date.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.9/1014 votes#5 - Phil's Sexy, Sexy House
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2015
Phil is selling an upscale home where various members of the family sneak off for alone time.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.8/1028 votes#6 - The Wedding Bride
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2010
When Ted takes a date to see a new hit movie, "The Wedding Bride," he is shocked to learn the story is loosely based on his life, and that it was written by Tony, the man Stella left him for at the altar.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.7/1011 votes#7 - Finale (1)
Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2020
Mitchell and Cam settle in on their new normal, and Phil and Claire decide that one of the kids needs to move out in order to take control of the house again. Meanwhile, as Gloria becomes more successful at work, she notices Jay, Manny and Joe don’t seem to need her as much.
Director: Steven Levitan
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.6/1011 votes#8 - Spuds
Season 11 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2020
Phil and Claire take Haley and Dylan to dinner to reassure them they are not bad parents. While out to dinner, they run into Mitch and Cam who are chaperoning Lily’s first date, as well as Jay and Gloria after attending Joe’s school play.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.6/1019 votes#9 - Queer Eyes, Full Hearts
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2014
Haley and Andy start spending a lot of time together. Gloria wants Manny to learn Spanish at school instead of French, and a reporter takes more than a passing interest in Cameron and Mitchell's lives.
Director: Jason Winer
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.6/1028 votes#10 - The Fortress
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/2013
Barney reluctantly attempts to sell his apartment by holding an open house, during which Ted and Marshall get mistaken for a couple. Tension arises between Lily and Marshall when her new job causes her to spend less time at home.
Director: Michael J. Shea
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.5/1017 votes#11 - Crying Out Loud
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2015
Claire gets a job offer from a big hotel chain, but can't tell if Jay wants her to take it or keep working for him. Meanwhile, Phil, Haley and Luke are more interested in Alex's senior "ditch day" than she is; and Manny is dopey from pain killers after having his wisdom teeth pulled, so Gloria seizes the opportunity to get rid of his new girlfriend.
Director: Ryan Case
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.5/1028 votes#12 - The Goat
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/2008
Barney and Marshall have a discussion about "The Bro Code" because Barney has broken it and wants advice.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.5/1016 votes#13 - Integrity
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2015
Jay and Phil try to stand up for themselves on the home front while Haley attempts it at work.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.4/109 votes#14 - Daddy Issues
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2018
When Gloria’s ex-boyfriend Jorge stops by for a visit, his striking resemblance to Manny makes Jay question if he might be Manny’s real dad; Phil agonizes over getting the perfect anniversary gift for Claire; Cam and Mitch are out of their depth when Lily gets into a fight at school over bras.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.4/1028 votes#15 - Right Place, Right Time
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2009
Ted ponders how being in the right place at the right time can impact a person's life; Barney celebrates his 200th female conquest.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.4/1027 votes#16 - Zoo or False
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2010
When Marshall gets mugged, Lily decides she wants to get a gun for protection, so Marshall comes up with a convoluted story about the mugging to deter Lily from following through.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.4/1026 votes#17 - Karma
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/2012
Barney continues his pursuit of Quinn. Ted has to deal with Robin's old room, while Robin gets a taste of suburban life from Marshall and Lily.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.3/109 votes#18 - Commencement
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2019
Cam is finally getting a chance to shine when he is asked to preside over the high school graduation ceremony at the last minute, while Jay gives the commencement address. Meanwhile, Claire runs into her former high school rival who brings out the worst in her.
Director: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.3/1026 votes#19 - The Naked Truth
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2011
Marshall gets a great job offer that he fears may be scuttled by a social media background check. Ted needs a date for the Architects Ball.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.2/109 votes#20 - Perfect Pairs
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2019
Phil, Claire, Alex and Luke love having the twins around, but taking care of them is exhausting! However, when they realize the babies might help them with a few things on their to-do lists, they offer to give Haley the day off.
Director: Iwona Sapienza
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.2/1013 votes#21 - Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2016
Luke’s Halloween party isn’t the monster bash he dreamed of and is at risk of having the worst party of the year. Sensing trouble, the rest of the Dunphy’s realize all his party needs is a visit from Rod Skyhook, a little promotion and some adult supervision to get it started. Meanwhile at the Tucker-Pritchett home, Cam faces off with his Halloween nemesis while Lily and Mitchell try to save the day and work to keep him from going to the darkside. Finally, when Jay finds out that Manny is going to a party at the home of an old enemy, he enlists him to deliver a trick he will never forget.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.1/1011 votes#22 - Good Grief
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2018
It’s another epic Halloween full of costumes, tricks and treats for the Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker clan as they deal with huge, unexpected news.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.1/1013 votes#23 - Promposal
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2016
With Closet-Con right around the corner, Claire is on high alert and convinced there is a mole in the company. Meanwhile, Phil goes vigilante when he and Gloria confront Auntie Alice for stealing her hot sauce recipe. Jay tries to teach Joe how to do some manly handy work, and with prom coming up, Mitch helps Luke with his "promposal" while Cam helps with Manny's, but Cam goes a little overboard, revealing that there maybe something deeper going on.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
7.0/1012 votes#24 - Clash of Swords
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2018
Mitchell sneaks out to “Hero-Con” with fanboy Phil, dressed as their favorite characters from the show “Clash of Swords.” It’s great until Phil commits the ultimate fan faux pas. In a clash of another kind, Gloria’s dinosaur party for Joe is ruined when her nemesis, Dr. Donna Duncan, upstages her with a far bigger and better party right next door.
Director: James Alan Hensz
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
6.9/1012 votes#25 - Snow Ball
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2016
When Manny and Luke put on the school’s lavish winter dance and end up over their heads due to a texting error, it is up to them to fix it before the end of the night. Meanwhile, Gloria, Claire, Mitchell and Cam all volunteer at the dance while Jay’s thinly veiled guise to get out of it by pretending to want to spend time with Phil backfires. During the dance, Claire and Gloria attempt to set up Marjorie, an overbearing mom, with the school’s principal. Finally, Mitchell is unnerved to be back in high school and is shocked to see a lot of himself in the school bully and feels he needs a little guidance.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
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"Spoiler Alert" is the best rated episode written by Stephen Lloyd. It scored 8.3/10 based on 30 votes. It was directed by Pamela Fryman. It aired on 11/12/2007 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Brunch".