The Best Episodes Written By Steven Levitan

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Slow Donnie

   S3:E111/5/1999

   Jack and Finch discover a pneumonic-message system in the wall. Meanwhile, Elliott invites Maya to his house for his ""slow"" brother's birthday party. At the party, Donnie reveals to Maya that he's not really ""slow."" Maya tries to tell Elliott that Donnie's not stupid, but just ends up looking silly herself. Jack's inanity causes Donnie to reveal his act. And a gift of a parakeet explodes into a living nightmare for Nina.

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   8.5/10(32 votes)

   #2 - Connection Lost

   S6:E162/25/2015

   Claire does some online snooping that causes drama with the rest of the family.

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   8.5/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Breaking the Ice

   S2:E204/18/1995

   Stranded for the night in an old ice fishing shack, Frasier confronts his father's inability to say "I love you" to his sons.

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   8.2/10(17 votes)

   #4 - Schooled

   S4:E210/10/2012

   Claire and Phil embarass Haley when they drop her off at college; Manny makes Gloria and Jay take a class; Lily gets into a tussle on her first day of kindergarten.

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Seat of Power

   S2:E1112/13/1994

   Frasier and Niles confront the bullies who used to torment them in junior high school.

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   #6 - Come Lie with Me

   S3:E121/30/1996

   Frasier is uncomfortable when Daphne's boyfriend spends the night in her room, but soon finds he's even more uncomfortable with the prospect of Daphne moving out.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Back Issues

   S1:E13/4/1997

   Magazine owner Jack Gallo makes peace with his estranged daughter when she asks him for monetary help--and lands a job at the mag.

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   #8 - Say It Ain't So, Joe

   S3:E214/30/1992

   To help commemorate the anticipated breaking of Joe's old high school strike-out record, Joe's old coach coerces him to fly him and his star player to the game. But when heavy fog prevents his landing on time, some question whether his concern was safety or for his own high school record.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Blackout Biggins

   S4:E410/22/1992

   Roy is struck out at Fenway Park by his own rendition of the National Anthem, and Fay commits a costly personal foul at work.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - What the Cabbie Saw

    S4:E121/14/1993

    Antonio performs his civic duty when he helps bring to court a suspected robber and then testifies against him. But then the suspect gets released on a technicality, and Antonio starts to fear for his life.

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    #11 - Date Package Number Seven

    S4:E225/13/1993

    Alex finally agrees to a date with Brian, only to find out later it was all a set-up.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Joe Blows (1)

    S5:E711/4/1993

    Joe feels the weight of the world coming down on him as everyone comes to him to help solve their problems. As the stress mounts, he knows he must make a drastic change.

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    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Caught in the Act

    S2:E131/19/2011

    It's Phil and Claire's anniversary, and when the kids go to surprise them with breakfast in bed, they get a surprise of their own. Jay and Gloria's plans for a Vegas vacation are ruined because of a brutally honest email accidentally sent to Claire, and Mitchell and Cam try to get into a new restaurant owned by a mom at Lily's preschool.

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    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #14 - It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave

    S3:E101/9/1996

    Frasier realizes he has strong feelings for Kate, just when she announces that she's relocating to Chicago.

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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Three Dinners

    S5:E131/22/2014

    Haley turns the tables when Claire and Phil try to talk with her about her future; Jay receives news from his friend Shorty and his wife, Darlene; Cam and Mitch go on a romantic date.

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    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Message Received

    S5:E225/7/2014

    Jay, Gloria and Manny challenge each other to step outside their comfort zone and try something new. Mitch and Cam's wedding is getting too big and costly so they resort to selling a couple of their prized possessions, and the kids play a joke on Phil and Claire.

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    7.7/10(47 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

    S1:E19/23/2009

    Jay has just recently married his younger, Colombian wife, Gloria, but he's having trouble keeping up with her and her son Manny. Claire is having trouble with her own family, especially with her husband Phil, who thinks he can be hip with his three kids. Also, Mitchell and his partner Cameron adopt a Vietnamese baby, Lily.

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    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #18 - The Incident

    S1:E410/14/2009

    Claire and Mitchell's mother, Dede, drops in for a surprise visit and is determined to make amends with everyone she offended during what has been deemed "the incident" at Jay and Gloria's wedding. Needless to say, no one is thrilled to see her and everything comes to a head when the whole family shows up to dinner at Claire's house.

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    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #19 - Fifteen Percent

    S1:E131/20/2010

    Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies might be secretly gay. Jay doesn't believe it for a second... except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover and Claire faces off with Phil's universal remote.

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    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #20 - Boys' Night

    S2:E183/23/2011

    Luke becomes friends with a curmudgeon old neighbor, which does not please Phil and Claire. Meanwhile, Gloria and Manny try to get Jay to join them at the symphony, but in an attempt to avoid the concert, he instead ends up with Mitchell and Cameron on their "boys' night out" while Haley babysits for Lily.

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    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #21 - A Year of Birthdays

    S10:E225/8/2019

    As the birth of Haley and Dylan's twins approaches, we take a look back at how each family member celebrated their birthdays this past year.

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    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Clean Out Your Junk Drawer

    S7:E812/2/2015

    Gloria wins a silent auction to have a therapist come for an afternoon with the adults; Haley and Alex consider dumping their boyfriends.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Finale (1)

    S11:E174/8/2020

    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.

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    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Unplugged

    S2:E510/20/2010

    In an attempt to reconnect the family, Phil and Claire challenge the family to see who can abstain from using their electronic devices the longest. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Cameron attempt to get Lilly into the best pre-school and Gloria deals with the neighbor's barking dog.

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    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Treehouse

    S3:E711/2/2011

    Gloria persuades Jay to commit to a night of salsa dancing after seeing how much his friend Shorty and his girlfriend do together. Meanwhile, Cameron makes a bet that he can get a woman's phone number at the bar, and Phil builds a tree house for Luke.

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