The Best Episodes Written By Steven Levitan

Every TV Episode Written by Steven Levitan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Roseanne's Return
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Roseanne's Return

    S4:E1

    Larry is apprehensive over a guest appearance by former girl friend Roseanne and decides to see a psychiatrist. The office follows the O.J. trial.

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  2. Background image for Slow Donnie
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Slow Donnie

    S3:E11

    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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  3. Background image for Breaking the Ice
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Breaking the Ice

    S2:E20

    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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  4. Background image for Connection Lost
    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Connection Lost

    S6:E16

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

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  5. Background image for Schooled
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Schooled

    S4:E2

    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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  6. Background image for Seat of Power
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Seat of Power

    S2:E11

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

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  7. Background image for Come Lie with Me
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Come Lie with Me

    S3:E12

    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. Background image for Nothing Personal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Nothing Personal

    S4:E8

    Paula has trouble booking guests for sweeps week, so she leans on Larry to ask his friend Jeff Goldblum, who in turn offers to help Larry get a date with a network publicist.

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  9. Background image for Caught in the Act
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Caught in the Act

    S2:E13

    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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  10. Background image for Back Issues
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Back Issues

    S1:E1

    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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  11. Background image for Say It Ain't So, Joe
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Say It Ain't So, Joe

    S3:E21

    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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  12. Background image for Blackout Biggins
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Blackout Biggins

    S4:E4

    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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  13. Background image for What the Cabbie Saw
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - What the Cabbie Saw

    S4:E12

    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.

    Director:N/A
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  14. Background image for Date Package Number Seven
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Date Package Number Seven

    S4:E22

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

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  15. Background image for Joe Blows (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Joe Blows (1)

    S5:E7

    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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  16. Background image for It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave
    7.9/10(7 votes)

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

    S3:E10

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

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  17. Background image for Three Dinners
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Three Dinners

    S5:E13

    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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  18. Background image for Message Received
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #18 - Message Received

    S5:E22

    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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  19. Background image for Pilot
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #19 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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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  20. Background image for The Incident
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #20 - The Incident

    S1:E4

    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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  21. Background image for Fifteen Percent
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Fifteen Percent

    S1:E13

    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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  22. Background image for Boys' Night
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Boys' Night

    S2:E18

    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.

    Director:Chris Koch
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  23. Background image for Clean Out Your Junk Drawer
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Clean Out Your Junk Drawer

    S7:E8

    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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  24. Background image for Finale (1)
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Finale (1)

    S11:E17

    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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  25. Background image for Unplugged
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Unplugged

    S2:E5

    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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Steven Levitan Ratings Summary

"Roseanne's Return" is the best rated episode written by Steven Levitan. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Todd Holland. It aired on 7/19/1995 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Slow Donnie".