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The Best Episodes Written By Steven Levitan

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

  • Roseanne's Return
    10.0/10(1)

    #1 - Roseanne's Return

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 7/19/1995

    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.

    Director: Todd Holland

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Slow Donnie
    10.0/10(1)

    #2 - Slow Donnie

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 1/5/1999

    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.

    Director: Steven Levitan

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Breaking the Ice
    8.6/10(5)

    #3 - Breaking the Ice

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 4/18/1995

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

    Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Connection Lost
    8.4/10(28)

    #4 - Connection Lost

    Season 6 Episode 16

    Aired 2/25/2015

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

    Director: Steven Levitan

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Schooled
    8.3/10(16)

    #5 - Schooled

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 10/10/2012

    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.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Seat of Power
    8.0/10(6)

    #6 - Seat of Power

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 12/13/1994

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

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Nothing Personal
    8.0/10(1)

    #7 - Nothing Personal

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 9/13/1995

    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.

    Director: Todd Holland

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Say It Ain't So, Joe
    8.0/10(1)

    #8 - Say It Ain't So, Joe

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 4/30/1992

    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.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Blackout Biggins
    8.0/10(1)

    #9 - Blackout Biggins

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/22/1992

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

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • What the Cabbie Saw
    8.0/10(1)

    #10 - What the Cabbie Saw

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 1/14/1993

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Date Package Number Seven
    8.0/10(1)

    #11 - Date Package Number Seven

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 5/13/1993

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

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Joe Blows (1)
    8.0/10(1)

    #12 - Joe Blows (1)

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 11/4/1993

    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.

    Director: David Clark Lee

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Back Issues
    8.0/10(4)

    #13 - Back Issues

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/4/1997

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

    Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Who's the Boss
    8.0/10(1)

    #14 - Who's the Boss

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 10/25/2022

    Bree gets hit with surprising news during an on camera interview just as Reed gets a surprise visitor. Clay struggles with buying a house. Hannah and Gordon learn that there’s been a regime change at Hulu that does not bode well for the show.

    Director: Chris Koch

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Caught in the Act
    7.9/10(25)

    #15 - Caught in the Act

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/19/2011

    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.

    Director: Michael Spiller

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Three Dinners
    7.9/10(20)

    #16 - Three Dinners

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 1/22/2014

    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.

    Director: Steven Levitan

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave
    7.8/10(6)

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

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 1/9/1996

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

    Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Come Lie with Me
    7.8/10(6)

    #18 - Come Lie with Me

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 1/30/1996

    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.

    Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Message Received
    7.8/10(20)

    #19 - Message Received

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 5/7/2014

    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.

    Director: Jeffrey Walker

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Finale (1)
    7.8/10(12)

    #20 - 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: Steven Levitan

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  • Fifteen Percent
    7.7/10(27)

    #21 - Fifteen Percent

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/20/2010

    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.

    Director: Jason Winer

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • The Incident
    7.7/10(30)

    #22 - The Incident

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/14/2009

    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.

    Director: Jason Winer

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Clean Out Your Junk Drawer
    7.7/10(14)

    #23 - Clean Out Your Junk Drawer

    Season 7 Episode 8

    Aired 12/2/2015

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

    Director: Steven Levitan

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Boys' Night
    7.7/10(22)

    #24 - Boys' Night

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 3/23/2011

    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.

    Director: Chris Koch

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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  • Pilot
    7.6/10(40)

    #25 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/23/2009

    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.

    Director: Jason Winer

    Writer: Steven Levitan

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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".