The Best Episodes Directed By Eric Appel

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Training Day

   S3:E510/12/2011

   Thad offers to teach Alex what it is to be a local celebrity but he has ulterior motives. Mary Jo goes to exterme lengths to impress Coach Daniels' wife, who herself is trying to revive her sex life with her husband.

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - Death Penalty

   S3:E1111/16/2011

   BMS rejoices when they find they will be playing Blackwell for the Bowl Championship. The celebration is cut short, however, when the NCAA comes at them with 3 years of dirt on the team - enough to bring the axe down on the football program.

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Fun Facts

   S3:E811/2/2011

   As Coach Daniels prepares to be inducted into the College Hall of Fame, Thad comes to terms with some troubling secrets from Daniels' past while Alex connects with Marty on a new level.

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   8.2/10(59 votes)

   #4 - Halloween II

   S2:E410/19/2014

   For their annual Halloween wager, Jake bets Holt that he can steal his watch before midnight, and Gina gets kicked off her dance squad, Floorgasm.

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   7.7/10(37 votes)

   #5 - The Empty Chair

   S3:E55/22/2016

   Richard's ego gets in the way during an interview. Erlich makes his pitch to Big Head. Dinesh, Gilfoyle and Jared lose track of some hardware.

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   7.7/10(55 votes)

   #6 - Captain Peralta

   S2:E183/8/2015

   When Jake's absentee father visits, Charles suspects he's up to no good. Holt throws down a brain twister challenge.

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   7.7/10(40 votes)

   #7 - Bachmanity Insanity

   S3:E65/29/2016

   Richard's neuroses could ruin his new relationship. Big Head and Erlich's launch party goes awry. Dinesh is smitten with a foreign coworker.

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   7.7/10(49 votes)

   #8 - The Swedes

   S3:E912/6/2015

   Tensions flare as Jake and Rosa work a case with two peculiar Swedish cops. Neil deGrasse Tyson drops by to help Gina prepare for a big test.

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   7.6/10(34 votes)

   #9 - Jury Duty

   S8:E132/2/2012

   Jim returns from jury duty, only to have to deal with Dwight's pesky questions about the details of the case. Elsewhere, Angela and her senator beau welcome their baby.

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    7.5/10(43 votes)

    #10 - Kicks

    S5:E310/10/2017

    Freed from prison and back on duty, Jake hunts for a sneaker thief under Holt's watchful eye. Meanwhile, Rosa suspects Pimento of infidelity.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Clavado En Un Bar

    S3:E111/7/2014

    When Jess has to make a quick decision about her career, her friends all recall how they ended up at their jobs.

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    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Models

    S2:E510/23/2012

    After spending a wild night out with Cece and her model friends, Jess jumps in the driver's seat when she must fill in for Cece at a car show. Meanwhile, the guys question what defines male friendship after Schmidt buys Nick a cookie.

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    6.9/10(20 votes)

    #13 - What About Fred

    S5:E21/12/2016

    Jumping back into the dating pool, Jess finds herself dating a dud (guest star Taran Killam), but falls in love with his perfect parents (guest stars Henry Winkler and Julie Haggerty). Meanwhile, Nick (Jake Johnson) and Schmidt have very different ideas about how to run the bar.

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