The Best Episodes Directed By Marc Buckland

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(10 votes)

   #1 - White Lie Christmas

   S1:E1012/6/2005

   As the holiday season comes under way a few secrets are exposed when Earl attempts to cross number seventy-four off of his list: "always ruined Joy's Christmas." Earl, Randy, and Catalina enter a radio contest to win a brand new car for Joy to make up for all of the thoughtless Christmas presents Earl gave her while they were married. While Randy and Catalina vie over the car, Earl finds out that Joy's parents believe that he's still their son-in-law and that he's just returned from the war in Iraq. Joy is afraid to tell her father, an alleged racist, that she is now married to Darnell, so Earl plays the part, afraid of ruining another one of her Christmases.

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   8.4/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Quit Smoking

   S1:E29/27/2005

   Earl must make amends to Donny, an intimidating thug who spent two years in jail for a robbery Earl committed. Oddly enough, the only way he can do this is by helping Donny's mom quit smoking. Meanwhile, Joy discovers she's the beneficiary of Earl's will and decides to kill him!

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   8.4/10(10 votes)

   #3 - The Professor

   S1:E162/9/2006

   Earl's nervous about returning a laptop computer he stole from a college professor, mostly because he's uncomfortable around smart people. When the professor turns out to be a beautiful woman, he feels even more ill at ease, until she flatters him and asks him to speak about his list in front of her class. Meanwhile, Randy experiences fraternity life---and absolutely loves it.

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   8.3/10(7 votes)

   #4 - Robbed a Stoner Blind

   S2:E811/16/2006

   In the middle of a heat wave, Earl decides to cross number 26 off his list "Robbed a Stoner Blind." To accomplish this task Earl and Randy find Woody the stoner and must live an environmentally conscious life in the commune with Woody for a week.

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   8.2/10(10 votes)

   #5 - Joy's Wedding

   S1:E811/15/2005

   Darnell and Joy decided to tie the knot while Earl learns thru Randy’s invitation that he is not invited. To make things worse Joy has scheduled the wedding on Earl’s birthday so that all of their friends will be unable to celebrate with him. A drunken Earl crashes the party accidentally breaking Joy’s nose and now is forced to add “ruined Joy’s wedding” to his list.

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   8.2/10(9 votes)

   #6 - The Bounty Hunter

   S1:E214/6/2006

   Number forty-five "Ditched Jessie to Marry Joy" is next on the list when Jessie, Earl's ex-girlfriend returns to town seeking revenge. Earl must protect Joy in a lakeside retreat while Randy fights not to reveal their location to Jessie.

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   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Foreign Exchange Student

   S2:E152/1/2007

   Earl goes for #44 on his list trying to help Pierre, a French foreign exchange student, he made fun of when they went to school together. Earl flies him back to the US and he tries to hook Pierre up with a girl he had a crush on as a child. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina find their marriage changes in ways they would never imagine.

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   8.2/10(59 votes)

   #8 - Pilot

   S1:E110/28/2011

   Nick Burkhardt's life is completely transformed when his family's legacy is revealed to him and he discovers that he is a Grimm, a monster hunter who can see the creatures for what they really are.

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   8.1/10(10 votes)

   #9 - Something to Live For

   S1:E152/2/2006

   Earl takes his car troubles as a sign that it is time for him to redeem himself for a long run of stealing gas out of a complete stranger's car.

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    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Y2K

    S1:E193/23/2006

    When Earl is attempting to cross number 24 ("Stole a red 'Take-a-number' machine” ) off his list, Randy tries to get Earl to back down by trying to make him remember, through a flashback, how they got the machine around New Year’s Eve 1999. Darnell convinces the gang to believe that Y2K will signal the end of the world and they, happily, will be the last people on Earth.

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Made a Lady Think I Was God

    S2:E611/2/2006

    Earl takes on Number 12 on his list "Made a lady think I was God." Millie Banks, she was the manager of Earl's trailer park, he pretended to be the voice of God to get her to stop bothering them.

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    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Randy's Touchdown

    S1:E310/4/2005

    Back in their high school days, Earl ruined Randy's chance to score a touchdown during a key football game; now Earl must figure out a way to make things right.

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    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Very Bad Things

    S2:E19/21/2006

    When Joy and Darnell get into an argument over her surprise birthday, Earl jumps at the opportunity to cross off number 183 on his list “Never took Joy’s side”. Meanwhile Joy runs into various problems after trying to return a television set she recently purchased.

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    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Sticks & Stones

    S2:E310/5/2006

    Earl decides to cross off number ninety-one on his list "Made fun of Maggie Lester for having a moustache." Earl and Randy visit Maggie who is now working for a carnival as "The Amazing Bearded Woman" meanwhile Joy has a run in with the law.

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    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - A Proportional Response

    S1:E310/6/1999

    Still enraged at Morris's death, Bartlet makes a show of deadly force. C.J. is upset about being kept out of the loop about Laurie. Josh hires Bartlet's new personal assistant.

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    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Stole a Badge

    S1:E224/27/2006

    Earl tackles No. 127 on his list by making amends for pilfering a police officer's badge. When he discovers that the theft resulted in the cop's demotion, he tries to get the officer reinstated.

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    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Monkeys in Space

    S1:E141/26/2006

    Earl tackles number eighteen on his list when one of his old friends is arrested. Remebering that he told an inappropriate story at his birthday party he must give him one great day to make up the the terrible one before he was sent to prison.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Beating a Dead Workforce

    S2:E61/5/2010

    After an employee literally drops dead in the midst of Veridian's big push to finish a major project -- a machine that ironically will get people to sleep -- Veronica tries to use the incident as inspiration to make the staff work even harder.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Battle of the Bulbs

    S2:E312/22/2009

    Lem flips out when his mother, a brilliant scientist who has always intimidated him, comes to visit and begins an affair with Dr. Bhamba. Meanwhile, Ted gets miffed when Linda suddenly gets all the credit after she makes a suggestion to improve on his prize project, a light bulb that burns forever.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Mess of a Salesman

    S2:E111/26/2010

    Ted helps his fast talking brother, Billy, get a job selling lab equipment for one of Veridian's biggest suppliers, but no good deed goes unpunished, as Billy proceeds to sell Veridian more equipment than they could ever use and corrupts Phil and Lem in the process. Meanwhile, a charity for girls that Veridian supports gives Veronica an award, but when she and Linda learn that the company actually gives very little of the money it raises to the charity, they set out to make things right.

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head

    S3:E53/29/2019

    Joel and Sheila engage in a battle of wits (well, kind of) with Tommy. Ron shares his plans. Lisa is forced to -- ugh -- get serious.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - I Won't Die With a Little Help From My Friends

    S3:E124/3/2008

    After a car accident Earl is put in a coma and finds himself in an alternate world shown as a sitcom, while his friends try to keep him alive. Nothing can get Earl out of his coma, so Randy turns to a young faith healer from their past. However, the boy says that he no longer heals people because he discovered how Earl lived his life after he "healed" him the first time.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Chaz Dalton's Space Academy

    S4:E203/5/2009

    Earl works on a list item that has to do with Chaz Dalton, his childhood hero. Meanwhile, Darnell tries to help Joy make friends using the internet.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #24 - The Cult of Sheila

    S3:E103/29/2019

    Joel and Sheila have a scary man's undivided attention. Abby and Eric are surprised by hungry visitors. A troublesome trio crashes the Hammonds' party.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - It's Nothing Business, It's Just Personal

    S2:E412/29/2009

    When Veronica's sexy magician boyfriend Mordor comes to town and she starts slacking off at work big time, Ted tries to interfere in her love life to get her back on track. Meanwhile, Lem is perplexed when he is mysteriously given a bright red lab coat while everyone else has plain white ones... Is someone at Veridian trying to tell him something?

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