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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Graduation
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E22

    As Kevin graduates from Junior High, he wants to believe nothing will change, but he learns that things can and do change when he discovers Paul is going to a private school in the coming year. Winnie is also anxious about the future. And Kevin has to drive Mrs. Heimer to the hospital when she goes into labor.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - The Lake
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E1

    The Arnold and Pfeiffer family go on a joint family trip. Kevin meets a wild young girl who smokes! Kevin and Cara have a good time together, so much so that he ditches dinner with his family to see her one last time - expecting to never see her again.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Grandpa's Car
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E12

    Grandpa Arnold is getting old and is involved in a minor car accident. He isn't ready to give up his driver's licence until his grandson, Kevin, tells him what he needs to hear.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 22 - Independence Day
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E22

    After Kevin loses all his money and his car in a poker game, he decides he has to leave the resort - there's nothing to keep him there now. The next day he says goodbye to Winnie, punches Eric and storms out. Hitchhiking out of town, he runs into Winnie who has been fired from her job. They begin to argue and lose the ride they had flagged down. Later, sheltering in a barn they talk about how much has changed between them. Winnie thinks it's just inevitable - that everyone grows up. Kevin doesn't want to believe it and neither does Winnie, not really. They kiss, passionately. The next day they both return to Kevin's hometown for the last 4th of July he will ever spend there. Karen has returned home and she is pregnant...

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 21 - Summer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E21

    It is summer and Kevin is working for his dad in the furniture factory. He is getting frustrated and wants to take off with Jeff and Chuck on a road-trip, but he can't. Winnie, what's more, is working away from town and Kevin wants to visit her - so he quits his job and leaves town. When he gets there though, he finds that he is not wanted and that Winnie has fallen for a lifeguard named Eric.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E17

    It's the end of seventh grade for Kevin and a summer full of changes in his life. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are breaking up and Miss White announces she is going to get married.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Summer Song
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E1

    Kevin enters uncharted waters when he meets an older girl during his summer vacation.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - The Tree House
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E15

    When Kevin and his dad build a treehouse in the backyard, they discover they get a good view of an attractive neighbor planting her tomatoes. Meanwhile, Doug is in shock after having heard "the talk" from his dad.

    Director:Michael Dinner
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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Goodbye
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E20

    When Kevin thinks the best he can do in math is a B, his teacher Mr. Collins sets him the task of getting an A and even offers him private lessons. When Mr. Collins suddenly pulls out of the lessons shortly before the exams, Kevin feels betrayed and fills his exam with nonsensical answers.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - Moving
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E23

    When Jack begins to complain about dry rot in the house, Kevin begins to think that his father might consider moving. When it is revealed that the Arnolds are staying put and it is the Coopers who are moving out, Kevin buys Winnie a ring as "insurance." Kevin decides to attend Karen's graduation from high school rather than watch Winnie leave.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - Separate Rooms
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E18

    When Kevin and Wayne decide it's too cramped for two grown boys in their bedroom, they decide one of them should be allowed to move into Karen's room, now that she's away at college. The trouble is, who is going to be the one to go?

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Growing Up
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E1

    The family attends Jack's company picnic. Kevin is not looking forward to seeing Mimi Detweiler, who used to have a crush on him. Wayne's new girlfriend Angela annoys everyone but Wayne. Kevin beans Jack with a baseball at the father-son baseball game. Karen leaves for college.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Little Debbie
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E6

    Paul's sister Debbie needs someone to take her to a cotillion and Kevin is guilted into the task. Meanwhile, Paul, Doug and Randy go to the football game to watch cheerleader Donna Delgado.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Homecoming
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    S6:E1

    While Kevin tries to take his relationship with Winnie another step, Wayne's friend Wart returns from Vietnam a changed man. Kevin decides to steal the opposing team's mascot at the homecoming football game, but the childish prank is overshadowed by a realization of how Wart has been affected by the war.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Scenes from a Wedding
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E3

    When the Arnolds attend the wedding of Jack's boss' daughter, one of the bridesmaids turns her attention to Kevin. He tries to get a bottle of champagne for them to consume together, but ends up drinking it while he waits for her. When she does arrive, Kevin vomits on her. Later, Wayne tells Kevin that he's had sex with the bride.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Rock 'n Roll
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E10

    Kevin joins a band, The Electric Shoes, when he is inspired by The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - The Family Car
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E7

    When the Arnold family car breaks down and Jack can't fix it, Kevin hopes his father will buy something more fancy.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Faith
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E18

    It's tax time and Jack is in a bad mood. Meanwhile, Norma worries about the Apollo 13 astronauts and Kevin worries about his class assignment - to write his own obituary.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Thanks for the Memories
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    S2:E9

    It's Thanksgiving at Seattle Grace Hospital but the holiday's festivites are less than in order. Meredith and Derek try to counsel a family after their relative has had a seriously traumatic accident.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.4/10(95 votes)

    S1:E1

    When a rival club cleans out and then destroys their illegal arms warehouse, SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original) executes their own sense of justice in retrieving their guns. Meanwhile, family issues take center stage with a medical emergency involving Jax Teller's newborn son.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Alexander Kirk (1)
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    S3:E22

    The FBI task force's hunt for revenge nears its endgame. As Reddington and the team close in on the mysterious arch-criminal responsible for recent tragic events, they're forced to operate outside their comfort zone – and outside the law – in order to take down their enemy once and for all.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - A Very Cutlip Christmas
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S4:E9

    Kevin discovers a soft-spot inside Cutlip when he sees him playing Santa Clause at a local mall.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Who Are You?
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    S3:E1

    New mayor Juliette can't remember anything from her time outside—or her past.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Engineer
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    S2:E1

    Juliette finds sanctuary in a silo long ago destroyed by war, thinking she's alone.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - It's All Good
    6.8/10(82 votes)

    S3:E2

    Billings investigates a disappearance. Daniel Keene has a run-in with a reporter.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:N/A

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Michael Dinner Ratings Summary

"Graduation" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Dinner. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/8/1991 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Lake".