The Best Episodes Written By Janae Bakken

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Love Seat

   S5:E177/13/2016

   When Ben receives an anonymous note from a past love interest asking for a second chance, he does whatever he can to find the mystery girl. Danny misunderstands a note he thought was left for him and tries to get Riley back. Tucker, Riley and Bonnie enter Emma into a baby beauty pageant to get footage for Tucker’s news segment, but Riley goes too far.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - It Takes a Village Idiot

   S4:E146/10/2015

   Emma's babysitters feel unappreciated, so they go on strike, forcing Ben to bring Emma along on his dates and shifts at work. Meanwhile, Danny and Bonnie enroll in a cooking class with her favorite chef; and Tucker tells Riley to invent a fake boyfriend.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Over My Dead Bonnie

   S4:E62/4/2015

   Danny receives a cameo role on "General Hospital" and nervously prepares for his scene with actress Kelly Monaco; Tucker and Ben stage a funeral for Bonnie.

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   #4 - House of Cards

   S4:E82/18/2015

   Ben panics when he forgets his mother's birthday; Danny learns surprising news that overshadows Bonnie's party; Emma is injured while in Riley and Tucker's care.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - The Tuck Stops Here

   S5:E42/24/2016

   After witnessing the wrath of Tucker’s boss, Mary Hart, Ben films one of Mary’s rampages intending to show Tucker how badly he’s treated.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Trial By Liar

   S5:E116/1/2016

   Danny is desperate to make up with Riley after their recent breakup, but she is still furious after learning he hooked up with Sam in high school. Determined to prove that she is not overreacting, Riley puts Danny on “trial” for breaking her heart, with Bonnie acting as Danny’s lawyer. And Ben tries to save face with Zoey after discovering that her ex has returned to get back together with her.

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   7.2/10(12 votes)

   #7 - Company Picnic (1)

   S3:E112/3/2002

   Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One storyline unfolds at Hal's company picnic, where Lois clashes with a blabby wife and her beleaguered spouse; and Hal runs afoul of his new boss and the big cheese. In Alaska, Francis's scheme to win a bet involves rigging a hockey game that pits loggers vs. a fearsome women's squad led by a blowhard coach.

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   7.2/10(14 votes)

   #8 - Company Picnic (2)

   S3:E122/3/2002

   After Hal is mistaken by his new boss, as that guy's boss, Hal plays along. Malcolm is in a three-legged scavenger hunt with the girl he likes, but becomes upset after he confesses he likes her, and she says she likes another boy. Reese is also the the scavenger hunt, and at first doesn't like the big dumb bully he is with, but they grow to like each other when they bond over beating up the other contestants and stealing their items. Lois continues to balance keeping Dewey intact and dealing with the crazy woman, but now must talk to the husband as well. Francis continues to sabotage his own team, this time on the ice.

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   5.5/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Charlie Gets Romantic

   S1:E108/23/2012

   After Charlie and Kate have sex, he innocently asks her if she wants to go to a movie. Kate interprets this as a romantic gesture, rushes to fix him up on a date the next day with someone else and the two are forced to exam the nature of their odd relationship. At home, Sam kisses a girl at school and a picture of it ends up on Facebook.

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