The Best Episodes Written By Marc Firek

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Not Owning It Yet

   S2:E12/7/2024

   Lexi's father and owner of the SoCal Independent, Duncan Rhodes, comes into the office and forms a bond with Nell, much to his daughter's dismay.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Not a Fairytale Yet

   S1:E125/3/2023

   Nell agrees to see Phillip, hoping for closure. Sam and Lexi have a joint birthday party for their daughters.

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   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #3 - Breakfast Club

   S4:E19/21/2016

   Adam works on his new persona for the first day of high school that he hopes will up his coolness level. Meanwhile, Beverly gets her teaching certification to become a substitute teacher. But when she is demoted to sub-janitor, she sends the Goldberg kids to a Saturday detention.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Pilot

   S1:E12/9/2011

   On what would have been just a typical day at work – trying to get rid of a hockey rink that won't melt so the circus can go on that night, looking for an elephant lost in the building and arranging an impromptu press conference to repair one of his boss's PR nightmares – Alice ends her casual relationship with Ben to commit to another man. This happens on Ben's 40th birthday, just as he's realizing he doesn't want to be alone.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Ghost Story

   S4:E43/22/2010

   Audrey is upset when Jeff reveals to her that he doesn't believe she saw her dead grandmother's ghost. Meanwhile, Russell tries to persuade Timmy not to go through with his arranged marriage.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Indian Giver

   S4:E74/12/2010

   Audrey is surprised by Jeff's sudden interest in her favorite reality show until she discovers the reason. Meanwhile, to Russell's delight, Timmy has second thoughts about his impending arranged marriage.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Hogan Is My Grandfather

   S5:E210/4/2017

   Adam is assigned a term paper on a great person in history, and he decides to make a movie about his grandfather but finds all of Pop’s war stories mundane. Pops takes matters into his own hands and decides to tell more exciting stories based on an old television series. Meanwhile, Erica returns home to confront Beverly for over-mothering her. Murray insists Beverly teach Erica and Barry basic life skills, but she worries Erica and Barry will be too independent.

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   7.3/10(9 votes)

   #8 - Mini Murray

   S1:E310/8/2013

   Barry goes to work at the furniture store with Murray; Adam and Pops struggle to keep the fact that they watched an R-rated movie from Beverly.

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   7.1/10(34 votes)

   #9 - Ready, Willing, and Disabled

   S3:E1512/20/2001

   Joe gets discouraged, losing his self-confidence, after he loses a thief in a chase. Peter wants to help Joe get back to his old self so he volunteers to help train him for the decathlon at the Olympics for handicapped athletes. Peter puts steroids into Joe's drink, pushing Joe on to victory. Meanwhile, Stewie, Meg, and Chris fight over $26.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Body Swap

    S7:E162/26/2020

    Adam is torn between following Beverly's rules when it comes to off-campus lunch or going to the mall food court with his friends. Meanwhile, after using Barry's college ID to get food at the dorm, Geoff goes overboard and becomes the "student" Barry wishes he could be.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Employee of the Year

    S1:E22/16/2011

    Crystal decides to hold a contest to determine the Employee of the Year, but unbeknownst to the staff, a winner has already been pre-determined. Meanwhile, as Ben contends with catering to Eli's needs, he must also keep the rest of the employees from being distracted by the fake contest and get the arena ready in time for Eli's performance.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Best Man

    S0:E4Unknown

    The arena puts on a wedding for two valued employees. Roman and Heather have their first fight. Ben struggles with the age difference with his girlfriend.

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