The Best Episodes Written By Mike O'malley

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Parenthood

   S2:E83/4/2012

   With Grammy near death, Frank exits the house but walks in on Ian and Mickey locked in passion at the Kash and Grab; when Lip drops out of school, Fiona proposes a deal where they both earn their diplomas, but Lip acts out and gets himself expelled when he realizes that Karen plans to sell their baby to the highest bidder.

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   7.8/10(26 votes)

   #2 - Killer Carl

   S1:E62/13/2011

   Fiona tries to prove the Gallagher home is suitable for rehabilitating a delinquent after receiving a letter from Carl's teacher; Lip gets busted taking the SAT for fellow students in exchange for cash; Kash and Ian are ashamed at their failure to stop a string of robberies at the Kash and Grab; Frank's poor business acumen continues to have negative consequences.

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   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #3 - Civil Wrongs

   S3:E103/24/2013

   Fiona's job has brought structure ito her life, but when Jimmy drops a bomb on her things fall apart. Frank is happy with his newfound celebrity as the face of the gay rights movement.

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   7.0/10(17 votes)

   #4 - The Helpful Gallaghers

   S3:E42/10/2013

   Carl says his goodbyes; Frank is on babysitting duty; Sheila wants to introduce Jody to toy time.

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   6.7/10(21 votes)

   #5 - Summer Loving

   S2:E21/15/2012

   As Sheila conquers her agoraphobia, a worried Frank finds a new financial plan in fellow bar patron Dottie, whose declining health and city pension make her an ideal match; Fiona juggles her job, the kids and her burgeoning love life, and Jasmine tries to help by setting up Fiona with a sugar daddy; Veronica takes some old folks from the home on an excursion; Lip worries about Karen's growing relationship with Jody; Ian tries to land a recently released Mickey a job at the Kash and Grab; Debbie wants her own room; Carl moves into the van.

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   3.5/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Pilot

   S1:E112/23/2023

   Jim, a recently divorced dad, has a mishap with his daughter's beloved pet goldfish and must begrudgingly seek the help of his ex-wife and her new boyfriend, deepening the bonds of their still-shaping, unconventional co-parenting arrangement.

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