The BEST episodes directed by Peter Lauer
#1 - The Goodbye Guy
Strangers with Candy - Season 2 - Episode 4
Jerri suffers a devastating loss and can find no sympathy for her grief, though Mr. Jellineck chips in with his special blend of self-important empathy. The Father-Daughter Sack Race plays a pivotal role in this Very Special Episode.
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#4 - Chuck Versus the Other Guy
Chuck - Season 3 - Episode 13
Chuck, Sarah and Shaw reunite to find the Ring operative behind the death of Shaw's wife. Sarah has faith that Shaw is ready for the mission but Chuck is worried about his emotional stability. Meanwhile, Morgan considers leaving the Buy More.
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#5 - Common Enemies
The Good Guys (2010) - Season 1 - Episode 11
Jack and Dan go off on their own, yet again, after they are assigned to help a forensic specialist with a burglary case. Weary of the specialist's superiority complex, the duo breaks free only to be tangled up in another case entirely. They must get help from an unlikely source to save Liz when she gets in trouble working a high-profile prostitution sting.
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#6 - Tool and Die
The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Season 1 - Episode 5
Older Pete tries to get a C in his shop class by making the most average thing that he can. His plan fails when his shop teacher, Mr. Slurm, makes him work on his special project with Endless Mike.
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#7 - Snow Job (2)
Awkward. - Season 4 - Episode 11
Jenna is then contacted by Sadie, and they both try to find Matty and tell him about the secrets Eva is hiding. They are later tracked down and found in the house, where it is revealed that Eva is pregnant. Jenna and Sadie are not sure of this due to Eva's lies, and Matty stands by Eva by insisting that he cannot leave Eva when she is carrying his baby. Later, Matty, Jenna, and Sadie watch as Eva is busted for breaking into someone else's house, which she originally claimed was hers. Finally, the trip is over, and when they get back home, Jenna decides to call Luke in order to make amends. However, Luke breaks up with her, believing she is not mature enough. Eva takes another pregnancy test in order to assure Matty that she really is with child. Sadie, Jenna, and Matty wait outside the restroom, and Sadie and Jenna are positive that Eva is lying about her pregnancy. However, her test reads positive, and Eva is, indeed, pregnant.
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#9 - Halloweenie
The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Season 2 - Episode 6
Little Pete decides to enter the annals of history by breaking the record for most houses visited on Halloween and tries to enlist the help of Big Pete. Big Pete is torn between his loyalty to his brother and the coming of age and abandonment of the childhood ritual of trick-or-treating. He must decide whether to face the ridicule of his peers and go trick-or-treating or to join the notorious "Pumpkin Eaters", a group of vandals who terrorize neighborhood "Halloweenies."
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#10 - Old Habits/New Beginnings
Strangers with Candy - Season 1 - Episode 1
Jerri tries to fit in by mixing up a batch of the drug concoction Glint for Poppy, the most popular girl in school... with mixed results.
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#12 - Chuck Versus the Push Mix
Chuck - Season 4 - Episode 13
The mission to take down Volkoff reaches a dangerous new level, while big changes loom at home. As Sarah works to free Chuck’s mom, Chuck and Morgan embark on their own mission to take down Alexei Volkoff. Meanwhile, Casey bonds with his daughter, Alex, while Ellie tries to ease Awesome’s anxieties over fatherhood.
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#13 - Making a Stand
Arrested Development - Season 3 - Episode 8
Michael is tired of his father always having Gob compete with him, so Michael gets Gob his own banana stand franchise, only to find that Gob has set it up 20 feet from the old one. After the two compete, they decide to teach their father an elaborate lesson, and Buster refuses to use his handicap to scare kids. Meanwhile, Maeby uses Lucille's surgery in a horror film.
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#14 - Lunch Is on Us
Daytime Divas - Season 1 - Episode 10
Everyone is reeling from the aftermath of what happened backstage, as tensions come to a head.
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#15 - The King of the Road
The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Season 1 - Episode 1
The Wrigley family goes on their yearly trip to Hoover Dam. When the family stops to eat for lunch, another man and his family also stop off at the same place, on their way to the Hoover Dam. Dad is determined to beat the other father for the title 'King of the Road'. The outcome? A bunch of naked Wrigleys.
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#16 - Comfort Food
Pushing Daisies - Season 2 - Episode 8
Ned brings back to life Colonel Likken, who was mysteriously deep fried to death. His world-famous original recipe has gone missing and Likken asks Ned, Emerson, and Chuck to find who stole it.
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#18 - Sword of Destiny
Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 15
Gob and Buster team up for some magic tricks with the help of Buster's fake hand, but when Tony Wonder, a rival magician, starts to mentor them, somebody gets the finger. Meanwhile, Michael is forced to delegate some work when he's hospitalized and Lindsay teaches George Michael how to drive using the staircar.
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#19 - To Love, Honor and Pretend
Strangers with Candy - Season 2 - Episode 7
Coach Wolf assigns marriages for her students for a class project. Jerri get paired up with Ronnie Leggett. After Jerri finds problems with her new “marriage,” she learns that it is not as easy as she thought it will be. Will Jerri be able to save her “marriage” and her grade?
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#22 - Sad Sack
Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 5
George Sr. fears he's losing Lucille to Oscar. Gob motivates Buster for the Army while Lindsay spends more time with Maeby to get closer to Steve Holt and Tobias starts working out.
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#23 - Peace in the Valley
Death Valley - Season 1 - Episode 12
In the season finale, Stu and Billy set the terms of a peace summit between Captain Dashell and Santos while Landry and Carla uncover a dangerous secret inside the Valley hospital.
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#24 - Danny Castellano Is My Gynecologist
The Mindy Project - Season 1 - Episode 5
When Mindy must find a new gynecologist, she asks Danny to assume the role. Eventually, he accepts - on the grounds that Mindy will feel too uncomfortable to go through with the exam. The two then play a game of chicken to see who will back out of the deal first. Meanwhile, Jeremy tricks Morgan and Betsy into helping him break into Mindy's apartment to retrieve a valuable item.
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#25 - Let Freedom Ring
Strangers with Candy - Season 1 - Episode 6
Flatpoint High is up in arms to find out whodunit after someone scrawls a racial slur on the wall.
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#27 - Dead Men Tell Long Tales
Forever (2014) - Season 1 - Episode 18
When the owner of a treasure hunting salvage company is murdered, the investigation leads Henry and Jo on a chase to find the missing ship's gold and the killer.
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#28 - Reese Joins The Army (Part 2)
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 5 - Episode 22
Reese continues to be a great soldier in the Army until he finds himself in a situation where his Sergeant cannot help. But after comparing being captured to being grounded, he takes action and leads his team to victory. But being such a successful soldier has it's bad parts as well, as Reese prepares to jump from the plane - right into Afghanistan. Malcolm has his hands full as well as he attempts to prove Hal innocent. But being good with numbers helps as Malcolm notices all of the prosecutions given dates are on Fridays - which Hal hasn't worked on in over 15 years. And with Reese missing and Hal's case, Lois falls deeper and deeper into insanity.
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#29 - 6 A.M.
Forever (2014) - Season 1 - Episode 9
Harlem's jazz community serves as the backdrop for a musical murder probe dealing with the rights to a legendary jazz hit, '6 A.M'.
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#31 - The Blank Stare (1)
Strangers with Candy - Season 2 - Episode 8
Feeling rejected by her classmates and abandoned by her family, Jerri is seduced into joining a religious cult.
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#32 - Daddy's Little Girl
Everwood - Season 2 - Episode 5
When Andy invites Linda Abbott over for dinner to discuss a patient, Delia lashes out through foul language, but it is an enlightened Ephram who figures out the cause of his sister's bad behavior, thanks to insight provided by Madison (Sarah Lancaster). Amy's depression deepens, but when her therapist recommends medication, Dr. Abbott refuses to write a prescription to help his daughter cope with Colin's death.
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#33 - Brothers and Sister
Enlisted - Season 1 - Episode 6
Pete is confronted by a girlfriend with whom he never broke up, before deploying to Afghanistan, and Jill must help him through the split. Meanwhile, Derrick and Randy test their “dating skills” without each other as wingmen and come to some startling revelations
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#34 - Splashdown!
The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Season 3 - Episode 4
Big Pete tries to obtain the coveted position of Senior Lifeguard while Little Pete fights to abolish the hated Adult Swim. Big Pete is forced to choose between the power of the lifeguard chair and his friendship with his brother.
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#35 - Mother's Day
Trophy Wife - Season 1 - Episode 22
Kate is overjoyed when Diane and Jackie offer to let her have the kids on her first Mother's Day, however, when Kate discovers their hidden agenda, she is determined to get revenge. Meanwhile, Pete slowly buckles under the pressures at work.
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#36 - Gimme Shelter
Fairly Legal - Season 2 - Episode 5
A landlord is unable to pay his mortgage because one of his tenants is a drug dealer, so Kate steps in to mediate the case.
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Method & Red - Season 1 - Episode 3
In honor of Dorothea's 25th anniversary at the tollbooth, Red promises to get Chaka Khan to perform at the party. Meanwhile, Kenny Loggins' No. 1 fan, Nancy, holds all the power (literally) when the electricity goes out hours before the gathering, and it's up to Meth to swallow his pride and set things straight.
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#39 - The Other Side of the Mall
Human Target (2010) - Season 2 - Episode 6
The team travels to a suburb during the holiday season as they go undercover to try and figure out why a seemingly innocent family was a target of a murder attempt.
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#40 - Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia
Young Sheldon - Season 1 - Episode 9
George Sr. strikes a deal with Sheldon to tutor Georgie when poor grades threaten to keep him from playing football.
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#41 - 48 Hours
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season 1 - Episode 7
When Jake makes an arrest without a lot of proof, he only has 48 hours to collect evidence, or else the "perp" will be released. After his unsuccessful interrogation of the suspect, Jake forces his co-workers to spend their weekend helping him crack the case. So, while the team is stuck at the precinct, Charles judges a pie contest between Gina and Rosa, and Holt helps Terry look better in the eyes of his in-laws.
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#42 - Chuck Versus the Best Friend
Chuck - Season 2 - Episode 14
Chuck uses his burgeoning spy skills to help keep an eye on Anna for a heart sick Morgan. But their discovery leads to a chance that Anna's new boyfriend may be part of a dangerous gang. Meanwhile, Jeff and Lester nag Ellie into hiring their band, Jeffster!, to play at her wedding.
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#43 - Chuck Versus the Three Words
Chuck - Season 3 - Episode 2
Chuck gets a new mission when Sarah's best friend Carina comes through town with her fiancé Karl. Things get complicated when Chuck wants to hash out his and Sarah's relationship problems while they're on the mission. Meanwhile, Morgan finds himself in trouble when he lies to Jeff and Lester.
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#44 - College Recruiters
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 7 - Episode 12
A broke Francis gets talked into getting a real job by Dewey, but one of Francis' rocker friends decides to offer him the position of tour manager of his band instead. Back home, Hal takes over the college recruiters, which Malcolm refuses to meet with, and treats each one as a suitor. However, Hal's plans are ruined when Malcolm chooses to go Harvard.
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#46 - One Hour Photo
Finding Carter - Season 1 - Episode 12
Carter is given a clue to what Lori's up to when some mysterious photos turn up. Max struggles with his current hospitalization, Carter sees a therapist, and a final betrayal changes Carter's life forever.
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#47 - Polly in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 5 - Episode 17
Hal sets up Abe Kenarben on a blind date with Jaime's babysitter Polly but then realizes Lois has also set her up on a blind date - with Craig. Malcolm, Dewey (with his "lucky" shirt) and Reese also meet Reggie Jackson and Francis is embarrassed by Piama in front of his co-workers.
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#48 - How to Stand on Your Own Two Feet
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) - Season 1 - Episode 7
Polly is determined to start paying her own way, so when her attempt at a second job fails, she decides to go back to school and make something of herself. Meanwhile, Elaine inspires Julian to follow his dream of opening a zombie survivor fantasy camp.
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#49 - The Nanny and the Professor
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 10
Luke becomes overwhelmed by Lane's work ethic when he hires her to work at the diner; Rory is less than thrilled with the new man in Paris's life. Richard becomes intensely irritated when the Chez Gilmore walking tour benefitting the Historical Society overstays its welcome.
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