The BEST episodes written by Rob Ulin

It's a Boy!
star
8.21
190 votes

#1 - It's a Boy!

Roseanne - Season 5 - Episode 19

Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend David to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.

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Billboard
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8.00
492 votes

#2 - Billboard

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 6 - Episode 10

When Lois catches the boys vandalizing a trashy billboard for a strip club, Malcolm alters the vandalism into a women's rights protest, which sparks a colossal media circus. In no time, feminists, conservative religious groups and national new reporters descend on the scene. After Hal grants a TV interview, a woman from his past turns up at the faux protest; and Reese, inspired by the giant billboard stripper who comes to life in his dreams, gives an impassioned speech about the objectification of women.

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Bomb Shelter
star
7.95
584 votes

#3 - Bomb Shelter

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 7 - Episode 18

Malcolm joins a local dance class to impress a girl, but when she loses her footing, he realizes that to win the competition he'll need a partner who can step it up. Dick, a rival student in the class who takes dancing a bit too seriously, challenges Malcolm to a dance-off. Meanwhile, Hal discovers an underground bachelor pad in the backyard.

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Twins
star
7.94
66 votes

#4 - Twins

Andy Richter Controls the Universe - Season 2 - Episode 2

Andy suspects Jessica is being shared by twin brothers. Wendy volunteers to nurse Byron back from an injury.

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I Never Ate for My Father
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7.91
247 votes

#5 - I Never Ate for My Father

Dinosaurs - Season 2 - Episode 3

Earl signs Robbie into a Carnivore celebration festival, but Robbie is very outraged that his father putted him in that festival when he never told his family that he was actually a herbivore. When Fran and Earl find out that he is, they become sad with tears which left Earl no choice but to find Robbie and to teach him about the basic food chain life and the food life. Without knowing with mist and a hugh monster in there way, Robbie is eaten. Earl returns home to tell Fran about the tragedy but Fran demands Earl to go back and save Robbie from the monster. Earl and Fran returned to the misty forest where Robbie was eaten. Fran later told the monster that popped up to eat Earl. Earl enters the stomach of the monster, and the argument between father and son begins untill Earl realizes that he his smart enough to let his son Robbie eat whatever he wants. With a hug the monster who talks says 'cut it out'. Then Earl and Robbie have the smartest plan to get out of the monster's body with

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An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and an Eskimo
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7.83
2871 votes

#6 - An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and an Eskimo

Young Sheldon - Season 1 - Episode 10

When Sheldon moves to Dallas to attend a school for gifted children, the family struggles to cope with his absence.

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Terms of Estrangement (2)
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7.82
230 votes

#7 - Terms of Estrangement (2)

Roseanne - Season 5 - Episode 2

Becky and Mark return to say goodbye before moving away.

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Low Expectations
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7.81
196 votes

#8 - Low Expectations

The Carmichael Show - Season 3 - Episode 11

When Bobby suffers an on-the-job injury that spurs him to want to go to college, Maxine defends his decision to the disapproving Carmichaels but struggles herself once he declares what career he'd like to pursue.

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The Final Four
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7.73
1000 votes

#9 - The Final Four

The Middle - Season 1 - Episode 19

Mike's dream comes to fruition when Frankie's boss, Mr. Ehlert, offers him two tickets to the Final Four. Unfortunately, Frankie's uncle dies and the funeral is set for the same day, leaving the two in a battle and Frankie making Mike chose what life event is more important to him. Meanwhile, Sue gets Brick out of going to a birthday party by impersonating Frankie over the phone, but the plan hits a bump when Frankie needs to call and tell them that Brick cannot attend because of the funeral.

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Bride of Ida
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7.72
570 votes

#10 - Bride of Ida

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 7 - Episode 11

Lois, Hal, and Dewey go out of town for a piano competition, so they get Ida to watch over Malcolm and Reese while they're gone. Since Ida thinks Reese needs to become a man, she comes up with a competition for Malcolm and Reese, and if Reese wins, he can take Raduca as his bride. Now, when Lois and Hal return, they're surprised to find out that Reese has run away to Las Vegas to get married.

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You are Naked in Front of Your Sheikh
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7.72
150 votes

#11 - You are Naked in Front of Your Sheikh

Ramy - Season 2 - Episode 10

Can we just pray together?

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Altar Egos
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7.71
205 votes

#12 - Altar Egos

Roseanne - Season 6 - Episode 25

Egos clash when Jackie and Fred can't make a decision about their marriage. Fred is having what Dan calls"the moment of clarity" – a case of the jitters that affects some men just before the big day. But what's really bothering Fred is his belief that Jackie has feelings for someone she sees almost every day and whom she is always "asking to come over and fix stuff" – none other than Dan.

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A Therapist, a Comic Book, and a Breakfast Sausage
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7.71
3338 votes

#13 - A Therapist, a Comic Book, and a Breakfast Sausage

Young Sheldon - Season 1 - Episode 4

After choking on a breakfast sausage, Sheldon wrestles with his fear of solid foods and discovers comic books for the first time.

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The Legacy
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7.70
915 votes

#14 - The Legacy

The Middle - Season 2 - Episode 19

Mike punishes Axl by forbidding him from playing in the last basketball game of the season. Meanwhile, Brick begins wearing his cousins hand-me-downs, and Sue wins a trophy.

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Charlie Helps Lacey Stay Rich
star
7.69
989 votes

#15 - Charlie Helps Lacey Stay Rich

Anger Management - Season 2 - Episode 42

Charlie suggests that Lacey and Patrick pretend to date in order for her to get her inheritance.

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Thanksgiving II
star
7.69
1134 votes

#16 - Thanksgiving II

The Middle - Season 2 - Episode 9

Mike begrudgingly invites his brother, Rusty, who is temporarily living in a tent, and his father, Big Mike, who has recently broken his hip, to join him for the annual Heck family Thanksgiving. But when Frankie observes the macho Heck men's non-communicative nature, she encourages a not-so-receptive Mike to engage them in a real conversation and express their feelings. Meanwhile, Brick is ecstatic when he discovers that Bob is bringing his girlfriend, Linda - the local librarian who loves books as much as Brick does - to Thanksgiving; and Sue wants to start a mother-daughter tradition of baking a pie for the holiday, but ends up getting more sliced up than the crust.

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Charlie and the Hit and Run
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7.68
980 votes

#17 - Charlie and the Hit and Run

Anger Management - Season 2 - Episode 29

Charlie has to deal with the aftermath when his dad moves in with his patient and they hit someone with their car. Lacey takes Nolan out for a night of clubbing.

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Veronica's Woman Friend
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7.67
3 votes

#18 - Veronica's Woman Friend

Veronica's Closet - Season 1 - Episode 2

Perry writes a press release with a made-up word in it, because he can't think of a synonym for ""increase."" Josh is bothered when Ronnie believes Perry's new word is real, but he completely loses it after the word spreads throughout the media. Her impending divorce aside, Ronnie returns to her roots as the 'Queen of Romance' by helping Leo propose to his girlfriend, Tina. Ronnie needs help of her own from Olive after she begins to miss Bryce. Olive tells Ronnie now that Bryce is gone, she has more time to spend with her women friends, but Ronnie's comment that she doesn't have any women friends upsets Olive as much as Perry's gibberish words have been upsetting Josh. Leo picks a less-than-opportune time to propose - he asks Tina to marry him while she's in the middle of an orgasm. Ronnie realizes her friendship with Olive is lacking due to faults on both of their parts; Ronnie is self-absorbed and Olive doesn't like to share things about herself. When Ronnie tries to make things up to

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Chad's Sleepover
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7.64
577 votes

#19 - Chad's Sleepover

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 6 - Episode 15

After Hal forbids Dewey from inviting his peculiar classmate Chad over for a sleepover, Dewey quickly finds out that his father had good reason to warm him. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Reese find out that they are not as popular as they once thought, then plot "revenge" on their classmates.

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Motivational Seminar
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7.59
595 votes

#20 - Motivational Seminar

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 6 - Episode 19

Reese befriends a pack of troublesome stray dogs; Dewey feels conflicted when he starts seeing another mother-figure; Hal unwittingly becomes a motivational speaker.

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Hurling Day
star
7.59
375 votes

#21 - Hurling Day

Dinosaurs - Season 1 - Episode 3

Earl gleefully awaits ""Hurling Day"" when he'll have the ritual honor of heaving his mother-in-law into the tar pits, but Robbie thinks the tradition should be chucked.

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Charlie and Kate's Dirty Pictures
star
7.58
1386 votes

#22 - Charlie and Kate's Dirty Pictures

Anger Management - Season 2 - Episode 16

Charlie gets jealous and uses a patient to spy on Kate.

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The Howling
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7.58
257 votes

#23 - The Howling

Dinosaurs - Season 1 - Episode 5

It's time for the big howl for the next dinosaur generation, but Robbie questions howling as a rite of passage. Earl forces Robbie to do the howling but Robbie still doesn't see the reason why he should howl, when he goes to the top of the mountain to get ready for his howl, he refuses to howl and knows that nothing is going to happen. Meanwhile; Earl friendship with Roy is becoming very serious when the two fight over after Roy was actually eating his own food and minding his own business that causes earl to be very selfish and vulnerable.

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Block Party
star
7.56
538 votes

#24 - Block Party

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 5 - Episode 8

Neighbors have the annual "The Wilkersons are gone" block party until they come home early. Reese and Dewey set up a plan to get money by letting Reese-tortured kids get revenge. Hal and Lois enter a kielbasa-eating contest and Malcolm unknowingly assists a robbery, but a surprising twist comes in the end.

The Big Chill
star
7.55
973 votes

#25 - The Big Chill

The Middle - Season 2 - Episode 12

Mike freezes Frankie out because he can't fathom how she inadvertently paid $200 for a small bottle of eye cream that she thought was priced at $20. Meanwhile, Axl's fathering techniques are put to the test when he has to take care of a mechanical infant doll for health class, and Sue and Brick desperately search for a way to fix a hole that they caused in Sue's bedroom wall.

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The Yelling
star
7.50
1163 votes

#26 - The Yelling

The Middle - Season 1 - Episode 14

Frankie makes a deal with her kids, that if they do their homework and keep chores she won't nag them. Meanwhile, Mike takes a job as a night driver with Bob.

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Malcolm Dates a Family
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7.48
537 votes

#27 - Malcolm Dates a Family

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 5 - Episode 14

Lois blows her top over a hidden 15 percent ser charge in the bill at her family's favorite pizza place and stages a boycott...but Hal and the boys are sneaking slices on the side. Malcom meets Angela and becomes instantly smitten with her intellectual family...but starts to feel like a heel because he's asked another girl to the school dance and is forced to break it off with her--er--them. And Francis is reluctant to let Otto hire an assistant for him...but soon comes to like the idea.

Halloween IV
star
7.45
205 votes

#28 - Halloween IV

Roseanne - Season 5 - Episode 7

Roseanne sends everyone to a party while she stays home -- and is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present, and future.

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The Floating Anniversary
star
7.44
1506 votes

#29 - The Floating Anniversary

The Middle - Season 1 - Episode 3

Frankie and Mike's romantic anniversary get-away is ruined by various family matters, including Brick being sick, Sue being lovesick, Axl just getting his learner's permit, and two psychotic aunts and their dog.

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Tornado Season (1)
star
7.42
113 votes

#30 - Tornado Season (1)

Bless This Mess - Season 2 - Episode 19

Mike jumps at a chance to earn a wealthy restaurateur’s business as her egg supplier. After Mike seeks Beau’s help with his pitch, Beau attempts to get the business for himself.

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Health Insurance
star
7.39
636 votes

#31 - Health Insurance

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 7 - Episode 2

When Hal forgets to pay the family's health insurance, the company will not reinstate it until Monday, so he panics and locks the boys in their room to keep them from getting hurt.

Standee
star
7.34
640 votes

#32 - Standee

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 6 - Episode 3

When Hal and the garbageman get into a trash-dumping war (which benefits Dewey more than anyone else), Hal enlists Reese's help. Meanwhile, Lois gets her job back at Lucky Aide (off probation), and fights against Malcolm in order to take down an offensive billboard of a smiling black janitor (whose nametag reads "Slappy") holding a mop and a 6-pack of malt liquor. Soon it's an all-out war between mom and son - until Lois encounters a fellow employee who is more racist than the billboard.

Siblings
star
7.32
1203 votes

#33 - Siblings

The Middle - Season 1 - Episode 9

Frankie encounters two perfect siblings and vows to make her children stop fighting and become a loving family. Meanwhile, Aunt Edie makes a costly mistake at the quarry and Mike considers firing her.

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A New Leaf
star
7.21
122 votes

#34 - A New Leaf

Dinosaurs - Season 2 - Episode 17

After a big fight with Earl and Robbie, Robbie leaves the house to calm his nerves with Spike. The two end up eating strange plants that causes them to become happy. Later Robbie brings the plants to Earl, the next morning he becomes happy and the two become more silly. Earl later comes to work late, Richfield calls Earl to his office and fires him for good. Then Earl leaves the plant for Richfield. The family becomes very happy and silly except for Fran and Baby. Fran demands that Earl goes back to get his job back immediately. But to find out Richfield was into the plants to. Fran and Baby decided that they couldn't take anymore of the situation and went to Monica's house for the others to straighting up and get themselves together. Earl, Robbie and Charlene both calmed down and were back to normal.

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Norm Dates Danny's Dad
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7.15
53 votes

#35 - Norm Dates Danny's Dad

Norm - Season 1 - Episode 3

Danny's dad comes to town and takes a liking to Norm. Norm fears he might be hitting on him. Danny feels neglected by his father.

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Norm Pimps Wiener Dog
star
7.02
45 votes

#36 - Norm Pimps Wiener Dog

Norm - Season 2 - Episode 2

Norm tries to impress Shelly by getting her little brother a Hank Aaron rookie card. To get the money for the card he has to breed Wiener Dog.

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Dirty Dancin'
star
7.01
102 votes

#37 - Dirty Dancin'

Dinosaurs - Season 3 - Episode 18

When overwhelming urges to do the mating dance arise in Robbie, Earl prefers not to discuss it, but Fran waltzes into Robbie's classroom to educate the kids about it.

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Norm vs. Fitz
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6.98
43 votes

#38 - Norm vs. Fitz

Norm - Season 2 - Episode 16

Norm tries to win back Jenny but Kevin, Jenny's fiancé, tries to bribe Norm so he'll stop talking to Jenny. He offers to get Norm back into professional hockey and a date with the Dahm triplets but Norm won't accept his offer.

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Mom's Coma
star
6.97
33 votes

#39 - Mom's Coma

Aliens in America - Season 1 - Episode 11

Justin is terrified by the school bully, Trey. But he finds a way out of getting beaten up--by lying about his Mom's health. Meanwhile, Franny gets involved in a minor fender bender, but Gary makes things worse when he tries to prevent her from taking responsibility.

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I've Got a Crush On You
star
6.90
42 votes

#40 - I've Got a Crush On You

Norm - Season 3 - Episode 2

Someone in the office has a crush on Norm and Laurie finds out that it's Taylor. Danny wants to ask Taylor to marry him but when Norm finds out that Taylor's the one with the crush he tries to stop Danny from proposing but it's too late and Taylor already accepted.

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And the Winner Is...
star
6.88
142 votes

#41 - And the Winner Is...

Dinosaurs - Season 2 - Episode 21

Earl throws his hat into the ring as a candidate for Chief Elder, but he's liable to have his head handed to him by his opponent, B. P. Richfield.

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Custodian Of The People
star
6.00
2 votes

#42 - Custodian Of The People

Ferris Bueller - Season 1 - Episode 3

Ferris has his janitor buddy impersonate the former Marine drill sergeant Rooney hired as the new dean of students.

Scenes From A Grandma
star
6.00
1 votes

#43 - Scenes From A Grandma

Ferris Bueller - Season 1 - Episode 9

Ferris' nosy, know-it-all grandmother wants to turn her two-week visit into a permanent stay.

Grace Under Pressure
star
6.00
1 votes

#44 - Grace Under Pressure

Ferris Bueller - Season 1 - Episode 12

Rooney tries to cancel the annual high school beach day when the superintendent's office schedules an inspection.

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Church
star
5.74
61 votes

#45 - Church

Aliens in America - Season 1 - Episode 10

After Raja claims that the local shopping center is like the Tolchucks' version of church, Franny decides that the family should begin attending church again. Justin abuses the power of prayer and Claire wants to go on the pill.

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Purple Heart
star
5.59
61 votes

#46 - Purple Heart

Aliens in America - Season 1 - Episode 7

Much to the family's surprise, Raja begins smoking due to midterms stress. Meanwhile, Claire is heartbroken when Jeffrey breaks up with her and when Justin tries to cheer her up she embarrasses him in front of the kids at school. However, Claire soon finds herself trying to regain Justin's affections.

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The Clip Show
star
4.99
113 votes

#47 - The Clip Show

Dinosaurs - Season 2 - Episode 16

A modern archaeologist documents the dinosaurs way of life and how things were when they came to the world actually before humans ever ruled the world and before they became extinct.

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