The Best Episodes Directed by Alex Hardcastle
#1 - Cyrano de Nerdgerac
Breaking In Season 2 - Episode 5
Oz relies on Cash to teach him how to ward off women because Molly has developed a crush on him.
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#2 - You've Got Sext
The Mindy Project Season 2 - Episode 8
When Mindy tells Danny she has a crush, he thinks she's talking about him instead of Cliff the lawyer. Meanwhile, Morgan and Peter find Mindy's phone and respond to a text from Cliff, which starts off innocently, but escalates into something that may lead to unintended romantic consequences.
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#3 - The Wedding
Grace and Frankie Season 5 - Episode 12
Grace returns to town to find that Frankie has everything under control. Bud and Allison's wedding day arrives, but not without some family drama.
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#4 - Bachelor/Bachelorette Party Sunday Funday
You're the Worst Season 5 - Episode 9
Edgar and Lindsay plan the most epic Sunday Funday yet.
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#5 - Les Lucioles
Suburgatory Season 3 - Episode 12
Tessa struggles with the budget while planning Lisa and Malik's wedding; June warns Tessa to stay away from Ryan; Malik turns to George when his family decides to boycott the wedding; Sheila gives Lisa advice.
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#6 - Go, Gamblers!
Suburgatory Season 2 - Episode 20
Tessa helps Ryan choose a college; George asks Dallas to move in with him; Sheila sells George's house.
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#7 - Sixteen-Inch Softball
The Crazy Ones Season 1 - Episode 9
The annual accounts vs. creative 16-inch softball game puts someone's job on the line; the truth about Simon's last win may be revealed.
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#8 - Heavy Meddling
The Crazy Ones Season 1 - Episode 17
A longing for grandchildren compels Simon to interfere with Sydney's new relationship; Andrew and Zach try working with different partners.
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#9 - Chinese Chicken
Suburgatory Season 2 - Episode 10
George starts to feel stifled when Dallas' efforts to promote his business go overboard; Tessa learns what life is like as a football player's girlfriend.
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#10 - Ryan's Song
Suburgatory Season 2 - Episode 3
Feeling guilty about keeping the truth from Ryan, Lisa agrees to help him with Tessa; Dallas invites her life coach along on her first date with George; Tessa baby-sits with Opus.
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#11 - Thanksgiving
Suburgatory Season 1 - Episode 8
Depressed that she has to spend Thanksgiving in the suburbs, Tessa convinces Dallas to take her to the city for a girls' day out. During their fun day, they run across George making out with a woman while he was supposed to be "working." Angry with George for lying to her, Tessa confronts him during the Royces' Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile Lisa refuses to wear a special dress Sheila picked out for her, so Sheila decides to literally turn up the heat.
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#12 - The Practice Date
Parks and Recreation Season 2 - Episode 4
Leslie is nervous about her first date with Dave, so Ann takes her on a practice date to help her prepare. Meanwhile, after a local councilman is caught up in a sex scandal, Tom, Ron, April and Mark decide to see who can uncover the worst dirt on each other.
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#13 - Foam Finger
Suburgatory Season 2 - Episode 4
When Dalia abandons her friends Kimantha, Kenzie and Kaitlyn to hang out with her father's fiancee, her former pals turn to Lisa and Tessa; George and Dallas take their relationship to the next level.
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#14 - Episode 1
A Young Doctor's Notebook Season 1 - Episode 1
A doctor finds his old diary while answering to the authorities about self-prescribing morphine. He has a series of comic exchanges with his young and inexperienced self, mocking him for his youthful looks and guiding him through his early difficulties on the job.
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#15 - Exes
New Girl Season 3 - Episode 15
When Nick has an awkward run-in with his ex, Caroline, Jessica tries to convince him he can still be friends with her, by introducing him to her former boyfriend, Berkley. Meanwhile, Coach uses Schmidt's loft to impress a date, but things turn farcically disastrous when Schmidt arrives home with his own potential bedmate.
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#16 - Leslie's House
Parks and Recreation Season 2 - Episode 14
After an amazing date with Justin in Indianapolis, Leslie tries to impress him with a dinner party at her house.
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#17 - Yakult Leader
Suburgatory Season 2 - Episode 11
When Yakult feels depressed, Dallas asks Yoni (Wilmer Valderrama) for help; the Shays ask Tessa to set Lisa up on a date.
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#18 - Nugget of Wisdom
Selfie Season 1 - Episode 4
Eliza accepts Henry’s challenge to do something helpful over the weekend and reluctantly offers to babysit Charmonique’s young son on a Saturday night. Little does she know that young Kevin has a lot to teach her about having fun.
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#19 - Leap Year
The Middle Season 3 - Episode 18
Sue wishes for a big birthday bash for her Leap Year birthday. Meanwhile, Frankie learns that Mike has been taking care of a stray cat, Brick develops a crush at school, and Axl becomes fascinated with vacuuming.
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#20 - Down Time
Suburgatory Season 1 - Episode 18
When Dallas's divorce is finalized, George becomes concerned and includes her in a shopping trip with Noah to buy a new mattress. Meanwhile Dalia makes a breakthrough in therapy with her psychiatrist, Dr. Richard Rohl (James Lipton), Lisa and Malik try to set up Tessa, and Ryan takes Tessa on a date.
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#21 - The Expiration Date
Grace and Frankie Season 4 - Episode 4
Grace fears her relationship has reached its expiration date. Frankie faces an existential crisis when she learns she's been declared legally dead.
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#22 - Stress
Not Going Out Season 1 - Episode 4
Lee starts teaching Kate to drive. His (or her) lack of success seems to stress him out and Kate notices. She persuades him to try some yoga and given his track record he doesn't take it seriously. He is banished to have acupuncture while Tim tries his hand at teaching Kate how to drive. He does surprisingly well until Lee admits that he's taking tranquillizers during an increasingly speed fuelled drive in the countryside. Big question...will she pass?
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#23 - Keys Open Doors
You're the Worst Season 1 - Episode 3
Gretchen inadvertently asks Jimmy for a key to his house.
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#24 - The Burglary
Grace and Frankie Season 3 - Episode 4
After they're robbed, Frankie is rattled, but Grace has a secret. With Robert in rehearsals and making new friends, Sol feels left out.
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#25 - Black Thai
Suburgatory Season 2 - Episode 8
When Dalia receives a new car after PSAT results are released, Tessa becomes obsessed with finding out Dalia's score; Jill and Noah ask Mr. Wolfe to tutor their baby.
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#26 - Episode 2
A Young Doctor's Notebook Season 1 - Episode 2
The inexperienced younger doctor is forced to carry out the operation of his career. His older self does little to ease his nerves.
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#27 - The Name
The Middle Season 4 - Episode 18
Frankie's sister (Molly Shannon) offers to help at the house while Frankie studies for her finals for dental-assistant school; Axl tries not to act jealous when Cassidy's ex-boyfriend visits.
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#28 - The Bender
Grace and Frankie Season 2 - Episode 11
Dealing with emotional wounds, Frankie performs a ritual on the beach and Grace goes out drinking; Coyote and Bud meet Jacob.
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#29 - Zero Eggplants
You're the Worst Season 5 - Episode 7
Gretchen and Jimmy make “couple friends.”
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#30 - Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 - Episode 12
Rebecca realizes she must rely on her friends, which includes her local delivery man Patrick, when she gets overwhelmed by a stressful situation. Rebecca also discovers she has a lot in common with Nathaniel when his father comes to town.
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#31 - Gangster
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 7
Lee thinks that Guy is a gangster and gets suspicious when a suspect package is delivered to Guy. However, there appears to be an innocent reason and Guy goes to take Lucy on holiday to Sicily. However, at the airport Guy asks Lucy to marry him but she turns him down saying he is too controlling, and Guy goes to Sicily on his own and Lucy says their relationship is over.
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#32 - The Sweater People
You're the Worst Season 2 - Episode 1
Although they're now living together, Jimmy and Gretchen try to avoid domesticity by partying all the time -- a lifestyle that's harder than it looks. Meanwhile, Edgar is smitten with Lindsay, who attempts a desperate reconciliation with Paul.
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#33 - Diary of a Mad Indian Woman
The Mindy Project Season 3 - Episode 8
Mindy is forced to act as a mentor to the residents at the hospital, and Danny gets himself into trouble when he finds, and can’t help but read, Mindy’s diary.
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#34 - Episode 3
A Young Doctor's Notebook Season 1 - Episode 3
In spite of his success in the operating room, life in the snow-bound hospital begins to take its toll on the young doctor. His efforts to combat his feelings of boredom and isolation are defeated and he wonders how much longer he can last. Nursing abdominal pains and two harrowing cases, the young doctor is tempted by the allure of morphine...
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#35 - Baby
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 4
When Guy's daughter Chloe gets appendicitis, Lee and Tim are left looking after her son Dillon while Guy and Lucy visit her. While in their care, Dillon swallows a subbuteo football and Lee and Tim have problems locating it, and try to think of ways to get it out of his body. However, it later turns out Dillon did not swallow it after all. Lucy is worried about the age gap between her and Guy.
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#36 - Josh's Sister is Getting Married!
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 1 - Episode 16
Rebecca is determined to get her life on track so when Josh’s sister asks her to be a bridesmaid, Rebecca decides to use her role to make things right with Valencia. Paula cannot accept Rebecca’s new mindset while Greg, when helping someone else with their love dilemma, makes a realization of his own.
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#37 - Halloween
Trophy Wife Season 1 - Episode 6
Halloween is Jackie and Bert’s most favorite holiday, but when Jackie’s homemade Iron Man costume doesn’t turn out the way Bert had intended, Kate swoops in and hijacks the holiday. Meanwhile, Pete suspects a masked trick-or-treater as the same teenage misfit who egged the house and mooned him last year, so he holds the kid hostage trying to force a confession.
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#38 - C Is for Coward
The Mindy Project Season 4 - Episode 2
Danny and a very pregnant Mindy cannot agree on a birthing plan, but these OB-GYNs are reminded that some things are totally out of their control.
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#39 - Insouciance
You're the Worst Season 1 - Episode 2
Jimmy attempts to take Gretchen on a date.
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#40 - Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 - Episode 10
When Rebecca attends a family Bar Mitzvah and sees her Rabbi, she realizes she still has far to go on her search for happiness.
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#41 - The Lodger
Grace and Frankie Season 4 - Episode 1
Frankie feels left out of Grace's friendship with Sheree, her new lodger. Sol and Robert are arrested. Bud and Allison throw a gender-reveal party.
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#42 - Aussie
Not Going Out Season 1 - Episode 3
Ruth, an Australian friend of Kate's, comes to stay and Lee is persuaded to pretend to be Tim. Lee gets a job handing out leaflets at a shopping centre, but soon falls foul of a local youth.
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#43 - Dating
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 6
As Lucy and Guy's relationship intensifies, Lee starts to ponder his lack of a girlfriend and, encouraged by Barbara, tries speed dating. Tim is forced to go on a disastrous date with Barbara in order to prove that he sees her as more than 'the help'.
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#44 - What Normal People Do
You're the Worst Season 1 - Episode 4
Gretchen makes Jimmy come over to her disaster of an apartment.
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#45 - Crevasses
You're the Worst Season 2 - Episode 2
Gretchen, realizing she doesn’t really have any adult belongings, takes the gang on a trip to the mall. Jimmy uses this opportunity to gain some writing inspiration. Meanwhile, a newly single Lindsay recruits a hesitant Edgar to help her pick up guys.
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#46 - Caretaker
Not Going Out Season 1 - Episode 6
Lee finally manages to get a job, as a caretaker. But taking up the new post involves moving out of the flat. Kate interviews potential new flatmates including Pete, and Tim sees an opportunity to get back together with Kate. Lee's new boss proves to be a hard taskmaster. So, will Lee stick at the job or throw in the towel and move back in with Kate?
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#47 - Episode 4
A Young Doctor's Notebook Season 1 - Episode 4
Balancing a heavy workload with a developing morphine habit, the young doctor finds it increasingly difficult to conceal his burgeoning addiction from his colleagues. After one humiliation too many, he resolves to make a clean start and a dedicated effort to combat the syphilis epidemic. But a blizzard-bound journey to visit a dying patient proves to be his toughest test yet.
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#48 - A Little Yelp From My Friends
Selfie Season 1 - Episode 3
Henry and Eliza discover that their most valuable office relationship might be their own after Saperstein mandates his employees to work on their interpersonal connectivity.
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#49 - Born Dead
You're the Worst Season 2 - Episode 3
Gretchen makes an attempt to reconnect with her old group of friends by throwing herself a housewarming party. Jimmy does his best to affirm his belief that friends are for babies. Edgar continues his pursuit of Lindsay, and Lindsay meets her estranged husband’s new girlfriend.
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#50 - Josh and I Are Good People!
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 1 - Episode 5
After Rebecca and Greg’s disastrous date, Greg accuses her of being a terrible person in front of Josh. Rebecca takes drastic measures to prove she is a good person, which includes helping Darryl with his messy divorce. Meanwhile, Paula takes over the office as the boss for the day.
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#51 - Librarian
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 3
Lucy and Guy are going out with each other, and Guy has practically moved in. This annoys Lee who thinks Guy is too old for her. Lee soon discovers that Guy owns a lap dancing club. While at the club, Lee and Tim see Rose (Thaila Zucchi), a librarian that Tim has been seeing, and discover she is a lapdancer. Tim later dumps her, but then changes his mind. However, Rose refuses to get back together. Meanwhile, Lucy dumps Guy but they soon get back together but agree to take their relationship more slowly.
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#52 - Mortgage
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 1
With Kate having gone back to America, Tim tells Lee he is going to sell the flat, and hires a cleaner called Barbara to clean it. Lee attempts to get a mortgage so he can buy it. In the meantime however he puts off all the potential buyers, until Lucy, who unbeknown to Lee is Tim's sister, arrives saying she will rent the spare room when Lee buys it. Lucy soon decides she wants to buy it herself, and both offer to buy it from Tim. Tim decides to sell it to Lee, however, he cannot get a mortgage so Lucy buys it. On Tim's wishes, she rents out the spare room to Lee.
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#53 - Secret Shopper
Superstore Season 1 - Episode 6
A secret shopper is sent by corporate to test the employees as they try to work out who it is.
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#54 - Gay
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 2
Lucy persuades Lee to pretend to be gay after she lies to a business acquaintance Guy, who she was told is gay himself, by telling him she lives with a gay flatmate to prove she is not homophobic. However, Guy soon starts to get suspicious and tests Lee's sexuality by taking him to a gay bar. Later, Guy overhears Lee saying to Tim, who had started to think Lee was gay, that he is not gay. When Lucy then explains to Guy what happened, he reveals he is not gay and he and Lucy kiss.
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#55 - All About That Paper
You're the Worst Season 2 - Episode 4
Jimmy spends the day with an eccentric author on a day-long job interview. Gretchen deals with a work crisis. Edgar discovers the magic of improv comedy. And Lindsay gets served with divorce papers.
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#56 - Kid
Not Going Out Season 1 - Episode 5
Kate and Lee are forced to take in a lodger, a surly 14-year-old boy called Nicky. Lee's attempts to bond with the teenager prove less than successful, while Tim and Nicky discover they have quite a lot in common. Meanwhile, Kate tries to persuade a carnivorous Great Dane to become a vegetarian with unfortunate results.
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#57 - Very Superstitious
Fresh Off the Boat Season 1 - Episode 11
Jessica's superstitions get the best of her when she sells a house with the address 44 West 44th Street - the number 4 being bad luck in Chinese culture. At the urging of the new school counselor, Eddie decides to run for school president, but Jessica's bad luck gets the best of him too when a white lie spirals out of control.
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#58 - Into the Wilde
Running Wilde Season 1 - Episode 2
Steve’s plan to take Emmy and Puddle on a family vacation is interrupted by the arrival of Emmy’s fiancé, Andy, at the Wilde estate, who has his own plans for Steve.
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#59 - Christening
The Office (US) Season 7 - Episode 7
Pam and Jim prepare for Cece's baptism. When Cece goes missing, Jim fears Angela has taken her.
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#60 - In Which Claims are Made and a Journey Ensues
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Season 1 - Episode 1
Part-time office temp Todd Margaret is unexpectedly chosen to lead the U.K. launch of Thunder Muscle, a new North Korean energy drink of suspicious contents. Despite the help of his new acquaintances, Dave and Alice, Todd struggles to make inroads.
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#61 - Shark
New Girl Season 4 - Episode 12
After Winston graduates from the Police Academy, Nick and Coach worry when they see his new training officer. Meanwhile, Jess uses Schmidt to try and influence a councilwoman to stop the night construction taking place outside the loft.
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#62 - Art
Not Going Out Season 2 - Episode 5
In an effort to appear as intellectual as Lucy's friends, Lee shows off his 'knowledge' of the art world - holding forth on the subject of an unknown artist, who his cleaner Barbara has told him is the next big thing. When Lucy takes the advice and invests a fortune in the artist's work, Lee is left trying to prevent her from finding out the artist is actually a nobody.
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#63 - Death
Not Going Out Season 1 - Episode 2
Tim's 94-year-old grandmother dies. Kate accuses Lee of not being in touch with his emotions when he fails to tell her. As penance he sees an expensive psychotherapist, who gets a bit too close to the truth. Tim, flirts with Kate, less than successfully, while she comforts him at his grandmother's funeral.
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#64 - The Pillars of Creation
You're the Worst Season 5 - Episode 8
Paul, Vernon, and Becca air their dirty laundry on a weekend getaway.
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#65 - Serious
Not Going Out Season 1 - Episode 1
Kate tries clown classes after unsuccessfully getting Lee to go to them. You couldn't really call her own attempts a success. To repay Kate Lee goes on a date with Lucy Moss, an author whose book, about her turbulent life, was published by Kate's company. It's a less than happy event, as Lee proves less than great at being serious. With Lee out of the way Tim tries to make things up with Kate.
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