The BEST episodes directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Penultimate Peril: Part Two
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8.08
496 votes

#1 - Penultimate Peril: Part Two

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 3 - Episode 6

Big secrets are revealed when Count Olaf goes on trial in the hotel lobby. The Baudelaires are the first to take the stand, but will justice be served?

Penultimate Peril: Part One
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8.05
498 votes

#2 - Penultimate Peril: Part One

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 3 - Episode 5

Various parties converge at the Hotel Denouement, where the mysterious "J.S." has called the V.F.D. together -- and things aren't always what they seem.

The Vile Village: Part Two
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7.97
703 votes

#3 - The Vile Village: Part Two

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2 - Episode 6

The orphans find themselves under suspicion in the wake of a devastating murder. But time behind bars leads to an important realization.

The Austere Academy: Part One
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7.96
894 votes

#4 - The Austere Academy: Part One

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2 - Episode 1

The Baudelaires begin life at boarding school and meet a pair of mysterious siblings whose tragic lives sound eerily similar to their own.

The Austere Academy: Part Two
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7.92
797 votes

#5 - The Austere Academy: Part Two

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2 - Episode 2

While the Quagmires keep up the search, the Baudelaires struggle to balance their studies with a punishing workout schedule, courtesy of Count Olaf.

Pie-lette
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7.88
1380 votes

#6 - Pie-lette

Pushing Daisies - Season 1 - Episode 1

Ned works in a pie store and seems to lead a perfectly normal life. This, however, is far from the truth. Ned can, through the touch of his hand, wake people from the dead. He decides to use this ability of his to solve crimes, but this appears to be much more difficult than it sounds, when he gives life to his childhood crush, and decides to let keep living.

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The Vile Village: Part One
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7.84
739 votes

#7 - The Vile Village: Part One

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2 - Episode 5

Mr. Poe brings the Baudelaires to V.F.D., a bird-loving village with an Old West vibe. Jacques and Olivia continue their search for the Quagmires.

The Wide Window: Part Two
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7.74
1572 votes

#8 - The Wide Window: Part Two

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 1 - Episode 6

Klaus and Violet look for clues in a suspicious note that passes custody to Captain Sham, a seafaring scam artist with clear ties to Count Olaf.

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The Wide Window: Part One
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7.74
1656 votes

#9 - The Wide Window: Part One

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 1 - Episode 5

The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.

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The Bad Beginning: Part Two
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7.74
2283 votes

#10 - The Bad Beginning: Part Two

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 1 - Episode 2

While Mr Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in 'The Marvelous Marriage', a work of theater with alarming consequences.

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Suddenly
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7.69
252 votes

#11 - Suddenly

Schmigadoon! - Season 1 - Episode 4

Melissa grapples with her conflicted feelings for Doc Lopez, rebelling against his archaic ideas, while Josh tries to court Emma the schoolmarm.

The Bad Beginning: Part One
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7.54
3160 votes

#12 - The Bad Beginning: Part One

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 1 - Episode 1

The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.

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Cross That Bridge
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7.53
256 votes

#13 - Cross That Bridge

Schmigadoon! - Season 1 - Episode 3

When their first flings end in regret, Melissa and Josh agree to a new plan—which he immediately casts aside, prompting her to make a fresh start.

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How We Change
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7.52
255 votes

#14 - How We Change

Schmigadoon! - Season 1 - Episode 6

With the election looming, Mildred relentlessly ramps up her campaign. Josh and Melissa face their true feelings for each other.

Tribulation
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7.49
243 votes

#15 - Tribulation

Schmigadoon! - Season 1 - Episode 5

New romances hit roadblocks as Melissa meets someone unexpected and Emma reveals a secret. Mildred seizes a chance to increase her power.

Lovers’ Spat
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7.47
309 votes

#16 - Lovers’ Spat

Schmigadoon! - Season 1 - Episode 2

After realizing that they can’t leave together, Josh and Melissa break up and start looking for romance around town.

Schmigadoon!
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7.36
383 votes

#17 - Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon! - Season 1 - Episode 1

Melissa and Josh stumble upon the strange musical town of Schmigadoon—and are shocked to learn they can’t leave until they find true love.

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Pilot
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7.35
238 votes

#18 - Pilot

The Tick (2001) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Arthur, a regular accountant, decided to quit his boring but meant to be job and become what he believes is his true calling: a superhero. Arthur is not taken seriously by anyone, and questions his choices. But he meets The Tick (a muscular blue man that just arrived in town) when he accidentally walks in a Soviet conspiracy to release the lethal weapon known as The Red Scare. Arthur is tired of all the superhero shenanigans and decides to quit, but The Tick won't let him: they have to stop The Red Scare from killing former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. In one of the most dangerous situations of his life, Arthur sees himself with only one way of saving Jimmy: flying out of the falling elevator, where The Tick and The Red Scare are confronting each other. Arthur succeeds, and they celebrate the newly formed partnership with other two superheroes: Batmanuel and Captain Liberty.

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Dummy
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7.31
990 votes

#19 - Dummy

Pushing Daisies - Season 1 - Episode 2

Ned, Emerson and Chuck visit the morgue to inspect the body of a victim of a car accident, a 35 year old man who specialized in automobile safety. The police is offering a reward to anyone who can find the killer and Emerson wants answers to be able to get the reward.

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