The BEST episodes directed by Ellen Falcon

Designing Women
star
8.41
100 votes

#1 - Designing Women

Designing Women - Season 1 - Episode 1

Suzanne visits a new gynecologist, Mary Jo's ex-husband Ted, and a maelstrom of emotions is unleashed when she announces she is dating him.

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Honesty
star
8.31
16 votes

#2 - Honesty

227 - Season 1 - Episode 1

On the way home from running errands, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light. From the persuasion of Rose, she decides to leave a note on the car. The next day, after no one has arrived to see the car, Mary wants to remove her note. However, another car comes by and nearly totals it, but then drives away. Before Mary can get to the car and remove her note, the owner comes out of an apartment and sees her note. Sandra tells Mary that she needs to use her ""femininity"" to get out of paying for the total damages. Mary says that she can't do that, so Sandra poses as Mary when the owner comes by to talk to Mary about the damages. Everything goes well until Lester comes home and their lie unfolds. Everything gets straightened out between Mary, Lester, and the car owner (Marvin), ending with a date for Sandra and a new friend for the Jenkins. Meanwhile, Mary tells Brenda that she cannot go skating with Calvin because she lied.

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Lizzie Strikes Out
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8.22
18 votes

#3 - Lizzie Strikes Out

Lizzie McGuire - Season 1 - Episode 21

Ethan invites Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda for bowling, while on the same day Lizzie's dad wants to spend some quality father-daughter time with her. Meanwhile, Matt and Lanny plan on what they can do to stop the bully, Heywood Biggs, from ripping on them.

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Their Finest Hour
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8.10
9 votes

#4 - Their Finest Hour

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 26

An hour-long clip show of highlights from the previous seasons, including: razor-tongued Julia standing up for Suzanne against an insolent beauty pageant contestant, Julia defending Bernice's eccentricities, Mary Jo commenting on men and bra sizes, Charlene wondering about everything from killer bees to the personal habits of other women, Suzanne displaying a series of wacky dresses, and Anthony being plagued by a variety of indignities.

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A Kiss Before Lying
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8.05
43 votes

#5 - A Kiss Before Lying

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 4

Max's old beau breezes into town with his new fiancée, expecting Max to give him her blessing.

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Let's Call It Quits
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8.04
285 votes

#6 - Let's Call It Quits

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 23

Roseanne has difficulty accepting new rules from a tough new supervisor at the factory.

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Quittin' Time
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7.89
27 votes

#7 - Quittin' Time

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 10

Synclaire walks off the job, but Khadijah soon realizes that her replacement lacks spunk and enthusiasm, which Synclaire had in abundance.

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Full Court Press
star
7.80
30 votes

#8 - Full Court Press

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 7

Khadijah insists on settling an accident claim civilly--and out of court--until she realizes she's up against a weaselly lawyer.

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Rudy and the Snow Queen
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7.79
19 votes

#9 - Rudy and the Snow Queen

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 6

Denise's little sister Rudy comes to visit for the weekend. She surprises Denise by immediately hitting it off with Whitley. When Denise and Rudy find it impossible to sleep in the same bed, Whitley allows Rudy to stay in her room. Whitley teaches Rudy all of her beauty secrets, and the two become good friends. Rudy hurts Denise's feelings by spending all of her time with Whitley. Meanwhile, Jaleesa fears the worst after hearing that her sister went to dinner with Jaleesa's ex-husband. Jaleesa clears up the situation, then asks Whitley to stop monopolizing Rudy's time. Whitley tells Rudy a bedtime story about two sisters and a snow queen. Rudy understands the moral of the story and agrees to pay more attention to Denise.

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If Chosen, I May Not Run
star
7.79
14 votes

#10 - If Chosen, I May Not Run

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 8

Denise shows potential as a sprinter during P.E. class, and the track coach asks her to come out for the team. Her father is thrilled to have another Huxtable competing for Hillman, as he and his father both ran for the school. Denise enjoys the attention she receives from her friends and other students, but cannot handle the grueling practices. She considers quitting until a star runner informs her that she is not the only one who hates practice; in fact, the entire team feels this way. Maggie desperately tries to track down an economics book that she needs for a term paper.

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Does He or Doesn't He?
star
7.79
14 votes

#11 - Does He or Doesn't He?

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 11

Dwayne annoys a graduate student with his stupid pick-up lines. She predicts that Dwayne would freak out if a woman actually responded to his advances, and decides to invite him to her apartment. Jaleesa takes bets from the entire dorm on Dwayne's possible reaction. Denise feels that Dwayne does not deserve this treatment, and warns him that he is being set up. Ron persuades Dwayne to go to Peggy's apartment and win her over with his charm. Denise and Walter (Dwayne's resident director and P.E. teacher) try to convince Dwayne to be himself around women. Peggy realizes that Dwayne is a good guy and cannot follow through with the bet.

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War of the Words
star
7.78
18 votes

#12 - War of the Words

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 5

Maggie prepares to debate Whitley on the topic of whether women can balance a career and family life. She is distracted by a surprise visit from her boyfriend, Mike, who stuns her by revealing that he has left school to take a job with the National Pork Council. He asks Maggie to transfer to a school in Washington, D.C. to be near him, and proposes marriage. Maggie is so overwhelmed by her relationship crisis that Denise must take her place in the middle of the debate. She wins easily by detailing the way in which her parents have employed compromise to make their situation work. Maggie and Mike take her words to heart and decide to slow down their relationship. Meanwhile, Dwayne tries to get a permanent spot on campus radio after successfully filling in for an ailing disc jockey.

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Burglar in the House
star
7.78
18 votes

#13 - Burglar in the House

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 14

Regine's purse is snatched and the apartment is burglarized, but Khadijah can't get used to living with an alarm system.

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Living Kringle
star
7.70
20 votes

#14 - Living Kringle

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 15

Synclaire overflows with holiday spirit despite the season's crass commercialism and her cranky roommates.

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Life and Stuff
star
7.62
742 votes

#15 - Life and Stuff

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 1

Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.

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Dan's Birthday Bash
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7.61
423 votes

#16 - Dan's Birthday Bash

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 9

Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.

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Cased Up
star
7.61
663 votes

#17 - Cased Up

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 9

A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

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Jazzbeau
star
7.60
10 votes

#18 - Jazzbeau

The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 16

The death of a famous jazz singer brings back fond memories to Tootie and Natalie, who got to know him at a resort hotel where he worked as a waiter.

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D-I-V-O-R-C-E
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7.60
513 votes

#19 - D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 3

Jackie babysits while Roseanne and Dan go out to a formal restaurant dinner -- at which they see a recently divorced friend.

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PSAT Pstory
star
7.59
683 votes

#20 - PSAT Pstory

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 4

Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

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Bridge Over Troubled Sonny
star
7.57
277 votes

#21 - Bridge Over Troubled Sonny

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 13

Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.

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The Mother of All Battles
star
7.56
679 votes

#22 - The Mother of All Battles

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 2

Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

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Granny Gets Busy
star
7.56
680 votes

#23 - Granny Gets Busy

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 5

Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.

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The Big Four-Oh
star
7.55
645 votes

#24 - The Big Four-Oh

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 7

Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

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Workin' Overtime
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7.54
310 votes

#25 - Workin' Overtime

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 19

After two weeks of overtime at work and chaos at home, Roseanne takes refuge at a diner.

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Here's to Good Friends
star
7.53
428 votes

#26 - Here's to Good Friends

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 8

Roseanne and Jackie help Crystal drown her sorrows over breaking up with her lover by taking her to the Lobo Lounge for a few pink squirrels and a pep talk.

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The Butler Did It
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7.52
654 votes

#27 - The Butler Did It

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 11

Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

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Will Gets a Job
star
7.51
672 votes

#28 - Will Gets a Job

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 3

Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party; Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

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She Ain't Heavy
star
7.50
660 votes

#29 - She Ain't Heavy

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 8

Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

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Lovers' Lane
star
7.49
456 votes

#30 - Lovers' Lane

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 6

Bowling night finds Roseanne checking out Becky's new boyfriend Chip, while Jackie and Booker make a bet with high stakes.

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Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
star
7.49
686 votes

#31 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 6

Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended -- and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.

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Great Expectations
star
7.49
39 votes

#32 - Great Expectations

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 6

Another dateless Saturday night prompts the gals to get back in the mix at an uptown club, where Khadijah performs for the crowd.

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My Brother's Keeper
star
7.46
709 votes

#33 - My Brother's Keeper

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 15

On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.

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Romancing Mr. Stone
star
7.46
13 votes

#34 - Romancing Mr. Stone

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 9

Many of the girls become smitten with Byron Walcott, their handsome new geology professor. Professor Walcott's knowledge and enthusiasm for geology inspire Denise to develop a fascination for the subject. Although Denise mocks the other girls for their crushes on the professor, she also mistakes his attention for romantic interest. Stevie confronts Professor Walcott and accuses him of leading his students on. Dwayne witnesses their argument and suspects that they like each other. Denise feels like a fool for misreading Professor Walcott's intentions, but quickly gets over it. She plays matchmaker for Stevie and the professor. Maggie concludes that Americans require too much personal space; she gets on everyone's nerves by cutting down on her "body buffer zone."

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Something for Nothing
star
7.46
681 votes

#35 - Something for Nothing

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 12

After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.

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Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
star
7.45
11 votes

#36 - Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 7

Denise is apprehensive about a visit from her grandfather, as she fears that she cannot live up to his expectations. Jaleesa and Maggie ask Denise to take part in a traditional homecoming prank by stealing the head of the rival mascot's bear costume. (They would be the first women in Hillman history to accomplish this.) Denise initially turns them down because she does not want to disappoint her grandfather. She does not realize that Russell tried to steal the bear head in 1935, but was bested by a friend. He is still bitter about this, and bets his friend that he can pull off the feat. Denise decides to help her roommates after Whitley angers her by belittling the prank as "foolishness." Russell and the girls separately seek the assistance of Hillman mascot Dwayne, who distracts the guys assigned to guard the mascot. Denise and her grandfather simultaneously try to steal the mascot head; they realize they have misjudged each other. The girls leave the head in Whitley's bed as revenge

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The Naked Truth
star
7.45
31 votes

#37 - The Naked Truth

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 11

Overton makes himself comfortable at the women's apartment after a falling-out with Kyle.

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Eyes on the Prize
star
7.43
636 votes

#38 - Eyes on the Prize

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 19

Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

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Community Action
star
7.40
634 votes

#39 - Community Action

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 17

When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.

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Did the Earth Move for You?
star
7.40
706 votes

#40 - Did the Earth Move for You?

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 1

Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.

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Just Friends?
star
7.38
26 votes

#41 - Just Friends?

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 9

Khadijah fears she may have wrecked a friendship by succumbing to a few hours of intimacy with an old friend.

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Christmas Show
star
7.38
698 votes

#42 - Christmas Show

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 13

On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.

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Living Single... with Children
star
7.38
29 votes

#43 - Living Single... with Children

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 8

Regine's latest flame's daughter stirs her maternal instincts--until she's stuck with the youngster overnight.

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Reconcilable Differences
star
7.37
59 votes

#44 - Reconcilable Differences

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 1

Denise Huxtable begins her sophomore year at Hillman and moves into Gilbert Hall. She meets her roommate, Jaleesa Vinson, a 26-year-old divorcée who is the subject of much rumor and innuendo. Denise feels uneasy around Jaleesa and asks Stevie Rallen, the resident director, to find her a new room. Denise decides to try harder to get along with Jaleesa, but Jaleesa is offended that Denise has gone behind her back. They get into an argument, and Denise moves in with wealthy Whitley Gilbert (for whose family the dormitory is named). Whitley drives Denise insane with her idiosyncrasies and generally self-absorbed behavior. Denise apologizes to Jaleesa and asks for another chance, and Jaleesa agrees to stop being so defensive. Meanwhile, overeager freshman Dwayne Wayne hits on every woman in sight.

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My Dinner with Theo
star
7.36
11 votes

#45 - My Dinner with Theo

A Different World - Season 1 - Episode 22

Denise becomes depressed about her grades. To take her mind of her troubles, she calls her brother Theo and asks him to visit for the weekend. Theo, a high school senior, is considering applying to Hillman. He quickly makes friends on campus and has little time for Denise because of his busy social calendar. During an interview, the dean stresses that Hillman is a very difficult academic school. He warns Theo that his fun-filled weekend might be giving him the wrong impression. Denise later reiterates this over dinner; she was an excellent student in high school, and now is having trouble just passing her classes. She wants to take a semester off, but Theo encourages her to tough it out. Meanwhile, Maggie tries to write a letter to her boyfriend.

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Saturday
star
7.35
363 votes

#46 - Saturday

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 10

Roseanne bets Dan he'll never finish repairing his truck.

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The Monday Through Friday Show
star
7.34
278 votes

#47 - The Monday Through Friday Show

Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 12

Dan and Roseanne disagree about where to spend a romantic 15th anniversary; Becky refuses to dissect a frog in biology class; Darlene finds her paper route more than she can handle.

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The Refrigerator
star
7.33
3 votes

#48 - The Refrigerator

227 - Season 1 - Episode 4

When Mary tries to convice the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agrees to loan Sandra her apartment for a extravagant party if Sandra will ""persuade"" the landlord to get Mary a new refrigerator.

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Getting the Story
star
7.33
150 votes

#49 - Getting the Story

The Cosby Show - Season 7 - Episode 6

Rudy and Kenny do a video project.

Ill Will
star
7.33
690 votes

#50 - Ill Will

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 18

The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.

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