The BEST episodes directed by James Burrows

#1 - Pilot

Stark Raving Mad - Season 1 - Episode 1

Henry McNeely's boss, Audrey, gives him a promotion he doesn't want: that of editor for flavor-of-the-month horror novelist Ian Stark -- who keeps editors like Henry keeps his backbone. Ian's eccentricities and penchant for practical jokes and spontaneous daredevil stunts -- at the expense of not actually writing a follow-up book -- threaten Henry's anal-retentive, obsessive-compulsive and fraidy-cat ways. Can two single men share a job without driving each other crazy?

#2 - Of Mice and Tony

Taxi - Season 4 - Episode 9

Tony becomes the manager of a promising young heavyweight boxer at his gym, but after the boxer wins a major fight, the "syndicate" (which turns out to be some doctors looking for an investment, rather than the mob) makes Tony an offer he can't refuse and takes over the boxer's management.

#3 - Gary and Allison's Restaurant

Gary Unmarried - Season 1 - Episode 7

Gary ends up in Vanessa's doghouse after finally taking her on a real date, but brings her to a restaurant that he used to frequent with Allison.

#4 - The Class Blows The Whistle

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 4

When Duncan starts hanging around with Yonk, talking about video games and football, Nicole realizes that her worst nightmare is coming true---they're becoming buddies. Kat tries to help Ethan recover, so she sets him up with one of her friends. Holly becomes obsessed with trying to get her daughter Oprah in Kyle's school, so she starts interrupting Kyle and Aaron all the time, and drives them crazy. After their last date turned out a total disaster, Richie and Lina try to go out on a second date.

#5 - Gary and Allison Brooks

Gary Unmarried - Season 1 - Episode 8

Gary pretends he is still married while attending the vow-renewal of a friend, as a favor to Allison. But the plan backfires when Gary finds himself attracted to one of the guests.

#6 - Rebecca's One Night Stand

Romantically Challenged - Season 1 - Episode 4

Lisa finally convinces Rebecca to have her first one night stand. But the always polite Rebecca violates Lisa's number-one rule by calling her date, Leo, the morning after. Now Leo is into Rebecca, so Lisa gives her sister her own unusual brand of dating advice so Rebecca can break up with him. Meanwhile, an overworked Perry decides to take a stay-cation. But doing so gets on the nerves of his unemployed roommate, Shawn, to the point that Shawn decides to get a job - any job.

#7 - Perry and Rebecca's High School Reunion

Romantically Challenged - Season 1 - Episode 3

When it's time for Rebecca and Perry to go back to their high school reunion, Rebecca is ready to confront Jesse, the guy who publicly humiliated her by standing her up at the senior prom. But Perry knows the real reason why she was stood up and tells a preposterous lie to keep Rebecca from discovering the truth. Meanwhile, avid hockey fan Shawn is devastated when he finds out that the local cable company won't be carrying the championship games. When he learns further that Lisa's friend, Vanessa, has the games on her cable station, he has to hide his real motive for romancing Vanessa from both women.

#8 - The Finale (1)

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 23

The culmination of eight seasons ends tonight with a one-hour series finale - will Will and Grace raise a child together and find ultimate happiness? Will Jack find anyone that loves him as much as he loves himself? Will Karen find true happiness with the absence of Stan? All these questions and more will be answered as this groundbreaking series concludes eight amazing seasons.

#9 - Sisterly Love

Cheers - Season 7 - Episode 21

Sam tries to reconcile Rebecca and her sister.

#10 - The Road Not Taken (2)

Taxi - Season 4 - Episode 24

(Part two) In a continuation of the previous episode, the cabbies share past experiences with Elaine. Latka discusses his decision to leave his mother and move to America. Alex talks about an opportunity for a major promotion at a desk job he had, but would not compromise his principles to take it. Meanwhile, the man who offered Elaine a job comes to the garage to get a decision from her, but he withdraws his offer when he sees how wishy washy Elaine is being about it.

#11 - Gary and the Trophy

Gary Unmarried - Season 1 - Episode 18

After a bowling teammate quits before the championships, Gary rushes to find a replacement.

#12 - Gary Uses His Veto

Gary Unmarried - Season 1 - Episode 16

When Gary vetoes Louise from taking Chinese, Allison uses her veto to put a stop to Louise taking golf lessons.

#13 - The Road Not Taken (1)

Taxi - Season 4 - Episode 23

When Elaine is offered a job as an art gallery manager in Seattle, she asks the gang for help in making a decision. The cabbies share with Elaine some stories about life changing decisions they once had to make. Tony talks about how he refused to take a dive in a major fight, even though he will likely be in trouble with the mob. In the fight, Tony learns that the other fighter has also been paid to take a dive, and the fighter does so in comic fashion. Next, Louie talks about how he became a taxi dispatcher after mercifully taking over for the kindly old dispatcher who had to take his wife to the doctor. Louie finds he likes the job and forces the old man out of the dispatcher's job into retirement. Finally, Jim tells of how he was very studious at Harvard, until his free-spirit girlfriend turned him on to hash brownies. (Part one of two)

#14 - Caroline and the Love That Dares Not Speak its Name

Caroline in the City - Season 3 - Episode 13

Caroline is aghast that Annie blabbed to Richard about her feelings for him, and tries to avoid his questions by inviting in a hyper-anxious knife salesman. When Richard discovers the truth about the answering machine message Caroline left for him (and which Julia erased), the two finally confess their mutual attraction, but quickly agree that they have both moved on. But a dinner double date at Caroline's turns into a competition for happiest couple between Caroline & Trevor and Richard & Julia - until they all wind up in an emergency ward with food poisoning from Caroline's fish chowder. Meanwhile, Annie tries a song and dance routine to help Del and Charlie defend their greeting card trade show turf against Del's evil brother Garner.

#15 - Caroline and the Proposal

Caroline in the City - Season 1 - Episode 16

When Richard learns of Del's proposing to Caroline, he goes searching for another job, and is seduced by his just-divorced employment counselor; Remo and Annie try to convince a skeptical Caroline that she's oblivious to Richard's feelings for her - and hers for him.

#16 - The Class Reunites (Pilot)

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 1

Eight friends who shared the same third grade class 20 years ago are reunited when Ethan Haas, one of the friends, throws a surprise anniversary party for his fiancée, also from the same third grade class. The party turns into a total disaster when Ethan's fiancée Joanne breaks up with him. Holly reunited with the love of her life, Kyle, who is now dating a man. Duncan reunites with Nicole, who is now married to a football star Yonk Allen. And Richie goes out on a date with Lina.

#17 - One Hugs, the Other Doesn't

Cheers - Season 10 - Episode 16

A Boston performance by children's singer Nanny Gee for Frederick's birthday sheds light on Frasier's past as Lilith and the barflies discover Nanny is Frasier's first wife! Frasier had forgotten to mention this fact to Lilith and when Nanny arrives at Cheers she and Lilith soon get into a catfight!

#18 - Gary and His Half Brother

Gary Unmarried - Season 1 - Episode 19

Gary's half-brother has returned from the war and needs a place to stay. The full house finds Gary spinning out of control as he finds himself playing parent to both his children and a sibling.

#19 - Pilot

NewsRadio - Season 1 - Episode 1

On his first day as WNYX's news director, Dave finds that he must fire his predecessor.

#20 - The Charade

Romantically Challenged - Season 1 - Episode 2

Although Rebecca said she wouldn't meddle in sister Lisa's love life, she can't resist finding out why Lisa would break up with "nice guy" Neil. When Lisa finds out what Rebecca did, she finds a way to get back at her. Meanwhile, as Shawn is on his way to pick up Perry from his dental surgery, he gets distracted by a pretty girl, proving once again that the ladies come first in his life, so a fed-up Perry kicks Shawn out of the apartment and refuses to forgive his BFF.

#21 - Led Zeppelin II

NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 21

A fire in the building sets everyone's nerves on edge. Bill tries to escape. Dave and Lisa get back together. Mr. James continues his wife search.

#22 - The Class Gives Thanks

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 9

It's Thanksgiving and many secrets are about to be revealed---Yonk learns about Nicole and Duncan's high-school relationship; Lina doesn't want to talk to Richie after she learns that he is married; Richie leaves his wife; and finally, Kyle shows Aaron just how similar Perry and his father-in-law are.

#23 - The Finale (2)

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 24

#24 - I Do, Adieu

Cheers - Season 5 - Episode 26

Dr. Sumner Sloane returns to Cheers on Diane and Sam's wedding day to tell her that a publisher is interested in one of her class manuscripts if she can go to work immediately on rewrites.

#25 - The One with the Prom Video

Friends - Season 2 - Episode 14

The gang watches a home video from the night of Monica and Rachel's prom. Joey gives Chandler a hideous bracelet.

#26 - The Class Springs a Leak

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 17

When Duncan and Richie finally finish working on the Allen' house, Nicole finds herself surprisingly saddened by the fact that they won't be around anymore, so she makes some desperate measures to keep them working on the house. Ethan plans to break up with Palmer.

#27 - The Class Has a Snow Day

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 16

On Valentine's Day, a terrible snow storm hits Philadelphia. Perry, who was redecorating Yonk and Nicole's house, has to stay with Nicole and Duncan, and decides to make a meal for them while waiting. Kat and Kyle end up stuck at Ethan's, and Ethan tries to get rid of them to spend time with Palmer. Also, Richie has a lot of trouble trying to come to Lina's.

#28 - I Love L. Gay

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 14

The gang travels to Los Angeles to accompany Elliot while he visits UCLA. Coincidently, Will runs into James who's in jeopardy of being deported. After spending a perfect weekend together, Grace makes a proposal to keep Will and James from having to say 'good-bye' to each other... ever again...

#29 - The Big Kiss-Off

Cheers - Season 6 - Episode 24

Sam and Woody wager over who can be the first to plant a three-second kiss on Rebecca.

#30 - Alive and Schticking

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 1

LIVE SEASON PREMIERE - Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive. Alec Baldwin and Eric Stoltz guest star, Shelly Morrison also stars.

#31 - Home is the Sailor

Cheers - Season 6 - Episode 1

Sam returns to Cheers six months after he sold it to a large corporation to pursue a life of leisure on board a new boat. Now the boat has sunk and he's looking for a job.

#32 - Gary Fixes Allison's Garbage Disposal

Gary Unmarried - Season 1 - Episode 20

Gary sets out to repair Allison's garbage disposal but find themselves inside her bedroom fixing their lust for sex.

#33 - Gary on the Air

Gary Unmarried - Season 2 - Episode 5

When the radio station's normal sports announcer gets arrested, Sasha agrees to let Gary take over, giving Gary his first big break. Meanwhile, it's her school's volunteer week, and Louise participates by making a video consisting of well-wishes for Uncle Mitch and the rest of his team in the Marine Corp.

#34 - Substitute Father

Taxi - Season 1 - Episode 22

With Elaine going out of town to visit her sick aunt, the guys at the garage takes turns watching over her son so that he can compete in a spelling bee.

#35 - The Class Runs Into A Convenience Store

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 10

Richie crashes into a convenience store after a bee flies into his car and refuses to leave his car, saying that being in there is better than all the things that currently surround his life. The accident is soon all over the news, and Holly is the first one to arrive at the scene. Soon Richie's former classmates arrive too, trying to convince him to get out of the car.

#36 - Gary Shoots Fish in a Barrel

Gary Unmarried - Season 2 - Episode 4

Gary is determined to prove that he can handle a one-night stand without getting attached.

#37 - Dinner at Eight-ish

Cheers - Season 5 - Episode 20

Frasier and Lilith invite Sam and Diane over for dinner to celebrate their first week of cohabitation. But things start going wrong when Lilith finds out Frasier and Diane were engaged, and she locks herself in the bathroom. Then Sam and Diane have an argument as well. Meanwhile Cliff agrees to babysit Carla's kids.

#38 - Peggy Goes to Branson

Mike & Molly - Season 2 - Episode 18

Peggy goes on vacation and leaves Mike and Molly in charge of her dog, claiming that it's good practice for when they have children.

#39 - Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine

Will & Grace - Season 7 - Episode 7

When Will and Grace invite Vince and Nadine over for a meet-and-greet dinner, they find to their horror that their guests are actually polar opposites of themselves. Meanwhile, Karen is still angry with Grace and decides to leave the interior design firm when Jack comes to her rescue and hires her to be his new assistant at "Out TV."

#40 - Von Trapped

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 10

The "Sound of Music Sing-Along" has come to town and no one is more excited than Grace. She plans for her and Will to attend the musical in character-like style by dressing up in costumes. Meanwhile, Karen and Jack try to flee when she gets in trouble with the theater's manager, who blocks off the exits, trapping everyone inside and forcing them to plot their escape.

#41 - The Class Gets Frozen Yogurt

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 5

Ethan is challenged by Kat into testing every flavor of yogurt without even buying it, and he has to do it so she wouldn't think he's a wuss. Kyle continues lying to Holly about her daughter Oprah not being accepted into the school he works in, until Holly visits the school. Lina returns to work, but finds it hard to do anything because she can't control her wheelchair. Richie helps Duncan with his job at Yonk's house. And also, we find out more about Richie's secret life.

#42 - The Class Learns About Hurricanes

The Class - Season 1 - Episode 3

When a hurricane threatens the city, Holly is assigned to cover the entire event, but everything she does goes wrong. Meanwhile, Kyle and Aaron are having lots of fun watching Holly's attempts to make a report. Kat is surprised to find out that Ethan fondled Joanne's stuff, but things might not be what they seem. Duncan wants to spend more time with Nicole. Richie ends up in a hospital with Lina after making yet another suicide attempt.

#43 - Caroline and the Condom

Caroline in the City - Season 1 - Episode 24

Caroline's writers' block sends her down memory lane to Richard's first day on the job---a day with trouble in store for Caroline because she and Del had just rekindled their romance.

#44 - Elaine's Strange Triangle

Taxi - Season 3 - Episode 4

At Mario's, while Elaine is complaining about problems with her love life, a handsome man named Kirk approaches. Tony then plays matchmaker for Elaine and soon she and Kirk are dating happily. Kirk later tells Tony in private that he has a problem: he is interested romantically in someone else-- Tony! Tony, who is not gay but does not want to see Elaine hurt over this, tells Alex and although he doesn't really want to get involved, Alex agrees to meet Tony and Kirk at a gay bar to help smooth over the situation. Alex arrives at the bar before Tony and is nervous, but relaxes after Kirk tells him he knows Tony isn't interested and he's already gently broken things off with Elaine. Alex begins to feel more at ease, but soon he is asked to dance by a large man. Alex is then pulled on to the dance floor and is eventually chased on to the bar itself by a chorus of gay dancers and unable to escape, begins dancing on the bar, when Tony arrives..

#45 - One for the Book

Cheers - Season 1 - Episode 11

While Diane keeps notes on bar conversation, a novice comes in for one final fling before entering a monastery and a World War I doughboy shows up for a very small reunion.

#46 - Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1)

Will & Grace - Season 3 - Episode 8

In a flashback to Thanksgiving 1985, coed Grace invites her college boyfriend Will home to meet her family, but their romantic relationship swerves dramatically when a conflicted Will phones a teenaged Jack for some crucial advice. Unfortunately, Will and an angry Grace end up temporarily estranged when he blurts out the truth and she orders him out of the house -- and her life.

#47 - Smoking

NewsRadio - Season 1 - Episode 3

To get Bill to comply with a new no-smoking ordinance, Dave agrees to give up drinking coffee.

#48 - The Guy Can't Help It

Cheers - Season 11 - Episode 25

Rebecca finds herself really attracted to a handsome plumber. Sam joins a help group for sexual compulsives.

#49 - To Serve and Disinfect

Will & Grace - Season 2 - Episode 6

An unemployed Will agrees to serve as one of Jack's cater-waiters, until he learns that he'll be catering for American Bar Association. Grace discovers Karen's darkest secret: she once made a porn video.

#50 - The One with All the Poker

Friends - Season 1 - Episode 18

Rachel interviews for a job as an assistant buyer. She also sees another side of the usually docile Ross when the girls face the boys during a not-so-friendly game of poker.