The BEST episodes directed by Ken Kwapis
#1 - Finale
The Office (US) - Season 9 - Episode 23
Months after the airing of the documentary, the workers of Dunder Mifflin, past and present, gather for a wedding and a final round of interviews. Mysteries are solved, hatchets are buried, pranks are prunked.
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#2 - Off Camera
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 2 - Episode 16
Artie has a terrible day backstage with an Entertainment Weekly writer prowling around, John Ritter and Gene Siskel nearly coming to blows, and a stray dog nipping at everyone.
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#3 - Casino Night
The Office (US) - Season 2 - Episode 22
In the season finale, Dunder-Mifflin holds a Casino Night in the warehouse to benefit charity. While Michael faces the task of juggling two dates, Jim is forced to ponder the reality of transferring to the Stamford branch and what that means for his relationship with Pam.
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#4 - Reality Takes a Holiday
Eerie, Indiana - Season 1 - Episode 18
Marshall finds a script in the mailbox and starts reading. Suddenly he finds himself on the set of a TV series where everybody refers to him as Omri.
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#5 - Wanda's Week Off
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 10
Wanda spends time with the kids and considers having a child with Bernie.
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#6 - The Job
The Office (US) - Season 3 - Episode 23
A job opening at Dunder Mifflin's corporate offices has Michael, Jim, and Karen in New York City competing against one another, leaving Dwight in charge of the Scranton branch.
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#7 - Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 11
Wesley Snipes takes a genial comic spin as Wanda's easygoing boss, Duke, who invites the couple to a dinner party. Feeling as if the kids are ""turning my brain into mush,"" Bernie relishes this rare opportunity for adult conversation. But playing a parlor game underscores just how much being around the kids has influenced Bernie — asked to name something that flies, he submits ""Tinkerbell"" — and he takes some, well, kidding, from the Duke. Back at home, Vanessa baby-sits her siblings and takes matters into her own hand when Jordan gets troublesome.
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#8 - Baby, You Can't Drive My Car
Grounded for Life - Season 2 - Episode 1
After the family car goes missing one night, the Finnertys find themselves at an impasse: Sean is in mourning over the loss, while Claudia hopes to gain from a slightly inflated insurance claim. But when the battered remains of the car are towed to the house a few days later, it becomes clear that Lily has been covering her tracks about an ill-fated joyride -- and the reason why her parents have to buy the missing parts from Eddie's maniacal mechanic.
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#9 - A Brush with (the Elbow of) Greatness
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 1 - Episode 12
Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
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#10 - The Talk
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 3 - Episode 19
Bernie catches Jordan looking at his men's magazines and playing provocative video games, so Wanda tells him it's time for Jordan to learn about the ""birds and the bees."" Bernie is having trouble getting the words out, so he stops by the Playboy Mansion to get advice from the expert, Hugh Hefner. When Jordan thinks he got a girl pregnant by kissing her, Bernie realizes it's time for the talk.
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#11 - Gay Witch Hunt
The Office (US) - Season 3 - Episode 1
On the heels of Casino Night, Michael inadvertently outs a gay employee; Jim adjusts to his promotion, new office, and life without Pam.
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#12 - Nut Job
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 19
After enrolling his kids in a slew of extracurricular activities, Bernie suddenly finds his own free time disappearing when he is selected to be an activities suprvisor.
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#13 - Company Picnic
The Office (US) - Season 5 - Episode 26
At the company picnic, Michael and Holly are reunited for the first time since their split. The rest of the staff competes in games, such as the volleyball tournament.
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#14 - How 'bout Now, How 'bout Right Now
One Mississippi - Season 1 - Episode 5
Tig and Jessie explore the limits of living in the moment. Attempting to connect, Bill attempts to organize a family dinner with Tig and Remy. Remy clumsily pursues a female member of his Civil War reenactment club. Tig and Bill finally have it out over painful events of the past.
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#15 - Hank's Wedding
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 2 - Episode 15
Larry tries to decide about warning an elated Hank about his new bride when the ""Hey now!"" guy announces he's going to marry a younger woman he has just recently met.
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#16 - Looks and Books
Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 - Episode 10
A car accident results in Lindsay deciding to stop hanging out with her “freak” friends. She decides to rejoin the mathletes and start hanging out with Millie again. Sam adopts a new modern hair style in the hopes of impressing Cindy. When this fails, he seeks out a new wardrobe.
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#17 - Family Reunion
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 4 - Episode 3
Christopher Lloyd adds to his gallery of eccentric characters, playing Hal's quirky, cranky and very wealthy father, Walter, in this rollicking episode. The occasion is a birthday celebration for the old man, but the snooty female in-laws seem more interested in offending Lois. Their shabby behavior initially goes unnoticed by Hal, who's desperately trying to bond with his self-centered dad; and by Dewey and Reese, who seek some of Grampa's dough by currying favor with him. But when Lois is reduced to tears after being excluded from a group photo, the family rallies to her side with an all-out counterattack that turns the party into pandemonium.
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#18 - What Have You Done For Me Lately? (AKA The Garden Weasel)
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 1 - Episode 1
Larry finds himself in opposition to a network executive who wants him to do live commercials during the show for "The Garden Weasel."
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#19 - Out of the Loop
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 1 - Episode 8
Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
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#21 - If Boys Were Girls
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 4 - Episode 10
After being rattled by a battle among the boys, a pregnant Lois ponders the consequences of raising another brawling kid. So she fantasizes that her unruly sons have morphed into well-behaved young daughters. Malcolm becomes Mallory, Reese is transformed into Renee and Dewey turns into Daisy.
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#22 - Sin Cup
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 10
Bernie and Jordan square off in a battle not quite of biblical proportions, but certainly of biblical content, as the youngster craftily uses the Good Book for manipulation when he believes he's being unduly punished. After a priest at school misinterprets Jordan's innocent questions about religion, he warns Bernie, who sentences the boy to intensive Bible study. But that backfires when Jordan cons younger sister Bryanna into being the standard-bearer for a crusade against sin—keeping his own hands clean when Bryanna dumps Bernie's liquor; rips up his celebrity photos (to combat idolatry); and tells on Wanda when she fibs.
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#23 - The Spiders Episode
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 1 - Episode 3
Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
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#24 - Rollerskates
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 1 - Episode 13
Malcolm is angry because during a game of street hockey, he sprints up and down the street in shoes, only to have it start back the other way. So he decides he is ready to take skating lessons from his dad. He asks Reese and Francis how it is, but they both refuse to tell him. When he starts, he is angered by all the silly twists and spins they are doing. Meanwhile, Reese rollerskates in the house with a bunch of gunk on his skates which causes Lois to throw out her back while yelling at him.
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#25 - Being There
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 2 - Episode 13
Larry and Francine quarrel over her commitment to their renewed relationship.
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#26 - Now You Got It
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 2
Bernie's desperate to get away to Vegas with his frineds, but Bryana's birthday and the germ infested children that it causes make it a difficulty.
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#27 - The King and I
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 11
when Bernie realizes that anything he says to Jordan and Bryana first goes through Vanessa, he decides to stop fighting the situation and let Vanessa be responsible for the kids.
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#28 - Tests and Breasts
Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 - Episode 4
Lindsay tries to tutor Daniel in algebra, but the situation seems hopeless. He steals a test from the teacher’s office and asks Lindsay to help him fill in the answers. Mr. Kowchevski, suspicious of Daniel’s surprisingly high grade, accuses the duo of cheating. Sam, Neal and Bill begin sex education class. They feel overwhelmed by the subject, so Daniel loans Sam a porno flick in a misguided attempt to help them.
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#29 - Moral Gray Area
Santa Clarita Diet - Season 2 - Episode 3
After an old nemesis asks for a favor, Joel and Sheila find themselves neck deep in Nazis, raffle tickets and surprisingly stunning woodwork.
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#30 - Water Park
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 1 - Episode 16
When the family goes to a water park for a day, Dewey is left home with an elderly, stern babysitter. Francis plays pool with Spangler and loses.
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#31 - Booze Cruise
The Office (US) - Season 2 - Episode 11
Michael takes the entire Dunder-Mifflin staff on a motivational cruise aboard a party boat on Lake Wallenpaupack, but his planned presentation is bogged down by numerous distractions, including a dance contest, limbo, snorkel shots, and the pushy Captain Jack. Also, Jim and Katy's relationship hits the rocks as Roy and Pam finally set a wedding date, which does more than disappoint Jim, and by the end of the night, Michael's motivational cruise doesn't go completely to waste when he shares a heart-to-heart with one of the workers.
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#32 - Poker
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 3 - Episode 8
Poker showdowns with Abe give Hal a flush; dance lessons turn Lois awhirl; an Alaskan blizzard entraps and rattles Francis. (TV Guide)
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#33 - Catch Us If You Can
Grounded for Life - Season 1 - Episode 10
Sean catches a fly ball that's still in play and loses a game for the Yankees. Claudia's upset when the bachelorette party she's throwing for her girlfriend gets disrupted by Sean, Eddie and the boys, who have been chased home by irate fans.
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#34 - Lois's Birthday
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 2 - Episode 3
Crummy gifts rile birthday gal Lois, who suddenly splits from home, leaving confusion, anxiety and desperation in her wake.
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#35 - Monkey
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 3 - Episode 22
New monkey business occupies Reese, now a self-appointed law enforcer; a capuchin monkey has it in for Lois's co-worker, Craig.
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#36 - Knighttime
Santa Clarita Diet - Season 3 - Episode 2
Sheila and Joel meet a knight and Anne lays down the law. Plus, there's a rumor going 'round that Eric and Abby are k-i-s-s-i-n-g. Ooooooh!
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#37 - Keep It on the Short Grass
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 1
It's Bernie who acts like a kid when Wanda teams with him in a charity golf tournament. Bernie sees it as a grudge match against the host, Matt Damon, who has been claiming he consistently outshot ""Mac Man"" while they were filming Ocean's Eleven. Bernie savors the thought of beating the Oscar winner in public—but his confidence wavers when he learns that Damon's warriorlike playing partner in the best-ball event is Lucy Lawless.
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#38 - Sins of the Fathers
ER - Season 6 - Episode 4
Lawrence exhibits signs of forgetfulness, which Lucy catches, while treating a teenager who tried to hang himself. A negative article about the hospital and Corday appears in the newspaper after last week's reporter visit. Malucci learns a lesson in sympathy dealing with a man dying from a skydiving accident. Cleo is racked with guilt after misdiagnosing a four-year-old with iron poisoning, who later dies. Carter makes plans to meet with Elaine. Carol treats a pregnant waitress with no insurance.
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#39 - The Fight
The Office (US) - Season 2 - Episode 6
When Dwight embarrasses Michael by punching him in the stomach at work, Jim organizes a lunchtime rematch at Dwight's Dojo. Meanwhile, Pam becomes annoyed at Jim when he gets too physical with her, Ryan updates the emergency contact information on a secret mission, and Michael tantalizes Ryan when the boss gets a hold of Ryan's cell phone number.
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#40 - Malcolm's Girlfriend
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 3 - Episode 4
Malcolm has a new light in his life: a perky classmate named Sara (whose face, in a quirky touch, is never shown). But, according to Malcolm , she’s “good-looking and smart and cool. And if we went out together, it would make me happy. So therefore, it will never happen.” Ah, but it does—a surprising turn of events that elates the lad and perturbs his parents, especially when Malcolm goes into an academic tailspin. And it’s not long before our lovesick hero admits that he’s becoming “obsessive and neurotic, and a totally jealous creep.”
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#41 - Hal Quits
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 2 - Episode 14
Malcolm becomes concerned with his future and his career. He takes an aptitude test, which doesn't help because he finds out that he is equally excellently qualified to do anything. Hal, after having a bad time at Dewey's class career day, quits his job and decides to paint. His family is amazed at the transformation: suddenly he's happy and more attentive to both his sons and his wife. However, he soon becomes obsessed and spends twenty-four hours a day painting, even stealing money from Francis for more paint. He becomes more and more frustrated until he's ready to give up, but Lois pushes him and he finishes his masterpiece... only to have the five hundred gallons of paint he slapped up fall down on his head. Francis gets a job over spring break at Lucky Aide, where Lois works, and loses his mind working for Craig in inventory.
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#42 - Hank's Contract
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 1 - Episode 7
It's contract negotiation time for Hank and he's going for a raise ... and a golf cart.
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#43 - No Family is Perfect
Santa Clarita Diet - Season 2 - Episode 1
OK, let’s see here: Joel’s stuck in an asylum, Sheila’s chained to a pole, and Abby’s on the hunt for Serbian bile. Yep, sounds about right.
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#44 - J-O-R-D-A-N Spells Funny
The Bernie Mac Show - Season 3 - Episode 10
Jordan enters the school spelling contest. Bernie gives him a little advice that humor can help him overcome his fear. But his material proves that Jordan has no place in the comedy business.
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#46 - Mini-Bike
Malcolm in the Middle - Season 2 - Episode 22
Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) forbids the boys to ride a motorbike they found, but Reese (Justin Berfield) disobeys and breaks a leg.
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#47 - Lecture Circuit (1)
The Office (US) - Season 5 - Episode 14
Michael goes on a speaking tour of the other branches to explain Scranton's relative success, accompanied by his driver, Pam. Back at the office, Dwight and Jim - now heads of the party planning committee - forget a birthday, with severe consequences. Meanwhile, Andy falls for someone he should not.
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#48 - The Warmth Episode
The Larry Sanders Show - Season 1 - Episode 11
Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
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#49 - Be Patient
ER - Season 6 - Episode 15
Corday discovers that her mother and David Greene spent the night together. Greene later discovers that his father has lung cancer. Lucy's mother visits the ER to empty her daughter's locker and pay a visit to Carter, who is regaining strength and recovering. Abby goes behind Weaver's back with a patient on a gut instinct. Luka witnesses a hit-and-run accident and rushes the victim to the ER in a plumber's truck. Carol must tell a promiscuous 14-year-old that she has cervical cancer.
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#50 - Sexual Harassment
The Office (US) - Season 2 - Episode 2
Just as corporate tells Toby, one of the workers at the Scranton branch, to give a seminar on sexual harassment issues, Michael receives a visit from his obnoxious sales-rep friend Todd Packer. The two chauvinistic friends try to prove that the office is not in need of harassment counseling, but only wind up making the situation worse, causing yet another zany day at the office.
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