The BEST episodes directed by Kenny Ortega
#1 - Playing Through
Chicago Hope - Season 5 - Episode 14
During surgery to resolve an HIV-positive woman's post-partum complications, Diane accidentally cuts herself and is exposed to the virus; problems arise between Jack and Lisa when he discovers that she's been seeing Robert; a homeless man takes shelter in the hospital's main entrance; an unidentified man is hit by a train after trying to save a child; Jack takes up golf in the hospital.
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#2 - Inherit the Wind
Bunheads - Season 1 - Episode 3
When Fanny's attorney gives her shocking news, she takes it hard and makes the situation more awkward for Michelle. Making matters worse, Michelle has a run-in with the law when she takes off in Hubbell's car to blow off steam, only to break down in the driveway of a handsome, local recluse. Meanwhile, the girls compete against other dance studios in an "ugliest feet" contest.
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#3 - You Jump, I Jump, Jack
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 7
Emily demands that Lorelai bring her new boyfriend to dinner so that they can get reacquainted. Logan encourages Rory to participate in a mysterious event.
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#4 - I'm Going to the Beach With Josh and His Friends!
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Season 1 - Episode 9
Rebecca rents a party bus to take Josh's friend group to the beach in order to impress them. On the trip, she learns more about her new friends than she expected and makes a surprising revelation herself.
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#5 - They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 7
Lorelai is determined to win the Stars Hollow Dance Marathon and wrest the trophy from four-time champion Kirk, but has trouble getting a partner until she finally convinces Rory to help her dance her way to victory.
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#6 - A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 9
It's Thanksgiving, and Lorelai and Rory have dinner at four different places: the Kim's, where Lane has managed to get Dave invited; Luke's, where Luke and Jess make it a foursome with Lorelai and Rory; Sookie's, where Jackson and his family have deep-fried the turkey, the lawn and just about everything else; and Emily and Richard's, where, to Lorelai's horror, Rory reveals that she has applied to Yale.
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#7 - Written in the Stars
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 3
No one seems to care when Luke's and Lorelai's new relationship blossoms, that is until the town meeting. Rory meets a rich Yale student named Logan and chews him out for being rude to her friend Marty.
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#8 - Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 8
Rory is pleasantly surprised when her old flame appears at her grandparents' house and reveals an amazing development in his life, making her reconsider the choices she's made. Meanwhile, Luke agrees to sponsor a local girls' soccer team.
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#9 - Mrs. Finnerty, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Grounded for Life - Season 1 - Episode 14
When Lily is miserable because she and her girlfriends have been booed off the stage at the school's talent show, Sean and Claudia have some explaining to do. Meanwhile, the Finnerty's get roped into buying cases of candy bars that the boys are selling for school.
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#10 - Face-Off
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 15
The Stars Hollow High hockey team reaches the regional semifinals for the first time in 40 years. After Jess's too laid-back attitude about going out leaves Rory sitting home alone for most of the weekend, she takes Lorelai's advice and heads for the hockey game, where she meets someone unexpected.
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#11 - Friday Night's Alright For Fighting
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 13
While Luke deals with the reality of having April in his life, Lorelai tries to pretend she doesn't mind the repercussions the new situation is having on their engagement. Rory's concern over Paris' lack of management skills at the Yale Daily News finally reaches a crisis point. The subsequent Friday night dinner erupts into an emotional confrontation where all four Gilmores finally get their issues out on the table.
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#12 - Come Home
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 12
Rory offers to help Logan write an article for the Yale Daily. Richard is distraught when he sees Emily talking to man she dated.
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#13 - Liver, Hold the Mushrooms
Chicago Hope - Season 4 - Episode 17
A family eats poisonous mushrooms and the mother and two sons must receive a liver transplant. A donor is found for the mother and the father is a match for the two sons. The father decides to have a live donor transplant, but is told by Kronk that only one of his children can receive the organ. Austin and Cacaci have to attend a sensitivity seminar, which only makes Austin worse. With Shutt's help a patient remembers a sexual abuse that happened during childhood, but the parent vehemently deny it ever happening. Drs. Grad and Kronk get kicked out of lamaze class.
#14 - Reach Out and Touch
Ally McBeal - Season 4 - Episode 13
As Valentine's Day approaches: a man wed to a nymphomaniac seeks to annul the marriage; Ally has visions of singer Barry Manilow; Cage proposes to Melanie; handsome attorney Jackson Duper joins the firm.
#15 - Emily Says Hello
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 9
Emily decides to start dating again, and calls on a reluctant Lorelai for advice. Lorelai invites Christopher to lunch at the Inn and decides to surprise Rory by inviting her as well, but tension erupts into a heated argument out of Lorelai's earshot.
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#16 - A Family Matter
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 12
Luke has his hands full as family members return to Stars Hollow. Jamie's in town, and Paris keeps avoiding him. Rory becomes concerned that her mother is having financial problems.
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#18 - Another One Bites The Dust
Ally McBeal - Season 5 - Episode 19
Ally represents Victor when he's sued by an ex-girlfriend, and is appalled to discover that Victor created a painting of her... complete with cellulite.
#19 - Knit, People, Knit!
Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 9
Chris and Lorelai tell Emily and Richard about their marriage. Anna tells Luke that she is moving across the country and taking April with her, in which Luke tells Anna he will fight for custody. Rory moves in with Paris, after moving out of Logan's apartment.
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#20 - He's Slippin' 'Em Bread... Dig?
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 10
After a long absence, Christopher reappears in Lorelai and Rory's lives. Lorelai and Rory enjoy their first Thanskgiving at the Dragonfly Inn, and Rory receives surprising news about Logan. On the eve of an important gig for the band, Lane has to deal with Zach's jealousy over a song Brian wrote about her. Luke struggles with his life's new development.
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#21 - The Pursuit of Unhappiness
Ally McBeal - Season 4 - Episode 17
A couple about to marry find their relationship thrown into turmoil when their attorneys -- Jackson and Larry -- bicker over a prenuptial agreement; a man attempts to have his father declared incompetent on the grounds that he's too happy.