The BEST episodes directed by Lee Shallat Chemel

#1 - Footloose Mel

Alice - Season 9 - Episode 7

Mel 86es a group of ""hoodlums,"" unaware that they're the break dancers expected to perform at the diner as part of an arts festival.

#2 - Vegas Baby

Happily Divorced - Season 1 - Episode 9

After a chance meeting, Fran gives Elliot an ultimatum: Rendezvous with her in Vegas or lose her for good. But when Fran and Peter's wild night leads to unexpected consequences, Fran's chance at love may be jeopardized forever.

#3 - Back in the Day

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 14

Bernie becomes concerned when he begins to see the classic signs that old age is catching up with him. He's forgetful, has aches and pains, and is finding gray hairs in, uh, unwanted places. When a panic attack sends Bernie to the Emergency Room after an argument with the kids, he decides to not let the kids send him to an early grave. He fights back and begins trying to act young again. He blasts his music and nags his friends for not staying up all night to play poker with him. Bernie only makes matters worse however when all his ""young"" activities take their toll on his mind and body. When Bryana asks Bernie to play in her Father-Daughter Basketball tournament at school, he complains, saying that he is just too old to play. When he gets to the game though, he realizes that he should be playing and joins in. Although he gets hurt playing, Bernie realizes that being old doesn't mean stopping your life.

#4 - Surprise

Mad About You - Season 2 - Episode 8

Jamie suspects a surprise party waiting for her at home. However, that's not what Paul has arranged for her birthday. They then get separated on the subway en route to the surprise.

#5 - A Date With Destiny

Happily Divorced - Season 1 - Episode 4

Fran comes across some old love letters from her high school boyfriend and decides to contact him. The guy is perfect and Fran believes it was meant to be, until he reveals a secret of his own.

#6 - A Heck of a Ride (2)

The Middle - Season 9 - Episode 24

#7 - Mac 101

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 16

Impressed by the behavior and talents of another family's kids, Bernie cracks down on his own with a program of constant studying.

#8 - Sweet Home Chicago (2)

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 22

The kids hope to see their mother when the family heads to Chicago for a funeral. Don Cheadle guest stars as Bernie's Cousin D.

#9 - Bon Voyage

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 22

Rory lands her dream job as a political reporter in Ohio. Luke enlists the help of everyone in Stars Hollow to throw her a graduation party in order to say goodbye. Luke's thoughtfulness brings out a long-awaited reaction from Lorelai.

#10 - A Kiss is Just a Kiss

Happily Divorced - Season 1 - Episode 8

When Fran suspects her best friends man of hitting on her, shes left with a decision that may tarnish their friendship.

#11 - Someone Wants Me

Happily Divorced - Season 1 - Episode 7

Fran runs into Elliot and realizes she still isn't over him which prompts her to try online dating. She can't stop thinking about Elliot so she decides to pursue him again but it leads to an awkward situation at his house.

#12 - La Cage

Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 4

At first, Elliott's attempts to warn Finch about dating his ex-girlfriend, supermodel Nikki Elston, seem like just jealousy. However, there's more than a grain of truth in his warnings- Nikki is a true nutcase who delights in putting men through hell. One of her favorite stunts is locking them on a perch in a giant birdcage. Meanwhile, Nina's attempts to get a raise from Jack are subverted by the discovery of the truth about her use of the company's expense accounts.

#13 - A Heck of a Ride (1)

The Middle - Season 9 - Episode 23

A Heck leaves the nest as the family takes a road trip to Denver, where Axl will start his new job - and new life away from home.

#14 - Canasta Master

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 16

Mr. Sheffield wants Brighton to play more sports, so Fran takes him to play baseball in Flushing. At Sylvia's, he shows an incredible talent for playing canasta, so he joins Yetta's canasta team to play in Atlantic city. Fran is soon kicked out of the team, but at the very last minute Brighton realizes that he doesn't belong to a group of Jewish women from Flushing and gives his place to Fran.

#15 - Presence

NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 19

Jimmy loses Bill in a poker game. Lisa competes in Jimmy's place to win him back. Joe uses a hidden camera inside a Boba Fett action figure to keep up with the action.

#16 - A Fine Friendship

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 19

Grace has a friend over and Fran meets his nanny. It's Kurt Jacobs, a very attractive man, who Fran treats as one of her girlfriends because she thinks he's gay. When he makes a move on her she freaks out (after all, this is a guy who's seen her without makeup on!). They still go out on a few dates, but it doesn't work out. Meanwhile, Gracie thinks she's pregnant after being late to watch The Lion King and overhearing Fran say women who are late are pregnant. And Niles tries to point out to both Fran and Mr. Sheffield how "the last apple is only missed after it's gone".

#17 - The Other Sister

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 20

Bernie's sister, Benita, comes to visit, and all havoc starts. She first tells Bryana that she cannot play Snow White in the school play because she is black. She also buys a cell phone for Vanessa, that Bernie did not allow. Meanwhile, Jordan is obsessed with Benita when she walks around the house in her robe.

#18 - Adventure Man

Happily Divorced - Season 2 - Episode 7

Fran's romance with an outdoorsman is met with skepticism by Peter and her family, but a weekend camping trip should prove whether he's Mr. Right—or Mr. Wrong.

#19 - Whine Cellar

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 10

Fran and C.C. ends up locked inside Maxwell's wine cellar.

#20 - Bing, Bang, Boom

Mad About You - Season 2 - Episode 2

Phone calls, noisy neighbors and Murray chasing an invisible mouse are some of the distractions that Paul and Jamie face while struggling to find romance during a long-awaited evening together.

#21 - Stock Tip

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 9

Fran meets a man, Glen, at the supermarket. He tells her that he works on Wall Street and later convinces Maxwell into investing 100,000 dollars in stocks, but Fran later finds out that Glen is not a stock broker, but a hot dog vendor.

#22 - Meet the Cuban Parents

George Lopez - Season 2 - Episode 11

When Angie's parents, Vic and Emilina, come to visit the family for Christmas, George thinks they still believe he's not good enough for their daughter. But George shows he can take care of his family without their help and battles it out with Vic for the best Christmas.

#23 - Laughing Matters

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 3 - Episode 4

When Bernie lands the dramatic lead role of a stroke afflicted former track star, he has a hard time convincing everyone he has the chops to be a serious dramatic actor and reaches out to Angela Bassett for acting advice. Since Bernie is working and cannot care for the kids after school, Wanda must put the younger kids into daycare at her work. Upset at being stuck with a bunch of babies, Jordan leads a child rebellion where the kids escape daycare and wreak havoc on the office. Meanwhile, Vanessa pretends to be poor, so that Teri, a girl at school, will like her. But the plan backfires when Teri finds out that Vanessa is lying and that she is really Bernie Mac's niece.

#24 - Curse of the Grandmas

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 5

Fran's anniversary as a nanny for the Sheffields is coming up, but Maxwell seems to have forgotten all about it.

#25 - Mac Local 137

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 4

Bernie is sick of the kids tearing up the house, so he decides to make them clean up everything they've ruined. The kids go along with the plan until they realize Bernie isn't paying them extra for their labor. The kids decide to go on strike. When the house turns into a sty, Bernie hires scabs (neighborhood kids) to do the work.

#26 - The Nanny Behind the Man

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 18

Mr. Sheffield is trying to win Andrew Lloyd Webber over a play written by famous award winner playwriter Dakota Williams. In order to do so, Fran convinces Mr. Sheffield that they should attract Dakota with a gorgeous girl - Yetta! The two have a romantic night in their own way, but when Mr. Sheffield finds out that the play was never finished, he tells Yetta to dump him to get out of the bad deal. When she does, they learn that Dakota has finally finished his play after having his heart broken.

#27 - The Extinction of the Dinosaurs

Judging Amy - Season 3 - Episode 14

Barry invites Amy to a business dinner, where her outspokenness almost gets the better of her and the budding relationship with Barry; with Kyle's help, Maxine searches the streets for a runaway gay teen, and she later agrees to let him stay at her house until she finds him another foster home placement; Amy must decide if a teenager who wrote a play about killing bullies, joked about school shootings, and considers the Holocaust a warning to the ruling classes, presents a threat to society; Maxine's already strained patience with the way Brian is running Teen Harbor snaps when she witnesses a drug deal there, and she orders it closed, incurring Kyle's wrath; as Bruce prepares a recommendation for Amy on whether a woman whose alcoholism caused her to lose custody of her children should be reunited with them, he isn't entirely convinced that she has stopped drinking and decides to do a little surveillance, bringing along Andrea to keep him company.

#28 - Kindervelt Days

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 15

Sylvia is turning the attic into a den for Morty, so they go through Fran's old junk and find some remarkable things, including a "win a date with Erik Estrada" entry form. Meanwhile, Fran has to attend the reunion for her Kindervelt summer camp and tries to get Mr. Sheffield as her date to impress her camp friends. But the kids surprise Fran when they bring Erik Estrada himself to escort Fran. They go to the reunion, but Erik doesn't stay too long, after all it was all a publicity stunt. Luckily, Mr. Sheffield comes to rescue Fran and unmasks Fran's rival date.

#29 - Torn Between Two Lovetts

Happily Divorced - Season 1 - Episode 10

Fran sets Peter up with her hairdresser; Fran invites herself out on a date.

#30 - This Old Casa

George Lopez - Season 2 - Episode 12

George is sick of being unappreciated by Benny, so with the urging of Angie, he decides to remodel his mother's run-down bathroom. Hoping for a simple thank you, George's plan backfires and Benny continues to be her ungrateful self. But after a much needed heart-to-heart, George and Benny realize their significance in each other's lives, and in turn express their gratitude.

#31 - The Nuchshlep

The Nanny - Season 1 - Episode 4

Fran and Maggie end up fighting after Maggie's boyfriend gets interested in Fran. Maxwell gives C.C. a dog for her birthday.

#32 - Pillow Talk

Happily Divorced - Season 1 - Episode 2

After Elliott tells Fran that shes too involved in Peters life, she fears that their new relationship is in jeopardy. When Fran tries to plan a special evening with Elliott, Peters drunken night leads to an embarrassing morning for the trio.

#33 - The Nanny-Napper

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 6

Fran accidently brings a foreign woman's baby home from the subway, and is accused of kidnapping.

#34 - Sweet Home Chicago (1)

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 21

The kids hope to see their mother when the family heads to Chicago for a funeral.

#35 - Paul is Dead

Mad About You - Season 2 - Episode 12

The death of a Paul Buchman affects Jamie and Paul quite suddenly, leaving them without cash or credit. Meanwhile, Paul is morbidly curious about his deceased namesake.

#36 - Limits & Boundaries

Becker - Season 1 - Episode 16

When a patient's mother desperately needs Becker to watch her two kids for the day, he reluctantly agrees and then makes Margaret and Linda keep an eye on them. But when the day turns into an unexpected sleepover at Becker's, his attempts to establish rules for the kids are about as effective as a blender during a power outage.

#37 - King Lear Jet

Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 5

Jack has two tickets to a London performance of King Lear, but when he is forced to cancel his plans, he is forced to decide who to give the tickets to- the suck-ups Nina and Elliott, who just want the vacation on his private jet, or true Shakespeare die-hard Maya. The adventure that follows parallels the play. Nina and Elliott get the tickets, but their endless conniving against each other proves to be their undoing, while only Maya stays true to her father.

#38 - The Wedding Dance

George Lopez - Season 2 - Episode 7

Angie doesn't mind when George offers their backyard for a friend's wedding reception. But his refusal to dance there is another story.

#39 - Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Hannah Montana - Season 1 - Episode 1

Lilly is ecstatic when she gets two tickets to attend a Hannah Montana concert and invites Miley to go with her. Miley refuses, saying that she doesn't like Hannah Montana. Miley's dad, Robbie, tries to convinces her tell Lilly her secret; That she is Hannah Montana. When Lilly does find out what Miley's been hiding, will she be to treat her the same. Jackson won't take no for an answer when he want to borrow money for his big date. But his dad keeps refusing to be his personal ATM.

#40 - Last Whiff of Summer (2)

The Middle - Season 4 - Episode 2

#41 - The Walk

The Middle - Season 5 - Episode 17

Frankie and Mike run into old acquaintances; Sue gets several dates to the prom; Brick gets Axl's help for a book report.

#42 - Last Whiff of Summer (1)

The Middle - Season 4 - Episode 1

Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.

#43 - The Wonderful World of Hecks

The Middle - Season 5 - Episode 24

A series of unfortunate events threaten to spoil the trip to Walt Disney World.

#44 - Old Boyfriends

Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 3

Jack has a slight problem with Maya's new boyfriend- he's the same age as Jack. When he voices his disapproval to Maya, she accuses him of being hypocritical, since he married someone her age. Both parties are left with a personal dilemma. Jack wonders if he is in fact being hypocritical, and Maya wonders if she may be dating the man to get back at Jack. Meanwhile, Nina's flirtation with a window washer proves hazardous to his health.

#45 - The One Where Michael Leaves

Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 1

Michael and George Michael leave for Phoenix but go back to ensure the family misses them. Lindsay wants to have an open marriage, which causes Tobias to try to join the Blue Man Group under the impression that they are a support group for depressed men. Lucille signs Buster up for the army after being goaded by a Michael Moore lookalike. Gob becomes president of the Bluth Company.

#46 - Thanksgiving Day Massacre

Ned and Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 10

For once, things seem to be going well during a Colbert holiday gathering. Ned is cooking Thanksgiving dinner and is determined to have everything just perfect. But it all begins to fall apart soon enough. When Ned sends Stacey and Eric out in search of cranberry sauce, a series of events ensue that sees Eric and Stacey stuck in Manhattan unable to get back to her parents' house, Saul and Ellen going to see her long-estranged sister to attempt a reconciliation, and Ned and Amanda stuck in his car in the snow, where they almost have a ""moment."" Back at the Colbert's house, only Aunt Ceil remains with the Moyers' son Howard, who is stuck listening to her old show-biz stories.

#47 - Jack & Jacqueline

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 4 - Episode 9

When Bernie disapproves of Vanessa's slacker friends, Wanda urges her and the other kids to join Jack & Jacqueline, a 70-year-old organization set up to enrich the lives of upper-class black youth that Wanda once belonged to. But when Vanessa and her new friends get picked up for shoplifting, they quickly see that these ""respectful"", ""well-mannered"" and college-bound youths aren't all they seem to be.

#48 - Raging Election

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 13

Bernie and Wanda attend Vanessa's parent night at her school. They are shocked to find that her teacher likes her, and thinks she is not being challenged enough, so he suggests she run for class president. Jordan is upset when he puts his time into making a dung beetle project, but ends up only getting the huge pile of dung done. So Bernie decides to help Jordan on his next project, which turns out to be a VERY detailed model of an old building, but Bernie does all the work. Vanessa also asks Bernie to help her on her campaign, so Bernie appears as many characters in her video of why she should be allected. It goes over so well that Vanessa asks Bernie to compete in the school talent show, to help along her campaign. Meanwhile, Jordan's project turns out great, but Bernie doesn't know that Jordan has decided to make a few extra things. He changes the roof, throws in some plastic people, and sets it on fire, laughing hysterically. Bernie trips on pieces of it, trying to put the fire out

#49 - Lust in Translation

Better Off Ted - Season 2 - Episode 10

Ted romances a beautiful German executive who can't speak a word of English. It doesn't matter Veridian is developing a translation device for her company, enabling the two to communicate. The problem is, the voice of the device is Phil's, which ruins the mood for Ted.

#50 - The 200th

The Middle - Season 9 - Episode 9

Frankie remembers she has to come up with something to place in the time capsule; Bill Norwood informs Mike that he and Paula are separating; Brick tries to win Cindy back; Axl volunteers Sue to be his personal assistant