The BEST episodes directed by Pamela Fryman
#1 - Not Yet
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 13
A medical emergency brings bedside visits, admissions of regret, moments of realization, declarations of love and and out-of-body experience.
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#2 - Quinces
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 13
Everyone pitches in to prepare for Elena's quinceañera. While rehearsing their father-daughter dance, Elena reveals a truth about herself to her dad.
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#3 - Hostess to Murder
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 16
Maya's attempt to host a murder mystery party is plagued with problems. Elliott wants to ditch the party for an Armani gala being held on the same night, Nina shows up with Maya's old boyfriend Derek, Jack wants to wear Elliott's costume, Finch is trying to make time with the caterer (who is dressed as a large-bosomed French chambermaid), and gamemaster Larry is a down-on-his-luck actor who spends most of the party on the phone with his agent. Everything is thrown into chaos when Maya's next door neighbor suffers a heart attack and drops dead -- and everyone but her thinks it's part of the game.
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#4 - The Final Page: Part Two
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 - Episode 12
Christmas approaches and Ted wrestles with whether to tell Robin about Barney's intentions involving Patrice, while Marshall and Lily get an early Yule gift, a night away from Marvin, but a case of separation anxiety strikes and threatens to ruin the evening.
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#5 - Amblushed
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 21
When Jack sends Maya in his place to an NYU forum on Women in the Media, she sees it as an opportunity to speak up for the viewpoints that Blush often tends to push by the wayside. Unfortunately, she never gets the chance, as the forum turns out to be an ambush, where Maya is crucified for Blush's negative portrayal of women. She ends up lashing out at everyone at Blush, but things only become worse when her comments find their way into NYU's campus newspaper, which Finch promptly distributes at the office. Soon afterward, the truth is discovered- Jack knew all along what would happen at the forum, and it's left up to Maya to turn the tables. Meanwhile, Nina attempts to stage a comeback by posing in head-to-toe gold body paint for Elliott, but her constant sniping at the photo shoot annoys Elliott so much that he pretends to be out of the solvent required to remove the paint, leaving Nina to walk around golden for a few days.
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#6 - Two Girls for Every Boy
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 5
Finch is convinced that a model likes him, only it turns out that she likes Maya instead. He sets out to create the ultimate male fantasy: watching two females go at it. All is going well for Finch, until Maya finds out and the two females decide to turn the tables on him. Meanwhile, Elliott and Nina go overboard in their insults after Jack tells them that he just wants to be one of the guys.
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#7 - Oh Honey
How I Met Your Mother - Season 6 - Episode 15
Barney gets emotional when he opens up to Honey about his life. Ted admits to having feelings for Zoey to the group.
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#8 - Nina's Bikini
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 17
It's a day to celebrate for Nina- her famous bikini is about to be put on display in the Model Cafe, a sort of Hard Rock Cafe for supermodels. Her mood turns from celebration to despair, however, when she finds out exactly where in the cafe it is being displayed- over a dumpster. Finch and Maya, concerned over their friend's feelings, conspire to steal it back for her. Meanwhile, Jack has Elliott take boudoir photos of him as an anniversary present for his wife, but neither model nor photographer is without reservations.
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#9 - Outside
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 2
When Penelope discovers Alex's secret Instagram account, his crass posts spark an intense family discussion about consent and harassment.
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#10 - Nina Sees Red (1)
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 14
Red Finch is visiting and Dennis is trying to avoid him because of his father's recent divorce. Elliott is excited about the possibility of working with his crush, Tyra Banks. Red and Nina go out for dinner...and more. Elliott meets Tyra but scares the hell out of her due to Jack's stun gun. Red and Nina announce their engagement. Part one of two.
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#11 - Elliot the Geek
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 10
When his favorite high school teacher dies, Elliott at first sees the memorial service as an opportunity to flaunt his flashy career and his glamorous lifestyle in his old classmates' faces. His cockiness is quickly tempered, however, by the revelation of the truth about his high school years- he was something of a nerd. When the office hears about it, his present becomes almost as intolerable as his past. Meanwhile, Jack trains Finch in the art of being influential around the office.
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#12 - Nina Sees Red (2)
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 15
Finch takes the news of the engagement quite badly. Not only is he concerned for his father's well-being, the prospect of having Nina as his stepmother terrifies him. However, when a night of passion puts Red in the hospital, it causes him to seriously question his impending marriage. After a heart-to-heart with both Red and Nina, Finch finally convinces both of them to call it off. Meanwhile, Elliott miraculously gets another chance with Tyra Banks, but once again, Jack accidentally screws things up for him.
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#13 - Puppetmaster
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 7
Maya's coworkers find it strange when she begins dating Steven, the host of a children's puppet show. As far as she's concerned, though, their relationship is going very well--until she suspects Steven is using the characters on his show to criticize her. Meanwhile, Nina decides to enter the entrepreneurial world, but her choice of investments--a nightclub that doesn't even have a name--is questionable indeed. Also, a heartfelt confession of Elliott's (he sometimes wishes he was a woman) during the guys' emotional viewing of Brian's Song comes back to haunt him.
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#14 - Nina in the Cantina
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 15
When Maya scores an interview with legendary rocker Nick Hewitt, a flood of memories is triggered for Nina of the affair they had 25 years ago. Nina describes it as the most romantic weekend of her life, and she realized he felt the same way when the song "Nina in the Cantina" hit the charts a few months later. Unfortunately, Maya learns that the song was actually about Twiggy, and Hewitt only used the name Nina for the purpose of the rhyme. Worse, he doesn't remember Nina at all, leaving Maya to engineer a big charade to keep Nina from getting hurt. Meanwhile, Elliott's extreme jealousy of Annie Liebowitz is exploited everywhere he turns, while Finch tries desperately to get rid of an ugly handmade vase given to him by Jack.
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#15 - Eve of Destruction
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 24
Maya's mother visits the magazine and promptly becomes embroiled in a battle for a painting with Jack. Meanwhile, a new efficiency expert "hired" by Jack turns out to merely be Jack's golf caddy.
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#16 - How Your Mother Met Me
How I Met Your Mother - Season 9 - Episode 16
On the 200th episode, The Mother recounts how she met Ted and what she’s been up to for the past eight years.
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#17 - The Playbook
How I Met Your Mother - Season 5 - Episode 8
After his relationship with Robin ends, Barney dusts off his "playbook" to help him back into the dating scene
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#18 - The First Thanksgiving
Just Shoot Me! - Season 5 - Episode 7
The gang gathers for Thanksgiving at Jack's mansion in the Hamptons. Nina is convinced that Jack will fire her for being unhip. Jack sleeps with Elliott's mom, but Finch is convinced that Jack did the dirty deed with his date instead. And Maya just wants to put the perfect dinner together.
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#19 - The Bro Mitzvah
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 - Episode 22
The gang works together to plan a legendary bachelor party for Barney.
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#20 - Something New
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 - Episode 24
As the gang prepares to go to Robin and Barney’s wedding, Ted invites Lily to see the house he's finally finished fixing up. Meanwhile, Robin and Barney’s night of relaxation is ruined by an obnoxious couple, and Marshall takes the baby on a last-minute trip to Minnesota to see his family.
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#21 - The Final Page: Part One
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 - Episode 11
Robin takes steps to have Patrice fired from WWN, while Marshall puts a jinx on Barney. Later, Ted invites his architecture professor to the dedication of the GNB building, and Marshall and Lily bump into an oddball acquaintance from college.
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#22 - The Magician's Code: Part Two
How I Met Your Mother - Season 7 - Episode 24
Ted is conflicted when Victoria approaches him on her wedding day and asks him to elope. Meanwhile, Barney and Quinn are arrested by airport security while on the way to Hawaii when Barney refuses to open a box they are traveling with.
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#23 - The Naked Man
How I Met Your Mother - Season 4 - Episode 9
The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin's date sitting naked on the couch.
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#24 - Schooled
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 2
When juggling family, work and college proves too much for Penelope, Schneider offers her a way to sharpen her focus and improve her test grades.
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#25 - College or Collagen
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 16
Mentoring seems to be going really well for Maya- her protege; Karey is doing fabulously in her first year of college. However, Karey is now at a crossroads wondering what to do with her life. Maya tries to push her to stay in school and make the most of her college years, but she hits an obstacle in the form of Nina, who wants Karey to put her natural talents to use as a model. Meanwhile, Jack and Finch have an illicit "fling" with each other- as bridge partners.
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#26 - Challenge Accepted
How I Met Your Mother - Season 6 - Episode 24
Robin and Barney bond when they intervene in Ted's relationship, and Marshall and Lily watch a ticking clock as he fears that he soon will be the victim of food poisoning.
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#27 - Come On
How I Met Your Mother - Season 1 - Episode 22
Ted tries to keep Robin from going on a camping trip so that she can spend time with him. Barney enlists the help of an old flame to perform a rain dance. At the same time Marshall finds out about Lily's interview for the fellowship in San Francisco.
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#28 - The Turn
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 1
Penelope worries about changes she sees in Alex, who gets into trouble at school. Elena wonders if others are misidentifying her based on her appearance.
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#29 - Bass Player Wanted
How I Met Your Mother - Season 9 - Episode 13
The gang encounters a guy at the wedding who intentionally stirs up trouble among them, and Marshall finally arrives at the Farhampton Inn.
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#30 - Game Night
How I Met Your Mother - Season 1 - Episode 15
A mysterious tape arrives for Barney from one of his numerous ex-girlfriends, and the entire gang watches it. But, in order for them all to find out how she broke Barney's heart and made him into a suit-wearing bachelor, everyone must share their most embarrassing moment.
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#31 - Homecoming
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 11
At the kids' school dance, Elena tries to appear popular in front of Syd, and chaperones Penelope and Max reach a milestone in their relationship.
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#32 - Slapsgiving
How I Met Your Mother - Season 3 - Episode 9
Lily and Marshall have their first Thanksgiving as a married couple; Barney is tortured by the slap bet countdown clock, worrying about when the slap will be dished out.
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#33 - The Magician's Code: Part One
How I Met Your Mother - Season 7 - Episode 23
When Lily goes into labor, Ted and Robin distract her by telling her stories while Marshall hurries back from Atlantic City.
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#34 - The End of the Aisle
How I Met Your Mother - Season 9 - Episode 22
With only a half-hour to go, both Barney and Robin have panic attacks about their upcoming nuptials. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily rewrite their old wedding vows.
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#35 - Mary the Paralegal
How I Met Your Mother - Season 1 - Episode 19
Robin is nominated to receive an award for a news report and everyone needs a date to take to the show. Barney introduces Ted to Mary as a date that Ted can take to the show. Originally Ted is opposed to the idea of just trying to save face in front of Robin but when she shows up with a date he changes his mind. Robin asks Mary lots of questions, and Ted begins to really like Mary, despite her occupation.
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#36 - Slap Bet
How I Met Your Mother - Season 2 - Episode 9
Ted and Barney discusses their viewpoints on knowing things about women. Barney thinks that the more you know the more likely you are to find a deal breaker. Ted wants to know the deal breakers right away, as Robin refuses to go to the mall to cover her secret.
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#37 - Blitzgiving
How I Met Your Mother - Season 6 - Episode 10
When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who has bad luck. As a result Ted is forced to spend Thanksgiving with Zoey.
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#38 - Work Hard, Play Hard
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 6
To teach Alex the value of a dollar, Penelope forces him to take a summer job at her workplace. Meanwhile, Elena finds a way to get paid for her hobby.
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#39 - Finch Chasing Amy
Just Shoot Me! - Season 6 - Episode 6
Finch and Elliott compete for Amy's affections, with Finch finally gaining the lead after an emergency with her beloved cat. Meanwhile, after Jack introduces a point system for positive reinforcement, Maya and Nina only use it as a source for competition.
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#40 - Hurricane Victor
One Day at a Time (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 12
Just when Penelope starts to date again, her estranged husband Victor makes a surprise visit home that rekindles old feelings between them.
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#41 - Karma
How I Met Your Mother - Season 7 - Episode 18
Barney continues his pursuit of Quinn. Ted has to deal with Robin's old room, while Robin gets a taste of suburban life from Marshall and Lily.
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#43 - Pilot
The King of Queens - Season 1 - Episode 1
Doug receives his new big screen TV and turns the basement into a private recreation room. However, after the death of the wife of Carrie's father and the subsequent burning down of his house, Arthur and Carrie's sister Sara move in. So Doug's recreation room becomes Arthur's new room, and the big TV moves to the bedroom.
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#44 - Drumroll, Please
How I Met Your Mother - Season 1 - Episode 13
Ted finds a new woman at the wedding. They want to remember the evening so they don't exchange last names or numbers; but Ted takes a big fall when he tries to find out her name.
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#45 - A Change of Heart
How I Met Your Mother - Season 6 - Episode 18
When Barney starts to have real feelings for Nora, he worries that something is wrong with his heart. Meanwhile, Robin starts dating a guy who acts a lot like a dog.
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#46 - Bachelor Party
How I Met Your Mother - Season 2 - Episode 19
Robin attends Lily's bridal shower and finds the gift that she brought is out of place. Barney hires a stripper for Marshall's bachelor party.
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#47 - All of Me
Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 21
Cybill puts her foot down when she's chosen as a model for a shoe campaign, only to see a billboard with her face on a thinner woman's body. Cybill decides to defend women of all shapes and sizes by defacing the billboard. Meanwhile, Maryann freaks when she discovers that her son, Justin, is two-timing Zoey, and Ira decides to give up caffeine, which creates some abnormal side effects.
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#48 - In Her Dreams
Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 15
Kevin gets a job teaching third grade, while Cybill loses her job and flashes back to how she first met Maryann at an audition for Rocky. Maryann and Cybill argue about Maryann going for a mammogram, while Ira and Cybill are both audited by the IRS.
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#49 - Symphony of Illumination
How I Met Your Mother - Season 7 - Episode 12
Robin receives bad news and decides to hide it from the gang. Marshall hangs Christmas decorations in his house in the suburbs with some help from his neighbor.
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#50 - Something Borrowed
How I Met Your Mother - Season 2 - Episode 21
With everything going wrong on Lily and Marshall's wedding day, to everyone's surprise it's confirmed bachelor Barney who tries to fix it all.
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