The BEST episodes directed by Steven Levitan
#1 - Slow Donnie
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 11
Jack and Finch discover a pneumonic-message system in the wall. Meanwhile, Elliott invites Maya to his house for his "slow" brother's birthday party. At the party, Donnie reveals to Maya that he's not really "slow." Maya tries to tell Elliott that Donnie's not stupid, but just ends up looking silly herself. Jack's inanity causes Donnie to reveal his act. And a gift of a parakeet explodes into a living nightmare for Nina.
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#2 - Rescue Me
Just Shoot Me! - Season 2 - Episode 23
An ordinary office blood drive turns into a storytelling session, as Finch, Elliott, and Nina relate to queasy donor Maya and nurse Tisha the tales of how Jack rescued them from rather desperate situations. Finch applied his shiftiness to a job as movie usher before the manager fired him for trying to sneak a customer into a sold-out show. Luckily, the customer, Jack Gallo, took notice of his methods. Elliott was a down-and-out amateur photographer reduced to selling his output on the street and faced with the prospect of taking a job at a grocery store in New Jersey, but in the nick of time, his talent was noticed by a patron named Jack Gallo. Finally, Nina had come a long way from her successful modeling career--she wore a mermaid suit at a boat show before someone stopped by who remembered her keen fashion sense--none other than Jack Gallo.
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#3 - Connection Lost
Modern Family - Season 6 - Episode 16
Claire’s computer becomes the hub of all the family’s activities when she gets stuck at the airport and is desperate to reach Haley after a big fight. After FaceTiming with Phil and the rest of the family to help track her down, Claire quickly turns to online snooping which inevitably becomes disturbing real quick and everyone gets sucked into the online drama.
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#4 - Hawaii
Modern Family - Season 1 - Episode 23
Jay's plans to do nothing but relax on vacation are interrupted by an unwelcome reality check. Meanwhile, Phil tries to make the trip romantic for Claire, Mitchell and Cameron disagree on whether they should go sight-seeing, and the kids get themselves into trouble.
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#5 - American Skyper
Modern Family - Season 6 - Episode 24
The whole family is at Jay & Gloria’s for Alex’s graduation party, except for Phil, who ingeniously figured out a way to be there via skype and a robotic vessel after being unexpectedly detained in Seattle on a business trip. During the celebration, Jay frets about Gloria’s cousin who has overstayed his welcome, Claire stresses out about giving Alex the perfect gift, Mitch hides news of being laid off from Cam and Andy’s girlfriend, Beth, is in town stirring up a whole lot tension with Haley which finally leads to a realization that may have come too late
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#6 - Baby on Board
Modern Family - Season 3 - Episode 24
Gloria’s bilingualism comes in handy on Mitchell and Cameron’s quest to adopt another child. Meanwhile, Jay and Manny help Lily get ready for a dance recital. Alex goes to her first prom, and Haley announces her future plans, which come as a shock to her family.
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#7 - Best Men
Modern Family - Season 4 - Episode 17
Mitch and Cam’s friend Sal announces she’s getting married the next day and they are in the wedding; Gloria doesn’t trust her new nanny; Claire bonds with Haley; Phil helps Luke with a girl.
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#8 - Finale (1)
Modern Family - Season 11 - Episode 17
Mitchell and Cam settle in on their new normal, and Phil and Claire decide that one of the kids needs to move out in order to take control of the house again. Meanwhile, as Gloria becomes more successful at work, she notices Jay, Manny and Joe don't seem to need her as much.
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#9 - The Party
Modern Family - Season 7 - Episode 18
Manny and Luke babysit Lily so the adults in the family can have some fun, which includes Phil and Mitchell seeing a movie, Claire and Gloria going to a spa, and Jay and Cameron hitting a sports bar to watch a big fight, but Claire suspects the boys are going to throw a party.
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#10 - A Year of Birthdays
Modern Family - Season 10 - Episode 22
As the birth of Haley and Dylan’s twins approaches the family member look back on how they celebrated their birthdays this past year.
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#11 - The Wedding (1)
Modern Family - Season 5 - Episode 23
Mitch and Cam’s big day is finally here and nothing can ruin it, until nothing turns into a whole lot of somethings and puts wedding planner extraordinaire Pepper Saltzman to the test. Jay and Gloria host the Tuckers, Phil squeezes in an eye procedure before the festivities and Claire embraces her role as 'best woman'.
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#12 - Bringing Up Baby
Modern Family - Season 4 - Episode 1
Phil takes Jay on an unconventional fishing trip; Gloria wonders how to break the news about her pregnancy; Dylan temporarily moves in with the Dunphys; Cam and Mitch think about adopting a cat.
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#13 - Goodnight, Gracie
Modern Family - Season 4 - Episode 24
Everyone flies down to Florida to be with Phil after his mom’s passing. Claire helps Phil with Gracie’s last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Gloria has to contend with an outstanding arrest warrant in Florida, Cam finds himself fitting right into an elderly women’s group at Frank’s retirement community, and Jay runs into a pivotal person from his past.
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#14 - Australia
Modern Family - Season 5 - Episode 20
The family joins Phil as he travels to Australia to fulfill his mother’s wish that he see the land where he was conceived.
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#15 - When a Tree Falls
Modern Family - Season 4 - Episode 9
Mitch and Cam try to save an old tree in the park; Jay takes Manny to a kid’s Olympics-themed birthday party; Gloria and Claire have an eventful shopping trip.
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#16 - Three Dinners
Modern Family - Season 5 - Episode 13
Haley turns the tables when Claire and Phil try to talk with her about her future; Jay receives news from his friend Shorty; Cam and Mitch go on a romantic date.
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#17 - See You Next Fall
Modern Family - Season 2 - Episode 23
With the whole family gathered at Jay's before going to Alex's middle school graduation, Jay is hiding a botox mishap, Cameron is upset about Mitchell's habit of laughing at his expense, and Phil tries sympathetic and critical of Claire's worries over the kids growing up too fast that they might miss Alex's big moment.
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#18 - The Wow Factor
Modern Family - Season 4 - Episode 18
Claire and Cam bring in a third party (Wendi McLendon-Covey) when they reach an impasse on a landscaping decision; Phil teaches basic fix-it skills to the kids; Mitch helps Lily with a bully.
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#19 - First Days
Modern Family - Season 5 - Episode 2
Luke and Manny have their first day of high school; Claire returns to the workforce; Mitch juggles an important meeting and Lily’s first day of grade one.
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#20 - The Graduates
Modern Family - Season 8 - Episode 22
When Manny’s father arrives for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night to celebrate, Jay steps in to restore matters; the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker crew gets emotional as they prepare for Luke and Manny’s big day.
#21 - Fight or Flight
Modern Family - Season 6 - Episode 15
After a long reunion weekend with Phil’s old cheer buddies, Claire jumps at the chance to snag the only first class seat left on the return flight home, leaving Phil in coach. Gloria forces Jay to teach Manny how to defend himself against a bully in his cooking class, but when things backfire it seems that the real bully might be someone else. Mitch, Cameron, Pepper and the whole gang throw Sal a belated baby shower.
#22 - Send Out the Clowns
Modern Family - Season 3 - Episode 18
Cameron is reunited with his estranged ex-clown partner, Lewis. Phil is serious about landing a very important listing, only to be trumped by a notorious bulldozer of an agent, Mitzi Roth. Manny has a cool new friend, which makes both Jay and Gloria suspicious.
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#23 - Clean Out Your Junk Drawer
Modern Family - Season 7 - Episode 8
Gloria wins a silent auction to have a therapist come for an afternoon to work with the adults; Haley and Alex consider dumping their respective boyfriends.
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#24 - Kiss and Tell
Modern Family - Season 10 - Episode 2
Haley needs a little help deciding whether to tell Arvin about her kiss with Dylan and goes to Mitch and Cam for their advice. Gloria suspects Manny's Canadian girlfriend is made up and wants to find out the real truth.
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#25 - The Escape
Modern Family - Season 9 - Episode 21
Haley meets Arvin’s parents but when things don’t go as planned, fate leads to an unexpected reunion with all of her ex-boyfriends. Meanwhile, the family seizes on a nursing home visit with Jay’s mean sister, Becky, to settle old scores. But as Jay, Claire and Mitchell compete for her time, Phil, Cam and Gloria end up getting trapped in the home’s basement with no way out.
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#26 - In Your Head
Modern Family - Season 9 - Episode 13
Luke goes missing after a night out in a sketchy neighborhood. Haley is desperate to land an interview with the creator of a popular lifestyle website and interrupts one of Alex's classes to get her help, which upsets Alex's professor.
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#27 - All I Want for Christmas Is My Dead Uncle's Cash (a.k.a. Silent Night, Holy Crap)
Yes, Dear - Season 1 - Episode 11
Jimmy receives an inheritance from his late uncle, but instead of paying Greg and Kim back some money like he promised to do, he spends it on Christmas presents for his kids.
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#28 - Pilot
Stacked - Season 1 - Episode 1
When beautiful and free-spirited Skyler Dayton wanders into The Stacks, a small, family-run bookstore owned by Gavin Dewitt and his brother, Stuart, looking for a self-help book on relationships, no one expects this to be the beginning of the most unexpected chapter of their lives. In the series opener, Skyler enlists the bookstore gang's help in ending her relationship with her philandering rock-star boyfriend while Gavin begrudgingly asks Skyler to return the favor to make his ex-wife jealous.
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#29 - Thanksgiving Jamboree
Modern Family - Season 8 - Episode 7
Cameron spares no expense for his Thanksgiving jamboree. Hayley tells Phil she’d rather spend the holiday with her new boyfriend. Jay works to keep his blood pressure down. Alex and Dwight get closer.
#30 - The Odd Couple (1)
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 24
Finch is very frustrated when an old nemesis, Barry, shows up one day to gloat over his success. Not only does Barry own a successful business, but he is also engaged to their high school homecoming queen. Finch agrees to a double date with Barry and his fiancée, and he wants desperately to show Barry up by scoring a better looking date. He finds his answer in the form of Adrienne, a gorgeous supermodel. Adrienne would normally be way out of Finch's league, but by manipulating her many insecurities, he makes her fall for him. However, he still has one more obstacle to overcome-Adrienne's ex-boyfriend has decided he wants her back. Finch is forced to take desperate action if he wants to hold on to her, and does-he asks Adrienne to marry him, and surprisingly enough, she says yes. Meanwhile, Jack makes plans to have his photo taken in front of a new painting in his office, but unfortunately, he doesn't realize that the painting depicts an obscene act.
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#31 - Hello Goodbye
Just Shoot Me! - Season 4 - Episode 6
Finch realizes that he and Adrienne are very different from one another and begins to doubt their marriage. Meanwhile, Jack asks Maya to do the annual employee evaluations.
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#32 - Step Right Up
Reboot (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 1
When a young writer sells the pitch for the reboot of an early 2000s sitcom, the show’s actors must come back together and face their unresolved issues.
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#33 - Fast Times at Finchmont High
Just Shoot Me! - Season 4 - Episode 24
Finch goes undercover at a high school and winds up becoming incredibly popular, and having the head cheerleader ask him to the prom. Jack discovers that the office mail guy is an incredible opera singer. Nina becomes celibate, following some advice from Elliott. Nina and Finch kiss.
#34 - The Odd Couple (2)
Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 25
Finch announces the engagement at the office, but it takes several minutes to make everyone believe it. When they finally do, though, it begins a heated argument between Maya and Elliott over whether Finch's and Adrienne's love is for real. It may not matter either way, though, because once the news of the engagement spreads, Adrienne's ex-boyfriend Brian shows up at Blush with plans to beat up Finch. Finch manages to avoid Brian temporarily, but the incident forces him to speed things up yet again-with a wedding that very day. Finch and Adrienne are married after Brian punches Finch. But...Elliott and Maya are also married while looking for Finch in a mass wedding.
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#35 - The Yips and the Dead
LA to Vegas - Season 1 - Episode 2
The flight crew must manage the passengers' unease after they realize they have a corpse onboard. Plus, Captain Dave struggles to land the plane.
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Stark Raving Mad - Season 1 - Episode 13
Henry, Ian and Tess get mugged. Henry does what you might expect, but Ian head-butts the mugger and saves the day -- as well as Tess' purse. Henry soon feels sexually inadequate when he learns that Ian's heroics caused Tess to have an erotic dream about Ian. When Henry won't stop whining, Ian sets up an incident that's designed to make Henry look like a hero in Tess' eyes. Meanwhile, Maddie uses Jake as a decoy boyfriend to avoid being chatted up by bar patrons, but Jake winds up a better decoy than even she wanted.
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Stark Raving Mad - Season 1 - Episode 17
Ian's first novel, Below Ground, finds its way onto the reading list in Maddie's contemporary literature class. Maddie is thrilled since she's already read it and it will save her time. Ian helps write Maddie's book report for her, but then is furious when her professor only gives her a "B," claiming that she doesn't understand the author's intentions! Ian goes down to talk to the guy, Professor Tuttle, and get the grade changed to an "A," but when Ian blasts the crooked, thick-headed teacher with the declaration that he wrote Below Ground -- as well as Maddie's paper -- Professor Tuttle does indeed change Maddie's grade.
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#38 - Pilot
LA to Vegas - Season 1 - Episode 1
The series premiere introduces the shoestring budget airline crew and its eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind: to come back a winner. It won't be easy, but this unlikely group of miscreants and dreamers will eventually go from being strangers on a plane to a supportive, if unconventional, family—well, at least from Friday to Sunday.
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#39 - The Singing Mailman
Greg the Bunny - Season 1 - Episode 5
Dottie is blackmailed by a guy who has a dirty tape of her -- and plans to post it on the internet if she can't get him a role on the show.