The BEST episodes written by Alex Taub

Roofless People
star
9.17
6 votes

#1 - Roofless People

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 4

A tornado attacks the Cedar Knoll and Louie gets afraid of the tornado, so he stays in his room and doesn't want to leave until the cow, which was trapped on a tree because of the tornado, confronts him.

The Making of a President
star
9.00
5 votes

#2 - The Making of a President

Life with Louie - Season 3 - Episode 2

It's election day.There are three candidates,Melvin,Toddler and Mike.Louie is Mike's campaign manager.But,he doesn't know what to do now.So he asks his his parents for help.While he is lookinf for help,Andy is bowling with his friends.He tells Louie that he isn't loser because Andersons often lose,he tells him that he's a winner.Mike's idea is that they mustn't eat lima beans for lunch in cafeteria,while Toodler's idea is that reces must be longer.Anyway,Melvin wins so neither Toodler gets anything,neither Mike.

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The Thank You Note
star
9.00
6 votes

#3 - The Thank You Note

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 13

For Louie's birthday, his grandma gives Louie a sweater which she made for him. While trying to write the thank you letter, Louie decides to instead play with his friends. When he finally writes the letter, he finds out his grandma has died.

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Mr. Anderson's Opus
star
8.86
7 votes

#4 - Mr. Anderson's Opus

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 6

New kid comes to school,and his name is Sean.It appears Jeannie likes him very much.Louie doesn't like that so he wants to know how could he have Jeannie.So,he asks his mother and father for help.Mum tells him a story how did she met Andy,but Andy tells completely different version of the story.After that,Louie tries to play tuba in the school to impress Jeannie.The only problem is he plays awful.At the end,Louie hits Jeannie's window with the snowball,and Jeannie opens it.He plays the song in the middle of the night just to her.

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The Masked Chess Boy
star
8.83
6 votes

#5 - The Masked Chess Boy

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 10

When little Louie discovers he has a real talent for the game of chess, he tries to hide his identity at the big all-school chess tourney by becoming The Masked Chess Boy. (But even a mask can't hide his enthusiasm for scarfing down donuts!) Share the fun as Louie inspires his pals to reach for their dreams without worrying what other kids say.

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Pains, Grains, and Allergy Shots
star
8.83
6 votes

#6 - Pains, Grains, and Allergy Shots

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 7

Louie finds out that he is allergic to certain grains, and is rushed to the hospital.

How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying
star
8.80
5 votes

#7 - How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 5

Louie's class must give a speech and if someone wins, the class will go to Washington. Louie buys a speech from Glen Glenn and he wins. Andy accompanies the trip because he was in a war with the president. After Andy tells Louie he must always tell the truth, Louie tells the truth about the speech.

An Anderson Dozen
star
8.80
5 votes

#8 - An Anderson Dozen

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 7

Aura gets a call from the doctor, telling her she's going to have a baby. Louie thinks if the baby is born, someone will leave the family and he thinks it might be him. It is revealed in the end that the doctor made a mistake and she's not pregnant.

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Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin
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8.78
9 votes

#9 - Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 6

When Ora and Andy leave to go and visit Ora's sick mother, Louie and Tommy are left home alone to fend for themselves during a blizzard.

The Fourth Carpathian
star
8.69
105 votes

#10 - The Fourth Carpathian

Early Edition - Season 2 - Episode 17

Gary's parents receive the paper when Gary is trapped in an abandoned theater trying to save a monkey. Gary's parents and Crumb accidentally bring together a family of Latvian trapeze artists in Chicago.

Louie's Harrowing Halloween
star
8.67
6 votes

#11 - Louie's Harrowing Halloween

Life with Louie - Season 3 - Episode 6

While shopping, Louie ends up stealing candy, so he tries to get rid of it during Halloween.

Lost and Found
star
8.67
6 votes

#12 - Lost and Found

Judging Amy - Season 4 - Episode 11

Maxine incurs the wrath of the mothers in Lauren's carpool; Amy fears her parenting skills will be called into question when a family-relations officer visits her home as part of Michael's custody suit; Kyle and Lily try to locate a man Lily misdiagnosed and prematurely released from the hospital; Maxine feels Sean's new relationship with a new foster mother is inappropriate; substituting in probate court, Amy rules on whether a mother can have her son declared legally dead despite the father's hope that the boy, who disappeared four years earlier, is still alive.

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Anderson Ski Weekend
star
8.57
7 votes

#13 - Anderson Ski Weekend

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 3

Earl Grunewald is promoted to be a main worker of the tractor factory. While the Grunewald family goes for a ski trip, Louie pretends to be a ski master, so the Anderson family also joins.

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Don't Walk Away, Renee
star
8.57
76 votes

#14 - Don't Walk Away, Renee

Early Edition - Season 2 - Episode 20

Gary helps Renee, a woman who is being targeted by thieves.

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Summer of My Discontent
star
8.56
9 votes

#15 - Summer of My Discontent

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 2

Louie tries to escape from Glen Glenn, so he joins the trip to Chakami camp. The bad news: Glen Glenn also joins. While on a trip, Louie and Glen Glenn get lost inside a forest.

A Bris Is Just a Bris
star
8.50
50 votes

#16 - A Bris Is Just a Bris

Early Edition - Season 2 - Episode 10

Gary comes between his cook and an accident-prone librarian. Chuck turns truthful while dating a Rabbi.

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Tracks of My Deers
star
8.50
8 votes

#17 - Tracks of My Deers

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 9

Louie is going to woods with father and his friends to catch deers.But one deer follows Louie and Louie makes a new friend,deer.When they go home late at night,deer follows them.Next day,they find out that deer is in their house.It is hrad for Andy,but he decides to keep deer.But,after deer finds out that he can't sleep anywhere he goes away...

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Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof
star
8.43
7 votes

#18 - Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 1

Louie gets a summer job as a caddy at a local golf course to save money for a bicycle bell.

Buzz Stop
star
8.40
5 votes

#19 - Buzz Stop

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 8

For his vacation science homework, Louie has to give a detailed report on honey bees. He ends up enlisting the help of his father on this project, but Andy ends up taking over the care and observation of the bees and develops a special kinship with the bees. Louie tries to figure out how he is going to give a presentation on the bees when he can't get anywhere near them with his father in the picture.

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A Fair to Remember
star
8.38
8 votes

#20 - A Fair to Remember

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 11

The Anderson family goes to a fair where Aura tries to win the best cooking contest, and Andy wins a pig. Meanwhile, Tommy gets upset because Louie always takes him to the childish fair rides.

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Change of Heart
star
8.37
314 votes

#21 - Change of Heart

Drop Dead Diva - Season 3 - Episode 13

A respected judge requests Jane's help on the case of a man in death row who wants to donate his heart to his ill sister.

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Collision
star
8.36
134 votes

#22 - Collision

Early Edition - Season 3 - Episode 2

Chuck has left McGinty's in financial chaos and Marissa announces for a pub manager in the paper without telling Gary who has hands full with the choice of preventing a major car crash or saving an 8-year-old.

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Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter
star
8.34
44 votes

#23 - Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter

Early Edition - Season 4 - Episode 19

Gary must keep rescuing an accountant who is determined to become a bounty hunter.

Last Year's Model
star
8.26
485 votes

#24 - Last Year's Model

Drop Dead Diva - Season 2 - Episode 9

Jane brings in an age discrimination case only to have Parker hand it over to Kim. Grayson takes on a real estate case where his clients claim their house is haunted and gets closer to Vanessa. Fred decides to help Stacy with her money woes by hiring her to serve divorce papers.

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Just One of Those Things
star
8.22
130 votes

#25 - Just One of Those Things

Early Edition - Season 3 - Episode 14

Gary decides to tell Erica about the paper but she does not believe him until she witnesses him saving the life of a little girl trapped in a refrigerator. Unfortunately, Patrick, who is looking for an apartment, accidently takes Gary's paper.

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Home
star
8.20
446 votes

#26 - Home

Drop Dead Diva - Season 4 - Episode 2

Jane and Grayson team up on a case involving a 16-year-old video game genius; Kim represents her father in an eviction case; the firm's new investor involves himself in Jane's personal life; Stacy and Nikki go into business together.

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Jenny Sloane
star
8.17
110 votes

#27 - Jenny Sloane

Early Edition - Season 2 - Episode 4

Gary must help a young boy who is ill with leukemia, but is refusing treatment. Gary learns about Jenny Sloane, a well-known woman who also has a terminal illness, and hopes Jenny will inspire the boy to receive treatment. Jenny's involvement with a self-absorbed Sun-Times columnist causes her to question her place in the public eye.

The Undergraduate
star
8.17
6 votes

#28 - The Undergraduate

Life with Louie - Season 3 - Episode 5

Louie's teacher is sick,so new teacher arrives,Mrs.Robertson.She is very pretty and every boy falls in love with her.To get her for himself,Louie starts to read books like Romeo and Juliet.Now he knows everything about that and Mrs.Robertson starts to like him very much.But when Andy finds about that,he goes to the principal to tell her she must fire the new teacher.But he actually finds out that she also knows much about wars.So,he helps her.and she is now hired at the Military Academy.

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Psychic
star
8.14
58 votes

#29 - Psychic

Early Edition - Season 1 - Episode 18

Gary meets a psychic named Claire (Kathy Najimy) who tries to sell him on a ready, but Gary claims psychic powers are not real. After a kidnapping, Claire approaches Gary claiming she has a "feeling" about where the child could be.

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The Fourth Thursday in November
star
8.13
8 votes

#30 - The Fourth Thursday in November

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 8

Louie, upset with being cast as the Turkey every year, single-handedly ruins the annual Cedar Knolls Elementary Thanksgiving Pageant. The principal decides that as punishment Louie needs to give a presentation on the meaning of Thanksgiving the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Louie tries to figure out the meaning of the holiday while his house is flooded with guests for Thanksgiving dinner, each of whom have their own unique interpretation of the holiday.

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Behind Every Good Coach
star
8.13
8 votes

#31 - Behind Every Good Coach

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 5

Louie makes a deal with his Dad to get out of his much-hated gym class if he agrees to play little league baseball. Much to Louie's dismay and bad luck, his baseball coach ends up being his tyranical gym teacher. After the coach is hit in the head by Louie's bat during a game Louie's dad Andy steps in as the coach and whips the team into shape in true military fashion--literally. While Andy is teaching the team battle strategies, Louie's mom teaches them actually baseball tips and tricks on the side. Of course in the end, Louie's team ends up in the big championship game and the team's newfound skills are put to the test.

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Kilt Trip
star
8.11
9 votes

#32 - Kilt Trip

Judging Amy - Season 5 - Episode 7

Forced to substitute for an ailing colleague just two days before her wedding, Amy presides over a felony murder case involving a 14 year old boy and makes a controversial decision to overturn the jury's verdict; Stu's groomsmen are less than thrilled when they realize that they'll be wearing kilts instead of tuxes at the wedding; Kyle hatches a plan to surprise the rest of the family with Vincent's presence at the wedding, and gets a surprise himself when he walks in on Vincent and Heather making out; Amy forgets to get a sub as the judge on call, and ends up signing one warrant after another for David; Maxine's search for an apartment goes poorly, and the attempts of a co-worker and Stu's mother to be helpful only make things worse; Amy's pre-wedding jitters turn into a full scale panic attack as the ceremony begins; realizing that she doesn't want to marry Stu, she calls the wedding off; later that evening, Vincent tells Amy that Carole has left him for her oncologist.

Freeze the Day
star
8.06
287 votes

#33 - Freeze the Day

Drop Dead Diva - Season 2 - Episode 13

Kim works on a case with Claire, who is determined to win at all costs; Stacy lands a commercial, but Fred grows jealous of the man playing her husband; and a case involving cryogenics has Jane and Grayson thinking about Deb.

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Military Reunion
star
8.00
6 votes

#34 - Military Reunion

Life with Louie - Season 3 - Episode 3

It's Military Reunion,and teacher of history wants from kids to write their report about thair parents when they were in war.Louie is so happy,beacuse dad will be so proud of him when he tells him all the story about the war.When he tells him,Louie writes a lot of notebooks about Andy in war.When he reads it at school,everybody is impressed,but Melvin proves that's impossible.So,Louie actually finds out that that story isn't correct.For the finale,Military Reunion is opened,but the fire starts to burn on the ship,and Andy saves the ship.Other military men recognize him and Louie finds out the real story about his father.

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Dad
star
8.00
51 votes

#35 - Dad

Early Edition - Season 1 - Episode 22

Gary's father, Bernie, temporarily moves in with his son after his wife kicks him out. After learning about the paper, and enjoying helping others, Bernie decides to stay permanently.

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For Pete's Sake
star
8.00
4 votes

#36 - For Pete's Sake

Life with Louie - Season 2 - Episode 9

Little Louie's never met a job he didn't like, but he does (eventually) get his household tasks done. Yet, he may have taken on a task that's more than he can handle when he tries to help down-and-out friend of the family get back on his feet. It's a single act of kindness - but it's doubled his chores!

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Gun
star
7.94
131 votes

#37 - Gun

Early Edition - Season 1 - Episode 8

Gary poses as a social worker in order to stop a little boy from shooting his brother, but he gets more involved with the family than he should. Meanwhile, Chuck has a really hard time trying to get rid of the cat's fleas.

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A Problem Like Maria
star
7.92
3446 votes

#38 - A Problem Like Maria

Lethal Weapon - Season 1 - Episode 17

Riggs, Murtaugh and Palmer gain inside knowledge of dangerous new cartel operations, but Riggs' attachment to Palmer worries Avery and Delgado. In other events, Trish contemplates a new career opportunity.

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Weathergirl
star
7.91
102 votes

#39 - Weathergirl

Early Edition - Season 4 - Episode 9

With Gary as her guide, Rebecca becomes renowned for her accurate forecasts, until the paper shows up at his doorstep one morning without a trace of the next day's weather. Searching for a way to save his budding relationship, Gary reads a story in the paper about a group of construction workers who are killed when a gale force wind knocks over a Christmas tree they're trying to put up. Racing to the television studio, Gary attempts to get Rebecca to warn the workers about the potential disaster. Meanwhile, Gary's old friend Uncle Phil (guest star Fyvush Finkel, reprising the role) winds up in a series of jobs and disasters that Gary must prevent.

Motion Sickness
star
7.88
8 votes

#40 - Motion Sickness

Judging Amy - Season 5 - Episode 1

When Amy is transferred to criminal court, Bruce stays behind in juvenile court, and she inherits Spencer, an insolent clerk; Lauren has an extremely unhappy first day at junior high, but things brighten up on day two when, much to her mother's dismay, she finds a boyfriend who is a year older; after accepting Stuart's proposal, Amy begins to have nightmares about the wedding; recently unemployed as a result of budget cuts, Donna helps Peter care for his sons while Gillian languishes in a coma; Ellen, D.C.F.'s newest employee, uses her experience as a former foster child to help Maxine deal with a teenager who's run away from her foster home; fed up with his impudence and disloyalty, Amy fires Spencer and hires Donna, who's recently graduated from law school; Amy's predecessor in the criminal division threatens her with retribution after she considers overturning his decision to suppress evidence in a capital murder case; Gillian finally emerges from her coma.

Plea
star
7.87
1107 votes

#41 - Plea

Revenge (2011) - Season 4 - Episode 22

Emily enlists Nolan and Jack to help prove her innocence while Ben takes measures to keep her locked up.

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When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over
star
7.86
7 votes

#42 - When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over

Life with Louie - Season 1 - Episode 10

The winter carnival begins in Cedar Knoll and The Anderson family loses every competition they enter. Meanwhile, Louie develops a crush on Jeannie's sister and tries to learn how to skate to get close to her.

The Ransom of the Forsaken Soul
star
7.85
171 votes

#43 - The Ransom of the Forsaken Soul

Nancy Drew (2019) - Season 3 - Episode 13

The fate of Horseshoe Bay rests in the hands of the Drew Crew, who must find a way to defeat their most powerful nemesis yet. Lives and hearts are in supernatural jeopardy - and a star-crossed choice will change everything, forever.

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Nest Egg
star
7.84
131 votes

#44 - Nest Egg

Early Edition - Season 3 - Episode 10

To his surprise, Gary runs into his mother in the middle of Chicago. Later he shadows her and sees her drinking champagne with a strange man. Gary first suspects an affair, but learns that the stranger has tricked her into investing in a fictive company.

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Stuck
star
7.84
760 votes

#45 - Stuck

Hart of Dixie - Season 3 - Episode 21

When Wade's dad asks Zoe for help with his love life, she is happy to get involved, until Wade advises her that no good can come from it. Lavon recruits George to help persuade the city comptroller to change BlueBell's billing on an exit sign, but finds himself in competition against his rival, Mayor Gainey. Meanwhile, Lemon continues to try to raise Fancie's profile, but all her plans seem to go up in flames.

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The Whisper Box
star
7.83
322 votes

#46 - The Whisper Box

Nancy Drew (2019) - Season 1 - Episode 13

When Nancy finds herself stuck in an alternate reality, the Drew Crew desperately searches for a way to bring her back.

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Every Stranger's Face I See
star
7.82
11 votes

#47 - Every Stranger's Face I See

Judging Amy - Season 4 - Episode 3

As Amy decides the fate of a ten year old boy who was kidnapped by his adoptive parents when they lost custody to his birth mother, she finds an answer to some of her own family's pressing concerns; Bruce is back at work as Amy's C.S.O. and is completing his community service at a soup kitchen; Amy gets the silent treatment from Lauren when she won't let her become a cheerleader, but both sides are forced to relent when Gillian unwittingly spills the beans about her own and Amy's cheerleading pasts; Maxine's refusal to sell her house to buyers she doesn't like leaves Peter feeling angry and unappreciated, so she hatches a plan that heals both him and a badly abused client; at the behest of his sponsor, Kyle applies to every residency program in the area, and Amy agrees to write him a letter of recommendation; Maxine finally finds the perfect buyer for her house.

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Dancing in September
star
7.82
2746 votes

#48 - Dancing in September

Lethal Weapon - Season 2 - Episode 2

Riggs and Murtaugh respond to the death of a plastic surgeon, drawing them into a case involving an illegal drug ring run out of a wellness clinic. Things heat up when Palmer from the DEA and Riggs compete to solve the case first. Meanwhile, Trish and Murtaugh face the emotional challenges of sending their first son, RJ, off to college

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Go Packers
star
7.80
5 votes

#49 - Go Packers

Life with Louie - Season 3 - Episode 4

Louie and his father attend a football game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers.

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Friends in Low Places
star
7.79
1017 votes

#50 - Friends in Low Places

Hart of Dixie - Season 3 - Episode 2

Trying to be hospitable to Joel, who is visiting BlueBell, Lavon and AnnaBeth invite him and Zoe over for a quiet dinner, but when Lemon meets Alabama's most eligible bachelor, Carter Covington, she invites herself along with Carter to the soiree. However, when some unexpected guests show up to the party, Lemon's ruse with Wade risks being exposed. Meanwhile, George makes a bad decision involving Lynly, which could ultimately ruin his friendship with Lavon.

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