The BEST episodes written by Chris Sheridan

The Handyman Can
star
8.27
22 votes

#1 - The Handyman Can

Living Single - Season 3 - Episode 7

Overton is devastated when a bookshelf he built falls apart and kills an ill-tempered cat that Synclaire was watching for an acquaintance. Overton tries to make amends by building the cat a beautiful coffin, but this also falls apart. He decides that he has lost his skill as a handyman, and takes a job as a bartender. Synclaire and Kyle cannot change his mind, but he eventually learns that the accidents were the result of faulty glue that has since been recalled. Meanwhile, Max is devastated by the news that she is allergic to chocolate, and is subjected to much taunting from Regine. Tag: Max ignores allergy and binges on chocolate. Music: ""What's New, Pussycat?"" (Tom Jones), sung by T.C. Carson

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Racing in the Streets
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8.03
75 votes

#2 - Racing in the Streets

Titus - Season 3 - Episode 1

The physical effects of his near fatal car crash are still lingering, but that doesn't stop Titus from street racing to raise money for Erin's tuition. But his best laid plans backfire when Erin discovers what is really going on and tries to put a stop to it.

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Errrr
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8.01
95 votes

#3 - Errrr

Titus - Season 3 - Episode 9

Suicidal over a broken romance, Amy listens to Titus as he tries to talk her out of it with tales of his own youth—which don't make that great a case.

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The Clown That Roared
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7.93
14 votes

#4 - The Clown That Roared

Living Single - Season 4 - Episode 14

Synclaire lands a job as a clown sidekick on a popular television show, thanks to Kyle's business ties to the producer. She is appalled to discover that her new boss is a 12-year-old tyrant, and tries to teach him some respect. This leads to an embarrassing on-air tirade against the boy. In the meantime, Overton continues to battle his clown phobia, with limited success. Khadijah accuses Regine of stealing her grandma's recipe for raisin cookies to win a baking contest, and each shares her slightly biased version of the events with Overton. They later discover that Max's sloppiness is to blame for the misunderstanding, but refuse to apologize to each other.

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To Catch a Thief
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7.93
14 votes

#5 - To Catch a Thief

Living Single - Season 5 - Episode 12

Synclaire's embittered colleague Marco steals her act and uses it in his one-man show. Synclaire is furious, but agrees to back off after learning that he needs money to pay his child support. Phil, the head of the Gotham Players, informs Synclaire that Marco has no children; and collects substantial alimony payments from his ex-wife, Joyce DeWitt of TV's Three's Company. Synclaire and Overton bring Joyce to one of Marco's performances, where she rips up their alimony agreement because he failed to report income. When Marco begins to bomb, Synclaire takes the stage to help him out. She catches the eye of Tony Jonas, president of Warner Brothers Television, who offers her the chance to audition for the role of a renegade nun in a new series. Max reveals that she has become pregnant through a sperm donor. Khadijah chastises her for behaving so impulsively, but agrees to support her. She remarks that the child might force Max to grow up. Roni and Tripp flirt shamelessly during a game of M

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Heroes of Patience
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7.89
1797 votes

#6 - Heroes of Patience

Resident Alien - Season 1 - Episode 10

On the verge of completing his mission, Harry faces his own humanity.

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High Anxiety
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7.85
13 votes

#7 - High Anxiety

Living Single - Season 5 - Episode 3

The Phoenix Suns come to town, and Max convinces Khadijah to visit the team's locker room and ask out Cedric Ceballos, with whom she has often flirted during interviews. Khadijah becomes so nervous over the date that she gets a splitting headache. Max tries to get her some aspirin, but accidentally gives her four herbal tranquilizers. (Regine had a supply so that she could give half a tablet to nervous brides.) Khadijah goes completely loopy at the restaurant, and refuses Max and Regine's attempts to help her. When they try to explain to Cedric, they are called groupies and thrown out. Tripp does not endear himself to the girls with his candor about Khadijah's situation. An old man comes by Overton and Synclaire's new apartment in the hopes of finding the old tenant, Mrs. Porchnik. Overton and Synclaire are afraid to break his heart by telling him that she has died. Max later tells him the truth (quite callously), and the man explains that Mrs. Porchnik owed him 500 dollars from a poke

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Spare Parts
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7.84
25 votes

#8 - Spare Parts

Yes, Dear - Season 4 - Episode 3

Jimmy has designs on scriptwriting, and begs Greg to ask Savitsky to listen to his movie pitch.

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Multiple Choice
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7.80
15 votes

#9 - Multiple Choice

Living Single - Season 4 - Episode 6

Overton and Synclaire must take a compatibility test before they can be married at their church. Synclaire constantly nags Overton about studying, while he feels they have nothing to worry about. They get into an argument just before taking the test, and purposely fail by writing the most inflammatory responses possible. Rev. Taylor finally agrees to let them re-take the test, but only after his wife threatens to make him sleep in the bathtub. Max tries to prove that she can have any man she wants by throwing herself at a young waiter. He continually turns her down, but relents after she takes the stage and gives an embarrassing rendition of ""All by Myself."" When he asks her out, Max says, ""I don't date desperate men."" Music: ""All by Myself"" (Eric Carmen), performed by Erika Alexander

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Dear John
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7.79
14 votes

#10 - Dear John

Living Single - Season 3 - Episode 20

Max and Khadijah grow weary of Regine's spineless boyfriend, John, so they joke about sending him a letter from Regine asking him to set her free. Max follows through with the plan, and Regine is devastated when John breaks up with her. Max and Khadijah go to John's house to explain the joke and ask him to take Regine back. They also suggest that he stand up for himself occasionally, rather than letting Regine walk all over him. Before John can come to the apartment to make up with Regine, she brings home her new boyfriend Keith, an artist who was painting a mural at the television studio. John arrives with flowers to tell Regine that their relationship is over, and begins pursuing Max. (He believes she sent the letter because she wanted him for herself.) Kyle's new girlfriend, Kimberly, begins coming on to Overton every time they are left alone together. Kyle refuses to believe this, but Kimberly freely admits to it when he confronts her on the roof. Kyle orders her to leave, and a be

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Homecoming
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7.75
729 votes

#11 - Homecoming

Resident Alien - Season 3 - Episode 8

Harry and Asta team up with an unlikely ally to try to save the Earth.

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I Believe in Aliens
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7.72
1103 votes

#12 - I Believe in Aliens

Resident Alien - Season 2 - Episode 16

Harry comes face to face with his greatest enemy and makes a choice that may affect Earth forever.

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Pilot
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7.71
2552 votes

#13 - Pilot

Resident Alien - Season 1 - Episode 1

An alien hiding in a small Colorado town meets the locals when they ask him to help solve a murder.

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Road to the North Pole
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7.64
3264 votes

#14 - Road to the North Pole

Family Guy - Season 9 - Episode 7

Stewie’s favorite thing after his teddy bear, Rupert, is Christmas. So when he hears that Santa is making an appearance at the mall, he begs Brian to take him so that he can tell Santa in person what he wants for Christmas. Brian begrudgingly takes Stewie to the mall, only to get the brush-off from Santa. As a result, Stewie and Brian travel to the North Pole to find Santa and teach him a lesson in holiday cheer.

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Alien Dinner Party
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7.64
1350 votes

#15 - Alien Dinner Party

Resident Alien - Season 2 - Episode 8

It’s a surprise party as everyone gathers to celebrate Harry, but some dangerous guests cause havoc.

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Savitsky's Tennis Club
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7.63
24 votes

#16 - Savitsky's Tennis Club

Yes, Dear - Season 3 - Episode 23

Greg tries to get Kim to schmooze Mr. Savitsky's much-younger new wife in hopes that will impress the boss and further his career.

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Living with Savitsky
star
7.63
16 votes

#17 - Living with Savitsky

Yes, Dear - Season 4 - Episode 24

Jimmy's kind gesture of chauffeuring Mr. Savitsky, whose driver's license was revoked, is repaid in full when Mr. Savitsky invites him, Christine and the kids to come live in his guest house. But they all soon find out how much living with Mr. Savitsky is like living with Mr. Warner.

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Stewie B. Goode
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7.62
728 votes

#18 - Stewie B. Goode

Family Guy - Season 4 - Episode 28

After losing at a swim competition, Stewie trys to eliminate his rival by blowing up a lifeguard tower. His plan backfires though, and Stewie has a near death experience that seems to change him.

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Wife Swapping
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7.58
26 votes

#19 - Wife Swapping

Yes, Dear - Season 3 - Episode 7

Christine offers Jimmy as a babysitter when Kim is put on pregnancy bedrest for the week. But when Christine & Greg have a great time with each other while running errands for their at-home spouses, Kim and Jimmy get jealous and try to get back at them.

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Lone Wolf
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7.54
853 votes

#20 - Lone Wolf

Resident Alien - Season 3 - Episode 1

In an attempt to gather information on the Grey Aliens, Harry puts Asta in harm’s way.

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The Perfect Thanksgiving
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7.53
133 votes

#21 - The Perfect Thanksgiving

Titus - Season 2 - Episode 6

Erin vows to have the perfect Thanksgiving dinner to announce her and Titus' engagement to both their families...and they all end up in the hospital.

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Old Friends
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7.52
1606 votes

#22 - Old Friends

Resident Alien - Season 2 - Episode 1

Harry, the alien, is back on earth but doesn’t remember who he is and only Asta can keep him safe.

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Homesick
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7.52
2224 votes

#23 - Homesick

Resident Alien - Season 1 - Episode 2

In his first week at the clinic, Harry struggles to diagnose a strange feeling: human emotion.

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He's Too Sexy For His Fat
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7.49
1804 votes

#24 - He's Too Sexy For His Fat

Family Guy - Season 2 - Episode 17

Thanks to Brian's embarrassing flea problem the Griffins move into a hotel while the house is fumigated, and Lois and Peter discover that Chris has been skipping gym class because he's self-conscious about his body. Peter tries to talk Chris into getting liposuction, Lois starts preparing him special low-fat meals and Stewie taunts him by eating everything in sight and packing on the baby fat.

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Save the Clam
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7.46
2010 votes

#25 - Save the Clam

Family Guy - Season 11 - Episode 19

Peter and the guys try to save The Drunken Clam from being closed after the bar's owner dies; Meg gets a job at a funeral home.

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Burning Down the Bayit
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7.44
2776 votes

#26 - Burning Down the Bayit

Family Guy - Season 10 - Episode 15

Overwhelmed with financial troubles, Mort asks Peter and Quagmire to help him save his pharmacy. However, things take a turn for the worse when the trio decides to burn it down to collect insurance money

American Gigg-olo
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7.43
3068 votes

#27 - American Gigg-olo

Family Guy - Season 15 - Episode 3

After the local airline pilots go on strike, Quagmire looks for new work and becomes a gigolo. When his clients begin to avoid paying for his services, he asks Peter for help getting his money. Meanwhile, Brian is kicked off Peter’s health insurance, so he gets a job at a hardware store, until Stewie gets him fired and things get medical.

I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
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7.40
2039 votes

#28 - I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar

Family Guy - Season 2 - Episode 8

Peter receives feminine training at a woman's retreat after his joke about women offends a female co-worker.

I Never Met the Dead Man
star
7.37
3603 votes

#29 - I Never Met the Dead Man

Family Guy - Season 1 - Episode 2

Peter goes into shock after he disables the entire Quahog cable system while giving Meg driving lessons. Stewie plots to rid the world of broccoli.

The Fat Guy Strangler
star
7.36
1197 votes

#30 - The Fat Guy Strangler

Family Guy - Season 4 - Episode 17

Lois discovers she has a brother named Patrick and takes the family cross-country to meet him. It turns out; he’s locked up in a mental institution. Lois thinks he’s sane, so she checks him out to live with the Griffins. Meanwhile, Peter starts the Society for the Acceptance of Fat Men. But when all the fat men of Quahog are strangled one-by-one the group lives in fear. Who could the “Fat Man Strangler” be?

Peter-assment
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7.36
3019 votes

#31 - Peter-assment

Family Guy - Season 8 - Episode 14

After Peter has some luck selling footage of a celebrity he caught off-guard, he decides to become a full-time paparazzo. To make matters worse, his new boss, Angela, finds him irresistible and plagues him with unwanted advances. When Peter rebuffs her, he winds up getting the ax. Meanwhile, Stewie makes his theatrical debut in a school play, only to be overcome with stage fright.

Dead Dog Walking (2)
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7.34
1184 votes

#32 - Dead Dog Walking (2)

Family Guy - Season 17 - Episode 2

In Part Two of a special two-part story, Brian's marriage to Jess is not what he envisioned. At the suggestion of Peter, Brian lets himself go, causing Jess to make a surprising decision.

Lethal Weapons
star
7.34
1879 votes

#33 - Lethal Weapons

Family Guy - Season 3 - Episode 7

Lois joins Bonnie's martial arts class for fun, and soon becomes the course's star pupil. When Quahog gets overrun with leaf-watchers from New York, Peter decides to use his wife's new fighting skills to try and run them out of town. The plan succeeds, but the violent tendencies he awakens in Lois may not be so easy to bring back under control again.

Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
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7.33
2301 votes

#34 - Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater

Family Guy - Season 2 - Episode 1

Lois' Aunt dies and leaves her the Cherrywood Mansion. The family moves in to the new mansion in Newport only to lose their fortune after Peter makes an extravagant purchase at a charity auction.

Deprogramming Erin
star
7.25
75 votes

#35 - Deprogramming Erin

Titus - Season 2 - Episode 14

Titus tries to get Erin back, his family and friends try to help, and things turn out about as well as can be expected.

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Family Guy Through the Years
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7.21
1177 votes

#36 - Family Guy Through the Years

Family Guy - Season 16 - Episode 16

"Family Guy" is reimagined as a series that's been on the air for 60 years and, in a special retrospective, it looks back at the cultural events and issues that were tackled on the show in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

Peternormal Activity
star
7.20
2288 votes

#37 - Peternormal Activity

Family Guy - Season 14 - Episode 4

The guys go to an abandoned asylum seeking inspiration for a new horror movie idea, but end up accidentally killing a man they think is keeping them hostage. Wracked with guilt, they each try to pin the murder on someone else. Meanwhile, Stewie is on a mission to destroy Brian's glasses because he's annoyed by how pretentious Brian's been acting when he wears them.

If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'
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7.20
1873 votes

#38 - If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'

Family Guy - Season 2 - Episode 9

To get a favorite show back on the air, Peter convinces the “Make-a-Dream Come True” foundation that Chris is dying. The scam leads to Peter “magically healing” Chris and some people begin to worship him.

Hard Ass
star
7.18
45 votes

#39 - Hard Ass

Titus - Season 2 - Episode 19

Christopher has to deal with parenthood of a sort when Erin's niece Amy moves in with them.

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Peter's Daughter
star
7.13
1809 votes

#40 - Peter's Daughter

Family Guy - Season 6 - Episode 7

After Quahog is hit by a flood, Meg winds up in the hospital in a coma. When she wakes up and sees a cute med student, they immediately hit it off. Overprotective of his daughter, Peter is determined to drive the med student away. That is until Meg reveals that she is pregnant.

Brian's a Bad Father
star
7.12
1856 votes

#41 - Brian's a Bad Father

Family Guy - Season 12 - Episode 11

When Brian's son, now a TV star, comes to town, Brian is more focused on landing a job on the show's writing staff than being a good dad; an accidental shooting leads to a conflict between Quagmire and Peter.

Sammy's Independence Day
star
6.55
51 votes

#42 - Sammy's Independence Day

Yes, Dear - Season 3 - Episode 3

Greg agrees with Jimmy & Christine's claims that Kim is smothering Sammy with her over-protectiveness and not letting him learn skills for himself.