The BEST episodes written by Stephen Lloyd
#1 - 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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#2 - Crying Out Loud
Modern Family - Season 6 - Episode 23
The family is determined to make Alex celebrate her senior ditch day and Phil, Luke and Haley forcefully take her out but end up at an unexpected detour. Claire is torn when she gets a job offer from a big hotel chain but feeling torn quickly gets replaced with feelings of confusion when she can’t tell whether or not Jay really cares if she stays or goes. And with Manny groggy off of pain killers from his wisdom teeth procedure, Gloria seizes the moment to put a sabotage plan into effect to break Manny and his new girlfriend up.
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#3 - 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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#4 - Queer Eyes, Full Hearts
Modern Family - Season 6 - Episode 7
Phil and Claire don’t know if they should be happy or concerned that Haley and Andy are spending a lot of time together, however, they soon find things are not what they appear. Gloria is pushing Manny to learn Spanish so she hires a Spanish tutor, Diego, who also happens to be very handsome, much to Manny and Jay’s chagrin. Meanwhile, Mitch and Cam meet a popular news reporter at a school function and one of them piques her journalistic interest.
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#5 - Phil's Sexy, Sexy House
Modern Family - Season 7 - Episode 7
Phil is selling an upscale home where various members of the family sneak off for alone time. Meanwhile, Jay secretly plans a trip for the family, and Manny tries to use his brother to impress a girl.
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#6 - Intervention
How I Met Your Mother - Season 4 - Episode 4
When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands they hold it anyway.
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#7 - Cleaning House
How I Met Your Mother - Season 6 - Episode 2
When Barney convinces the gang to help his mom move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been very protective of Barney and lied to him about events throughout his life. Meanwhile, Ted gets upset when Robin oversells him to a blind date.
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#8 - The Naked Truth
How I Met Your Mother - Season 7 - Episode 2
Marshall gets a great job offer that he fears may be scuttled by a social media background check. Ted needs a date for the Architects Ball.
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#9 - The Fortress
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 - Episode 19
Barney reluctantly attempts to sell his apartment by holding an open house, during which Ted and Marshall get mistaken for a couple. Tension arises between Lily and Marshall when her new job causes her to spend less time at home.
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#10 - Daddy Issues
Modern Family - Season 9 - Episode 18
When Jorge, Gloria’s ex-boyfriend, stops by for a visit, his resemblance to Manny makes Jay question Manny’s paternity. Phil agonizes over the perfect gift for Claire for the anniversary. Cam and Mitch deal with Lily’s women’s troubles.
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#11 - Spoiler Alert
How I Met Your Mother - Season 3 - Episode 8
Marshall awaits his bar exam results; Ted introduces his latest girlfriend to the gang, who all see the flaw that Ted has missed
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#12 - Splitsville
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 - Episode 6
When Robin is hesitant to break up with Nick, Barney takes matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are desperate for some private time.
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#13 - Integrity
Modern Family - Season 6 - Episode 21
Phil and Jay run an errand together to pick up Lily’s hand me down princess castle for Joe, both though are in a mood because Phil is upset that Claire won’t let him buy an arcade machine, and Jay thinks Gloria is letting Joe play with too many girlie items. Mitch and Cam babysit Joe and both get the itch for another baby – that is until Joe presents to be quite the handful! Meanwhile, Gloria tries to help Haley stand up for herself at work, and Claire tries to bribe Luke’s principal to give him one of the student awards this year.
#14 - Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook
Modern Family - Season 8 - Episode 5
Luke hosts a Halloween party that quickly turns into a nightmare, so the Dunphys come up with a plan to make it a success and rescue his reputation. Cam confronts his holiday nemesis, but Mitch and Lily try to keep him from going overboard. Jay plots revenge on an old adversary when he finds out where Manny is going to a party.
#15 - Zoo or False
How I Met Your Mother - Season 5 - Episode 19
When Marshall gets mugged, Lily decides she wants to get a gun for protection, so Marshall comes up with a convoluted story about the mugging to deter Lily from following through.
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#16 - The Goat
How I Met Your Mother - Season 3 - Episode 17
Barney and Marshall have a discussion about "The Bro Code" because Barney has broken it and wants advice.
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#17 - Alone Time
Modern Family - Season 8 - Episode 21
Mitch and Jay end up at the same resort when they separately seek out a retreat from the family; Phil and Claire struggle to enjoy empty-nester life; not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away, Cam drops in on Gloria.
#18 - Promposal
Modern Family - Season 7 - Episode 20
With Closet-Con right around the corner, Claire is on high alert and convinced there is a mole in the company. Meanwhile, Phil goes vigilante when he and Gloria confront Auntie Alice for stealing her hot sauce recipe. Jay tries to teach Joe how to do some manly handy work, and with prom coming up, Mitch helps Luke with his "promposal" while Cam helps with Manny's, but Cam goes a little overboard, revealing that there may be something deeper going on.
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#19 - Right Place Right Time
How I Met Your Mother - Season 4 - Episode 22
Ted ponders how being in the right place at the right time can impact a person's life; Barney celebrates his 200th female conquest.
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#20 - The Wedding Bride
How I Met Your Mother - Season 5 - Episode 23
When Ted takes a date to see a new hit movie, "The Wedding Bride," he is shocked to learn the story is loosely based on his life, and that it was written by Tony, the man Stella left him for at the altar.
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#21 - Brunch
How I Met Your Mother - Season 2 - Episode 3
Ted's parents visit New York for their anniversary and he learns a family secret. Robin worries that they won't like her. Lily and Marshall try to adjust to the new format of their relationship now that they are no longer together.
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#22 - No Questions Asked
How I Met Your Mother - Season 9 - Episode 7
When Daphne sends a troubling text message to Lily, Marshall enlists the gang’s help to remove the message while enforcing the “No Questions Asked” rule.
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#23 - Spuds
Modern Family - Season 11 - Episode 14
Phil and Claire take Haley and Dylan to dinner to reassure them they are not bad parents. While out to dinner, they run into Mitch and Cam who are chaperoning Lily’s first date, as well as Jay and Gloria after attending Joe’s school play.
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#24 - Snow Ball
Modern Family - Season 8 - Episode 9
A fancy holiday gala at school finds Manny and Luke trying to avoid a disastrous outcome thanks to a texting mistake. Eager to pitch in, Claire, Gloria, Mitchell and Cameron volunteer to help at the dance and get involved in the night’s shenanigans, including Claire and Gloria trying to set up a single mom with the principal, while Mitchell takes an interest in the school bully.
#25 - Tough Love
Modern Family - Season 9 - Episode 9
After leaving his real estate firm to strike out on his own, Phil decides a solo camping trip in the wild will be just what he needs to boost his confidence; Mitchell’s plan to teach Cam and Lily each a lesson backfires. Meanwhile, Gloria is upset over Manny dating his female professor.
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#26 - Perfect Pairs
Modern Family - Season 11 - Episode 3
Phil, Claire, Alex, and Luke love having the twins around, but taking care of them is exhausting! However, when they realize the babies might help them with a few things on their to-do lists, they offer to give Haley the day off.
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#27 - Good Grief
Modern Family - Season 10 - Episode 5
It’s another epic Halloween full of costumes, tricks and treats for the Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker clan as they deal with huge, unexpected news.
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#28 - Clash of Swords
Modern Family - Season 9 - Episode 22
Mitchell sneaks out to “Hero-Con” with fanboy Phil, dressed as their favorite characters from the show “Clash of Swords.” It’s great until Phil commits the ultimate fan faux pas. In a clash of another kind, Gloria’s dinosaur party for Joe is ruined when her nemesis, Dr. Donna Duncan, upstages her with a far bigger and better party right next door.
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#29 - Commencement
Modern Family - Season 10 - Episode 21
Cam finally gets a chance to shine when he is asked to preside over the high school graduation ceremony at the last minute. Jay gives the commencement address. Claire runs into her former high school rival who brings out the worst in her.
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#30 - Blasts from the Past
Modern Family - Season 10 - Episode 12
Phil and Claire decide to take a cycling tour through Italy, while Dylan's hippy mother comes for a visit. Cameron and Mitchell discover some interesting reading material in Lily’s room. Meanwhile, Gloria and Manny investigate the legend of Jay's heroic great uncle.
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#31 - That Burning Passion
Just Shoot Me! - Season 7 - Episode 6
Passion enflames Maya, drawn to a fireman hunk who's Vicki's estranged spouse; jealousy rages between Nina and her rocker beau.
#32 - Moving In
Frasier (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Frasier hopes to make up for lost time with Freddy, but a disagreement over where to put a small Red Sox souvenir quickly escalates into a battle of wills between father and son.
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#35 - A Fan For All Seasons
Stacked - Season 1 - Episode 3
Comments about Skyler being a "groupie" come back to haunt Gavin when he proves to be one himself. Meanwhile, Skyler tries to get Katrina in to see her favorite band and Harold tries to make amends for telling Stuart he has no chance of ever being with Skyler.
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#36 - Surprise!
Greg the Bunny - Season 1 - Episode 7
Alison tries to fool a TV Guide reporter into believing that the cast is a happy, functional family, in hopes of getting on the cover.
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Oliver Beene - Season 2 - Episode 7
Jerry tries to out do his neighbors the O'Shaughnessy's by having a famous comedian entertaining the guests at the Beene party. Oliver and Ted try to make their father's of having Buddy Fontaine come to the party. After Oliver and Ted meet Buddy Fontaine they learn that he won't come to the Beene party making Jerry stretch the lie a bit more when he realizes that the comedian doesn't make it. Instead the Beene's get another surprise guest.