The 50 Best Episodes of 2009
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- DirectorColin BuckseyStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Skyler have a baby girl. Now that Jesse is hooked on heroin, Walt refuses to give him his money until he gets clean. Meanwhile, as an excuse for his money, Walt decides to donate the money to himself through his son's new website.10/10
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt's lies have pushed Skyler to her limit. She leaves with the kids. Meanwhile, Jesse blames himself for Jane's death and goes into rehab.10/10
- DirectorTerry McDonoughStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulBadger is caught by the DEA. Walt and Jesse hire the best criminal lawyer in town, Saul Goodman.10/10
- DirectorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. and Turk skip "steak night" to hang out with a dying patient who has no next of kin.9.5/10
- DirectorAnthony RussoStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiBritta comes between Abed and his father when she signs him up for a film class, and Jeff risks failing a class unless he "seizes the day."9/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA9.3 (4.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorRandall EinhornStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyDennis presents his fool-proof plan for picking up chicks, but soon finds that the gang each has their own fool-proof plans for one-upping each other.9/10
- DirectorSeth GordonStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiJeff hangs out with Senor Chang to get out of an essay, angering the rest of the group. Meanwhile, Abed and Troy search for their missing lab mouse, and Pierce helps Shirley out with a presentation.9/10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiJeff reluctantly agrees to be Annie's debate partner, Britta humors Pierce by letting him try hypnotherapy on her to get her to stop smoking, and the gang begins to think that Abed's films may predict their future.9/10
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulAfter Skinny Pete gets ripped off, Walt makes Jesse go get the money. Meanwhile, Walt's cover story on how Elliott and Gretchen are paying for his medical treatment is on the verge of collapsing.9/10
- DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse become stranded out in the middle of the desert after cooking more crystal.9/10
- DirectorCharles HaidStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.9/10
- DirectorBryan CranstonStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse realize how dire their situation is. They must come up with a plan to kill Tuco before Tuco kills them first.9/10
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiAn ex-lawyer is forced to return to community college to get a degree. However, he tries to use the skills he learned as a lawyer to get the answers to all his tests and pick up on a sexy woman in his Spanish class.9/10
- DirectorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. continues his last day at Sacred Heart, and tries to hold out hope for a great sendoff.8.5/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA9.1 (3.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorFred SavageStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyThe gang takes Dee's new subcompact car and a U-haul on the road with the intentions of hitting the Grand Canyon, and Charlie attempts to expand his horizons.8.5/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbEliza L. BennettMark invites Dobby to a party at his flat, then has to work out how he'll actually organise it. Meanwhile things have gotten a bit frosty between Jez and Elena but he reckons he knows to handle it so she'll come running back to him.8.5/10
- DirectorJoseph DanielloRon HughartBrent WoodsStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesStan and Francine are left behind after the Rapture, and wind up playing critical roles in Jesus Christ's war against the Antichrist.8/10
- DirectorBen PalmerStarsSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake HarrisonIt's Will's seventeenth birthday and he is planning a dinner party but it clashes with a more popular bash so that his only guests are Neil, Jay, Simon and Simon's exchange student Patrice. Out of boredom they gate-crash the other party but only one of them is asked to stay and then bedded by the hostess as a sex object. The other four are sent packing. Needless to say none of those four are French.8/10
- DirectorBen PalmerStarsSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake HarrisonOn a field trip to the Dorset coast Jay fails to locate the mythical housewife who deflowers schoolboys, Neil becomes a (paedophile) teacher's pet and Will and Simon fall out over pretty new girl Lauren. To cut their losses the boys take a boat around the bay but Simon falls in and ends up nude in front of the whole coach party with only a sock to cover his modesty.8/10
- DirectorBen PalmerStarsSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake HarrisonThe end of term exams loom. Simon, to the detriment of his own subjects, is excited when Carli comes to his house to revise, revealing that she is single again and rewarding him with kisses. Jay, for once, swaps lust for romance when he is smitten by Chloe, a sweet young girl from another school. Neil forgets his P.E. kit but gets through in his vest and pants and Will has an accident with his bowels after too many energy drinks but still gets his grades. However, Chloe drops Jay for being "too sensitive", Carli goes back to her ex-boyfriend and the boys end up with each other, useless lovers but good friends.8/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanJeremy starts getting to know gorgeous new neighbour Elena and Mark invites Dobby round to the flat one evening. But they are about to find out who the father of Sophie's baby really is.8/10
- DirectorMichael SpillerStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonThe new chief of medicine turns out to be as callous as Dr. Kelso, J.D. gives up on his intern class after they let him down, and Eliot is too self-absorbed to realize that Keith is still hurt from their breakup.8/10
- 2005– 43mTV-MA9.2 (5.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorFred SavageStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyDennis and Dee decide to teach Frank a lesson "A Christmas Carol"-style, and Mac and Charlie learn some shocking things about their childhood Christmas traditions.8/10
- DirectorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonIt's JD's last day at Sacred Heart, but the day is not the special one that he had envisioned and hoped for.8/10
- DirectorGraeme HarperStarsDavid TennantLindsay DuncanPeter O'BrienIn a Mars base the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner.8/10
- DirectorChristopher McCullochJon SchneppStarsJames UrbaniakMichael SinterniklaasChristopher McCullochHenchman 21, determined to find out who murdered his friend, Henchman 24, kidnaps Hank and Dean and subjects them to the dreaded Chinese water torture. Meanwhile, the Monarch eats a fancy salad and has a reaction to one of the ingredients.8/10
- DirectorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D., Elliot, and Dr. Cox all choose the intern that they will take under their wing for the year, only to be sorely disappointed by each of their choices.8/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.5 (3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRandall EinhornStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyThe gang decides to put on a wrestling show for troops returning home while Dee courts a soldier who doesn't seem like the person she's chatting online with.8/10
- DirectorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonAs Janitor and Lady's wedding approaches, J.D., Dr. Cox, and Turk try to address the issues that are hurting their relationships.8/10
- DirectorZach BraffStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. is mad at Turk when he overrules him on a medical decision in his new role as chief surgeon. But did he do it just because J.D. is moving away to be close to his son and taking a new job at another hospital?8/10
- DirectorMichael SpillerStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonDr. Cox grudgingly asks for Dr. Kelso's assistance in getting rid of Dr. Maddox, and Carla tries to get a troublesome intern in line.8/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbEmily BruniAfter Gail's surprise proposal to Elena, they are soon to have a civil partnership, but Jez won't give up that easily. Sophie is also due to give birth and wants Mark to pass his driving test, unfortunately he gets a bad driving instructor.8/10
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonDr. Cox is up for the Chief of Medicine position, but he's not sure if he wants it. Meanwhile, J.D. confronts his intern about her callousness toward patients, and Elliot asks for Turk's help in her love life with J.D..8/10
- DirectorBen PalmerStarsSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake HarrisonWill decides the boys should reinvent themselves as trendy clubbers and they drive to London in Simon's car, though to gain entry to the best club in town Simon must swap his trainers for a tramp's filthy old shoes. Neil cuts his penis weeing into a can and when Jay inspects the damage they are ejected as perverts. Can things get any worse for the lads? The wheel-clamping of Simon's car might provide the answer.8/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMona MarshallIn a parody of the final weeks of Christ's life, South Park goes into hysterics over the failing economy, but Kyle begins preaching that there is no reason for fear. Meanwhile, Stan unsuccessfully tries to return his dad's margarita machine.8/10
- DirectorChristopher McCullochJon SchneppStarsJames UrbaniakMichael SinterniklaasChristopher McCullochThe Monarch attempts to strike Dr Venture where it hurts, by kidnapping Hank & Dean and holding them for a $10M ransom. The plan is foiled when rainbow hero Captain Sunshine arrives to rescues Hank, making him his new sidekick, Wonder Boy.8/10
- DirectorChristopher McCullochJon SchneppStarsPaul BoocockSeth GreenDoc HammerDr. Venture's therapy group, a collection of former Boy Adventurers (who have become failed adults), quickly fall back into their old habits when a mystery is literally dropped into their session.8/10
- DirectorChristopher McCullochJon SchneppStarsJames UrbaniakMichael SinterniklaasDoc HammerThe Guild of Calamitous Intent comes under attack from an old foe with a new name, Revenge.8/10
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. and Elliot begin contemplating whether they're back together, or whether they even want to consider going down that road. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox's mistrust of surgeons reaches the tipping point for Turk.8/10
- DirectorAdam DavidsonStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiShirley throws a Christmas party for the gang and much to her surprise learns her classmates come from various religious backgrounds. Meanwhile, Jeff is challenged by the school bully and faces the reality that he may fail Spanish 101.8/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.1 (2.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorRandall EinhornStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyAfter Dee gets cast as an extra in the new M. Night Shyamalan movie, Mac and Charlie see a perfect opportunity to pitch their script, while Frank becomes a casting agent for Dennis.8/10
- DirectorAnthony RussoStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiAnnie helps the dean put on an "STD Fair," but doesn't want to perform an embarrassing demonstration. Meanwhile Jeff finds a companion for a double date with Pierce, and Troy finds out that Abed is a better athlete than him.8/10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiJeff takes steps to ensure that Britta will be his partner in Spanish class, but winds up with Pierce instead.8/10
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse's little empire begins to crumble. Saul tries to set them up with a mysterious distributor.8/10
- DirectorMichael McDonaldStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonWhile Turk becomes jealous of J.D. because of his new position of power at Sacred Heart, some of the interns share their stories and experiences.8/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.8 (3.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorFred SavageStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyDee discovers that the waitress Charlie is obsessed with is getting married to her ex-boyfriend and plots to derail the wedding, while Mac, Frank and Dennis try to get Charlie back on the dating scene.8/10
- DirectorJohn MichelStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonElliot and Turk are left with four cocky interns and a number of difficult patients on the night of a full moon.8/10
- DirectorTed WassStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. and Turk direct the intern comedy show, but are mortified to discover that the biggest joke of the night is at their expense. Meanwhile, Elliot tries to get Denise to hang out with the other interns.8/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.5 (2.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorRandall EinhornStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyMac, Dennis, and Charlie seek revenge on another bar after their 10-year ban in a local flip-cup tournament is lifted, but find they need serious practice. Dee discovers new skills, and Frank wears tight pants.8/10
- DirectorJohn PutchStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonElliot misses J.D. while he is away. Turk announces that he and Carla are having a second baby, but nobody seems to care. Dr. Cox begins to wonder if Carla's attitude toward her job and her patients has changed.8/10