The 50 Best Episodes of 2003
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- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioFry learns his accidental freezing 1,004 years earlier wasn't an accident. He is given a choice that could prevent its happening, but at a cost.10/10
- DirectorRon HughartStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioProf. Farnworth creates a box which contains an entire universe and sends Leela into it, where she discovers another Planet Express with a few notable differences.10/10
- DirectorBret HaalandStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioFry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can get robot hands to play the holophoner and impress Leela. In a twist of fate, Fry trades hands with the Robot Devil and writes a masterpiece opera about Leela. However, the Robot Devil has evil plans of his own.10/10
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordAfter killing Caleb, Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all. Willow invokes a magic spell that alters the ancient Slayer spell and gives Buffy the allies she needs to fight the Uber-Vamp army. An epic battle ensues and several good friends are lost. At the end, Buffy faces a completely new problem -- one she's glad to have.10/10
- DirectorBret HaalandStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioAfter an overdose at a health club makes the Planet Express staff get younger and younger, they have to find a mysterious Fountain of Aging. Meanwhile, Leela experiences the teenage life she never had with her parents.8/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneNico AgnoneStan becomes inconsolable after Wendy breaks up with him, and Butters has a crush on a sexy waitress at a local restaurant.10/10
- DirectorJeremy WoodingStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbKeir CharlesMark and Jeremy go out to a party, where Mark strikes up conversation with a teenage "goth". The three go with Toni to a bowling alley, where Mark embarrassingly runs into Sophie, who's going out with a work colleague.9.5/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMona MarshallWhen Butters is invited to Kyle's birthday party instead of Cartman, Cartman kidnaps Butters and locks him in a bomb shelter.9.5/10
- DirectorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie CrookTim's world is rocked when Dawn turns up at the office to say hello. Despite a stern warning from Gareth and wise words from Keith in Accounts, Tim can't help but get his hopes up again. Meanwhile, David Brent has been using the services of a dating agency and, in between making celebrity appearances in nightclubs, he meets up for drinks with a rather disappointing selection of single women. The office Christmas party kicks off like any other but there are a few surprises in store...9.5/10
- DirectorTim MinearStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykA dying request from an old army buddy turns treacherous for Mal, Zoë, and the rest of the crew.9.5/10
- DirectorSusie DietterStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioAfter using a tube of "miracle cream" Fry and Leela gain super powers and form "The New Justice Team" along with Bender.9/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneAdrien BeardCartman, Butters, and Token soar to the top of the Christian rock charts, but when the other boys kick Cartman out, he seeks a way to get them back.9/10
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss goes to a tanning salon but fails to follow the 'simple' instructions. Joey and Rachel struggle to make the transition from friends to lovers. Monica and Phoebe try to avoid an annoying woman that used to live in their building.9/10
- DirectorBen WeissStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRachel and Joey fear for Ross's state of mind after he finds out about their relationship. Chandler and Monica visit some friends of Phoebe to get advice on adoption. Frank and the triplets come to visit.9/10
- DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykA Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel on a remote planet calls for help from Serenity when a local reveals his intentions to take the baby from a woman he impregnated.9/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneAdrien BeardStan learns about the Mormon religion after a new family moves to South Park from Utah. Caught up in the family-friendly doctrine of the church, Randy declares the Marshes to be Mormon as well.8.5/10
- DirectorSwinton O. Scott IIIStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioEveryone on Earth gets $300 after the spoils of a military victory are distributed. The members of the Planet Express staff spend it on different things, with varying degrees of success.8.5/10
- DirectorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie CrookIt's been three years since the BBC documentary crew first arrived at the office. Back for one last visit, they find Gareth Keenan now in charge and is running the office with a military precision. Since we last saw David Brent he has become a sales rep for a cleaning products company, released his own pop single and has acquired an agent to look after his celebrity appearances. He visits his old workplace regularly, despite him successfully suing Wernham Hogg for unfair dismissal. The big news for Tim is the imminent arrival of Dawn. The documentary crew has kindly offered to fly Dawn and boyfriend Lee from Florida back to Slough for the office Christmas party.8.5/10
- DirectorJohn InwoodStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonSean isn't happy to hear that Elliott & J.D. have been intimate. It does, however, make it easier for him to break some news to her. Cox applies for a promotion. Jordan hires a babysitter. Carla embarrasses Turk in front of other surgeons.8.5/10
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonWhere Perry talks to his psychiatrist about how Jordan wanted him to bond with her family but instead he preferred to stay home and invite some of the guys at the hospital to his place to watch a game, JD gives him the advice to give Kelso the check-up that the latter needs for his insurance and Perry actually listens.8.5/10
- DirectorJeremy WoodingStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark begins to forge a partnership with his idol, business guru Alan Johnson, and begins to change his behaviour to be more like Johnson. Meanwhile, a displeased Jeremy tries to think back to "the bad thing" he did with Super Hans in a drug-heavy weekend.8.5/10
- DirectorJeremy WoodingStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark is angry at Sophie when she gets promoted for a job instead of him, when she told him she wasn't going to apply for it. Jeremy gets a job at a recording studio, which results in Super Hans having an affair with Toni after he brings her in in order to impress her.8.5/10
- DirectorMarc BucklandStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJ.D. and Turk play golf on the roof and apparently cause a car accident - could karma be to blame? Jordan reveals a life altering secret to J.D. on the day of the birth of her baby. Carla goes a little more crazy.8.5/10
- DirectorJeffrey BellStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsAs Jasmine's influence continues to spread, Fred finally tricks Angel into seeing her true nature.8/10
- DirectorJefferson KibbeeStarsDavid BoreanazJames MarstersJ. August RichardsWesley's father comes for a visit. With his father overseeing and critiquing everything he does, his old feelings of insecurity arise. Also, Wolfram and Hart is besieged by robot ninjas.8/10
- DirectorDavid StraitonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsHiding out in a sewer, Angel and his friends fight a nasty monster who provides some clues that could help them in their battle against Jasmine.8/10
- DirectorMarita GrabiakStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsWhile everyone else worships the beautiful woman Cordelia bore, Fred sees another side of her.8/10
- DirectorSkip SchoolnikStarsDavid BoreanazJames MarstersJ. August RichardsSpike receives a mysterious box in the mail, which emits a flash that somehow re-corporealizes him. He's thrilled to be solid again, but it also causes reality to start deteriorating at Wolfram and Hart; the Shanshu Prophesy is thrown into confusion by the presence of two ensouled vampire champions in the world. Angel and Spike's rivalry descends into a fierce brawl as they fight over a mystical grail in order to resolve the conflict.8/10
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowJoey, Ross, Rachel and Phoebe convince Monica and Chandler to host Thanksgiving, however the four of them end up arriving to dinner an hour late.8/10
- DirectorAnthony RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettDetermined to not be upstaged by his actress girlfriend, Gob decides to pull an elaborate escape at the Orange County Prison, where George Sr. is being held. Meanwhile, Michael falls for Gob's girlfriend Marta.8/10
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonJD is dating Danni -Jordan's sister- and that means spending more time with Cox outside the hospital, and Perry doesn't very much like it. Danni tells JD that she is falling in love with him, but gets mad for the fact that he wasn't even listening, and while Jordan explains that even they are doctors they don't listen. When that happens, both JD and Cox realize that the patient -that they didn't know what's wrong with- actually tried to commit suicide.8/10
- DirectorBrian SheesleyStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioSent on the same mission which caused the deaths of the previous Planet Express crew, Leela mourns the apparent death of Fry.8/10
- DirectorJefferson KibbeeStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsAfter Wesley tells Faith that Angelus has returned, Faith escapes from prison. Wesley takes her to Los Angeles hoping she will be able to trap Angelus. Faith finds Angelus and The Beast.8/10
- DirectorBill NortonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsAfter learning the doomsday Beast is working for something bigger and badder than itself, Angel's friends try to return his soul to Angelus's body.8/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMilan AgnoneAfter the boys start a Jr. Detective's Club and find a girl's missing doll, they are recruited by the county police department. Their first assignment: to break up a meth lab.8/10
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsZach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonPerry is jealous from the baby taking the attention of Jordan, Elliot tries to sabotage her relation with Paul, Turk and Carla are arguing more after they got engaged, in the middle of all this mess JD feels lonely and starts a weird relation with TCW which stands for Tasty Coma Wife, a wife of a patient in coma that starts to feel alone so goes out with JD but then they decide that she needs to take more time.8/10
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowA night at Mike's piano bar gives Monica a very showy moment in the spotlight; Chandler employs his secret skill to repair Joey's botched eyebrow-waxing job.8/10
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazJames MarstersJ. August RichardsAngel and the gang adjust to life at Wolfram & Hart, while Angel lets loose the shocking contents of a package from Sunnydale.8/10
- DirectorSkip SchoolnikStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsConnor gets locked inside Wolfram and Hart with the big bad doomsday beast, who turns the legal firm's staff into an army of zombies.8/10
- DirectorTim MinearStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August RichardsLilah returns from the dead to offer Angel and his friends full ownership of Wolfram and Hart.8/10
- DirectorJames A. ContnerStarsDavid BoreanazJames MarstersJ. August RichardsAngel and Spike challenge a necromancer who is unhappy with Wolfram and Hart's new leadership.8/10
- DirectorBill NortonStarsDavid BoreanazJames MarstersJ. August RichardsWhen Lorne gets his sleep removed to prepare for the firm's Halloween party, he doesn't realize the consequences. At the party, everyone is mystically compelled to do what he tells them; Spike is thinking positively, Gunn is "marking his territory", Angel and Eve get a room, and Wesley and Fred are drunk. Things get worse when the sleep-deprived Lorne's empathic subconscious begins manifesting itself as a huge demon.8/10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettThe family attorney arranges George Sr.'s release from prison for Christmas. Later, George-Michael has to wear an embarrassing codpeice in a pageant.8/10
- DirectorJeremy WoodingStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark and Jeremy compete for the attentions of their attractive neighbor Toni.8/10
- DirectorJeremy WoodingStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark wants Jeremy to get a job in the same office as him so he can pay his share of the rent, however Jeremy isn't keen on the idea. Mark also worries whether Sophie, a co-worker he fancies, may or may not think he's a Nazi.8/10
- 1997–200342mTV-PG8.7 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid FuryStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordRobin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.8/10
- DirectorMichael GershmanStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordFaith returns to Sunnydale just as a new villain, Caleb, arrives and sends Buffy a message in the form of a badly beaten Potential. Buffy leads the rest of the girls to Caleb and The First's lair, with devastating consequences.8/10
- DirectorMarita GrabiakStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordBuffy has a powerful new weapon, but the gang cannot find any information about the origins of the mysterious scythe. Eventually the Slayer goes herself in search of knowledge, and finds a new ally, an old friend, and great danger.8/10
- DirectorPeter AvanzinoRon HughartStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioAfter being abducted by "human horn" poachers, Fry goes on a search for his missing nose.8/10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettA reluctant Michael takes Buster under his wing while attempting to get closer to an increasingly distant George-Michael.8/10