Yes. 48. Very-best episode in the series. As a Lee fan, I loved every second of it (as well as the episodes following it with the rest of the Lee-Gaara fight, but this one was the best of the three). The animation, as chiko^2 stated, was gorgeous and very well done ... every single time they showed a shot of Lee I went all fangirl-love and stuff. I'm going to have to disagree with "dorky-looking" as applied to Lee, chiko^2.

I guess I also like ... 64? Again, the animation was nice, and I enjoyed the story. I think how well an episode is animated has a LOT to do with its popularity.