The BEST episodes written by Aaron Ruben
#1 - A Matter of Life and Breath
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 5
Lamont forces Fred to quit smoking and visit the doctor, but Fred becomes convinced he has tuberculosis.
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#2 - The Copper Caper
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 4
Fred and Lamont fall victim to a copper scam.
#3 - The Return of the Barracuda
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 13
With Fred and Donna once again planning marriage, Lamont cooks up a scheme to drive them apart.
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#4 - The Light Housekeeper
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 14
Lamont and Fred hire a maid who'd rather relax than work.
#5 - Pot Luck
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 22
Lamont tries to turn a fast buck on a commode that he thinks is a valuable antique.
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#6 - The Big Party
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 15
After Fred begins throwing parties for which he charges admission, two hoods show up wanting a part of the action.
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#7 - We Were Robbed
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 6
After knocking over Lamont's glass figurine collection, Fred pretends the house was robbed and is treated as a hero.
#8 - Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 3
When Lamont is jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be, his relatives try to recover their wedding gifts.
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#9 - TV or Not TV
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia to get Lamont to buy him a color television.
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#10 - Card Sharps
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 6
After Lamont loses his shirt to some crooked poker players, Fred saves the day by turning the tables on them.
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#11 - The Great Sanford Siege
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 8
After Fred ignores all the household bills, debt collectors descend on the house from every direction.
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#12 - A Pad for Lamont
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 7
Frustrated with the lack of privacy at home, Lamont moves into his own apartment.
#13 - Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?
Sanford and Son - Season 3 - Episode 20
A confused woman visits the house, insisting that Grady is Fred, the man with whom she had spent a drunken evening.
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#14 - Home Sweet Home for the Aged
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 21
With Lamont joining a tramp steamer to see the world, Fred reluctantly enters a retirement home.
#15 - The Barracuda
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 10
Lamont is determined to break up Fred's plans to marry Donna.
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 25
A club owner wants Gomer to sing every night.
#17 - Opie Joins the Marines
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 2 - Episode 26
Opie runs away from Mayberry to join Gomer in the Marines.
#18 - Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 1 - Episode 1
Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.
#19 - Happy Birthday, Pop
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out on the town to celebrate his father's birthday but only ends up being embarrassed.
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 30
Carter learns Gomer is being sent to another base.
#21 - The Piano Movers
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 14
Fred and Lamont try to move a piano from the apartment of an eccentric man.
#22 - The Infernal Triangle
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 19
Fred's new fiancee happens to be Lamont's old flame.
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#23 - Coffins for Sale
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 9
After Lamont buys two coffins at auction, a superstitious Fred refuses to sleep in the house.
#24 - Crossed Swords
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 1
When Lamont and Fred put a porcelain figure up for auction, their shill bidding attempts backfire on them.
#25 - A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 10
Lonely widow Molly Gordon feels old and useless until Gomer and his appreciative buddies eat her wonderful home cooking.
#26 - Gomer Makes the Honor Guard
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 1 - Episode 24
Carter may reluctantly be forced to use Gomer as an honor guard -- he's one of the few who owns a dress-blue uniform.
#27 - Show Time With Sgt. Carol
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 28
Sgt. Carol wants Gomer to sing in the Marine camp show she is organizing, but Sgt. Carter won't agree to her plans.
#28 - Lawman Barney
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 7
Barney loses his self-confidence when two unlawful bullies laugh off his attempt to run them out of town. Andy tells them Barney is actually a trigger-happy lawman out for vengeance, but the bullies quickly see through the ruse and Barney now must find the courage within himself to stand up to them.
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#29 - Fun Girls
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 4 - Episode 27
Helen and Thelma Lou are horrified to see Andy and Barney escorting a couple of "fun girls" from Mount Pilot the night before the big dance. The boys know they were innocently making sure the "girls' got home alright, but it will take some fancy two-steppin' at the dance to get Helen and Thelma Lou to believe it.
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#30 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 4 - Episode 32
Gomer decides to join the Marines, and Andy helps out by secretly convincing the drill instructor that Gomer is the son of a decorated general. The drill instructor takes Gomer under his wing and gets him to pass his inspection with flying colors, only to find out later the truth behind Gomer's lineage. (Pilot episode for the spin-off series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.")
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#31 - A Wife for Andy
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 29
Barney believes it's time for Andy to get married and sets Andy up with Opie's teacher, Ms. Crump. When Barney decides she's not right for him, he tries to set up a party for Andy to meet all the other eligible ladies of Mayberry. But Andy has other plans, and they all involve Ms. Crump.
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#32 - Barney Mends a Broken Heart
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 6
When Andy and Peggy must break a date, Barney mistakenly sees this as the end of their relationship. He decides to play matchmaker to help Andy mend his broken heart, with disastrous results.
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#33 - Floyd, the Gay Deceiver
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 9
Floyd comes to Andy for help after telling his pen pal Ms. Grayson that he is wealthy and finding out she is coming for a visit. Andy helps Floyd keep up the appearance of wealth while she's in town and in the process learns just how deceiving appearances can be.
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#34 - Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 8 - Episode 21
An international summit is in the hands of Barney.
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