The BEST episodes written by Elon Packard

The Houseguest
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7.83
48 votes

#1 - The Houseguest

Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 20

A childhood friend of James' arrives for a visit and quickly his gambling problem becomes an Evans family problem when two hoods show up looking for him to pay off a $5000 debt.

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Uncle Ollie
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7.78
18 votes

#2 - Uncle Ollie

Green Acres - Season 1 - Episode 32

Oliver's groovy nephew arrives in Hooterville on his motorcycle with long hair, hip lingo and no interest in work. Chuck is excellent with motors, however, and proceeds to "soup up" all the vehicles in the valley. The easily influenced Eb is quick to decide he wants to be a beatnick.

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Beaver's Newspaper
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7.75
44 votes

#3 - Beaver's Newspaper

Leave It to Beaver - Season 2 - Episode 30

While cleaning in the garage, Beaver and Wally come across an old typewriter. Beaver decides to fix it up and begin his own newspaper with Larry. However, Wally stands in his way by claiming the typewriter is his property.

The Night of the Tottering Tontine
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6.94
34 votes

#4 - The Night of the Tottering Tontine

The Wild Wild West - Season 2 - Episode 16

West and Gordon are assigned to protect Dr. Raven, who is developing a secret weapon. Raven is a member of a tontine, an investment group whose by-laws state that the surving member of the group gets the assets of the group. When one of the tontine's members is killed and an attempt is made on Raven's life, the agents decide to investigate.

Total Recall
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6.75
3 votes

#5 - Total Recall

My Three Sons - Season 3 - Episode 33

Bub is nettled to hear that an old classmate, a famed baseball manager, is returning to town to receive an award.

Be My Guest
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6.00
4 votes

#6 - Be My Guest

My Three Sons - Season 5 - Episode 21

Robbie's glamorous girlfriend invites him to the exotic Brookdale Country Club, and he resolves to put pressure on Steve to join, despite the fact that his father isn't much of a joiner.