The BEST episodes written by Jerry Perzigian

One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)
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8.50
198 votes

#1 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)

The Golden Girls - Season 7 - Episode 25

Blanche's uncle Lucas Hollingsworth is visiting but, to no surprise, Blanche is busy with a date. In order to berid of his intrudence, Blanche tells Dorothy that he desparetely wants to meet a woman of her intelligence. Dorothy agrees to see him but they both later learn that Blanche just lied to get rid of them and decide to get revenge by acting as though they're getting married, much to the dismay of Blanche. As a result, Rose decides she should move on to live with her daughter Kirsten to be the "Sophia of the household" as Blanche finally comes to terms with their idea to wed. Just as Lucas is about to reveal the truth, he decides to pop the question to Dorothy for real...

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Brother Tom
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8.42
12 votes

#2 - Brother Tom

The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 14

When two old friends of Helen's come for a visit, Tom feels like a "white" outsider in his own home. This prompts him to ask George to teach him how to act black.

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Miles to Go
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8.39
202 votes

#3 - Miles to Go

The Golden Girls - Season 6 - Episode 15

After hearing that a mobster has died, Miles reveals that he has been in a witness protection program. However, when it is revealed that the mobster faked his death, Miles must leave Miami and go into hiding.

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One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2)
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8.33
107 votes

#4 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2)

The Golden Girls - Season 7 - Episode 26

Dorothy accepts Lucas' proposal. The two plan to tie the knot two months later and on the way to the chapel, Dorothy takes a limo. However, this limo is driven by none other than Stanley Zbornak. The two share a rather comical but nonetheless touching moment together before arriving at the chapel. Down the aisle, along with Sophia, the girls think to themselves about the beautiful friendship they shared. Rose, Blanche and Sophia decide that the three of them should not depart and allow Dorothy on her way to Atlanta but she doesn't leave without sharing some final words with the girls...

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Feelings
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8.17
184 votes

#5 - Feelings

The Golden Girls - Season 6 - Episode 6

Dorothy receives threats after failing a football star which means he can't play in an upcoming football game. Meanwhile, Rose must deal with her dentist who she thinks fondled her during her last visit.

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The Nanny Behind the Man
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8.13
272 votes

#6 - The Nanny Behind the Man

The Nanny - Season 2 - Episode 18

Mr. Sheffield is trying to win Andrew Lloyd Webber over a play written by famous award winner playwriter Dakota Williams. In order to do so, Fran convinces Mr. Sheffield that they should attract Dakota with a gorgeous girl - Yetta! The two have a romantic night in their own way, but when Mr. Sheffield finds out that the play was never finished, he tells Yetta to dump him to get out of the bad deal. When she does, they learn that Dakota has finally finished his play after having his heart broken.

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Ro$e Love$ Mile$
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8.04
226 votes

#7 - Ro$e Love$ Mile$

The Golden Girls - Season 7 - Episode 10

Rose has had it with Miles' penny pinching ways and decides to take Blanche's advice and go out with her and some big spenders. Meanwhile, Blanche has been left in charge of Sophia while Dorothy is away, and Sophia decides this would be the best time to take a trip to Sicily.

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The Other Woman
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8.00
10 votes

#8 - The Other Woman

The Jeffersons - Season 5 - Episode 18

A business trip of Tom's sparks an argument between him and Helen which gets even worse when she discovers that a beautiful blond is accompanying him.

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Mother Load
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7.98
299 votes

#9 - Mother Load

The Golden Girls - Season 7 - Episode 6

Blanche begins dating a newscaster who has another woman interfering in his life, his mother. Meanwhile, Stan asks Dorothy to attend a counseling session with him. Once there, Stan begins begging Dorothy to take him back.

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Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner (1)
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7.95
37 votes

#10 - Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner (1)

The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 8

For George's birthday, Louise books herself, George and Florence on a murder mystery cruise ship for mystery novelists, thus George pretends to be a novelist. George is having fun trying to solve a murder mystery until an apparant "real" murder occurs.

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Mr. Wonderful
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7.94
34 votes

#11 - Mr. Wonderful

The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 15

George forgets to pick up opera tickets and this leads to Louise and Helen comparing him to the "thoughful" Tom. A miffed George spills the beans about Tom buying an insurance policy and has made a cousin the beneficiary, a cousin who is a racist and is against Tom and Helen's marriage.

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Questions and Answers
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7.92
234 votes

#12 - Questions and Answers

The Golden Girls - Season 7 - Episode 17

Dorothy is all excited when she learns the 'Jeopardy' is having tryouts in Miami. This leads her to begin cramming for the audition test and later proves to be an annoyance to everyone at the audition.

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Louise's Old Boyfriend
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7.87
38 votes

#13 - Louise's Old Boyfriend

The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 3

Louise is excited when she receives a letter from her old boyfriend, Bill Simpson, asking her out to dinner. However, she decides not to go because she knows George will be upset if she does, so Florence secretly goes and pretends to be Louise, but things get really confusing for Bill when Louise changes her mind and shows up with George in tow.

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Love for Sale
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7.86
282 votes

#14 - Love for Sale

The Golden Girls - Season 6 - Episode 23

The girls prepare for the Children's Hospital Bachelorette Auction and a reluctant Dorothy decides to participate. She is in for a quick surprise when Stan walks in and begins bidding. Meanwhile, Sophia's brother, Angelo, comes to Miami, broke and with no place to live.

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Room 7
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7.80
231 votes

#15 - Room 7

The Golden Girls - Season 7 - Episode 11

Sophia has an after-life experience, seeing her late husband in heaven, while choking on a piece of candy. Meanwhile, Blanche is distraught over the demolition of her grandmother's plantation, so the girls travel to Atlanta. Once there, Blanche handcuffs herself to the radiator.

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Blazing Jeffersons
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7.80
5 votes

#16 - Blazing Jeffersons

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 15

George is distraught when he learns that his Brooklyn store has burned down due to faulty wiring. However, Tom raises his spirits by reminding him that his insurance will cover it by taking to court the person responsible for the faulty wiring. Just then George remembers who put in the wiring, Lionel.

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The Freeze-in
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7.76
42 votes

#17 - The Freeze-in

The Jeffersons - Season 5 - Episode 24

When the heat goes out in a few of the apartments in the building, Harry, Tom and Helen convene at the Jefferson's heated apartment, causing cramped space and sore feelings.

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Father Lode
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7.74
517 votes

#18 - Father Lode

Married... with Children - Season 2 - Episode 21

Al tries to keep his race track winnings a secret, while Peg starts taking money from Al's wallet.

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George's Birthday
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7.67
9 votes

#19 - George's Birthday

The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 19

Louise is planning a surprise party for George's 50th birthday and has invited all his friends to meet up at the Willis for the party. Meanwhile, George gets the idea to throw a birthday party for himself and finds all his friends refusing to attend this leads him to wallow in Charlie's bar.

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The House That George Built
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7.67
6 votes

#20 - The House That George Built

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 8

George wants everyone to know him when he dies so he sets out to create himself into a legend. First he tries writing a book about his life but he then changes his mind and does the unthinkable. He buys a building and turns it into the George Jefferson Museum, complete with exhibits about his life and times.

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Father Christmas
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7.67
6 votes

#21 - Father Christmas

The Jeffersons - Season 10 - Episode 10

Refusing to go Christmas caroling with Louise, Helen, Florence and Harry, George and Tom sit home decorating the tree. This prompts reminiscing about Christmas' of the past, spent with their fathers.

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Sibling Rivalry
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7.67
9 votes

#22 - Sibling Rivalry

Malcolm & Eddie - Season 2 - Episode 4

Malcolm, his gay sister, and Eddie compete for the attentions of a new waitress.

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Someday My TAFKAP Will Come
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7.64
11 votes

#23 - Someday My TAFKAP Will Come

Malcolm & Eddie - Season 1 - Episode 5

Malcolm prepares for the grand reopening of Kelly's sports bar and Eddie arranges to bring in the live entertainment for the event. He also uses his connections to book TAFKAP (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince). But when engine trouble derails the Artist's arrival, Eddie steps in to keep the show alive.

Kansas City Split
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7.63
8 votes

#24 - Kansas City Split

Malcolm & Eddie - Season 2 - Episode 23

Malcolm's life changes after meeting a spiritual counselor, falls in love with her, and decides to sell his bar. His wedding plans dissolve after she decides she's really in love with someone else. Meanwhile, Eddie decides to take an executive job in Pittsburgh.

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Author, Author
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7.62
1093 votes

#25 - Author, Author

Frasier - Season 1 - Episode 22

Sibling rivalry flares when Frasier and Niles decide to collaborate on a self-help book.

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Joltin' George
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7.56
9 votes

#26 - Joltin' George

The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 8

George takes Marcus to the gym to teach him how to box, after the boyfriend of a girl that Marcus made a move on beats him up. However, George's bigmouth gets him in the ring with another boxer but George is confident he'll win since he used to be called "Joltin' George."

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My Hero
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7.33
9 votes

#27 - My Hero

The Jeffersons - Season 7 - Episode 15

After saving a woman from a mugger, George seeks to hire a personal bodyguard.

Louise vs. Florence
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7.25
8 votes

#28 - Louise vs. Florence

The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 10

Louise is to present a Volunteer award and must take care of the engraving on the plaque. However, when Florence takes it to her cousin, he mispells the name. This leads to a huge fight between Florence and Louise which results in Louise firing her. When George hires her back to serve some guests he's entertaining, constant bickering erupts.

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Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner (2)
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7.25
8 votes

#29 - Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner (2)

The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 9

The novelists try to solve the apparent "real" murder with George trying his best to solve it as well. When it is determind that the victim, Edgar, was poisoned the crew deduces that the Duchess did it, however in the end George discovers the real culprit.

Social Insecurity
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7.17
6 votes

#30 - Social Insecurity

The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 4

Florence is unsure of the future when she realizes she doesn't have any financial security. This prompts her to ask George for a pension plan, something George flatly refuses.

A Whole Lot of Trouble
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7.14
7 votes

#31 - A Whole Lot of Trouble

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 9

Louise is furious when she learns that George is the businessman who plans on building over a local children's playground. However, George has second thoughts after he makes a visit to the playground.

Hart to Heart???
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7.14
7 votes

#32 - Hart to Heart???

The Jeffersons - Season 10 - Episode 19

Ralph, the doorman, wants a raise and Louise and George give him the confidence he needs to ask Mr. Whittendale. However, the results are totally unexpected to him, when Mr. Whittendale announces, the fact that he will no longer be needed since they're going to install an automatic elevator.

Louise Takes a Stand
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7.00
8 votes

#33 - Louise Takes a Stand

The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 22

George is excited when he learns he will be able to expand his store on the first floor of the building. However, his excitement starts to dwindle when he learns the expansion means taking over Charlie's bar, since Charlie's lease is not being renewed.

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Silver Lining
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7.00
5 votes

#34 - Silver Lining

The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 25

An auction is held to raise money for the Help Center and Florence gets a big surprise when she discovers $2500 stuffed under the lining of a hat that she buys. Florence turns the money into the police, hoping no one will claim it and no one does. However, just as Florence thinks she'll get to keep the money, an apparent owner arrives at the apartment.

Honeymoon Hotel
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7.00
6 votes

#35 - Honeymoon Hotel

The Jeffersons - Season 10 - Episode 21

Tom and Helen's 30th wedding anniversary is anything but happy when they get into a big argument over where they should go to spend the day together. They finally decide to go to the hotel where they spent their honeymoon. However, once they arrive, thing go from bad to worse.

A Secret in the Back Room
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7.00
8 votes

#36 - A Secret in the Back Room

The Jeffersons - Season 11 - Episode 17

George and Louise's anniversary party comes to a screeching halt when they learn that Charlie, the bartender, has a drinking problem, which caused his separation from his wife.

Everynight Fever
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6.90
10 votes

#37 - Everynight Fever

Malcolm & Eddie - Season 1 - Episode 17

The club puts on a 70's promotion and everybody dresses up in 70's attire, and grooves to the funk. Eddie gets into the spirit of the 70's, so much so that he remains there even after the promotion is over. When Nicolette arranges for him to get a city contract fixing parking scooters, Eddie's priorities become confused, & business & friendships begins to suffer. Eddie finally admits he's a Funk-aholic.

My Guy, George
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6.86
7 votes

#38 - My Guy, George

The Jeffersons - Season 10 - Episode 16

Florence manages to get George to become the manager of a struggling singing sister group. However, on their opening night, the place where George booked them turns out to be a country western bar and the reception from the audience is less than welcome.

Lesson in Love
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6.83
6 votes

#39 - Lesson in Love

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 24

Florence becomes depressed when her latest boyfriend doesn't call her for a second date. She later is asked out by a police officer and in order to keep him interested her, George gives Florence some tips on what men like in a woman.

Alley Oops
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6.75
8 votes

#40 - Alley Oops

The Jeffersons - Season 7 - Episode 12

A desperate George calls on Tom to fill a spot on his bowling team in a fierce rivalry with another dry cleaner.

I've Got a Secret
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6.75
7 votes

#41 - I've Got a Secret

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 10

When George discovers Louise is keeping a diary, he goes all out to try to read it. Including staying up all night to try to wriggle it out of Louise's clutches. However, one day when she leaves it unguarded, George takes a peek and is shocked by it's contents which detail a number of affairs that Louise appears to be carrying on.

Father's Day
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6.67
6 votes

#42 - Father's Day

The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 21

A young boy befriends Louise and Helen and they become convinced that he has a crush on one of them but the real reason he befriended them was to get to George. He wants to ask George if he would participate in a father-son bowling tournament, since his father is supposedly dead. However, the boy does indeed have a father who's alive, but not-so well, he's a parapalegic.

I Buy the Songs
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6.57
6 votes

#43 - I Buy the Songs

The Jeffersons - Season 7 - Episode 16

To fix a rift resulting from George's Valentine's Day gift to Louise of money, he pays to have a love song written for her.

The Unnatural
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6.50
4 votes

#44 - The Unnatural

The Jeffersons - Season 11 - Episode 10

George undergoes constant insults and humiliation after dropping Reggie Jackson's home run hit at a baseball game. This leads Louise to make attempts to boost his floundering self-esteem.

Louise's Father
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5.67
8 votes

#45 - Louise's Father

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 3

A newspaper photo alerts George to the fact that the man in the photo could very well be Louise's father, since they both have the same name. Louise refuses to entertain this notion since she believes that her father died when she was young. However, George learns the truth after visiting the man.

My Maid, Your Maid
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5.63
7 votes

#46 - My Maid, Your Maid

The Jeffersons - Season 8 - Episode 4

With Florence working at a new job, Louise and George decide to hire a new maid. However, George and Louise are at odds when they each have separate candidates in mind for the position.