The BEST episodes directed by E.w. Swackhamer
#1 - God Bless the Child
Jake and the Fatman - Season 4 - Episode 1
A pair of spoiled children murder their wealthy father—who is one of McCabe's poker buddies—and frame a businessman for the crime.
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#2 - The Day New York Turned Blue
McCloud - Season 6 - Episode 6
During a New York City snowstorm, a union lawyer is placed in protective custody as a witness to graft, a working girl is slipping out-of-towners a mickey and painting them blue, a Federal Inspector is auditing the Department books, the mob plans an invasion of headquarters, and patrolmen have a strike meeting.
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#5 - Babyface
Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 19
Jake sets out to expose the double life of an alleged kidnapped heiress who's determined to get romantically close to him.
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#6 - The Man That Got Away
Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 5
Jake and McCabe question the evidence found in the case of a woman charged with murder, whose lawyer is also her ex-husband.
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#7 - Lady, Be Good
Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 17
McCabe believes that what looks like a drunken-driving accident is a murder, so he sends Jake to investigate.
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#8 - Laura
Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 4
Jake's former partner is killed while chasing an alleged burglar, but the evidence points towards the dead man's fiancee.
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#10 - Reuben Kincaid Lives
The Partridge Family - Season 4 - Episode 5
Shirley decides the family's been too hard on Reuben lately and they have to start appreciating him a little more. They decide to give him a surprise birthday party and invite his mother. Reuben can't understand why everyone is being so nice to him, even Danny. When he tries to bribe Danny to see what's going on, Danny just says they are appreciating him. Reuben tells the family he believes he's dying, that's why they are being nice to him. There was something in his annual physical that the doctors didn't tell him about and they know the truth. Shirley just about convinces him he's being foolish when Reuben's mother walks in. Now he's convinced he's going to kick the bucket. No amount of talking can change Reuben's mind and he begins to prepare for the hereafter. The family, meanwhile, goes ahead with the plans for the party, hoping that will jar him into realizing the truth. Shirley tricks Reuben into going to the restaurant where the party will be held, and everyone is there, includ
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#12 - Two Bad Eggs
The Flying Nun - Season 2 - Episode 7
Seeing Sister Betrille fly, a tourist thinks she is an invader from outer space.
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#13 - Cousin Edgar
Bewitched - Season 1 - Episode 36
Endora is not alone when she tries to break up the Stephens' marriage. It seems that a mute elf named Edgar voices his disapproval when he begins playing dirty tricks on Darrin. As a result of these tricks, a competitor named Fred Schulwiler almost gets a shoe account. Edgar realizes that Samantha really loves Darrin and to show his appreciation, Edgar helps Darrin win the account by playing pranks on Schulwiler.
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#14 - The Convert
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 2
Sister Bertrille tries to explain her flying ability to Carlos Ramirez, who thinks he has seen a religious vision.
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#15 - Go Fight City Hall... To the Death
Quincy, M.E. - Season 1 - Episode 1
A young woman is raped and strangled on a Los Angeles beach. Further down the coastline a young boy is shot and arrested for her murder. Quincy doesn't think that it would have been possible for the boy arrested to strangle the woman and decides that he is going to go out and begin a little investigation of his own. He visits City Hall where the woman worked to ask some questions and, after a little checking, finds out that there seem to have been a rash of unexplained deaths there.
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L.A. Law - Season 1 - Episode 3
Sifuentes is outraged when he learns that the motive behind an invitation to dinner at the Brackman house was to enlist his aid in perpetrating an immigration fraud; Kuzak continues to pursue Van Owen; Perkins is devastated when her ex-husband kidnaps their son, and quickly becomes frantic when it appears that the police cannot help her find him; Kuzak discovers that his client's suit against an amusement park for injuries his son suffered is based on a fraudulent claim; Markowitz fears that he will lose his job when he declines to run a scam on an alcoholic I.R.S. agent to mitigate his client's tax bill, but luck is on his side when the adverse I.R.S. ruling turns into a financial coup after his client's wife sues for divorce.
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#17 - The Modfather
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 7
Grandma and Grandpa come to the Partridge house having rediscovered themselves, or so they think, through an experience with an encounter group. In an effort to share what they lerned with Shirley and the kids, the grandparents provoke them all into expressing their hostility toward each other so that their pent-up feelings will be brought out into the open. When the kids start arguing bitterly, Shirley is forced to tactfully suggest to her parents that they are interfering with her family life, and they leave. A few days later a tearful Grandma comes knocking on the Partridges' front door, explaining that she and Grandpa had been too honest with each other, for he had said that their marriage had no zip to it. Grandpa later arrives and they consider first getting a divorce and then living together as a means of revitalizing the marriage. Instead, they take Shirley's suggestion to pretend that they are divorced, and then go out with other people.
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#18 - Chief Surgeon Who?
M*A*S*H - Season 1 - Episode 4
Frank Burns complains about Hawkeye Pierce's disrespect...and Henry appoints Hawkeye chief surgeon, to Burns's shock. The rest of the 4077th "coronates" Hawk while Frank and Hot Lips complain to General Barker. The General's visit provides him with a view of life at the 4077th M*A*S*H unit: camp hijinks, a poker game, and a surgery session. This shows him M*A*S*H has fun but gets the job done.
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#19 - Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?
The Partridge Family - Season 2 - Episode 6
Danny comes up with an idea for cashing in on the ecology movement... the Partridges should get a whale to be their lead singer. He had just played Laurie's new record, """"Song of the Humpback Whale."""" Laurie explains that whales are becoming extinct and she doesn't want to profit from their plight, but Danny doesn't understand. He puts an ad in the paper for a singing whale, and loads of people show up with their animals – a dancing bear, singing dog, chimp – but no whale. The Partridges go to Marineland and talk to Dr. Whelander, who agrees that they should make a record – to allow people to become aware of the plight of the whales so that maybe they'll do something to stop them from being slaughtered. He said that any profits Marineland receives will go to the New York Zoological Society, where they are working to save whales. Shirley says that her family will devote their profits to the whales too. At the recording session, E.J. Flicker walks in and claims the whale belongs to him s
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#21 - My Grandson, The Warlock
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 4
The Stephens look after the Tate's baby while they are in London. When they return from the Tate's house with Jonathan, their baby, nosy old Gladys Kravitz finds Maurice and tells him that the baby has been born. Maurice then takes Jonathan, who he believes is his grandson, to a Warlock Club in London to teach him about witchcraft. After series of misunderstandings, Samantha clears everything up when she tells Maurice and Gladys that her baby is not due for a few months.
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#22 - But the Memory Lingers On
The Partridge Family - Season 1 - Episode 8
While the family is at a picnic, a skunk wanders onto the bus and creates a big stink.
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#23 - Russian Roulette
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 13
Roger Healey is in love and is still searching for his missing Dream Girl, Jeannie, complete with an engagement ring in tow. Meanwhile, he and Tony are ordered by their superiors to escort and entertain two Russian cosmonauts who are visiting the Base, one of them being a good-looking female cosmonaut who has an immediate attraction to Tony. In a jealous huff, Jeannie sneaks along on the men's assignment by hiding herself (in her bottle) inside of Roger's overcoat pocket. The female Russian cosmonaut expresses a real interest in the antique bottle and Roger gives it to her as a gift of friendship. Once Tony realizes what has happened, he makes every effort to get Jeannie back, but not before the Russian cosmonaut discovers that she now possesses a genuine genie in a bottle.
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#24 - The Torrents of Greed (2)
Law & Order - Season 1 - Episode 16
Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigel faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn against his brother-in-law.
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#25 - Richest Astronaut in the World
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 17
Roger finally discovers the truth about Jeannie and takes control of the bottle without Tony's permission. He then uses Jeannie for his own greedy purposes.
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#26 - Profile
Law & Order - Season 4 - Episode 4
Stone finds himself up against an ambitious black lawyer defending a white, racist serial killer.
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#27 - A Strange Little Visitor
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 12
Samantha and Darrin agree to babysit a young warlock boy named Merel. Once there, Merel is given the ultimate ground rule from Darrin: NO WITCHCRAFT! Merel keeps his end of the bargain until a burglar breaks in and ties both him and Darrin together. The burglar is after an expensive necklace that Larry gives Darrin to keep for Louise, and is conned by Darrin into taking a fire engine. As soon as the burglar take it, Darrin tells Merel to hit the magic and the burglar is scared off by Merel's powers.
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#28 - The Secret Sharers
Law & Order - Season 1 - Episode 18
Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of killing a drug dealer.
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#29 - The Strike-Out King
The Partridge Family - Season 4 - Episode 4
Keith & Laurie tells Shirley that Danny has to hang out with kids his own age. So Reuben suggests little league baseball. But Danny hates the idea. Keith & Laurie later blackmail Danny into joining the team. It turns out that Danny's the ace pitcher of the Dodgers. Shirley & Reuben attended the game & don't like the other parents discouragement towrads their own kids. Shirley tells Danny that he could quit, but Danny wants to stay since the coach likes him. Shirley also gives a lesson to the coach that winning isn't everything. The team beats the Astros & wins the trophy. The epilogue has Danny thinking about joining a football team, & they discouraged that idea instantly.
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#30 - The Joker Is a Card
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 5
Need some amusement in your life? Call Uncle Arthur, or, in this case, don't call him. Uncle Arthur arrives playing practical jokes on Darrin and Endora while Samantha is trying to get these two antagonists to make up once and for all. After many hits and misses, Darrin needs Uncle Arthur's help in getting Endora back. This is the famous "Yagazuzie Zim" episode.
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#31 - For Whom the Bell Tolls . . . and Tolls . . . and Tolls
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 15
The Partridge Family discovers that during the night someone has entered their house and burglarized their TV, radio and stereo. As a gift Reuben has a burglar alarm installed in the Partridge home. It has sensor pads in various places under the carpeting – one step on a sensor and the house is filled with a heart-stopping, loud, clanging bell. While the Partridges are trying to adjust to the alarm and remember to turn it off when they are in the house, the neighbors are getting more furious each time it is set off accidentally. Petitions are being signed asking that the alarm be removed. When Shirley goes to the garage to shut off another """"false alarm"""" she finds Morris Dinkler, an escaped-con who holds the Partridge family and Reuben hostage. He purposely chose their house because of the alarm, knowing that new alarms are frequently set off by accident and after awhile the police don't bother to come. Everyone assumes the bulge in Morris' pocket, which he refers to as """"Big Bertha,""
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#32 - Where'd You Go-Go?
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 12
Diane, an old girlfriend of Tony's, comes into town and invites him to pick up where they left off, making Jeannie jealous. Meanwhile, Tony's best friend, Roger Healey, who still doesn't know about Jeannie, "bumps" into her on the street and becomes immediately attracted to her, aggressively pursuing her for a date. Jeannie accepts, causing Tony to become worried and a little bit jealous about her very first mystery date. He decides to drag Diane all over town in search of Jeannie and her unidentified escort.
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#33 - Deadpan
Murder, She Wrote - Season 4 - Episode 21
Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.
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#34 - And Then I Wrote
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 9
Samantha sets up a play for a rest home to celebrate the end of the Civil War. As she writes, Endora brings her characters to life to help Sam out. Of course, nosy Gladys see all this and goes crazy, as usual. Sam suffers a writer's block near the end of writing, and her play characters lend a hand to tie up the loose ends.
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#35 - Out of the Half-Light
Law & Order - Season 1 - Episode 11
Greevey and Logan's investigation into a black teenager's claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a publicity hungry, black politician who will not grant the detectives access to the victim.
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#36 - Get Me to Mecca on Time
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 16
When it is discovered that it is the day of the ramda, Jeannie says that Tony and her must make a trip to Mecca and cite the sacred words or else Jeannie will lose her powers forever and go into limbo.
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#37 - The Torrents of Greed (1)
Law & Order - Season 1 - Episode 15
An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.
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#38 - Poison Ivy
Law & Order - Season 1 - Episode 8
The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.
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#39 - God Bless the Child
Law & Order - Season 2 - Episode 5
A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.
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#40 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 12
It's Christmastime, but McCabe isn't feeling so jolly as an ambitious assistant DA helps Jake find a murderous Santa Claus.
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#42 - Happy Days Are Here Again
Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 1
A speechwriter frames a politician for murdering his assistant, then tries to blackmail him.
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In the Heat of the Night - Season 3 - Episode 5
Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.
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#44 - Old Cars for New
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 3
Sister Bertrille and Carlos turn the tables on a greedy used-car salesman.
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#45 - A Young Man with a Cornette
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 12
A little orphan feels he can fly if he wears Sister Bertrille's cornette.
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#46 - With Love from Irving
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 10
After helping a pelican on the beach, Sister Bertrille has to cope with a lovesick bird.
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#47 - Wish You Were Here (1)
Jake and the Fatman - Season 2 - Episode 1
Jake goes to Oahu to visit his former partner, only to find him murdered, so McCabe arrives from the mainland to help out.
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#48 - Wish You Were Here (2)
Jake and the Fatman - Season 2 - Episode 2
Jake continues trying to find Graney's murderer, now while under suspicion of John's partner's murder.
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#49 - Stallion
Bonanza - Season 14 - Episode 9
The moving tale of Little Joe and his beloved black stallion, which Ben purchases for his son as a birthday gift.
#50 - The Partridge Connection
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 22
The yo-yos in Mr. Phelps' store look great to Danny and his friend Punky Lazaar, but they've spent their money on ice cream. Punky figures where there's a will there's a way and when Mr. Phelps isn't looking, he puts the yo-yo in his pocket. Danny is shocked, but when Punky calls him chicken, he too steals a yo-yo. Danny has a very guilty conscience and finally can bear no more and confesses to the family. Shirley goes with Danny to see Mr. Phelps and returns the yo-yo. After this, Danny is so relieved and proud of his act that he goes about preaching integrity to anyone and everyone. When Shirley sends Danny for some shampoo, he meets Punky. When Mr. Phellps sees Punky steal a bottle of perfume, he puts part of the blame on Danny who he believes acted as decoy for Punky. He writes their names on a card for his """"records."""" Danny promptly turns himself over to the police and confesses everything he has ever done or thought of doing. Danny feels he is a disgrace to the family, a crimina
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