The BEST episodes directed by E.w. Swackhamer
#1 - Two Bad Eggs
The Flying Nun - Season 2 - Episode 7
Seeing Sister Betrille fly, a tourist thinks she is an invader from outer space.
#2 - Sharks!
McCloud - Season 5 - Episode 8
Loan sharks accidentally kill a welcher, and a hardnosed Homicide lieutenant has the wrong man.
#5 - The House of the Rising Flan
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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#6 - 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.
#7 - 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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#8 - Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?
The Partridge Family - Season 2 - Episode 6
Danny is interested in the whales singing and tells the family they need to include whales in their act to show their support of ecology.
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#9 - My Grandson, The Warlock
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 4
While Samantha is watching the Tate's new baby, Gladys Kravtiz makes an ill-informed comment to Maurice who whisks his "new" grandson off to London.
#10 - Russian Roulette
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 13
When Tony and Roger are entertaining two Russian cosmonauts, Roger inadvertently gives the female Russian Jeannie's bottle with Jeannie in it.
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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - A Strange Little Visitor
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 12
Darrin and Samantha sit a young warlock for a friend of Samantha's.
#14 - Richest Astronaut in the World
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 17
Roger finally discovers that Jeannie is a genie and steals her bottle. After making him extremely wealthy, NASA has him arrested on suspicion of selling government secrets to foreign countries.
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#15 - 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.
#16 - Columbo Goes to College
Columbo - Season 10 - Episode 1
Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two cunning students, who are confident they have duped the lieutenant with various leads, when their professor is found murdered.
#18 - Vengeance
In the Heat of the Night - Season 3 - Episode 8
An outlaw family seeks revenge against Bubba after he is forced to shoot one of them during a holdup.The chief wants him to stay out of sight until they are arrested - a suggestion that does not set well with Bubba.
#19 - And Then I Wrote
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 9
While writing a Civil War play Samantha finds her characters coming to life.
#20 - 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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#21 - Where'd You Go-Go?
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 12
Jeannie goes out with Roger to make Tony jealous. Roger falls for her, thinking that she is a normal woman.
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#22 - 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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#23 - Get Me to Mecca on Time
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 16
Tony has a lot of work and doesn't have time for Jeannie. However, it is the day of Ramdah when masters must journey to Mecca to recite the ancient words or their genie will lose her powers and disappear.
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#24 - 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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#25 - 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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#26 - The Partridge Connection
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 22
The Partridges are to be presented an award for the Citizenship Award. Meanwhile, one of Danny's friends goads him on to shoplift something from a store. Danny steals, but then he is guilt-ridden.
#27 - 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.
#28 - Aunt Clara's Old Flame
Bewitched - Season 2 - Episode 11
Aunt Clara is visited by an old boyfriend.
#29 - Crackdown
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.
#30 - 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.
#31 - But the Memory Lingers On
The Partridge Family - Season 1 - Episode 8
While the family is on a picnic, a skunk sneaks on board the bus and winds up spraying them. They try the best they can to get rid of the odor without much success; even bathing in tomato juice. However, things go from bad to worse when Reuben informs them that they have been requested to play at a local hospital to entertain some of the children that are patients there.
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#32 - Serena's Youth Pill
Bewitched - Season 8 - Episode 19
Serena gives Larry Tate a "youth pill" that makes him younger and younger.
#33 - Chivalry isn't Dead
Gidget - Season 1 - Episode 12
Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
#34 - 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.
#35 - For Whom the Bell Tolls . . . and Tolls . . . and Tolls
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 15
Ruben has a burglar alarm installed in the Partridge home for their security. They keep setting off the alarm accidentally so much that everyone starts to ignore it. When a real burglar breaks in, no one realizes it is a real break in.
#36 - The Banquet Room Renovation
Life Goes On - Season 2 - Episode 5
Drew decides to turn the back room of the restaurant into a banquet room in hopes of bringing in more money. He gets funding from Farmer Jack on the condition that Drew use his son (Teddy) as a worker. Drew agrees. Drew and the kid develop a father/son like relationship. Corky is jealous and tries to help but causes more damage than good, which Drew blames on Teddy until Corky tells him the truth. Meanwhile, Libby, back at her old job tries to dig up a canine star for a gourmet dog-food commercial.
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#37 - 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.
#38 - Days of Nuns and Roses
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 9
The sisters try to raise money by bottling sea grape juice, but they get more than they bargain for.
#39 - Old Cars for New
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 3
Sister Bertrille and Carlos turn the tables on a greedy used-car salesman.
#40 - Requiem for a Bride
McMillan and Wife - Season 5 - Episode 2
Commissioner McMillan celebrates an old friend's wedding, but the honeymoon ends when the bride is murdered, and the intended victim may be closer to home.
#41 - 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.
#42 - 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.
#43 - 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.
#44 - Too Many Tonys
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 15
Roger finally discovers that Jeannie is a genie and steals her bottle. After making him extremely wealthy, NASA has him arrested on suspicion of selling government secrets to foreign countries.
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#45 - Subterranean Homeboy Blues
Law & Order - Season 1 - Episode 2
The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case of self-defense, but further investigation reveals revenge as a possible motive.
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#47 - Reuben Kincaid Lives
The Partridge Family - Season 4 - Episode 5
Shirley tells the children they have to start being nice to Reuben. But since he is not used to this new attitude, he thinks it is because they heard he is dying. The nicer they are, the more he thinks he is dying.
#48 - The Modfather
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 7
Shirley's parents visit, and they try to find a hidden meaning from every sound and sentence when these are simple every day things. Soon, the Partridge family is finding faults with everything and arguing with each other.
#49 - Nag, Nag, Nag
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 12
Danny wins a horse and he wants to keep him at home. Shirley explains how impractical it is and Danny keeps arguing why it is a winning proposition. The horse has a problem - it does not sleep.
#50 - The Strike-Out King
The Partridge Family - Season 4 - Episode 4
Danny has started following Keith and Laurie around all the time. He even tries dressing and acting like Keith. Ruben suggests he try baseball so he can be around kids his own age. Danny hates baseball, but turns out he is a good pitcher.