The BEST episodes directed by Ellen Falcon
#1 - Honesty
227 - Season 1 - Episode 1
On the way home from running errands, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light. From the persuasion of Rose, she decides to leave a note on the car. The next day, after no one has arrived to see the car, Mary wants to remove her note. However, another car comes by and nearly totals it, but then drives away. Before Mary can get to the car and remove her note, the owner comes out of an apartment and sees her note. Sandra tells Mary that she needs to use her ""femininity"" to get out of paying for the total damages. Mary says that she can't do that, so Sandra poses as Mary when the owner comes by to talk to Mary about the damages. Everything goes well until Lester comes home and their lie unfolds. Everything gets straightened out between Mary, Lester, and the car owner (Marvin), ending with a date for Sandra and a new friend for the Jenkins. Meanwhile, Mary tells Brenda that she cannot go skating with Calvin because she lied.
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#2 - Designing Women
Designing Women - Season 1 - Episode 1
Suzanne visits a new gynecologist, Mary Jo's ex-husband Ted, and a maelstrom of emotions is unleashed when she announces she is dating him.
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#3 - Lizzie Strikes Out
Lizzie McGuire - Season 1 - Episode 21
Ethan invites Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda for bowling, while on the same day Lizzie's dad wants to spend some quality father-daughter time with her. Meanwhile, Matt and Lanny plan on what they can do to stop the bully, Heywood Biggs, from ripping on them.
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#4 - A Kiss Before Lying
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 4
Max's old beau breezes into town with his new fiancée, expecting Max to give him her blessing.
#7 - Full Court Press
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 7
Khadijah insists on settling an accident claim civilly--and out of court--until she realizes she's up against a weaselly lawyer.
#8 - Jazzbeau
The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 16
The death of a famous jazz singer brings back fond memories to Tootie and Natalie, who got to know him at a resort hotel where he worked as a waiter.
#9 - Quittin' Time
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 10
Synclaire walks off the job, but Khadijah soon realizes that her replacement lacks spunk and enthusiasm, which Synclaire had in abundance.
#10 - Their Finest Hour
Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 26
An hour-long clip show of highlights from the previous seasons, including: razor-tongued Julia standing up for Suzanne against an insolent beauty pageant contestant, Julia defending Bernice's eccentricities, Mary Jo commenting on men and bra sizes, Charlene wondering about everything from killer bees to the personal habits of other women, Suzanne displaying a series of wacky dresses, and Anthony being plagued by a variety of indignities.
#11 - Burglar in the House
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 14
Regine's purse is snatched and the apartment is burglarized, but Khadijah can't get used to living with an alarm system.
#12 - If Chosen, I May Not Run
A Different World (1987) - Season 1 - Episode 8
Denise shows potential as a sprinter during P.E. class, and the track coach asks her to come out for the team. Her father is thrilled to have another Huxtable competing for Hillman, as he and his father both ran for the school. Denise enjoys the attention she receives from her friends and other students, but cannot handle the grueling practices. She considers quitting until a star runner informs her that she is not the only one who hates practice; in fact, the entire team feels this way. Maggie desperately tries to track down an economics book that she needs for a term paper.
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#13 - Just Friends?
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 9
Khadijah fears she may have wrecked a friendship by succumbing to a few hours of intimacy with an old friend.
#14 - Great Expectations
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 6
Another dateless Saturday night prompts the gals to get back in the mix at an uptown club, where Khadijah performs for the crowd.
#15 - Love Takes a Holiday
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 13
Thanksgiving brings Kyle a new love interest--photographer Stacey--and a helping of advice from his female friends warning that she's just out for fun.
#16 - Rudy and the Snow Queen
A Different World (1987) - Season 1 - Episode 6
Denise's little sister Rudy comes to visit for the weekend. She surprises Denise by immediately hitting it off with Whitley. When Denise and Rudy find it impossible to sleep in the same bed, Whitley allows Rudy to stay in her room. Whitley teaches Rudy all of her beauty secrets, and the two become good friends. Rudy hurts Denise's feelings by spending all of her time with Whitley. Meanwhile, Jaleesa fears the worst after hearing that her sister went to dinner with Jaleesa's ex-husband. Jaleesa clears up the situation, then asks Whitley to stop monopolizing Rudy's time. Whitley tells Rudy a bedtime story about two sisters and a snow queen. Rudy understands the moral of the story and agrees to pay more attention to Denise.
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#17 - Living Single... with Children
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 8
Regine's latest flame's daughter stirs her maternal instincts--until she's stuck with the youngster overnight.
#18 - Dan's Birthday Bash
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 9
Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.
#19 - Life and Stuff
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 1
Roseanne deals with complaints that her daughter Darlene barks in school.
#20 - The Naked Truth
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 11
Overton makes himself comfortable at the women's apartment after a falling-out with Kyle.
#21 - Cased Up
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 9
A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.
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#22 - D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 3
Jackie babysits while Roseanne and Dan go out to a formal restaurant dinner -- at which they see a recently divorced friend.
#23 - Bridge Over Troubled Sonny
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 13
Crystal struggles to cope with the death of her husband; Darlene decides it's cool to smoke.
#24 - PSAT Pstory
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 4
Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.
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#25 - Granny Gets Busy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 5
Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.
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#26 - The Mother of All Battles
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 2
Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.
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#27 - The Big Four-Oh
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 7
Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
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#29 - Will Gets a Job
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 3
Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party; Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.
#30 - Here's to Good Friends
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 8
Roseanne and Jackie help Crystal drown her sorrows over breaking up with her lover by taking her to the Lobo Lounge for a few pink squirrels and a pep talk.
#31 - Lovers' Lane
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 6
Bowling night finds Roseanne checking out Becky's new boyfriend Chip, while Jackie and Booker make a bet with high stakes.
#32 - Living Kringle
Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 15
Synclaire overflows with holiday spirit despite the season's crass commercialism and her cranky roommates.
#33 - The Butler Did It
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 11
Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.
#34 - She Ain't Heavy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 8
Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.
#35 - War of the Words
A Different World (1987) - Season 1 - Episode 5
Maggie prepares to debate Whitley on the topic of whether women can balance a career and family life. She is distracted by a surprise visit from her boyfriend, Mike, who stuns her by revealing that he has left school to take a job with the National Pork Council. He asks Maggie to transfer to a school in Washington, D.C. to be near him, and proposes marriage. Maggie is so overwhelmed by her relationship crisis that Denise must take her place in the middle of the debate. She wins easily by detailing the way in which her parents have employed compromise to make their situation work. Maggie and Mike take her words to heart and decide to slow down their relationship. Meanwhile, Dwayne tries to get a permanent spot on campus radio after successfully filling in for an ailing disc jockey.
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#36 - Does He or Doesn't He?
A Different World (1987) - Season 1 - Episode 11
Dwayne annoys a graduate student with his stupid pick-up lines. She predicts that Dwayne would freak out if a woman actually responded to his advances, and decides to invite him to her apartment. Jaleesa takes bets from the entire dorm on Dwayne's possible reaction. Denise feels that Dwayne does not deserve this treatment, and warns him that he is being set up. Ron persuades Dwayne to go to Peggy's apartment and win her over with his charm. Denise and Walter (Dwayne's resident director and P.E. teacher) try to convince Dwayne to be himself around women. Peggy realizes that Dwayne is a good guy and cannot follow through with the bet.
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#37 - My Brother's Keeper
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 15
On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.
#38 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 6
Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended -- and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.
#39 - Eyes on the Prize
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 19
Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.
#40 - Community Action
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 17
When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.
#41 - Something for Nothing
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 12
After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.
#43 - The Monday Through Friday Show
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 12
Dan and Roseanne disagree about where to spend a romantic 15th anniversary; Becky refuses to dissect a frog in biology class; Darlene finds her paper route more than she can handle.
#44 - Saturday
Roseanne - Season 1 - Episode 10
Roseanne bets Dan he'll never finish repairing his truck.
#45 - Reconcilable Differences
A Different World (1987) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Denise Huxtable begins her sophomore year at Hillman and moves into Gilbert Hall. She meets her roommate, Jaleesa Vinson, a 26-year-old divorcée who is the subject of much rumor and innuendo. Denise feels uneasy around Jaleesa and asks Stevie Rallen, the resident director, to find her a new room. Denise decides to try harder to get along with Jaleesa, but Jaleesa is offended that Denise has gone behind her back. They get into an argument, and Denise moves in with wealthy Whitley Gilbert (for whose family the dormitory is named). Whitley drives Denise insane with her idiosyncrasies and generally self-absorbed behavior. Denise apologizes to Jaleesa and asks for another chance, and Jaleesa agrees to stop being so defensive. Meanwhile, overeager freshman Dwayne Wayne hits on every woman in sight.
#46 - Did the Earth Move for You?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 1
Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.
#47 - Christmas Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 13
On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.
#49 - Ill Will
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 2 - Episode 18
The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.