The BEST episodes directed by Hal Cooper
#1 - My Sister, Benedict Arnold
The Brady Bunch - Season 3 - Episode 5
Greg is furious when he discovers Marcia is dating a rival who had beaten him out of a spot on the basketball team. Seeking revenge, Greg begins seeing the girl who had bested Marcia in cheerleading.
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#2 - Today, I am a Freshman
The Brady Bunch - Season 4 - Episode 4
It's the beginning of another school year, and Marcia panics about becoming a freshman, going as far as pretending to be sick. However, after her parents see through Marcia's act, they encourage her to get involved -- but she joins every club available.
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#3 - Walter's Problem (1) (a.k.a.) Life of the Party (1)
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 1
After a wild evening of drinking, Maude, Walter and Arthur awake to discover some oddities. First, Maude and Arthur shared a bed, second the guys trashed the living room and third, Walter made an obscene phone call to Maude's mother. Carol suggests that perhaps Walter has a drinking problem but he refuses to face that fact. Maude and Walter later get into a big argument while they are both drunk and Walter slaps her.
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#4 - The Mad Home Wrecker
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 5 - Episode 9
The Bellows' give Tony and Jeannie an early wedding present; a grotesque looking piece of artwork. That's not all, they and others chip in to hire a redecorator to redecorate their home. As it turns out, the redecorator has no taste and Jeannie ends up redecorating their home in the blink of an eye.
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#5 - Maude's Dilemma (2)
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 10
After Carol suggests an abortion, Maude begins heavy debating over the pros and cons of having a baby at her age. Walter's "what-ever-you-want" attitude has Maude having a problem deciding wheather or not to keep the baby. Ultimately, Maude takes into consideration everyone's opinion and makes a final decision, she decides not to have the baby.
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#6 - Law and Disorder
The Brady Bunch - Season 4 - Episode 14
Bobby is crestfallen when he is picked to be safety monitor at school. But with Mike's and Carol's encouragement, Bobby becomes determined to do the job well but goes overboard, becoming the most unwelcome person both at school and at home.
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#7 - This Is Murder
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 28
When its discovered a princess is coming to Cocoa Beach to visit NASA, Tony is chosen to escort her for 3 days. At the same time, Jeannie sees a picture of her and realizes that she is from a royal family that once cheated her family 3000 years past and Jeannie has taken an oath to kill her. Tony; trying to save the princess from harm; sends Jeannie on a quest (that will ultimately take her 3 days to complete)to get him various things that take even a genie quite a bit of time to accomplish. This plan unfortunately does not work and Jeannie shows up ahead of schedule and meets with the princess. In the end, things work out good because Jeannie and the princess have agreed the feud was childish and thus they dropped the whole thing.
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#8 - Maude Takes a Job
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 7
Maude is sky high now that she has a part-time job as a real estate agent. However, things on the home-front are not so happy as Walter, a self proclaimed old fashioned man, is not used to coming home and not having Maude to cook for him and tell his problems too. Thus, he orders her to quit her job.
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#9 - What's a Father to Do?
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 8
Harry makes plans to accompany Carol to see her photographs displayed in an art gallery, and also to attend a ceremony honoring Barbara with a gold medal of valor. The problem is, both events are on the same day.
#10 - Dumped
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 17
Barbara falls in love with neighbor, Dorothy's nephew, but is surprisingly not phased when he dumps her. Dorothy and Harry have an argument when Dorothy blames Barbara for the breakup.
#11 - Florida's Affair
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 6
The lazy furnace repairman, Whitnauer, has been showing an interest in Florida and she doesn't quite know what to do about his advances. This situation ultimately causes marital problems between Florida and her husband, Henry, when he catches her dancing with the man. Meanwhile, Maude and Walter are finding it hard to get Whitnauer to hurry it up on the furnace.
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#12 - Man of the Year
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 19
When Harry receives a Man of the Year award, his estranged father comes to town for the ceremony, but Harry gets upset when he learns that his father didn't think he could make it as a doctor. Carol overhears the conversation and thinks her grandfather is dying.
#13 - Tinker to Evers to Tucson
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 7
When husband Nick is traded to a Japanese baseball team, Laverne is forced to quit. A sick Charley camps out on Harry's couch.
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#14 - Barbara Gets Shot
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 3
Harry tries to get Barbara to give up her police career after she is shot.
#15 - The Night the Roof Fell In
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2 - Episode 9
Rob and Laura have a terrible fight, after each has experienced a difficult day - and each remember the fight very differently.
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#16 - My Master, the Swinging Bachelor
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 2 - Episode 30
Jeannie makes a cake for Tony and his dinner guests that makes them act like children.
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#17 - Hello, Cousin Emma...Goodbye, Cousin Emma
Sanford and Son - Season 3 - Episode 24
Grady's cousin Emma comes to visit and tries to take advantage of his hospitality.
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#18 - The Will
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 11
A major argument erupts on the day that Maude and Walter are to accept a husband and wife of the year award. The reason: Maude discovers that Walter has appointed a trustee in his will and of all people, the trustee is Arthur; Maude promptly refuses to go to the banquet to accept the award.
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#20 - A Life in the Day
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 22
Harry sees five patients: a week-old baby, a five-year-old whose father denies the boy's onset diabetes; a seven-year-old curious about sex; an eleven-year-old having the cast removed from his arm; a belligerent 14-year-old who uses drugs; and an 18-year-old picking up his medical records before going away to college. The end of the episode reveals that all of these have been the same patient at different ages.
#21 - Cindy Brady, Lady
The Brady Bunch - Season 3 - Episode 21
Feeling immature because she is the youngest, Cindy feels that she isn't appreciated until she gets a mysterious letter from a secret admirer.
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#22 - Edith Flips Her Wig
All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 6
Edith is worried she may be a kleptomaniac after she absent-mindedly takes a wig from a department store.
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#23 - Cyrano de Brady
The Brady Bunch - Season 4 - Episode 5
Smitten with Jan's friend Kerry, Peter seeks Greg's advice on landing a girl. This leads to Greg playing Cyrano for Peter, but Kerry mistakenly thinks Greg is the one who has feelings for her.
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#24 - Father of the Bride
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 5
Harry is ecstatic when Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's marriage proposal, but she has second thoughts the night before the wedding.
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#25 - Always on Sunday
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 2 - Episode 2
Jeannie tries to relieve Tony's stress by making every day Sunday.
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#26 - Please Don't Feed the Astronauts
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 3 - Episode 20
Per the direction of Commander Porter, Roger and Tony go on a five day survival mission where they exist on berries and bugs.
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#27 - Fastest Gun in the East
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 2 - Episode 7
Jeannie sends Tony into the past as the marshal of a western town.
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#28 - Florida's Problem
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 18
Florida is backed into a corner by her chauvinistic husband, Henry, who has picked up a second job and orders her to quit her housekeeping job at the Findlays home. Soon it begins to cause problems for Maude and Walter as Walter takes Henry's side and Maude takes Florida's.
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#29 - Harry's Vacation
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 6
Harry thinks he has become a burden on Carol and Barbara when they send him away on a vacation, despite his objections.
#30 - Fatal Attraction
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 4
Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. An old friend of the family dies after an illness. Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.
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#31 - Tears of a Clown
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 15
Carol becomes public relations director of the hospital and causes a multi-million dollar lawsuit when she reveals the mental problems of local celebrity Poko the Clown at a press conference. Charley convinces Barbara to pose as his fiance to get a promotion.
#33 - Blame It on the Moon
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 16
The Westons laugh when Charley says the full moon will bring love, but then realize he could be right. A rude doctor catches Harry's eye. Carol's finds romance when a man returns run-away Dreyfuss (who in turn finds love in the man's female dog). A stake-out leads Barbara into the arms of a high-school boyfriend.
#34 - The First Time, Again
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 11
Harry is encouraged to spend a weekend alone with his girlfriend. Jeffrey Millstein's imagination runs wild after he sees a scary movie.
#35 - Invisible House for Sale
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 4 - Episode 16
Following Roger's suggestion, Jeannie decides to sell the house so that Tony will have more time with her. But when Tony finds out and tells her that he does not want anyone else seeing the house, she makes it invisible.
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#36 - The Case of My Vanishing Master (2)
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 4 - Episode 14
The substitute Tony blabs about Jeannie to Doctor Bellows who either finally has his answers about Major Nelson or thinks that the imposter is crazy.
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#37 - The Greatest Invention in the World
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 2 - Episode 17
Jeannie conjures a miracle fabric that raises Dr. Bellows' suspicions.
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#38 - Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie? (4)
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 3 - Episode 19
Jeannie informs Tony that once she has been locked up for a full moon, whoever frees her will be her new master. Tony rushes to be the one to open the safe.
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#40 - Here's a Howdy-Do
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 13
Harry doesn't understand why no one likes his new girlfriend, but soon realizes they were right. When the relationship ends, Carol, who actually liked the lady, questions her own instincts.
#41 - The Wallet
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 17
Maude finds a wallet on the street that belongs to a man, known for his infidelities. After Walter declares a wallet is a place of privacy for all men, she snoops into his wallet. This triggers a series of mistaken identities when she confronts a woman, Norma, whom she thinks is carrying on an affair with Walter.
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#42 - Phillip's Problem
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 23
Maude's grandson Phillip has been behaving horribly lately and Carol does not know what to do with him. Walter quickly suggests giving him a good old fashioned spanking, but Maude is vehemently against it. However, she begins to change her mind when Carol and Chris leave for a weekend getaway.
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#43 - The Check isn't in the Mail
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 2
Carol gets all dolled up for a date with her contemptible ex-husband. Harry thinks Dreyfuss may be sick.
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#44 - The Good-Time News
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 1
Mary is given the task of making The Six O'clock News more upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated by Ted.
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#46 - Libby's Gift
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 10
An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.
#47 - The New Housekeeper
Maude - Season 3 - Episode 4
With Florida gone, Maude has finally decided to hire a new housekeeper. She is excited with the fact that the new one, Mrs. Naugatuck is British but quickly the two of them clash over gender roles, as Mrs. Naugatuck insists on calling Walter the master of the house and begins to pamper his every need.
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#48 - Full Nest
Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 12
Financial trouble forces Barbara to move back in with Harry but it's not all fun and games. A lonely Carol soon decides to move in as well.
