The BEST episodes directed by Jim Drake

#1 - Episode 045

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 45

George gets a "visitor" and then a "surprise." The Hartmans get a call from Tom's ex's ex. George returns home in a panic.

#2 - Episode 024

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 24

Tragedy strikes the Haggers in the form of a stationwagon full of nuns. Mary does her best to comfort Charlie. Neither Tom nor Mary can get any sleep.

#3 - Battle of the PBS Stars

SCTV Network 90 - Season 3 - Episode 7

1. Long Distance 2. SCTV Sports: Battle of the PBS Stars 3. Wok on the Wild Side: The Case of the Stir-Fried Corpse 4. The Days of the Week 5. SCTV Movie of the Week: I Was a Teenage Communist 6. Harry's Discount Sex Shop: Businessman of the Year 7. Big Dude TV Dinner 8. Charlie's Kitchen 9. Mean Joe Greene Playhouse 10. Love Slaves of the Southwest 11. Comment with David Brinkley: Boredom

#4 - Episode 049

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 49

Mary tells Tom that it'll be 23 years before their sexual desires are synchronized again. Tom is angered by Mary's need for "something else" that she can't explain. Mary seeks answers to happiness from Grandpa Larkin who surmises she doesn't quite fit in anywhere. Mary hides under the kitchen sink. Cathy worries that she's losing Steve. Loretta has inspiration for a new song, Ballad of a Legless Woman. Mary cries and shares a lunch meat sandwich with Grandpa.

#5 - Episode 043

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 43

Loretta starts to regain feeling in her feet, while Mae considers leaving Fernwood. Mary makes Coach Fedders some chicken soup for his cold, with disastrous results.

#6 - Episode 037

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 37

Mary makes a discovery about Heather. The Hartmans make a parental decision. Tom and Mary get high for the Lord.

#7 - Mona Gets Pinned

Who's the Boss? - Season 1 - Episode 4

Mona meets Jason, the man of her dreams, but she's old enough to be his mother! After much hiding the truth comes out and Angela, who previously stated that age had no part in love, is aghast. It's not until Jason's parents tell Angela that Mona isn't good enough for their son that she stands up for her mother and does an about-face of her opinion.

#8 - Kept Man

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Season 2 - Episode 14

Zack makes a new rich friend, who is mean to Cody and thinks he is a dork. Maddie and London have to do a parenting project for school as partners.

#9 - Paint Your Wagon

Who's the Boss? - Season 1 - Episode 12

It's time to paint the Jaguar, and Angela wants the new color to be sandalwood. Tony overrides her decision and has it painted diablo red. When Angela discovers this, she is enraged and forbids him from future decision-making, proclaiming that he is just the maid. He then takes this declaration to the extreme by dressing, speaking, and behaving like a prim and proper butler.

#10 - A Decent Proposal

Malcolm & Eddie - Season 2 - Episode 16

Nicolette enlists Malcolm and Eddie to help her shy beau find the words to propose. So the guys devise a plan to help Stanley gain some confidence by encouraging him to become a lady's man. As his confidence grows, the plan begins to backfire, with disastrous results for Nicollette.

#11 - Episode 025

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 25

Mae has bad news for both Tom and Mary, while Loretta is in intensive care.

#12 - The Competition

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 7

In a bowling competition, it's Dorothy and Blanche verses Rose and Sophia. If Sophia and Rose win, Dorothy will allow Sophia to go back to Sicily for a visit with an old beau and if Dorothy and Blanche win Sophia will give her a pair of antique earrings.

#13 - Blanche and the Younger Man

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 9

Blanche goes all out to try to look good for her latest beau, her aerobics instructor half her age. Meanwhile, Rose's dynamic mother comes for a visit and gets fed up with Rose's "mothering" ways.

#14 - Heart Attack

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 10

After a dinner party, Sophia suffers an apparent heart attack with a heavy storm delaying the paramedics.

#15 - That Was No Lady

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 14

Dorothy latest boyfriend Glen gives her a shock when he tells her that he's married. She surprises herself when she finds herself sneaking around to be with him. Meanwhile, Blanche unloads her old car on Rose in order to buy a new one.

#16 - Opportunity Knock Knocks (2)

Night Court - Season 9 - Episode 22

#17 - Angela's First Fight

Who's the Boss? - Season 1 - Episode 3

During a trip to Tony's old neighbourhood to find runaway Samantha, Angela must stand up for Tony who is criticized for being a housekeeper. After proclaiming that fighting is no way to resolve a dispute, Angela ends up in a cat fight with the waitress in Tony's old hangout.

#18 - Rose the Prude

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 3

Having not dated since her husband died, Rose reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date. This date turns into a serious relationship when she is invited on a cruise which would involve sharing a stateroom.

#19 - For Whom the Heck the Bell Tolls

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - Season 2 - Episode 13

In this episode, Geneva has a hard time at the grocery store. Nicole asks why men treat women differently than others. Nicole decides to dress and act like Vanessa and see men, or usually Tyler, will respond to a woman like Vanessa. Mark teaches a drama class at Oakland High. Mark receives a letter that his assistant coach, when he was playing high school basketball, has died. The coach's son asks Mark to give the speech at the funeral. One problem, Mark does not know who the man is. Mark's plan is to look at the body of the dead man in the coffin to see who he is. Unfortunately, he was cremated. Now Mark has to give a speech on the man he does not know. Will Mark remember the assistant coach?

#20 - Episode 028

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 28

Dr. Hastings informs Charlie that Loretta's surgery didn't get the results they hoped for. Martha is upset about Cathy's new job in the massage parlor. Charlie learns that his insurance company has refused to pay Loretta's hospital bill. Mary, Tom, and Mae all find themselves seeking treatment in Dr. Miller's office.

#21 - The In-Laws

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - Season 5 - Episode 3

Mark meets Vanessa's extremely weathly parents for the first time, and hopes that they will pay for the wedding.

#22 - Episode 046

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 46

Mary plays hostess to a funeral and eulogizes the late Leroy Fedders. Tom and Mary make plans for the hypothetical. Tom has a surprise for Mae.

#23 - Episode 035

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 35

Loretta invites the Hartmans to her healing. Charlie looks for miracles of his own.

#24 - Episode 022

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 22

Mary returns home with one shoe and no groceries. Tom wants to know where she's been. Loretta and Charlie are off to Nashville.

#25 - Episode 048

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 48

Charlie and Loretta face eviction at the hands of the Friendly Loan Co. Steve appears on the Johnny Tilson Show, where it's apparent that he's romancing starlet Kate Walters. Martha faints after seeing George's blackmail photos.

#26 - Episode 034

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 34

Loretta and Charlie wheel their way home. Grandpa helps Roberta, who insults her way into a sale. Tom and Mary learn the wonders of Dorelda Doremus! Then the truth.

#27 - Episode 038

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 38

Dorelda Doremus' "healing" falls flat. George faces up to facts and says yes to Cathy and Steve. Tom and Mary reach new highs in bed.

#28 - Episode 031

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 31

Tom rescues Heather from a liver dinner. Loretta attempts a valiant stand. Sergeant Foley visits Mary, who threatens to call the police.

#29 - Episode 033

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 33

George says no to Cathy and Steve, but his words fall on deaf ears. Charlie and Loretta swap exciting news. The Shumway house is a battleground. Tom cooks his way back into Mary's heart.

#30 - Rome, Italian Style

SCTV Network 90 - Season 3 - Episode 8

1. "Mr. Know-It-All" The Life of Nostradamus - The Promo 2. Identical Bellhops 3. Money Talks with Brian Johns: Condominiums 4. Nightline Melonville: Margaret Thatcher and Tip O'Neill 5. Jerry Lewis Live on the Champs Elysees 6. Great White North: Dog Scoopers 7. The Days of the Week 8. International House of Panties 9. SCTV Foreign Film Festival: Rome, Italian Style 10. The Fishin' Musician: Jimmy Buffett 11. One-stop Lifestyle Services 12. Mouse House 13. Fireside Chat: Chipped Tooth 14. Norton Sheeff's The Making of: Dr. X 15. General Life's Insight 16. Sunrise Semester: Elementary Drawing 101 with Salvador Dali

#31 - Episode 041

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 41

Mary keeps Mae from suicide, for the sake of her bathroom. Charlie and Loretta get a not so friendly letter. Mary and Mae have a nice woman to husband's-former-mistress talk.

#32 - Episode 051

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 51

Now that Mary knows her thing is communication, she has to decide what to do with it. Tom doesn't communicate well when he tells Loretta and Mary what happened between Charlie and Tiny at the plant. Mary wishes Tom could convert the energy of anger into something sexy. George is happy he and Martha made up at 2:15 a.m. Cathy fears she's no longer good enough for Steve, and George threatens to punch his heart out. Loretta's engineer Clyde Muncie visits with news that his brother in Chicago wants to release Loretta's song as a single.

#33 - Episode 040

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 40

Tragedy makes strange bedfellows. Mae spends the night with Tom and Mary. Steve has something to show Cathy. Martha finds Mae in Tom's bed.

#34 - Episode 029

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 29

Mary gives Tom to Mae, insisting she doesn't want him to go to waste. Cathy's job at the massage parlor gets off to a bad start, as her first customer reveals his interest in meter maid uniforms and rubber hoses. When Cathy tells her parents what happened at work, George grabs a bat and leaves to vows to kill Mr. Babbitaglia, the massage parlor owner.

#35 - On Golden Girls

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 6

Blanche's 14-year old grandson comes to Miami for a visit and brings a new meaning to the term "generation gap." Meanwhile, Dorothy studies for her French final.

#36 - The Return of Dorothy's Ex (a.k.a. Stan's Return)

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 11

Dorothy's ex-husband, Stan shows up to settle a piece of land they bought on their honeymoon. This leads to Dorothy and Stan spending the night together. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche plan a vacation that Sophia is not invited on.

#37 - The Triangle

The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 5

A doctor Dorothy dates makes a pass at Blanche. But when Blanche tells Dorothy about it, Dorothy doesn't believe her. Dorothy accuses her of being a slut and when Blanche can't take no more she orders Dorothy to move out.

#38 - Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy: A Show About Bird Ransom

Coach - Season 2 - Episode 17

Hayden loses Luther's prized bird while the assistant coach vacations.

#39 - Do the Write Thing

The Jamie Foxx Show - Season 2 - Episode 6

A Hollywood agent becomes interested in Jamie's TV script.

#40 - Walk Away, Renee

Night Court - Season 3 - Episode 11

Nobody wants to break the news to Bull that his new girl friend is a prostitute.

#41 - Episode 012

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 12

Loretta considers not going to Nashville since Heather is missing. Mary finds out the truth about Tom. Loretta gets some good news. Cathy admits she's in love with Steve. Tom tries to finish things with Mae. Mary and Martha have a fight, while Heather returns home with disturbing news.

#42 - Episode 050

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 50

Dr. Fermin tells Loretta that she's in spontaneous remission. Charlie devises a plan to come up with money to stall eviction by selling raffle tickets for a color TV he and Loretta don't have. Martha refuses to believe George's claim that he was framed by union officials in Milwaukee. Loretta and Mary decide that Mary's "thing" is communication. Tiny catches Charlie selling raffle tickets and orders him out. When Tom intervenes, Tiny tells him to shut up or he's fired, prompting Charlie to deck Tiny who falls to the floor unconscious.

#43 - Day Care

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Season 2 - Episode 3

Maddie runs a Daycare Service at the Tipton, and when Maddie has a family obligation to attend to, Zack and Cody take over. Meanwhile, London encourages Mr. Moseby to take yoga to help him relax a bit more.

#44 - The Return of Mr. Garrett

The Facts of Life - Season 1 - Episode 3

Mrs. Garrett is surprised by a visit from her ex-husband, Roger, who wants to remarry her. However, his gambling ways rub off on the girls who begin playing poker for money.

#45 - Teacher's Pet

Night Court - Season 9 - Episode 8

Christine is disillusioned by a law professor she once idolized and Bull undergoes an unusual ceremony to regain his virginity.

#46 - Episode 019

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 19

Mary deals with the aftermath of her ordeal. Charlie looks after Loretta, while Mary is furious with Tom.

#47 - A Tale of Two Tattles

Living Single - Season 1 - Episode 25

Regine shares some gossip with her new beau--who turns around and uses it in his comedy act.

#48 - Episode 032

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Season 1 - Episode 32

Martha is on the floor. Cathy and Steve try to help. Meet the all new, all now Roberta Walashak.

#49 - Alice Gets a Pass

Alice - Season 1 - Episode 2

Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.

#50 - The Night Off

Night Court - Season 3 - Episode 13

A crazy judge brought in to substitute for Harry imprisons Dan and Mac for contempt and appoints Florence and Phil the wino as the defense and prosecuting attorneys.