The BEST episodes directed by John Rich

The Curious Thing About Women
star
9.13
71 votes

#1 - The Curious Thing About Women

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1 - Episode 16

Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.

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The Bunkers and the Swingers
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8.78
87 votes

#2 - The Bunkers and the Swingers

All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 7

Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.

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Where Did I Come From?
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8.68
70 votes

#3 - Where Did I Come From?

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1 - Episode 15

Ritchie asks the age old question Where Do I Come From? Rob and Laura tell the story.

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That's My Boy?
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8.62
68 votes

#4 - That's My Boy?

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 1

All about about the day Richie came home from the hospital. With so much stuff to take home, and so many mix ups with the items of the Peters (a couple in another hospital room), Rob begins to wonder what else could have gotten mixed up.

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No Sad Songs
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8.57
7 votes

#5 - No Sad Songs

Benson - Season 2 - Episode 15

Benson grieves the loss of his mother.

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Easy Kid Stuff
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8.33
3 votes

#6 - Easy Kid Stuff

Benson - Season 2 - Episode 17

Benson struggles with the challenge of being a substitute father for a needy boy.

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Lionel's Engagement
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8.29
74 votes

#7 - Lionel's Engagement

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 20

The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.

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A Clubhouse is Not a Home
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8.18
54 votes

#8 - A Clubhouse is Not a Home

The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 6

With more and more of the girls belongings being moved over from storage, the boys become fed up and take to their 'No Girls Allowed' clubhouse in the backyard which sparks the first of many battles between the sexes. This leads the girls to try to build their own clubhouse.

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Archie Is Branded
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8.14
83 votes

#9 - Archie Is Branded

All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 20

Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.

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Black Jesus
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8.13
143 votes

#10 - Black Jesus

Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 2

J.J.'s painting of a black Jesus coincides with good fortune coming to each family member.

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Sammy's Visit
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8.12
78 votes

#11 - Sammy's Visit

All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 21

Sammy Davis Jr. visits the Bunkers and plants a kiss on Archie's cheek.

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Katchoo
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8.11
60 votes

#12 - Katchoo

The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 5

Jan comes down with a mysterious allergy and Carol and Alice try to determine just what is causing it. They deduce that the cause is Tiger, the family dog. Or is it?

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Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
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8.09
84 votes

#13 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)

All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 9

On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on the wedding day.

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What's in a Middle Name?
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8.07
66 votes

#14 - What's in a Middle Name?

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2 - Episode 7

Rob and Laura must explain to Richie why his middle name is Rosebud.

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Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
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8.04
168 votes

#15 - Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 8

Archie and several neighbors learn that a black family is moving into the neighborhood, unaware that it is the Jeffersons. Lionel finds out about the effort to purchase the Jeffersons' new house and gets Archie to reveal his plans.

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Dear Libby
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8.02
95 votes

#16 - Dear Libby

The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 2

An article in an advice column, Dear Libby, draws Marcia's attention. In the article, an anonymous person is in the same situation as Mike and Carol is in and this particular person is unhappy. This leads Marcia to draw the conclusion that Mike or Carol wrote the letter. She later shows the article to the other kids and they devise a plot to keep their newly formed family together.

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Archie Sees a Mugging
star
8.01
66 votes

#17 - Archie Sees a Mugging

All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 18

Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.

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That Señorita
star
8.00
5 votes

#18 - That Señorita

That Girl - Season 5 - Episode 12

Ann gets a lesson in minorities when a sketch that she is in is very offensive to Mexicans.

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We're Having a Heat Wave
star
7.99
100 votes

#19 - We're Having a Heat Wave

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 1

Henry Jefferson joins Archie in trying to prevent a Hispanic family from moving into the neighborhood.

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Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit
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7.99
161 votes

#20 - Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 7

Mike invites an unmarried hippie couple to spend the night in the living room, despite Archie's strenuous objections.

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One Angry Man
star
7.97
72 votes

#21 - One Angry Man

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1 - Episode 24

Rob gets called for jury duty and finds himself doubting the attractive defendant's guilt.

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Amy's Good Deed
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7.96
28 votes

#22 - Amy's Good Deed

Gunsmoke - Season 3 - Episode 31

Amy Slater gets to Dodge and tells Matt she came to die. He suggests seeing Doc Adams, she says she's not sick but that Matt could help. When asked how, she says "you're going to kill me." Learning the truth, he decides how to handle it.

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Archie and the Computer
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7.96
82 votes

#23 - Archie and the Computer

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 7

A computer informs Archie that he's been declared dead.

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Edith's Conversion
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7.96
79 votes

#24 - Edith's Conversion

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 9

Archie thinks Irene Lorenzo is trying to convert Edith to Catholicism.

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Everybody Tells the Truth
star
7.95
83 votes

#25 - Everybody Tells the Truth

All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 21

The family recounts vastly different versions of the same encounter with a pair of handymen in the kitchen.

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Archie and Edith, Alone
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7.95
59 votes

#26 - Archie and Edith, Alone

All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 19

The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria visit a commune.

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Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant
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7.94
15 votes

#27 - Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 5

The platoon's chances to sing in a movie are almost spoiled by Sgt. Carter -- he can't carry a tune.

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Car for Sale
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7.93
44 votes

#28 - Car for Sale

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 1

Hacker plans to get even when Carter sells his car to Gomer instead of to him.

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We're Still Having a Heat Wave
star
7.93
79 votes

#29 - We're Still Having a Heat Wave

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 2

As the Lorenzos settle in, Archie grows jealous of Edith's friendship with Irene.

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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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7.91
65 votes

#30 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 4

No longer feeling needed around the Brady household, Alice makes up a story about an ailing aunt in Seattle in order to leave. Later the family finds out the truth and put "Operation Alice" in effect in an attempt to make her stay.

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Come Blow Your Top
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7.88
16 votes

#31 - Come Blow Your Top

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 9

Sgt. Hacker bets Carter that he can't go 24 hours without losing his temper, and then enlists Gomer's aid to win his bet.

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Meet the Bunkers
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7.88
429 votes

#32 - Meet the Bunkers

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 1

On the Bunkers' wedding anniversary, Gloria and Mike bicker with Archie.

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Archie Feels Left Out
star
7.87
66 votes

#33 - Archie Feels Left Out

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 17

Archie refuses to attend his own birthday party.

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Deadman's Law
star
7.86
51 votes

#34 - Deadman's Law

Gunsmoke - Season 13 - Episode 17

While Matt is out of town tracking outlaws, the cattleman's co-op takes over the town putting their own man in charge of the law.

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The Big Con
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7.85
59 votes

#35 - The Big Con

Gunsmoke - Season 3 - Episode 34

Mr Shaneways wants Mr Papp at the bank to loan him $20,000 for a poker bet. Doc gets kidnapped.

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Judging Books by Covers
star
7.84
173 votes

#36 - Judging Books by Covers

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 5

Archie thinks Mike's friend is gay, but learns his ex-football player buddy is homosexual.

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The Prize Boat
star
7.81
15 votes

#37 - The Prize Boat

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 12

Gomer wins a boat in a jingle contest, but it's Carter navigating iinto taxes, license fees, and other expenses.

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The Mill
star
7.80
18 votes

#38 - The Mill

Bonanza - Season 2 - Episode 4

The Cartwrights construct a grist mill to provide income for a crippled rancher who blames Ben for his predicament. Ben has to contend with the man's depraved caretaker, and finds himself attracted to his wife. "Sons can't be everything," Ben tells her.

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Archie is Cursed
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7.80
69 votes

#39 - Archie is Cursed

All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 14

Irene challenges Archie to a pool match, but he begs off, complaining of a sore back.

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Great Guy
star
7.80
5 votes

#40 - Great Guy

That Girl - Season 2 - Episode 24

Marge tells Ann that she met the man of her dreams but lost him when she proposed marriage.

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Archie Gives Blood
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7.79
193 votes

#41 - Archie Gives Blood

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 4

Archie hesitates to donate blood, fearing it may be mixed with that of a different race.

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Cousin Maude's Visit
star
7.78
87 votes

#42 - Cousin Maude's Visit

All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 12

Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.

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Edith the Judge
star
7.77
61 votes

#43 - Edith the Judge

All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 22

Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.

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Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
star
7.77
85 votes

#44 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)

All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 10

Continuation of the flashback to the Stivics' wedding, when Michael's uncle insists that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.

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Archie and the FBI
star
7.76
73 votes

#45 - Archie and the FBI

All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 16

Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.

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Fireside Chat
star
7.75
4 votes

#46 - Fireside Chat

Benson - Season 2 - Episode 12

While the governor makes a televised speech, Marcy and her boyfriend squabble and then announce their engagement.

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Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy
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7.75
74 votes

#47 - Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy

The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 3

Cindy has been cast as the fairy princess in the school play. She's excited that her mom and new dad will be able to see her in the production until she learns she can only invite one parent. Torn between who she should choose, Cindy fakes an injury to get out of being in the play.

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Twelfth Night
star
7.74
31 votes

#48 - Twelfth Night

Gunsmoke - Season 3 - Episode 16

A feud begun between two families when they lived in the Ozarks continues with fresh bloodshed, and Matt gets caught in the middle.

Texas Cowboys
star
7.73
62 votes

#49 - Texas Cowboys

Gunsmoke - Season 3 - Episode 30

A headstrong Texas trail boss is determined to prevent Matt from learning which one of his men was responsible for murdering another by shooting him in the back.

To Watch a Thief
star
7.72
18 votes

#50 - To Watch a Thief

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 11

Gomer thinks Carter stole a watch from the base PX.

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