The BEST episodes directed by Mel Ferber

Tommy, the Jailbird
star
10.00
1 votes

#1 - Tommy, the Jailbird

Alice - Season 7 - Episode 12

Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.

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The Frog
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7.92
38 votes

#2 - The Frog

The Odd Couple - Season 5 - Episode 3

Oscar loses Felix's son's entry in a frog-jumping contest.

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I Gotta Be Me
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7.71
38 votes

#3 - I Gotta Be Me

The Odd Couple - Season 3 - Episode 15

Felix and Oscar seek group therapy to resolve their hostilities.

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Come Back Little Sharples
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7.67
3 votes

#4 - Come Back Little Sharples

Alice - Season 7 - Episode 15

Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.

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All the Way
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7.51
464 votes

#5 - All the Way

Happy Days - Season 1 - Episode 1

Potsie sets Richie up with a girl known to have a reputation. Richie doesn't get far with her but leads Fonzie and others to believe he did.

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The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
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7.40
5 votes

#6 - The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 7 - Episode 9

When Arnold is appointed judge of the school court, he is suddenly faced with jeopardizing a longtime friendship or losing a date with the school heartthrob--everyone has their day in court.

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Fonzie Drops In
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7.16
195 votes

#7 - Fonzie Drops In

Happy Days - Season 1 - Episode 7

After taking a look at a B+ Potsie got on an exam, Fonzie decides to drop back into school. He asks Richie to do his homework and cheat for him.

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Murder on Ice
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7.06
36 votes

#8 - Murder on Ice

Quincy, M.E. - Season 8 - Episode 19

Quincy and Emily receive the use of a Judge friends' mountain cabin for their honeymoon. They picture a long romantic week alone, skiing and sitting in front of an open log fire. When they arrive they are disappointed to find that there are other guests as well. All the guests are involved in law enforcement of some form or other and all know each other. They soon realize that the last time they saw each other al together was on when they all worked on the same case, a year ago. The man they all helped convict escaped jail and has never been heard of or seen since. When the judge doesn't arrive they all decide to go out looking for him in case there has been an accident. When they find his car, caught up in a snowdrift blocking the only way down the mountain, and his body inside it they all begin to worry whether the missing criminal is planning his revenge.

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The Skin Game
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7.05
156 votes

#9 - The Skin Game

Happy Days - Season 1 - Episode 8

Richie and Potsie obtain fake identification cards in order to attend a burlesque show where Ralph says Bubbles McCall takes it all off.

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Arnold's Bad Rep
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7.00
4 votes

#10 - Arnold's Bad Rep

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8 - Episode 10

Arnold succumbs to peer pressure and boasts he went "all the way" with his girlfriend, but his lie puts him in a more awkward position once the girl finds out about his claim to fame.

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The Big Bribe
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7.00
4 votes

#11 - The Big Bribe

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8 - Episode 17

A date with a gorgeous girl has Arnold walking on a cloud, until he learns she was bribed by Willis to go out with him.

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Psychic, Shmycic
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7.00
39 votes

#12 - Psychic, Shmycic

The Odd Couple - Season 2 - Episode 23

Felix believes he can see the future and predicts a murder attempt on Oscar.

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Girl in the Flying Machine
star
7.00
3 votes

#13 - Girl in the Flying Machine

My Favorite Martian - Season 3 - Episode 10

Martin accidentally pulls an alien spaceship out of the sky.

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That Is the Army, Mrs. Madison
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6.92
36 votes

#14 - That Is the Army, Mrs. Madison

The Odd Couple - Season 4 - Episode 7

Oscar remembers his marriage and a wedding night spent in the army barracks.

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So You Want to Be a Rock Star
star
6.75
4 votes

#15 - So You Want to Be a Rock Star

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8 - Episode 8

A music instructor "backs up" Arnold after he claims to be an expert sax player in order to impress a girl.

Sam's Big Brother
star
6.75
4 votes

#16 - Sam's Big Brother

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8 - Episode 14

Arnold's preoccupation with girls and school leaves younger brother Sam alone and bored until Willis steps in, takes over as "big bro" and causes a row when Arnold decides to fight back for the title.

The Songwriter
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6.44
64 votes

#17 - The Songwriter

The Odd Couple - Season 4 - Episode 8

Felix tries to write a happy and peppy song for Jaye P. Morgan.

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Tonsils
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6.33
6 votes

#18 - Tonsils

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 7 - Episode 11

Drummond is a tower of strength for Sam as he prepares to have his tonsils removed, but what will happen when Drummond finds out he is to be Sam's roommate while having some "minor" knee surgery.

Arnold Saves the Squirrel
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6.33
6 votes

#19 - Arnold Saves the Squirrel

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 7 - Episode 14

When Sam visits a taping of "The Sandy Squirrel Show" he is overcome by the news his favorite television idol is about to be cancelled, but it's big brother Arnold to the rescue as he rallies the Boy Scouts of Manhattan to demand the Squirrel be given a reprieve.

Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
star
6.33
6 votes

#20 - Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8 - Episode 16

Sam's contempt for a classmate who incessantly insults and badgers him is pacified when he learns that the boy is an orphan who's jealous of Sam's "perfect" family life.

The Hollywood Story
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6.31
36 votes

#21 - The Hollywood Story

The Odd Couple - Season 5 - Episode 4

Oscar and Felix visit Hollywood.

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The Odd Holiday
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6.17
40 votes

#22 - The Odd Holiday

The Odd Couple - Season 4 - Episode 5

Felix and Oscar recall an ill-fated vacation that destroyed Felix's marriage.

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A Different Drummer
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6.17
35 votes

#23 - A Different Drummer

The Odd Couple - Season 4 - Episode 19

Felix tries to get his old college band on Monty Hall's nostalgia program.

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To Bowl or Not to Bowl
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6.11
38 votes

#24 - To Bowl or Not to Bowl

The Odd Couple - Season 5 - Episode 2

Felix drops a bombshell when he refuses to participate in the championship bowling match.

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Sorry, Wrong Lips
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6.00
2 votes

#25 - Sorry, Wrong Lips

Alice - Season 7 - Episode 1

Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.

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Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving
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6.00
1 votes

#26 - Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving

Alice - Season 7 - Episode 6

Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.

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The Fat Farm
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5.94
49 votes

#27 - The Fat Farm

The Odd Couple - Season 2 - Episode 8

Oscar and Felix check into a fat farm, but Oscar can't abide by its strict rules.

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Oscar in Love
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5.20
35 votes

#28 - Oscar in Love

The Odd Couple - Season 5 - Episode 12

Oscar falls for a woman with two children.

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Hate Me a Little
star
5.00
1 votes

#29 - Hate Me a Little

My Favorite Martian - Season 3 - Episode 9

Martin's benevolence-inducing light has an unusual effect on Brennan.

The Best Little Waitress in the World
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0.00
0 votes

#30 - The Best Little Waitress in the World

Alice - Season 6 - Episode 16

A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.

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