The BEST episodes written by Alan Rosen
#1 - Hiring the Housekeeper
Archie Bunker's Place - Season 2 - Episode 4
Archie searches for a housekeeper to look after Stephanie.
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#3 - Willis' Privacy
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 17
To get rid of his pesky little brother, Willis divides the bedroom in half and spends more time at his friend's house.
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Archie Bunker's Place - Season 2 - Episode 2
Archie refuses to deal with Ediths death.
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#5 - Return of the Gooch
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 20
The "Gooch" is back and this time he's terrorizing Arnold, but Arnold plans to be ready when the bully strikes. In building Arnold's confidence, Willis convinces him that his martial arts lesson has given him a "killer" foot.
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#6 - The Adoption (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 8
The Drummond family celebrates the day Arnold and Willis are supposed to be officially adopted until the visit of a "relative" leaves their plans in jeopardy. Whitman Mayo guest stars as Jethro Simpson, who sees his way to go from junk to jewels in a last will and testament leaving a fortune to Willis and Arnold.
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#7 - The Adoption (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 9
It appears that Mr. Drummond's attempts to adopt Arnold and Willis will be aborted by a conniving junk dealer until the boys take matters into their own hands. Whitman Mayo guest stars as "long-lost relative" Jethro Simpson who has arrived with a letter supposedly written by the boys' father, leaving Arnold and Willis in his custody.
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#8 - Prep School
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 4
When Mr. Drummond tries to get Arnold and Willis into an exclusive prep school, it turns out to be just a little too exclusive for everyone's tastes.
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#9 - The Trial
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 7
When Arnold is in trouble for putting his goldfish in Mr. Drummond's hot tub, Willis insists that it is wrong to convict him without a trial. The whole family, with Mrs. Garrett as judge, comes up with an important verdict.
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Archie Bunker's Place - Season 2 - Episode 13
Fed up with Archie, Murray wants to end the partnership.
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Head of the Class - Season 1 - Episode 3
Dennis misquotes Mr. Moore for the school newspaper
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#12 - The Squealer
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 26
Willis seeks comradeship as a member of the Tarantulas, a street gang, but finds only deceit as he gets caught in a web of misplace loyalties. Willis allows himself to be arrested rather than "squeal" on his fellow-gang members by telling the truth.
#13 - The Date
Archie Bunker's Place - Season 3 - Episode 3
Roger wants to date Archies neice Billie.
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Archie Bunker's Place - Season 4 - Episode 22
Depressed Gary has a bout with alchoholism.
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Archie Bunker's Place - Season 4 - Episode 20
Murray (Martin Balsam) returns to recoup his investment in the bar. Archie gives him a hard luck story and Murray allows Archie Six more months to get his share of the bar sold.
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