The BEST episodes written by Allan Manings
#1 - There's No Stove Like an Old Stove
Petticoat Junction - Season 2 - Episode 33
Fed up with chopping wood for Kate's old wood-burner, Uncle Joe cooks up a scheme to get her to buy a new stove.
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#2 - Stocks and Bonds
Leave It to Beaver - Season 5 - Episode 38
Beaver and Wally are each encouraged to invest $25 in the stock market, but are warned against following the financial advice Eddie Haskell gives.
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#3 - Rich Is Better Than Poor...Maybe
Good Times - Season 4 - Episode 10
After winning the lottery, the Evans are robbed at gunpoint by Thelma's tutoring student.
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#4 - Florida's Protest
Good Times - Season 3 - Episode 11
After serving the family meat that makes them sick, Florida organizes a protest against the market and winds up in jail.
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#5 - The Family Business
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 17
Realizing his mechanical skills, Florida suggests that James open a fix-it shop but when they go to the bank, they're turned down for a loan. This leads James to set up shop right in the apartment, despite a clause in the lease.
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#6 - The Gang (1)
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 9
J.J. secretly has become a member of the Satan's Knights, a gang who are in the midst of a gang war with the Warlords. Two members and the leader of the Satan's Knights arrive at the Evan's home to escort a scared J.J. to a meeting place where the two gangs are to tangle. However, on the way there they run into James and Florida and a scuffle ensues leaving J.J. shot.
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#7 - The Clothing Drive
Leave It to Beaver - Season 6 - Episode 38
Eager to win the Good Citizen Award and have his picture in the paper, Beaver accidentally takes three of his father's good suits for the school clothing drive.
#8 - The Windfall
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 12
James finds a bag of robbery loot adding up to $27,000. After some coaxing from Florida, James decides to turn it in. However, what Florida doesn't know is that there was $29,000 in the bag and James kept the other $2000.
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#9 - The Dinner Party
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 19
An elderly resident of the projects appears to be living on pet food after Michael takes out her garbage. The Evans family's attempt to do something for her is complicated when she brings a meat loaf to dinner and the kids suspect it is made from dog food.
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#10 - Ann's Decision
One Day at a Time - Season 1 - Episode 1
Newly divorced Ann Romano won't let her daughter go camping with boys.
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#11 - Love Has a Spot on His Lung (1)
Good Times - Season 4 - Episode 23
After telling the kids he plans to marry their mother, Carl suddenly dumps Florida because he has been told he has cancer.