The BEST episodes written by Austin Kalish
#1 - Age Old Story
The Famous Jett Jackson - Season 3 - Episode 6
Jett's great-grandmother battles ageism. Silverstone fights a villain who is trying to hypnotize the world's adults.
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#2 - Boy About the House
The Facts of Life - Season 8 - Episode 19
Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.
#3 - Reconversion of Sister Shapiro
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 25
A lonesome Jewish girl comes to stay at Convent San Tanco and decides to become a nun just like Sister Bertrille.
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#4 - Going, Going, Gone
My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Episode 17
Something is causing Martin's metabolism to go haywire. In succession, he loses control of his levitation finger, he magnetizes his clothing, he levitates, he becomes electrically charged, he shrinks and then he disappears. He finds out the cause is an increased activity of sunspots, and on Earth there is no way to control their effects on Martians. After five days, the sunspots are still occurring and Martin is still invisible. The authorities, based on a recent insurance policy Mrs. Brown sold Martin with Tim as beneficiary, suspect that Martin's "disappearance" is due to Tim killing him for the insurance money. Circumstantial evidence points in that direction. Martin can't let Tim go to jail for this, and Martin decides to tell the authorities the truth about his Martian identity. Just then, the sunspots cease and Martin reappears, just in time to save Tim and protect his own identity.
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The Facts of Life - Season 9 - Episode 6
A new girl arrives at Eastland in the wee hours, claiming to be an Australian exchange student.
#6 - The Evans Get Involved (1)
Good Times - Season 5 - Episode 1
When young Penny Gordon follows J.J. home, she tells the Evanses tall tales about her life without mentioning her abusive mother (Chip Fields). But when Penny changes into a dress, a stunned Willona and Thelma discover the girl's badly bruised back.
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#7 - Voodoo Something to Me
Gilligan's Island - Season 1 - Episode 3
The Skipper fears that the island is full of 'voodoo' when he thinks that Gilligan has been turned into a monkey.
#8 - The Big Move (1)
Good Times - Season 4 - Episode 1
While celebrating a move to Mississippi and out of the ghetto, the family receives the shocking news that James has been killed in a car accident.
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#9 - Raffles No. 2
My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Episode 10
When Martin almost gets a parking ticket, Tim thinks it might be a good idea if Martin legitimizes his Earthly driving by getting a driver's license. Down at the Department of Motor Vehicles, finger-printless Martin has to do some fancy work when he is about to be finger printed. He steals the prints of another man at the DMV. Unfortunately for Martin, that print matches the only unidentified print at a major jewel robbery the previous year. In a routine cross check, the police find the print in Martin's file. And Tim covered the jewel robbery for the paper, something the police find probably more than just a coincidence. Martin and Tim find out that the police are watching them and the reason, and so Martin thinks it a good idea to flush out the jewel thief: he reads that there is a party where Mrs. Summer Winthrop will be displaying the galaxy diamond necklace around her neck, a lure too irresistible for the thief. At the party, the guests are populated predominantly by police - both in uniform and under cover - and the thief, Brian Henley, and his female accomplice, who Martin recognizes from the DMV office. Henley manages to slip the necklace off Mrs. Winthrop, slip it to his accomplice, who in turn slips it into the crown of the cap of Captain Farrow, the lead police investigator. Henley plans to steal the necklace back after the place has been unsecured, and he is no longer a suspect (he was the only person close the Mrs. Winthrop when the necklace went missing). Martin, seeing where the necklace was stashed, plans to plant it back on Henley. No matter what Henley does to get rid of the necklace Martin plants in his pocket, he is no match for Martin's levitation finger. Henley is quickly apprehended, and Martin and Tim cleared.
#10 - Willona's Surprise
Good Times - Season 4 - Episode 17
Willona's womanizing ex-husband appears and tries to convince her that he has changed his ways.
#11 - Archie Goes Too Far
All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 17
Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.
#12 - The Blockbuster
All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 8
An unscrupulous real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.
#13 - Rocket to Mars
My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Episode 9
When the junk men come by, they mistakenly empty Martin and Tim's garage instead of Mrs. Brown's, and in doing so take Martin's space ship. Mrs. Brown has no idea the name of the junk yard, but there was a witness to the incident: Booboo, a neighborhood dog. Booboo, with the help of his dog friends and acquaintances, helps Martin track down the junk yard. When Martin and Tim get to the junk yard, they find out that the ship has already been sold to a Mr. Carter, who is using it as a "rocket" carousel at a children's amusement park. Mr. Carter refuses to sell it back to Martin. So Martin decides to disappear and fly the spaceship away, although he does slip Carter the money for the ship anonymously. Martin has one other debt to pay: a steak dinner for Booboo and all his friends for all their help.
#14 - Bye, Bye, Balloon
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 3
A Prussian balloonist comes to the Fort to inspect prospective personnel.
#15 - Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk
Gilligan's Island - Season 1 - Episode 12
During Christmas, the Castaways get homesick and remember the first day they were shipwrecked. When Santa Claus ""appears"" on the island, many suspect he is the Skipper in costume. However, just as Santa departs while wishing the Castaways a Merry Christmas, the Skipper appears from the other direction.
#16 - Bum Voyage
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 23
Afraid that his practice, as well as his patients, will fall apart if he leaves, Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for a two-month European cruise.
#17 - The Beginning of the End
The Facts of Life - Season 9 - Episode 23
Blair buys Eastland to save it from bankruptcy, and then must find a new headmaster and lots of new students.
#18 - Fish Gotta Swim, Birds Gotta Fly
My Three Sons - Season 4 - Episode 25
Mike feels that Sally should learn how to fish, since she's joining a family of avid fishermen - Except that Sally really hates the pastime. How coincidental then that Mike hates bird watching as well.
#19 - Whatever Became of Baby Custer?
I Dream of Jeannie - Season 1 - Episode 11
A neighborhood boy sees Jeannie performing her magic and tells Doctor Bellows.
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#20 - Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off
My Favorite Martian - Season 3 - Episode 30
A beam from Martin's regenerator gives Mrs. Brown power to foresee the future.
#21 - Edith's Christmas Story
All in the Family - Season 4 - Episode 15
During the Christmas holidays, Edith tries to hide the fact that she may have breast cancer.
#22 - The Evans Get Involved (4)
Good Times - Season 5 - Episode 4
While Willona worries about the adoption, Bookman tries to help by telling the social worker that he is Willona's husband.
#23 - Gloria the Victim
All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 23
After an attempted sexual assault, Gloria suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.
#24 - Gidget is a Proper Noun
Gidget - Season 1 - Episode 7
One of Russ' old friends is now Gidget's English teacher.
#25 - The Ballot of Corporal Agarn
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 8
Agarn is to cast the deciding absentee vote in a hometown election.
#26 - Days of Nuns and Roses
The Flying Nun - Season 1 - Episode 9
The sisters try to raise money by bottling sea grape juice, but they get more than they bargain for.
#27 - The Day They Shot Agarn
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 24
Agarn faces a firing squad after everyone believes he killed Sgt. O'Rourke.
#28 - V is for Vampire
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 22
A Transylvanian Count that everyone thinks is a vampire is believed responsible for the disappearance of Wrangler Jane.
#29 - What Are You Doing after the Massacre?
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 20
A 147-year-old Indian comes back to take over all of America, and begins by trying to starve the troop into surrender.
#30 - 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.
#31 - The Beginning of the Beginning
The Facts of Life - Season 9 - Episode 24
As the new headmistress, Blair starts whipping Eastland students into shape, and she's particularly challenged by one who seems determined to get expelled.
#32 - Douglas-A-Go-Go
My Three Sons - Season 6 - Episode 14
The Douglas family bravely accepts the challenge when 13 year old Chip decides to give a party -- with girls. On the party evening the record player breaks down and Chip contemplates the disintegration of his first teenage party. But Steve comes up with a solution.
#33 - The Honeymoon Apartment
That Girl - Season 1 - Episode 27
Ann gets a visit from her cheap cousin and his bride. When he refuses to leave, Ann gets a room in a bridal suite to formualte a plan to get him out.
#34 - La Dolce Courage
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 12
An Italian suitor challenges Agarn when Agarn goes after his beloved.
#35 - Tramp's First Bite
My Three Sons - Season 3 - Episode 3
Tramp supposedly takes a nip out of pampered young Alan Edgerton and the court case that follows, gives Robbie the chance to help out the family's lawyer with some special investigating when he realises he can prove that the dog acted in self defense.
#36 - When a Martian Makes His Violin Cry
My Favorite Martian - Season 3 - Episode 23
A gypsy curse causes Mrs. Brown to drop anything she picks up.
#37 - Where There's a Will
Too Close for Comfort - Season 2 - Episode 7
Hearing a story about a man who died intestate causes Henry to have a terrible nightmare, which compels him to finally make out his will. However, he soon regrets his decision to follow Monroe's advice to do it on videotape in the presence of his family.
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#38 - Our Brave in F Troop
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 30
Wild Eagle has a toothache, so O'Rourke sneaks him into the Fort to see a visiting dentist, where he has to pretend to be a member of the troop when he attracts the attention of a visiting general.
#39 - The Toupee
My Three Sons - Season 4 - Episode 9
The pungent smell around the Douglas home proves to emeante from Bub's head for his baldness is anointed with yet another hair restorer as he's in a panic to cover his bald spot when the sister of an old buddy comes to visit.
#40 - Uncle Charley and the Redskins
My Three Sons - Season 5 - Episode 36
Exit the last of the Black and White era. In this episode: Charley refuses to believe that a polite and quietly dressed man is in fact the last Chief of Owahnanee Tribe and his disbelief is deepened when the Indian asks for permission to visit their Tribal Burial grounds which just happens to be the backyard of the Douglas House.
#41 - Lady in the Air
My Three Sons - Season 5 - Episode 22
A top woman pilot is preparing for her flight around the world and calls on Steve Douglas to modify the design of her plane. Steve takes more than a professional interest in the plane he is preparing for a long solo journey—as well as the lady aviator planning to fly it.
#42 - Our Boy in Washington
My Three Sons - Season 6 - Episode 26
Ernie Douglas sends a letter to the French Embassy to thank France for the Statue of Liberty and receives, in return, an invitation for him and the rest of the family to visit Washington, the nation's capital. However the other members of the family are not too happy with the idea.
#44 - Ernie's Folly
My Three Sons - Season 7 - Episode 27
Other fathers help their sons in a school science fair, but Steve tells Ernie he's on his own. Soon his project turns to disaster when his very crudely built electric clock absolutely refuses to run. After vainly pleading that most of his classmates are getting parental help, on the day of the fair, Ernie must be forced to go to school.
#45 - Ernie, the Jinx
My Three Sons - Season 8 - Episode 20
A series of strange coincidences make young Ernie feel he's a jinx to anyone he contacts, but his father assures him that he has a loyal family who loves him in spite all of his trouble, and that they will stick by him no matter what.
#46 - Honorable Guest
My Three Sons - Season 8 - Episode 26
The Douglas family cancels a camping trip to play host to unexpected Chinese friends from Bryant Park who are en route to Hong Kong and this ultimately upsets their Chinese relatives when they are asked to stay overnight.
#47 - Caged Fury
My Three Sons - Season 3 - Episode 23
The members of Robbie's high school wrestling team need higher grades to remain eligible, so they choose Steve as their tutor. Soon the house is quarantined for Diptheria, and when Bub doesn't get his long-awaited rendezvous with "Old Roy," the biggest catch in the lake, watch out boys.
#48 - Is This Fort Really Necessary?
F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 31
An efficiency expert comes to Fort Courage, with the authority to close it down.
#49 - Fiddler Under the Roof
My Three Sons - Season 7 - Episode 8
Ernie feels left out when the Douglas family orchestra begins to practise. Uncle Charley tries to teach Ernie the violin but runs into a major obstacle -- the boy's lack of obvious talent.
#50 - Polly the Pigeon
My Three Sons - Season 12 - Episode 6
Chip complains about Polly's lack of sales resistance because they have an apartment full of useless things. But she is trapped by a salesman into giving a dinner party for eight people in exchange for a free set of cookware.