The BEST episodes written by Ben Starr
#1 - Who Am I?
My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Episode 18
Martin and Tim are on their way to interview Professor Eugene Downey, the foremost expert on rocket fuel - Martin thinks the professor can assist in getting him back to Mars - when Martin is hit on the head with a monkey wrench. Martin gets amnesia from this concussion. He has no idea that he's a Martian, despite Tim telling him so. The only thing Martin and Tim can agree on is that Martin needs to go see a doctor. At Dr. Gilbert's office, Martin does learn that he has the power of levitation and the ability to disappear, still not quite believing why. The doctor, who witnesses the levitation, is told it's all magic. Back at the apartment, Tim almost has Martin convinced of his true identity when Martin is once again struck on the head, this time by a hammer. That's all he needed as he regains his memory. It's too late however: Professor Downey has already left town for good.
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#2 - Poor Drummond
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 18
A crucially important business deal keeps Mr. Drummond on edge and Arnold and Willis wondering whether they pack for a California vacation or move back to Harlem.
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#3 - Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 7
Arnold's wildest dream is realized when he comes face-to-knee with "The Champ" -- special guest star Muhammad Ali. When the meeting arranged by Mr. Drummond between Arnold and his idol, Muhammad Ali, falls through, Kimberly and Willis concoct a wild scheme to insure that Arnold's dream will come true.
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#4 - My Nephew the Artist
My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Episode 20
Martin wants to help Tim with the household expenses, and without a money earning activity, decides to sell art he's currently painting to relive boredom. Martin can paint in the style of any famous artist. Mr. Green of the Green Gallery notices Martin's first piece is just like a Van Gogh, and eagerly takes and sells it. As such, Mr. Green commissions Martin to paint some more and they sell as quickly as Martin gets them to the gallery. Mr. Green wants to have a showing of Martin's work. When Tim mentions that this might not be a good idea as it may raise questions about Martin himself, Martin offers Tim up as the true artist of the paintings. At the show, Mr. Bentley, the art expert brought in the evaluate the show, is skeptical that Tim painted all the paintings, since they are all in different styles. Mr. Green suggests that Tim provide a real life demonstration of his painting process. Martin assures Tim that with his help, he can indeed paint. However, when Tim's demonstration is supposed to start, Martin has an allergic reaction which is affecting his Tim-assisting painting finger. Martin has to find out what he's allergic to and get rid of the item. Tim is nervously on his own until Martin finds the allergy inducing source. Martin discovers the source is a corsage worn by Mrs. Bentley. Martin manages to get rid of the corsage, and Tim, with Martin's help, proceeds with his painting demonstration to great fanfare. Mr. Bentley deems Tim a major art talent. However Martin announces that Tim has given up on emulating the masters, and will strike out as an artist on his own merit and own style. As such, Tim is a failure. Tim's art career is over, much to his relief.
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#5 - Dough Re Mi
The Brady Bunch - Season 3 - Episode 16
Wanting to make a record, Greg books a recording studio and writes a song to perform with his siblings. However, when Peter's voice begins cracking, Greg realizes it's time to change and he's got to rearrange the music.
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#6 - The Trip (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 20
The stars of "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Hello, Larry" get together in a special, hilarious hour in which Phillip Drummond realizes that the purchase of a Portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend Larry Alder.
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#7 - The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink
Perry Mason - Season 1 - Episode 13
Restrauteur Morey Allen, a friend of Perry and Della's, has a problem: his waitress, Dixie Dayton, was struck by a car while fleeing the restaurant after spotting a man stalking her. The only item she left behind was a moth-eaten mink. When the stalker is found murdered, Morey and Dixie are both strong suspects and eventually get arrested for the murder. The case also ties in with the murder of a young policeman several months before.
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#8 - The Unemployment Story (2)
All in the Family - Season 7 - Episode 5
A college grad threatens to commit suicide after he loses a job to Archie.
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#9 - Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 21
Arnold and Willis are trapped in the basement and while they await rescue they reminisce about their recent past...both the good times and the bad. Arnold insists he must wear his Superman outfit to the family's Valentine's Day trip to the circus; the resultant search leads to the basement and a locked door. This show highlights some of the best moments from the past episodes.
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#11 - Snow White and the Seven Bradys
The Brady Bunch - Season 5 - Episode 3
To earn money for a retirement gift for a teacher, the Brady family puts on a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But a mistake in dates threatens the performance by leaving the Bradys with no theater in which to perform.
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#12 - The Unemployment Story (1)
All in the Family - Season 7 - Episode 4
Archie's loses his job on the loading dock.
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#13 - Thanksgiving Crossover (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 11
The Alders and the Drummonds are together again in New York, and Arnold, Willis and Kimberly plan a second Thanksgiving feast with friends Diane and Ruthie. But even the huge Drummond penthouse isn't big enough to hold the exploding tempers that threaten Phil and Larry's long-standing relationship, on a special one-hour episode featuring the stars of "Hello, Larry." Morgan and all the kids get caught up in the feud when Larry learns friendship doesn't necessarily make for good business.
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Petticoat Junction - Season 3 - Episode 12
One of Kate's olf flames pays a visit,but his efforts to rekindle their romance are thwarted by his dominating sister.
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#15 - Movin' In
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 1
Multi-millionaire Phillip Drummond, who has agreed to the death-bed wish of his housekeeper to raise her two small sons as his own, welcomes 8-year-old Arnold and 12-year-old Willis into his lavish penthouse. Anxious to make them feel at home, he showers them with gifts and love -- and is puzzled when he learns that the boys are planning to sneak from the lap of luxury back to Harlem. Aiding Drummond in his effort to make the street-wise, ghetto youngsters feel welcome in the affluent white world are Drummond's new housekeeper Mrs. Garrett and his 13-year-old daughter Kimberly.
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Petticoat Junction - Season 3 - Episode 16
Kate battles rural postmasters to recover an ill-advised letter from the mails.
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#17 - Arnold's Girlfriend (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 2
Arnold's life is endangered when the kids find out they can't share a room in the hospital and run away on the eve of Arnold's surgery.
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#18 - Archie Gets the Business (2)
All in the Family - Season 8 - Episode 2
Edith is upset to learn Archie has forged her signature to buy Kelcy's bar.
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#20 - Mike's Move
All in the Family - Season 6 - Episode 19
Mike's integrity is put to the test when he loses a teaching position to an equally qualified black candidate.
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#21 - Archie Gets the Business (1)
All in the Family - Season 8 - Episode 1
Archie is determined to buy Kelcy's bar.
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#22 - The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 24
Mrs. Garrett visits Kimberly's school and takes on its pushy principal with surprising results.
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#24 - The Loan
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 11
Arnold learns the true value of a dollar when Drummond turns down his request to lend $4,000 to the apartment building doorman anxious to take part in an attractive business deal.
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#25 - The Personality Kid
The Brady Bunch - Season 3 - Episode 6
Convinced he doesn't have personality, Peter goes all out to try to get one. After imitating celebrities, Peter tries to be a comedian, but his jokes bomb when he tells them to his party guests. Pork chops...and applesauce!
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#26 - The Bank Job (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 1
Willis accompanies Arnold as he sets out to withdraw some money from his bank account to pay for his first "real" date, but two bank robbers force a change of plans when they attempt their own, very large withdrawal, in the first episode of a special two-part story.
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#27 - The Commercial
All in the Family - Season 8 - Episode 15
Edith is chosen to appear in a TV commercial but comes to doubt the quality of the sponsor's product.
#28 - Mork Runs Down
Mork & Mindy - Season 1 - Episode 23
Mork's attempt to find a new job is complicated by his 'birthday', a potentially fatal condition that causes him to behave stranger than usual unless he recharges himself with his egg-like 'gleek'.
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#29 - Birth of the Baby (2)
All in the Family - Season 6 - Episode 15
Edith and Archie cause havoc at the hospital when Gloria is about to have her baby.
#30 - Unequal Partners
All in the Family - Season 8 - Episode 6
Archie's weekend fishing plans conflict with Edith's offer to use the house for a wedding.
#32 - Gloria is Nervous
All in the Family - Season 6 - Episode 13
Gloria takes out her frustrations about being pregnant on Mike.
#40 - New Year's Wedding
All in the Family - Season 6 - Episode 16
Mike continues to make decisions without consulting Gloria.
#43 - Wilbur's Father
Mister Ed - Season 3 - Episode 21
Wilbur's 70-year-old father is engaged to be married to Emma Hoblock. Wilbur, Carol, and the Addisons are all under the false impression that his bride-to-be is fifty years younger, because they meet Emma's daughter Penny first. To teach Wilbur a lesson, his father has Penny play along.
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#49 - The Personality Kid
Small Wonder - Season 2 - Episode 16
Nagged by classmates that Vicki has a wooden personality, Jamie overdoes it in secretly programming her a livelier one.
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