The BEST episodes written by Bill Diamond

The Plane
star
7.86
56 votes

#1 - The Plane

Wings - Season 3 - Episode 17

Joe is pleased to learn that the ticket he donated to the children's hospital's charity event brought in a huge sum. However, an error on the ticket force Joe and Brian to fly a cranky old passenger on a cross-country trip to find his long-lost brother.

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The Houseguest
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7.80
50 votes

#2 - The Houseguest

Wings - Season 4 - Episode 19

Helen throws a surprise birthday for Nantucket's most unpopular resident, 70-year-old Carlton Blanchard, who threatens to become a permanent household fixture after suffering a fall in her home.

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My Brother's Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble
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7.68
84 votes

#3 - My Brother's Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 15

Joe is hospitalized for back trouble and leaves his normally overly detailed schedule for Brian to manage Sandpiper. Brian disregards Joe's schedule and runs the airline his own way. All his schemes suddenly go off the rails when the plane goes missing.

A Terminal Christmas
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7.51
92 votes

#4 - A Terminal Christmas

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 11

After all their plans for Christmas go badly, the gang tries to cheer Fay up who is having her first Christmas without her husband.

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Miles Away (2)
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7.36
45 votes

#5 - Miles Away (2)

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 24

The unemployed staff members decide it would be a slap in the face to the network if they helped Jim and his team out. Miller wants to move into Murphy's office. Miles fills Lansing in on the state of things. Lansing offers advice to Miles, which he declines. Lansing concedes, FYI is back, complete with Jim; the network is going to let them run the tobacco story. Charles Kuralt takes over Jim's responsibilities at ICN. Impressed with Miles' hardball tactics, Lansing offers him a big job in New York City and he accepts.

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Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
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7.34
58 votes

#6 - Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?

Wings - Season 3 - Episode 2

Following Helen's damage to his office, Joe tries to get her to pay for the damages. When she refuses, Joe decides to sue her.

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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
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7.26
88 votes

#7 - Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 17

After a disastrous start to Valentine's Day, Joe and Helen agree to meet at their special place. Unfortunately, they each have a different idea as to where that is. Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations but all he can do is try and figure out what's wrong with her.

Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
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7.26
88 votes

#8 - Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered

Wings - Season 3 - Episode 9

With the airport shut down due to fog, the gang tries to find ways to pass the time which leads to Brian doing his hypnosis act on volunteers.

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
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7.22
65 votes

#9 - Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 7

Brian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video camera around the airport trying to capture something to submit to "America's Wackiest Videos" TV show.

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Sox and the Single Woman
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7.21
47 votes

#10 - Sox and the Single Woman

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 13

Miles manages to get an invitation to the White House for Murphy, but when she's driving back, she has another passenger in the car, Socks, the president's cat. Without knowing it yet, Murphy is braging at the bullpen on how great she behaved and how she monopolized Hillary. Frank shows up and tells them that the president's cat is missing, everybody thinks Murphy has something to do with it. Murphy is offended by their comments, she denies it and leave. Moments later she's back with something wrapped up in her coat. She tells Frank to her office and shows him Socks, soon after that the whole gang see it, and even though Murphy claims she's inocent, no one believe her. Miles says she must take the cat back. Murphy is afraid to do so, she things if they see her with the cat she'll be banned again from the White House. The next day, Murphy meets Miles at Phil's, she tells him she still has the cat, she's worried because the cat won't eat anything, and if there's anything worse than

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The Anchorman
star
7.13
45 votes

#11 - The Anchorman

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 17

Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.

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Altered States
star
7.13
45 votes

#12 - Altered States

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 1

With her marriage to Peter canceled, Murphy is skeptical at the sudden marriage of Miles and Corky.

My Movie With Louis
star
7.06
47 votes

#13 - My Movie With Louis

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 24

Despite the network's policy against it, Murphy decides to play a ""small, but pivotal role"" in director Louis Malle's new film. After getting the script, Murphy goes to the set to get changes made that will protect her ""journalistic integrity.""

Ship of Phil's
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7.04
47 votes

#14 - Ship of Phil's

Murphy Brown - Season 5 - Episode 24

Murphy and Phil play for high stakes during their annual poker cruise aboard his houseboat. Miles suffers from an overdose of seasick medication.

Frank Cuts Loose
star
7.02
45 votes

#15 - Frank Cuts Loose

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 7

FYI is moved out of its time slot to Saturday night, Frank goes upstairs to try to get the show moved back. Instead, he gets his big chance at being the lead anchor of the new magazine show that is taking the time slot. Then the network asks Murphy to interview him before their first show.

All the Life That's Fit to Print
star
7.00
47 votes

#16 - All the Life That's Fit to Print

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 8

Murphy has nightmares about what her colleagues will say about her when they are interviewed for a biography that she has authorized to be written.

All in the Family
star
6.98
48 votes

#17 - All in the Family

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 12

Corky and Miles decide to make their marriage official by having a real ceremony. The trouble begins when Nana Silverberg meets the Sherwood's and their differences of opinion are expressed after Corky finally tells her family about the fact they are already married.

The Good Nephew
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6.93
46 votes

#18 - The Good Nephew

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 21

Murphy is forced to hire Lansing's nephew as her new secretary. He proves to be the best one she's ever had, but only at the expense of the rest of the staff.

Dick and Dottie
star
6.93
46 votes

#19 - Dick and Dottie

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 11

Lansing wants Murphy to apologize publicly about a comment she made about a popular talk-show host. She tries, but things only get worse.

I Want My MTV-Jay
star
6.93
45 votes

#20 - I Want My MTV-Jay

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 16

While Lansing is in the hospital for a ""heart attack,"" he decides to bring youth and cute animals into the CBS schedule, this includes the addition of a former MTV veejay to FYI. Murphy likes the new anchor, but during a White House press conference, her politics come out.

Executive Decision
star
6.91
43 votes

#21 - Executive Decision

Murphy Brown - Season 9 - Episode 1

Andrew moves in as the executive producer and the staff moves him out. They try to interview replacements, but Andrew keeps getting in the way. Lansing makes a decision that puts the executive producer of a game show in charge of FYI and she lays down one of the rules of her game.

Prelude to a Kiss
star
6.89
45 votes

#22 - Prelude to a Kiss

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 9

Unbeknownst to Miles, Corky classifies a Saturday night dinner with him as a date. When he does find out, first he isn't interested, but then changes his mind.

Mama Miller
star
6.86
42 votes

#23 - Mama Miller

Murphy Brown - Season 9 - Episode 23

Miller's overbearing mother is going to write him off as her son since he is an idiot and not married yet. To impress her, Miller claims that he and Murphy are friends. Because Murphy is uncomfortable around Miller, his mother suspects they might be more than friends. Something he doesn't readily deny.

The Big Thaw
star
6.71
42 votes

#24 - The Big Thaw

Murphy Brown - Season 9 - Episode 14

When Kay and Murphy are the only ones to make it into the office during a snowstorm. Kay seizes the opportunity to get an evaluation of her performance. Instead, she gets Murphy giving her several examples of how she acted in a variety of situations.