The BEST episodes written by Budd Grossman
#1 - Chrissy's Cousin
Three's Company - Season 5 - Episode 7
Chrissy's clumsy cousin Cindy moves into the apartment.
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#2 - Jack's Double Date
Three's Company - Season 7 - Episode 17
Janet and Terri bet Jack that he can't go without women for a week, but the temptation of a new flame gives him little chance to collect.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 4 - Episode 1
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have a Chinese girl that is staying with them while Mr. Wilson is interviewing the girls father for a magazine article.
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#4 - Love and Marriage
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 7
Tired of living with her mother and stepfather and wanting a father figure for Phillip, Carol decides to propose marriage to a man she doesn't love. Meanwhile, married life doesn't seem to be all what it's cracked up to be for Maude and Walter who's argument leads to destruction in the kitchen.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 4 - Episode 22
Mr. Wilson is convinced that he is allergic to Dennis because he sneezes every time Dennis is around. It is later discovered that it was only the hair tonic that Dennis had been using what was causing Mr. Wilson's allergies.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 4 - Episode 24
Mr. Wilson enters a contest that requires having children, so he passes Dennis and his friends off as his kids.
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#7 - Florida's Problem
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 18
Florida is backed into a corner by her chauvinistic husband, Henry, who has picked up a second job and orders her to quit her housekeeping job at the Findlays home. Soon it begins to cause problems for Maude and Walter as Walter takes Henry's side and Maude takes Florida's.
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#8 - Maude and the Radical
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 5
Maude throws a fund raising party for a black militant leader and invites rich white liberals but doesn't tell them it is a fund raising party. Meanwhile, Maude does her best to get a black couple to attend the party but must settle for a disguised Florida. Arthur doesn't help the situation either after prescribing tranquilers to Maude who during the party mixes them with alcohol.
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#10 - Doctor, Doctor
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 2
Carol and Maude thinks it's cute when they discover a curious Phillip playing doctor with Arthur's equally curious granddaughter. However, the prudish Arthur insists that Phillip be severely punished which leads to a debate between Maude, Cariol and Arthur over morals.
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#11 - Carol's Problem (a.k.a.) The Wedding Gift
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 12
As their impending nuptials draw near, Maude decides to give Carol and Chris their wedding gift early. They are both certainly surprised to find out that Maude has put a down payment on a house for them but the even bigger surprise is that the house is located right across the street. Immediately this sparks family tension between mother and daughter and future husband and wife.
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#12 - The Wallet
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 17
Maude finds a wallet on the street that belongs to a man, known for his infidelities. After Walter declares a wallet is a place of privacy for all men, she snoops into his wallet. This triggers a series of mistaken identities when she confronts a woman, Norma, whom she thinks is carrying on an affair with Walter.
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#13 - Phillip's Problem
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 23
Maude's grandson Phillip has been behaving horribly lately and Carol does not know what to do with him. Walter quickly suggests giving him a good old fashioned spanking, but Maude is vehemently against it. However, she begins to change her mind when Carol and Chris leave for a weekend getaway.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 4 - Episode 31
Mr. Wilson takes in a stray dog he believes is worth a 100 dollar reward.
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#15 - Jack Goes to the Dentist
Three's Company - Season 7 - Episode 2
When Jack's dentist is dumped by Terri, Jack may have to pay the price.
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#16 - Dinner at Eight
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 7 - Episode 17
With Aunt Bee off visiting relatives and Opie away on a Scout trip, Andy is home alone. He is ready to spend a relaxing evening when Goober arrives to keep him company. He insists on making his special spaghetti recipe. Andy gives in, eats heartily, and then is reminded by Goober of an invitation to Howard's for dinner. Andy goes to see Howard, who did not actually invite Andy at all. They still whip up some spaghetti and eat, but then Andy realizes dinner was at Helen's. He rushes over, but is in hot water for being late so he must endure another dinner of spaghetti.
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#18 - The Double Standard
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 8
Carol and her boyfriend, Chris return from a camping trip and Maude voices her old fashioned morals to Carol when he stays over and the question becomes where should he sleep, in Carol's room or in the guest room. Later, Carol and Chris make an exciting announcement, they're engaged.
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#19 - The Social Worker
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 2
Arnold's eavesdropping leads to trouble when a misunderstanding causes Willis and him to think that Mr. Drummond no longer wants them around; he has heard Drummond tell a social worker that "black children belong with black families."
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#20 - Maude's Reunion
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 11
Maude pulls out all her high school memorabilia as she awaits the arrival of an old school friend, Phyllis Nash, who was nicknamed both "Bunny" because of an overbite and "Mousie" because of her looks. However, Maude is stunned and becomes envious when she discovers Phyllis is now a beauty with a career to match.
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#21 - The Brunch
Three's Company - Season 7 - Episode 9
A Sunday brunch is held at Jack's Bistro to prove to a pastor that the restaurant is not a den of iniquity.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 3 - Episode 19
Mr. Wilson gives Dennis a Gold watch in his will. Soon after that Mr. Wilson begins to feel old and is convinced that he has short time to live.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 3 - Episode 35
Dennis is all set for a big day. He is scheduled to have a fight with Gifford - the school bully.
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#25 - A Night Not to Remember
Three's Company - Season 7 - Episode 1
Jack and Janet end up in the same bed, and Jack doesn't even remember how he got there.
#26 - Janet Wigs Out
Three's Company - Season 6 - Episode 24
Janet's blond wig has changed not only her looks but her personality as well.
#27 - Gilligan's Mother-in-Law
Gilligan's Island - Season 2 - Episode 1
A native family from another island comes seeking a husband for their lovely, large, robust daughter.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 2 - Episode 35
Mr. Wilson gets a fortune cookie that reads "beware of tomorrow" and is convinced that the fortune will come true.
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#30 - The Charming Stranger
Three's Company - Season 8 - Episode 11
The trio comes to believe that their mysterious British neighbor is a wanted thief and murderer.
#31 - Man with a Net
Gilligan's Island - Season 3 - Episode 7
Lord Beasley Waterford, a famous butterfly collector, lands on the island searching for the world's rarest butterfly, the pussycat swallowtail. While he vows that he will not leave the island until he has found his prey, the castaways eagerly try everything to persuade him to fire his flare gun early. He (like all of the other visitors to the island) leaves without sending help.
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#32 - The Lie
Small Wonder - Season 1 - Episode 7
Jamie learns the value of consistent honesty when he can't convince his parents that he's not responsible for breaking a teapot.
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#33 - Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?
Gilligan's Island - Season 2 - Episode 26
The radio reports that Mr. Howell has been rescued and is spending all of his money. Obviously, there is an imposter! The real Mr. Howell is frantic, and offers a reward to the person who can come up with a plan to get him back to civilization. Meanwhile, the imposter falls off a luxury liner and ends up stranded on (you guessed it!) Gilligan's Island. There the imposter conks Mr. Howell on the head with a coconut, changes clothes with him, and attempts to continue his masquerade as the millionaire.
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#34 - Dying to Meet You
Three's Company - Season 5 - Episode 20
Jack fakes his own death to avoid a barroom tough who is bent on killing him.
#35 - Allergy Time
Gilligan's Island - Season 2 - Episode 28
The Skipper begins to itch and sneeze whenever he is around Gilligan. Soon all of the Castaways appear to be allergic to him. The Professor develops a vaccine, but it doesn't seem to work. It turns out that everyone is allergic to the papaya oil used in Gilligan's hair tonic.
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#36 - Walter's Holiday
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 3
Walter declares the day "National I Love You Day" and gives gifts to one and all and plans to spend a romantic day with Maude. However, when a weepy, newly-divorced Vivian comes over for consolation from Maude, Walter's romantic plans get pushed aside and he takes refuge at the gym with Arthur.
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#38 - First Editions
Dennis the Menace - Season 4 - Episode 36
When Dennis takes his comic books over to show Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wilson writes an important phone number on one of the comics, So when Dennis leaves and takes his comic books Mr. Wilson spends all day looking for the comic book he wrote the phone number on.
#39 - Retrospective (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 9
Life in the household is recalled in clips from early episodes.
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#40 - Walter's Heart Attack
Maude - Season 3 - Episode 3
Walter is late for a special dinner with Maude because he is trying to stop his book keeper from committing suicide. However, while he is there, Walter has a heart attack and he ends up having much more than his health to worry about, when Maude discovers where he was.
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#41 - Retrospective (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 8
Mr. Drummond and family gather around their Christmas tree and recall the many humorous incidents that the family has shared since Arnold and Willis moved in. This special one-hour episode features highlights from previous shows.
#42 - Aunt Emma Visits the Wilsons
Dennis the Menace - Season 4 - Episode 38
When Mr. Wilson's Aunt Emma pays a visit she takes an instant liking to Dennis, causing Mr. Wilson to fear she will make Dennis her heir.
#43 - The School Play
Dennis the Menace - Season 3 - Episode 6
Dennis' school is putting on a play which Mr. Wilson ends up being in (not by choice) because him and Tommy (who is also in the play) get handcuffed together before the play starts.
#44 - The Runaway
Maude - Season 2 - Episode 24
Francie Potter, the teenage house-guest from the ghetto returns again, this time asking for money to run away from home. In a plot with her boyfriend, Francie worms her way into Maude's wallet using a bogus story about her drunken father who abuses her and she now want to escape to become a rock and roll star.
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Dennis the Menace - Season 2 - Episode 19
Dennis accidentally knocks over a bottle which fumigates the Wilsons' house, so the Wilsons stay at the Mitchells' for the night, Mr. Wilson sharing a bed with Dennis. Mr. Wilson walks in his sleep.
#46 - A Matter of Money
Three's a Crowd - Season 1 - Episode 7
The police try to identify the source of counterfeit money passed at Jack's restaurant.
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#47 - Opie's Girlfriend
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 7 - Episode 1
Helen's niece comes for a visit and proves to be both very pretty and very talented in athletics. Trouble is that she beats Opie in almost every sport there is. She actually really likes Opie as a BOY and needs her Aunt Helen to help her to get Opie to like her.
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