The BEST episodes written by David Pollock
#1 - with Dinah Shore
The Carol Burnett Show - Season 10 - Episode 8
Business professionals (Carol and Harvey) discuss his marriage proposal in the style of a business meeting. Dinah Shore sings "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover". Tim's plays the oldest living butcher with Harvey as an impatient customer. "Went With The Wind," a "Gone With The Wind" spoof features Carol as Starlet O'Hara, Vicki as Sissy, Tim as Brashley Wilkes, Dinah as Melody, and Harvey as Capt. Rat Butler. A musical salute to New Orleans with "Basin Street Blues" as the centerpiece.
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#2 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
M*A*S*H - Season 11 - Episode 16
Hawkeye is sent to a mental hospital; a freak accident causes Father Mulcahy to lose his hearing; Margaret worries about her post-war plans; Charles run across a band of Chinese musicians; BJ is sent home, much to Hawkeye's dismay; Klinger decides to stay in Korea to marry Soon-Lee; a ceasefire is declared, ending the war.
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#3 - Operation: Lou
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 13
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
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#4 - Raj Goes to Press
What's Happening!! - Season 2 - Episode 4
When his articles are rejected from the school newspaper, an outraged Roger starts an underground paper that lands him in hot water.
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The Carol Burnett Show - Season 10 - Episode 17
Mrs. Wiggins (Carol) has a millionaire date (guest Rock Hudson) for lunch, but she wants to dump him; Steve Lawrence sings "You Take My Heart Away"; a husband-and-wife news team bicker while anchoring a newscast; and a salute to the music of composer Jule Styne including including "People", "Together", "Small World" and "Everything's Coming up Roses".
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#6 - What Do You Do When the Boss Says, “I Love You”?
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 20
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
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#7 - Daddy Mike
Growing Pains - Season 6 - Episode 4
Mike and his friend Eddie schemingly join "Parents Without Mates" to meet women.
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#10 - The Co-Producers
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 4 - Episode 18
Mary and Rhoda are given permission to develop a new show for WJM but their dreams begin to fade when they find out that the hosts will be Ted and Sue Ann, who both begin to interfere with their plans.
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#11 - No Laughing Matter
M*A*S*H - Season 9 - Episode 13
Hawkeye wagers that he can go a full day without a wisecrack, and Winchester finally confronts the major who exiled him to the 4077th. Charles: "I will not, even for a return to that pearl of the Orient, Tokyo, lie to protect you while destroying a friend's career."
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#12 - The Tooth Shall Set You Free
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 14
Charles has a serious toothache, but hates the thought of having anything done about it. The doctors suspect prejudice when an inordinate number of black casualties are brought in from a single unit, led by Major Weems.
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#14 - The Manuel Who Came to Dinner
Chico and the Man - Season 1 - Episode 12
A car is towed into Ed's garage and when this man comes to the garage, it turns out that this man was a Chicano friend of Ed's from the past.
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#15 - Blood Brothers
M*A*S*H - Season 9 - Episode 18
Hawkeye is overcome by the devotion of a terminally ill G.I., who has leukemia, for his critically wounded buddy, but he has trouble coming to terms with the fact that he can't cure the man. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy is worried about the impending visit of a Cardinal.
#17 - Run For the Money
M*A*S*H - Season 11 - Episode 9
When an Olympic runner assigned to the 4077th fails to materialize, Father Mulcahy must save the camp's honor in a high-stakes footrace against the 8063rd.
#18 - 'Twas the Day after Christmas
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 9
To boost post-yuletide morale on Dec 26, Potter has the officers and enlisted men change places for the day.
#19 - Where There's a Will, There's a War
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 16
Hawkeye goes to help at an aid station, and under heavy shelling he draws up a will, leaving various items to his friends at the 4077th.
#20 - The Red/White Blues
M*A*S*H - Season 9 - Episode 16
Colonel Potter nearly blows his stack when his well-intentioned colleagues mollycoddle him in order to lower his blood pressure.
#21 - Taking the Fifth
M*A*S*H - Season 9 - Episode 9
Hawkeye uses a bottle of vintage wine to lure unsuspecting nurses into his den; and Potter tries to secure a different sort of anesthetic when the army threatens to ban a painkiller.
#22 - Rumor at the Top
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 3
The latest scuttlebutt affects everyone's behavior when a visiting is rumored to be recruiting for a new M*A*S*H unit. The gang fears that the 4077th will be split up.
#23 - Cementing Relationships
M*A*S*H - Season 9 - Episode 3
A jilted Italian soldier, Corpsman Ignazio De Simone, is smitten by Margaret; Klinger pours a cement floor in the operating room to fight the spread of germs.
#24 - A Holy Mess
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 13
An AWOL soldier, Nick Gillis, seeks sanctuary in the mess tent, after Father Mulcahy's service. At the same time, a special Sunday brunch is due to be served, following the donation of some eggs to the camp by a grateful farmer.
#25 - Pressure Points
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 15
Potter sends for Sidney Freedman when he loses confidence in his surgical abilities, and Winchester loses patience with his bunkmates' sloppiness.
#26 - Foreign Affairs
M*A*S*H - Season 11 - Episode 3
The Army tries to get a North Korean pilot to defect, and Charles gets a rude shock when he falls for a French nurse with a Bohemian past.
#27 - Sons and Bowlers
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 19
After losing to the Marines once again, Colonel Potter wishes there was one sport the 4077th were any good at. When Klinger mentions he can bowl, the Colonel decides to have a bowling competition. Unfortunately, he and Klinger are the only 2 good bowlers in the camp, so BJ and Father Mulcahy are "recruited" to the team. Colonel Potter becomes obsessed with winning the game, and excludes Margaret from the team because she helped the team lose at softball. Then the 4077th team hear the Marines have got a "ringer" in their team after pulling some strings..... Meanwhile, Hawkeye finds out his father is in hospital and tries to speak to him over the phone, watched by Charles, who envies Hawkeye's close relationship with his father.
#28 - The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 15
Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for Mary, breaks off his engagement, and begins dating her again.
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#29 - Divorce Story
Growing Pains - Season 6 - Episode 12
Jason, happy to see his mother's second marriage crumbling, doesn't want to provide her with professional help.
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#30 - That's Show Biz
M*A*S*H - Season 10 - Episode 1
A touring USO show brings an unexpected touch of vaudeville to the 4077th when the star showgirl requires an emergency operation. And wouldn't you know, the comedian is Klinger's hero!
#31 - Who Knew?
M*A*S*H - Season 11 - Episode 5
Hawkeye volunteers to deliver the eulogy for a dead nurse that he briefly dated, and belatedly discovers her deep feelings for him.
#32 - U.N., the Night and the Music
M*A*S*H - Season 11 - Episode 10
A United Nations delegation tours the 4077th - a Swede, a Hindu, and a British officer - and each leaves a lasting effect on the men and women of the camp.
#33 - Hardball
One Day at a Time - Season 7 - Episode 20
Coach Max benches Alex after taking command of his baseball team.