The BEST episodes written by Howard Merrill

Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black
star
8.36
11 votes

#1 - Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 18

A famous jinx comes to town and meets a widow whose four husbands have all died mysteriously.

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The Brontosaurus Caper
star
8.33
6 votes

#2 - The Brontosaurus Caper

Petticoat Junction - Season 2 - Episode 34

Betty Jo has given up baseball to dedicate her life to science--or at least to her handsome new science teacher

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Captain Parmenter, One Man Army
star
8.30
10 votes

#3 - Captain Parmenter, One Man Army

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 26

The men learn that they are not legally enlisted so they leave and Wilton is forced to man the fort alone.

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I Was a Teenage Head Writer
star
8.06
65 votes

#4 - I Was a Teenage Head Writer

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2 - Episode 19

Thinking his own friends betrayed him in an argument with Mel over a sketch, Rob remembers his first day as the head writer of The Alan Brady Show.

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Go For Broke
star
7.86
14 votes

#5 - Go For Broke

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 20

Jane's cousin, an inventor, helps Parmenter win a poker game to replace the pension funds lost by O'Rourke.

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The Mayor of Hooterville
star
7.80
5 votes

#6 - The Mayor of Hooterville

Petticoat Junction - Season 2 - Episode 29

Uncle Joe thinks it's time Hooterville elected a mayor and he has an excellent candidate in mind: himself.

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Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy
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7.79
14 votes

#7 - Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 22

Agarn is chosen to test a bullet proof vest, but it is stolen when Fort Courage in infiltrated by spies.

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All About Eavesdropping
star
7.66
61 votes

#8 - All About Eavesdropping

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 5

While getting ready to go to Jerry and Millie's party, Rob and Laura overhear them on their kids' walkie talkies.

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Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy
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7.59
143 votes

#9 - Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy

Gilligan's Island - Season 1 - Episode 19

Gilligan discovers a jungle boy living on the island. He shows them a hole in the ground that causes objects to float, and the professor theorizes that it is expelling either helium or hydrogen. He immediately sets to work building a large balloon, with the hopes of carrying one of them back to civilization.

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Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride
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7.58
12 votes

#10 - Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride

The Love Boat - Season 3 - Episode 12

The crew plans a surprise birthday party for Julie. Isaac, Gopher and Doc try to keep her from getting suspicious by claiming that all of their secretive conversations are part of the "Brotherhood of the Sea," a clandestine organization that only accepts men. This infuriates Julie, who becomes determined to break down the gender barrier at any cost. She winds up ignoring a potential suitor while the guys try to distract her by putting her through an "initiation" process. A philandering man relies on his awkward but sweet assistant to keep his various girlfriends from learning about his activities. A young gymnast grows tired of the pressure placed on her by her overbearing father, who is determined to mold her into an Olympic champion. A lonely rich boy, travelling on the cruise alone, tries to encourage her to have some fun.

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Stakeout on Blue Mist Mountain
star
7.56
42 votes

#11 - Stakeout on Blue Mist Mountain

Get Smart - Season 1 - Episode 24

A horde of KAOS agents are taking flights to Washington. Each one carries a piece of a bomb which is meant to explode near an American base. Max and the Chief capture one of KAOS's agents and fool-force confidential information out of him. They end up in Blue Mist Mountain and it's up to 86 to dismantle the bomb before it goes off. All the help he has is Parker on the shoe-phone, a coin, and a very expensive tie.

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Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon is Missing
star
7.56
61 votes

#12 - Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon is Missing

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 2

O'Rourke plots to retrieve the cannon he loaned to the Hekawis for use in a festival.

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Johnny Eagle Eye
star
7.56
9 votes

#13 - Johnny Eagle Eye

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 30

O'Rourke expects to make money on a young Indian scout in the cavalry sharpshooting contest.

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Our Hero, What's His Name?
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7.38
39 votes

#14 - Our Hero, What's His Name?

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 17

Agarn boasts to a girl he's trying to impress that he killed Geronimo, so Geronimo comes after Agarn.

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Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops
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7.27
26 votes

#15 - Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops

F Troop - Season 1 - Episode 4

Agarn believes he is dying after his medical report is mixed up with that of his horse.

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Valley of the Shadow
star
7.06
16 votes

#16 - Valley of the Shadow

The Invaders - Season 2 - Episode 4

After an alien is captured in a small town, Vincent warns the townspeople, who assume their captive is a madman.

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My Two Show-Offs and Me
star
7.05
61 votes

#17 - My Two Show-Offs and Me

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 13

When a writer comes to do a piece on the Alan Brady Show, Rob is worried about how Buddy and Sally will act in front of her.

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The Two Faces of Rob
star
7.00
75 votes

#18 - The Two Faces of Rob

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2 - Episode 2

To prove a theory that a wife can't always recognize her husband on the phone, Rob call Laura and disguises his voice, but he becomes obsessed with whether she's playing along with the joke.

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Yellow Bird
star
6.99
69 votes

#19 - Yellow Bird

F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 7

The daughter of a mining tycoon, kidnapped and raised by Indians, takes a liking to Wilton.

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Goober's Replacement
star
6.92
24 votes

#20 - Goober's Replacement

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 28

Goober goes on vacation and can't find anyone to replace him at Wally's Gas Station. His new sweetheart, Flora, who used to work at the diner is now available to fill in for him. Business booms while he is gone and she ends up with Goober's job after he quits. Flora becomes obssessed with increasing business at the station and doesn't notice that Goober hasn't been able to find anything else. It takes Andy's country logic to make her realize that she needs to have her priorities straight and make sure her sweetheart is happy!

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Laura's Little Lie
star
6.65
68 votes

#21 - Laura's Little Lie

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 3

When Rob asks Laura to sign some insurance forms, Laura does everything she can to avoid signing, as Rob becomes more and more suspicious.

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A Singer in Town
star
6.60
19 votes

#22 - A Singer in Town

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 30

When a famous singer visits Mayberry, Aunt Bee and Clara see their ticket to stardom!

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Too Many Stars
star
6.37
64 votes

#23 - Too Many Stars

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 6

Rob is roped into directing another PTA show for Mrs. Billings.

Chip O' the Islands
star
6.00
3 votes

#24 - Chip O' the Islands

My Three Sons - Season 5 - Episode 32

Charley has a visit from an old Australian acquaintance who quickly fires the boys' imagination with tales of a paradise in the South pacific. The adults wonder if he is in fact an expert confidence trickster as he cheats Charley with an unexpected legacy that is responsible for a trip to the tropical island of Cocoa Fuji for Uncle Charley, Robbie and Chip.

The Return of Wrongo Starr
star
6.00
7 votes

#25 - The Return of Wrongo Starr

F Troop - Season 2 - Episode 14

Wrongo gets mixed up with a goat and some dynamite when Parmenter assigns him as a guard.

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It's a Shame She Married Me
star
5.88
65 votes

#26 - It's a Shame She Married Me

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2 - Episode 29

Rob gets envious when he learns that sponsor Jim Darling is an old beau of Laura's.

The Brave and the Backache
star
5.58
65 votes

#27 - The Brave and the Backache

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 20

Laura wonders why Rob never wants to go away on a romantic weekend with her.