The BEST episodes written by Howard Merrill
#1 - 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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#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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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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#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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#10 - 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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#11 - 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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#13 - 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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#23 - Too Many Stars
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 6
Rob is roped into directing another PTA show for Mrs. Billings.
#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.
#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.
#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.