The BEST episodes written by Jack Elinson
#1 - Florida Flips
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 1
Florida's strange behavior has everyone wondering what the problem might be.
#2 - J.J. Becomes a Man (1)
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 2
After his birthday party, J.J. is arrested on suspicion of robbing a liquor store.
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#3 - Springtime in the Ghetto
Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 10
When Michael brings a local wino home, Florida's chances of being named as having the cleanest apartment in the projects are dimmed.
#4 - Bringing Up Opie
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 32
After being scolded by Aunt Bee, Opie decides to run away from home -- a plan that quickly turns into a series of eye-opening, and sometimes dangerous, adventures for Opie and a scare for both Aunt Bee and Andy.
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#5 - J.J. Becomes a Man (2)
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 3
Desperate to raise bail to free J.J., the family considers taking money from a loan shark.
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#6 - The Houseguest
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 20
A childhood friend of James' arrives for a visit and quickly his gambling problem becomes an Evans family problem when two hoods show up looking for him to pay off a $5000 debt.
#7 - The Family Business
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 17
Realizing his mechanical skills, Florida suggests that James open a fix-it shop but when they go to the bank, they're turned down for a loan. This leads James to set up shop right in the apartment, despite a clause in the lease.
#8 - The Gang (1)
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 9
J.J. secretly has become a member of the Satan's Knights, a gang who are in the midst of a gang war with the Warlords. Two members and the leader of the Satan's Knights arrive at the Evan's home to escort a scared J.J. to a meeting place where the two gangs are to tangle. However, on the way there they run into James and Florida and a scuffle ensues leaving J.J. shot.
#9 - The Debutante Ball
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 18
J.J. is enchanted with his new girlfriend, Clarissa, and is all set to take her to a ritzy debutante ball. However, Clarissa has come to the Evans' apartment with some bad news, her parents won't let her go with J.J., citing that they think she's too good for him.
#10 - Come Blow Your Top
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 9
Sgt. Hacker bets Carter that he can't go 24 hours without losing his temper, and then enlists Gomer's aid to win his bet.
#11 - The Agent
The Facts of Life - Season 7 - Episode 16
Tootie and Blair give an aspiring comic a career boost by staging a performance attended by Jim McCawley, talent coordinator of "The Tonight Show."
#12 - The New Girl (2)
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 2
Mrs. Garrett bails the girls out of jail, but to avoid expulsion they must move in with her and work in the cafeteria.
#13 - Alcohol and Old Lace
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 17
Opie comes home talking about a "flower-making machine" owned by sisters Clarabelle and Jennifer Morrison, the spinsters who run the local flower shop. Andy and Barney do a little investigating -- and discover the contraption is actually a still and the kindly sisters are in the moonshine business!
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#14 - Barney and the Choir
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 20
Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't exactly harmonious to the other members of the group.
#15 - The Manhunt
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 2
Andy and his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife, offer to help track down an escaped convict, but the captain of the state police scoffs at the small-town sheriff's help.
#16 - Aunt Bee, the Swinger
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 4
Aunt Bee and a retired politician experience a very fast-paced relationship.
#17 - Praise the Führer and Pass the Ammunition
Hogan's Heroes - Season 2 - Episode 19
Hogan and his men are determined to create chaos during some staged war games a ruthless Nazi colonel has scheduled near Stalag 13. So what do you suppose would happen if the fake explosives planned for the exercises were somehow replaced with live ammunition?
#18 - Barney on the Rebound
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 5
After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con team and Andy must attempt to save the day.
#19 - Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 21
Aunt Bee is frustrated at always having to rely on other people (notably Andy) for a ride. When she sees a car that Goober is selling she decides to finally learn how to drive and by this car!
#20 - The New Housekeeper
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 1
Sheriff Andy Taylor and his young son Opie are in need of a new housekeeper. Andy's Aunt Bee looks like the perfect candidate and moves in, but her presence causes friction with Opie.
#21 - Sex and the Evans Family
Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 6
Florida tries to discover the owner of a dirty article that belongs to Thelma's boyfriend.
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#22 - My Son the Lover
Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 13
A popular girl wants J.J. to paint her portrait, but Florida and Thelma smell a rat.
#23 - The Inspector
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 26
When a state inspector arrives in Mayberry to check the jail and courthouse, Andy and Barney are shocked to discover he's a by-the-book stickler for rules and regulations. Things look shaky until Andy is able to demonstrate the "Mayberry way" of fighting crime.
#24 - Aunt Bee the Warden
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 23
With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own home. But when Aunt Bee takes charge as the "warden," Otis is soon howling to be locked up in the real jail!
#25 - Barney's Replacement
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 2
When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and quits the police force to become a vacuum-cleaner salesman.
#26 - The Foster Lady
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 27
In search of a "real person" for his Foster Furniture Polish, Mr. Foster thinks Aunt Bee has what it takes to make his t.v. commercials memorable.
#27 - Ellie Comes to Town
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 4
When Mayberry's local pharmacist falls ill, his niece Ellie Walker steps in as a temporary replacement -- and creates turmoil with the town's resident hypochondriac.
#28 - Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 4
Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover that the township apparently owes him close to $350,000!
#29 - Andy on Trial
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 29
A newspaper publishing mogul is ticketed for speeding and retaliates by sending an undercover reporter to Mayberry to dig up whatever dirt she can on Andy and his department.
#30 - The Guitar Player
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 3
A gifted guitar player (James Best) who has self-doubts about his musical talent gets a chance at stardom -- with a little push from Andy.
#31 - Those Gossipin' Men
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 15
Aunt Bee, accused by Andy of being a hopeless gossip, sets out to prove that the men of Mayberry are even bigger rumormongers than the women.
#32 - The Beauty Contest
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 16
The Mayberry town council wants to end the annual Founder's Day celebration with a beauty contest, with Andy chosen to pick the winner. The result is pandemonium as candidates of all shapes and sizes descend on the hapless "judge."
#33 - The Keeper of the Flame
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 14
Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn that the club meets in catches fire and burns to the ground.
#34 - The County Nurse
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 24
Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arrives in Mayberry to inoculate the citizenry.
#35 - Three's a Crowd
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 27
Andy's attempts to date county nurse Mary Simpson are constantly thwarted by an unwanted third wheel -- Barney -- who continually interferes with their courtship.
#36 - The Horse Trader
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 14
Andy performs some slick dealing with an antique dealer to get rid of the town's old worthless cannon. But when young Opie later mimics his father's shady deal to obtain a pair of roller skates, Andy has second thoughts about his own wheeling and dealing.
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#37 - Brian and Sylvia
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 16
Tootie and Natalie visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they show up in the middle of a fight between Sylvia and her husband Brian, who are an interracial couple: Sylvia has a job offer in New York and Brian is not too happy about moving.
#38 - Ellie for Council
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 10
It's a battle of the sexes when Ellie Walker decides to become the very first woman to run for a seat on the Mayberry city council -- and the town's horrified menfolk decide to sabotage her newfound political career.
#39 - The Cannon
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 11
The governor comes to town for founders day. The mobile state museum is brought to town for the event. Goober and Warren are supposed to guard the museum and end up firing the old Civil War cannon at two crooks who are attempting to burglarize the museum.
#40 - Cousin Virgil
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 30
When Barney's awkward cousin Virgil arrives from New Jersey, Barney attempts to put him to work -- but Virgil's earnest attempts to lend a helping hand create havoc at every turn.
#41 - The Manicurist
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 16
The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floyd's barbershop. But the women of Mayberry are less than enthusiastic about the situation.
#42 - Andy and the Woman Speeder
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 3
Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- Opie, Barney and Floyd the barber -- against a hapless Andy and his case.
#43 - The Gang (2)
Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 10
J.J. is recovering after being shot by Mad Dog, which only turned out to be a flesh wound. Meanwhile, a vengeful James presses charges against Mad Dog but a worried Florida is afraid James's anger will take over before the law does.
#44 - Gomer Untrains a Dog
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 2 - Episode 5
Gomer's chosen as companion of a new sentry dog -- and turns the guard dog into a pet.
#45 - The Weekend
Good Times - Season 3 - Episode 6
James and Florida celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in a cabin, but Florida can't stop worrying about the kids.
#46 - The Politicians
Good Times - Season 3 - Episode 9
The family members choose sides in the election for district alderman.
#47 - Cyrano Andy
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1 - Episode 22
Andy makes an earnest attempt at matchmaking to help Barney win the heart of his girlfriend, Thelma Lou. Things go fine at first -- until barney misinterprets Andy's efforts and thinks he's trying to steal her away!
#48 - The Perfect Female
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 8
When Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy, the two lovebirds hit it off -- but a skeet-shooting competition sets Andy's romantic record straight.
#49 - Wyatt Earp Rides Again
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6 - Episode 20
A wild west show comes to town featuring a wimpy man who is said to be related to Wyatt Earp.
#50 - The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 13
Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale) comes to Mayberry, determined to find a suitable wife. Andy and Barney are more than happy to help him with his search -- until Pruitt announces his choice: Barney's girlfriend, Thelma Lou!