The BEST episodes written by James Schmerer

A Simple Operation
star
7.90
21 votes

#1 - A Simple Operation

CHiPs - Season 4 - Episode 21

Getraer injures his eye in a motorcycle accident and ends up in the hospital. A hit man thinks Getraer saw his attack and plans to eliminate him.

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Forty Tons of Trouble
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7.90
29 votes

#2 - Forty Tons of Trouble

CHiPs - Season 4 - Episode 10

Jon, Ponch, and the gang try to stop a group of thieves that are stealing heavy equipment from an independent construction company owner.

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A String of Puppets
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7.88
16 votes

#3 - A String of Puppets

The Streets of San Francisco - Season 2 - Episode 19

Det. Keller goes undercover as an ex-con musician to bust a crooked parole officer and his ring of parolees.

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A Choice of Evils
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7.85
12 votes

#4 - A Choice of Evils

Mannix - Season 5 - Episode 9

Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.

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Every Time She Smiles
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7.70
360 votes

#5 - Every Time She Smiles

MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 16

MacGyver is on his way out of Bulgaria with a secret microfilm, when he meets Penny Parker, a beautiful, talkative American, who is on the run from her lover, a man named Stephan Frolov. She stashes some jewels on MacGyver, thus making him a suspect, and now MacGyver and Penny must flee Bulgaria together.

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Bio-Rhythms
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7.67
30 votes

#6 - Bio-Rhythms

CHiPs - Season 2 - Episode 19

A rival tries to take out a trucking company by any means necessary. Biorhythms are being charted to track highs and lows.

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Nightmares
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7.64
412 votes

#7 - Nightmares

MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 11

When MacGyver comes home with some important documents, he's drugged by enemy agents and told that he will die in six hours if he doesn't retrieve the documents for them. But MacGyver, using an old prisoner trick, escapes. Now the only problem is convincing someone that he's not just another drunk.

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Go-Cart Terror
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7.64
39 votes

#8 - Go-Cart Terror

CHiPs - Season 4 - Episode 1

The CHP pursues furniture thieves. Ponch and Jon prepare a go-cart team for competition while also trying to help one of its misguided members.

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Target MacGyver
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7.61
543 votes

#9 - Target MacGyver

MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 10

After blowing away a nuclear facility under the control of an aggressive world leader, MacGyver returns home for some peace and quiet, only to find his boss waiting for him. He advises MacGyver that a contract is out on his life and he needs to skip town for awhile.

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High Flyer
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7.60
40 votes

#10 - High Flyer

CHiPs - Season 2 - Episode 7

Ponch tries to get out of doing air patrol due to his fear of flying.

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High Octane
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7.60
40 votes

#11 - High Octane

CHiPs - Season 3 - Episode 4

While Ponch and Jon resolve a confrontation at a gas station, Grossie and Getraer come across an accident caused by an oil truck. This episode marks Sindy Cahill's last appearance.

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Jailbirds
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7.59
32 votes

#12 - Jailbirds

CHiPs - Season 3 - Episode 16

First Jon then Ponch get put in jail for contempt of court when they refuse to name their informant. Getraer gets the rest of the team searching through parking violations to prove the defendant was no stranger to the raided warehouse.

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Dynamite Alley
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7.55
29 votes

#13 - Dynamite Alley

CHiPs - Season 3 - Episode 24

Bonnie flips her cruiser on the way back from Bakersfield, and the only witness is a boy she talks to on the CB. Grossman is writing an article for Highway Patrol magazine about hallucinations experienced while driving.

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The Assassin
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7.43
331 votes

#14 - The Assassin

MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 22

Posing as a watchmaker who manufactures bomb timers, MacGyver manages to catch a master killer—Piedra—before he attempts an assassination on a high-profile target. However, Piedra isn't about to be stopped for long.

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Trick or Trick
star
7.43
49 votes

#15 - Trick or Trick

CHiPs - Season 2 - Episode 6

After stopping a speeding van carrying 13 black cats on Halloween, Ponch has an entire day of bad luck.

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The Heist
star
7.35
537 votes

#16 - The Heist

MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 5

When $60 million worth of stolen diamonds destined for a relief charity end up in the hands of casino owner Jack Catlin, MacGyver must head to the Virgin Islands to try and get them back. With the help of Chris Rhodes, a senator's daughter, MacGyver masterminds a plan to break into Catlin's vault and steal them back.

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The Bait
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7.25
55 votes

#17 - The Bait

Starsky & Hutch - Season 1 - Episode 9

Starsky and Hutch work undercover as snazzy-dressed drug dealing pimps in an operation to put a heroin-pushing syndicate out of business. They spring a young woman, arrested for unwillingly acting as a drug courier, from jail, and convince her to act as a lure in a bid to trap the elusive drug kingpin at the head of the syndicate...

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Hellfire
star
7.09
425 votes

#18 - Hellfire

MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 8

MacGyver visits some friends who are are drilling for oil. Their oil well catches fire and burns out of control. MacGyver is the only one who can stop the fire and save his friends' oil strike.

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Return / The Toughest Man Alive
star
7.00
37 votes

#19 - Return / The Toughest Man Alive

Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 8

In "Return" lovely Helena Marsh returns to Fantasy Island to proclaim her love for......Mr. Roarke. In "The Toughest Man Alive" an average man becomes a hero and saves the village from Captain Fisk.

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Death is a Four Letter Word
star
7.00
1 votes

#20 - Death is a Four Letter Word

T.J. Hooker - Season 5 - Episode 4

A 17-year-old girl is killed in a struggle during the filming of a porn movie, and when her dumped body is found, it turns out to be the niece of Hooker's colleague, Detective Max Brodsky. Hooker takes charge of the case, with Stacy going undercover as a potential porn star to get inside the production company; but Brodsky's obsession with nailing the killers himself jeopardises the whole investigation...

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The Collectors
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6.95
72 votes

#21 - The Collectors

Logan's Run - Season 1 - Episode 2

While Rem repairs the vehicle, Logan and Jessica go off looking for water.

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The Crying Child
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6.75
11 votes

#22 - The Crying Child

Starsky & Hutch - Season 3 - Episode 7

A school teacher, fearing loosing her job if her concerns are unfounded, asks Starsky and Hutch to look into a suspected case of child abuse surrounding a continually bruised six-year-old boy in her class. The pair are drawn into a disturbing case of domestic violence, but they most prove their concerns if they are to save the young boy from further abuse...

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The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance
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6.55
55 votes

#23 - The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance

Fantasy Island - Season 1 - Episode 7

In "The Funny Girl" a TV comedian wishes to become a nobody again and lead a simpler life. In "Butch and Sundance" two friends wish to become Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, for thrills and adventure.

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The Lido Girls
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6.50
2 votes

#24 - The Lido Girls

Vega$ - Season 2 - Episode 16

A trio of beauties become suspiciously good at the baccarat table. Another player at the table, Everett Mason (L.Q. Jones), wants in on their secret. As it turns out, so does aging French detective, Nicholas Rambeau.

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The Survivor
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6.26
350 votes

#25 - The Survivor

Star Trek: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 6

Patrolling near the Neutral Zone, the U.S.S. Enterprise finds a ship and rescues Carter Winston, a Federation citizen, financier, and philanthropist missing for 5 years. However, Winston turns out to really be a Vendorian, an alien species that can transform its shape at will. He is also allied with the Romulans.

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Image Of Fear
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5.00
2 votes

#26 - Image Of Fear

Hawaii Five-O - Season 12 - Episode 7

When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, events prove her case and an accomplice is revealed...

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The New Lion of Sonora (1)
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0.00
0 votes

#27 - The New Lion of Sonora (1)

The High Chaparral - Season 4 - Episode 14

Gilbert Roland guest stars as the surprise heir to the Montoya ranch in this special two-hour presentation. The sudden, peaceful passing of Don Sebastian Montoya brings his daughter Victoria, his son Manolito, John Cannon and Buck to the Montoya ranch to attend funeral services and to settle estate matters. All are amazed to learn the will leaves the vast Montoya holding to Don Sebastian's ne'er-do-well brother Don Domingo, a charming, irresponsible rascal currently living in Mexico City. Upon his return to the family home to claim his legacy, Domingo shocks the family by announcing he plans to sell the ranch and travel. A series of unexplained raids on his new-found cattle and property serves to uncover a little-known dimension of Don Domingo

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