The BEST episodes written by Jeff Stein
#1 - The Competition
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 16
Tired of George's smug face everytime he beats him at arm wrestling, Kevin becomes to determined to beat his father and has Mr. Belvedere coach him. Meanwhile, Heather begins dating the football jock who's been ordered to take ballet class by his coach. However, when he shows little interest in her, she begins to question his sexuality and he becomes convinced he's a homosexual.
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 21
Wesley becomes a mini-mogul when he organizes a company that goes around the neighborhood doing odd jobs. The company starts off small with just him and Miles as partners. However, when greed overwhelms Wesley, Miles splits leaving Wesley power hungry and taking advantage of his employees.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Deportation (2)
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 7
Following his arrest, Mr. Belvedere is held in jail pending bail. When he is released, Mr. Belvedere arrives at the Owens home to find another maid has taken his place. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere and the family try to come up with ways to keep him in the country and Wesley hatches a plan of his own by trying to find a woman who could marry Mr. Belvedere so he can get a green card.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Kevin's Older Woman
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 18
After a disasterous date, Kevin vows to give up women and he throws himself into his part-time job. However, one evening he meets an older woman whom he instantly becomes smitten with which leads to him losing his virginity. Later, his parents aren't exactly happy when they meet his girlfriend.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Initiation
Mr. Belvedere - Season 4 - Episode 1
Kevin has begun college and decides to join a fraternity. Part of his initiation includes, donning women's clothing bringing the worst looking girl to a frat party. Coincidentally, Kevin meets a girl whom he thinks fits the bill, but wants to spare her feelings. However, he finds himself trapped and hurting her feelings seems to be the only way out.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Hooky
Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 2
George and Wesley have resons for wanting to play hooky from work and school. When they discover one another sneaking around the house they decide to play hooky together and decide to go fishing. However, a last minute trip to the market gets them into trouble when they run into Mr. Belvedere and two armed robbers.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Inky
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 12
Wesley is heartbroken when his pet hamster, Inky, dies, so to cheer him up, George and Marsha buy him a dog. However, little do they know, Wesley has faked Inky's death for the sole purpose of getting the dog. Meanwhile, one bathroom in the Owens' household, has George and Marsha thinking of adding on to the house.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Reunion
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 8
George and Marsha have conflicting events. George has a high school reunion and Marsha has a convention in Atlantic City and both places have things about them that are a bit tempting, gambling for Marsha and for George it's an old flame he once had a crush on and who's eagerly fanning it now.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Counselor
Mr. Belvedere - Season 4 - Episode 20
Summer vacation has Heather taking summer classes, Kevin working overtime and Wesley going to a day camp. While at the camp, Wesley finds himself a victim when one of the counselors touches him inappropriately leaving Wesley feeling guilty and scared and unsure if he should keep it a ""secret"" like the couselor encourages him to.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Tornado
Mr. Belvedere - Season 2 - Episode 2
A tornado watch adds to the tension between George and Mr. Belvedere after Belvedere takes it upon himself to edit a story George is writing. Things reach a head when a tornado forces everyone in the basement and a pool contest begins between George and Belvedere.
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#11 - Landmark (3)
Barney Miller - Season 8 - Episode 22
Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - The Book
Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 19
Mr. Belvedere decides to try to capitalize on his years of living with the Owens family when he goes though his journals to use as references on a book that he's writing. Meanwhile, Kevin joins the pep squad in an attempt to meet girls.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Grandma
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 2
Heather and Angela are participating in an Adopt-a-Grandparent program at a retirement home and Wesley is talked into going with the prospect of squeezing some money out of and unsuspecting old person. However, Wesley makes quick friends with one woman in particular but he soon realizes she has Alzheimer's disease.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Pinball
Mr. Belvedere - Season 2 - Episode 10
George buys a pinball machine to recapture memories from his youth but quickly tires of it. However, Mr. Belvedere takes a liking to the machine and quickly becomes a pinball junkie and in the process begins to neglect his household duties. But when George sells the machine, Mr. Belvedere takes up a new residence, in the local arcade.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Wesley's Friend
Mr. Belvedere - Season 2 - Episode 16
When one of Wesley's friends is revealed to have AIDS, he is taken out of school due to the ignorance and uncertainty that many of the other children's parents share. This leads Wesley to shun his friend in fear of getting the disease himself.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - The Contract
Mr. Belvedere - Season 2 - Episode 6
On the night of his prom, Marsha has Kevin sign a contract promising that if he should drink, he should call home for a ride and George and Marsha would promise not hassle him. This leads Kevin to take the contract a bit too far and begins drinking all the time which is masking a deeper problem.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Jobless
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 13
Fired from his job, George finally decides to go down to the unemployment office, however, George quickly finds himself the community hero, when he saves a woman from a mugger. However, the media attention leads the Owens' financial situation to become public knowledge and the they find themselves swamped with gifts from the people in the community.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - The Apartment
Mr. Belvedere - Season 4 - Episode 18
One evening, Kevin brings home his date thinking he has the house to himself only to discover George and Marsha making out on the couch. Fed up with having no privacy, Kevin decides to move into an apartment of his own and advertises for a roommate. His ad is answered in the form of Mr. Belvedere.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - Pigskin
Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 4
Wesley is all set to join the football team but is in for a shock when the only girl on his team gets a position on the team while Wesley is a bench warmer. Wesley sets into motion a plan of sabatoge that uses her crush on Wesley to his advantage. Meanwhile, Heather and Angela try to find an act for a talent show.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - Black Widow
Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 9
George is offered a guest appearance on a local talk show and the host, Barbara Collins, becomes smitten with him. Later, Geroge learns of her reputation which just may threaten his marriage. Meanwhile, a makeover from Heather has Wesley becoming a slave to fashion.
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#21 - Chinatown (2)
Barney Miller - Season 8 - Episode 12
Unless he confesses soon, Harris and Dietrich's unwilling roommate may witness another murder. Meanwhile, harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon.
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#22 - The Inventor
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 21
The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a felon that Wojo has forgotten; an inventor steals the plans for his own creation.
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#23 - The Slave
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 5
Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - The Outcasts
Mr. Belvedere - Season 1 - Episode 2
When Wesley and three other classmates are not invited to a fellow classmates party, Mr. Belvedere suggests that he throw a party of his own. However, during his party Wesley gets a belated invitation and walks out on his guests and then is ridden with guilt later. Meanwhile, Kevin prepares for a ski trip.
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#25 - Double Downer
The King of Queens - Season 4 - Episode 14
Carrie has decided that she and Doug don't spend enough time celebrating the good things in their relationship, and plans a night of romance in honor of the anniversary of their first date. It happens to be on the same weekend that Deacon has planned a group trip to Atlantic City, and he wants Doug and Carrie to join he and Kelly and some buddies from work. But while checking in to the hotel, Doug and Carrie find out that everyone in the group has cancelled and the only person joining them is Doug's boss, O'Boyle. Deacon shows up later that weekend and confesses that after he and Kelly got into a fight, she packed up the kids and left him.
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#26 - Vanished (1)
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 13
Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo.
Watch Now:Amazon#27 - Speechless
Mr. Belvedere - Season 2 - Episode 12
When George learns that he is the winner of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh Man of the Year Award he is thrilled. That is, until he learns he must give a speech, something he's terrified of doing. Meanwhile, a project in one of his classes has Kevin married to a nice girl but he's resistant to being seen with her in public.
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#28 - Riot
Barney Miller - Season 7 - Episode 19
Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.
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#29 - The Judge
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 9
A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling; a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas.
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#30 - Guns
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 16
Wojo fears that a despondent Luger is planning to do himself in; a man seeking to reclaim his television set robs the police vault; a rash of bizarre robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector.
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#31 - The Child Stealers
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 15
A self-proclaimed time traveler tells Harris to fine tune his stock portfolio; Marty's divrorced gentleman friend Mr. Driscoll attempts to reclaim his son by abducting him from the playground.
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#32 - Chinatown (1)
Barney Miller - Season 8 - Episode 11
A murder witness is uncooperative, so he, Harris and Dietrich are forced to share an apartment in seclusion until he talks; Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim.
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#33 - The Bird
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 7
Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop.
Watch Now:Amazon#34 - Deportation (1)
Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 - Episode 6
Wesley is all excited about getting a dog, however, first he must do well on his history exam. When he gets an A, Wesley feels pangs of guilt and confides in Mr. Belvedere that he really cheated. Later, Wesley feels betrayed when Mr. Belvedere tells George and Marsha the truth and to get revenge calls the INS who promptly stops by and arrests Mr. Belvedere who does not have a green card.
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#35 - Fog
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 22
Barney is down in the dumps when he is passed over again for deputy inspector
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#36 - The Desk
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 8
A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as "The Prisoner," was a renowned acting teacher.
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#37 - Homicide (2)
Barney Miller - Season 7 - Episode 2
Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
Watch Now:Amazon#38 - Stranger in the Night
Mr. Belvedere - Season 1 - Episode 1
The ad that Marsha has placed seeking a housekeeper is answered by Mr. Belvedere who finds himself needing to adjust to suburban life as well as the Owens needing to adjust to having Mr. Belvedere around. Meanwhile, Wesley's hamster has gotten loose somewhere in the house, Heather's boyfriend is pressuring her into a more serious relationship, and Kevin brings home a bad report card.
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#39 - All That Chazz
Ned and Stacey - Season 2 - Episode 20
Stacey and Ned are working on the final paperwork for the divorce and they're having a good time, playing silly physical games with each other just like lovers would. To delay the final signing, Ned tells Stacey he has an important date the next day. At the muffin shop, the dimwit Chazz asks Stacey to go out. She accepts. After a trip to the IMAX theatre where Chazz indulges in his usual moronics like falling out of his seat, Stacey is ready to call it a night. She grants him a goodnight kiss, though, and finds out that she likes it very much. In fact, the next day at the muffin shop, a breathless Stacey is telling an incredulous Amanda that Chazz is the greatest lover she could ever imagine. Ned confides to Eric that he's troubled by the feelings he now has for Stacey. Back home, Ned tries to recreate their good time of a couple of days before to stop Stacey from going back out with Chazz. It doesn't work, and Ned ridicules Chazz, asking if he's really the man she wants to spend her l
Watch Now:Amazon#40 - Gorgeous George
Mr. Belvedere - Season 1 - Episode 4
George takes Mr. Belvedere and Wesley to a wrestling match where a spectator, Max "Meat Grinder" Maxwell, picks a fight with George, which ends with Mr. Belvedere defending George. Dealing with a bruised ego, George becomes impotent and wanting to feel like a man, he buys a motorcycle. Meanwhile, taking a cue from Mr. Belvedere, Wesley begins to get in fights at school.
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#41 - The Psychic
Barney Miller - Season 7 - Episode 11
An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.
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#42 - Dietrich's Arrest (1)
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 18
A lottery winner dispenses of the prize money by tossing it out a window; Sgt. Dietrich is arrested for his off-duty participation at an anti-nuclear rally; Barney discovers he can't afford his condo-converted apartment.
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#43 - Strip Joint
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 6
A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.
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#44 - Inquiry
Barney Miller - Season 8 - Episode 16
Internal Affairs is called in when a charge of excessive force is leveled against Wojo; an angry parent takes action when his child is declined admission into an exclusive kindergarten.
#45 - Movie (2)
Barney Miller - Season 7 - Episode 10
A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.
#46 - Rachel
Barney Miller - Season 7 - Episode 14
Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.
#47 - People's Court
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 12
Weary of an uncooperative populace, a census taker goes to drastic measures to make a head count; beleaguered apartment dwellers band together and capture a burglar.
#48 - Vanished (2)
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 14
Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.
#49 - Dietrich's Arrest (2)
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 19
Harris gets the unenviable task of booking his colleague Dietrich, whose arrest prompts a visit from Internal Affairs; meanwhile, a nuclear engineer is brought in for dousing the participants with atomic water.
#50 - Liquidation
Barney Miller - Season 7 - Episode 22
Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay off his lawsuit.