The BEST episodes written by Jerry Mayer

The Christmas Show
star
8.57
7 votes

#1 - The Christmas Show

The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 12

The holidays bring joy to the girls when they all plan on going home for Christmas but when Jo's mother temporarily moves to Miami, Jo is stuck in Peekskill.

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Let's Party!
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8.30
10 votes

#2 - Let's Party!

The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 16

Tootie is excited about the impending visit of her brother Marshall, however is stay becomes one of fear when he invites the girls to a college party where beer is being served. After the party, a drunk Marshall, insisting that he isn't drunk, offers to drive Blair, Natalie and Tootie home. However, their trip home is interrupted by an accident.

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Christmas in the Big House
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8.27
15 votes

#3 - Christmas in the Big House

The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 13

For the Christmas season, Blair and some of her snobby friends plan on putting on a Christmas show at a home for boys. Her Christmas spirit quickly changes when she discovers that the home for boys is really a home for convicts.

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A Royal Pain
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8.00
12 votes

#4 - A Royal Pain

The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 12

A new student arrives at Eastland claiming to be a royal princess. All seems to go okay, but then Tootie catches her with a boy. Since it is against the rules to have an uninvited guest, Tootie starts to become suspicious.

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The Halloween Show
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8.00
11 votes

#5 - The Halloween Show

The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 6

A strange man tells the girls that years ago a murder occurred in the shop. Later, when the girls see Mrs. Garret with a knife they assume that she's possessed by the murderer's spirit and is out to get them.

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Mother and Daughter
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8.00
10 votes

#6 - Mother and Daughter

The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 21

Tootie's mother comes to Eastland for a visit, and the fact that Tootie doesn't communicate with her mother becomes apparent. Her mother quickly realizes there are many things she doesn't know about her daughter and wants to have an open relationship with Tootie but will Tootie allow that?

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It's Lonely at the Top
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8.00
9 votes

#7 - It's Lonely at the Top

The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 24

With Mrs. Garrett out of town, Blair wants to be in charge of the shop so a reluctant Jo, Natalie and Tootie step aside and let her. Quickly Blair's handling of a competitor food shop goes awry.

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Samantha's Da Vinci Dilemma
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7.91
128 votes

#8 - Samantha's Da Vinci Dilemma

Bewitched - Season 4 - Episode 17

Samantha needs help painting her house, and Aunt Clara conjures up the most famous painter of all time, Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci is mad when he learns that his famous Mona Lisa painting will be used in Darrin's campaign to sell toothpaste. Samantha then gets him to create another best-selling idea.

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I Want to Be Alone
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7.81
83 votes

#9 - I Want to Be Alone

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 11

Bob decides that for his own mental well-being, he needs some peace and quiet. He moves into a hotel room by himself, leaving a confused Howard Borden thinking that Bob and Emily have split up.

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The Ringbanger
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7.77
778 votes

#10 - The Ringbanger

M*A*S*H - Season 1 - Episode 16

Hawkeye and Trapper operate on a famous Colonel - after discovering that he is particularly ruthless about sacrificing his men, they come up with a scheme to get him sent back to the states with a little unwitting help from Frank, Margaret, and a drunk Henry.

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Hi There, Sports Fans
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7.71
22 votes

#11 - Hi There, Sports Fans

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 4 - Episode 5

When Mary asks Lou for more responsibility in the newsroom, he assigns her the task of hiring a new sportscaster, but first she must fire the old one.

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Slices of Life
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7.70
10 votes

#12 - Slices of Life

The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 2

Jo begins a pizza business with her mom's secret pizza recipe that has everyone's mouths watering, including a fraternity house that buys pizzas in bulk. However, the business begins running Jo and her workers, Natalie and Tootie ragged which leads Jo to make a business decision on how to make pizzas faster and cheaper.

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Gloria's Pregnancy
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7.69
158 votes

#13 - Gloria's Pregnancy

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 6

Archie hits the roof when he learns Gloria is pregnant and unemployed college student Mike has no means to support his soon-to-be child. But just as he's changing his tune, Archie learns that Gloria became suddenly ill and suffered a miscarriage.

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One Touch of Midas
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7.66
88 votes

#14 - One Touch of Midas

Bewitched - Season 5 - Episode 17

Endora creates a toy called the Fuzz, a toy that has the power to charm people. Darrin presents this idea to Larry and the Fuzz charms Darrin to the tune of a million dollars. Samantha is worried about Darrin when he tells her that he will finally give her and Tabitha everything they could possibly want. Endora removes the spell and Samantha tells Darrin that as long as she and Tabitha love Darrin, that is worth a lot more than money.

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The First and Last Supper
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7.65
163 votes

#15 - The First and Last Supper

All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 13

The Jeffersons come to dinner at the Bunkers' without racist husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.

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Help from Home
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7.64
14 votes

#16 - Help from Home

The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 21

Jo has been accepted at Langley College along with Blair but doesn't tell anyone that she has since she doesn't plan on going due to her and her parents financial situation. However, when she takes a trip home for the weekend, she learns that her entire family found out the truth and are now counting on her to do well.

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From Russia with Love
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7.64
11 votes

#17 - From Russia with Love

The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 8

Natalie's romantic escapade is cancelled when her meddling grandmother drops in unexpectedly.

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The Gray Flannel Shrink
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7.62
25 votes

#18 - The Gray Flannel Shrink

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 3 - Episode 6

Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon learns that it's possible for a man in the corporate world to do his job too well.

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For the Good of the Outfit
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7.60
704 votes

#19 - For the Good of the Outfit

M*A*S*H - Season 2 - Episode 4

Hawkeye and Trapper want the army to admit responsibility for the accidental bombing of a local village. They fill out a report and Major Stoner arrives to investigate, and leaves with all the evidence. When the story is released it claims that the enemy bombed the village, and the army tries to gag the doctors. But, thinking there could be a medal in it for him, Frank has also put a report together, with copies of all the evidence, including shell fragments, so the army comes clean.

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Samantha's Secret Saucer
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7.60
102 votes

#20 - Samantha's Secret Saucer

Bewitched - Season 4 - Episode 30

Aunt Clara turns a toy spaceship into a real one, with real aliens! Gladys sees this and reports it to the air force. Aunt Clara then zaps the spaceship back to where it belongs before Gladys comes back with the UFO officials.

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The Way We Were (1)
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7.55
11 votes

#21 - The Way We Were (1)

The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 25

Another school year has come to an end and all the girls are preparing or their summer vacation. They each reminisce about the last six years they have spent together (via flashbacks). However, leaving one another on good terms is something that may not happen when an accident causes yet another rift between Jo and Blair.

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Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
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7.47
14 votes

#22 - Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 5 - Episode 24

Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter
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7.41
44 votes

#23 - Like Mother, Like Daughter

The Facts of Life - Season 1 - Episode 2

It's Parents' Night at Eastland and Blair's sophisticated but flirtatious mother arrives. When her mother then gets involved with a married man, Blair confronts her mother and expresses her outrage.

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My Wife Belongs to Daddy
star
7.40
47 votes

#24 - My Wife Belongs to Daddy

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 2 - Episode 13

Emily's parents pay a surprise visit that makes Bob terribly uncomfortable. Emily's father is gregarious, well-traveled, a war hero, an outdoors man... in short, everything that Bob isn't.

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Samantha's Pet Warlock
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7.39
54 votes

#25 - Samantha's Pet Warlock

Bewitched - Season 7 - Episode 9

Deja Vu! A warlock named Ashley comes to free Samantha from her mortal life and he ends up turning into an unusual dog. Samantha sees through his wet-nosed charade and wants him to help Darrin with his dog food account.

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Dream Marriage
star
7.38
8 votes

#26 - Dream Marriage

The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 20

A marriage proposal from Blair's boyfriend prompts her to begin dreaming about the future for herself and her friends.

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Flash Flood
star
7.33
21 votes

#27 - Flash Flood

The Facts of Life - Season 1 - Episode 9

A flood prompts Blair and Tootie to race out to the stables to save some animals. However, the dam breaks and Blair and Tootie are in danger of being washed away. Mr. Bradley comes to the rescue, causing Blair to develop a crush on him.

Dope
star
7.33
12 votes

#28 - Dope

The Facts of Life - Season 1 - Episode 13

Blair and Sue Ann befriend two new girls, who pressure them to try marijuana.

Emily in for Carol
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7.29
49 votes

#29 - Emily in for Carol

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 2 - Episode 5

With Carol on vacation, Emily is elected to fill in as the receptionist. Everyone loves the idea except Bob.

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Just a Kid Again
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7.26
88 votes

#30 - Just a Kid Again

Bewitched - Season 6 - Episode 23

A store clerk named Bates wishes that he was a child again. Tabitha makes his wish come true when it actually happens. When Samantha finds out, she makes Tabitha take the spell off of him, but he likes being a kid. Then, Bates finds out that his girlfriend is about to go out with her boss, and proves his love for her by kicking her boss. He decides that he doesn't want to be a kid anymore, and the spell is broken.

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The Phrase Is Familiar
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7.26
90 votes

#31 - The Phrase Is Familiar

Bewitched - Season 6 - Episode 17

Darrin is hexed by Endora yet again, this time everything he says comes out as a popular cliche.

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The Way We Were (2)
star
7.25
8 votes

#32 - The Way We Were (2)

The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 26

Flashbacks and memories of the past continue as the girls finish getting ready for their summer vacations. However, saying goodbye to one another appears to be easy for all them especially since fights are brewing between Blair and Jo and Natalie and Tootie.

Come Live with Me
star
7.21
89 votes

#33 - Come Live with Me

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 6

Carol tries to get Bob to approve her moving in with her new boyfriend Roger, who has just separated from his wife. Bob refuses, telling her she will have to make her own decision.

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Serve for Daylight
star
7.20
49 votes

#34 - Serve for Daylight

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 3 - Episode 14

Bob thinks his chances of winning a doctor's tennis tournament are pretty good until he learns that his doubles partner will be Emily.

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Emily Hits the Ceiling
star
7.20
20 votes

#35 - Emily Hits the Ceiling

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 3 - Episode 23

Emily agrees to help operate a children's summer camp and tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors.

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Teenage Marriage (Part 2)
star
7.17
18 votes

#36 - Teenage Marriage (Part 2)

The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 8

Jo is unsure about Eddie's marriage proposal but finally decides to accept, despite the feelings of Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie and Tootie.

Life is a Hamburger
star
7.17
53 votes

#37 - Life is a Hamburger

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 3 - Episode 10

Carol's announcement that she's going to marry Don Fesler an unpublished poet with bad feet brings negative reactions from her friends.

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Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
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7.16
74 votes

#38 - Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 24

Recovering from another broken romance, Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at his apartment. Bob soon comes to regret his kindness.

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Teenage Marriage (Part 1)
star
7.15
20 votes

#39 - Teenage Marriage (Part 1)

The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 7

Jo's boyfriend, Eddie, surprises her by making a sudden visit to Peekskill, but she gets even more of a surprise when he proposes marriage.

The Secret
star
7.12
17 votes

#40 - The Secret

The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 12

Jo learns that her jailbird father is getting paroled and that he would like to attend her awards ceremony. But Jo tries to keep her father from attending and wants to hide the fact that her dad is an ex-convict.

The Academy
star
7.07
14 votes

#41 - The Academy

The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 22

Jo fixes a friend up with Blair, but Blair thinks the military-school student dates wealthy women, such as Gloria Vanderbilt's daughter.

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A Pound of Flesh
star
7.06
46 votes

#42 - A Pound of Flesh

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 3 - Episode 19

Bob and Jerry have a falling-out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle.

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Overachieving
star
7.00
24 votes

#43 - Overachieving

The Facts of Life - Season 1 - Episode 5

Tootie's father visits but doesn't like Tootie's activities, blaming Mrs. Garrett as a bad influence. Mr. Ramsey moves to have Tootie pulled out of Eastland but then has a change of heart.

The Facts of Love
star
7.00
18 votes

#44 - The Facts of Love

The Facts of Life - Season 1 - Episode 8

Mrs. Garrett teaches a sex-education class, but her approach clashes with Mr. Bradley's more conservative ideas. Blair takes the ideas from class and experiments with her latest boyfriend, Steve.

The New Girl (Part 1)
star
6.88
56 votes

#45 - The New Girl (Part 1)

The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 1

The new school year brings a new student, Jo, a tough girl who hotwires the school van and takes off to a bar with Blair, Natalie and Tootie to meet guys. However, one of the guys they meet happens to be an undercover police officer who hauls them off to jail.

Kids Can Be Cruel
star
6.67
12 votes

#46 - Kids Can Be Cruel

The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 20

Natalie becomes furious with Blair when Blair discloses Natalie's interest in a boy.

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The Big Fight
star
6.62
13 votes

#47 - The Big Fight

The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 9

Yet another episode that revolves around the boys at a military academy. One of the young cadets, Alfred, invites Natalie to see him box in a tournament. However the only reason he gets into this situation is do the fact that his father suggested it. Later, Alfred learns that his father isn't even going to attend and is now faced with the possiblity of backing out on a fight against an opponent who intimidates him.