The BEST episodes written by Joanne Pagliaro
#1 - The Other Woman
Laverne & Shirley - Season 6 - Episode 7
Shirley finally gets to date a Doctor. The trouble is she looks exactly like his old wife.
Watch Now:Amazon
#2 - A Christmas Story
Family Ties - Season 1 - Episode 11
When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift to Steven, an album filled with fascinating old photos, sparks flashbacks to the birth of their three children.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
#3 - Dog Bites Cliff
Cheers - Season 5 - Episode 19
Cliff is thinking lawsuit after a dog bites him while delivering the mail, until he meets the dog's beautiful and cooperative owner.
#4 - Oops!
Family Ties - Season 1 - Episode 12
Unable to face her own mother, Mallory's pregnant friend Cindy Sullivan confides in Elyse, whose advice to the teenager seems to backfire - and causes a rift between Mallory and Elyse. Mallory urges the distraught Cindy to discuss her condition with Elyse, who lends a sympathetic ear and then, to her daughter's dismay, advices the girl to go home and be forthright and honest with her mother. When the overly strict Mrs. Sullivan can't cope with her daughter's revelation , Cindy runs away and finally turns up on the Keaton doorstep again. There, an emotional mother-daughter confrontation leads to a better understanding.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
#5 - Baby Love
The Jeffersons - Season 6 - Episode 9
With all the excitement over Jenny's pregnancy, Florence begins to hear her biological clock ticking. This prompts her to find a prospective husband and father through a dating service.
Watch Now:iTunes#6 - Candy is Dandy
Laverne & Shirley - Season 6 - Episode 5
The girls finally get a job in California in the gift wrapping department at Bardwell's Department Store. On their first day on the job, Laverne gets tipsy after eating candy laced with alcohol.
#7 - The Mermaid and the Matchmaker / The Obsolete Man
Fantasy Island - Season 7 - Episode 18
In "Mermaid and the Matchmaker" the mermaid, Nyah asks Mr. Roarke to end her immortality, but upon Mr. Roarke's refusal to do so she threatens to seek revenge on him and Fantasy Island. And in "The Obsolete Man" young man who may be replaced at his job by a computer, wants to feel like his life has a purpose once again.
#8 - Dwayne's Dream
What's Happening!! - Season 3 - Episode 14
Dwayne has a crazy dream about the future.
#9 - The Eviction
What's Happening!! - Season 3 - Episode 17
Roger and Rerun lead a protest over the building's condition that gets them evicted.
#10 - Making Out
What's Happening!! - Season 3 - Episode 11
Roger and Rerun trade exaggerated stories about their dates and then switch girls as part of a bet.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Censored
Lou Grant - Season 3 - Episode 18
Rossi visits a small town where book burnings are back in fashion and a young teacher loses her job for teaching too radical ideas. Back at the Trib', Charlie refuses to publish a satirical comic strip in lieu of being sued.
#12 - Selling Out
Fame - Season 5 - Episode 4
Jesse struggles with "selling out" after winning a prestigious song-writing contest. Meanwhile, Shorofsky also struggles with "selling out" when he auditions a former football jock and mediocre violin enthusiast, whose father, dependent on his son getting in, is willing to make a generous donation that could reform many budget-related deficiencies at the school.
Watch Now:Amazon
#13 - The Benefit Show
What's Happening!! - Season 3 - Episode 22
When the gang organizes a benefit show, Rerun tries to get Sammy Davis, Jr. to appear.
Watch Now:Amazon