The BEST episodes written by John Donley

8.13

143 votes

#1 - Black Jesus

Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 2

J.J.'s painting of a black Jesus coincides with good fortune coming to each family member.

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8.10

21 votes

#2 - Walk on the Mild Side

Who's the Boss? - Season 3 - Episode 21

Sam wants to queue for cards for the Beastie Boys concert overnight.Tony allows it not without remarking he has done much wilder things in his youth. During the stories told by Tony and Mona, Angela realizes that she has missed a lot. Now she wants to catch up on some 'action'. So she makes up a list what to to: Among these is a meeting with Jake 'The Snake' and a trip to his 'Rock of Inspiration'.

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8.08

74 votes

#3 - Florida Flips

Good Times - Season 2 - Episode 1

Florida's strange behavior has everyone wondering what the problem might be.

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8.00

5 votes

#4 - Run to Death

Barnaby Jones - Season 8 - Episode 12

Betty investigates as she cannot believe that her friend, theater agent Larry Collins, died from a heart attack while jogging. She finds out that Larry had an affair with his assistant Anita, but suddenly married actress Jessica. When colleague Krueger finds out about Anita's embezzlement, she kills him, and Jessica is the suspect.

7.85

60 votes

#5 - The Check Up

Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 12

The Evanses become concerned about James's possible hypertension.

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7.81

21 votes

#6 - Nineteen Again

Who's the Boss? - Season 5 - Episode 3

Tony has been invited to a frat party and Angela accompanies him. But there Angela drinks a little too much of the (with alcohol mixed) bowle and 'entertains' those present. In the end Angela and Tony land up in the campus jail.

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7.79

14 votes

#7 - The Wedding

The Jeffersons - Season 2 - Episode 24

After reading an article about Harry Belafonte renewing his marriage vows, George decides to do the same thing. However, Louise has second thoughts when she gets into an argument with George over her being an equal partner in Jefferson Cleaners.

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7.79

14 votes

#8 - Housekeepers Unite

Who's the Boss? - Season 4 - Episode 19

When a housekeeper finds out that Tony gets paid more than the other housekeepers on the block, all the housekeepers, even Tony, go on strike.

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7.75

16 votes

#9 - All in the Famiglia

Who's the Boss? - Season 4 - Episode 14

Tony's relatives from Italy are coming for a visit and uncle Aldo has a great surprise for Tony: he gives him a 12 hectare piece of the winery. Maurizio, Tony's cousin, has fallen for Angela and wants to marry her.

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7.65

17 votes

#10 - A Trip to the Principal

Who's the Boss? - Season 4 - Episode 4

Jonathan's grades are at the level where he can skip a grade. He goes from sixth grade to seventh grade. He meets a boy who gets him into trouble and Tony and Angela have to see the principal, concerning Jonathan's behavior.

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7.55

20 votes

#11 - Mother and Child Disunion

Who's the Boss? - Season 6 - Episode 6

Angela has reached the goal of her dreams when Braden, a V.I.P. in the advertising branch, offers her the merger. Suffering from this is Mona who gets fired by Angela. After some days has passed Angela realizes that she isn't really happy about this merger.

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7.50

8 votes

#12 - Where There's Hope

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 16

Arnold's tenth birthday party means a lot to him, but for some reason it means a whole lot more to the one person he's determined won't be invited -- a pesky young lady who always tries just too hard to be friends.

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7.50

16 votes

#13 - Teacher's Pet

Who's the Boss? - Season 5 - Episode 9

Mason should run a seminar at the college, which also Tony attends. Because Mason is quite nervous Tony and Angela give him some hints: among these is also the tip that he should concentrate on one person. And Mason has choosen this one person: Tony.

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7.42

19 votes

#14 - There Goes the Bride

Who's the Boss? - Season 4 - Episode 3

Angela and Tony want to pair off Angela's cousin Christy and Tony's friend Lyle. The evening together didn't go as planned, but on the following day the both stand in the doorway announcing their wedding. But unfortunately the wedding coincides with an icehockey game. As the game is more important, Christy angrily cancels the wedding.

7.42

12 votes

#15 - Ton-an-Enterprises

Who's the Boss? - Season 5 - Episode 12

Again Sam comes home with an expensive T-shirt. This time Tony wants to show her that she can have them cheaper and produces some of them himself. Angela and Sam persuade him selling them at the flea market. Both of them help him, especially Sam hopes she can get rid of her debts which she has made at Jonathan. But it happens what has to happen: Angela and Tony quarrel.

7.40

15 votes

#16 - Car and Driver

Who's the Boss? - Season 4 - Episode 10

Sam and Jesse take Tony's car for a joy ride when delivering food, but she dents the car and when it's time to face Tony, she lies and says a boy, who caused the Bower family trouble in the past, dented the car. But on trial day, Sam confesses what really happened to Tony's car.

7.36

14 votes

#17 - George Finds a Father

The Jeffersons - Season 5 - Episode 12

The Christmas season brings old friends, Buddy and Zeke, to the Jefferson apartment. With them comes along a long buried secret, one that George can't handle. Buddy and George's mother were once lovers.

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7.36

14 votes

#18 - The Judy Cohen Story

Good Times - Season 4 - Episode 12

J.J. takes on management of a plump but talented white songstress.

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7.10

10 votes

#19 - Roots

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 12

Willis and Arnold turn the Drummond household upside down as they try to prove to their old Harlem neighbors -- and themselves -- that they haven't lost tough with their cultural roots.

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7.00

11 votes

#20 - The Model

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 4 - Episode 3

Kimberly's first attempt at modeling may lead to an opportunity in Paris, but her father is not prepared to let her go there on her own.

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6.71

7 votes

#21 - The Lie

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 4

Willis' seemingly harmless disregard for the truth turns dangerous when a self-serving lie about knowing CPR jeopardizes Arnold's life.

6.25

4 votes

#22 - My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 5 - Episode 24

School thug Larry coerces Willis into teaching him how to "make it" with girls, but things go from bad to worse when Larry's first target is Willis' sister Kimberly.

6.00

6 votes

#23 - Independent Woman

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 5 - Episode 15

A new job and a handsome new boss add up to trouble for an innocent Kimberly when her new employer starts displaying a more than casual interest in her -- hoping that his "special attention" will help land him a position within Drummond's prestigious company.