The BEST episodes written by Kurt Taylor
#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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#2 - The Check Up
Good Times - Season 1 - Episode 12
The Evanses become concerned about James's possible hypertension.
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#3 - Dreams
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 4 - Episode 12
A cancelled fishing trip leaves Arnold having a series of bad dreams that the entire family loses sleep over, until a psychiatrist's examination reveals what really is causing his nighttime terror.
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#4 - George's Old Girl Friend
The Jeffersons - Season 10 - Episode 20
Louise finds a perfume soaked letter in the mail to George from an old girlfriend. After a discussion, Louise decides to allow him to meet with her, which turns out to be a big mistake. Almost as soon as she arrives, she pulls a gun on him with intent to kill him.
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#5 - 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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Malcolm & Eddie - Season 1 - Episode 12
Malcolm tries to settle his grandparents' quarrel after Malcolm's grandfather gets kicked out of the house and moves in with Malcolm & Eddie. Nicolette gets a new roommate named Regina, who has eyes for Eddie, but Nicolette remains determined continue persuing him.
#7 - 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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#8 - Laundry Is a Tough Town (1)
The Jeffersons - Season 9 - Episode 1
George is in a price war with Big Sky Cleaners and they are no holds bar. A representative from Big Sky comes to the Jefferson's apartment offering to buy George out and he refuses. When Big Sky comes out with a 1,000,000 customer gimmick George tries to find his own gimmick and people with "talent" swamp the apartment including a bearded lady and a lion tamer. But when Louise goes down to Big Sky to end this battle she becomes the 1,000,000 customer. This leads George to decide to sell out.
#9 - The Houseguest
What's Happening Now! - Season 1 - Episode 4
The Thomases take in feuding roommates Dwayne and Rerun.