The BEST episodes written by Larry Alexander
#2 - Dead Heat
Barnaby Jones - Season 4 - Episode 15
Ray Dixon exchanges the hay fever medicine of swimmer Andy Cavanaugh, a competitor of his son Norm, for amphetamines. Andy dies of an allergic shock and Barnaby is hired to clear his name. Ray puts the blame on coach Sid and kills Gwen who gave him the drugs.
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#3 - Time to Kill
Barnaby Jones - Season 3 - Episode 10
After a party host Colby Lassiter advances the clock unnoticed and gives George Weatherly a narcotic. Then he disappears to steal a precious diamond from the house of his guest. But everything goes wrong: First he kills a guard, then a treacherous diamond cutter.
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Matt Houston - Season 2 - Episode 2
A former peace officer is jailed and under arrest for murder, but he might not have committed the crime.
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#5 - Dance with Death
Barnaby Jones - Season 7 - Episode 17
When staying with her ex-roommate, disco dancer Penny, Felicia Norris is shot. Penny believes the attempt was meant for her, and fearing for her life she asks Barnaby for help. Barnaby turns the case over to J.R. While investigating, J.R. finds out that in fact Felicia's husband hired Penny's dancing partner Gary to get rid of his wife.
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#6 - Target in the Sky
The Six Million Dollar Man - Season 3 - Episode 7
When Oscar discovers missiles have been installed near a lumber camp, Steve goes undercover as a lumberjack to investigate. He soon finds out that the site foreman is part of a plot to bring down a plane with Presidential staff.
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#7 - Honeymoon with Death
Barnaby Jones - Season 4 - Episode 5
On a fishing trip Barnaby is hired by Dwight Kincaid, whose bride Vickie disappeared just after being married. Barnaby discovers that she is held captive in the house of wealthy Stu Fannon. She once was his secretary and Stu thinks she hides a financial ledger.
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#8 - The Eyes of Terror
Barnaby Jones - Season 4 - Episode 23
A friend of Barnaby's, Dori Crandall, asks him to help Arlie Burke, a seemingly mentally retarded youth suspected of rape and murder. One victim shows traces of Arley's clay, but Barnaby also finds pipe tobacco and animal hairs, that lead him to the real murderer.
#10 - Deadline for Murder
Barnaby Jones - Season 8 - Episode 21
When writer Al Geiger at Luxor Publishing Company reports incriminating evidence against Luxor's niece Jackie, Steve Webber suggests him to hire Barnaby. After meeting Barnaby Geiger is found dead. J.R. investigates and finds out that Ralph Luxor's business advisor Wells Thompson posed as ""Barnaby"".
#12 - Renegade's Child
Barnaby Jones - Season 5 - Episode 9
When Wayne Lockwood robbed a super market his girl friend was imprisoned. After her release Barnaby is hired to find her six-year old son Jody who accompanies his father Wayne on gun hijackings. Barnaby poses as a mercenary colonel and meets Wayne's orderer.
#13 - Death Beat
Barnaby Jones - Season 6 - Episode 1
When Jim Anders jumps from a bridge a priest is dragged along and killed. Jim's girl friend Wendy, watching the event on Devitt Robinson's TV report, hires Barnaby as she doubts a suicide. Barnaby finds out that Robinson works with manufactured news.
#14 - Dance (Jungle Fever)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Season 1 - Episode 11
Luigi receives a birthday gift from Mario - a dance lesson by a special guest star
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#16 - Interlude
The Streets of San Francisco - Season 5 - Episode 19
Refusing to believe he murdered his wife, a man escapes from an institution for the criminally insane to find her.
#18 - The Rock and the Hard Place
Matt Houston - Season 1 - Episode 12
When a boxer goes out to dinner with his wife, doctor and promoter. The doctor's nurse who arrives wanted to talk to the boxer but before she could she gets killed. His wife goes to Houston telling him that she thinks someone might be trying to kill her husband because he's had a few close calls lately. But the boxer doesn't want Houston around.
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#21 - The Heist
MacGyver - Season 1 - Episode 5
When $60 million worth of stolen diamonds destined for a relief charity end up in the hands of casino owner Jack Catlin, MacGyver must head to the Virgin Islands to try and get them back. With the help of Chris Rhodes, a senator's daughter, MacGyver masterminds a plan to break into Catlin's vault and steal them back.
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#22 - Deadly Carnival
Man from Atlantis - Season 1 - Episode 13
Mark goes undercover to investigate members of a carnival planning to break into a museum. The only way to break into the museum is through an underwater tunnel of which only Mark can swim. When he is approached, he refuses. The owner of the carnival is then kidnapped and threatened unless Mark helps.
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#23 - The Disappearing Floor
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries - Season 1 - Episode 5
Frank and Joe search for answers when Fenton is taken off the Project K case.
#26 - Trained for Trouble
CHiPs - Season 5 - Episode 23
While trained animal bank robbers make monkeys of the cops, Ponch discovers that a lookalike in CHP uniform is a stripteaser at a ladies only nightclub. The man behind the animal robberies only tries to help a woman who is badly hurt by his fault.
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#27 - Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man
Fantasy Island - Season 1 - Episode 9
In "Trouble, My Lovely" a father's fantasy is to experience peace and respect from his overbearing family. In "The Common Man" a schlub named Stanley Scheckter wishes to become a private investigator but his klutzy ways cause more trouble.
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#30 - Angels at the Altar
Charlie's Angels - Season 4 - Episode 5
Kelly is set to be maid of honor at the wedding of her best friend, Sharon. They discover that there have been several near misses on the groom's life and the Angels are called in to investigate.
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#31 - The Adventure of the Sunday Punch
Ellery Queen - Season 1 - Episode 13
A boxer is killed while training for a championship bout and the finger points towards his sparring partner, Joe Adams. Joe's girlfriend, Corrinne Ogden, seeks out Ellery for help in clearing her boyfriend's name. Ellery accepts the challenge of proving Joe's innocence but it seems that the dead boxer had nearly as many enemies as Bugs Moran. Making things even more complicated is the fact that good old Frank Flannigan is also on the scene trying to beat Ellery to the solution.
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#32 - The Naked Montague
Man from Atlantis - Season 1 - Episode 8
An underwater landslide transports Mark to Verona, Italy... in the days of Romeo and Juliet.
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