The BEST episodes written by Liz Sage
#1 - with Dinah Shore
The Carol Burnett Show - Season 10 - Episode 8
Business professionals (Carol and Harvey) discuss his marriage proposal in the style of a business meeting. Dinah Shore sings "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover". Tim's plays the oldest living butcher with Harvey as an impatient customer. "Went With The Wind," a "Gone With The Wind" spoof features Carol as Starlet O'Hara, Vicki as Sissy, Tim as Brashley Wilkes, Dinah as Melody, and Harvey as Capt. Rat Butler. A musical salute to New Orleans with "Basin Street Blues" as the centerpiece.
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 18
Kevin wants to take the next step in his relationship with his roommate Casey but they get an interruption in the form of Wendy and her husband who pay them a visit and Wendy makes it known that she still lusts for Kevin. Meanwhile, a hick family moves in down the street and torments Wesley, Heather and George.
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 6 - Episode 3
Investing in live commodities puts Mr. Belvedere in the money but George finds himself in something else when he doesn't sell off his share and ends up with a truck load of pigs. This leads him and Mr. Belvedere to drive the rig down to West Virginia to sell the swine but they find that they like the trucker lifestyle so they decide to make it their profession.
#4 - Graduation
Mr. Belvedere - Season 4 - Episode 19
Wesley has been named valedictorian of his graduating elementary class and days before the ceremony Wesley plays a prank and his classmates insist that he grow up. This leads Wesley to grow up a bit to fast for his classmates to keep up. Meanwhile, Heather and George prepare for a father-daughter race and Kevin thinks he saw a UFO.
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 14
The town of Beaver Falls is stricken with fear with the Highheel Bandit on the loose and the neighborhood rallies together and forms a task force headed by two member's of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh club. This leads George, Kevin and Mr. Belvedere to dress and drag and serve as decoys. Meanwhile, Wesley corrupts the young boy whom Heather has been babysitting for.
#6 - A Separate Peace
Sister, Sister - Season 5 - Episode 2
The girls move into separate bedrooms after they insist that they're growing apart.
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#7 - That Was No Lady
The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 14
Dorothy latest boyfriend Glen gives her a shock when he tells her that he's married. She surprises herself when she finds herself sneaking around to be with him. Meanwhile, Blanche unloads her old car on Rose in order to buy a new one.
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#8 - The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 10
Vint and Naomi look forward to having their friends over for a dinner party. When Mama's back goes out, however, they are forced to hold the party with her laying on the floor in the middle of the room.
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The Carol Burnett Show - Season 10 - Episode 17
Mrs. Wiggins (Carol) has a millionaire date (guest Rock Hudson) for lunch, but she wants to dump him; Steve Lawrence sings "You Take My Heart Away"; a husband-and-wife news team bicker while anchoring a newscast; and a salute to the music of composer Jule Styne including including "People", "Together", "Small World" and "Everything's Coming up Roses".
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 8
After Kevin kicks him out, a furious Anatole shows up at the Owens door demanding a place to stay for him and his goat. However, the family gets fed up and demands he leave but before he does, he puts a curse on the family. Meanwhile, Kevin finds himself constantly bickering with his new roommate, Casey.
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 6 - Episode 9
Kevin gets a job at the used car dealership run by Carl's Uncle Phil. Kevin at first has a hard time getting into the selling business, but quickly becomes a natural crooked used car salesman. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere recieves a letter from the Queen expressing her desire to have Mr. Belvedere return to his previous position.
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#12 - On Golden Girls
The Golden Girls - Season 1 - Episode 6
Blanche's 14-year old grandson comes to Miami for a visit and brings a new meaning to the term "generation gap." Meanwhile, Dorothy studies for her French final.
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#13 - Punky Finds a Home (2)
Punky Brewster - Season 1 - Episode 2
Henry calls the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), but Punky panics, saying that she doesn't want to go to an orphanage, so Henry promises Punky that she won't have to go to an orphanage. The DCFS sends Miranda ""Randi"" Mitchell, who takes Punky away from Henry. Randi takes Punky to Fenster Hall, a home for kids up for adoption. Randi later returns to Henry's apartment and tells Henry that there hasn't been much progress in finding Punky's mother Susan, who may not want to be found. Randi also says that in 72 hours, the DCFS will have a hearing to decide who gets custody of Punky, and Punky wants it to be Henry. Henry has shed a lot of his grouchiness, and he now loves Punky and would like to have custody of her, but Randi thinks Punky would be better off with someone else. At Fenster Hall, Punky is introduced to her two room mates -- Lisa is a girl who acts tough, and Mary is a girl who never talks. Punky wants to escape from Fenster Hall and go back to Henry's apartment,
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#14 - The Last Picture Show (1)
Growing Pains - Season 7 - Episode 23
Maggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C.
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#15 - with James Garner, George Carlin, and Ken Berry
The Carol Burnett Show - Season 11 - Episode 22
A doctor about to take a trip to Hawaii gets a going-away gift from his patients, but their neuroses ruin the festivities; guest George Carlin spoofs record offer advertisements; a recurring series of sketches of a construction worker seeking several ways to try to get rid of his wife; Ken and Vicki perform "My Cutie's Due at Two-to-Two Today" with the dancers; a dentist wreaks revenge on her ex-husband who's her patient; and for the close, a musical finale about two penniless bums.
#16 - The Return of Leonard Oates
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 2
Naomi's second ex-husband returns to seek her favor.
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#17 - Mama Learns to Drive
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 11
Mama is finally forced to learn to drive when nobody will take her to the mall.
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#18 - Rashomama
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 5
Mama is almost taken out with a cooking pot, and each family member has a different version of how it happened.
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Mr. Belvedere - Season 5 - Episode 7
Kevin has had it with his foreign exchange student roommate, Anatole, who keeps a pet goat in the apartment. The last straw is when Anatole invites some friends over for a party and Kevin promptly tosses him out. Meanwhile, for a business class, Kevin observes the operations at a plumbing supplies company and meets a fiesty woman whom he discovers that she lives next door to him.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - Head of State
The Wayans Bros. - Season 2 - Episode 8
When Marlon finds out that President Clinton's motorcade will be passing by Pops' diner, and that the bathroom will be made available to the leader should he need to use it, Marlon determines to shake the President's hand.
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#21 - Mama Cries Uncle
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 20
When Carl's long-lost brother shows up, Mama is afraid there might be a love connection.
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#22 - Mama's Silver
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 13
Vint pawns Mama's silver to bail out his friend Claude Cainmaker (whom Mama can't stand).
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#23 - The Wrath of Con Ed
Growing Pains - Season 7 - Episode 22
A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.
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#24 - The Goodbye Guy
Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 4 - Episode 16
Mr. Woodman's niece Kelly is babysitting for the Kotters when Juan drops by the apartment. The two abruptly fall in love and decide to move in together, but the romance begins to crumble when it seems that they can't respect one another's interests.
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#25 - The Wedding (Part 1)
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 3
The boys party and the girls decorate as Vint and Naomi's marriage looms.
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#26 - Once Upon a Ledge
Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 4 - Episode 5
Horshack saves a lonely, overlooked girl named Mary Johnson from commiting suicide by jumping off the ledge of the school.
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Step by Step - Season 6 - Episode 21
Mark's basketball team has made it to the championship. Frank, who is the coach, and Mark ban Carol from coming to the game. Carol takes it personally and with the help of Jean-Luc duisguises herself so she can go. She gives herself away, though, when she starts a fight with a fan who insults Mark. JT tells Rich that he lets Dana control the relationship, so Rich and JT go to a weekend party. Karen and Al coincidentally drag Dana to the same party. Rich pays a girl to dance with him (remember Barbie) so he won't look like a loser. Dana then dances with someone to make Rich jealous. They then get in a food fight, but realize it is JT's fault so the both throw food on him.
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Step by Step - Season 6 - Episode 18
Sam's hours are cut at work, and she loses her roommate. She, much to JT's dismay, chooses a male co-worker, Jamie, to be her roommate. JT is hesitant to trust them which is epitomised when he knocks down their front door. JT is finally relieved when Jamie's girlfriend becomes Sam's roommate (she did not like the idea much either). In the meantime, Jean-Luc owes $1,000 in back taxes and gets Carol to loan it to him. Carol had to take the money for her and Frank's weekend getaway to do it. She begins to get huge neck pains from the stress she had just watching Jean-Luc spend all his money on Babbette. When Carol tells Jean-Luc, he immediately comes up with a plausable solution.
Watch Now:Apple TV#29 - Talking Trash
Step by Step - Season 6 - Episode 20
Frank buys Carol a birthday present that stresses security rather than romance. JT warns him, but he doesn't listen. Carol does not appear to be all that thrilled about it after getting jewelry and cashmere from Jean-Luc and the kids, respectively. Frank tries to make it up to her, but Carol believes the fact that he loves her and gave her the gift with that love was enough. Dana chooses a ""brain"" to team up with for the recycling contest rather than Rich. Rich, in order to get her back picked a ""bimbo"" cheerleader as his teammate. Rich really wants to show Dana he is not a ""flyweight intellectual."" He proves to Dana that creativity is just as important as book smarts (and wins!!).
Watch Now:Apple TV#30 - The Half Monty
Step by Step - Season 7 - Episode 15
When Rich and J.T. need money for a ski trip, they enter a male-stripper contest rather than admit that they are penniless. Meanwhile, while speaking about their successful marriage to young couples at their church, Carol and Frank get into a fight.
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#31 - For Better or for Worse
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 2
Vint and Naomi get together, much to Mama's chagrin.
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#32 - There Must Be a Pony
Growing Pains - Season 7 - Episode 8
Nouveau riche neighbors move in next door; Ben is forced to look after Luke on his first day of high school; Jason's scheme to let Chrissie stay up late backfires when the neighbors throw a lavish party.
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#33 - Frog Day Afternoon
Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 4 - Episode 11
After Horshack refuses to disect a frog in class, his grade is in jeopardy.
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#34 - Come Back, Little Arnold
Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 4 - Episode 17
To get up his nerve with Mary, Carvelli offers Arnold liquor. He doesn't like the idea at first, but as time goes on, he becomes addicted to drinking; developing a scary and unlikable new personality that only turns Mary away.
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#35 - with Betty White and Steve Martin
The Carol Burnett Show - Season 11 - Episode 21
an installment of "As the Stomach Turns" with a close encounter of a different kind; guest Steve Martin attempts to perform a comic act for dogs; a deranged bag lady (Carol) gets an older middle-class man (Tim) into trouble; Mama and Eunice visit Ellen (guest Betty White) and wreak havoc there in another "Family" sketch; and a "Late, Late Movie" presentation of "Beach Blanket Boo-Boo" (a spoof of 1960's "Beach Party" movies with Steve in the Frankie Avalon role and Carol as Annette Funicello).
#36 - Stop, Luke, and Listen
Growing Pains - Season 7 - Episode 2
Mike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.
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#37 - Beau's Jest
Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 4 - Episode 3
A new student, Beau De Labarre, sets up Epstein with a bad date.
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#38 - I'm Okay, But You're Not
Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 4 - Episode 22
Beau plays a number of pranks on Mr. Woodman.
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Major Dad - Season 4 - Episode 7
Gunny joins the Secret Service and becomes a harem member to guard a visiting emir.