The BEST episodes written by Maria A. Brown

True Confessions
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8.11
9 votes

#1 - True Confessions

Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 18

When Cybill decides to base her character in Ira's new play on Maryann, she begins to shadow Maryann's every move. But, when Maryann tells Cybill that she's not welcome to accompany her one afternoon, Cybill secretly follows her anyway. When she spies Maryann suspiciously meeting a man at his apartment, Cybill assumes that her friend is having an affair, only to discover an even stranger truth.

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All of Me
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7.80
10 votes

#2 - All of Me

Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 21

Cybill puts her foot down when she's chosen as a model for a shoe campaign, only to see a billboard with her face on a thinner woman's body. Cybill decides to defend women of all shapes and sizes by defacing the billboard. Meanwhile, Maryann freaks when she discovers that her son, Justin, is two-timing Zoey, and Ira decides to give up caffeine, which creates some abnormal side effects.

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From Boca, With Love
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7.73
11 votes

#3 - From Boca, With Love

Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 20

Ira's mother comes to visit, and uses Cybill's new-found fame to get one up on her friends. Maryann is panicking because Richard wants to meet her mother, and Maryann wants to avoid this. Ira's mother agrees to pretend to be Maryann's mother, as Betty White is unavailable.

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Growing Up is Hard to Do
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7.70
32 votes

#4 - Growing Up is Hard to Do

Step by Step - Season 4 - Episode 7

Al has a date with Kevin Philips,so she seeks advice from her step-sisters.Dana tells her she needs to stand up to him and make sure he doesn't push her around.While Karen's advice is completely opposite,saying that the only way Kevin will like her is if she agrees with everything he says.Al decides unwisely to take Karen's advice.The date doesn't go fairly well,but Kevin says he doesn't want to see Al again,as he thought she was more of an independent thinker. Meanwhile, Dana and Cody try to out compete each other in college

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Going Out With a Bang
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7.60
10 votes

#5 - Going Out With a Bang

Cybill - Season 2 - Episode 24

Children's show host Major Milo proposes to Cybill on the air; but she's much more interested in a hunky cable technician. Meanwhile, Ira and Maryann have a steamy dinner date that ends in disaster.

Where's Zoey?
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7.57
7 votes

#6 - Where's Zoey?

Cybill - Season 2 - Episode 14

Cybill refuses to let Zoey stay home alone while she travels to Vancouver to film a science fiction series, so Maryann offers to let the "demon seed" stay with her. But Maryann gets into a pickle when she goes out for olives and Zoey disappears.

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The Honeymoon is Over
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7.48
31 votes

#7 - The Honeymoon is Over

Step by Step - Season 4 - Episode 15

Mark's girlfriend Gabrielle comes to spend the weekend. JT gives Mark advice and the girls give Gabrielle advice, and they break up. Cody gets them back together. Frank gives Carol hints about what he wants for his birthday.

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Bye Bye Binnie
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7.39
54 votes

#8 - Bye Bye Binnie

Just Shoot Me! - Season 6 - Episode 4

Nina's long time friend Binnie unexpectedly dies, and Nina has a hard time dealing with it until Elliot confronts her. From ignoring her death, Nina takes a weird turn to worshiping and hanging out with her urn, until she loses her friend's ashes. Meanwhile, Jack has a new pet: a mini-computerized egg that will do almost everything Finch does, causing him a great deal of jealousy. Finch then decides it's time for him to do something that will take him to the higher steps of life and go to college – through the Gallo Foundation Scholarship, that is. Unfortunately, Maya is there to bring the good sense down to her father, and he ends up giving the scholarship to someone who really deserved it: the eastern European cleaning lady's grandson.

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Going to Hell in a Limo (2)
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7.38
8 votes

#9 - Going to Hell in a Limo (2)

Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 9

Cybill retaliates when her obnoxious co-star Jack mysteriously fires his friend, the executive producer, Buddy, and apologizes to Cybill for his rude - and crude - behavior. Smelling a rat, Cybill, Maryann and Cybill's producer friend Amy devise a sting operation to trick Buddy into revealing the truth behind Jack's sudden change of heart. Meanwhile, Zoey is having second thoughts about being maid of honor at the wedding of her father, Ira, and Holly after overhearing Holly remark to a friend that Zoey threw her a tacky wedding shower.

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Nightmare Weekend
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7.36
36 votes

#10 - Nightmare Weekend

Step by Step - Season 3 - Episode 18

Frank and Carol decide to celebrate the anniversary of thier first encounter (on June 20, 1993),by taking a weekend trip,thus leaving the kids alone.Carol and Frank get stuck at the hotel where Frank once spent a weekend with a red-headed ex-girlfriend of his.Ofcourse Carol gets mad several times before they finally make up and head home. Mark laughs at the horror film (Chainsaw Slumberparty II) J.T.,Al and Brendan are watching.They decide to take revenge by making Mark think the house is haunted.

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Bad Girls
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7.36
42 votes

#11 - Bad Girls

Step by Step - Season 3 - Episode 13

The boys at school tell Al they do not want to play with a girl; Frank tells Al to try to get more friends that are girls. Al begins to hang around with the only girls who she feels will be her friends. Al starts to wear combat uniforms, skip class, and stay out past curfew. Frank overreacts and the two get into a big argument. When Al's friends get her to steal Cody's guitar, Cody hears them and lets her take it. Cody points out to both Frank and Al that their relationship is vital. Carol sees the TV set being temporarily out of order, as a great time to start a desperate attempt at ""Family Fun Time."" The only thing Carol is able to get them to enjoy doing together is leaving. In the end, the TV is fixed and the Lambert boys are watching Baywatch again.

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Down and Out in Port Washington
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7.33
40 votes

#12 - Down and Out in Port Washington

Step by Step - Season 3 - Episode 8

Lucille is in the shop being repaired so Cody stays in the Lambert living room. After Cody does his wash in the kitchen and loses his ant farm on the couch, the family is ready for him to move back into his van. Lucille, however, dies on the greaserack. Frank and Carol are relieved, however, when Cody tells them he is ready to be out as well. He decides to move into a stationary Lucille reasoning that many people live perfectly normal lives in non-moving structures. At the same time, Karen is interested in a guy who volunteers at a homeless shelter so she goes there one Saturday. He takes his girlfriend out, though, and Karen ends up spending a whole day at the shelter for ""nothing."" After a heart-to-heart with Carol, Karen decides that she needs to adjust her priorities.

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Mum's the Word
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7.32
57 votes

#13 - Mum's the Word

Just Shoot Me! - Season 5 - Episode 3

Nina begins dating an actor who lives with his overprotective mom. Elliott reveals a secret to Maya, who promptly tells the entire office.

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The Proposal (1)
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7.30
56 votes

#14 - The Proposal (1)

Just Shoot Me! - Season 5 - Episode 12

Elliott plans to propose to Maya on her birthday. Nina is being honored in her hometown in Kansas. However, after Nina's plans are cancelled, she interferes with Elliott's plan by tagging along to dinner with him and Maya. Elliott manages to propose, but immediately has second thoughts.

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Don Gianni
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7.29
7 votes

#15 - Don Gianni

Cybill - Season 4 - Episode 22

When Zoey's first love, Gianni, visits from Italy and steals her heart with his good looks, charm and romantic gestures, Cybill suspects he will soon propose marriage. Unfortunately, the seemingly perfect Italian turns out be a cad who makes a secret pass at Cybill behind Zoey's back. After rejecting the overly-amorous suitor, Cybill must decide whether or not to break her daughter's heart and tell her the truth. Meanwhile, Maryann is bent on wreaking cruel revenge on the lecherous Gianni.

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Friends and Neighbors
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7.24
80 votes

#16 - Friends and Neighbors

Just Shoot Me! - Season 6 - Episode 14

Maya's noisy neighbor moving out clears the way for Finch and Kevin to move in. But when Finch is given a space in the dorms on campus, he may leave Kevin out in the cold. Meanwhile, Elliott has trouble parting with his vintage car when he sells it to Jack.

Going to Hell in a Limo (1)
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7.22
9 votes

#17 - Going to Hell in a Limo (1)

Cybill - Season 3 - Episode 8

Cybill becomes a prime-time hit in the new sci-fi series Lifeforms, but when her co-star starts sleeping with the female producer, Cybill's role gets reduced to a few lines per episode. Meanwhile, Ira tries to convince Zoey to throw a bridal shower for Holly.

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Weekend in L.A.
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7.04
82 votes

#18 - Weekend in L.A.

Mad About You - Season 7 - Episode 6

Paul and Jamie go to L.A. to try to get superagent Gardner Malloy to represent him. The life of luxury makes them reluctant to go back.

Earthquake
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7.00
5 votes

#19 - Earthquake

Cybill - Season 4 - Episode 6

Cybill endures her new role as a sitcom mom, even though she thinks it could mean the end of her career, until her life is shaken up when a 4.0 earthquake rattles the city and inspires her to quit and "follow her bliss". Next thing she knows, Maryann convinces her that they should go to a "schmoozing" where Cybill meets a prominent female playwright. Meanwhile, Rachel shares some shocking news of her own with the family.

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Make Room for Daddy
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6.94
32 votes

#20 - Make Room for Daddy

Step by Step - Season 4 - Episode 11

Carol and Frank go on a romantic getaway, but Carol can think of nothing but the baby. Mark meets a girl, but is surprised by her appearance.

They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?
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6.83
6 votes

#21 - They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?

Cybill - Season 2 - Episode 8

Cybill's an unhappy Pilgrim who's not making much progress realizing her dream of a family Thanksgiving: everyone goes elsewhere, and she has to work on the holiday.

Show Me the Minnie
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6.80
5 votes

#22 - Show Me the Minnie

Cybill - Season 4 - Episode 12

When Cybill's garage roof collapses and requires expensive repairs, she tries to get a loan from the bank, only to discover that the loan officer turns out to be her disgruntled former fan, Minnie Arbogast. Adding to Cybill's troubles, Ira accuses Maryann of causing the breakup of his marriage to Cybill. After trying unsuccessfully to reconcile her two friends and resolve her own financial crisis, Cybill gets help from an unlikely source - her former enemy and new-found friend, Minnie.

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Maya's and Tigers and Deans, Oh My
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6.77
82 votes

#23 - Maya's and Tigers and Deans, Oh My

Just Shoot Me! - Season 5 - Episode 15

Jack and Elliott think Nina's new boyfriend, magician "The Amazing Zigmund," is gay. Zigmund hits on Elliott--or does he? Meanwhile, Maya decides to enact revenge on her new high school intern after discovering that he plans to dump his girlfriend in the same manner she was dumped many years ago.