The BEST episodes written by Marion Hargrove

7.82

11 votes

#1 - Gun-Shy

Maverick - Season 2 - Episode 16

Bret, seeking buried Confederate treasure in Elwood, Kansas, keeps running afoul of U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley. The marshal keeps running Bret out of town. Bret, in turn, keeps outwitting the lawman.

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7.75

28 votes

#2 - The Prophecy

The Waltons - Season 4 - Episode 4

Father and son struggle with personal crisis: John approaches his 25-year high school reunion regretting he is not a greater success; and John-Boy fears he will never be able to make a living as a writer.

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7.57

7 votes

#3 - The Rivals

Maverick - Season 2 - Episode 18

A rich playboy pays Bret Maverick to switch identities with him, so the playboy can court a wealthy young woman, who'd otherwise reject him.

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7.50

2 votes

#4 - Oedipus at Colonus

I Spy - Season 3 - Episode 11

A holy leader of men dies apparently on the eve of religious fighting in Morocco.

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7.33

12 votes

#5 - The Remembrance

The Waltons - Season 8 - Episode 18

Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright University.

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7.31

32 votes

#6 - Ghost Rider

Maverick - Season 1 - Episode 4

A woman who'd been traveling with Bret suddenly disappears. Looking into things he discovers that she'd been reported dead more than a week ago.

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7.09

45 votes

#7 - The Seashore

The Waltons - Season 6 - Episode 5

The Waltons have an encounter with a strange English girl while on a small vacation at the Baldwin sister's beach cottage. Ben stays home alone expecting to live the life of a carefree bachelor.

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7.01

78 votes

#8 - 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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7.00

6 votes

#9 - The Thirty-Ninth Star

Maverick - Season 2 - Episode 9

A case of mistaken suitcases unfolds into political warfare, leaving Bart the unhappy target of ruthless killers.

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7.00

1 votes

#10 - Vendetta

I Spy - Season 2 - Episode 4

A family court settles an old Italian grudge.

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6.93

14 votes

#11 - Rage for Vengeance

Maverick - Season 1 - Episode 16

Bret is happy to escort a lovely widow to the bank with a large sum of cash - until he learns the money is counterfeit.

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6.80

10 votes

#12 - The Belcastle Brand

Maverick - Season 2 - Episode 4

In a desert, Bret and a hunting party are ambushed and left to fight a blazing sun.

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6.69

16 votes

#13 - Black Fire

Maverick - Season 1 - Episode 25

The heirs of millionaire General Eakins are being killed off one by one so why is Bret Maverick so worried? He's posing as one of the heirs and might be the next intended victim.

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6.60

10 votes

#14 - The Jail at Junction Flats

Maverick - Season 2 - Episode 8

Good-hearted Bret lends a pal $200 for an "honest" transaction which lands the pal in jail.

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6.50

12 votes

#15 - Diamond in the Rough

Maverick - Season 1 - Episode 18

After being beaten up, robbed, and shanghaied, Bart sets out to expose the man responsible, a respected member of San Francisco society, as a diamond swindler.

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6.00

2 votes

#16 - Sparrowhawk

I Spy - Season 2 - Episode 7

Las Vegas on vacation with a king as bodyguards, and an assassin's menace.

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6.00

2 votes

#17 - Get Thee to a Nunnery

I Spy - Season 2 - Episode 23

Yanks vs. Brits after Nazi art treasures in a convent garden.

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