The BEST episodes written by Martin Cohan
#1 - A Likely Candidate
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 8
Keith is suddenly jolted out of his political apathy when Laurie takes him to a rally where Richard Lawrence, a candidate for Congressman, is speaking. Keith is so enthusiastic about the man that he decides to help Lawrence run his campaign. That night, Lawrence, who is handsome and charming besides being an excellent candidate, visits the Partridges to see if they will perform at a rally he is giving. All the kids notice that there is an immediate attraction between the politician and Shirley and, in fact, Richard invites their mother out to dinner that very night. Within a few days there is obviously a budding romance going on between Shirley and Richard, now known as """"Dick."""" But Keith feels insecure about this, afraid he is going to lose his mother. Shirley dispells her son's jealousy by explaining to him that there are some times when she feels very lonely and wants a man's companionship. Although Richard later loses the election, he flatters Shirley by saying that losing has its
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#2 - Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 8
The writing and technical unions go on strike, leaving only Lou, Mary, and Ted in the newsroom. WJM-TV makes Lou be second cameraman on "The Chuckles the Clown Show". Because an upset Murray is on strike, Mary has to write the news stories. They are terrible, and when Lou criticizes them, she starts crying. Things take a turn for the worse: Ted's union strikes, and Lou has to fill in as anchorman! On his first brodcast, he has "clammy hands", and he bombs. At a local bar, Murray, Gordy, & Mary share a laugh over this. After drinking before his 2nd brodcast, he is "as cool as a cucumber"--that is, until he falls asleep at breaktime. Herb fills in for Lou for the rest of the brodcast. The next day, the unions come to an agreement, and everything goes back to normal. Rhoda Morgenstern & Phyllis Lindstrom do not appear in this episode.
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#3 - Briefless Encounter
Who's the Boss? - Season 1 - Episode 2
Part of settling into his new home has Tony using Angela's personal bathroom and getting an eyeful when she steps out of the tub. Neither of the two stubborn housemates accept responsibility, and disagree to an extent that Tony's new girlfriend gives him the heave-ho. Mona's advice about role-playing to better understand each other's point of view helps Tony and Angela see that they aren't angry after all.
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#4 - It Happened One Summer (2)
Who's the Boss? - Season 2 - Episode 2
After visiting the site in the woods where each remembers from their past, a thunderstorm prevents Tony and Angela from returning to the campsite in time. They end up having to share a room at a cheap hotel. Meanwhile, Mona and the campers tell scary stories and play pranks on the counselor.
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#5 - Enter Rhoda's Parents
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 4
Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's mother, mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them.
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#6 - It Happened One Summer (1)
Who's the Boss? - Season 2 - Episode 1
The family visit Jonathan's summer camp when his counselor calls Angela to say he is homesick. While there, Angela and Tony realize they both attended camp in the same area many years earlier. Their individual stories of their first kiss seem to coincide, and they soon suspect they may have met each other a long time ago.
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#7 - Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 7
Arnold's wildest dream is realized when he comes face-to-knee with "The Champ" -- special guest star Muhammad Ali. When the meeting arranged by Mr. Drummond between Arnold and his idol, Muhammad Ali, falls through, Kimberly and Willis concoct a wild scheme to insure that Arnold's dream will come true.
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#8 - Party is Such Sweet Sorrow
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 1 - Episode 16
Mary gets a tempting offer from a rival television station, but becomes reluctant to leave when her WJM-TV colleagues throw a farewell party for her.
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#9 - The Trip (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 1 - Episode 20
The stars of "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Hello, Larry" get together in a special, hilarious hour in which Phillip Drummond realizes that the purchase of a Portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend Larry Alder.
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#10 - Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 21
Bob is upset when Emily takes a full-time job with the Board of Education. Emily explains that working full-time makes her feel wonderful, while quitting would make her miserable. Bob decides to leave well enough alone.
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#11 - Pilot
Who's the Boss? - Season 1 - Episode 1
Single dad Tony Micelli and his street smart young daughter Samantha decide to leave the mean streets of their poor neighbourhood for a chance at a better life in Connecticut. Tony happens upon a job offer as a live-in housekeeper for wealthy business woman Angela Bower and her young son by means of her flirtatious mother Mona. He puts his machismo aside and takes the job for the betterment of his daughter and a new "family" is formed.
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#12 - Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 21
Arnold and Willis are trapped in the basement and while they await rescue they reminisce about their recent past...both the good times and the bad. Arnold insists he must wear his Superman outfit to the family's Valentine's Day trip to the circus; the resultant search leads to the basement and a locked door. This show highlights some of the best moments from the past episodes.
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#13 - Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 21
When Rhoda's apartment is destroyed by fire, she moves in with Mary. The two find that while they are best friends, they make awful roommates.
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#14 - Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 24
Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries she may never see her money again, after Rhoda postpones repayment, hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business.
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#15 - Thanksgiving Crossover (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 11
The Alders and the Drummonds are together again in New York, and Arnold, Willis and Kimberly plan a second Thanksgiving feast with friends Diane and Ruthie. But even the huge Drummond penthouse isn't big enough to hold the exploding tempers that threaten Phil and Larry's long-standing relationship, on a special one-hour episode featuring the stars of "Hello, Larry." Morgan and all the kids get caught up in the feud when Larry learns friendship doesn't necessarily make for good business.
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#16 - Arnold's Girlfriend (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 2
Arnold's life is endangered when the kids find out they can't share a room in the hospital and run away on the eve of Arnold's surgery.
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#17 - I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 13
Jerry decides there is something wrong with him because he never becomes serious about any of the girls he dates. He asks Bob if he can become one of his patients. Bob agrees, but they have to abandon the plan when it begins to interfere with their friendship.
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#18 - The Loan
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 11
Arnold learns the true value of a dollar when Drummond turns down his request to lend $4,000 to the apartment building doorman anxious to take part in an attractive business deal.
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#19 - You Certainly Are a Big Boy
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 22
Mary begins dating an architect and is astonished to learn that his son is only six years younger than she is.
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#20 - The Bank Job (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 1
Willis accompanies Arnold as he sets out to withdraw some money from his bank account to pay for his first "real" date, but two bank robbers force a change of plans when they attempt their own, very large withdrawal, in the first episode of a special two-part story.
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#21 - Murray Faces Life
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 21
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
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#22 - Waiting for Bolero
The Partridge Family - Season 2 - Episode 17
Keith is envious of his friend Archie, who seems to be enjoying an independent bachelor life with his own apartment and all the trimmings. Naturally, Keith wouldn't mind that kind of life. So, he campaigns for permission to move out of the house saying that he needs the solitude to be able to write songs for the group. Shirley's answer is an emphatic NO! Keith persists and Shirley finally allows him to take a room next door where she can still keep an eye on him. Instead of paying rent Keith has to do some """"light"""" gardening. Exhausted from the """"light"""" gardening, Keith has no time to enjoy his independence, let alone write songs. However, he doesn't want to admit defeat so soon. With Danny smuggling him peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and clean shirts, Keith manages for a short while. The fun bachelor life eventually gets to Keith and he admits to Shirley that living alone is not at all what he expected. He is happy to come back home.
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#23 - A Love Story
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 2 - Episode 21
Howard falls head over heels in love with Bob's sister Ellen. Under most circumstances, Bob would find this perfectly acceptable—except that Ellen is getting married to someone else.
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#24 - Hooray for Hollywood (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 16
Upset over Maggie breaking off their relationship, Drummond chases her to Hollywood to win back her heart, but while he woos Maggie, Arnold and Dudley sneak away from a studio tour to find the star of Knight Rider and wind up in a life threatening situation.
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#25 - Mr. T.... and Mr. T
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 1
Arnold's ecstasy over meeting his hero Mr. T goes from elation to emulation when the young girl he's trying to impress snubs him in favor of his idol. Former bouncer and bodyguard Mr. T, who came to national prominence as Sylvester Stallone's opponent in "Rocky III" and was the star of the hit television series "The A-Team," makes a special guest appearance as "The A-Team's" B.A.
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#26 - Oh, Brother
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 2 - Episode 16
Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school. He takes over Jerry's life, his apartment, and his dental practice.
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#27 - Old Man Rivers
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 2 - Episode 7
A rather embarrassing operation leads to romance between Carol and her doctor. Everyone questions the relationship due to the new couple's age disparity.
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#28 - Anything Happen While I Was Gone?
The Bob Newhart Show - Season 1 - Episode 10
As soon as Bob returns to the office from his vacation in Mexico, Jerry announces that he is about to be married to a girl he met nine days ago. Cynthia, a beautiful but domineering oral hygienist, becomes too much for Jerry, and he realizes that he has made a mistake.
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#29 - Drummond's Lady
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 13
Arnold unwittingly solves his father's dilemma -- trying to make romance and finance go hand-in-hand -- when Drummond finds himself falling for an attractive local television aerobics instructor that his company is attempting to turn into an international success. Veteran Broadway and television actress Dixie Carter is introduced in the role of fitness instructor Maggie McKinney.
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#30 - Mona
Who's the Boss? - Season 3 - Episode 23
Mona's brother has bought a seedy hotel in New York and used Mona's money for it, too. Because the hotel means a lot for him, Mona goes to New York to help him shape it up again.
#31 - Who's in Charge Here?
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 3
Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'clock News begins falling apart without him.
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#32 - Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 5 - Episode 1
Arnold is determined to defeat brother Willis at his own game and dethrone him as local video game champ, but in doing so Arnold's passion becomes a destructive "addiction" that could have serious consequences.
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#33 - Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge
The Partridge Family - Season 2 - Episode 16
A heated discussion follows when Keith and Laurie see an underground movie. The result is Laurie's challenge to Keith that he couldn't do any better. Keith rises to the occasion and with Danny's financial backing and help he proceeds to film """"The History of the World,"""" starring the Partridge family and featuring Reuben Kincaid as Dolly Madison. The family gets a few good laughs out of the movie and even Reuben likes it. Danny, however, sees this limited success as a chance to recoup his investment and makes a large profit. Unfortunately, no one wants to see the film and it looks as though Keith will have to take a loss on the venture because Danny wants to be paid back in any case. Finally, a local theater owner shows some interest in the film. The Partridge will not allow the uncut version to be seen in public and Keith must edit the film. There's not much left after the cutting and the Partridge family winds up adding a live musical background to a film of the Partridge family wavi
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#34 - Crime Story (Part 1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 4 - Episode 17
Arnold and his friend Dudley are scared to death by two teenage bullies who pose the intimidating demand "your lunch money or your life."
#35 - The Accident (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 5
The festive family celebration of Drummond's 50th birthday suddenly becomes a disaster after a drunk driver puts Drummond in the hospital, unconscious, his life hanging in the balance, in the first episode of a special two-part story.
#36 - Arnold's Girlfriend (1)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 2 - Episode 1
Arnold has appendicitis and Drummond has to deal with the bigotry of Fred Tanner, a potential housing project investor whose daughter is the key to getting Arnold to sit still for the operation.
#37 - Parents Have Rights, Too
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 5 - Episode 14
Drummond's plans for a quiet and private weekend "alone" don't quite work out as he had intended, when a storm sends Arnold, Willis and Kimberly home from a camping trip early -- catching him off guard in a compromising situation.
#38 - The Bank Job (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 2
Drummond offers himself and his company airplane as hostages to protect Arnold and Willis, but his sons' future hangs in the balance when the robbers announce their own very different choice of hostages, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.
#39 - The Bar Mitzvah Boy
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 21
In a quest for religion started by Maggie and his father, Arnold thinks he has found it after attending an impressive bar mitzvah where his friend "Becomes a man" at age 13.
#40 - Hooray for Hollywood (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 17
Arnold's joy over being saved from an explosion by "Knight Rider's" David Hasselhoff quickly turns to dismay when he learns his father is getting married and a little brother comes along with the package.
#41 - The Boyfriend
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 24
Blinded by love, Kimberly takes an enormous and deceptive risk when she talks her father into allowing her to move into an apartment, allegedly with her girl friend.
#42 - The Accident (2)
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 6
When Drummond finally comes to, he is suffering from amnesia and unless he can regain his memory, he may lose not only his business, but also custody of Arnold, Willis and Kimberly.
#43 - The Honeymoon's Over
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 20
Arnold and Pearl fall into a depression when Maggie and Phillip return from their honeymoon with a temporary eviction notice for Pearl, and orders for Arnold to babysit for his "tag-along" little brother Sam instead of going to a party.
#44 - Short But Sweet
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 4 - Episode 25
Arnold feels shortchanged, he's growing older but he's not getting any taller and he's convinced that's the reason why he doesn't have a girlfriend.
#45 - Crime Story (Part 2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 4 - Episode 18
Arnold doesn't know when to leave well enough alone after Willis comes to his rescue, he gets himself involved in an "undercover" scheme to capture the "punks" at school who have been harassing him.
#46 - Assert Yourself
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 - Episode 9
Arnold turns a pal into an opponent when he resigns as Dudley's campaign manager and declares his own candiacy for class president.
#47 - Almost American
Diff'rent Strokes - Season 3 - Episode 20
Arnold's dejection at being grounded for a "D" on a history test turns to inspiration after an immigrant studying for naturalization introduces him to another perspective on America.
#48 - Oscar's Promotion
The Odd Couple - Season 2 - Episode 22
Oscar gets a chance to cover a Chinese wrestling star, but Felix's concern for the athlete threatens Oscar's assignment and his job.
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#49 - And Leave the Greyhound to Us?
The Odd Couple - Season 2 - Episode 14
Oscar wins a greyhound and wants to race it, but Felix wants it as a pet.