The BEST episodes written by Matt Tarses
#1 - The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
Sports Night - Season 1 - Episode 11
A southern African American football player and five other students refuse to play at a Tennessee college where the Confederate flag is hung. Luther Sachs the owner of CSC and alumnus of the college sides with the college, but Isaac disagrees and says so on the show. Casey goes on "The View" and takes credit for his wardrobe, which he doesn't deserve and this leads Dan and another staffer to teach him that the show is a team.
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#2 - My Old Lady
Scrubs - Season 1 - Episode 4
The three interns are each assigned patients with various illnesses. Statistically speaking, one of the three is going to die. J.D.'s patient is 86 year old Mrs. Tanner, who is in renal failure. 20 year old David Morrison is Turk's hernia patient and Elliot's patient Mrs. Guerrero only speaks Spanish and might have lupus.
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#3 - Pilot
Worst Week - Season 1 - Episode 1
Sam and Mel intend to reveal her pregnancy to her parents after a quiet dinner. However, when Sam misses the train after having a drunk girl throw up on him, the dinner starts becoming increasingly unlikely.
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#4 - My Philosophy
Scrubs - Season 2 - Episode 13
J.D. bonds with a patient, who is waiting for a heart transplant and discusses with her their idea of what death must be like. Elliot puts her foot down and demands a feminine locker room from Dr. Kelso. Turk decides it's time to propose to Carla, but a kid swallows the engagement ring.
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#5 - My Old Man
Scrubs - Season 1 - Episode 19
An assortment of moms and dads descend on their offspring at home and in the workplace. J.D.'s father is a gregarious yet lonely divorcee who's desperately trying to be just one of the guys. Elliot's folks, on the other hand, are a snooty couple whose pompous behavior dismays their daughter. Similarly rattled is Turk, unnerved by the bonding of his girlfriend, Carla, and his brassy mother. But the most vexatious parent by far is the janitor's dad.
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#6 - The Most Handsome Boy on the Planet
The Goldbergs (2013) - Season 2 - Episode 9
Barry is excited when a modelling representative approaches him, but Erica thinks it's a scam.
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#7 - The Ring
The Goldbergs (2013) - Season 1 - Episode 5
Adam, Erica and Barry learn about Murray's romantic past while cleaning out the garage; Adam falls for his neighbor.
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#8 - Shane
Sports Night - Season 2 - Episode 6
Natalie obsesses over the loss of hell. In a nod to real-life racist John Rocker, Casey interviews an old friend, Shane McArnold, who heaps disdain on his new home city of New York and all its inhabitants. Casey promises to ""fix it"" out of loyalty, but Dana knows it's good television and leaves it as is. Meanwhile, Dan's therapist Abby is opening up Dan's true feelings about his family, making him more and more dysfunctional.
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#9 - My New Coat
Scrubs - Season 2 - Episode 5
Elliot sleeps with a handsome doctor she hardly knew and soon becomes the hospital tramp. Turk suffers from his back after operating with Dr. Amato, a very short surgeon. J.D. finds out that wearing a white coat doesn't make him a better doctor, but is upset by having Dr. Cox throw in his face that he made another mistake. And Dr. Kelso is just dying for an opportunity to lash out his anger on Dr. Cox.
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#10 - The Sweet Smell of Air
Sports Night - Season 2 - Episode 12
The crew is excited when they get a chance to interview Michael Jordan; that is until the strings began to be attached. First they find a paper in the press packet, that coaches Michael how to steer away from sports questions, next they are told to only talk about his new cologne, and then they get a request for total editorial control to Michael. They drop the interview when they discover that they were picked because of their ratings vulnerability. Sam returns and sets Dana into a frenzy, he later meets Sally. Casey frets over what to do in front of Charlie's class, when he is invited to show and tell.
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#11 - Substitute
Teachers (US) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Everyone gangs up on Alice when Jeff tries to make her jealous by hitting on the new substitute teacher and Calvin and Dick try their best to ensure that Alice doesn't get made faculty chair.
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#12 - My Drug Buddy
Scrubs - Season 1 - Episode 14
Alex and Elliot argue over missing medication, and J.D. needs to choose sides. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso gives Carla a ride to work and she sees a totally different side of him. Turk develops a conflict with Dr. Cox after he finds out that Dr. Cox has secret feelings for Carla.
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#14 - My Office
Scrubs - Season 4 - Episode 2
Dr. Clock tries to reconcile J.D. and Eliot, while waiting to see which one Dr. Cox will give the Chief Resident position to. Molly and Carla are experiencing some subtle conflict and Elliot and J.D. begin to come together after long bouts of conflict of their own. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox, Turk and the Janitor are forced to work together to help a patient.
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#15 - The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
Sports Night - Season 1 - Episode 6
This episodes title represents it three main themes. "The Head Coach" involves Casey's harsh treatment on a coach's bad decision. "The Dinner" is about Jeremy's major decision about where to take Natalie on their first date. And the morning mail is about the hate mail Natalie receives after the events of last week's episode.
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#16 - The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
Sports Night - Season 2 - Episode 10
Casey goes out with Pixley again much to Dana's dismay. Dan wants to do a story on the amazing World Series win by the Giants in 1951, and finds out that Isaac was actually at the game, although he missed the key home run. When Casey finds out Isaac never told him, but told Jeremy he questions their special bond.
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#17 - My Dirty Secret
Scrubs - Season 3 - Episode 9
Elliot is feeling uncomfortable using clinical terms for her patient's private parts – a result of a repressed childhood and an accidental orgasm she inflicted on a patient during a pelvic exam - so Carla tries to teach her how to say "vagina" and "penis" without blushing. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox crashes at J.D. and Turk's after taking bad advice from J.D. Carla suggests no more sex until the wedding and Turk only comes to terms with it after learning the real meaning of romance from a patient with prostate cancer. Ultimately Carla backs down on her own idea when she has a stressful day at work finally letting people make fun of her.
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#18 - The Bird
Worst Week - Season 1 - Episode 2
Sam tries to win over Dick by charming Angela, but then ruins any progress he made when he has a mishap with Dick's birds.
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#19 - April is the Cruelest Month
Sports Night - Season 2 - Episode 19
The network deals a financial blow to "Sports Night" that has Isaac and Dana reeling - the show's Olympic coverage is going to be cut to the quick and Natalie's job may be cut entirely! Depressed about his disgraceful on-air behavior toward Casey, Dan decides to hold a Passover Seder, which Jeremy turns into a theatrical event that has a healing effect on everyone.
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#20 - Kafelnikov
Sports Night - Season 2 - Episode 5
Jeremy tells Dana that there is no reason to hire people to prepare for the expected Y2K computer problems; he has made the computers Y2K compatible. To prove this, Jeremy, rigs the computer to say that it is December 31, 1999 and hold a Y2K test to prove that there will be no computer problems when the studio rolls into 2000. The results are total darkness. Dan picks up a therapist in a bar, who invites him out on a date... or does she really just think he needs some therapy?
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#21 - Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
Sports Night - Season 2 - Episode 17
Casey and Dana try to psyche each other out as they prepare to make their NFL draft day predictions. Dan gets glum when his golf date with PGA star David Duval is jeopardized - by his job. Jeremy tells Natalie about Jenny - except for the part about her being a porn star. Casey questions Dan's attitude and Dan questions their relationship.
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#22 - I, Stank Hole in One
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 6 - Episode 21
Second bests: Hilary subs for Kathie Lee Gifford on TV and Will takes Carlton's spot in a golf tourney.
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#23 - Not, I Barbecue
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 6 - Episode 6
Will and Carlton's double date ends unromantically when a big bruiser shows up looking for his squeeze.
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#24 - The Unfair Advantage
Alex, Inc. - Season 1 - Episode 1
With the help of wife Rooni and their children, Alex Schuman quits his prominent job to start his own podcast company telling real stories that matter. He hires his cousin Eddie and former producer, Deirdre, to help achieve his dream. Meanwhile, Ben performs magic at the school talent show which teaches Alex an important lesson about his future.
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#25 - The Wax Museum
Alex, Inc. - Season 1 - Episode 2
At the office, Eddie and Deirdre compete for Alex’s time and butt heads, causing them to almost quit. Alex tries to be a good boss by coming up with a solution to split his time between the two, but will he succeed? Meanwhile, Alex does not like Rooni’s handmade costume for Ben’s class project on famous people, so they come up with a surprising different choice.
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#26 - Norm vs. Schoolin'
Norm - Season 3 - Episode 11
Norm and Mr. Denby have to go to social workers school and they get kicked out when Mr. Denby tries cheating off of Norm. Danny and Shelly pretend to be the married couple who where Billy's previous foster parents so he can be adopted.
#28 - The Cake
Worst Week - Season 1 - Episode 8
The in-laws finally meet up, as Sam's parents meet Mel's folks for the first time.
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