The BEST episodes written by Michael Benson

Hall of Fame
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8.57
51 votes

#1 - Hall of Fame

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 12

Jordan sets his sights on joining Vanessa and Bryana on the Bernie Mac Hall of Fame awards shelf. He decides to join his school's football team after hearing that everyone on the squad gets a trophy just for participating. Bernie is thrilled that Jordan is playing football—until he sees his playing skills.

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Laughing Matters
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8.20
15 votes

#2 - Laughing Matters

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 3 - Episode 4

When Bernie lands the dramatic lead role of a stroke afflicted former track star, he has a hard time convincing everyone he has the chops to be a serious dramatic actor and reaches out to Angela Bassett for acting advice. Since Bernie is working and cannot care for the kids after school, Wanda must put the younger kids into daycare at her work. Upset at being stuck with a bunch of babies, Jordan leads a child rebellion where the kids escape daycare and wreak havoc on the office. Meanwhile, Vanessa pretends to be poor, so that Teri, a girl at school, will like her. But the plan backfires when Teri finds out that Vanessa is lying and that she is really Bernie Mac's niece.

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The Talk
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8.10
10 votes

#3 - The Talk

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 3 - Episode 19

Bernie catches Jordan looking at his men's magazines and playing provocative video games, so Wanda tells him it's time for Jordan to learn about the ""birds and the bees."" Bernie is having trouble getting the words out, so he stops by the Playboy Mansion to get advice from the expert, Hugh Hefner. When Jordan thinks he got a girl pregnant by kissing her, Bernie realizes it's time for the talk.

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One Day in the Valley
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8.01
1788 votes

#4 - One Day in the Valley

Entourage - Season 3 - Episode 2

Ari and Eric are worried because rolling blackouts have hit Los Angeles and it may cause a decrease in the box-office totals for "Aquaman" in the area. The two ponder how to keep Vince from finding out the situation.

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Leaving Los Angeles
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7.88
8 votes

#5 - Leaving Los Angeles

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 14

After taking the kids to the movies, Las Vegas-bound Bernie is further delayed by scenes that grow out of what they saw there, but weren't supposed to see.

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Chess Wars
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7.88
8 votes

#6 - Chess Wars

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 16

Bernie uses principles of chess to check the kids' desires, but Jordan's no pawn as he moves to achieve his goal: a paintball gun!

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Double Dragon
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7.84
212 votes

#7 - Double Dragon

Breaking In - Season 2 - Episode 6

The team rallies together to help Oz defeat his nemesis: head of a rival security company and former Contra employee, Henry Shaw.

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Marathon Mac
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7.73
11 votes

#8 - Marathon Mac

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 5 - Episode 3

Berine better put his money where his mouth is when he agrees to Charles Barkley's bet that he will beat Bernie’s time in a 10-K charity race.

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Keep It on the Short Grass
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7.72
18 votes

#9 - Keep It on the Short Grass

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 2 - Episode 1

It's Bernie who acts like a kid when Wanda teams with him in a charity golf tournament. Bernie sees it as a grudge match against the host, Matt Damon, who has been claiming he consistently outshot ""Mac Man"" while they were filming Ocean's Eleven. Bernie savors the thought of beating the Oscar winner in public—but his confidence wavers when he learns that Damon's warriorlike playing partner in the best-ball event is Lucy Lawless.

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Big Brother
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7.69
13 votes

#10 - Big Brother

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 4 - Episode 1

Bernie installs security cameras to monitor the family's activities.

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Manic Monday
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7.65
1697 votes

#11 - Manic Monday

Entourage - Season 3 - Episode 15

Amanda needs an answer on the period film, but Vince won't commit to any other project until the cameras are actually rolling on 'Medellin.' Amanda persists, so Vince has the crew read the script to get everybody's opinion. Unfortunately, the script is so dry that nobody can get through it, leading Vince to realize that the project isn't right for him after all.

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The Blind Sided
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7.65
826 votes

#12 - The Blind Sided

Breaking In - Season 2 - Episode 3

The team tracks a computer hacker. Oz is worried when Veronica hires a young teen to be the office's new intern. Melanie and Cam have an awkward stakeout.

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Strange Days
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7.63
1697 votes

#13 - Strange Days

Entourage - Season 3 - Episode 7

Eric starts falling for the wrong girl after his threesome. Ari and Terrance come to an agency settlement. Vince is to be auctioned off at Sloan's charity function.

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The Main Event
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7.51
41 votes

#14 - The Main Event

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 3

Jordan is tormented by bullies at school, so Bernie teaches him some moves that unfortunately turn Jordan into a monster.

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A Christmas Story
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7.48
33 votes

#15 - A Christmas Story

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 1 - Episode 7

The kids get a dog from the pound, thinking it will be the perfect present for Bernie. Bernie finds the dog, hides it, thinking it is the perfect present for the kisd. They think he took it back to the pound, so they try and get revenge.

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And the Femmy Goes To...
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7.41
63 votes

#16 - And the Femmy Goes To...

Just Shoot Me! - Season 3 - Episode 20

The nominations for the annual Femmy awards are in and Maya, Nina and Elliott are nominated, while Finch isn't even invited to the ceremony. Jack switched Maya's nominated article and nominated a picture of Elliott's that was actually taken by a chimpanzee. At the dinner, Finch scores a seat at the models' table while Maya and Nina prepare speeches. Elliott is going crazy with guilt until he loses. Nina wins after 12 straight years of losing. Maya wins for the article, which Nina trashed in her acceptance speech.

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Exercise in Fertility: Part 1
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7.11
9 votes

#17 - Exercise in Fertility: Part 1

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 5 - Episode 13

After several failed attempts, Bernie and Wanda realize that making a baby is harder than they thought, and Wanda begins to question their fertility.

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Exercise in Fertility: Part 2
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6.67
9 votes

#18 - Exercise in Fertility: Part 2

The Bernie Mac Show - Season 5 - Episode 14

Bernie and Wanda have undertaken fertility treatments. Wanda suffers from mood swings due to hormonal issues. Distracted with the idea of having a child the couple neglect to stay on top of the kids they already have. Vanessa shares her experience with babies joining a family. She explains the baby will be Bernie's own baby girl, or his son. Everyone will have to adjust, and one will be replaced. Bernie and Wanda adjust to ups and downs with treatment, having to ride out extreme highs, lows, hopes, fears, and consider how committed they have to be to the process, rife...

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