The BEST episodes written by Michael Saltzman

The Threshold
star
8.21
1459 votes

#1 - The Threshold

Halt and Catch Fire - Season 3 - Episode 7

Joe and Ryan deal with the consequences of Joe's decision. Cam and Donna fight about the future and Gordon has a crisis of conscience.

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One Way or Another
star
7.90
1520 votes

#2 - One Way or Another

Halt and Catch Fire - Season 3 - Episode 2

While Cameron and Donna struggle to find venture capital, Joe hires a key coder, leaving the rest of the team at a loss.

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The Plane
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7.86
56 votes

#3 - The Plane

Wings - Season 3 - Episode 17

Joe is pleased to learn that the ticket he donated to the children's hospital's charity event brought in a huge sum. However, an error on the ticket force Joe and Brian to fly a cranky old passenger on a cross-country trip to find his long-lost brother.

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The Houseguest
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7.84
49 votes

#4 - The Houseguest

Wings - Season 4 - Episode 19

Helen throws a surprise birthday for Nantucket's most unpopular resident, 70-year-old Carlton Blanchard, who threatens to become a permanent household fixture after suffering a fall in her home.

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The Sunshine Switcheroo
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7.74
408 votes

#5 - The Sunshine Switcheroo

Sneaky Pete - Season 3 - Episode 8

Julia gets kidnapped and Marius must determine his loyalties as he struggles to keep both cons in motion. The family must figure out a plan to save Julia but they soon realize the situation is more complicated and dangerous than they expected.

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My Brother's Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble
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7.70
83 votes

#6 - My Brother's Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 15

Joe is hospitalized for back trouble and leaves his normally overly detailed schedule for Brian to manage Sandpiper. Brian disregards Joe's schedule and runs the airline his own way. All his schemes suddenly go off the rails when the plane goes missing.

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Nothing Like it in the World
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7.67
4035 votes

#7 - Nothing Like it in the World

The Boys - Season 2 - Episode 4

Road trip! The Boys head to North Carolina to follow a lead on a mysterious Supe named Liberty. And did you know a person’s choice of candy bars might tell you if they’re a serial killer? Watch and learn the warning signs! This episode could save your life!

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The Prom
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7.67
889 votes

#8 - The Prom

The Middle - Season 2 - Episode 22

After learning that Axl text-invited the wrong girl to prom and plans to solve the situation by standing her up, Frankie and Mike demand that he meet the girl face-to-face in a timely manner to gently break off the date - or face the music and take her to the big event. Meanwhile, Sue and her friend, Carly, try in earnest to fit in with the school's "B" crowd during lunch, and after a successful first show, Brick begins to bore Frankie and Mike with his impromptu one-man plays.

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Elixir of Life
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7.66
1079 votes

#9 - Elixir of Life

Hell on Wheels - Season 5 - Episode 5

Unexpected violence erupts in Chinatown during the festival of Tin Hau Don; Cullen confronts the Swede; and Durant involves Maggie in his latest scheme.

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Wheel of Pain
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7.55
719 votes

#10 - Wheel of Pain

The Middle - Season 4 - Episode 17

When Axl, Sue and Brick accidentally break the family room window, they decide to blame the Glossner children -- the bad seeds of the neighborhood; Frankie tries to land a prime dental rotation spot.

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A Terminal Christmas
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7.51
92 votes

#11 - A Terminal Christmas

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 11

After all their plans for Christmas go badly, the gang tries to cheer Fay up who is having her first Christmas without her husband.

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The Vermont Victim & The Bakersfield Hustle
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7.39
409 votes

#12 - The Vermont Victim & The Bakersfield Hustle

Sneaky Pete - Season 3 - Episode 4

Marius and Julia travel to Vermont to enlist a reluctant art forger out of retirement. Taylor is suspended from the police force and seeks solace with Lorraine. In California, Audrey must face her estranged father as she agrees to help Carly find the truth about Lila.

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Miles Away (2)
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7.36
45 votes

#13 - Miles Away (2)

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 24

The unemployed staff members decide it would be a slap in the face to the network if they helped Jim and his team out. Miller wants to move into Murphy's office. Miles fills Lansing in on the state of things. Lansing offers advice to Miles, which he declines. Lansing concedes, FYI is back, complete with Jim; the network is going to let them run the tobacco story. Charles Kuralt takes over Jim's responsibilities at ICN. Impressed with Miles' hardball tactics, Lansing offers him a big job in New York City and he accepts.

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Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
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7.34
58 votes

#14 - Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?

Wings - Season 3 - Episode 2

Following Helen's damage to his office, Joe tries to get her to pay for the damages. When she refuses, Joe decides to sue her.

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Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
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7.28
87 votes

#15 - Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered

Wings - Season 3 - Episode 9

With the airport shut down due to fog, the gang tries to find ways to pass the time which leads to Brian doing his hypnosis act on volunteers.

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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
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7.26
87 votes

#16 - Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 17

After a disastrous start to Valentine's Day, Joe and Helen agree to meet at their special place. Unfortunately, they each have a different idea as to where that is. Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations but all he can do is try and figure out what's wrong with her.

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
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7.22
65 votes

#17 - Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned

Wings - Season 2 - Episode 7

Brian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video camera around the airport trying to capture something to submit to "America's Wackiest Videos" TV show.

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Sox and the Single Woman
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7.21
47 votes

#18 - Sox and the Single Woman

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 13

Miles manages to get an invitation to the White House for Murphy, but when she's driving back, she has another passenger in the car, Socks, the president's cat. Without knowing it yet, Murphy is braging at the bullpen on how great she behaved and how she monopolized Hillary. Frank shows up and tells them that the president's cat is missing, everybody thinks Murphy has something to do with it. Murphy is offended by their comments, she denies it and leave. Moments later she's back with something wrapped up in her coat. She tells Frank to her office and shows him Socks, soon after that the whole gang see it, and even though Murphy claims she's inocent, no one believe her. Miles says she must take the cat back. Murphy is afraid to do so, she things if they see her with the cat she'll be banned again from the White House. The next day, Murphy meets Miles at Phil's, she tells him she still has the cat, she's worried because the cat won't eat anything, and if there's anything worse than

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Up in Smoke
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7.16
45 votes

#19 - Up in Smoke

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 16

Stuart Best is now a tobacco lobbyist but he has a change of heart when he decides that smoking really stinks. He gives FYI the memos and etc. that will expose the tobacco industry. He becomes a little nervous and meets with the network lawyers where a little detail reveals they could all be sued. Murphy contemplates her future in journalism, but Jim makes the move.

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The Anchorman
star
7.13
45 votes

#20 - The Anchorman

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 17

Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.

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The Awful Truth
star
7.09
44 votes

#21 - The Awful Truth

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 2

Lansing's nephew becomes Vice President of Current Affairs and he lures Murphy into a new hard news show he's created featuring Walter Cronkite; however, soon Cronkite becomes Redfield and the hard news becomes infotainment.

Model Relationships
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7.07
43 votes

#22 - Model Relationships

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 23

Miles begins dating Vendela, the supermodel, to make Corky jealous. Murphy relents and lets Corky help make her wedding plans, so that pizza won't be on the menu.

My Movie With Louis
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7.06
47 votes

#23 - My Movie With Louis

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 24

Despite the network's policy against it, Murphy decides to play a ""small, but pivotal role"" in director Louis Malle's new film. After getting the script, Murphy goes to the set to get changes made that will protect her ""journalistic integrity.""

Ship of Phil's
star
7.04
47 votes

#24 - Ship of Phil's

Murphy Brown - Season 5 - Episode 24

Murphy and Phil play for high stakes during their annual poker cruise aboard his houseboat. Miles suffers from an overdose of seasick medication.

All the Life That's Fit to Print
star
7.00
47 votes

#25 - All the Life That's Fit to Print

Murphy Brown - Season 6 - Episode 8

Murphy has nightmares about what her colleagues will say about her when they are interviewed for a biography that she has authorized to be written.

Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
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6.93
46 votes

#26 - Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 2

A media frenzy ensues when famous ex-astronaut ""Danger Duke"" Robinson is wanted for questioning in the murder of his brother.

The Feminine Critique
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6.91
46 votes

#27 - The Feminine Critique

Murphy Brown - Season 8 - Episode 7

A truck crashes through the studio window, so the team accompanies Murphy back to her alma mater where she is receiving an honorary doctorate. However, the students in the women's studies program she helped establish think she is out of touch with women in the '90s.

It's Miller Time
star
6.82
44 votes

#28 - It's Miller Time

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 19

Miles begins to split his time with another show that features Miller Redfield, who is still interested in Corky. Murphy takes over FYI meanwhile, Miles is too busy for a relationship with Corky.

The Best and Not-So-Brightest
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6.79
48 votes

#29 - The Best and Not-So-Brightest

Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 13

Stuart Best returns to Washington as a congressman and he humiliates Murphy at an inaugural party. To get her revenge, Murphy gets him on FYI to see where he stands on the issues, only Stuart didn't find out who was contributing to his campaign.