The BEST episodes written by Mitchell Burgess

All Due Respect
star
8.16
2269 votes

#1 - All Due Respect

The Sopranos - Season 5 - Episode 13

Tony faces pressure from his own crew to give up his cousin to Johnny Sack. Tony does some soul-searching on Melfi's couch and finally decides on a course of action. A.J. proves himself to be a schemer, while Christopher tells Carmela that he and Adriana have ended their relationship. Tony meets with Johnny Sack to restore peace between Jersey and New York, but the Feds play a surprise card that sends Tony fleeing to safety.

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The Knight in White Satin Armor
star
8.07
2697 votes

#2 - The Knight in White Satin Armor

The Sopranos - Season 2 - Episode 12

Richie finally pushes Tony to the limit and Tony begins to plan for his removal. Tony finds that breaking up with his Russian girlfriend is more complicated than he thought. Janice takes matters into her own hands after a quarrel with Richie.

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Birds of a Feather
star
8.03
117 votes

#3 - Birds of a Feather

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 6

Joel's parents come to Cicely and his father's know-it-all attitude gets on Joel's nerves and his mother gets back to nature. Holling's dislike of sports causes Shelly to ponder their baby's athletic future and his stature among the men of Cicely.

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Whitecaps
star
8.02
2435 votes

#4 - Whitecaps

The Sopranos - Season 4 - Episode 13

Tony and Johnny Sack prepare to move against Carmine, but Tony second-guesses the deal and considers another option. Meanwhile, Tony haggles with a lawyer when he decides to buy a beach house as a gift for Carmela. Junior finds that his legal worries are over when the judge makes a ruling in his case, and Christopher returns clean and sober from rehab. Carmela reaches the breaking point and throws Tony out of their home when Tony's ex girlfriend taunts her over the phone. Tony resists at first, but eventually decides that its best for his family if he leaves.

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Employee of the Month
star
7.89
2711 votes

#5 - Employee of the Month

The Sopranos - Season 3 - Episode 4

Ralphie introduces Jackie Jr. to the muscle end of his business, which doesn't go over well with Tony. Janice gets in over her head with the Russians when she won't back down in her feud with Svetlana. After a session with Tony, Melfi is brutally raped in the parking garage of her building. She struggles with the idea of using Tony as a weapon against her attacker.

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Whoever Did This
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7.88
2479 votes

#6 - Whoever Did This

The Sopranos - Season 4 - Episode 9

Junior uses an injury at the courthouse as an opportunity to introduce a new defense at his trial. Ralph begins to ponder the state of his life when his son is badly hurt in an archery accident. A mysterious fire at the stables results in the death of Tony's favorite horse. Tony confronts Ralph, resulting in a bloody and deadly climax.

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Isabella
star
7.85
2983 votes

#7 - Isabella

The Sopranos - Season 1 - Episode 12

Tony is more depressed than ever over Pussy's disappearance. He increases his medication and this causes him to have hallucinations of a beautiful Italian girl living next door. Meanwhile, Junior and Mikey send two hit men after Tony, but all doesn't go according to plan.

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Irregular Around the Margins
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7.82
2449 votes

#8 - Irregular Around the Margins

The Sopranos - Season 5 - Episode 5

Tony's intense new feelings for Adriana sends him back to Dr. Melfi; Tony may have skin cancer; While Christopher is on a business trip, the crew discusses a rumor involving Adriana.

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Full Upright Position
star
7.80
127 votes

#9 - Full Upright Position

Northern Exposure - Season 6 - Episode 7

Maurice welcomes his young cousin Maurice to Cicely, hopefully to take over the family business. Charges of static electricity generate a new interest--and a new art project--for Chris. Meanwhile sparks fly between Joel and Maggie on a Russian airline bound for St. Petersburg, where Joel is scheduled to speak at a medical convention.

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Cellar Boy
star
7.80
1256 votes

#10 - Cellar Boy

Blue Bloods - Season 1 - Episode 21

Neighbors of the Reagans are murdered and their son becomes the prime suspect. Jamie is convinced he’s being pursued by the Blue Templar when his gun goes missing.

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Boca
star
7.80
3140 votes

#11 - Boca

The Sopranos - Season 1 - Episode 9

Tony and Sylvio plan drastic action when they hear some disturbing news about Meadow's soccer coach. Tony learns of a secret that Junior would rather keep under wraps. Tensions flare when they begin needling each other during a golf game. And this results in Junior giving up a long term relationship.

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Full Leather Jacket
star
7.79
2667 votes

#12 - Full Leather Jacket

The Sopranos - Season 2 - Episode 8

Carmela pressures a friend to write a letter of recommendation for Meadow, while a good will gesture from Richie to Tony falls flat. Matt and Sean are bored with their positions in the Soprano organization. They decide to ambush Christopher as a favor to Richie.

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Tranquility Base
star
7.78
124 votes

#13 - Tranquility Base

Northern Exposure - Season 6 - Episode 23

Maurice's plans to ask Barbara to marry him while spending the weekend at his new summer home are in jeopardy when her style clashes with the way he wants his guests treated. Phil and Michelle continue to try to work out their differences and Ed (in his Shaman capacity) and Joel's Rabbi offer some advice. Chris is on the loose when Maggie doesn't make the journey to Maurice's but soon realizes that he is a changed man. The Vincoeurs stay locked up in their room when Holling is in heat.

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Grave Errors
star
7.75
542 votes

#14 - Grave Errors

Blue Bloods - Season 10 - Episode 9

Erin disagrees with a psychiatric consultant's diagnosis of a nanny accused of abuse. Eddie confronts her boss. Frank is forced to make staffing changes he is skeptical about. A woman claims she heard someone plotting a murder.

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The Greater Good
star
7.75
1219 votes

#15 - The Greater Good

Blue Bloods - Season 7 - Episode 1

In the season 7 opener, Evidence against Danny surfaces when the attorney general’s office reviews his shooting of a serial killer. Meanwhile, Jamie and Eddie deal with a high-profile drunken driver; and a slain cop’s widow asks Frank for a favor.

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Live Free or Die
star
7.72
2183 votes

#16 - Live Free or Die

The Sopranos - Season 6 - Episode 6

Tony seeks guidance from overseas to solve a local problem; and decides whether a top earner deserves another chance.

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Down Neck
star
7.70
3335 votes

#17 - Down Neck

The Sopranos - Season 1 - Episode 7

After A.J. is suspended from school for drinking sacramental wine, Tony begins remembering his own childhood days when he learned of his father's unique lifestyle. Livia learns of her son's therapy during a visit from A.J.

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The Strong, Silent Type
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7.69
2443 votes

#18 - The Strong, Silent Type

The Sopranos - Season 4 - Episode 10

Tony calls on Johnny Sack for help when his crew begins to question Ralph's sudden disappearance. Tony forces Christopher into rehab when his drug use spins out of control, but group therapy soon deteriorates into a brawl. Furio is noticeably cooler toward Carmela after his return from Italy.

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The Mommy's Curse
star
7.68
124 votes

#19 - The Mommy's Curse

Northern Exposure - Season 6 - Episode 14

When Maggie's mother and her male friend, whom dies, come to visit, she realizes that her luck with men runs in the family. Maurice becomes jealous of Holling's friendship with Phil. Ruth-Anne and Walt's relationship is put to the test, when she has him help her out in the store.

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The Suburban Episode
star
7.67
9 votes

#20 - The Suburban Episode

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Season 1 - Episode 2

Now forced to work together and masquerading as a suburban couple, ""Mr. and Mrs. Smith"" spy on their neighbor who is suspected of stealing top-secret information from his employer.

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A Cup of Joel
star
7.66
149 votes

#21 - A Cup of Joel

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 9

Chris suffers an anxiety attack during the written part of the exam, when he decides to become a pilot. Holling and Ruth-Anne's friendship undergoes a strain when a diary that Ed has found shows that his grandfather ate hers during the blizzard of 1897. Joel is in search the thief of forty dollars in petty cash.

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Bust Out
star
7.66
2634 votes

#22 - Bust Out

The Sopranos - Season 2 - Episode 10

Tony begins gathering cash for a possible getaway when he learns of an eyewitness to the Bevilaqua hit. The Feds turn up the pressure on Pussy when they learn of his involvement in the murder. Richie tries to enlist Junior in a move against Tony. Carmela has a romantic encounter with her paperhanger.

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Butch & Sundance
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7.64
821 votes

#23 - Butch & Sundance

SouthLAnd - Season 2 - Episode 2

John and Ben are the first responders to a gruesome triple homicide in Hancock Park, where a mother is bludgeoned to death and her young daughters are found bound, gagged, raped and dead in their bedrooms. In investigating the case, Lydia and Rene realize they have two very different investigation styles. Meanwhile, Sammy continues to have problems with his wife and Ben confronts John about his increasing reliance on pain pills.

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He Is Risen
star
7.62
2570 votes

#24 - He Is Risen

The Sopranos - Season 3 - Episode 8

Tony's feud with Ralphie escalates when Ralphie is passed over for promotion. Meadow and Jackie grow closer, while the Soprano crew loses a member in an unexpected fashion. Tony strikes up a relationship with one of Melfi's other patients.

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To Save Us All from Satan's Power
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7.62
2641 votes

#25 - To Save Us All from Satan's Power

The Sopranos - Season 3 - Episode 10

Tony finds himself singing the Christmas blues as the holidays approach. He and Furio retaliate against the Russian who beat Janice. Memories of Big Pussy haunt Tony, Sylvio and Paulie as they try to find a new Santa Claus for the neighborhood children. Tony smacks Jackie around after he catches him cheating on Meadow and carrying a gun.

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Pilot
star
7.61
2769 votes

#26 - Pilot

Blue Bloods - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the pilot of Blue Bloods we are introduced to a new kind of crime family the Reagan’s just as Jamie is graduating from the Police Academy and joining the NYPD, after deciding not to pursue his career as a lawyer. Frank is questioned by the press over the trust that the Latino community of New York has of the police department. And when a young Hispanic girl goes missing Danny soon finds himself being questioned over his interrogation methods. First by his sister Erin who has strong opposing views to his methods and this soon leads to quite a heated discussion during a family dinner. Will justice prevail and will this tight-knit family be able to continue to function with their conflict of values, find out this fall.

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Cold Cuts
star
7.57
2338 votes

#27 - Cold Cuts

The Sopranos - Season 5 - Episode 10

Janice attacks a mother during her stepdaughter's soccer game and is forced to attend anger management classes. Tony must deal with his own anger as Johnny Sack launches payback against the Sopranos. Christopher and Tony B. overcome their differences when they are sent to dispose of several incriminating corpses buried in the country.

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Sleeping with the Enemy
star
7.55
144 votes

#28 - Sleeping with the Enemy

Northern Exposure - Season 4 - Episode 24

Maurice's son comes to ask for his permission on his choice of a bride. There is a little hitch, Ron thinks that the new bride maybe the daughter of North Korean Colonel Pak Soon Ye, the butcher of Yang Dok. To help in the preservation of his native tongue, Ed decides to dub The Prisoner of Zenda. Holling's "needs" (an average of 4 times a day) are being held back and he seeks a way to relieve them. Ed runs into trouble with the star of his movie, a man with experience working in Hollywood and no time for Ed's inexperience. Maurice runs into mixed emotions on his feelings about his own personal feelings and the feelings of his son.

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Pie-o-My
star
7.54
2499 votes

#29 - Pie-o-My

The Sopranos - Season 4 - Episode 5

Tony discovers that he has a tender spot for Ralphie's new racing horse. He spends more time at the stables than with Carmela, who is angry over a new financial arrangement. The Feds turn up the pressure on Adriana, while Janice makes her move on a grieving Bobby.

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Do Not Resuscitate
star
7.53
2890 votes

#30 - Do Not Resuscitate

The Sopranos - Season 2 - Episode 2

Tony plays both ends against the middle in a construction dispute, while Pussy has a revealing meeting with an FBI agent. Livia becomes suspicious of Janice as she starts to get cozy. Junior is released from jail, but finds himself working on a tight leash under Tony's thumb.

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Calling All Cars
star
7.49
2431 votes

#31 - Calling All Cars

The Sopranos - Season 4 - Episode 11

Tensions mount between Jersey and New York when Tony and Carmine argue over the profits from a real estate scam. Janice grows impatient with Bobby's grief, while Tony makes a decision about his therapy. Junior must find a new course of action to get out of his trial when the judge rejects his latest defense strategy.

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Hello, I Love You
star
7.48
116 votes

#32 - Hello, I Love You

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 15

Ruth-Anne and Walt take the long way back home when they pick up a couple of oak display cases; however they run into vehicle trouble. Before giving birth, Shelly goes on a spiritual journey at the Laundromat and meets up with "The Pooper" at different stages of her life. Joel and Maggie get frustrated as they try too hard at making a go of their relationship.

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Grosse Pointe, 48230
star
7.48
162 votes

#33 - Grosse Pointe, 48230

Northern Exposure - Season 4 - Episode 14

Joel accompanies Maggie as her "boyfriend," in a trip to back to Michigan, where he has been promised tickets to a Knicks - Pistons game. Maggie goes to attend her grandmother's 80th birthday party; for the event, "Grammy" has locked herself in the upstairs bathroom and Maggie is the only one allowed access.

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Blood Ties
star
7.46
136 votes

#34 - Blood Ties

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 23

Though he promotes it on the air, Chris has reservations about making a donation for Maurice's blood drive. Ed discovers his rare blood type is shared by another person in town, so he hires a P.I., Renaldo Pinetree, to dig into her past and find out if she is her mother. Maggie's old "tiller mate" from Grosse Pointe comes to Cicely after her affections and he offers Joel the incentive to leave Cicely for good. Joel loses his touch for drawing blood as Cicely nears the amount Maurice needs to win his bet with a neighboring town.

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The Bad Seed
star
7.42
135 votes

#35 - The Bad Seed

Northern Exposure - Season 4 - Episode 7

Holling's less than honest daughter arrives in Cicely and begins to operate. Holling and Shelly have a disagreement about his "sterility" and starts hanging out with his daughter. Marilyn decides it may be time to move out when she decides her mother has made one too many changes she doesn't like and asks Maggie to find her dream house. Ed goes to meet "Princess," a crane that returns every year, though after taking with Chris he begins to think it isn't such a good idea.

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Three Amigos
star
7.40
189 votes

#36 - Three Amigos

Northern Exposure - Season 3 - Episode 16

The death of an old friend sends Maurice and Holling packing off into the snowy wilderness to bury him at No-Name Point. But the way is hard, including an unexpected run-in with the man's attractive widow.

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Eye of the Beholder
star
7.38
134 votes

#37 - Eye of the Beholder

Northern Exposure - Season 6 - Episode 2

With Renaldo, Ed participates in an investigation of possible insurance fraud being perpetrated by Hayden Keyes. Maggie & Maurice both regret their donations to the library fund-raising auction. A dollhouse from the auction, Miranda's 1st birthday, and her growth begin to depress Shelly.

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Jaws of Life
star
7.37
115 votes

#38 - Jaws of Life

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 3

Maurice is chosen to be a wax figure at Madame Tussaud's, in London, for their rugged individualist's exhibit. Chris is faced with having to live longer than he planned on, a consequence he has trouble dealing with. The dentist comes to town, which puts everyone on edge.

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Things Become Extinct
star
7.34
213 votes

#39 - Things Become Extinct

Northern Exposure - Season 3 - Episode 13

The death of his uncle sends Holling out to his still and into an orgy of self-doubt, Joel feels isolated as he searches for proof of other Jews in Alaska, and Ed widens his own horizons when he films Ira Wingfeather producing his unique wooden flutes.

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Of Human Bonding
star
7.33
12 votes

#40 - Of Human Bonding

Party of Five - Season 4 - Episode 14

Charlie puts on a new behaviour, prompted by his fellow friend who is also a patient. Julia spends time with Jeanie, a woman she works with and they talk about their troubled marriages. Bailey wants to bond with Annie's daughter. Julia is surprised when she finds out Jeanie left her husband.

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Mi Casa, Su Casa
star
7.32
102 votes

#41 - Mi Casa, Su Casa

Northern Exposure - Season 6 - Episode 12

Marilyn comes to visit an old friend in the community where Joel is living and he begins to revert to his old ways. Maurice leaves Ed in charge of his house and he returns to find Ed has taken over the place. The Vincoeurs are house hunting and make an offer on Semanski's place but only after Holling gets a few little details fixed; but does he really want it?

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The Gift of the Maggie
star
7.31
115 votes

#42 - The Gift of the Maggie

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 19

Maurice's home catches fire and after it's extinguished there is a danger of asbestos, so he takes some space at Holling and Shelly's place. Later when Holling won't accept any remuneration he becomes outraged. Chris chooses not to shoot a buck when he has an easy shot; he later seeks out the deer again when he receives a bottle of Buckhorn whiskey for his trouble. Joel makes a medical discovery but has no other physicians to share his good news with, so Maggie brings another doctor to town that he can talk shop with.

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The Big Feast
star
7.25
178 votes

#43 - The Big Feast

Northern Exposure - Season 4 - Episode 21

When Maggie distributes the invitations for Maurice's 25th Anniversary Bash for Minnifield Communications an event "everyone" is attending Joel doesn't get one. Shelly accidentally breaks one of Maurice's expensive bottles of wine and tries to find a way to replace it. Adam and Eve return with the baby, Aldrich, and Adam takes over the food preparation of a special dish.

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My Mother, My Sister
star
7.20
180 votes

#44 - My Mother, My Sister

Northern Exposure - Season 3 - Episode 18

An abandoned baby gets attention from the whole town and helps awaken Adam's paternal instincts while Shelly's life is unsettled by a visit from her youthful, giddy mother and her new boy friend.

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A Wing and a Prayer
star
7.18
109 votes

#45 - A Wing and a Prayer

Northern Exposure - Season 5 - Episode 20

Ed tells one person about the fact that he saw Ruth-Anne and Walt together and later she tells him about the relationship but doesn't want it to get around so he'd better keep quiet, but it slips out. Maggie hires Maurice to help her with the construction of an ultra-light, but fires him when his meticulous details take the project over. Shelly worries about Holling's relationship with the priest that's come to town to baptize Randi.

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The Kidnapping Episode
star
7.09
35 votes

#46 - The Kidnapping Episode

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Season 1 - Episode 8

Mr. and Mrs. Smith go after a kidnapper, who always seems to be one step ahead of them.

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Dead to the World
star
6.97
115 votes

#47 - Dead to the World

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 5

Gail may have pushed Sheriff Buck too far when she accuses him of foul play in the death of his former girlfriend, who was with him just before her car mysteriously drove off a bridge.

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Buss Stop
star
6.53
91 votes

#48 - Buss Stop

Northern Exposure - Season 6 - Episode 20

Michelle decides to mount a stage production of "Bus Stop" unaware of the curse that has plague past stage productions. Ron helps guarantee that Erick gets a coveted role and Shelly is jealous when Maggie gets the female lead. Hayden designs the sets and a stage with a trap door. Holling, Erick and Chris all have issues to deal with about their parts in the play, which they discuss while drinking out at Holling's still.

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