The BEST episodes written by Phil Mishkin
#1 - The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection (a.k.a.) The Chameleon
Sanford and Son - Season 3 - Episode 10
Fred donates a collection of Blind Mellow Jelly records to a library for a tax deduction, but after learning of the records' monetary value, he cooks up a scheme to get them back.
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#2 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 9
On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on the wedding day.
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#3 - Archie Sees a Mugging
All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 18
Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.
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#5 - Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit
All in the Family - Season 1 - Episode 7
Mike invites an unmarried hippie couple to spend the night in the living room, despite Archie's strenuous objections.
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#6 - Cousin Maude's Visit
All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 12
Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.
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#7 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
All in the Family - Season 3 - Episode 10
Continuation of the flashback to the Stivics' wedding, when Michael's uncle insists that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.
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#8 - Son of “But Seriously, Folks”
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 4 - Episode 7
Mary's former boyfriend, Wes Callison, gets a job in the newsroom but his affection for Mary gets in the way of his work.
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#10 - Fish and the Fins
Happy Days - Season 2 - Episode 20
To hide from overzealous fans, a popular rock group (one of the members was Richie's childhood friend) is staying at the Cunningham house, but Richie can't tell anyone that they're there. This poses a problem for Richie because nobody believes he actually knows them.
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#11 - The Other Woman
Matlock - Season 3 - Episode 11
Matlock agrees to defend psychiatrist Lucas Forbes when he's arrested for killing Adam Whitley, the husband of one of his patients whom Lucas was reportedly having an affair with, according to the woman's diary. Matlock soon realises that Erin Whitley has a host of deep-rooted psychiatric problems. After a few chance meetings with a woman named Shannon, Matlock is shocked to realise the extent of the connection between Erin and Shannon.
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#12 - All the Way
Happy Days - Season 1 - Episode 1
Potsie sets Richie up with a girl known to have a reputation. Richie doesn't get far with her but leads Fonzie and others to believe he did.
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#15 - The Buddies
Matlock - Season 4 - Episode 11
After an old friend from college dies, Matlock has to investigate three college chums on the charge of murdering a hitchhiker thirty years earlier.
#16 - You Go to My Head
Happy Days - Season 2 - Episode 4
Richie reads a book about abnormal psychology and begins to think that there's something wrong with him.
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#17 - Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 5
On the Stivics' first anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.
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#18 - The Narc
Matlock - Season 5 - Episode 5
When Ed Tobias is found murdered after exposing his dirty co-workers to the top brass (they sold the drugs they didn't turn in), Lt. Brooks asks Matlock to defend his accused killer, Johnny Bauer, the only one in the unit who wasn't on the take. In between playing catch with Conrad, Matlock agrees to defend Bauer, even though he feels Bauer is just as dirty as his friends were because he knew what they were up to and he kept quiet.
#19 - The Network
Matlock - Season 2 - Episode 7
Network programming chief Greg Titleman is murdered, leaving Hollywood baffled as to the identity of the killer. Matlock comes to town to represent the television producer accused of killing him, and finds more than his fair share of suspects. It seems everyone had a motive to kill Greg Titleman!
#20 - The Critic
Matlock - Season 5 - Episode 13
Matlock has known Sam Spelvin since he was six years old, so he agrees to consult on Sam's play, Lovers and Lawyers. Unfortunately, the play is truly awful. When noted critic John Bosley Hackett, who felt the play was truly one of the worst in history, is found murdered, Sam is arrested. Matlock agrees to defend Sam, even deferring his payment while they wait to see if the play is a success, and manages to find a few more people who would be more than happy to see Hackett dead...and to see Sam's play fail.
#21 - Mike's Problem
All in the Family - Season 2 - Episode 9
Mike's nervousness over his grades renders him temporarily impotent.
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#22 - The Moonlighter
The Odd Couple - Season 4 - Episode 14
To earn money to repay Felix, Oscar takes a job as a cook at a diner.
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#23 - The New Mr. Bradford
Three's a Crowd - Season 1 - Episode 19
After Jack saves his life, Mr. Bradford treats Jack like a son.
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#24 - The Odd Holiday
The Odd Couple - Season 4 - Episode 5
Felix and Oscar recall an ill-fated vacation that destroyed Felix's marriage.
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#25 - Private Lessons
Three's a Crowd - Season 1 - Episode 15
EZ's date is a high-society sorority girl who is only interested in Jack.
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