The BEST episodes written by Richard Neil Morgan

7.94

13 votes

#1 - The Courtship

Bonanza - Season 2 - Episode 16

Hoss plans to marry the widow of one of Ben's friends, not knowing she is a compulsive gambler and refusing to believe it when the other Cartwrights confront him with the truth.

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7.37

54 votes

#2 - Log 132: The Producer

Adam-12 - Season 1 - Episode 10

Reed tries to pawn off his new litter of puppies to co-workers, strangers, even victims. The officers work a silent alarm, rescue a boy with his head stuck in a fence, and track down a prowler.

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7.33

54 votes

#3 - Log 062: Grand Theft Horse?

Adam-12 - Season 1 - Episode 16

Reed and Malloy assist park rangers in catching a horse thief, a homesick Texan who was high on drugs at the time. The officers then chase two gunmen in a high speed pursuit.

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7.30

9 votes

#4 - A.I.D. - The Weekend

Dragnet - Season 4 - Episode 17

Bill's wife is out-of-town, and Bill invites Joe home for the weekend. They have dinner and play poker with some friends. A woman selling magazines shows up, and Joe and Bill suspect a scam.

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7.29

91 votes

#5 - Log 141: The Color TV Bandit

Adam-12 - Season 1 - Episode 2

Officers Malloy and Reed attempt to save two small victims of narcotic pills, and then pursue a long-sought burglary suspect in a foot chase.

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7.12

49 votes

#6 - Log 051: A Jumper - Code Two

Adam-12 - Season 1 - Episode 19

Not long after an elderly woman insists that Reed and Malloy help adjust her television antenna, the officers are called to a high-rise hotel, where a suicidal man is determined to jump. Malloy incorrectly handles the situation and Mac harshly reprimands him the follow-up investigation.

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5.38

57 votes

#7 - Opie Flunks Arithmetic

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 5 - Episode 30

When Opie gets a D in math class, Andy tells him he can no longer play football after school and pressures him to study harder. When Opie's grade fails to improve, Andy feels helpless until Helen shows him how he may actually be contributing to the problem.

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