The BEST episodes written by Rick Mittleman

Sensitive Steele
star
9.59
43 votes

#1 - Sensitive Steele

Remington Steele - Season 4 - Episode 16

Laura and Steele go undercover at a self-improvement spa to find out why there have been a series of mysterious accidents.

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The Pain of No Return
star
8.60
5 votes

#2 - The Pain of No Return

Alice - Season 1 - Episode 19

Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently deceased husband never paid his back taxes.

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Forged Steele
star
8.58
72 votes

#3 - Forged Steele

Remington Steele - Season 4 - Episode 5

Steele awakens from a 36-hour blackout to find that he has apparently gambled away the agency.

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Photo Finished
star
8.25
4 votes

#4 - Photo Finished

Simon & Simon - Season 8 - Episode 12

Rick and AJ are asked by Tom Huntley, a State Senatorial candidate, to find out whether his wife Colleen is having an affair. Despite their rule against working on cases involving marital difficulties, they agree. Naturally, it's all a setup. The Simons are put in place as witnesses to the apparent murder of Mrs. Huntley. They report the murder and turn over the pictures they've taken to the police. After her body turns up, they realize that what they saw was a scripted scene played out between two hired actors.

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Sweet Leilani
star
8.00
4 votes

#5 - Sweet Leilani

Jake and the Fatman - Season 3 - Episode 8

A friend of McCabe's who's a gossip columnist puts her "Honolulu Hunks" story on hold to learn the truth about a woman's murder when the deceased's body washes up on the beach.

That Cake
star
8.00
5 votes

#6 - That Cake

That Girl - Season 5 - Episode 8

Ann lands the presitgious title of ""Miss New York has Everything"" and does a TV promotion for the city in which she bakes a fruit topped cheesecake using all New York ingredients. While baking the cake, Ann loses her ring in the cake batter, and to make matters worse, the cake has been shipped to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's house for a state dinner. After all the trouble they went to, Ann finds out that her ring wasn't even in the governor's cake!

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To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist
star
7.93
13 votes

#7 - To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 22

Sgt. Carter attempts to keep Gomer from re-enlisting.

The Hawk and the Hunter
star
7.87
23 votes

#8 - The Hawk and the Hunter

CHiPs - Season 4 - Episode 18

Jon and Ponch probe into a case involving an environmentalist's allegations that Baricza's father, Pete, is polluting their town with his insecticides.

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Darrin the Warlock
star
7.81
32 votes

#9 - Darrin the Warlock

Bewitched - Season 6 - Episode 11

Darrin has a ball with his newfound magical powers. With his powers, Darrin creates a stellar account with his client, Bliss, jr. and shows Larry his powers. It isn't until Darrin meets his old friend, Dave, and decides to give up his magic.

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Whither the Weather
star
7.80
15 votes

#10 - Whither the Weather

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 14

Gomer can predict the weather better than the weather bureau.

Foreign Trade
star
7.76
17 votes

#11 - Foreign Trade

Emergency! - Season 4 - Episode 9

Johnny and Roy consider trading cars. Dixie takes on hospital management after budget cuts affect her nursing staff. A frat pledge chokes during initiation. The station rescues a woman trapped in her car on the edge of an open drawbridge, and a famous basketball player is involved in a fender bender. Dr. Early has the hiccups.

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The Firing Squad
star
7.75
16 votes

#12 - The Firing Squad

What's Happening!! - Season 1 - Episode 15

When Shirley's bad attitude gets her fired, the guys plan to find her a new job.

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Children of Light
star
7.74
88 votes

#13 - Children of Light

MacGyver - Season 5 - Episode 7

MacGyver's Chinese foster daughter arrives unexpectedly from China, carrying videotape of the massacre in Tianamen Square and a list of fax machine phone numbers vital to the continuing freedom movement.

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Gomer Goes Home
star
7.73
14 votes

#14 - Gomer Goes Home

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 18

Gomer goes home to Mayberry and becomes involved in the search for a bank robber.

Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend
star
7.69
12 votes

#15 - Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 24

Gomer's love for Welsh rarebit causes him to sleepwalk -- and to tell off Carter.

Camera Bug
star
7.69
12 votes

#16 - Camera Bug

Emergency! - Season 4 - Episode 10

John thinks he can be a photographer and pesters Roy for candid shots. A teenager suffers smoke inhalation at an elementary school structure fire. A fireman thinks he's having a heart attack, but it's really just his chili. A woman is bitten by a scorpion. Dixie has 'one of those days' as she and Dr. Brackett deliver a baby in a restaurant on their lunch hour. The driver of a truck full of dynamite is pinned behind the wheel of his vehicle as it catches fire.

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Repo Man
star
7.66
38 votes

#17 - Repo Man

CHiPs - Season 2 - Episode 14

The officers apprehend a repo man who has been stealing cars.

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The Slaughter Affair
star
7.65
23 votes

#18 - The Slaughter Affair

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 17

Murray takes on a night job as a cab driver in order to save up and buy his wife Marie a new car for their 10th wedding anniversary. However, Marie becomes suspicious about Murray's absences and fears that Murray is having an affair with Mary Richards.

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Little Auction Annie
star
7.63
8 votes

#19 - Little Auction Annie

That Girl - Season 1 - Episode 8

At an antique auction, Ann buys a box of junk with a baseball in it. A strange man follows her because he wants the baseball. It turns out that he is an ex-baseball player who wants the ball for sentimental reasons.

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Samantha Fights City Hall
star
7.62
93 votes

#20 - Samantha Fights City Hall

Bewitched - Season 5 - Episode 9

Samantha gets involved in a fight against tearing down a neighborhood park for a supermarket. The bad news is that the park is owned by Darrin's new client, Mr. Mossler, and because of her involvement, Darrin ends up losing his job. Samantha saves the day when she brings one of the statues in the park to life to convince Mossler to stop with the construction.

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The Day They Raided the Knights
star
7.62
25 votes

#21 - The Day They Raided the Knights

Get Smart - Season 4 - Episode 16

Agent 99's new job is at the Knights Trading Stamp Redemption Center. KAOS uses the center as a means of passing out a new secret weapon to their agents. KAOS agents Marco and Sonja run the center. The Chief has assigned several agents to find the secret weapon. The trail is cold, until 99 accidentally discovers that she is working for the other side.

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Ol' Brown Eyes is Back
star
7.61
37 votes

#22 - Ol' Brown Eyes is Back

Sanford and Son - Season 4 - Episode 3

Fred becomes convinced that a ring given to him by friends and family was actually stolen from Frank Sinatra.

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CHP-BMX
star
7.61
28 votes

#23 - CHP-BMX

CHiPs - Season 2 - Episode 21

Jon and Sindy are training a BMX team for kids. Ponch takes care of a young boy who was caught vandalizing his school. Getraer is so distracted over his son's accident that he accidentally releases a dangerous drug dealer.

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Mission Improbable (2)
star
7.60
5 votes

#24 - Mission Improbable (2)

That Girl - Season 4 - Episode 2

Unaware that her cover has been blown, Ann is tricked into photographing reject designs.

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To Watch a Thief
star
7.59
17 votes

#25 - To Watch a Thief

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 11

Gomer thinks Carter stole a watch from the base PX.

Friendly Freddy, The Gentleman's Tailor
star
7.58
12 votes

#26 - Friendly Freddy, The Gentleman's Tailor

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 30

Gomer and Carter buy Hong Kong suits from con man Friendly Freddy.

Vacation in Las Vegas
star
7.58
19 votes

#27 - Vacation in Las Vegas

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 2 - Episode 25

Gomer wins a trip to Las Vegas. Problem: whom should he take? Then he and Carter win a fortune gambling.

The Great Debate
star
7.56
85 votes

#28 - The Great Debate

Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 1 - Episode 3

The sweathogs out debate a smarter debate class.

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Sergeant Carter Dates a Pyle
star
7.56
16 votes

#29 - Sergeant Carter Dates a Pyle

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 2 - Episode 20

Gomer arranges a date for Carter with his cousin Bridey Pyle.

Second Base Steele
star
7.55
72 votes

#30 - Second Base Steele

Remington Steele - Season 3 - Episode 4

A reunion of high-school athletes at an adult baseball camp is marred by a series of ""accidents"" that Laura and Steele are hired to investigate.

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Beautiful Dreamer
star
7.54
13 votes

#31 - Beautiful Dreamer

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 5

Gomer's dreams keep coming true, and his latest has Carter proposing to Bunny.

Trial and Error
star
7.54
13 votes

#32 - Trial and Error

What's Happening!! - Season 2 - Episode 3

Roger is involved in a car accident that totals his new bike and leads to a lawsuit.

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Grappling Steele
star
7.51
71 votes

#33 - Grappling Steele

Remington Steele - Season 4 - Episode 4

Laura and Steele are hired to protect a professional wrestler who has been receiving death threats and having mysterious ""accidents.""

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How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying
star
7.50
16 votes

#34 - How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 6

Carter sabotages Gomer's garden by putting vodka in his prize watermelon.

Down Time
star
7.50
38 votes

#35 - Down Time

CHiPs - Season 2 - Episode 13

Ponch's vacation is ruined when a ring of car thieves steal his Firebird.

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Gomer the Carrier
star
7.50
20 votes

#36 - Gomer the Carrier

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 3

Gomer and Carter are the only ones who don't come down with German measles.

Gomer Pyle, Civilian
star
7.50
16 votes

#37 - Gomer Pyle, Civilian

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 2 - Episode 16

When Sgt. Carter orders him to take a furlough, Gomer becomes a civilian employee at the base.

That Was No Chick, That Was My Wife
star
7.48
104 votes

#38 - That Was No Chick, That Was My Wife

Bewitched - Season 4 - Episode 10

Darrin and Samantha are in Chicago to work on the Springer Pet Food account. Baby-sitter Aunt Clara panics when Tabitha brings one of her toys to life. Samantha pops home to check up just when Louise arrives at the Stephen's home. Major confusion ensues when Larry gets word that Samantha is at home, not in Chicago with Darrin. When Mr. Springer sees Sam & Tabitha outside McMann & Tate, he realizes that she was indeed the woman in Chicago with Darrin, and the problem is solved.......well, except Louise is sent to a psychiatrist. Samantha saves the day by introducing Louise to Serena.

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Daddy Comes to Visit
star
7.46
65 votes

#39 - Daddy Comes to Visit

Bewitched - Season 6 - Episode 10

Maurice gives Darrin a magic watch, giving him magical powers, much to the dismay of Samantha.

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The Crow Ganef
star
7.45
11 votes

#40 - The Crow Ganef

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 28

Gomer's new friend, a crow, turns out to be a thief, plundering everyone -- and stashing the loot in Gomer's locker.

Two to Tangle
star
7.45
99 votes

#41 - Two to Tangle

Early Edition - Season 3 - Episode 17

A couple is fighting with each other over their lingerie company, and Henry befriends their daughter.

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Hey, Doc
star
7.44
551 votes

#42 - Hey, Doc

M*A*S*H - Season 4 - Episode 5

Its quid pro quo at the 4077th: two bottles of Scotch for secret surgery, and a tank to scare off snipers for an unauthorized shot of penicillin.

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It Takes Two to Tangle
star
7.44
16 votes

#43 - It Takes Two to Tangle

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 3 - Episode 13

Sgt. Carter learns Bunny was seen with another man.

Sergeant Iago
star
7.42
12 votes

#44 - Sergeant Iago

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 4 - Episode 23

Gomer tries to make Lou-Ann jealous by having Carter tell her he is seeing other women.

Dog Gone
star
7.40
116 votes

#45 - Dog Gone

CHiPs - Season 1 - Episode 3

Jon takes a liking to a stray pooch found on the freeway, but when the dog won't stay quiet, he leaves the pup with Ponch; after a traffic stop, a trio of young toughs decide to teach Ponch a lesson, but it may be Jon who'll pay the price.

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One Strike and You're Out
star
7.38
8 votes

#46 - One Strike and You're Out

What's Happening!! - Season 2 - Episode 11

Roger organizes a strike with his coworkers at Pronson's Market, but with Mama losing her job the family has no income.

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Murder at a Discount
star
7.36
110 votes

#47 - Murder at a Discount

Murder, She Wrote - Season 10 - Episode 9

A man thinks he should get royalties from a book based on his case, written by Jessica.

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Mission Improbable (1)
star
7.33
6 votes

#48 - Mission Improbable (1)

That Girl - Season 4 - Episode 1

While modeling at Unifit, Ann is hired to spy on a competitor who is suspected of stealing designs.

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The 'Hood
star
7.29
144 votes

#49 - The 'Hood

MacGyver - Season 7 - Episode 2

Mac helps his new neighbors to rescue one of their own after she overhears two hitmen planning a job.

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Corporal Duke
star
7.26
46 votes

#50 - Corporal Duke

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 5 - Episode 2

Duke is promoted to corporal, but finds his old reputation getting in his way.