The BEST episodes written by Rick Newberger
#1 - No Volunteers, Please
Empty Nest - Season 6 - Episode 8
A shy woman volunteers at the clinic and starts sending Laverne flowers and cooking her dinner, which prompts Maxine to think the lady is a lesbian. Carol tries to get her unborn child enrolled in a posh preschool.
#2 - The Ballad of Shady Pines
Empty Nest - Season 6 - Episode 18
Laverne fills in for a friend at Shady Pines, where Sophia's boyfriend hits on her. Sophia catches the two together and thinks Laverne is stealing her man.
#3 - Charley's Millions
Empty Nest - Season 6 - Episode 20
After receiving an inheritance, Charley assembles a group of people who have meant a lot to him over the years (which includes Harry, Carol, Sophia, and Don Adams from Get Smart) and takes them all on a trip to Mardi Gras. Laverne's hideous looking cat dies.