The BEST episodes written by Rob Lazebnik

M.D., P.O.V.
star
9.20
5 votes

#1 - M.D., P.O.V.

Empty Nest - Season 2 - Episode 15

Harry tries to avoid a reporter who is doing a story on him. A young patient is on the verge of death and no one can figure out why.

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
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9.00
5 votes

#2 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Empty Nest - Season 3 - Episode 18

Harry dates a 28 year old, which upsets Carol, Barbara, and the girl's parents. Laverne shapes up a nurse trainee.

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Green Eggs and Harry
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8.71
7 votes

#3 - Green Eggs and Harry

Empty Nest - Season 2 - Episode 9

Harry enlists the help of Carol when he is asked to write a children's book, but he soon finds out that Barbara has better ideas. Charley is smitten with another juror during jury duty.

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The Boy Next Door
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8.63
8 votes

#4 - The Boy Next Door

Empty Nest - Season 3 - Episode 8

During a moment of weakness, Carol and Charley sleep together. Thinking perhaps their hate for one another is actually masking love, they attempt to build a relationship.

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The Dreyfus Affair
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8.33
6 votes

#5 - The Dreyfus Affair

Empty Nest - Season 4 - Episode 6

Harry hires a world-famous vet to operate on Dreyfuss. Charley contemplates a career change when he is offered a job at Uncle Buzzy's Pirate World.

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Charley to the Rescue
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8.25
4 votes

#6 - Charley to the Rescue

Empty Nest - Season 5 - Episode 25

Emily is harassed by an obnoxious comic while working as a waitress on Charley's cruise ship. Laverne fixes Harry up with what she thinks is his perfect match.

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Overdue for a Job
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8.14
7 votes

#7 - Overdue for a Job

Empty Nest - Season 2 - Episode 10

Carol gets a job at a library, where she meets an obnoxious college professor. Charley joins a Big Buddy program. Barbara teaches Dreyfuss to play Frisbee.

A Life in the Day
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8.00
12 votes

#8 - A Life in the Day

Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 22

Harry sees five patients: a week-old baby, a five-year-old whose father denies the boy's onset diabetes; a seven-year-old curious about sex; an eleven-year-old having the cast removed from his arm; a belligerent 14-year-old who uses drugs; and an 18-year-old picking up his medical records before going away to college. The end of the episode reveals that all of these have been the same patient at different ages.

The Son of a Preacherman
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7.80
5 votes

#9 - The Son of a Preacherman

Empty Nest - Season 4 - Episode 13

As a favor to a minister friend, Harry takes in his brilliant young son as an observer, but becomes distressed when the boy confesses it's only his father's pressure that makes him want to be a doctor. Carol is excited about catering her friend Suzanne's posh Palm Beach wedding, until the groom gets excited by Carol.

From the Office of Will Butler
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7.71
7 votes

#10 - From the Office of Will Butler

Less Than Perfect - Season 2 - Episode 2

Claude helps Carl get a job in the office cafeteria.

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Libby's Gift
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7.67
12 votes

#11 - Libby's Gift

Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 10

An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.

University of Goblin
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7.67
3 votes

#12 - University of Goblin

Clash-A-Rama! - Season 1 - Episode 2

Too much down time makes the whole Village soft. Two Archers decide to have a shooting competition to stay sharp. A Villager tries to teach English to Goblins, but ends up learning a hard lesson herself. A Hog Rider shops for a new Hog. He tries out all the fancy new Hogs, but ends up choosing one just like his old Hog. Or is it a new Hog? Tempers flare when TV Royale announcers have trouble keeping their team alliances a secret. Meanwhile, a Skeleton, Wizard, and Dragon join the Archers in their shooting competition. Are they making the Village safer? Or destroying it?

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Sayonara
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7.60
5 votes

#13 - Sayonara

Empty Nest - Season 4 - Episode 19

Nick leaves Laverne for a woman in Japan. Barbara goes undercover at a college sorority to catch a computer hacker.

The Crush
star
7.60
5 votes

#14 - The Crush

Less Than Perfect - Season 2 - Episode 16

Jeb's son develops a crush on Claude.

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The Girl Code
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7.55
1663 votes

#15 - The Girl Code

The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 10

After a photo Marge posts on social media gets Homer fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant. This same post inspires Lisa to code an app that predicts the real-life consequences of anything you post online, only to create sentient artificial intelligence.

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Homer vs. Dignity
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7.50
1387 votes

#16 - Homer vs. Dignity

The Simpsons - Season 12 - Episode 5

Desperate for money, Homer accepts payment from Mr. Burns in exchange for humiliating himself.

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Giant vs. Giant Problem
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7.50
4 votes

#17 - Giant vs. Giant Problem

Clash-A-Rama! - Season 1 - Episode 1

A Hog Rider identifies the Goblin who stole his Hog. Wrongly accused, the Goblin beefs up in jail. When the Hog Rider comes back to explain his mistake the Goblin lets him know just how appreciative he is. Ivan, a Dragon, has a sore throat. The Wizard Doctor orders him to lay off flaming for a week. Ivan is tempted by some other Dragons to flame geese behind the Laboratory, but he doesn’t give in. Can you teach an old Archer new tricks? Tower Archers run out of arrows during an attack and must rely on the ingenuity of a younger, former Ground Archer. Are some Builders better than others? Find out what happens when you get a bad Builder. After suffering a humiliating loss where he attacked a Wall instead of a Town Hall, a Giant learns how to fight with the help of a Wall Breaker. Then the Village is attacked an hour before Ivan’s flame-free week is up. What’s a Dragon to do?

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Treehouse of Horror XI
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7.46
1787 votes

#18 - Treehouse of Horror XI

The Simpsons - Season 12 - Episode 1

In "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad" Homer dies after eating broccoli, but must perform a good deed within 24 hours to get into Heaven. In "Scary Tales Can Come True" Bart and Lisa encounter a witch in a gingerbread house. And in "Night of the Dolphin" super-intelligent dolphins strike back at humanity.

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Baby You Can't Drive My Car
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7.39
846 votes

#19 - Baby You Can't Drive My Car

The Simpsons - Season 30 - Episode 5

A self-driving car company comes to Springfield, poaching all of the power plant employees with their fun work environment.

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The More Things Change
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7.38
13 votes

#20 - The More Things Change

Empty Nest - Season 1 - Episode 18

The hospital's new owner forces Harry to move his practice after 25 years in the same office. Meanwhile, Carol tries to amend the past after reading Emily's old diary and Charley tries out a new look.

Mr. Monk Is at Your Service
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7.35
606 votes

#21 - Mr. Monk Is at Your Service

Monk - Season 5 - Episode 12

When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.

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Pork and Burns
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7.34
1928 votes

#22 - Pork and Burns

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 11

When Marge becomes obsessed with a Japanese style of living, the Simpsons must part with any item that no longer brings them joy. For Homer, this means finding a new home for the family pig. For Lisa, it means saying goodbye to her beloved sax.

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Boy Meets Curl
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7.31
2613 votes

#23 - Boy Meets Curl

The Simpsons - Season 21 - Episode 12

Homer takes Marge out for a romantic evening of ice skating and hand-holding, but upon entering the rink, they encounter a curling team practising. Marge and Homer take to the ice and discover their love for the sport, and soon after, join the curling team and compete with them in the Olympic trials. Team Springfield claims the win and moves on to the 2010 Vancouver Games where Bob Costas covers the action. Meanwhile, sleazy vendors introduce Lisa to the world of collecting Olympic pins, and before long, Lisa is hopelessly addicted.

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Friend with Benefit
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7.27
1683 votes

#24 - Friend with Benefit

The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 6

Lisa makes a new pal at school named Harper, whose internet billionaire father becomes buddies with a different Simpson: Homer. Soon, though, Lisa becomes worried that Harper is a little too entitled.

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The Changing of the Guardian
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7.24
2050 votes

#25 - The Changing of the Guardian

The Simpsons - Season 24 - Episode 11

A tornado inspires Homer and Marge look for guardians for the kids in case something bad happens; Marge questions the motives of potential guardians.

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I Just Don't Like Her
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7.17
6 votes

#26 - I Just Don't Like Her

Less Than Perfect - Season 3 - Episode 14

Carl's girlfriend, Viv, is friendly to everyone except Claude who, she thinks, is trying to steal Carl away from her. But when Carl breaks up with Viv for ridiculous reasons, Claude makes it her goal to get them back together. Meanwhile, Lydia convinces a restaurant to add Jeb's image on their famed wall, which forces Will off the wall.

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Throw Grampa from the Dane
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7.16
876 votes

#27 - Throw Grampa from the Dane

The Simpsons - Season 29 - Episode 20

After receiving an insurance payout, the Simpsons go to Denmark, so Grampa can benefit from the country's free healthcare.

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E My Sports
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7.16
704 votes

#28 - E My Sports

The Simpsons - Season 30 - Episode 17

As Bart begins to excel in video game competitions, Homer discovers a passion for coaching him; Lisa attempts to bring Homer back to reality, but the plan causes chaos.

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The Burns Cage
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7.14
1564 votes

#29 - The Burns Cage

The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 17

When Smithers is devastated by Burns’ lack of affection towards him, Homer makes it his mission to find him a boyfriend. Meanwhile, after Bart orchestrates the removal of the lead in the school’s stage production of “Casablanca,” Milhouse serves as a terrible understudy, which frustrates his co-star, Lisa.

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The Blue and the Gray
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7.13
3102 votes

#30 - The Blue and the Gray

The Simpsons - Season 22 - Episode 13

Moe gets Homer to be his wingman, but becomes distraught when the women are drawn to Homer as well. Meanwhile, Marge discovers some gray hairs and tries a new more mature hair style to go along with it, much to Bart's dismay.

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Portrait of a Lackey On Fire
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7.07
405 votes

#31 - Portrait of a Lackey On Fire

The Simpsons - Season 33 - Episode 8

Smithers finds true love with a famous fashion designer, but will his new relationship destroy Springfield?

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Father Knows Worst
star
7.00
1818 votes

#32 - Father Knows Worst

The Simpsons - Season 20 - Episode 18

Bart and Lisa start struggling in their academic and social lives at school and Homer starts monitoring them and forcing them to do better. Meanwhile, Marge discovers a sauna in the basement.

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Manger Things
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6.98
399 votes

#33 - Manger Things

The Simpsons - Season 32 - Episode 16

Learn a secret of Flanders’ past and discover a never-before-seen room in the Simpson home.

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Frinkcoin
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6.89
548 votes

#34 - Frinkcoin

The Simpsons - Season 31 - Episode 13

Homer and Marge compete to be the topic of Lisa's "Most Interesting Person I Know" essay. Lisa instead chooses Professor Frink. While Lisa works on the essay, Frink develops a cryptocurrency, overtaking Mr. Burn's title of richest man in Springfield. With new fame, Frink struggles to know who his real friends are, while Mr. Burns schemes to take his title back.

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Treehouse of Horror XXXV
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6.79
170 votes

#35 - Treehouse of Horror XXXV

The Simpsons - Season 36 - Episode 5

Giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans.

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Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story
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6.68
305 votes

#36 - Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story

The Simpsons - Season 35 - Episode 4

In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.

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True Romance
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6.60
5 votes

#37 - True Romance

Blossom - Season 4 - Episode 11

After his breakup with Rhonda, Anthony accompanies Joey to a function at the Playboy Mansion, while Blossom attempts to write a romance novel to fund her college education.

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Knock, Knock Who's Dead?
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6.44
9 votes

#38 - Knock, Knock Who's Dead?

Less Than Perfect - Season 3 - Episode 5

After a worker dies in his office, Claude tries to return his things to a family member.

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The Move
star
5.00
1 votes

#39 - The Move

The Ellen Show - Season 1 - Episode 5

Catherine feels threatened when she sees how close Ellen and Dot have gotten now that Ellen has moved back home. When Ellen's furnishings arrive from L.A., Dot is so impressed with all of her fancy gadgets and high-style décor, that Catherine is left to wonder what place she will have in her mother's heart -- and her home -- now that Ellen has become the ""number one"" daughter. So, Catherine makes up a situation that she knows will attract their attention. (from CBS)

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Joe
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0.00
0 votes

#40 - Joe

The Ellen Show - Season 1 - Episode 7

Ellen is wary of Dot's new ""gentleman caller"" because of her mom's history of falling for the wrong kind of man. Although she tries to find fault with Joe, Ellen realizes that she actually likes the guy -- that is, until she believes she's stumbled upon some startling information about him that she feels obligated to share with her mom. Meanwhile, Ellen desperately searches all over Clark for a decent cup of coffee and ends up finding one in the most unlikely place. (from CBS)

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