The BEST episodes written by Skip Webster
#1 - Apostle of Death
Matt Houston - Season 3 - Episode 4
Whether it's a religious cult or a commune, Matt must rescue a girl who is being bilked out of a $3 million inheritance by the evangelist leader who plans to murder her after he has gained control of the cash.
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Matt Houston - Season 2 - Episode 2
A former peace officer is jailed and under arrest for murder, but he might not have committed the crime.
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#3 - Hit Man / The Swimmer
Fantasy Island - Season 3 - Episode 1
In "Hit Man" a desperate man hires a hit man to eliminate him, so his family can inherit his lucrative insurance money. When suddenly an unexpected sales offer comes to him, is it too late or will Johnny Detroit do him in. In "The Swimmer" Olympic swimmer Terry Summers is paralyzed in an accident and comes to the island seeking a cure.
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#4 - The Inventor / On the Other Side
Fantasy Island - Season 3 - Episode 13
In "The Inventor" absent-minded professor Professor Clebe finds himself in big trouble when his secret invention is revealed to the world. And in "On the Other Side" widow Irma Gideon wishes to travel through the doors of death to see what it is really like and contact her deceased husband.
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#5 - Amusement Park / Rock Stars
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 25
In "Amusement Park" a boy wants to run the park in order to have the opportunity to hire his dad whom he hasnt seen in a long time. In "Rock Stars" four kids whose parents are believed dead seek fame and fortune to remain a family and not be separated by childrens aid.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Chorus Girl / Surrogate Father
Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 16
In "Chorus Girl" when a dance teacher Franklin Adams gives his deaf pupil the gift of hearing, he runs the risk of losing her forever. And in "Surrogate Father" if the loving father Evan Watkins of a precocious 8-year-old daughter Amy fails to conquer his addiction to gambling, his daughter will be taken away.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - The Skater's Edge / Concerto of Death / The Last Great Race
Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 3
In "The Skater's Edge" untrained farm girl Charlie Girl from Minnesota fantasizes about competing as a world-class figure skater. In "Concerto of Death" piano player Jeremy Hale comes to believe that his famous concert pianist brother was murdered and is tormented by his memory. And in "The Last Great Race" a couple agree to a winner-take-all race to decide the property settlement for their divorce.
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#8 - Father of the Year
The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 14
Marcia enters Mike in a "Father of the Year" contest through the newspaper. However, in order to do this she's had to sneak around. When Mike catches her and she's unable to explain, he grounds her from the family ski trip.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Man from Yesterday / World's Most Desirable Woman
Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 13
In "The Man from Yesterday" William T. Keating posing to be a photo-journalist arrives with the intent to kill, not interview, his subject the famed Mad Major Calvin Doyle, deserter and murderer. And in "World's Most Desirable Woman" middle-aged Marsha Garnett is transformed into Carla Baines, the sexy beauty she was twenty years ago in order to get revenge on her soon-to-be-ex husband.
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#10 - A Clubhouse is Not a Home
The Brady Bunch - Season 1 - Episode 6
With more and more of the girls belongings being moved over from storage, the boys become fed up and take to their 'No Girls Allowed' clubhouse in the backyard which sparks the first of many battles between the sexes. This leads the girls to try to build their own clubhouse.
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#11 - Poisoned Pigeon
Barnaby Jones - Season 3 - Episode 22
Della Madison is a decoy who talks customers into buying large amounts of copper. When Jim Archer discovers he has been cheated, Della's associate Darnell kills him. While Archer's wife hires Barnaby to find Jim, Della falls in love with her next victim Wade.
#12 - A Deadly Parlay
Matt Houston - Season 1 - Episode 22
After Houston's friend Winston Fowler's top jockey Cindy Gaines breaches her contract with him to move to England, she is fatally pitch-forked in a stable. Houston is found standing over her remains and subsequently arrested for her murder.
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#13 - Charlie's Cherubs / Stalag 3
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 12
In "Charlie's Cherubs" three secretaries want to be like their heroines-Charlie's Angels. In "Stalag 3" four World War II veterans relive their days in a German prison camp.
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Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 10
In "High Off the Hog" the Boggs a hillbilly family from the Ozarks become millionaires for the weekend and they fall prey to unscrupulous con men. And in "Reprisals" Trudy Brown abuses the power Mr. Roarke grants her to gain confidence and self esteem when her jealousy over her cousins' success in the Fantasy Island Athletic Competition nearly destroy her.
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Fantasy Island - Season 5 - Episode 5
In "Mr. Nobody" A man who wishes for inner strength and confidence is accidentally made into another Hercules when Julie gives him the wrong type of strength. And in "La Liberatora" a young woman of Spanish descent wishes to go back to the hard times of old California in order to help liberate the poor and oppressed.
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#16 - Face of Love / Image of Celeste
Fantasy Island - Season 5 - Episode 19
In "Face of Love" a young woman who is a long hardened criminal, has the chance to straighten out her life. And in "Image of Celeste" a young woman discovers she looks exactly like the face in a famous painting, she is determined to learn the identity of her historic double.
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Fantasy Island - Season 5 - Episode 21
In "The Big Bet" a young ladies' man makes a bet with his buddies that he can score with a sexy model but winning turns out to be his biggest loss ever. And in "Nancy and the Thunderbirds" a young American orphan, raised by an Indian tribe, risks her life to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy for the sake of her tribal guardian.
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#18 - Cyrano de Brady
The Brady Bunch - Season 4 - Episode 5
Smitten with Jan's friend Kerry, Peter seeks Greg's advice on landing a girl. This leads to Greg playing Cyrano for Peter, but Kerry mistakenly thinks Greg is the one who has feelings for her.
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Matt Houston - Season 2 - Episode 9
In the attempt to protect her little sister from a child prostitute ring, a teenage call girl is murdered.
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Matt Houston - Season 2 - Episode 17
A secretary is murdered after uncovering a plot to blackmail her boss.
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#21 - Big Little Man
The Brady Bunch - Season 3 - Episode 15
Bobby becomes self-conscious about his height and tries different ways to make himself "big." First he tries stretching himself, and then he decides to improve his mind by memorizing a bunch of worthless facts.
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#22 - Carnival / The Vaudevillians
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 11
In "Carnival" a young coma victim believes that the man in her dreams really exists. In "The Vaudevillians" old timers Will Fields and Charlie Parks try their hand at bringing Vaudeville back, escaping exile to a retirement home neither wants.
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Matt Houston - Season 1 - Episode 23
At a mystery writers' convention where Houston is the keynote speaker, publisher Wayne Slocum shoots hated mystery writer Emily Armor three times with a .45 magnum, then brazenly entreats his friend Houston to help solve her murder.
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#24 - The Cheerleaders / Marooned
Fantasy Island - Season 3 - Episode 12
In "The Cheerleaders" two young women wish to become glamorous cheerleaders for their favorite football team. And in "Marooned" truck driver Melvyn Mews is infatuated with a movie star and is in for a rude awakening when his wish to spend the weekend with her is fulfilled.
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Matt Houston - Season 1 - Episode 7
Restaurant critic Roger Marsden's severed head is served in aspic to his snooty partner J Hamilton Goodfellow. The cops suspect a restaurant owner whose eatery the critics panned. And then attempts are made on Goodfellow's life.
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#26 - Yesterday's Love / Fountain of Youth
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 21
In "Yesterday's Love" Peggy and Charles Atwood who are on the brink of divorce after 35 years of marriage, rekindle their love. In "Fountain of Youth" an old man on the brink of death hires a soldier of fortune to take him to the fountain of youth.
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Matt Houston - Season 2 - Episode 4
Three stunning women have been murdered, their connection: they are all top centerfolds.
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Matt Houston - Season 1 - Episode 8
Lifeguards at the beach are being fatally attacked by sharks. Before her daughter Sue becomes a victim, Alice Landa hired Houston to find out if a shark can be programmed to kill.
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#29 - The Handy Man / Tattoo's Romance
Fantasy Island - Season 3 - Episode 8
In "The Handy Man" Holly Ryan is a small-time bookie who has to testify against gangster Spider Sloat who is out to kill him. His santuary ends up being a Christian Orphanage. In "Tattoo's Romance" a pushy aunt who is trying to get her niece a singing career exploits Tattoo who is enamoured of the niece.
Watch Now:Amazon#30 - The Devil and Mandy Breem / Instant Millionaire
Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 1
In "The Devil and Mandy Breem" Amanda Breem who sold her soul to Satan in order to save the life of her husband, seeks Mr. Roarke's help in saving her from the devil's grasp. And in "The Millionaire" Tattoo takes on a Fred Catlett's fantasy to become an instant millionaire which could end up getting him killed.
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#31 - Pentagram / A Little Ball / Casting Director
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 18
In "Pentagram" TV reporter Jane Garwood becomes an unsuspecting target when her relationships start dying one by one. In "A Little Ball" a nun has to decide between the church and getting married. In "Casting Couch" Felix Birdsong becomes casting director and is overwhelmed when all the lovelies attempt to win the lead role in a movie. Bribs not withstanding Felix is between a rock and a hard place.
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#33 - Final Vows
Matt Houston - Season 3 - Episode 22
Houston's about to marry Elizabeth. But when a serial killer who's looking for some notoriety sees that the press is not paying attention to him. He decides to bring Houston into it. And it threatens to jeopardizes his plans with Elizabeth.
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Matt Houston - Season 1 - Episode 19
During a carnival fund-raiser, vicious gossip columnist Vonda Moran is blown up because someone tampered with a "strength test" mallet & ringing bell attraction. Houston is subsequently kidnapped and persuaded to investigate.
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#35 - Spending Spree / The Hunted
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 19
In "Spending Spree" two girlfriends are given half a million dollars to spend and realize that friendship is more important than anything is. In "The Hunted" a thrill seeking big game hunter unexpectedly becomes the prey in the hunt.
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#36 - Photographs / Royal Flush
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 16
In "Photographs" photographer Nancy Weston is haunted by the mysterious image of an unknown girl in her photos. In "Royal Flush" Johnny Court attempts to become the best gambler ousting Victor Holly of his title.
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#37 - The Chain Gang / The Boss
Fantasy Island - Season 3 - Episode 5
In 'The Chain Gang' Mike Jenner is obsessed with finding his father's killer, which could wind up causing his own death. In 'The Boss' switchboard operator Cindy Carter fantasizes about becoming the boss of a large corporation, but she uncovers deception and underdealings along the way.
#38 - War Games / Queen of the Boston Bruisers
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 6
In "War Games" a bitter Vietnam veteran challenges a former Army buddy to a deadly competition. Unbeknowst to him, he holds him responsible for his brother's death. In "Queen of the Boston Bruisers" a tough Roller Derby Queen and single mom tries to pass herself off as a real lady to impress her future inlaws and not embarrass her daughter.
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#39 - Best Seller / The Tomb
Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 4
In "Best Seller" Barry Hunter desires the limelight as best-selling author and the women throw themselves at him. In "The Tomb" an archeologist and his daughter confront an Egyptian curse.
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#41 - Forgive Us Our Debts
The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 21
All havoc breaks loose when Shirley buys a cockoo clock for $29 at Bartlet's Department store. It seems Bartlet's has recently installed a computer to handle all their accounts. When Shirley receives her computerized bill for the clock, it reads $290 instead of $29. She goes down to the store to straighten things out with Mr. Atwater. Atwater apologizes and instructs the computer operator, Tom, to program the 1984-Z to move the decimal point and correct the bill to read $29. (Tom is quite impressed with Laurie). The decimal point is moved – the wrong way! Shirley's bill is now $2,900. The computer has sent bad-risk notices to other companies, ruining the Partridge's credit rating. It has also had a collection agency pick up the check from the family's last engagement. Shirley again goes go Barlet's; things are quite out of hand. While she's seeing the manager, Laurie leads a picket line outside the store. When they arrive home, the collection agency has repossessed all their furniture.
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#42 - Double Parked
The Brady Bunch - Season 2 - Episode 22
The Brady family goes all out to try to save a neighborhood park from being built on. This puts Mike's job in jeopardy since his company is the firm in charge of the construction.
#43 - Unholy Wedlock / Elizabeth
Fantasy Island - Season 3 - Episode 15
In "Unholy Wedlock" Danny Collier finds himself in a true pickle when the woman he marries turns out to be the girl in his bachelor party cake and not his fiancee. And in "Elizabeth" Lisa Corday finds herself possessed by the spirit of a woman dead 300 years, a woman from Roarke's past.
#44 - The Bushwhackers
Wonder Woman - Season 1 - Episode 13
Wonder Woman goes to Texas where she is confronted by a dangerous ring of pistol-packing rustlers.
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#45 - Coven of Killers
S.W.A.T. - Season 1 - Episode 2
Three members of Joey Hopper's "family," including newcomer Judy Collins, engineer Hopper's escape from a prison's hospital ward. After executing an assistant District Attorney, Hopper sends a recorded message to "Hondo" that he will be the next victim and that he also intends to punish the jury that found him guilty of other homicides. Russ Collins, owner of an underground newspaper which has published sympathetic articles about Hopper, refuses to admit knowledge of Hopper's whereabouts until "Hondo" informs Collins that his daughter has become a member of the treacherous cult.
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#46 - Angel in Love
Charlie's Angels - Season 2 - Episode 8
Sabrina falls in love with Doug O'Neal at the Utopia West resort who then becomes a suspect in a murder that the Angels are called to investigate.
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#47 - KITTnap
Knight Rider - Season 4 - Episode 3
With Michael closing in on a master criminal who has escaped capture for years, the man and his henchmen plot to slow Michael up by trapping K.I.T.T. ...
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#48 - The Sandcastle Murders
Charlie's Angels - Season 2 - Episode 20
When Kris' friend becomes the next victim in a series of surfside murders, the Angels investigate.
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That Girl - Season 3 - Episode 21
Lou gets bitten by a dog that follows Ann home and he thinks that he has caught rabies.
#50 - The Over the Hill Caper / Poof! You're a Movie Star
Fantasy Island - Season 1 - Episode 10
In "The Over-the-Hill Caper" an elderly man's fantasy is to reunite his old gang and pull off one last caper. In "Poof, You're a Movie Star" Shirley Russell wishes to become a movie star when the director demands more than she can offer.
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