The BEST episodes written by Steve Pritzker

More Than Neighbors
star
7.93
26 votes

#1 - More Than Neighbors

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 19

After being persuaded by Phyllis, Ted moves into a vacant apartment below Mary's but Mary and Rhoda are not thrilled by the prospect.

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You've Got a Friend
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7.88
23 votes

#2 - You've Got a Friend

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 11

Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on the role herself.

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Second Story Story
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7.86
35 votes

#3 - Second Story Story

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 1 - Episode 18

Mary's apartment is burgled, with only her clothes, stereo and television taken but then next night the whole apartment is cleaned out.

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Spare the Rod
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7.80
5 votes

#4 - Spare the Rod

Silver Spoons - Season 2 - Episode 20

Ricky discovers that a friend is being beaten by his father.

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Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda
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7.76
25 votes

#5 - Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 23

Through a minor car accident, Mary befriends a young woman, Joanne. Rhoda becomes jealous when Mary spends more time with Joanne but Mary quickly ends the new friendship when she discovers Joanne is anti-Semitic and disapproves of Rhoda.

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Smokey the Bear Wants You
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7.73
37 votes

#6 - Smokey the Bear Wants You

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 1 - Episode 23

Rhoda falls in love with a top executive, and is shocked to find that he wants to give up the high-flying lifestyle to become a forest ranger.

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And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
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7.68
32 votes

#7 - And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 - Episode 9

Ted is forced to take a vacation and the anchorman hired to sit in for him becomes a huge success.

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Just Around the Corner
star
7.64
27 votes

#8 - Just Around the Corner

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 3 - Episode 7

Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities to be close to her, may pry into her life too much.

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Love at First Slight
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7.58
19 votes

#9 - Love at First Slight

The Partridge Family - Season 1 - Episode 6

With a hit record on the radio, Keith is starting to be followed and adored by the girls at his school. He is not too happy about it. However, the one girl he does like is not impressed that he is a recording star.

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Promises, Promises
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7.50
2 votes

#10 - Promises, Promises

Silver Spoons - Season 4 - Episode 4

Rick's girlfriend has something in mind for their relationship that is a serious step for Rick.

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Keep Your Guard Up
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7.43
83 votes

#11 - Keep Your Guard Up

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 1 - Episode 5

A football player turned insurance salesman applies for a job as a sportscaster and attaches himself to Mary. Mary and Rhoda discover that he hasn't had much success at anything and encourage him to pursue his dreams.

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Poor Evelyn
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7.25
4 votes

#12 - Poor Evelyn

Silver Spoons - Season 4 - Episode 3

Rick coerces Edward into offering his mom a job, after an embezzler takes all her money.

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Forty-Year Itch
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7.25
4 votes

#13 - Forty-Year Itch

The Partridge Family - Season 2 - Episode 10

Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Sur. Minutes later, her mother shows up and says she ran away. Both parents are determined to split up. The Partridges must find a way to bring them together again.

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The Best Christmas Ever
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7.21
14 votes

#14 - The Best Christmas Ever

Silver Spoons - Season 1 - Episode 13

Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property.

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Blazing Hotel Rooms
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7.17
6 votes

#15 - Blazing Hotel Rooms

Silver Spoons - Season 2 - Episode 21

Edward, Ricky and Dexter are trapped as their hotel catches on fire during a toy convention.

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I'm Just Wild About Harry
star
7.00
12 votes

#16 - I'm Just Wild About Harry

Silver Spoons - Season 1 - Episode 8

Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan and Ricky wants to keep it.

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A Dark and Stormy Night
star
7.00
9 votes

#17 - A Dark and Stormy Night

Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 5

When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.

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Hot Shot
star
7.00
4 votes

#18 - Hot Shot

Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 20

Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.

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The Babysitters
star
7.00
3 votes

#19 - The Babysitters

Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 24

While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.

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Takin' a Chance on Love
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6.88
16 votes

#20 - Takin' a Chance on Love

Silver Spoons - Season 1 - Episode 5

Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumble transfers to his school.

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Happy Birthday
star
6.78
9 votes

#21 - Happy Birthday

Silver Spoons - Season 2 - Episode 8

The family celebrates Ricky's 13th birthday with an evening of arguments.

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Nag, Nag, Nag
star
6.67
3 votes

#22 - Nag, Nag, Nag

The Partridge Family - Season 3 - Episode 12

Danny wins a horse and he wants to keep him at home. Shirley explains how impractical it is and Danny keeps arguing why it is a winning proposition. The horse has a problem - it does not sleep.

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The Empire Strikes Out
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6.43
7 votes

#23 - The Empire Strikes Out

Silver Spoons - Season 1 - Episode 20

Ricky's grandfather tries to get Kate to move to California so that Edward will marry someone else who can expand the family fortune.

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What's Cookin'?
star
6.20
5 votes

#24 - What's Cookin'?

Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 15

Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.

Rick and the Legend
star
6.20
5 votes

#25 - Rick and the Legend

Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 18

Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.

I Won't Dance
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6.00
5 votes

#26 - I Won't Dance

Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 6

Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""