The BEST episodes written by Wally Dalton
#1 - The Harris Incident
Barney Miller - Season 5 - Episode 10
A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.
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#2 - Open House
Barney Miller - Season 5 - Episode 20
The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent; Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist.
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#3 - Toys
Barney Miller - Season 5 - Episode 12
Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.
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#4 - The Prisoner
Barney Miller - Season 5 - Episode 7
A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.
#5 - The Brother
Barney Miller - Season 6 - Episode 4
A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail; especially since it must be done in drag.
#7 - Accusation
Barney Miller - Season 5 - Episode 6
An accusation of an indiscretion on the part of Dietrich leads to a visit from the gleeful Lieutenant Scanlon of Internal Affairs; Yemana books a rabbi who is running a gambling casino in his synagogue.
#8 - Friendly Persuasion
Laverne & Shirley - Season 7 - Episode 9
While wrapping in Bardwell's one day, Charles Grodin comes in and chats to the girls. Laverne mistakenly thinks he's asking her out and she invites him over for dinner. That night at dinner all the gang are there and Charles arrives. Shirley thinks he's after their gift wrapping jobs at Bardwell's so she is mean to him, and Lenny and Squiggy are there arguing with Laverne and Shirley because there was no water to rinse Squiggy's hair. Shirley and Carmine are arguing because she's tired of Carmine taking her out to eat on coupon dinners. Everybody is arguing and Charles tries to turn it around, but ends up hurting Laverne's feelings when it's declared that he didn't ask her out. This prompts the guys to ask him to leave, after that they all start being nice to each other and feel guilty as this was what Charles was preaching earlier. Charles comes back in to try to clear the air, and is forgiven by Laverne and the gang and they all head out to eat.