The BEST episodes written by William Douglas Lansford

Accident
star
8.03
31 votes

#1 - Accident

Ironside - Season 4 - Episode 23

Driving to the garage whilst tired, Mark knocks down an old lady, with whom he develops a close relationship. It soon seems, however, that his guilt over the affair is going to lead to some revelations about his new friend that he might rather not hear.

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The Savage Sentry
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7.86
7 votes

#2 - The Savage Sentry

Ironside - Season 6 - Episode 3

A man with an uncanny ability to tame vicious guard dogs commits a series of robberies in San Francisco. The Chief has a plan to stop him, but it calls for a dog of his own and a willingness to put himself right in the line of fire.

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Let the Goodtimes Roll / Nightmare / The Tiger
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7.75
4 votes

#3 - Let the Goodtimes Roll / Nightmare / The Tiger

Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 7

In "Let the Goodtimes Roll" a former hot-rod king wishes for his past glory and get the girl he left behind. In "Nightmare" Jeanine Sanford has terrifying nightmares which she wants to overcome. In "The Tiger" also known as Jamporie, world famous adventure writer Victor Duncan wants to stalk a legendary wild beast.

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Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest
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7.66
53 votes

#4 - Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest

Fantasy Island - Season 1 - Episode 6

In "Treasure Hunt" a couple along with their friend thirst for money and adventure leading them to some very difficult decisions. In "Beauty Contest" a sheltered 19 year old girl wishes to enter a beauty contest like her mother did in order to get acceptance from her father.

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Vagabonds
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7.60
20 votes

#5 - Vagabonds

CHiPs - Season 5 - Episode 2

A family in a camper van cause an accident to claim the insurance money. Ponch and Jon give chase.

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Yesterday's Love / Fountain of Youth
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7.50
4 votes

#6 - 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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The Stripper / The Boxer
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7.43
7 votes

#7 - The Stripper / The Boxer

Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 17

In "The Stripper" a rich Daddy's girl decides to become a Burlesque dancer using the name Lulu LaVerne, much to her father's dismay. In "The Boxer" Billy Blake who has a short time to live decides to have one last bout.

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Satan's Angels
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7.31
32 votes

#8 - Satan's Angels

CHiPs - Season 4 - Episode 7

A gang of bikers kidnaps Bonnie. Jon and Ponch are sent to find her. Getraer's wife is in and out of the hospital on false labor alarms.

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Ice Cream Man
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7.19
16 votes

#9 - Ice Cream Man

CHiPs - Season 5 - Episode 24

An ex-CHP officer who became a criminal and then an ice-cream man gets caught up in a truck-robbing operation. The son of the ice cream man meets him believing his dad died years ago.

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Seance / The Treasure
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7.14
7 votes

#10 - Seance / The Treasure

Fantasy Island - Season 2 - Episode 14

In "Seance" Clare Conti still distraught over her brother's suicide learns that her brother was murdered during a seance. In "The Treasure" a happy marriage is placed in jeopardy when the quest for wealth and all the it encompasses places Joe Capos at a crossroads.

The Machismo Bag
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7.00
5 votes

#11 - The Machismo Bag

Ironside - Season 3 - Episode 9

Mark encounters a group of freedom fighters at his local college, who appear to have more attitude than sense. When it turns out that they also have a roomful of stolen automatic weapons, the Chief has to decide whether or not they represent a threat to the security of San Francisco.

Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor
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6.83
6 votes

#12 - Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor

Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 24

In "Paquito's Birthday" a desire for happiness for their young son may cause his parents to lose him altogether. And in "Technical Advisor" Nancy Harvester who is totally naive to the ways of romance, gets an expert teacher in Helen of Troy.

Family Reunion / Voodoo
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6.69
122 votes

#13 - Family Reunion / Voodoo

Fantasy Island - Season 1 - Episode 4

In 'Family Reunion' a brother and sister fantasize about reuniting their parents. And in 'Voodoo' a twenty-six year old woman suffering from amnesia undergoes voodoo.

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House of Terror
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6.60
5 votes

#14 - House of Terror

Ironside - Season 7 - Episode 6

The Commissioner's niece makes a bet that she can sleep for one night in the master bedroom of a haunted house, then disappears without trace. The team decide to stay the night as well, but the Chief also vanishes. He finds himself alone, surrounded by ghostly figures, sinister statues and whispered messages, whilst Ed, Mark and Fran try to find out where he has gone.

In Defense of Honor
star
6.60
9 votes

#15 - In Defense of Honor

Bonanza - Season 9 - Episode 27

Davey – a orphaned Yute that Ben helped raise and has worked as a ranch hand on the Ponderosa – falls in love with one of his own. A fellow Yute's jealousy over the blossoming relationship, and later his murder jeopardize a treaty between the white man (which Ben has helped negotiate) and the Yutes.

All Honorable Men
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6.33
3 votes

#16 - All Honorable Men

Ironside - Season 6 - Episode 23

An apparently impossible robbery occurs in the safety deposit vault at a bank, and Ironside begins to unravel the details of the crime. There is only one apparent suspect, and the Chief is certain that he is not guilty; but as he investigates further, his own life may well be in danger.

The Dr. Denker Story
star
6.00
6 votes

#17 - The Dr. Denker Story

Wagon Train - Season 5 - Episode 18

Bill spots a young boy alone on the trail. He passes out but they later learn he can't talk but that he saw his dad killed by strangers for no apparent reason. Later, they run into Dr. Denker taking musical instruments to California.

The Last Mission
star
5.00
4 votes

#18 - The Last Mission

Bonanza - Season 7 - Episode 32

Ben and Hoss unwittingly aid a vengeful army colonel who plans to wipe out every Indian he can with a Gatling gun.