The Best Episodes Directed By Barnet Kellman

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Apartment

   S1:E811/11/1992

   Planning their last will and testament together brings up the subject of Paul's old bachelor pad, which he now sublets to Cosmo Kramer (guest star Michael Richards). Jamie wants Paul to get ridden of his apartment, but Paul is against that. They get into a fight, which results by Paul deciding about the future of his apartment and Jamie getting ridden of her t-shirt from her past (which she later wants back).

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   8.8/10(8 votes)

   #2 - Baby Shower

   S2:E152/15/1996

   The ER hosts roughly a dozen pregnant women when a sprinkler bursts in the maternity ward. Carter plays tour guide for the visiting surgical intern hopefuls before going through the interview himself. Benton tries to bring a hopeless patient back from the brink of death in a marathon surgery. Jerry tries to convince the others that basketball player Scottie Pippen visisted. Doug visits his father.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Maid About You

   S1:E121/6/1993

   The Buchmans find their new once-a-week maid, Masha (guest star Beata Pozniak) a big help, but she is heartbroken that her affection for ""Mr. Paul"" isn't being reciprocated.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Happy Anniversary

   S1:E225/22/1993

   At the Buchmans' first anniversary party, love blossoms between Warren and Connie, while Paul tries to turn back the clock. However, there is no love between the now separated Fran and Mark.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Painter

   S1:E215/15/1993

   Jamie hires an ex-boyfriend, Sherman (guest star: Rick Rossovich), to paint the apartment and is a bit annoyed when Paul is not concerned by the prospect of her old flame being alone with her. When Paul comes home from his job, he finds Sherman and Fran together in their bed having sex, because Fran is stressed over her move-out from Mark's apartment. So, Paul talks to Mark about their marriage. Jamie and Paul try to get them together back, but they decide to get split.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Met Someone

   S1:E1112/16/1992

   The story of how Paul and Jamie met is told, beginning with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening by the newstand, followed by Paul's hard work to locate Jamie. Jamie breaks up with her boyfriend and is feeling strange. Paul appears in her office bringing her clothes and as time passes, they go on a dinner date...

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Spring Cleaning

   S2:E187/15/2011

   While the Hecks spend spring break trying to clean their house, Brick opens a stand where he shares his advice for commission.

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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Romantic Improvisations

   S1:E19/23/1992

   Paul and Jamie Buchman are newlywed adjusting to life together in Manhattan. When only after 5 months of marriage Jamie complains that their sexual life is not like it used to be, Paul decides to come earlier from his job so they could spend a nice evening alone. But, their scheduled evening goes awry as each assumes the other had cancelled their dinner plans with friends.

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Taking Back the House

   S2:E111/5/2011

   After years of being at their kids' beck-and-call and never having time for themselves, Frankie and Mike decide to take charge of their lives and regain control over the Heck household. But Axl, Sue and Brick don't plan on going down without a fight.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Monk Takes a Punch

    S7:E48/8/2008

    Monk finds a new lease on life after giving up his hope of reinstatement to the SFPD.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Riding Backwards

    S1:E911/18/1992

    On a trip to Connecticut to spend Thanksgiving with Jamie's parents, Paul and Jamie are doing fine, Mark and Fran begin to fight, while Selby and Lisa are just friends. However, on the return journey, everything is different.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Out of the Past

    S1:E410/14/1992

    News of his ex-girlfriend visiting New York first fills Paul with excitement, followed by guilt, culminating in blithering idiocy after he invites Jamie to Riff's to meet her and Jamie accepts.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Sunday Times

    S1:E310/7/1992

    Paul and Jamie enjoy a quiet Sunday with nothing to do except decide what to do. However, they have to decide whether to see a movie, take in a parade or get to the museum before their friends' Sundays' intrude.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - I'm Just So Happy for You

    S1:E610/28/1992

    Paul's film about Yankee Stadium is rejected by PBS the same day Jamie snags a major advertising account, turning her celebratory bash into a defeat party.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Togetherness

    S1:E131/13/1993

    Producer Jamie gets to hire the director for a new spot for the New York City tourism campaign and picks Paul so they can work together. However, they soon find out how much togetherness is too much.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - I Will Survive

    S3:E174/10/2000

    After the recent tragic events Ally is being stalked by disco and an imaginary Gloria Gaynor, who sings "I Will Survive." Meanwhile, Richard hires a new lawyer to replace Billy and assigns him to Billy's cases, which causes Ally to feel extremely conflicted and lash out. Also, the new guy has some interesting quirks of his own.

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    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Siblings

    S1:E912/2/2009

    Frankie encounters two perfect siblings and vows to make her children stop fighting and become a loving family. Meanwhile, Aunt Edie makes a costly mistake at the quarry and Mike considers firing her.

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    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Mother's Day

    S1:E225/5/2010

    Mother's Day for Frankie is anything but serene when she finds herself doing more for Mike and the kids and less for herself. But she learns that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when she escapes the family for a few hours to go to her mom's (Marsha Mason, "The Goodbye Girl," "Chapter Two") and ends up acting like a child by making her mom wait on her hand-and-foot. Meanwhile, Sue feels guilty when she steals a motivational magnet from a store whose message actually enticed her to shoplift it.

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    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Sofa's Choice

    S1:E29/30/1992

    To Paul, a couch by any other name is not a couch, especially if it is a divan, a settee, or worse, a love seat. Jamie is determined that their first major purchase to be jointly made and when dragged to the department store, Paul manages to hyperventilate. When they hang out together in the store, Mark discovers to Paul some informations that he probably shouldn't ever find about.

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