The Best Episodes Directed By E W. swackhamer

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - My Grandson the Warlock

   S2:E410/7/1965

   The Stephens look after the Tate's baby while they are in London. When they return from the Tate's house with Jonathan, their baby, nosy old Gladys Kravitz finds Maurice and tells him that the baby has been born. Maurice then takes Jonathan, who he believes is his grandson, to a Warlock Club in London to teach him about witchcraft. After series of misunderstandings, Samantha clears everything up when she tells Maurice and Gladys that her baby is not due for a few months.

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - The Joker is a Card

   S2:E510/14/1965

   Need some amusement in your life? Call Uncle Arthur, or, in this case, don't call him. Uncle Arthur arrives playing practical jokes on Darrin and Endora while Samantha is trying to get these two antagonists to make up once and for all. After many hits and misses, Darrin needs Uncle Arthur's help in getting Endora back. This is the famous ""Yagazuzie Zim"" episode.

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Trick or Treat

   S2:E710/28/1965

   In the second Halloween episode of the series, Endora turns Darrin into a werewolf when he refuses to let Samantha go to a witches Halloween ceremony. The worse part of it is, Darrin has to entertain a new client for McMann and Tate! Samantha tells Endora that she is acting like the witches stereotype, and Endora removes the spell.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Cousin Edgar

   S1:E366/3/1965

   Although Darrin suspects Endora of using magic to break up his marriage and ruin his reputation at work again, it is actually Samantha's distant cousin Edgar, an elf who has the power to become invisible.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Aunt Clara's Old Flame

   S2:E1111/25/1965

   Aunt Clara is embarrassed when an old boyfriend Hedley Partridge comes to see her. She is afraid that he will not talk to her because her magic is fading away, but she learns that he has the same problem, too.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - A Strange Little Visitor

   S2:E1212/2/1965

   Samantha and Darrin agree to babysit a young warlock boy named Merel. Once there, Merel is given the ultimate ground rule from Darrin: NO WITCHCRAFT! Merel keeps his end of the bargain until a burglar breaks in and ties both him and Darrin together. The burglar is after an expensive necklace that Larry gives Darrin to keep for Louise, and is conned by Darrin into taking a fire engine. As soon as the burglar take it, Darrin tells Merel to hit the magic and the burglar is scared off by Merel's powers.

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   8.1/10(10 votes)

   #7 - Profile

   S4:E410/13/1993

   Stone finds himself up against an ambitious black lawyer defending a white, racist serial killer.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - And Then I Wrote...

   S2:E911/11/1965

   Samantha sets up a play for a rest home to celebrate the end of the Civil War. As she writes, Endora brings her characters to life to help Sam out. Of course, nosy Gladys see all this and goes crazy, as usual. Sam suffers a writer's block near the end of writing, and her play characters lend a hand to tie up the loose ends.

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9. 

   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #9 - Subterranean Homeboy Blues

   S1:E29/20/1990

   The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case of self-defense, but further investigation reveals revenge as a possible motive.

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    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #10 - The Torrents of Greed (2)

    S1:E162/19/1991

    Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigel faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn against his brother-in-law.

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    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #11 - God Bless the Child

    S2:E510/22/1991

    A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.

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12. 

    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Torrents of Greed (1)

    S1:E152/12/1991

    An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.

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13. 

    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Poison Ivy

    S1:E811/20/1990

    The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.

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    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #14 - The Secret Sharers

    S1:E183/12/1991

    Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of killing a drug dealer.

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15. 

    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #15 - Columbo Goes to College

    S10:E112/9/1990

    Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two cunning students, who are confident they have duped the lieutenant with various leads, when their professor is found murdered.

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    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Chief Surgeon Who?

    S1:E410/8/1972

    Frank Burns complains about Hawkeye Pierce's disrespect...and Henry appoints Hawkeye chief surgeon, to Burns's shock. The rest of the 4077th "coronates" Hawk while Frank and Hot Lips complain to General Barker. The General's visit provides him with a view of life at the 4077th M*A*S*H unit: camp hijinks, a poker game, and a surgery session. This shows him M*A*S*H has fun but gets the job done.

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    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Out of the Half-Light

    S1:E1112/11/1990

    Greevey and Logan's investigation into a black teenager's claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a publicity hungry, black politician who will not grant the detectives access to the victim.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Where'd You Go-Go?

    S1:E1212/4/1965

    Tony's ex-girlfriend Diane comes into town and invites him to dinner, making Jeannie jealous. Meanwhile, Roger accidentally bumps into her and successfully asks her out on date. A worried and jealous Tony decides to drag Diane all over town in search of Jeannie and her unidentified escort.

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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Too Many Tonys

    S1:E1512/25/1965

    Dr. Bellows thinks that married men make better astronauts, so Jeannie once again asks Tony to marry her. When he refuses, Jeannie blinks up more romantic version of Tony.

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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Get Me to Mecca on Time

    S1:E161/8/1966

    It is the day of the Ramdah, which means Jeannie and Tony must make a trip to Mecca and cite the sacred words or else she will lose her powers forever and go into limbo.

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    2.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Russian Roulette

    S1:E1312/11/1965

    Tony and Roger are assigned to entertain two visiting Russian cosmonauts. As a symbol of friendship, Roger unknowingly gives them Jeannie's bottle with Jeannie in it.

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