The Best Episodes Directed By Russ Mayberry

Kojak must overcome outside influences in order to protect a detective (Sylvester Stallone)who accidentally shot a boy.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Alvin Boretz

Steve is arrested when an assassin he helped send to prison seeks revenge by framing him for murder. Steve escapes from the police and must find the assassin before the police find Steve. Lee Majors plays a comic bit part as an elderly Electrical Store Clerk credited as L Majors.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Stephen Lord

Uncle Arthur does it again. This time he gives Darrin an amulet that is proved to be magical. He really needs help when he tries to help a bank receive some credibility. Samantha discovers that the amulet is fake, and ends up saving Darrin from his mishaps. Darrin lands the bank account when he stops a bank robber.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Ed Jurist

Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the Blackmailer murder...

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

Magnum is elected Local P.I. of the Year, yet his award presentation as well as his investigation into a murder is hindered by the intervention of Luther Gillis and Tracy Spencer.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

When the indictment against Quang Ki in his attempt to murder Magnum is dismissed, it becomes evident that the villain will stop at nothing to place Magnum's former wife and daughter in deadly jeopardy.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Chris Abbott

Peter breaks Carol's favorite vase on the eve of a camping trip that he's looking forward to. So in order for him to go on the trip, the other Brady siblings unknowingly each confess.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

A reporter interviews Marcia and asks her about her views on Women's Lib. This leads to her joining Greg's Frontier Scouts to try to prove a woman can do anything a man can do.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Charles Hoffman

Tired of being in Marcia's shadow, Jan is determined to do something that Marcia never did. However, Jan becomes more depressed when she fails to make the pom-pom team and her friend makes the squad. Then she wins first prize in the essay contest and finds out her teacher made a mistake in scoring.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Al Schwartz

Charlie Harris, Rockford's former cell mate, is suspected of murdering his rich wife and is on the run. He calls on Rockford to find his alibi witness, a mystery woman with whom he was having an affair.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Zekial Marko

Rocky is forced to sign oil lease rights he owns away, leading Jim to investigate who and why someone wanted Rocky's seemingly worthless leases so badly.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

Roger spreads the word to everyone that Jeannie is expecting but all the while its a misunderstanding and the only one that is expecting is Mrs. Djinn Djinn (the dog).

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Dick Bensfield

A murder in the 1940's revolves around a cast of characters which resemble Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins in the manner of the old fashioned detective novels.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

Cindy has become somewhat of a tattletale leading Alice to get in a fight with Sam and the other siblings leaving her out of their activities.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Sam Locke

When Bobby and Cindy are not invited to a wedding because they're too young, they set out to do something important. Their goal, break a teeter-totter record.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Joel Kane

Colt chases a crooked sheriff and tries to protect a friend and his family.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Glen A. Larson

Colt and company go to Hawaii to catch a man who turns out to be trying to stop an assassination. Things get mixed up and Colt becomes a target.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Glen A. Larson

Colt is sent to a dude ranch in Arizona after a bail jumper, but he finds it is a paramilitary encampment.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

Maverick WW2 Marine aviator forms his own fighter squadron.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

Rockford finds himself getting unwanted attention from the media and police, when a popular psychic fingers him as having important information on the disappearance of two people.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: David Chase

In the midst of working an undercover assignment, Crockett and Tubbs come across a clandestine vigilante group of frustrated law enforcement officers working within the department. Aware of Sonny and Rico's own frustration with how easily the bad guys seem to circumvent the law, the vigilante organization offers them an opportunity to join in. Lieutenant Castillo encourages them to accept the offer and work undercover in ferreting out the identities of everyone involved and to make sure that no one gets hurt. Unfortunately, that is too tall an order for his detectives to accomplish successfully.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: N/A

Thomas helps Penelope to continue to investigate Geoffrey's death and learns of Higgins' reluctance to visit his father.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Chris Abbott

In New York City, the Monkees fend off an irate hotel manager (Philip Ober) as they help a producer (Richard Anders) get backing for a Broadway musical.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Gerald Gardner