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The Best Episodes Written By Ben Joelson

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Ben Joelson Ratings Summary

"Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (2)" is the best rated episode written by Ben Joelson. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Allen Baron. It aired on 1/21/1978 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (1)".

  • Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (2)
    9.5/102 votes

    #1 - Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (2)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1978

    (Part 2) The Love Boat sets sail with two famous Hollywood stars, married couple Roz Rogers and Bill Klieg who need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. An inept team of thieves board the ship and try numerous tactics to steal the Star of Kashmir, an expensive jewel brought aboard the ship by Ms. Rogers. Two childhood friends from a school for the blind meet up on the ship - only one of them isn't blind anymore. But that's not the only secret he is keeping from his friend. A philandering husband looks like he will be found out when he boards the ship with both his wife and his mistress.

    Director: Allen Baron

    Writer: Ben Joelson

  • Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (1)
    9.0/101 votes

    #2 - Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (1)

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1978

    (Part 1) The Love Boat sets sail with two famous Hollywood stars, married couple Roz Rogers and Bill Klieg who need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. An inept team of thieves board the ship and try numerous tactics to steal the Star of Kashmir, an expensive jewel brought aboard the ship by Ms. Rogers. Two childhood friends from a school for the blind meet up on the ship - only one of them isn't blind anymore. But that's not the only secret he is keeping from his friend. A philandering husband looks like he will be found out when he boards the ship with both his wife and his mistress.

    Director: Allen Baron

    Writer: Ben Joelson

  • Opie's Fortune
    9.0/101 votes

    #3 - Opie's Fortune

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1964

    Opie finds a change purse with $50 and Andy tells him he can keep it if no one claims it in seven days. On the seventh day the owner comes looking for the money, and Andy discovers Opie has already spent it.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Ben Joelson

  • TV or Not TV
    7.0/101 votes

    #4 - TV or Not TV

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1965

    An article written up about Andy attracts the attention of a Hollywood film crew who come to make a television show about him. Andy is flattered, until he notices the crew's strange fascination with the Mayberry town bank.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Ben Joelson

  • Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
    7.0/101 votes

    #5 - Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau

    Season 5 Episode 27 - Aired 3/29/1965

    Andy and Barney go to investigate the man who Aunt Bee has told them she is dating and find out that not only is he married with children, but he has never dated Aunt Bee.

    Director: Theodore J. Flicker

    Writer: Ben Joelson

  • Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair
    1.0/101 votes

    #6 - Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1977

    A man must pose as a woman to gain passage on the ship so that he can pursue an ex-girlfriend. A bickering married couple gets trapped in the elevator. A detective falls for a married woman whose husband has hired him to trail her.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Ben Joelson

  • Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity
    1.0/101 votes

    #7 - Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1977

    A woman gets the wrong idea from her husband's secretive behavior and fears that he is plotting to murder her. Isaac begins a whirlwind romance with an internationally known singer. A couple suspects that a painfully boring passenger is actually a wanted jewel thief.

    Director: Stuart Margolin

    Writer: Ben Joelson