The Best Episodes Written By Bob Kushell

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Dick the Mouth Solomon

   S4:E184/6/1999

   When at an Italian restaurant, Sally meets an Italian-American man and begins dating him. After learning that he is known as Sammy 'The Butcher' Marchetti, she and Tommy assume that he is some kind of mobster, and when he starts giving Tommy errands to run, Tommy is delighted to think that he is an errand boy for the mob. Sally, however, is less than happy. Mary suggests that she and Dick go on a couples retreat so that they can work on their communication skills. Despite her good intentions, everybody, including Harry and Vicki, embraces Dick's openness and criticizes her for pointing the finger.

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   #2 - Rutherford Beauty

   S5:E132/22/2000

   Dick begins to have erotic fantasies about Nina, and makes the mistake of telling Mary about it, leading to an argument between the three of them. Dick is confused, and Don explains to him that his confession makes Mary feel as if she no longer excites him. Meanwhile, Sally falls under the spell of Margaret Williams, a lifestyle guru very similar to Martha Stewart, and an impressed Mary asks her to cater for a fund raiser she is holding. However, Sally becomes annoyed when the guests do not appreciate all the hard work she has put in.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Dick and Tuck

   S5:E511/16/1999

   When Mary and Nina talk about how good looking Harrison Ford is, Dick decides that he himself is hideous and visits a plastic surgeon to discuss having his face surgically altered. However, when the surgeon tells Sally that she might benefit from having some plastic surgery herself, she becomes paranoid and believes herself not to be good enough for Don. Harry, meanwhile, is chuffed when the surgeon tells him that his face is perfect.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Pickles and Ice Cream

   S3:E161/28/1998

   Pickles, Harry's pet from the home planet, suddenly materializes--in human form. Meanwhile, Sally decides that she's pregnant.

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #5 - The Art of Dick

   S1:E113/19/1996

   While Dick and Harry take up painting (Harry's good; Dick isn't), Sally takes over the school bake sale with the gusto of Gen. Patton.

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)

   S3:E19/24/1997

   Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.

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   8.2/10(44 votes)

   #7 - Treehouse of Horror V

   S6:E610/30/1994

   Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick

   S2:E1011/24/1996

   Thanksgiving's an alien concept for the Solomons; it's an annoyance for Sally (who must cook), and an onus on Tommy. But Harry finds romance.

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   #9 - Dick Behaving Badly

   S2:E193/23/1997

   Dick, fearing that Mary has him wrapped around her little finger, takes lessons in being "manly"---from Harry. Sally and Tommy have a showdown with the game Monopoly.

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man

    S3:E182/25/1998

    Tommy, an old man on the home planet, says he's tired of being a kid and "retires"; Mary tells Dick she wishes she had become a singer, so Dick decides to make her wish come true.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Feelin' Albright

    S4:E310/14/1998

    Dick attends a function with Mary and finds that, because she is Dean, he is ignored by everybody except the wives of the other Deans. In order to prove his worth, he decides to hold a fashion show to raise enough money to have the dilapidated statue of Admiral Pendleton restored. Meanwhile, Sally is horrified when she learns that Don had dated other women before her, and strives to track them all down. Harry and Tommy try to raise their own funds by setting up a lemonade stand.

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Father Knows Dick

    S1:E185/7/1996

    Dick decides the reason Harry is “odd” is because he lacks a father, and sets out nurture the suddenly rebellious Harry. Meanwhile, sparks fly when Sally meets the hostile mother of her boyfriend.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #13 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)

    S2:E255/18/1997

    The Solomons discover dreaming---and are shaken so much that they might have to go home for repairs.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Fun with Dick and Janet (2)

    S3:E29/24/1997

    Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (2)

    S2:E265/18/1997

    Shaken by dreams, the Solomons may have to return home for repairs. But Dick doesn't want to go---he wants to marry Mary.

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    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Out in the Burbs

    S1:E111/11/2012

    When Tessa is asked to show new guy Josh Sherman around school, she becomes convinced that he's gay, when in fact he's an undercover narcotics officer. Lisa becomes deeply infatuated with Josh, and Tessa inadvertly convinces Mr. Wolfe to make special announcement to the student body. Meanwhile George re-evaluates his relationship with Dallas.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Ab-Dick-ted

    S1:E93/5/1996

    Dick receives a roundabout lesson in family values from Dr. Albright's loopy brother, who claims to have been abducted by aliens.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Hotel Dick

    S2:E39/29/1996

    Aghast at the treatment of aliens in a hit science fiction movie, the Solomons attend a science fiction convention to try to set the record straight -- and Sally's first experience of hotels get her hooked on room service.

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    7.4/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Bart the Fink

    S7:E152/11/1996

    In a scheme to get Krusty's autograph, Bart sends him a check. When Krusty's offshore holding corporation endorses the check, his illegal tax shelter is exposed. In despair after the government auctions off his possessions, Krusty fakes his own death.

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    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #20 - The Barbecue

    S1:E210/5/2011

    Surprised Tessa realizes she is attracted to her jock suburban neighbor; George feels pressured to throw the perfect barbecue.

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    6.2/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient

    S1:E47/12/2012

    Kate steals a patient from Charlie, fueling the competitive rivalry between the two therapists.

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    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Charlie and the Sex Addict

    S2:E3810/10/2013

    Charlie sleeps with Jordan's hot AA sponsor, who happens to be a recovering sex addict.

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    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Indecent Dick

    S4:E812/9/1998

    When Playpen magazine arrives at Pendleton, looking for students to pose nude, Sally decides to take part. While Dick encourages this, Don is furious. Dick is horrified when he discovers that Mary posed nude for an art shoot twenty years ago, and tracks down the photographer. Harry decides to test if clothes are "all a big scam" by becoming a nudist. Tommy has his eyes on his new lab partner, Alissa Strudwick.

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