The Best Episodes Written By Bob Rosenfarb
Every TV Episode Written by Bob Rosenfarb Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Bob Rosenfarb Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Bob Rosenfarb is "Someone to Watch Over Me", rated 5/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "Someone to Watch Over Me" aired on 11/6/1992 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "No Way to Treat a Lady".
5.0/10 1 votes#1 - Someone to Watch Over Me
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1992
Frank goes out on a limb--a tree limb--to keep an eye on Dana and her date, a teenage make-out artist known as Mike the Mover.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#2 - No Way to Treat a Lady
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/1993
J.T.'s woman is a biker who wants to be treated like a lady. Meanwhile, Al yearns for her first bra.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#3 - The Un-Natural
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/2/1993
Carol goes to bat for Mark when he wants on the Cubs just before their big game.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#4 - Way-Off Broadway
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1993
Dana's new boyfriend, Daniel, convinces her to be in a local play he is directing. Coincidentally, Cody is working on the set of the show and Daniel convinces Cody to join the acting team as well. They become Romeo and Juliet, and Dana is unable to do a good job, because she cannot see any redeeming qualities in Cody. Then Daniel fires Dana saying, ""The show is the most important thing."" Cody then quits saying, ""People are the most important thing""; which Dana finds ""loyal, generous, and giving."" She finally sees redeeming qualities in Cody.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#5 - Close Encounters of the Marital Kind
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1993
Carol has just bought a book named ""Ten Minutes Per Day to a Better Marriage."" The book advised to tell each other a big secret. Carol tells him about a secret bank account with a lot of money in it. Frank feels betrayed and goes to his office to spend the night. Upon seeking support from Cody, Frank discovers that he was unsure in other areas (he had not thrown away his little black book). They realize that in the end they are better off for having told each other. Karen just passed her drivers license exam, creating three drivers (Dana, JT, and Karen) and no car. They decide it is time to buy their own car, but they can only come up with $400. JT manages to find an old Volkswagen Bug for $400. The car is a disaster and although Cody works on it, it is barely driveable. Cody and JT sell it for parts and get $425, and they keep the 8 track player with a Sonny and Cher 8 track.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#6 - Karate Kid
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1994
Mark feels his friends don't respect him, and his mother babies him. In order to earn respect he joins a Karate class. His teacher kicks him out for being too wimpy. Cody agrees to help Mark prepare for the big karate tournament (Cody is a black belt) in a month and Mark becomes a totally new man. He faces the best person in the first match and falls behind quickly. Cody, however, notices his weakness and Mark uses it to catch up and force the guy to the final point. Mark loses the match, but wins respect from everybody except the coach of the other guy who mocks him and Cody and then challenges Cody to a karate match. Cody beats him badly. Frank is tired of all the yelling in the house so he installs an intercom that has a radio in it, but he is forced to destroy it when it wakes everyone up in the middle of the night.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#7 - Head of the Class
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1995
Everyone begins to help Carol so she will not be stressed out too much and harm the baby. Carol, however, is so fussy about how they help that she drives them all crazy and seems to be just as stressed. Brendan, however, stays up all night cleaning to help. Dana and Cody are selected to teach a bunch of remedial high school students about the Civil War. Cody signs them up for a hit TV game show, ""It's Academic,"" and wants a more hands-on kind of teaching. Dana fights Cody on both until the competition, where she gets so into it, she threatens her team. The students respond to both Cody's teaching and Dana's coaching.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#8 - Indecent Proposal
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1995
JT and Dana are in the same Ethics class, and JT gets an ""A+,"" while Dana gets a lower grade. Dana goes to inquire about her grade and discovers that the only reason JT got his grade is the teacher is interested in him. Dana warns JT and tells him that his first time should be special. When JT goes over to the Professors, he abstains from any wrongdoing, and in Dana's words, ""deserves an 'A+' in Ethics. Frank buys the Meat Master 5000, but does not assemble it correctly, and it starts a fire. Cody is having trouble sleepwalking and talking like a 5-year-old, warning Carol to get to the hospital. He discovers it is related to seeing his sister be born in the back of a cab, when he was five.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#9 - Party Animal
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1995
Cody, J.T. and Mark suspect their new neighbor is a jewel thief. Meanwhile, Dana moves out and loosens up a little too much.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#10 - Hello, Mister Chips
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1995
Al takes a job at a cookie store and has to work alongside the company mascot, Mr. Chips the chimpanzee.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#11 - Snow Bunnies
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1996
Al feels compelled to check up on Matt when she learns he'll be on a ski trip with Stephanie "Love Boat" Leifer.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#12 - Major Pain
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/1996
Dana, J.T. and Rich take career-placement tests; Frank deals with an overly eager employee.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#13 - She's the One
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/1997
JT finds romance with a female tow-truck operator, but his fear of commitment may stall the courtship.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
5.0/10 1 votes#14 - The Facts of Life
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 7/11/1997
Frank and Carol tell Lilly about the facts of life, she then tells her kindergarten classmates; JT and Rich play the horses.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
1.0/10 1 votes#15 - A Well-Kept Housekeeper
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1991
Tony feels inferior to Angela's success. A letter that addresses him as ""Mr. Angela Bower"" doesn't help his self-esteem. He takes a second job at a bar, but that proves to be a mistake.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb