The Best Episodes Written By Earl Hamner

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #1 - The Watchers

   S2:E39/19/1967

   A hysterical hotel manager tells Vincent aliens are taking over his hotel.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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2. 

   7.8/10(11 votes)

   #2 - You Drive

   S5:E141/3/1964

   Driving home one rainy evening, Oliver Pope accidentally hits a boy on a bicycle. Pope flees the scene, determined to hide his guilt, but his car has other ideas.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #3 - Stopover in a Quiet Town

   S5:E304/24/1964

   The morning after a wild night of partying, a hungover married couple awaken in an unfamiliar and artificial place.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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4. 

   7.1/10(13 votes)

   #4 - A Piano in the House

   S3:E222/16/1962

   Fortune discovers that a piano he bought his wife for her birthday has magical properties - the music that it plays makes people reveal their true essence.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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   6.8/10(13 votes)

   #5 - Ring-a-Ding Girl

   S5:E1312/27/1963

   A fan-club gift draws a movie star back home, where she disrupts local plans for a town picnic by offering a one-woman show.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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6. 

   6.8/10(17 votes)

   #6 - The Hunt

   S3:E191/26/1962

   On a hunting trip, Hyder Simpson and his dog Rip dive into a lake after a raccoon. When he gets home he finds that no one can see or hear him.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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7. 

   6.5/10(14 votes)

   #7 - Jess-Belle

   S4:E72/14/1963

   Jess-Belle enlists the aid of a local witch who casts a spell that makes Billy-Ben Turner fall in love with her.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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   6.1/10(10 votes)

   #8 - The Bewitchin' Pool

   S5:E366/19/1964

   Two unhappy children find a happy escape in a swimming pool.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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   5.8/10(10 votes)

   #9 - Black Leather Jackets

   S5:E181/31/1964

   Three tough-looking men on motorcycles disrupt a peaceful suburb when they move in. Yet the neighbors could never imagine just how dangerous these men really are.

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   Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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