The Best Episodes Written By Gary Dontzig

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Subway Story

   S6:E121/21/2004

   Becker meets an older woman on the subway who's on her way to Ground Zero; Chris entertains the doctor's out-of-town friends with whom he is supposed to have dinner; Linda accidentally deletes some important insurance files.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Ooh, Ooh, Itchy Woman

   S1:E96/10/2006

   Miley, Lilly, and Oliver are just itching to get revenge on bratty Amber & Ashley during a class camping trip, even though Robbie told Miley not to sink to their level. When Miley and her friends give the girls their comeuppance, she thinks that they got away with it, but she finds herself with a whole new itch to scratch as Hannah Montana. Meanwhile, Jackson and Robbie try to rid themselves of a mouse with a surprising talent.

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   #3 - The Gold Rush

   S3:E510/22/1990

   Jerry Gold joins FYI where in a new feature he goes ""Nose to Nose"" with Murphy and the sparks fly, then the fire is rekindled and the sparks fade away.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way

   S3:E1112/17/1990

   After Murphy gets the staff to agree to no presents this year, Murphy's little gifts for the rest of the staff causes a last-minute Christmas gift-buying frenzy.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Spontaneous Combustion

   S6:E410/29/2003

   Jakes mourns for his nana; Becker and Chris try too hard to consummate their relationship; Linda feng shui's the office.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - You Say Gay Son, I Say Godson

   S3:E194/9/2001

   John, for once, is at a loss for words when his godson (Marc Valera) seeks his advice on how to tell his father that he is gay; Reggie gets caught up in a game of one-upmanship with a snooty acquaintance (Molly Hagan).

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   #7 - I Would Have Danced All Night

   S1:E91/9/1989

   Murphy is outraged when everyone at FYI except her receives an invitation to George H. W. Bush’s inaugural ball. Determined to identify the person responsible for excluding her, she launches an investigation of her own. Meanwhile, Miles hesitates over inviting a woman who is taller than he is.

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   #8 - My Dinner with Einstein

   S1:E173/20/1989

   Murphy begins dating brilliant physicist Dr. Victor Rudman to prove that intelligence matters more to her than physical attraction. Her supposedly reserved intellectual companion soon reveals that he has a far more active and adventurous social life than she anticipated.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - The Strike

   S2:E1212/11/1989

   To start a significant dialog, Murphy decides she will break the technicians' strike by bringing both sides together for cake and conversation.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Frankly Speaking

    S2:E172/5/1990

    Frank meets the woman of his dreams, a woman he dates more than once. However, she is a psychologist and analyzes every little thing Frank does, something that drives him crazier than he already is.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Bitch's Back

    S2:E255/7/1990

    Miles orders the staff to take a stress reduction class. After reluctantly showing up for it, Murphy slips a disc however that doesn't stop her from working on a hot story.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Loco Hero

    S3:E310/1/1990

    Frank rescues people trapped in a hostage situation, but falls to pieces when his parents come to town for the celebration of 50th their wedding anniversary bash. A party Frank forgot to plan.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Hoarse Play

    S3:E152/4/1991

    Ten years ago Murphy was banned from the White House press conferences. To top off her story on the education crisis, Murphy decides she needs a quotation from the ""Education"" president. When she manages to get a pass, she loses her voice two days before the conference.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Show Must Go On

    S1:E162/18/1988

    Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.

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    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?

    S1:E13/24/2006

    Lilly is ecstatic when she gets two tickets to a Hannah Montana concert and invites Miley to accompany her. Miley refuses, saying that she doesn't like Hannah Montana. Miley's dad, Robby, tries to convince her to tell Lilly her secret: That she is Hannah Montana. When Lilly finds out what Miley's been hiding, will she treat her the same? Jackson won't take no for an answer when he wants to borrow money for his big date. But his dad keeps refusing to be his personal ATM.

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    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Bad Girls

    S2:E192/19/1990

    It's February and sweeps month, so Miles gets Murphy and Corky to pose as hookers to break open an oil company scandal.

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    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

    S4:E203/4/1992

    After Miles describes a, according to Frank's opinion, homoerotic dream of him and the new publicity guy, Rick 'frolicking', Miles panics. Frank says that's no big deal, and that he probably picked up from the fact that Rick was gay, Murphy does not think Rick is gay so they make a bet. When Rick shows up at the bullpen the gang start to question him about many things about his life, to see if he says anything more revealing about his sexuality. Rick notices that and confirms he is gay, emberassing the whole gang. Miles is totally freaked out, so he goes to one shrink after another, they all agree that there's a possibility that he is really gay. Without knowing what to do, Miles asks for advice Frank, but it doesn't really help, then he goes to Murphy, which doesn't help very much either. Moments later Rick asks Miles to go to Phil's with him to show the new promos for the show, Miles reluctantly goes. At Phil's, Rick notices Miles is giving excuses to get away from their meeting.

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