The best episode written by Howard Albrecht is "Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Richard Kinon". "Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas" aired on 3/17/1979 and is rated 5.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters".
A singer tries to persuade his manager to let him abandon the shock tactics that made him famous and let his music speak for itself. He becomes even more determined to establish some credibility after he falls for a deaf friend of Julie's. Doc finds himself caught in the middle when an old friend grows tired of her inattentive husband's tendency to put gambling ahead of their relationship. Isaac becomes convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing. Everyone initially believes that he is just too caught up in the murder mystery that he has been reading, but the captain and Gopher soon begin to share his suspicions.
Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: Howard Albrecht
A crotchety old man and a teenage runaway form an unlikely friendship. Julie grows frustrated when an old friend of her brother's repeatedly rejects her advances without explanation. A pair of incompetent painters continually screws up the re-painting of Capt. Stubing's cabin.
Director: Stuart Margolin
Writer: Howard Albrecht
Identical twins pretend to be one person in order to take the cruise on one fare. They leave Doc completely bewildered. Julie gets re-acquainted with an ex-lover, who claims to have broken things off with his wife. After suffering a series of accidents, the crew comes to believe that an elderly couple--which survived the Titanic--is cursed.
Director: Don Weis
Writer: Howard Albrecht