The Best Episodes Written By Jeffrey Lane

Every TV Episode Written by Jeffrey Lane Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Mr. Lonelyhearts
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Mr. Lonelyhearts

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    S2:E7

    A farmer from Vermont comes in looking for his wife, who has disappeared in New York City. Seems that she has ""married"" several men, and is collecting money from all of them.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Painter

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    S1:E21

    Jamie hires an ex-boyfriend, Sherman (guest star: Rick Rossovich), to paint the apartment and is a bit annoyed when Paul is not concerned by the prospect of her old flame being alone with her. When Paul comes home from his job, he finds Sherman and Fran together in their bed having sex, because Fran is stressed over her move-out from Mark's apartment. So, Paul talks to Mark about their marriage. Jamie and Paul try to get them together back, but they decide to get split.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Surprise

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    S2:E8

    Jamie suspects a surprise party waiting for her at home. However, that's not what has been arranged for her birthday by Paul, who gets separated from her on the subway en route to the surprise.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Same Time Next Week

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    S2:E13

    Jamie and Paul must endure two months of separation when Paul has to shoot a film in Chicago, returning only for the weekends, weather permitting.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Virtual Reality

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    S2:E15

    Paul invests in a startup venture, bringing out a virtual-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Cold Feet

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    S2:E16

    A Valentine's Day story that begins with Jamie and Paul at Rockefeller Center rink side and moves back three years to the day they finally moved in together and ended up engaged.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Disorientation

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    S2:E21

    The night before Jamie returns to school she worries that Paul might not support her fully. In the morning before Jamie leaves, Paul realizes that he has forgotten to mail her registration.

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    Director:Tom Moore
  8. Background image for Escape from New York
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Escape from New York

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    S3:E1

    A wave of heat and the death of climate device rushes Paul and Jamie to find a refreshment. They go out on the streets of NY, but find out that there it's even worse. Jaime convinces Paul that they should runaway from the town and have dinner in a restaurant by the sea where they used to eat. But, while borrowing Fran's car, Jamie gets upset to find out that Fran got her old job...

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  9. Background image for Legacy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Legacy

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    S3:E5

    Arranging an appearance by a former Yankee player for Buchman's Sporting Goods annual midnight sale, Jamie gets her PR juices flowing. But Paul is left feeling uncomfortable, for more reasons than one.

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  10. Background image for How to Fall in Love
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - How to Fall in Love

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    S3:E12

    Paul's ideas on how to meet and engage the opposite sex are tested by Jamie in a hypothetical encounter, while Ira has a very real encounter with Jamie's friend.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The 42th Annual Tony Awards

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    S26:E1

    Celebrating the 1987-1988 Broadway theatre season. Best play nominees: Speed-the-Plow, A Walk In The Woods, Joe Turner's Come And Gone, and M. Butterfly. Best musical nominees: Into The Woods, The Phantom Of The Opera, Sarafina!, and Romance/Romance.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Affirmative Action

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    S2:E13

    A new detective has been assigned to the 14th. Lacey thinks it's nice to have another woman; Cagney thinks she's incompetent

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    Director:Peter Levin
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Sunday Times

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    S1:E3

    Paul and Jamie enjoy a quiet Sunday with nothing to do except decide what to do. However, they have to decide whether to see a movie, take in a parade or get to the museum before their friends' Sundays' intrude.

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  14. Background image for Riding Backwards
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Riding Backwards

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    S1:E9

    On a trip to Connecticut to spend Thanksgiving with Jamie's parents, Paul and Jamie are doing fine, Mark and Fran begin to fight, while Selby and Lisa are just friends. However, on the return journey, everything is different.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - With This Ring... (1)

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    S2:E24

    Paul finds Mark working in a local store. After he meets the owners of the shop, Kim & Tammy, Paul finds out that Mark is learning to pray Zen. While Mark is trying to make him join him in pray, Paul finds out that he lost his wedding ring. Worried about what will jamie tell him, Paul rushes to the house to find him.

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    Director:Tom Moore
  16. Background image for Cake Fear
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Cake Fear

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    S3:E21

    The saga of Paul's birthdays since meeting Jamie, going back and then forth, recounting the disasters and the strange tale of a bottle of Grandfather Port.

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  17. Background image for The 41th Annual Tony Awards
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The 41th Annual Tony Awards

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    S25:E1

    Celebrating the 1986-1987 Broadway theatre season. Best play nominees: Broadway Bound, Coastal Disturbances, Fences, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Best musical nominees: Les Misérables, Rags, Starlight Express, and Me And My Girl.

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Jeffrey Lane Ratings Summary

"Mr. Lonelyhearts" is the best rated episode written by Jeffrey Lane. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by James Sheldon. It aired on 12/6/1982 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Painter".