The Best Episodes Written By Joel Murcott

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Number Twenty-Two

   S2:E212/17/1957

   A young ruffian involved in a failed stickup learns some hard facts of life during a police interrogation.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Mr. Edwards' Homecoming

   S1:E410/2/1974

   While Charles is in Mankato, he runs into Mr. Edwards and invites him to come to Walnut Grove. Caroline tries to match Mr. Edwards up with Grace Snider, but instead she just ends up in the way since Mr. Edwards is able to charm Grace all by himself. Although there are a couple problems that must be overcome, things turn out for the best in the end.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Behind the Locked Door

   S2:E223/27/1964

   Newlyweds Dave and Bonnie Snowden visit the abandoned home of Bonnie's late father. In the home, Dave finds a locked door and comes to believe that there is something valuable inside. Later, Dave and Bonnie tell Bonnie's elderly mother Mrs. Daniels that they are married. Bonnie's mother is convinced that Dave is after her daughter inheritance. She tries to bribe Dave to annull the marriage. Dave refuses, but he is desperate for money. In an effort to convince Bonnie's mother of his good intentions. He convinces Bonnie to fake a suicide attempt by overdosing on sleeping pills. Dave hopes that Mrs. Daniels will see him caring for her and change her mind about him. Unfortunately, Bonnie is allergic to sleeping pills and accidently dies. After the funeral, Mrs. Daniels tells Dave that she has had a change of heart. She gives him the abandoned house. Dave heads to the home and again wonders what is behind the locked door. As he talks to himself,

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - A Personal Matter

   S4:E151/18/1959

   Two construction engineers are between more than just a rock and a hard place when one of them discovers the other's violent past during an explosive tunnel blast.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Ambition

   S6:E387/4/1961

   The price of ambition for District Attorney Rudolf Cox is high when a hard-bitten hoodlum prepares to make a confession that could put an end to his high-profile career.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - What Frightened You, Fred?

   S7:E305/1/1962

   The warden of a prison is puzzled by the fact a man has just broken his parole conditions just two days after being released. Despite probing for answers, the warden eventually discovers the reason for the convict's return.

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #7 - The Black Curtain

   S1:E911/11/1962

   Phil Townsend suffers amnesia after he is mugged outside his drug store. All he remembers is that he is about to get married. A taxi driver takes him to his fiancée's house, but he discovers that she is already married and has been married for three years. Later, Townsend discovers that he has been living under the name David Webber for three years. He discovers that Webber was once the bodyguard of a rich criminal attorney and is suspected of murdering the attorney's wife. Townsend eventually manages to clear his name. Later, he checks into a hospital for treatment.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - The Dividing Wall

   S2:E912/6/1963

   Fred Kruger, Al Norman, and Terry are three ex-convicts who are now gainfully employed as garage mechanics. One day, they decide to break into a payroll office. They are unable to open the safe, so the take it with them to the garage. Unfortunately, the safe contains, not only money, but also a lethal radioactive isotope which, if released, could poison the city.

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   4.8/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Man with a Problem

   S4:E711/16/1958

   A man relates the series of events that led him to contemplate suicide to a police officer.

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