The Best Episodes Written By Linwood Boomer

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Halloween II: The Return of Leon

   S4:E410/30/1986

   Harry looks forward to seeing Leon again while Dan crawls for an invitation to his boss' Halloween party.

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   #2 - Her Honor (1)

   S4:E214/29/1987

   Dan thinks he will become a new judge, but Christine is awarded the position. However, Harry discovers that his name is not on the judge reappointment list. Meanwhile the Wheelers, the hick couple from West Virginia, become the proprietors of the concession stand.

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Her Honor (2)

   S4:E225/6/1987

   Upon learning that he will not be reappointed as a judge, Harry disappears to perform an outrageous stunt. But he doesn't realize that Christine, who has taken over the night court, has gotten his job back.

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   #4 - Her Honor (3)

   S5:E19/17/1987

   Christine nervously takes the bench as Dan and Mac try to cover for the newly reinstated Harry, who's planning the greatest gag of all time.

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   #5 - Her Honor (4)

   S5:E29/24/1987

   While preparing to attempt his outrageous stunt, Harry talks to and saves the life of a suicidal man.

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   #6 - Mac's Millions

   S5:E215/5/1988

   Mac quits after inheriting $2 million from his grandfather, leaving his friends at the mercy of the most incompetent court clerk in New York.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Frozen Dick

   S1:E123/26/1996

   A snowstorm -- the Solomons' first -- spoils Dr. Albright's trip to Chicago, leaving her stranded in a truck stop with Dick.

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   7.9/10(19 votes)

   #8 - Episode One

   S1:E14/10/2026

   "Hey, I remember him! That freaky kid genius with the weird family. And look, he's happy and successful and even has a nice daughter. I'm glad everything worked out for him. Wait... Oh. Wow, I did not see that coming."

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   7.6/10(27 votes)

   #9 - Pilot

   S1:E11/9/2000

   Malcolm finds his life as the middle brother in an eccentric family made even more difficult by his being placed in a class for gifted students at school where he reluctantly befriends another boy with a high IQ and stands up to a bully.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Angry Dick

    S1:E134/2/1996

    The Solomons learn about the give and take necessary to human friendships when they turn their anthropological gaze to the next-door neighbors.

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    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Francis Escapes

    S1:E72/27/2000

    Francis goes AWOL from military school to link up with his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.

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    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Episode Three

    S1:E34/10/2026

    "Dude, this one is crazy. Fistfights, young love, revenge, dark secrets, acrobatics, a birth and a kidnapping.... Sorry, I'll stop before I spoil it."

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    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Episode Four

    S1:E44/10/2026

    "They've really created a mess. And they think that many people with that many different problems can be solved in one episode? There's no possible way. I'd like to see them try."

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    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Episode Two

    S1:E24/10/2026

    "How does someone who's supposed to be so smart ruin everything so quickly? He's even fighting with his daughter, how's he going to fix that? I bet his dad can help… Jeez, never mind."

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    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Live-In

    S5:E39/29/1986

    A new housekeeper from Sweden steals Rickys heart.

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    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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