2024-09-27
Doug learns his dentist (Tim Matheson) used to have a crush on Carrie, which might explain why the root canal he performs on Doug hurts so badly. Also, Arthur offers piano lessons to kids, even though he doesn't know how to play the instrument. Holly: Nicole Sullivan. Spence: Patton Oswalt. Kirby: Marshaun Daniel. (Repeat).
Arthur visits a psychiatrist (William Hurt) and recalls via flashback a disturbing encounter with his dad (Ben Stiller) that may explain Arthur's abrasive personality. Young Arthur: Erik Sullivan. Young Doug: Tyler Hendrickson. Young Carrie: Madison Lanc. Frank: Tyler Cole Malinger. Skitch: Kevin G. Schmidt. Allison: Kaitlyn Gainer. (Repeat).
Doug discovers that he literally can't sleep without Carrie when she is required to work nights to prepare for a big civil case at the law firm. Neal: Steve Hytner. Priscilla: Mary Lynn Rajskub. George: Gerry Black. Mickey: Ford Rainey. Kirby: Marshaun Daniel. Major: Damani Roberts. Holly: Nicole Sullivan. Arthur: Jerry Stiller. (Repeat).
George embarrasses himself at a kids' birthday party; Jerry heckles back at a heckler (Veanne Cox). Robin: Melanie Chartoff. Ronnie: Dom Irrera. Clown: Jon Favreau. Kramer: Michael Richards. George: Jason Alexander. (Repeat).
In the Hamptons, George's date (Melora Walters) sunbathes topless; Kramer steals lobsters; and a handsome doctor compliments Elaine, or does he? Rachel: Melanie Smith. Carol: Lisa Mende. Michael: Steven Prutting. George: Jason Alexander. (Repeat).
George changes his life by going against his instincts; Kramer plugs his book on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee." Victoria: Dedee Pfeiffer. Victoria's Uncle: Paul Gleason. Lippman: Richard Fancy. Jake: Marty Rackham. (Repeat).
Kramer chaperones Jerry's date with a Miss America contestant (Marguerite MacIntyre); George gets the Yankees to wear cotton; Elaine tries to fill the shoes of a late book editor. Michael Richards, Jason Alexander. (Repeat).
Richard begs Christine to return to him her wedding ring, which once belonged to his mother, so he can use it when he proposes to new Christine. (Repeat).
Barb is profiled in a black business journal and the article generates a lot of new customers at the gym. (Repeat).
Christine agrees to a date with a reptile expert (Jeffrey Tambor) if he will allow Ritchie to join a club that studies snakes and lizards. (Repeat).
Paid Programming. (Repeat).
Paid Programming. (Repeat).
Howard leaves Mayberry for a Caribbean paradise, but he soon realizes that a life of beachcombing is not for him. Proprietor: Harry Dean Stanton. Grover: Don Keefer. Wes: Sam Greene. Sebastian: Mark Brown. Howard: Jack Dodson. (Repeat).
Goober buys Wally's gas station, but then starts worrying about all of the problems that come with ownership. George: Bo Hopkins. Cyrus: George Cisar. Fred: David Ketchum. Harry: James McCallion. Goober: George Lindsey. (Repeat).
Aunt Bee becomes the hostess of a local TV cooking show and discovers that it conflicts with her family life. The episode was written by James L. Brooks two-and-a-half years before he created Mary Tyler Moore's hit sitcom. Brooks also went on to win two Oscars for writing and directing the film "Terms of Endearment." This is the first of two episodes he wrote for this series. Phillips: Don Keefer.
Emmett's wife and overbearing brother-in-law (Dub Taylor) conspire to turn Mayberry's fix-it man into an insurance salesman. James L. Brooks ("Mary Tyler Moore"; "Taxi"; "Terms of Endearment"; "Broadcast News"; "As Good As It Gets") wrote the episode. This is the second of two in a row he wrote for the series. Martha: Mary Lansing. Emmett: Paul Hartman. Howard: Jack Dodson. Goober: George Lindsey.
Nonstop artillery rattles doctors and patients alike through a long, freezing night; Frank tears Margaret's tent apart looking for love notes; Klinger gets shot on guard duty. Abbott: Christopher Allport. Jenkins: Darren O'Connor. Frank: Larry Linville. Margaret: Loretta Swit. Klinger: Jamie Farr. (Repeat).
The Army's report of Hawkeye's death is greatly exaggerated, but he begins to warm to the idea if it's his ticket home. Digger: Richard Masur. Capt. Pratt: Eldon Quick. Nurse Baker: Kellye Nakahara. Nurse Able: Sherry Stephens. Written by Glen Charles and Les Charles. (Repeat).
The doctors are hit by an epidemic of requests for special favors; Frank goes for a joyride in a tank. Col. Griswald: Frank Marth. Sgt. Kimble: Bruce Kirby. Lt. Chivers: Ted Hamilton. Frank: Larry Linville. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. B.J.: Mike Farrell. (Repeat).
Hawkeye, B.J., Frank, Potter and Radar are stranded in unfamiliar territory when their bus breaks down on the way back from a medical conference. Korean Soldier: Soon-Teck Oh. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. B.J.: Mike Farrell. Frank: Larry Linville. (Repeat).
Barry Sullivan portrays a greedy opportunist who kills antelope on Indian grounds and sells the meat at a large profit. Ben: Lorne Greene. Adam: Pernell Roberts. Hoss: Dan Blocker. Joe: Michael Landon. Thorne: Leo Gordon. (Repeat).
A U.S. marshal conducts a vendetta against a family of killers. Matt: James Arness. Elton: Anthony Caruso. Crazy Harley: Mills Watson. Ham: Morgan Paull. Jonnalee: Zina Bethune. (Repeat).
An old safe cracker is set free and he comes back to Dodge to find his former lady love. When two men looking to steal a lot of money come to town and approach him about unlocking the safe at the station, he accepts their proposal, sort of. (Repeat).
Matt and a fellow marshal try to bring law and order to a frontier town. Martha: Jean Allison. Caleb: Ike Eisenmann. Badger: Leo Gordon. Aikens: Rex Holman. (Repeat).
Jack Albertson as a has-been pool hustler on a comeback trail. Rope: Jonathan Lippe. Matt: James Arness. Sally: Nellie Bellflower. Willie: John Davis Chandler. (Repeat).
Thieves, out to rob the Mayberry bank, pose as Hollywood producers who want to make a TV show based on Andy, the sheriff without a gun. Gavin MacLeod, who would star on "Mary Tyler Moore" five years later, appears. Allen: George Ives. Pat: Barbara Stuart. Asa: Charles Thompson. Barney: Don Knotts. Goober: George Lindsey. (Repeat).
Helen grows jealous when an attractive friend (Jan Shutan) of the Taylor family---who's just broken her engagement---pays a visit. Frank: George Spence. Helen: Aneta Corsaut. Goober: George Lindsey. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. (Repeat).
Tempers flare when Barney reopens a long-forgotten case in which Charlie Foley (Frank Ferguson) charged Floyd with assault. When Barn restages the event, it erupts into a frenzy of nose punching. Gilly: Larry Hovis. Floyd: Howard McNear. Goober: George Lindsey. (Repeat).
Opie spices up his penny newspaper by adding gossip he's overheard from Andy, Barney and Aunt Bee. But when they see the news he finds fit to print, they scramble to collect all the papers before anyone else can read them. Howie: Dennis Rush. Rev. Martin: William Keene. Sam: Burt Mustin. Mrs. Foster: Irene Tedrow. Harold: Kelly Thordsen. Opie: Ronny Howard. (Repeat).
Aunt Bee fabricates a romance with the butter-and-egg man (Woodrow Chambliss) because she thinks Andy is worried about her. Then Barney learns that the man is married. Evan: Bobby Diamond. Lyle: Farley Thurston. Clara: Hope Summers. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. (Repeat).
Fun girls Daphne (Jean Carson) and Skippy (Joyce Jameson) speed through Mayberry so they'll get arrested by Andy and Barney, who just want to get the girls quietly out of town before Helen and Thelma Lou see them. This marked the third and last appearance of the so-called Fun Girls. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Helen: Aneta Corsaut. Otis: Hal Smith. (Repeat).
Ray and Debra give Robert $1000 to help him out after his pay is cut, and they are shocked by what he plans to do with the money. Robert: Brad Garrett. Debra: Patricia Heaton. Ray: Ray Romano. (Repeat).
Ray moves his things out of the master bathroom and into the kids' bath so Debra can have more space, but he soon regrets it when his dad and brother start teasing him and tell him that he is no longer king of his own house. Debra: Patricia Heaton. Robert: Brad Garrett. Ray: Ray Romano. (Repeat).
Ray and Debra's friendship with a new couple is threatened by the pair's obnoxious 8-year-old son, who constantly annoys Ray. Lauren: Cheryl Hines. Neil: Craig Anton. Spencer: Brett Buford. (Repeat).
Everyone thinks Robert has found true love until Ray witnesses his brother's new girlfriend (Elizabeth Bogush) do something shocking, which Robert refuses to believe. Amy: Monica Horan. Rick: Aaron D. Spears. Robert: Brad Garrett. (Repeat).
Marie drives everyone crazier than usual after she gets glasses and starts pointing out personal flaws that she can now see clearly. Also, Robert gets back together with Amy and invites her to Thanksgiving dinner. Amy: Monica Horan. Marie: Doris Roberts. Robert: Brad Garrett. (Repeat).
Robert gives Ray a great idea on what to get Debra for Christmas, but he isn't very happy when Ray takes all the credit for it. Amy: Monica Horan. Robert: Brad Garrett. Debra: Patricia Heaton. (Repeat).
Frank's heated argument with a supermarket manager frightens Ally so much that she becomes afraid of her grandpa. Frank realizes he needs to talk to her, but he's reluctant to do so because he's never had a real conversation with her and he doesn't know what to say. Jimmy: Jeff Garlin. Ally: Madylin Sweeten. Frank: Peter Boyle. Debra: Patricia Heaton. (Repeat).
Carrie worries that her new neighbors may have overheard her arguing with Doug, so she works hard to impress them; Spence, working in a subway toll booth, calls the police when Arthur refuses to pay his fare and jumps the turnstile. Mike: Michael Lowry. Debi: Marcia Cross. Policeman: Joe Sabatino. Policewoman: Lacie Harmon. (Repeat).
Carrie prays for a raise and gets it, so she starts praying for other selfish things (like designer shoes), which infuriates Doug. Also, Arthur attempts to sell the house without telling Doug and Carrie. Father McAndrew: Joe Flaherty. Katrina: Sung Hi Lee. Todd: Kenneth Choi. Jeremy: Larry Dorf. Father Santiago: Armando Molina. Holly: Nicole Sullivan. Arthur: Jerry Stiller. (Repeat).