What are your Top 3 favorite Richard Gurman-written episodes?
June 26, 2026
Richard Gurman, writer/director/producer/all-around MWC Hall of Famer, has been so kind to appear on every Bundy Club Zoom meeting and discuss his memories and thoughts about the show.
Richard is credited with writing 17 episodes. They are:
Season 1, episode 5 = Have You Driven a Ford Lately?
Season 1, episode 6 = Sixteen Years and What do you Get?
Season 1, episode 13 = Johnny Be Gone
Season 2, episode 7 = For Whom the Bell Tolls
Season 2, episode 13 = You Better Watch Out
Season 3, episode 8 = The Gypsy Cried
Season 3, episode 14 = Three Job No Income Family
Season 7, episode 3 = Every Bundy Has a Birthday
Season 7, episode 18 = Peggy and the Pirates
Season 8, episode 4 = Luck of the Bundy
Season 8, episode 10 = Dances with Weezy
Season 9, episode 5 = Business Sucks, Part 1
Season 9, episode 26 = Radio Free Tremaine
Season 10, episode 2 = A Shoe Room with a View
Season 10, episode 8 = Blonde and Blonder
Season 10, episode 15 = I Want My Psycho Dad, Part 1
Season 11, episode 1 = Twisted
From a fan perspective, what are your top 3 favorite Richard Gurman-written episodes? This might be a possible show idea to discuss with Richard, at his convenience.
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Whoops……as far as I can research, Richard was never a director. I must have had too much Girlie Girl beer last night.
Interesting he wrote the first part of two part episode twice. I wonder how hard it is to pick up someone else’s story. Granted business still sucks was more of a two episode arc than a cliffhanger.
I wonder how crediting ultimately works? Regarding actually breaking stories, rewrites, and various contributions?
There are some classics in here for sure. “Three Job No Income Family” is perfect since Pauly Shore is the next guest!
damn i better google which episodes he wrote immediately! ha
A very cool question!
Here’s my Top 3:
🥇 **S2E13 – You Better Watch Out**
The absolute classic. This one has to be my #1.
🥈 **S3E14 – A Three Job, No Income Family**
Especially with the next Zoom coming up.
🥉 **S11E1 – Twisted**
Pure basement chaos…
If this were a Top 5, S1E6 – Sixteen Years and What Do You Get and S7E3 – Every Bundy Has a Birthday would definitely be on the list too.
“You Better Watch Out”…..I remember watching that episode when it aired, and I thought…..”WOW……this show is a lot different than any other sitcom on TV right now.”
Season 3, episode 8 = The Gypsy Cried
Season 10, episode 15 = I Want My Psycho Dad, Part 1
Season 8, episode 10 = Dances with Weezy
I think this is a great idea. You could have an entire episode just discussing the top 3 picks with Richard Gurman. I bet he would have a lot to say about the episodes that he wrote.
yes that’s not a bad idea. I will make that happen in the near future. Hey are you an Norman Jablonski related?
Absolutely we are, he is my real life husband and we both enjoy the show very much. I have been sitting on the sidelines during all of the Zoom sessions. We are both having a blast. Thanks for doing this
Richard wrote “Enemies”, Season 10, episode 23……NOT “I Want My Psycho Dad”, Season 10, episode 15.
OK, so I finally finished all of Richard’s episodes. My favorite 3 are:
You Better Watch Out
Three Job No Income Family
Dances with Weezy