The Best Episodes Directed By Mark Linn Baker

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   #1 - Christmas '95

   S4:E1112/15/1995

   Disgusted by the commercialization of Christmas, Mark persuades everyone to accompany him to a nostalgic Christmas tree farm. The adventure is ruined when they discover that the farm is just a booth with scrawny little trees. Then Mark's car becomes disabled on a deserted road. When the group finally reaches a place to stay for the night, the North Star Inn, they witness the birth of a child and remember the true meaning of Christmas.

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   #2 - R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

   S4:E912/1/1995

   Geneva becomes exasperated with everyone in the house treating like a servant. So, she moves out with Nicole. Mark invites his inconsiderate friends Steve and Lydell to move in, causing Vanessa to move out.

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   #3 - Coach Counselor

   S4:E141/19/1996

   Mark becomes a student guidance counselor and advises an egotistical football player.

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   #4 - E.R.

   S4:E410/20/1995

   Vanessa saves Mark's life after he falls and gets a concussion.

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   #5 - Ghost in the Machine

   S4:E611/3/1995

   Nicole breaks Mark's prized mug and lets Vanessa take the blame. Later, while playing a fantasy computer game, Nicole falls asleep and has a dream that teaches her the importance of honesty.

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   #6 - Together Again

   S4:E19/22/1995

   Everyone's plans to leave Oakland, California go awry and they all come back.

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   #7 - It's a Matter of Principal

   S4:E29/29/1995

   Rehired as basketball coach, Mark takes advantage of Geneva's position as principal.

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   #8 - Robo Golf

   S4:E131/12/1996

   Mark invests in a co-worker;s invention, a robotic suit designed to imporve the wearer's golf skills.

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   #9 - Waterworld

   S4:E711/10/1995

   When the ancient plumbing system breaks down in the house, Vanessa and Geneva hire a plumber. But Mark chases away the plumber and insists on fixing the problem himself.

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    #10 - Between Friends

    S3:E310/7/1994

    Geneva has bought a desk for Nicole, which Mark is supposed to put together. But Mark's old friend from college, Steve, comes by to visit him. He's a sports columnist fot the Tribune. They go to Dirty Burgers to eat and talk about old memories. They both start to hit on the waitress. They are to go to the Warriors game that night, but when the waitress, Charlene, calls, they start to fight about old girlsfriends and Steve decides to going to the game with Charlene instead of Mark. But Mark phones and cancels Steve's tickets. Geneva tells Mark to call Steve and try to work things out. After some trouble and misunderstandings between Mark and Vanessa, Steve comes over to get his cellular phone, which he had forgot at Mark's. They appologize to each other. In this episode, Vanessa tried to get a job in a number of different ways. At last, she manages to get one, answering the phones, at a doctor's office. The desk was put together. Geneva lost her bet to Nicole that Mark wouldn't manage t

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    #11 - My Bodyguard

    S3:E29/30/1994

    Mark discovers that Nicole is up in the middle of the night doing another kid's homework. His name is Scott Farcus. Nicole says that she should just say no to him. Nicole promises - she doesn't want Mark to tell her mother because she would just become like crazy aunt Eunetta. It didn't work very well. Nicole tells Mark that he took her lunch and sold it back to her. Therefore, Mark invites Tyler over. He tells Tyler about Scott Farcus and asks Tyler to stand up to Scott and tell him to leave Nicole alone. Tyler tries to get away, but Mark catches him. He shows Tyler how behave like a tough guy and give him his sun-glasses so he can be really tough. Tyler says he will do it. The next day, Tyler is rather angry with Mark. Scott broke the glasses and got Tyler to do his spelling homework. Nicole tell her mother about what Scott's been doing to her. In school, Geneva makes a big scene when she's angry with Mark because he didn't tell Nicole to come to her. She says she's going down to t

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    #12 - Call Me Irresponsible

    S3:E19/23/1994

    During the summer, P.J. (the principal) has been calling Mark's house and leaving messages. Geneva thinks he should call him back, but Mark refuses - he doesn't want to call his boss during the summer. When he comes to school, he tries to avoid P.J., but he fails. P.J. tells him that she had been calling him to offer him the job as head coach. Mark gets very happy and excited, until P.J. tells him that since he didn't return her phone calls, she had to offer the job to someone else. If he suck up to the new head coach, maybe he can become assistant coach. After Mark's history class, coach Corley comes into the classroom and asks him for advice and offers him the job as assistant coach, but Mark declines. Later coach Corley comes by the house and he and Mark decides that Mark is just going to come by the gym on Monday.

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    #13 - My Achy Breaky Back

    S3:E911/18/1994

    Mark finally gets a job interview with the head coach at San Francisco State, but he hurts his back before the interview.

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    #14 - Instant Replay

    S3:E711/4/1994

    Mark finds out that his former basketball rival will be back in town to play at his high school's upcoming alumni basketball game. Fearing a repeat of an old high school humiliation with Reggie, who is now a NBA star, Mark fakes an injury.

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    #15 - True Lies

    S3:E151/27/1995

    Instead of keeping his promise to Nicole to bring her to the circus, Mark lies to her so he can go out with his girlfriend Denise.

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    #16 - High Hopes

    S3:E225/12/1995

    It looks like roommates Mark, Geneva and Vanessa may all be leaving Oakland.

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    #17 - One Is the Loneliest Number

    S3:E141/13/1995

    Mark's friend, Steve, convinces Mark that his relationship with his girlfriend Denise is boring. Concluding that Denise is to blame, Mark makes plans to stop dating her, but Denise stops dating him first.

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    #18 - Hero

    S3:E182/17/1995

    While waiting to use the ATM, Mark witnesses a botched robbery attempt. A woman stops the thief but leaves the scene quickly. Everyone believes that Mark actually prevented the robbery and he doesn't deny it.

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    #19 - Christmas Show

    S3:E1212/16/1994

    It's Christmas. Mark accidentally leaves a window open. When they get back, they have been robbed.

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    #20 - Down in the Dumps

    S3:E172/10/1995

    Mark and Vanessa are determined to win the lottery and enlist Geneva's help in obtaining her aunt's guaranteed winning formula.

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    #21 - Coach

    S3:E131/6/1995

    Mark finally gets his dream job as the school's head basketball coach after Coach Corley leaves the position to coach college basketball.

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    #22 - One of the Guys

    S2:E151/22/1993

    Carol may be a '90s woman, but she can't see Frank's gorgeous co-worker as one of the guys. Meanwhile, the kids gamble their savings on the commodities market.

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