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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - This Old House
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E18

    On a last visit to their childhood home, Roseanne and Jackie recall their adolescent years, causing Roseanne to reconsider a punishment for Darlene, who skipped school with David to attend a comic book convention in Chicago.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Wherever I Go
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S4:E13

    Miley gets a movie deal that will take a year away from her, making her incapable of going to college with her best friend. She keeps this from Lilly and tries to get Lilly to come to the decision of not wanting to go to college with Miley. Rico finds Jackson a dream job, and Rico and Jackson finally reveal that while they may fight, they are also close friends.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Zack Tapes
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E14

    When Zack tries to win Kelly's heart through the use of subliminal messages, the plan ends up severely backfiring on him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Save the Max
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    The gang unearths Bayside's old school radio station and begins broadcasting again, before learning that The Max is to be closed if Max does not manage to pay $10,000 in back rent.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Model Students
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E10

    After a heated debate about the school calenders, a photographer decides to use Jessie, Lisa and Kelly in a photo shoot where Kelly is chosen as the winner of a contest that'll make her famous in France.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Keeping Up With Marci
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E21

    Tony fears he can't afford the ski club Samantha wants to join with her friends, but he lets her sign up anyway. When his attempt to economize by cleaning Angela's chimney himself fails, he must go back on his word and tell Samantha she cannot join. Refusing to borrow the money from Angela, Tony soon sells one of his prized possessions to be able to pay for Samantha's ski trip.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Educating Tony
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E14

    Angela is teaching a class on advertising, and Tony is one of her students. For the students' first assignment, they are to make a commercial for a laundry detergent. Tony is overbearingly proud of his ad, but Angela despises it and give him an F.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Sweet Home, Hannah Montana
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E1

    Miley is forced to make an unwanted trip down memory lane after Robby has her room redecorated. Jackson becomes a believer in the golden rule once he lays eyes on his new neighbor.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Miley Get Your Gum
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E2

    Oliver has a huge crush on Hannah Montana, but his feelings of love are not shared by Miley. No matter what she does, she can't seem to make Oliver realize that he & Hannah can never be - until Lilly comes up with a plan to burst Oliver's love bubble. Jackson's proud to be the owner of a "Brand New" used car that he bought with his own money, but the joy fades once he learns that this particular kind of car is only driven by girls.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - My Best Friend's Boyfriend
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E7

    Miley decides to play amateur sleuth when she discovers that Lilly's boyfriend is a two-timing Romeo.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S1:E1

    Lilly is ecstatic when she gets two tickets to a Hannah Montana concert and invites Miley to accompany her. Miley refuses, saying that she doesn't like Hannah Montana. Miley's dad, Robby, tries to convince her to tell Lilly her secret: That she is Hannah Montana. When Lilly finds out what Miley's been hiding, will she treat her the same? Jackson won't take no for an answer when he wants to borrow money for his big date. But his dad keeps refusing to be his personal ATM.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - A Dog By Any Other Name
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E14

    Raven and Chelsea are invited to Amber's party, but they have no one to go with. Raven likes a guy and plans to go with him, and Chelsea likes a guy but when she finds out his name is Sam, she is reluctant because thats the name of her dog. Meanwhile,Eddie tries to avoid ""The Seat"".

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Oops! I Meddled Again
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E11

    Miley & Lilly play matchmakers for a Hannah Montana fan named Becca. The object of Becca's affection is Oliver & the girls manage to get them together. Oliver wishes that they would have stayed out of his love life when Lilly and Miley find out something upsetting about his new squeeze. Jackson learns why the chicken crossed the road... to get away from spoiled Rico and his demands!

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - People Who Use People
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E18

    Miley sees Jake with a girl named Holly and thinks she's his girlfriend, so she attempts to make him jealous by going out with another guy. Meanwhile, Jackson tries to get an "A" in his class by using Robby and trying to make him go out with his teacher, Ms. Kunkle.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Don't Go Breaking My Tooth
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E3

    When Miley insists on going to the dentist without her father's hand to hold, she ultimately can't go through with the treatment but doesn't admit it to Robby. Her appearance as Hannah on a popular food show goes completely awry as a result of her swollen tooth.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E5

    Miley wishes that she could sing the blues (or any song for that matter) when she needs to undergo throat surgery. But can a dream about her late mother have her whistling a happy tune?

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - I Want You to Want Me... to Go to Florida
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E13

    Miley's competitive nature is at it again! However, in order to pull off this caper she must deceive Roxy first so that she can save Hannah's fans.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - I Will Always Loathe You
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E20

    Aunt Dolly And Mamaw drag an unwilling Miley into their long-time feud. Oliver and Rico have auditions for the best "Rico" to star in a commercial for the shack.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Don't Stop 'Til You Get the Phone
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E17

    When Miley's dad won't let her get a new phone, she sells a Hannah picture to the press to buy it herself. Unfortunately, the picture seems to be revealing her secret.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Would I Lie to You, Lilly?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E6

    Lilly holds a yard sale to raise money for a class trip to Washington, D.C., and Miley gets a man to buy Lilly's hat for a thousand dollars. Miley helped her even though she didn't want her help. Miley and Lilly reconcile when they stumble into a White House press conference with Miley mentioning that Lilly is more of a sister than her best friend. Meanwhile, Rico hires Sarah to work at Rico's because he knows it will annoy Jackson, but then realizes that he isn't happy with Sarah.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Super(stitious) Girl (III)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E19

    Miley experiences nothing but bad luck on the SS Tipton after she loses an ankle bracelet her mom gave her. Miley believes the missing jewelry is a good-luck charm and is desperate to get it back. At home, Jackson opens a large package after Robby forbids him to do so, and he suffers the consequences. The crossover starts on Wizards of Waverly Place S2E25 Cast-Away (To Another Show) (I) and The Suite Life on Deck S1E21 Double-Crossed (II).

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 29 - Miley Says Goodbye? (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E29

    Miley starts to miss her old life in Tennessee. Oliver gets an offer to go on a concert tour, but his joy is dampened when realizes that he won't be able to see Lilly for six months. Jackson decides that it is time for him to leave home.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 30 - Miley Says Goodbye? (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E30

    Jackson makes himself at home in his new bachelor pad but quickly finds out that the place is a crumbling wreck. Miley mulls over the idea of going back to the simple life in Tennessee. Oliver contemplates giving up the tour to be with Lilly, while Lilly tries to figure out what she will do without Oliver and Miley in her life.

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    Writer:Michael Poryes

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Michael Poryes Ratings Summary

"This Old House" is the best rated episode written by Michael Poryes. It scored 8.7/10 from 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on February 25, 1992. It is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Wherever I Go".