CREATE TABLE table_204_981 (id NUMBER, "ep#" NUMBER, "title" CLOB, "broadcast date" CLOB, "written by" CLOB, "directed by" CLOB)

total number of episodes written or co written by bill dial
SELECT COUNT("ep#") FROM table_204_981 WHERE "written by" = 'bill dial'
SELECT COUNT("ep#") FROM "table_204_981" WHERE "written by" = 'bill dial'