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The Best Episodes Directed By Richard Donner

Every TV Episode Directed by Richard Donner Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The Best War in Town
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E12

    A rookie cop (Mark Shea) stumbles upon an attempted murder of a rival gang leader in which he foils, triggering a gang war.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
    8.2/10(38 votes)

    S5:E3

    A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - The Ventriloquist's Dummy
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E8

    A ventriloquist seeks out his old hero, Ingels, who he always admired. He soon meets up with his ventriloquist dummy Morty and discovers a shocking secret.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 29 - The Jeopardy Room
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    S5:E29

    A KGB agent plays games with a defector, whose life he's been ordered to take, by giving him three hours to find and defuse a bomb he has hidden in his room.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Our Man in Leotards
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    S1:E10

    Enilio Naharana steals a new drug invented by CONTROL named Immobilo, in order to use it against the Ambassador of Pinerovia. Max and 99 disguise themselves in order to save the day. Dancer and rebel Enilio Naharana steals a new CONTROL drug, Immobilo, to use against the Ambassador of Pinerovia. Immobilo paralyzes people instantly and Naharana plans to use it to prevent the Ambassador from signing a treaty with the U.S. Disguised as dancers, Max and 99 try to foil a peach of a plot. Unfortunately, Max is not a dancer and he gets caught! Keep an eye out for the bass drum sequence, which is one of the funniest bits in the entire series.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    S1:E1

    A prison executioner loses his vocation when the state abolishes the death penalty. Unable to transition to civilian life, he begins hunting acquitted criminals to administer his own brand of high voltage street justice in the shadows. After killing her husband on Christmas eve, an adulterous woman is attacked by an escaped ax-wielding maniac in a Santa suit looking for someone naughty or nice. Carnival star Ulric the Undying, buried alive, recalls his nine-lives transplant—and suddenly fears he's lost count.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Washington 4, Indians 3
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E6

    Indians threaten to use a bomb if they don't get all of their land back. Smart then goes into their camp and foils their plan. While on his three-week vacation Agent 43 is confronted by a group of rebel Indians. They demand the return of all Indian lands or they will fire their secret weapon on Washington. Max calls an all-out alert, though we're not sure if it's because of an Indian attack or because he doesn't get three weeks vacation. Once saturation bombing of Arizona is discarded as a plan, Max and 99 mount 'em up and head out to disarm the secret weapon. Max, disguised as a Papawahsee, infiltrates the camp. The Papwahsee is actually the Indian word for fiancee and Max is forced to romance Chief Red Cloud's daughter to fulfill his assignment. A jealous 99 raids the camp to prevent Max from kissing the daughter and tries to prevent the Indians from launching their secret weapon, a giant arrow.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Wall Street Gunslinger
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E5

    Kojak goes undercover as a Greek millionaire to track down the person responsible for the theft of $20 million in securities as well as three murders.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - One for the Morgue
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E3

    Kojak is suspicious of anonymous tips suggesting that an underworld boss is attempting assassination of his rival which would lead to a mafia war.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 33 - The Brain Center at Whipple's
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    S5:E33

    A factory CEO replaces human workers with machines.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - From Agnes – With Love
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S5:E20

    A computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Showdown
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    S4:E6

    A gunman being is chased down by another quickdrawing gunslinger in an old abandoned western town. The gunman wins the duel but he soon learns a new meaning to the phrase ""ghost town"" as the spirits of all his victims come back to haunt him.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 34 - Come Wander with Me
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    S5:E34

    A singer searches for an authentic folk song.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - President Gilligan
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E6

    The castaways decide that they need someone to be the leader on the island, and so they hold elections. As you might imagine, both Mr. Howell and the Skipper imagine themselves to be the natural choice to lead the Castaways in their island society. However, when the votes are counted Gilligan is elected president of the island! Just as we recently learned in Florida, every vote counts!

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - St. Gilligan and the Dragon
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    S1:E20

    Angry because the men haven't kept their promise to build them private houses, the women decide to move to the other side of the island in protest. Gilligan and the Skipper dress as a monster, in an attempt to frighten the girls and cause them to come running back.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Home Sweet Hut
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E2

    A hurricane is coming, so the Castaways must quickly build one large community hut in which to weather the storm. However, they soon get on each-others nerves, so they later decide to branch out and build individual huts.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 27 - Sounds and Silences
    5.5/10(13 votes)

    S5:E27

    A man's wish to listen to loud noise backfires.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:N/A

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Richard Donner Ratings Summary

"The Best War in Town" is the best rated episode directed by Richard Donner. It scored 9.5/10 from 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on November 24, 1974. It is rated 1.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".