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The Best Episodes Written By D C. fontana

Every TV Episode Written by D C. fontana Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 28 - The City on the Edge of Forever
    8.6/10(70 votes)

    S1:E28

    Kirk and Spock must travel into the past in order to correct a change that will alter history.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Journey to Babel
    8.1/10(53 votes)

    S2:E10

    The Enterprise must transport dignitaries to a peace conference, with an assassin on the loose.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - The Ultimate Computer
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    S2:E24

    A skeleton Enterprise crew are assigned to test a revolutionary computer system that is given total control of the ship.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Enterprise Incident
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    S3:E2

    The crew of the Enterprise are on a secret mission to steal a Romulan cloaking device.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - This Side of Paradise
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    S1:E24

    The Enterprise crew try to rescue colonists from deadly radiation, but instead encounter strange alien spores that seem to offer paradise.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - By Any Other Name
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    S2:E22

    Beings from another galaxy commandeer the Enterprise in an attempt to return home.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Tomorrow Is Yesterday
    7.5/10(60 votes)

    S1:E19

    In a freak accident the Enterprise is sent back to 20th century Earth, and must find their way back without changing history.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - A Distant Star
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S2:E4

    A giant explorer class ship comes to Babylon 5 for re-supply - its captain an old friend of Sheridan. Dr. Franklin gets on the command staff's nerves when he starts handing out "food plans".

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Legacies
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    S1:E17

    A Minbari war cruiser comes to Babylon 5 to display the body of a recently dead Minbari leader, while Ivanova and Talia battle for the fate of a young girl with newly discovered telepathic powers.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Heart of Glory
    7.0/10(65 votes)

    S1:E19

    Stardate: 41503.7. Two Klingons, rescued by the Enterprise, try to take over the ship.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Friday's Child
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    S2:E11

    The crew of the Enterprise become entangled in a planet's tribal power struggle.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Encounter at Farpoint
    6.7/10(103 votes)

    S1:E1

    Stardate: 41153.7. The new commander of the recently built U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC1701-D), Captain Jean-Luc Picard takes the crew on their first mission to discover the secret of Farpoint Station. During their journey, they encounter an omnipotent being known as Q. Q accuses humanity of barbarism, and places humanity on trial. Jean-Luc must prove otherwise or the human race will be annihilated.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Charlie X
    6.7/10(77 votes)

    S1:E2

    Raised from boyhood by non-corporeal beings, 17 year old Charles Evans is picked up and transferred to the Enterprise. On board the ship, the teenager proves dangerously unable to wield his enormous psionic powers with maturity.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Dax
    6.7/10(48 votes)

    S1:E7

    Stardate: 46910.1. Jadzia Dax is charged with a murder that her symbiont's previous host Curzon allegedly committed. Now an extradition hearing may decide whether Jadzia can be held responsible for the actions of a previous life.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The War Prayer
    6.6/10(24 votes)

    S1:E7

    A racist group is terrorizing non-humans on Babylon 5. Meanwhile Londo has trouble with two young Centauri who want to break with tradition by ignoring their arranged marriages, and instead marry for love.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - That Which Survives
    6.5/10(39 votes)

    S3:E17

    Kirk, McCoy, and Sulu are stranded on a barren planet where a mysterious woman attempts to kill them one at a time, while the Enterprise must travel halfway across the galaxy to rescue them.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Naked Now
    6.4/10(81 votes)

    S1:E2

    Stardate: 41209.2. The crew of the Enterprise are infected with a virus contracted by the away team while they were investigating the mysterious deaths of the entire crew of the Starship Tsilkovsky.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Too Short a Season
    6.4/10(67 votes)

    S1:E15

    Stardate: 41309.5. The aging and terminally ill Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who is negotiating the release of hostages, suddenly begins growing younger through an unexplained phenomenon.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Catspaw
    6.1/10(48 votes)

    S2:E7

    Two powerful aliens threaten the well-being of the Enterprise and her crew.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Lonely Among Us
    6.1/10(69 votes)

    S1:E6

    Stardate: 41249.3. Picard's mind is taken over by an energy field that the Enterprise passes through.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - The Way to Eden
    6.1/10(39 votes)

    S3:E20

    The Enterprise picks up a group of space "hippies" looking for Eden.

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    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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D.C. Fontana Ratings Summary

"The City on the Edge of Forever" is the best rated episode written by D.C. Fontana. It scored 8.629/10 based on 70 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/6/1967 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Journey to Babel".