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The Best Episodes Written By David Gerrold

Every TV Episode Written by David Gerrold Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - The Trouble With Tribbles
    8.5/10(58 votes)

    S2:E15

    The Enterprise must protect a very important shipment of grain from both Klingons and some adorable creatures called tribbles.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Adventures in Slime and Space
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - I, Mudd
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    S2:E8

    Captain Kirk has a second run-in with the conman, Harry Mudd. Mudd is now the supreme ruler of a planet of androids who cater to his every whim.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - The Cloud Minders
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    S3:E21

    Captain Kirk races against time to acquire plague-fighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising against a grievous social class disparity.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Believers
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    S1:E10

    An alien couple comes to Dr. Franklin with their fatally ill son. The child could be cured by a simple operation, but the parents' religion specifically forbids it. Meanwhile, Ivanova escorts a damaged star liner through raider territory.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E24

    In the 1950s a flying saucer crashes on Earth. The crash is seen by a couple. They run into town, but no one believes them. "The Last Defender of Camelot" takes place in 1986 in London and, eventually, Cornwall. An extension of the story by Sir Thomas Mallory, a mid-50's man is drawn toward Cornwall with a sense of urgency. He is jumped by 3 young men, who are thrown aside like playthings. The old man forces one of the younger ones to take him to the boss. The boss is a late-30's woman, who reveals herself as Morgana. Lancelot is quested by her to see Merlin, who is asleep in a cave in Cornwall. Lancelot finds Merlin awakened. Merlin has different plans to resurrect a new king. What does the world's oldest magician have up his sleeve? Who can save mankind? Perhaps the Last Defender of Camelot?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E1

    An Elvis impersonator is transported to the 1950s where he meets the real Elvis who thinks that the impersonator is his long dead brother. A quiet waitress sees a glowing UFO, which gives her a message that everyone wants to know. She refuses to reveal exactly what the message is.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - New Gods for Old
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E5

    Just before sliding out and escaping a small army, Mallory is shot with a laser beam and paralyzed. His only chance of walking again lies in a group of spiritual healers, but their cure could be much worse than being paralyzed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Gerrold

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David Gerrold Ratings Summary

"The Trouble With Tribbles" is the best rated episode written by David Gerrold. It scored 8.5/10 from 58 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on December 29, 1967. It is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Adventures in Slime and Space".