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The Best Episodes Written By Michael Reaves

Every TV Episode Written by Michael Reaves Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Sorcerer Smurf
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E6

    Gargamel disguises himself as a long-lost Sorcerer Smurf.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - Perchance to Dream
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    S1:E26

    Bruce Wayne wakes up to find that his parents are not dead, he is not Batman, and he's engaged to Selina Kyle.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Feat of Clay (2)
    8.3/10(37 votes)

    S1:E5

    Clayface learns that the man responsible for his disfigurement is to appear on TV, promoting a skin conditioner containing the same chemical that deformed him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 34 - I Am the Night
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    S1:E34

    On the anniversary of the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, Batman expresses doubts about whether or not he should continue his one-man war against crime.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Feat of Clay (1)
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    S1:E4

    A popular actor renowned for his ability to play any part has a terrible secret—he's addicted to a strange chemical formula that enables him to alter his facial features without makeup.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 59 - Read My Lips
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    S1:E59

    Batman investigates a series of baffling crimes and discovers that the crime czar is a wooden dummy, manipulated by a mild-mannered man called the Ventriloquist.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Second Chance
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    S3:E2

    Batman and Robin are puzzled by the sudden kidnapping of Two-Face, who was on his way to have his face fixed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - A Bullet for Bullock
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    S4:E4

    Batman helps Detective Harvey Bullock who appears to be the target of someone's revenge.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Vendetta
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    S1:E21

    Batman suspects that an imprisoned Detective Bullock may be innocent after he is arrested for murder. The real murderer turns out to be Killer Croc, who framed Bullock to get revenge.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Pretty Poison
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    S1:E9

    When District Attorney Harvey Dent is poisoned after a dinner date, Batman makes the horrifying discovery that his date was Poison Ivy, a plant-obsessed villainess.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Sideshow
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    S2:E7

    Killer Croc escapes when being transported to prison and hides out with a group of circus people.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Avatar
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    S2:E8

    Ra's Al Ghul steals a sacred Egyptian scroll that Bruce Wayne donated to the Gotham museum.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Batgirl Returns
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S3:E8

    Batgirl and Catwoman team up to investigate the theft of a rare cat statue.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Where No One Has Gone Before
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    S1:E5

    Stardate: 41263.1. The Enterprise is flung across space into a distant galaxy billions of light years away when a propulsion engineer and his mysterious companion, attempt to re-design the ship's engine systems.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Terrible Trio
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    S4:E1

    Batman tracks three wealthy playboys who commit crimes out of boredom.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 30 - Tyger, Tyger
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    S1:E30

    When a genetic engineer produces a man-cat hybrid, he kidnaps Selina Kyle to provide his creation with a mate.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - St. Smurf and the Dragon
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S1:E4

    A baby dragon has an insatiable appetite for the berries that Papa Smurf needs for his invisibility formula.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Smurfs and the Howlibird
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E9

    The Smurfs are threatened by a howlibird and have to find a way to defeat it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Splinter No More
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S2:E9

    Sensing Master Splinter's despair at his new life as a rat, the Turtles agree to use the small amount of mutagen that they have left to concoct a formula that will revert Splinter back into Yoshi.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Return of the Technodrome
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S2:E13

    Krang, sick of Shredder's constant failings, resolves to return the Technodrome to Earth.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Beneath these Streets
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S3:E1

    The Turtles learn the cost of slacking off when Splinter is badly hurt during a confrontation with Shredder.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Turtles On Trial
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S3:E2

    The intentions of the Ninja Turtles are put to the test when a controversial TV-figure portrays our heroes as menaces to society.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Cowabunga Shredhead
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    S3:E18

    The Shredder thinks he's Michaelangelo after a computer malfunction.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Enter: The Fly
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S2:E7

    Frustrated at Baxter's latest failure, Shredder contacts Krang in Dimension X and demands that Rocksteady and Bebop be sent to aid him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Turtles, Turtles Everywhere
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    S3:E17

    Shredder programs the city's new garbage collecting super-computer to collect the Turtles. But when Shredder doesn't specify 'Ninja' Turtles, the super-computer collects them all! Turtles of the city of every shape and size are not safe.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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Michael Reaves Ratings Summary

"Sorcerer Smurf" is the best rated episode written by Michael Reaves. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/19/1981 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Perchance to Dream".