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The Best Episodes Written By Rob Pearlstein

Every TV Episode Written by Rob Pearlstein Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S5:E9

    When Mac and the team are unable to prevent Department of Defense intel from falling into Codex’s hands, Mac must scale a vertical cliff using only gear he can cobble together himself to prevent the info’s transmission.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Little Boy Lost
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    S3:E4

    Team Scorpion must find a boy from Ralph’s class who goes missing on a field trip after he accidentally has a run-in with a deadly criminal. Also, Toby gets closer to finding out the identity of Happy’s husband.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The Hole Truth
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S3:E14

    Team Scorpion must save a man teetering on the edge of a massive sink hole that threatens to destroy the Los Angeles water supply forever.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Ticker
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S2:E19

    When Los Angeles’ blood supply is hacked and deemed unusable because of fear it’s been tainted, Team Scorpion must find the culprit in order to save a young girl in desperate need of a heart transplant.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Old College Try
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    S2:E11

    Team Scorpion goes undercover at a university to find a hacker who infiltrates the Federal Reserve and threatens to collapse the world economy.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S3:E20

    When two American tourists go missing while doing a “No-Go Scavenger Hunt” through some of the world’s most dangerous countries, the Phoenix team goes undercover as backpackers to find them and bring them home alive.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S4:E3

    MacGyver and the team board a plane that’s mid-flight when the pilot has a heart attack, and discover the medical emergency was intentional.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - S.O.S.
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E18

    Allison investigates apparently random killings, endangering her family in the process. Bridget has to do a class presentation about her mom's job.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Sci Hard
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S4:E5

    While attending a tech convention, Team Scorpion is taken hostage by a group attempting a virtual heist.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S4:E10

    When Mac is put into a dream state to help him recall key evidence found in Nikola Tesla’s secret lab that could stop Codex’s deadly plot, he encounters Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison…and his mother.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Kenny and the Jet
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    S4:E21

    Paige’s maternal side goes into high gear when Team Scorpion must save an unconscious, hypothermic boy stuck in the wheel well of their airborne airplane. Also, Walter’s white lie to Paige starts to take a toll on him, and Paige realizes something’s up.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Charades
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    S1:E14

    Team Scorpion is tasked with uncovering a mole inside the CIA who is being coerced into stealing deadly chemicals. Paige gives Walter a flirting lesson in preparation for the case.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Dominoes
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    S1:E12

    On Christmas Eve, Team Scorpion races to find a way to save a young boy's life after he is trapped in a beachside cave and the rising tide threatens to drown him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Crossroads
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    S1:E20

    To protect a key witness who is en route to testifying against a deadly drug cartel, Team Scorpion takes her on the run, with the cartel hot on their heels.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Guts + Fuel + Hope
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    S3:E4

    MacGyver and Riley, with the help of Vasil, a distraught father, must find a way to drive a tanker filled with liquid oxygen through a region occupied by rebels and deliver it to a children’s hospital before they run out. Also, Riley helps MacGyver decide whether or not to allow his father back into his life.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E15

    After a surprising introduction to Phoenix’s newest recruit, Desi, MacGyver and team are assigned to escort and protect an ATF (alcohol, tobacco, firearms) gun-sniffing dog who has a bounty on his head, only to discover they’re not the only ones crashing the weapon drop.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - True Colors
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E6

    The members of Team Scorpion must pass a mandated psych evaluation or face being disbanded after they're accused of destroying a priceless work of art in an attempt to protect an art exhibit. Paige enlists the help of the team when Ralph is reluctant to go to his school's Halloween party.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - The Bunker Games
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    S4:E13

    Team Scorpion must work with Toby’s nemesis, Quincy Berkstead, and his wife, Amy, Toby’s ex-fiancée, when they are locked inside an artificially intelligent doomsday bunker that aims to kill them. Also, Walter is distracted by his recent dream where he is married to Florence, not Paige.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Cuba Libre
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S2:E2

    Team Scorpion heads to Cuba when a woman from Cabe’s past pleads for him to help catch a Serbian war criminal.

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    Writer:Rob Pearlstein

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Rob Pearlstein Ratings Summary

"Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt" is the best rated episode written by Rob Pearlstein. It scored 8.2/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/19/2021 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Little Boy Lost".