The Best Episodes Directed By Allen Baron

#1 - Love Boat Angels (1)

Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1979

Five million dollars worth of gold and bronze artwork is stolen in spectacular fashion from the Los Angeles Harbor. The insurance company that covered the artwork sends an agent to brief the Angels, and Charlie sends them on a Carribean cruise to intercept the dashing thief, Paul Hollister, and his accomplice, Wes Anderson. With Sabrina now married and retired from detective work, Kelly and Kris are joined by a new recruit, Tiffany Welles. Bosley stays in LA to trail Eleanor Case, the fence for the merchandise.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

#2 - How Tall Is Blood? (Last Show)

Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 5/5/1969

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: N/A

#3 - Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (2)

Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1978

(Part 2) The Love Boat sets sail with two famous Hollywood stars, married couple Roz Rogers and Bill Klieg who need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. An inept team of thieves board the ship and try numerous tactics to steal the Star of Kashmir, an expensive jewel brought aboard the ship by Ms. Rogers. Two childhood friends from a school for the blind meet up on the ship - only one of them isn't blind anymore. But that's not the only secret he is keeping from his friend. A philandering husband looks like he will be found out when he boards the ship with both his wife and his mistress.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Art Baer

#4 - Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (1)

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1978

(Part 1) The Love Boat sets sail with two famous Hollywood stars, married couple Roz Rogers and Bill Klieg who need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. An inept team of thieves board the ship and try numerous tactics to steal the Star of Kashmir, an expensive jewel brought aboard the ship by Ms. Rogers. Two childhood friends from a school for the blind meet up on the ship - only one of them isn't blind anymore. But that's not the only secret he is keeping from his friend. A philandering husband looks like he will be found out when he boards the ship with both his wife and his mistress.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Art Baer

#5 - They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be...

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1974

A bizarre alien presence invisibly sweeps through Chicago, killing a petty thief and a UFO nut. The alien or aliens have the strength of a hurricane, generate a massive electromagnetic field, steal lead and electronic equipment, and suck the bone marrow out of humans and animals alike. Kolchak must track the alien(s) from an electronics warehouse to an observatory to Lincoln Park and drive them off before they kill again. His camera seems to hold the key to the creatures' weakness, although initially Carl is wrong in guessing what the weakness is. Carl follows the aliens and manages to keep them from feeding on him before they depart once and for all.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Rudolph Borchert

#6 - The Werewolf

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1974

Bernhardt Stieglitz, a NATO soldier bitten by a wolf, leaves a string of murder victims behind him. When Vincenzo is forced to abort his long-awaited vacation and report on the last cruise of an ocean liner, the USS Hanover, Carl takes his place, only to find that Stieglitz is one of the passengers on board...and the full moon is rising. Trapped aboard the liner, Kolchak must use a shotgun and silver buckshot to kill the creature once and for all.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: David Chase

#7 - The Devil's Platform

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1974

Kolchak discovers a young rising politician, has made a deal with the Devil to murder off his competition through incidents made to look like accidents.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Donn Mullally

#8 - Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/1978

In "Treasure Hunt" a couple along with their friend thirst for money and adventure leading them to some very difficult decisions. In "Beauty Contest" a sheltered 19 year old girl wishes to enter a beauty contest like her mother did in order to get acceptance from her father.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: William Douglas Lansford

#9 - Reunion / Anniversary

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/29/1978

In "Reunion" 4 high school friends reveal a hidden secret which places them in jeopardy. In "Anniversary" a couple wish to renew their vows and bring back the good times before the alcohol ruled their lives.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Steve Fisher

#10 - The Ripper

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1974

A serial killer who preys on women haunts Chicago, and Kolchak comes to believe that the killer is in fact the original Jack the Ripper, a seemingly immortal killer who has killed women in many cities over the last century. The reporter must track the killer to the old house where he has taken up residence and put an end to his existence once and for all.

Director: Allen Baron

Writer: Rudolph Borchert