The Best Episodes Directed By Artie Mandelberg

Every TV Episode Directed by Artie Mandelberg Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Shirts and Skins
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Shirts and Skins

    S5:E5

    The office divides along gender lines when Maddie takes on a case for a woman who shot her boss for sabotaging her career when she refused his sexual advances.

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Eek! A Spouse!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Eek! A Spouse!

    S4:E11

    Dave is skeptical about the existence of Walter Bishop and bugs Maddie about it as they work on case for a woman who wants to buy off her husband's mistress.

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Here's Living With You, Kid
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Here's Living With You, Kid

    S4:E13

    Bert, bored on an all-night stakeout, dreams about how nice it would be to live with Agnes, but her hesitation when he actually asks her hurts his tender ego.

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - The Color of Maddie
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Color of Maddie

    S5:E3

    Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence.

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  5. undefined Season 9 Episode 8 - I'm Back Because
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - I'm Back Because

    S9:E8

    David is arrested for statutory rape and gets suspended from his radio show. Dylan bails him out of jail, then learns from Mrs. Teasley that Denise is a troubled girl who receives little attention from her parents. Dylan confronts Denise's parents and--speaking from his own experience as a neglected teen--explains that their daughter's actions are a cry for help. Denise drops the charges. David thanks Dylan by offering him a place to stay, as Dylan recently sold his house. Steve bristles at the news that his mother is dating her much younger co-star. Steve sees the man kissing another woman at the After Dark and starts a fight. Samantha reveals that she is not seeing the man; she is actually gay. Matt experiences a lull in his business and cannot pay his rent. Steve offers to let him move into the house in exchange for legal services for the Beat. Kelly's grandfather, who suffers from emphysema, refuses to undergo an operation that could prolong his life. After Kelly tells him that Jac

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Jump Start
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Jump Start

    S1:E7

    Allison investigates the supposed suicide of a girl who was dating D.A. Larry Watt's son Greg. When the girl's body is found in a ravine, new evidence is presented that implicates the defense attorney. Meanwhile, Joe is concerned about one of his colleagues after Allison has a premonition of the colleague having a heart attack.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Night of the Wolf
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Night of the Wolf

    S1:E4

    Allison tries convincing Devalos that she heard a witness misinforming a police sketch artist, making them look for the wrong man. Meanwhile, 6-year-old Bridgette's new playmate indicates that another member of the family can see the dead.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Higher Education
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Higher Education

    S1:E6

    Brandon is getting a C in American History because of the teacher's unreasonable grade curve, in which 80 percent of the students receive C's regardless of their marks. Steve scores an A on every test because he obtains copies of the exams beforehand. Feeling pressure from Jim about his grades, Brandon cheats on a quiz. Andrea is furious, particularly when her grades slip as a result. Brandon is faced with a moral dilemma when Steve offers him a copy of the midterm. Brenda tries to dye her hair blonde in the hopes of impressing Dylan, but winds up looking like a clown. Dylan flirts with Brenda and takes her to a stylist to repair the damage.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - One on One
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #9 - One on One

    S1:E5

    Jim encourages Brandon to try out for the basketball team. Steve, unaware that he is terrible, is bitter about being cut from the team. He tells Brandon that several of the players are ringers brought in from out of district to help the team win a championship.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Forced Entry
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Forced Entry

    S1:E14

    A nude man is found tied to his bed, having suffocated on a rag stuffed in his mouth while he was being sexually assaulted. Meanwhile, while investigating the murder of a crematorium owner, the CSIs discover dozens of bodies that were never cremated.

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Beached
    4.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Beached

    S2:E11

    A body is found at a popular beachside bar with a large diamond ring in his pocket. Longworth sifts through the sands of the various characters at the bar, revealing a complicated love triange that may have ended in murder. Meanwhile, Callie has some news for Longworth that will change everything.

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Artie Mandelberg Ratings Summary

"Shirts and Skins" is the best rated episode directed by Artie Mandelberg. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/17/1989 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Eek! A Spouse!".