The Best Episodes Directed By Bill Reed

Every TV Episode Directed by Bill Reed Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Bill Reed Ratings Summary

The best episode directed by Bill Reed is "The Practical Joker", rated 7.7/10 from 3 user votes. It was "written by Chuck Menville". "The Practical Joker" aired on 9/21/1974 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Albatross".

  • The Practical Joker
    7.7/10 3 votes

    #1 - The Practical Joker

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1974

    The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and starts playing practical jokes on the crew.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: Chuck Menville

  • Albatross
    7.7/10 3 votes

    #2 - Albatross

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1974

    Dr. McCoy is arrested and held responsible for causing a plague that ravaged the planet Dramia II, where he performed a mass-innoculation 19 years earlier.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: Dario Finelli

  • The Counter-Clock Incident
    7.7/10 3 votes

    #3 - The Counter-Clock Incident

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1974

    With Commodore Robert April (the first commander of the Enterprise) on board, Kirk pursues a ship plunging into a supernova, and enters a universe where time runs backwards.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: Fred Bronson

  • How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
    7.3/10 3 votes

    #4 - How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1974

    The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: David Wise

  • The Pirates of Orion
    6.8/10 5 votes

    #5 - The Pirates of Orion

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1974

    With Spock stricken down by a fatal disease, the Enterprise must track down the drug that can cure him before it is too late.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: Howard Weinstein

  • Bem
    6.2/10 4 votes

    #6 - Bem

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1974

    The Enterprise crew is joined by a unpredictable alien called Ari bn Bem, an independent observer from the planet Pandro.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: David Gerrold

  • Keeper of the Ancient Ruins
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #7 - Keeper of the Ancient Ruins

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 10/18/1983

    Whilst on an archaeological dig, Man-At-Arms and Professor Smallen are taken captive by ancient robots called Zaktons, who were left by the Ancient Ones to guard the ruins of the desert. He-Man and Teela head to the Ancient Ruins to save them, but they also face danger from Trap Jaw, who wants the Zaktons' artifacts for himself.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: N/A

  • The Remedy
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #8 - The Remedy

    Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 11/22/1983

    Man-At-Arms' mentor, Rohad, who taught him all his scientific skills, is dying and He-Man must set out to find the only cure, a rare plant. Will he overcome the many obstacles in his way in time to save Rohad?

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: N/A

  • The Good Shall Survive
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #9 - The Good Shall Survive

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/1984

    A prehistoric race of Bee People know as the Tychons come back to life, and threaten to steal the food supply of Buzz-Off and his hive. And when Skeletor gets involved, the stakes are raised.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: N/A

  • A Trip to Morainia
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #10 - A Trip to Morainia

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 10/12/1984

    King Randor sends Adam, Cringer and Orko to the Ice Kingdom of Morainia, to collect a powerful energy crystal from his friend King Moraius. However, Skeletor wants the crystal for himself and follows them, capturing King Moraius and demanding that the Royals give him the crystal in return for their King. As He-Man, Adam teams up with the King's daughter, Princess Janis, who helps devise a scheme to rescue her father.King Randor sends Adam, Cringer and Orko to the Ice Kingdom of Morainia, to collect a powerful energy crystal from his friend King Moraius. However, Skeletor wants the crystal for himself and follows them, capturing King Moraius and demanding that the Royals give him the crystal in return for their King. As He-Man, Adam teams up with the King's daughter, Princess Janis, who helps devise a scheme to rescue her father.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: Brynne Chandler Reaves

  • A Bird in the Hand
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #11 - A Bird in the Hand

    Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 10/24/1984

    He-Man and company race to recover the Ancient's Book of Spells from it's long-lost hiding place. Skeletor learns of its existence and seeks to take it for himself.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: N/A

  • Not So Blind
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #12 - Not So Blind

    Season 2 Episode 38 - Aired 11/1/1984

    He-Man meets a blind boy called Lous, whose friends consider him to be helpless just because he is blind. To give him a chance to prove himself, He-Man offers to take Lous on an adventure with himself and Ram Man, to the caves of the Singing Crystal. Lous accompanies them to the caves, but once inside, a flash of light blinds both He-Man and Ram Man. With all three of them blind, Lous uses his senses and bravery to lead them back to safety, across many dangerous obstacles.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: N/A

  • Search for a Son
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #13 - Search for a Son

    Season 2 Episode 57 - Aired 11/28/1984

    Mekaneck explains that he was given his bionic neck by Man-At-Arms after his neck was badly injured in severe storm winds. In the storm, he lost track of his son, Philip, and pledged his services to King Randor and the Royal guard in the hope of some day finding his son. It is revealed that his son was recovered from the storm winds by the evil Count Marzo, who had held him captive ever since and offers his return in exchange for the throne of Eternia. Buzz-Off appears. Teela tells viewers to be careful when running or climbing, and that it's more important to get somewhere at all than get there fast.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: N/A

  • Mistaken Identity
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #14 - Mistaken Identity

    Season 2 Episode 58 - Aired 11/29/1984

    A boy called Tharen is jealous of his girlfriend Careel's admiration for He-Man, so he tricks her into thinking he is He-Man's secret identity in the hope that she'll like him better. Meanwhile, at Eternos jail, a criminal scientist caled Galen Nycroft has managed to teleport to his cell a strange machine to increase his power. The machine transforms him into Modulok, and he escapes from jail and sets out to capture He-Man, in the hope of convincing Skeletor to recruit him. He overhears Tharen telling Careel that he is He-Man, and captures him, thinking he is He-Man's alter ego! Can the real He-Man rescue Tharen... and will his real secret identity be threatened in the process?

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Bargain with Evil
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #15 - Bargain with Evil

    Season 2 Episode 60 - Aired 12/1/1984

    An evil king from the Dimension of Evil has kidnapped a good wizard. In order to get his freedom back, his daughter makes a bargain that she will kidnap the Star Child so that the evil king can look upon her. However, she soon finds out that she's bee duped when the evil king breaks his bargain and transports her, the Star Child and the heroes (along with the Star Child's body guard) to his dimension, hoping to force the Star Child to use her powers to open a gate to Eternia for himself and his forces to come through and take over.

    Director: Bill Reed

    Writer: Larry DiTillio