7.7/103 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
7.7/103 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
7.7/103 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
7.3/103 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
6.8/105 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
6.2/104 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
6.0/101 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
6.0/101 votes
6.0/101 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
6.0/101 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
6.0/101 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
6.0/101 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
6.0/101 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
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Bill Reed Ratings Summary
"The Practical Joker" is the best rated episode directed by Bill Reed. It scored 7.7/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Chuck Menville. It aired on 9/21/1974 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Albatross".
