10.0/101 votes#1 - Botulism
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/1972
John plots his revenge after being the repeated target of practical jokes. A man breaks his back falling off a tower. A woman fakes an illness. Dr. Early's stethoscope becomes lodged in his ear. A man brought into the hospital from a movie set is the first indication of an outbreak of botulism. A boy is trapped in a condemned building.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Michael Donovan
10.0/101 votes#2 - Nurse's Wild
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/1972
A store owner shoots an armed robber and is filled with remorse. Sparks fly between Johnny and a nurse. Dr. Early treats an alcoholic. A dog delays the rescue of an unconscious woman. Dr. Morton assumes an unconscious hippie is on drugs. The firemen rescue a man trapped at a chemical plant.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Fred Freiberger
10.0/101 votes#3 - Little White Frock
Season 3 Episode 39 - Aired 6/29/1958
An elderly actor proves he still has the chops to grace the stage when he reveals a tragic tale from his past.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
10.0/101 votes#4 - The Boxing Match
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1955
The Episode featured Charles Bronson as Mike Brod, with Joan Elan as Lisa.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: David Chandler
9.0/101 votes#5 - Kill My Love
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/26/1962
An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
8.0/101 votes#6 - Exodus 21.22
Season 14 Episode 26 - Aired 3/24/1969
A friend of Matt's, a former lawman arrives in Dodge to kill the men responsible for his wife's death.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#7 - Masquerade
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1961
A young couple take refuge in a spooky house on a stormy night and are terrorized by the strange family who occupy it. But do the young honeymooners have a secret of their own?
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
7.5/102 votes#8 - A Bottle of Wine
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1957
A wealthy older man confronts the young, handsome suitor (Horton) that his wife is leaving him for.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#9 - Kill Two by Two
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/6/1967
The guys land on an island in the South Pacific at the tail end of WW2. Two Japanese soldiers are holding it against invasion: the deranged Lt. Nakamura, who hates Americans, and the loyal sergeant, Itsugi. Nakamura soon fixates on the travellers, and forces them into a series of sadistic games. When the Project: TickTock staff call in a consultant to try and get a fix on the guys' location, the consultant turns out to be the lieutenant's father. Apparently Nakamura disappeared during the War and now his father wants them to recover his son. Tony and Doug manage to turn the tables on Nakamura and warn the advancing fleet. The young Nakamura, a failed kamikaze pilot, finally decides to end his life with honor by seppuku, as his father looks on through the portal.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Wanda Duncan
7.0/1036 votes#10 - Operation: Annihilate!
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/13/1967
Kirk and the Enterprise must combat parasitic aliens threatening the lives of millions.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Steven W. Carabatsos
7.0/101 votes#11 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1961
A young detective is sent to the English countryside to investigate a strange murder. His wife, who has accompanied him, soon finds herself a target of the locals who believe she is a witch.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Alan Caillou
7.0/101 votes#12 - Parasite Mansion
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/25/1961
A young teacher is lost during a storm and wakes up to find herself held prisoner in a run-down mansion inhabited by a strange and terrifying family.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#13 - The Prisoner in the Mirror
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/23/1961
A professor researching an eighteenth century murderous magician purchases a mirror in Paris only to find the magician's victims imprisoned within - or is it only a trick?
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#14 - The Grim Reaper
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/13/1961
An eccentric mystery writer purchases a ghoulish painting of the grim reaper which happens to have a curse on it - almost all of its former owners have died. When the owner's life is in danger the painting sends a gruesome warning - it begins to bleed.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#15 - The Weird Tailor
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1961
A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Robert Bloch
7.0/101 votes#16 - God Grante That She Lye Stille
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1961
A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Robert Hardy Andrews
7.0/101 votes#17 - Dialogues With Death
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1961
Two separate tales: a morgue attendent seems to be able to talk to the corpses, and get an answer; a young couple arrive at the home of their aunt and uncle who seem to believe the pair are dead no matter how much they protest.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/106 votes#18 - The Storm
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1962
A woman returns home after two weeks and must spend the evening by herself during a raging storm. She is terrorized by strange sounds and the feeling she is not alone.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#19 - Fog Closing In
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1956
A woman begs her husband not to go away on a business trip. But he refuses, deserting her just as an escaped lunatic finds their neighborhood.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#20 - My Brother Richard
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1957
A district attorney faces a crisis in his campaign for governor when his mentally unstable brother decides to eliminate the competition.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#21 - Father and Son
Season 2 Episode 36 - Aired 6/2/1957
The shifty son of a shop owner plots to extract money from his long-suffering father.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#22 - The Morning After
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1959
Motherly love knows no bounds when a woman decides to get revenge on the married man who has been dating her daughter.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
7.0/101 votes#23 - The Dusty Drawer
Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 5/31/1959
When a local bank clerk cheats him out of $200, a man takes extreme measures to get back his money.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#24 - The Blessington Method
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1959
Troubled by the responsibility of his aging mother in law, a man takes advantage of a society that specializes in "taking care of" elderly relatives and then soon finds out that he may be in for a similar fate.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#25 - Graduating Class
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1959
A teacher's interest in the one student who seems to care about her lessons turns tragic when she and a kindly neighbor follow the girl to a man's apartment.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
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"Botulism" is the best rated episode directed by Herschel Daugherty. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Michael Donovan. It aired on 1/29/1972 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Nurse's Wild".