9.0/101 votes#1 - A Is for Aardvark
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1965
When an ankle injury confines Darrin to bed, Samantha enchants the house so it can fulfil Darrin's needs. Darrin becomes intoxicated with the idea of magic, and starts encouraging Samantha to use her powers, but the change is not all for the better. Darrin quits his job and wants to travel the world. But soon he comes to realise he likes his old life better.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Earl Barret
8.5/102 votes#2 - La Strega
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1962
A young woman accused of being a witch goes to her young lover for protection against both her accusers and her grandmother, who really is a witch.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Alan Caillou
8.3/1015 votes#3 - The Masks
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/20/1964
A wealthy dying man invites his family to a Mardi Gras party and insists that they wear masks specially made for them, threatening to cut off their inheritance if they refuse.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Rod Serling
8.0/101 votes#4 - The Lethal Ladies
Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 4/16/1962
Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#5 - Trio for Terror
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/14/1961
Three separate tales: a man murders his uncle for the inheritance, but the uncle is no oridinary man; a man wins a fortune gambling, but may not live to enjoy it; a serial killer meets an odd fate.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#6 - What Beckoning Ghost?
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1961
An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
7.0/101 votes#7 - The Last of the Sommervilles
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1961
Two cousins scheme to kill their aunt for her money - but trust is hard to come by when you're the last of the Sommervilles.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#8 - Sybilla
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1960
On the passing of his wife, a man reflects on a marriage filled with bitterness and suspicion through the pages of her diary, and comes to realize he never really knew her at all.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#9 - A Crime for Mothers
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/24/1961
When a mother returns to seek out her long-lost abandoned daughter, money rather than love seems to be her driving motive. Refusing to pay, the girl's pseudo-adoptive parents call the woman's bluff and demand a court settlement to the matter.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Henry Slesar
7.0/101 votes#10 - Number Five Checked Out
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1956
A young deaf woman is left alone to look after the resort cabins owned by her father. Two dangerous bank robbers move in, using the secluded spot as a temporary hideout.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
6.0/101 votes#11 - Goodnight Sweet Skipper
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1964
The castaways hear on the radio that a plane is going to be flying over their island, but they will be unable to contact them because their transmitter is broken. Gilligan overhears the Skipper dreaming about repairing a transmitter as he sleeps. The Skipper is unable to remember how he fixed the transmitter from his Navy days, so he attempts to have the dream again, but is unable to fall asleep. Each castaway attempts to help by sneaking two tranquilizers into Skippers mango juice. When Gilligan hits the transmitter out of frustration, it suddenly works! However, when he hits it again in an effort to show the other castaways how he fixed it, it falls completely apart just as the plane flies overhead.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
6.0/101 votes#12 - Mr. George
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/9/1961
A little girl is the sole heir to her mother's fortune and her greedy relatives are out to kill her for her money. What they don't realize is this little girl has a supernatural guardian.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
6.0/101 votes#13 - Guillotine
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1961
To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Charles Beaumont
6.0/101 votes#14 - The Closed Cabinet
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1961
A young woman visiting an ancient English castle learns a thing or two about the family curse. Will she be able to remove it by finding a way to open the closed cabinet?
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
5.5/102 votes#15 - Wrongway Feldman
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1964
When Gilligan finds an old airplane hidden in the jungle, the Castaways discover a long-forgotten aviator living on the island.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
5.5/102 votes#16 - The Return of Wrongway Feldman
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1965
The castaways are revisited by 'Wrongway' Feldman.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
4.0/101 votes#17 - The Producer
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1966
Famous Hollywood director Herald Hecuba lands on the island during his world-wide talent search. The castaways put on a musical version of Hamlet in order to impress the director, with hopes that he will take them back to Hollywood when he leaves.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Dee Caruso
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"A Is for Aardvark" is the best rated episode directed by Ida Lupino. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Earl Barret. It aired on 1/14/1965 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "La Strega".