The Best Episodes Directed By James Sheldon

Every TV Episode Directed by James Sheldon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - It's a Good Life
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #1 - It's a Good Life

    S3:E8

    Little Anthony Fremont controls an entire town with his ability to read minds and make people do as he wishes. Which is a real good thing.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - A Penny for Your Thoughts
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #2 - A Penny for Your Thoughts

    S2:E16

    The lucky flip of a coin seems to give a mild-mannered bank clerk the power to read minds. But he soon learns that you can't believe everything you read.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - The Purr-Fect Crime
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #3 - The Purr-Fect Crime

    S1:E19

    Catwoman initiates a series of thefts that cause Commissioner Gordon to summon Batman and Robin. But the importance of the crimes go beyond the taking of the objects involved. The Dynamic Duo eventually find Catwoman's lair. But Robin is whisked away while Batman is given a choice between two doors. If he picks the right door, he'll find Catwoman. If he picks the wrong one, he'll face certain doom. The hero makes the wrong selection and is about to be attacked by a tiger.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 35 - I Sing the Body Electric
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #4 - I Sing the Body Electric

    S3:E35

    A widower buys a robot grandmother for his three children.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - B.J. Papa San
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - B.J. Papa San

    S7:E15

    B.J. almost becomes the surrogate father to a Korean family. Finding them a substitute for his own absent family, B.J. spends so much time with them that his medical efficiency begins to suffer, and Hawkeye worries about his health. B.J.: "First they take me from my wife and kid, and just when I find something to help fill the gap, they take that away, too."

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Better Luck Next Time
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Better Luck Next Time

    S1:E20

    Batman evades the attacking tiger thanks to his utility belt. First, he scales the wall. Then, he uses a sonic device "to split the tiger's skull," as narrator William Dozier informs us. The hero still has to free Robin, who is facing a separate death trap. Once that task is completed, the Dynamic Duo are back on Catwoman's trail. It turns out the feline villain is after the lost treasure of Captain Manx, which is in a remote spot outside of Gotham City.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - Long Distance Call
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Long Distance Call

    S2:E22

    A young boy find he can communicate with his dead grandmother through a toy phone.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Edwina
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Edwina

    S1:E13

    The nurses go to extremes lengths to find a date for Nurse Eddie - they won't go out with anyone until Eddie gets a date. The men draw straws, and Hawkeye is the big loser, especially after Eddie nearly kills him in a scene resembling teenage "mating" rituals.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Still Valley
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Still Valley

    S3:E11

    Confederacy scout Sgt. Joseph Paradine finds a town full of Union soldiers, and an old man who claims he used witchcraft to paralyze them.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - The Whole Truth
    5.7/10(19 votes)

    #10 - The Whole Truth

    S2:E14

    A peculiar Model A automobile compels a used car dealer to tell only the truth.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters

    S1:E12

    A crotchety old man and a teenage runaway form an unlikely friendship. Julie grows frustrated when an old friend of her brother's repeatedly rejects her advances without explanation. A pair of incompetent painters continually screws up the re-painting of Capt. Stubing's cabin.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity

    S1:E5

    A woman gets the wrong idea from her husband's secretive behavior and fears that he is plotting to murder her. Isaac begins a whirlwind romance with an internationally known singer. A couple suspects that a painfully boring passenger is actually a wanted jewel thief.

    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A

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James Sheldon Ratings Summary

"It's a Good Life" is the best rated episode directed by James Sheldon. It scored 8.2/10 based on 26 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 11/3/1961 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Penny for Your Thoughts".