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The Best Episodes Directed By Joe Dante

Every TV Episode Directed by Joe Dante Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Joe Dante Ratings Summary

"Heart on a Chain" is the best rated episode directed by Joe Dante. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Jose Rivera. It aired on 11/3/1991 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Ka Iwi Kapu (Sacred Bones)".

  • Heart on a Chain
    9.0/101 votes

    #1 - Heart on a Chain

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1991

    Marshall and his friend both fall for the new girl at school.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Jose Rivera

  • Ka Iwi Kapu (Sacred Bones)
    8.7/107 votes

    #2 - Ka Iwi Kapu (Sacred Bones)

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2011

    When the Five-0s investigate the murder of a young couple filming a spooky documentary about a traditional Hawaiian burial site, they are threatened by a drifter who puts a curse on Danny.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Michele Fazekas

  • A‘ale Ma‘a Wau (Fish Out of Water)
    8.6/108 votes

    #3 - A‘ale Ma‘a Wau (Fish Out of Water)

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2013

    As the Five-0 team members investigate a murder, they are led to a Texas ranger who came to Hawaii to look for his daughter; Adam and Kono fight to stay alive.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Ua Nalohia (In Deep)
    8.6/109 votes

    #4 - Ua Nalohia (In Deep)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2013

    While working the murder case of an undercover ATF agent, McGarrett and the Five-0 team are tasked with watching Mary’s newly adopted baby after she gets sick.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Boo
    8.5/104 votes

    #5 - Boo

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2007

    The CSI team goes to a haunted house to solve more than just the latest case. Before they can solve the crime Lindsay is told something will happen to her if she doesn't leave soon.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Peter M. Lenkov

  • Nānahu (Embers)
    8.4/108 votes

    #6 - Nānahu (Embers)

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2015

    Five-0 enlists the help of a California ATF Agent to find a serial arsonist targeting couples on Oahu. Meanwhile, when Danny whisks Amber away for a romantic getaway, her abusive ex-husband tracks them down, intent on taking his wife back.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Na Pilikua Nui (Monsters)
    8.1/108 votes

    #7 - Na Pilikua Nui (Monsters)

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2015

    It’s Halloween in O’ahu, and Five-0 must track down a serial killer inspired by Frankenstein. Also, Jerry calls Five-0 for help when an armed gang raids a blood bank, and Danny must track down Grace who lied and snuck out to a Halloween party.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
    8.0/102 votes

    #8 - Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/1982

    Frank investigates a veteran boxer who lately has been throwing his fights. He takes the boxer under his wing in order to expose the boxer's corrupt manager. Unfortunately, the manger has kidnapped the boxer's girlfriend and put the boxer's title fight in jeopardy. Frank now tries to save the boxer's girlfriend in the hopes that the boxer won't have to throw the match so he can have a shot at rejuvenating his career in the ring.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Robert Wuhl

  • Forever Ware
    8.0/104 votes

    #9 - Forever Ware

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1991

    A 13-year-old boy's fertile imagination runs wild in his new town.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Karl Schaefer

  • The Hole in the Head Gang
    8.0/101 votes

    #10 - The Hole in the Head Gang

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/1/1992

    The friends encounter a bank robber's ghost at a haunted house.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Karl Schaefer

  • Kanalu Hope Loa (The Last Break)
    8.0/108 votes

    #11 - Kanalu Hope Loa (The Last Break)

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2014

    Three young women rob a tour bus, but things go horribly wrong when a man is killed and the women unknowingly steal something of great value that puts their lives in danger.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Sarah Byrd

  • Ho'omā'ike (Unmasked)
    8.0/108 votes

    #12 - Ho'omā'ike (Unmasked)

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2014

    It's Halloween and Five-0 must track down a serial killer who is copying murders depicted in a cult slasher film. Meanwhile, McGarrett must help Jerry after he is kidnapped by the counterfeiters he has been tracking.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Ua 'o'oloku ke anu i na mauna (The Chilling Storm is on the Mountain)
    8.0/109 votes

    #13 - Ua 'o'oloku ke anu i na mauna (The Chilling Storm is on the Mountain)

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2015

    While Five-0 investigates a scuba diver’s death from a gun recently used in another murder, McGarrett prepares to propose to Catherine.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Poe Way Out
    8.0/101 votes

    #14 - Poe Way Out

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2014

    Joanna, Freya and Wendy revisit one of their former lives. Dash's one night stand turns out to be somebody better than expected. Ingrid attempts to bond with her grandfather.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Debra J. Fisher

  • Olelo Pa‘a (The Promise)
    7.9/109 votes

    #15 - Olelo Pa‘a (The Promise)

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2013

    McGarrett and Catherine head into North Korea to retrieve a fallen friend's body. While there, McGarrett recalls his last perilous mission in the country.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)
    7.7/103 votes

    #16 - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/8/1982

    A struggling comedian owes money to the owner of a nightclub. When his body is discovered at the bottom of a cliff in a car crash, all the clues point to suicide. It is later discovered that the comedian was also a police informant on a drug ring he infiltrated at his nightclub. Frank steps in and takes the place of the deceased at the nightclub in order to gather more clues.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Robert Wuhl

  • Wire Cutter
    7.6/108 votes

    #17 - Wire Cutter

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2016

    Mac and Jack partner with older versions of themselves, a Russian bomb programmer and his estranged handler, to shut down a Soviet-era warhead in Moscow. But when the antiquated computer needed to disable the warhead becomes inoperable, Mac must find a way to fix it with only duct tape and wire in time to prevent a new Cold War.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: John Turman

  • The Screwfly Solution
    7.5/101 votes

    #18 - The Screwfly Solution

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/2006

    Deadly virus infects the nation, that turns men into psychotic killers who attack every woman they see. A housewife and her daughter try to survive this madness.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Sam Hamm

  • The Losers
    7.0/101 votes

    #19 - The Losers

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1991

    Looking for his dad's briefcase, Marshall gets lost in Lost & Found.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Gary Markowitz

  • When a Mandragora Loves a Woman
    7.0/101 votes

    #20 - When a Mandragora Loves a Woman

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2014

    Joanna and Alex must put their past aside and focus on finding the Mandragora. Freya asks Dash to help save Ingrid. Skeptical of Freddie’s loyalty, Wendy is wary of his actions.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Akela Cooper

  • Ka 'aelike (The Deal)
    6.9/108 votes

    #21 - Ka 'aelike (The Deal)

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2017

    The team handles the fallout in Mexico after Chins problems, back on the Island Grover goes undercover and things get hot.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Boo!
    6.9/108 votes

    #22 - Boo!

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1986

    Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Lowell Ganz

  • Night of The Hawk
    6.7/1028 votes

    #23 - Night of The Hawk

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2016

    The team tracks Savage to a small town in Oregon during the 1950s. Upon arrival, they discover there have been a recent string of murders and they suspect Savage is involved. Professor Stein and Sara go undercover at a psychiatric hospital, where Savage is working as a doctor, to find out his plan. While there, Sara meets a nurse named Lindsay and sparks fly. Meanwhile, Ray and Kendra pretend to be a married couple to gain the neighborhood’s trust, but an interracial couple in the ‘50s isn’t something that goes unnoticed. Soon, Savage is at their door.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Cortney Norris

  • The Greibble
    6.4/107 votes

    #24 - The Greibble

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1986

    A housewife has a very real nightmare. She encounters a large creature that has a taste for inanimate objects.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Mick Garris

  • Homecoming
    6.0/1044 votes

    #25 - Homecoming

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2005

    In this contemporary political satire, The living dead have been found tampering with the Presidential election. Fear sweeps the nation as the media uncover this chilling fact which leads to widespread panic.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Sam Hamm