The Best Episodes Directed By Larry Peerce
Every TV Episode Directed by Larry Peerce Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Larry Peerce Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Larry Peerce is "I Am an Angel", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Bob Colleary". "I Am an Angel" aired on 3/11/2001 and is rated 1.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Spell of Tut".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - I Am an Angel
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2001
7 year-old Mickey has been despondent since his mother's recent death. He lives with his Aunt Val and his older brother Ryan. When Ryan learns that Guy Garfield, the star of Mickey's favorite television show ""The Avenging Angel,"" will be appearing at an Angel Convention in Portland, he goes there in the hopes of persuading Guy to help his brother. Guy makes a grand appearance by way of his ""golden ladder"" which takes him back and forth to Heaven on his weekly series to cheering fans. But Monica and Tess have observed the real Guy, a boozing womanizer who is anything but angelic. Ryan stretches the truth and asks for help for his ""dying"" brother. Guy graciously agrees, milking the moment for all its worth. But once he's offstage, he makes it clear to Monica (who's filling in as his assistant) that he has no intention of keeping his promise. Monica decides to keep it for him by driving an unsuspecting Guy to the rural town where Mickey lives. Once Guy realizes he's been ""kidnapp
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Bob Colleary
8.7/10 3 votes#2 - The Spell of Tut
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/1966
King Tut has relapsed into his kingly ways, this time showing a marked interest in scarab beetles and apothecary potions. Robin infiltrates their hideout to discover their true intentions, relaying what he hears to Batman, but their plan is put in jeopardy when Robin's presence is detected.
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
8.0/10 3 votes#3 - The Bookworm Turns
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/20/1966
Commissioner Gordon appears to have been assassinated during the opening of a new bridge. A copy of Hemingway's 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' nearly blows up the Batmobile. Both incidents are clues to the Bookworm's latest scheme. Batman and Robin interrogate The Bookworm's henchwoman Miss Limpet but deduce she is leading them into a trap. And while Batman intends to walk right into it, it is Robin who falls first.
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Rik Vollaerts
7.7/10 3 votes#4 - While Gotham City Burns
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/21/1966
Batman saves Robin from the Wayne Memorial Clock Tower at the last possible Big Benjamin second. While they are busy in the Batcave, The Bookworm steals a priceless cookbook from stately Wayne Manor. He then lures the Dynamic Duo into an oversized cookbook on display in the middle of Gotham city and steals the Batmobile. Can Batman and Robin escape before their goose is cooked?
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Rik Vollaerts
7.0/10 2 votes#5 - Tut's Case is Shut
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/1966
Using resurrected scarab beetles, King Tut concocts an ancient mind control potion, abu raubu simbu tu. Chief O'Hara is the first under his spell, followed shortly by Commissioner Gordon, and when Batman himself is tricked into taking the drug, Tut's plan to control all of Gotham City by tainting the water supply seems close to succeeding.
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
6.5/10 2 votes#6 - The Dead Ringers
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/27/1966
Batman and Robin escape Chandell's trap. Once back in the Batcave, they deduce his plan to get the Wayne family fortune by killing Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, then marrying the rightful heir, Aunt Harriet. In order to trap the villain, Bruce and Dick fake their own deaths. However, Harry has also figured out his brother Chandell's scheme, and desiring the Wayne fortune for himself, concocts a plan to masquerade as his twin brother.
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Lorenzo Semple Jr.
6.0/10 2 votes#7 - The Devil's Fingers
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/26/1966
Chandell, the musical virtuoso, visits Gotham City for a piano concert. But unknown to the public, Chandell is being blackmailed into a life of crime by his twin brother Harry, who retains most of the profits. Chandell intends to buy off Harry forever, and he knows just where to get the funds - from the Wayne family fortune. With Batman and Robin out of town, he suspects the robbery will be a piece of cake. However, Batman has been listening to Chandell's concert remotely, and after detecting an anomalous chord, summons Robin back to Wayne Manor to investigate.
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Lorenzo Semple Jr.