The Best Episodes Directed By Leo Penn

Every TV Episode Directed by Leo Penn Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Hot Line
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Hot Line

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    S2:E5

    A group of unrelated stranglings has the NYPD very worried. Turns out all the women work for telephone erotic hotlines. There's a very funny scene where C&L go to investigate and the hotline manager thinks they're looking for work.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  2. Background image for Take Your Lover in the Ring
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Take Your Lover in the Ring

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    S1:E5

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  3. Background image for Money Crop
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Money Crop

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    S1:E20

    A college-educated farmer named Joe moves to Walnut Grove with his pregnant wife. He tells the Walnut Grove-area farmers of a new hybrid of corn that would produce good crops, to which the farmers are very enthused. They decide to buy some of this new seed. While on the way back to Walnut Grove with the seed, Joe gets into an accident, as the farmers wait for his return.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  4. Background image for Any Old Port in a Storm
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Any Old Port in a Storm

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    S3:E2

    A wine connoisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.

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  5. Background image for Torah, Torah, Torah
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Torah, Torah, Torah

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    S5:E21

    Danger and death are the overtones that result from a simple visit with Rabbi Asher Solomon when he arrives in Hawaii.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  6. Background image for The Enemy Within
    7.2/10(58 votes)

    #6 - The Enemy Within

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    S1:E5

    Split by a transporter malfunction into two beings with very different personalities, the resulting twin Captain Kirk proves that neither a purely evil nor a sweetly good captain can survive without the missing half.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  7. Background image for Any Portrait in a Storm
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Any Portrait in a Storm

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    S3:E18

    Dean takes off for Florida, leaving Maddy alone to face the future; Myra gives birth to a son, Peter; Hufnagel haggles over her latest bill; Rosenthal struggles with life in the ER; the phone repairman is electrocuted; Dr. Auschlander, angry about his portrait, cancels the dedication ceremony; and Martin returns to medical practice.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  8. Background image for The Naked and the Dead
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Naked and the Dead

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    S4:E4

    Dr. Westphall tries to deal with his critical sister-in-law and a reluctant hospital board; Luther becomes Axelrod's personal trainer; Roxanne asks Chandler to her recital; Rosenthal worries over the threats of an assaulted teenager; Dr. Caldwell's questionable behavior continues at the hospital; and Dr. Craig proves to be of little help to his grieving wife.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Russ Woody
  9. Background image for Santa Claus is Dead
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Santa Claus is Dead

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    S4:E11

    Axelrod tries to keep Santa Claus alive after he collapses at a children's party; Ehrlich tries to brighten the holiday for his only obstetrical patient; Lizzie's boy friend finds the Westphalls' Christmas depressing; and Dr. Craig overindulges at his Christmas party.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  10. Background image for There Were Giants in the Earth
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - There Were Giants in the Earth

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    S1:E4

    John discovers that the planet they are on will travel further from the sun.In an attempt to survive the Robinsons pack up and head south. Dr Smith stays at the Jupiter 2 site while the Robinson family encounter a terrifying cyclops and an ancient deserted city.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  11. Background image for Ma's Holiday
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Ma's Holiday

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    S1:E8

    Charles and Caroline decide to go on a second honeymoon and leave Mr. Edwards in charge of the children. The honeymoon doesn't turn out very well because Caroline keeps worrying about the children. Back at home, Mr. Edwards has his hands full with Carrie.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  12. Background image for The Voice of Tinker Jones
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Voice of Tinker Jones

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    S1:E11

    The town becomes divided when Mrs. Oleson offers to buy a bell for the church, but only if she can put up a plaque. The differences and arguing begin to affect the school children. A mute craftsman, Tinker Jones, steps in and with the help of the school children, is able to make a bell.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  13. Background image for Thou Shalt Not Steele
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Thou Shalt Not Steele

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    S1:E5

    A woman from Steele's past asks him to help her steal a valuable painting that Laura has already agreed to protect.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  14. Background image for Die Before They Wake
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Die Before They Wake

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    S1:E14

    A junkie prostitute holds the key which would help solving the murder cases of her roommate and a local TV reporter.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  15. Background image for The Conspirators
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #15 - The Conspirators

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    S7:E5

    An Irish poet, who fronts a peace organization while secretly running guns, kills an arms dealer who tries to swindle him.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  16. Background image for Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

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    S8:E1

    Lt. Columbo delves into the world of magic, ESP and slight of hand as he investigates the death of a magician, and there appears to be a tie to a prodigal psychic supported by a government founded institute on parapsychology.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Number Eight

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    S7:E5

    A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  18. Background image for Heal Thyself
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Heal Thyself

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    S3:E12

    Magnum offers to help a former Army nurse, now a doctor, who is accused of murdering three patients under her care.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Rob Gilmer
  19. Background image for This Island Isn't Big Enough...
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - This Island Isn't Big Enough...

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    S6:E16

    When Rick's boat returns from a cruise empty, Magnum, TC and Higgins go in search of Rick and his passengers who are presumed dead.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  20. Background image for The Dirty Detail
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Dirty Detail

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    S7:E1

    Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.

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  21. Background image for Max in Love
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Max in Love

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    S1:E8

    The Hart home is stripped of everything. It looks like an inside job and all clues point to Max's new love. When Max is framed for murder, the Harts intervene.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:N/A
  22. Background image for R&R -- &R
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - R&R -- &R

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    S4:E24

    A psychotic man named Ralston is killing the wives of members of his army unit, and Five-O, including Kono on his last case, must stop him before he commits any more crazed attacks.

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    Director:Leo Penn
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Leo Penn Ratings Summary

"Hot Line" is the best rated episode directed by Leo Penn. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Frank Abatemarco. It aired on 11/22/1982 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Take Your Lover in the Ring".