10.0/101 votes#1 - Truth or Dare
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1997
Mary coerces Matt into asking his friend Brian (guest-star Jason Behr) to take her out on a date despite his lack of interest in her. Although, things begin to heat up between the two kids while on the date---but ultimately ends in disaster after Mary finds out the truth. Meanwhile, Lucy is invited to a sleepover of popular girls, but Lucy is unaware of the group's real intentions for inviting her. Also, Simon begins to teach Ruthie how to swim without taking lessons. Lastly, Eric becomes convinced he's fat and thinks he's getting away with cheating on his diet.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Brenda Hampton
10.0/101 votes#2 - Red Tape
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1998
Eric helps a single mother named Harriet and her son Clarence to try to convince the IRS that she shouldn't be responsible for her ex-boyfriend's enormous debts. Annie confronts the kids about their lack of good manners after an incident at a ""Free Sunday Blue-Collar Special Lunch"" at a restaurant. The kids do not take Annie seriously and fool around. Meanwhile, Matt accuses Mary and Lucy of placing a personal ad in his name in the school newspaper for a date. Also, Simon and Ruthie try to figure out how to pay off Happy's accidental credit card and purchase.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Brenda Hampton
9.0/101 votes#3 - Child of the Night
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1997
Erica is arrested for prostitution and released into Kelly and Brandon's custody. Brandon writes a story about her, but promises to leave her name out of it. The assistant district attorney needs the name of Brandon's source to build a case against Erica's abusive pimp. Despite Kelly's objections, Brandon insists on protecting Erica from possible retribution. Erica stands up to Riggs and helps a friend get off the streets. The assistant district attorney threatens to send Brandon to jail unless he cooperates. Jodi claims that Steve is the only man who could have possibly fathered her child. He tries to convince her to give the baby up for adoption. Carly persuades Steve to take a paternity test. Mel helps David file for bankruptcy and pay back Donna, but he still owes a large debt to the loan shark. Donna spends the day on her parents' boat with Noah while David moves out of the apartment. Valerie catches Donna and Noah kissing and shares the news with David. Sands' thug beats up David
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#4 - Don't Pet the Teacher
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/1987
A woman with car trouble whom Hanson helps out and makes a date with turns out to be a teacher who has been getting threatening messages and whose class he has been assigned to undercover.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Clifton Campbell
7.0/107 votes#5 - Déjà Vu All Over Again
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/26/1999
A warlock repeatedly attempts to kill the Charmed Ones, with a help from demon Tempus turning back time after each failure so that he can try again. However, because of the endless time loop and her power of premonition, Phoebe experiences a number of strong cases of déjà vu and is able to figure out that there are evil forces after them.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Constance M. Burge
6.7/107 votes#6 - From Fear to Eternity
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/1999
The sisters' mother warns them about a demon from the underworld who comes around every 1300 years on Friday the 13th to literally scare witches to death and feed on their fear. Meanwhile, Phoebe has misgivings about her expected duties at her new job and Piper is frustrated by her superstition about relationships started on Friday the 13th.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Tony Blake
6.2/104 votes#7 - Trial by Fire
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1986
The A-Team's court martial begins and a surprising motive for the death of Colonel Morrison is revealed.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Tom Blomquist
5.7/103 votes#8 - Treasures of the Tonga Trench
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1993
As the seaQuest undergoes inspection, Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg has a close encounter with an unknown life form while in a seaCrab in the Tonga Trench. When the creature lets him go, Krieg discovers a treasure trove of mysterious glowing stones; stones that may mean big money. However, is the bigger threat to seaQuest the greed that overtakes the crew or the unknown life form?
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: John J. Sakmar
5.5/102 votes#9 - The Regulator
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1993
When the air conditioning breaks down in the crew quarters, Krieg has no choice but to turn to "The Regulator". He's a cut-throat black market trader who hides a shamed past with whom Bridger is familiar with and whom Lucas finds he can sympathize with.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: David J. Burke
5.5/102 votes#10 - Better Than Martians
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1994
The first manned mission to Mars returns home to Earth, led by Commander Scott Keller, an old friend of Bridger's. However, a malfunction during re-entry plunges the capsule into the ocean where a corrupt general from a foreign confederation races to recover the astronauts before the seaQuest can.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: David Kemper
5.5/102 votes#11 - Nothing but the Truth
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1994
In preparation for an experiment, the crew evacuates the seaQuest, leaving only Commander Ford, Lt. Commander Hitchcock, Lieutenant Krieg, Chief Crocker, and Lucas aboard. However, environmental extremists use the seaQuest's vulnerable state to seize control of the boat.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: David J. Burke
5.5/102 votes#12 - The Last Lap at Luxury
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/20/1994
UEO Secretary General Andrea Dre travels aboard the seaQuest en route to a conference where she invites Lucas to join her to speak out on his work with Darwin. However, Lucas soon finds himself held hostage along with the leaders of the other UEO confederations.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh
5.5/102 votes#13 - Abalon
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1994
When Commander Ford believes he saw a mermaid at the bottom of the ocean, Captain Bridger orders him to take shore leave. While on leave, Ford encounters the same woman again and soon finds himself ensnared in a mysterious scientist's unnatural experiment. Meanwhile, Lucas sneaks away to a party where Julianna and he may go “all the way.”
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh
5.5/102 votes#14 - Vapors
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1994
Piccolo's estranged father seeks his help after his wife becomes addicted to an experimental drug. When Bridger and Smith are discovered in an embrace, rumours spread like wildfire about their supposed shipboard romance.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: David J. Burke
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"Truth or Dare" is the best rated episode directed by Les Sheldon. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Brenda Hampton. It aired on 11/24/1997 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Red Tape".