The best episode directed by Martin Lavut is "The Cold Equations", rated 7.5/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Alan Brennert". "The Cold Equations" aired on 1/7/1989 and is rated 1.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Night Hunger".
A shuttle pilot on the outer fringes of space finds a stowaway on board his ship. Because of the extra weight, he does not have enough fuel for his journey and faces a dilemma forcing him to consider jettisoning her into space.
Director: Martin Lavut
Writer: Alan Brennert
A young hot rodder is given a gift by Lewis Vendredi: a silver key chain that lets him win car races. However, he has to kill those he races against to get the curse to work. His ultimate goal is to beat his rival, Deacon, and show he's worthy of his abusive father's respect. Micki and Ryan try to get the key chain away from him, but only succeed in crashing the rodder's car...and causing the key chain to enter his heart! Ultimately, the boy's father sacrifices himself to stop his son by ramming him head-on during the final race.
Director: Martin Lavut
Writer: Jim Henshaw