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The Best Episodes Directed By Mel Damski

Every TV Episode Directed by Mel Damski Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark
    9.1/10(13 votes)

    S4:E9

    While investigating a possible crime, Shawn stumbles upon one of a pair of criminals, gets shot, and is dumped in the trunk of a car.

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Sleeping Arrangements
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E12

    Dawson and Jen realize that living together is not as much fun as they hoped to be. Between ruined toothbrushes and bathroom overcrowding, they're getting on each other's nerves. Jen faces a new challenge at work after she turns her regular show into an advice show. She mainly gives advice to other girls with problems, and makes statements on men that hurt Dawson's feelings. She comes home expecting a fight, but Dawson surprises her saying he won't fight or lie or cheat on her. Meanwhile, Melanie (Pacey's summer flame) shows up offering Pacey a job working with her uncle's new boat around the Greek Islands. After a lot of thinking, Pacey decides not to go, since he has developed a successful life in Boston working at the Civilization. Jack moves into the fraternity house and gets his own room, but has some problems staying there after he discovers he was supposed to be rooming with another guy who felt uncomfortable living with a gay guy. And Joey decides to give Elliott Sawyer another

    Director:Mel Damski
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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - An Evening With Mr. Yang
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    S3:E16

    After eluding capture and disappearing eight years ago, the famed Yin Yang serial killer is back, and he's set his sights on Shawn.

    Director:Mel Damski
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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Yang 3 in 2D
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    S5:E16

    The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Feet Don't Kill Me Now
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    S5:E2

    When a woman is found dead with a bottle of pills that are lab trial samples, Lassiter and Gus, who are taking the same tap class, team up to dance their way to catching a murderer

    Director:Mel Damski
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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    S6:E4

    Shawn and Gus investigate the whereabouts of a mysterious, masked vigilante named The Mantis, who is trying to take down a local drug syndicate called The Caminos. The SBPD is also trying to take down The Camino syndicate, however The Mantis always seems to be one step ahead of everyone's game. Joey McIntyre and Miles Fisher guest star.

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Dead Man's Curveball
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    S6:E5

    When the hitting coach of the Santa Barbara Seabirds suddenly dies, the team's manager hires Shawn and Gus to go undercover as the new coach and mascot in order to investigate.

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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 7 - In for a Penny...
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S6:E7

    Juliet's con-man father travels to Santa Barbara to reunite with his daughter, but finds himself slipping back into his criminal past when confronted with a dream con.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Forget Me Not
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S1:E9

    Henry's old captain believes he's solved a murder, but his Alzheimer's has caused him to forget the most important details: the crime, and who committed it. Henry calls in Shawn and Gus who find themselves investigating a murder that happened decades ago and only the faulty memory of the retired officer gives them any hope of closing the case.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    S2:E15

    It's Gus' birthday, so Shawn takes him to the launch party for Ciao clothing's new fall line. While Gus tries to make a move on his favorite model, one of the owners of Ciao is suddenly electrocuted via the stage's microphone. Shawn is certain that his death was no accident, so Shawn and Gus move in to the loft where the Ciao models live.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    S3:E13

    Shawn and Gus go undercover at a professional football training camp when the foot of the team's missing kicker is discovered.

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Psy vs. Psy
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E3

    The FBI employs their own psychic in a search for a counterfeiter, causing the department to work together in an effort to prove that Shawn is the better psychic.

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - High Noon-ish
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    S4:E3

    Lassiter reluctantly asks Shawn and Gus for help when his surrogate father, sheriff of Sonora, thinks a ghost is wreaking havoc in his town. And even though this Wild West re-creation town is bigger on show than facts, it turns out a real crime is being planned and the murder of the Sheriff's business rival is only the beginning.

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S5:E5

    When a member of a gang of car thieves turns up dead, Shawn and Gus must infiltrate a drag racing ring to find the killer. Shawn soon finds himself enjoying the fast lane too much, which not only endangers the investigation but also their lives.

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Dis-Lodged
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S2:E14

    Henry bails on his weekend outing with Shawn, stating that he's too ill to leave the house. Shawn is nowhere near upset until he and Gus catch Henry driving by, clearly not sick at all. Naturally, they follow him and discover he used to be a member of the Monarch Lodge, a clandestine society. They barge inside looking for an explanation and are surprised to find one of the Lodge members lying dead before them. Shawn suspects murder, and in order to conduct an inside investigation, he becomes a member of the society.

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Santabarbaratown 2
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S7:E1

    After Henry takes a bullet to the chest and is rushed to the hospital, a spiteful Shawn seeks revenge on the shooter and everyone else involved in the scandal.

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - After Hours
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E21

    Pacey's new boss proposes more professionalism in the workplace and promises to leave behind her attraction towards him, even offering Audrey her job back. Audrey suspects something is going on between them and refuses to return to Civilization. Later, Alex drops by at Pacey's and Audrey walks on them talking about their kiss. She storms out in anger, leaving the future of their relationship unknown while Pacey struggles with the growing attraction he feels for Alex. Meanwhile, Dawson runs into Amy Lloyd, the movie critic, and they end up in bed together. After sex, they talk about movies and she lends him her movie. Joey and Jack focus on studies, and while she has problems concentrating, he has to catch up an entire semester and even goes back to the fraternity house asking for help. Luckily, Eric (the same guy that caused Jack his expulsion) shows up at Grams with the needed notes.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Ticker
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S2:E19

    When Los Angeles’ blood supply is hacked and deemed unusable because of fear it’s been tainted, Team Scorpion must find the culprit in order to save a young girl in desperate need of a heart transplant.

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Womb Raider
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S4:E21

    The Seer plans to steal Phoebe's unborn baby so she can raise the child to become the next Source and prevent the throne from passing on to another demon. Meanwhile, the baby begins to take over control of Phoebe's body, which proves dangerous to Paige.

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered!
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S3:E5

    Eugene Franks, arrested by Henry in 1978 for plotting to bomb the SBPD, is released after his conviction is quashed by the D.A. When Shawn is instructed to solve the case, his father insists on helping him; however, the case is not as clear cut as he once thought.

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Charmed Again (2)
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    S4:E2

    Mourning the death of Prue, Piper and Phoebe must now come to grips with the loss of their oldest sister, and the loss of the Power of Three. However, The Source discovers an unknown sister - the daughter of Patty and her whitelighter Sam, who had been kept hidden, Paige, the now-youngest Halliwell can restore the Power of Three and reunite the sisters' strength as witches.

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 18 - Spin City
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S6:E18

    When Piper is kidnapped and cocooned by the Spider Demon, and becomes Chris infected with the Demon's venom, causing him to mutate into a spider, Paige, Phoebe and Leo try to rescue them. Meanwhile, Leo finally learns why Chris resents him.

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 4 - Someone's Got a Woody
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    S8:E4

    A man enters the morgue and tells Woody that he was framed for the murder of the person lying dead on the slab. When Woody won’t let him take the body, the man pulls a gun on him and holds Woody hostage in order to get what he wants. Shawn, Gus, Lassiter and Juliet try to resolve the situation calmly and carefully, but Interim Chief Trout has a plan of his own.

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Just Harried
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S3:E15

    On the day of Piper's marriage to Leo, Prue's Astrally Projected-self adopts an uninhibited, wild personality that threatens to ruin the wedding and place Prue in jail for Murder.

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Out of Gas
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S7:E12

    Heavy casualties are arriving, creating severe problems for the M*A*S*H unit because they are nearly out of Pentothal. Mulcahy takes up a collection from everyone - including a case of wine from Charles' private supply - and he and Charles take the jeep to make a trade with the black marketers for Pentothal.

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Mel Damski Ratings Summary

"Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark" is the best rated episode directed by Mel Damski. It scored 9.1/10 based on 13 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/16/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Sleeping Arrangements".