10.0/101 votes#1 - The Tempest
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2012
Bay fails to dazzle Melody with her American Sign Language skills. Elsewhere, Kathryn contemplates writing a book about her baby-swap experience; Daphne befriends an old pal of Bay's; and Wilke and Toby seek to make a profit by selling phony IDs.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Anne Kenney
9.2/106 votes#2 - Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2009
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Andy Berman
9.0/101 votes#3 - Show Me the Monet
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/1998
Gary learns that a British man who assisted him with a mission is actually a forger with many enemies.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
9.0/107 votes#4 - An Evening With Mr. Yang
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2009
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
Writer: Andy Berman
9.0/103 votes#5 - Yang 3 in 2D
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2010
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Andy Berman
9.0/103 votes#6 - In for a Penny...
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2011
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Todd Harthan
9.0/101 votes#7 - They Eat Horses Don't They?
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1998
Ally is feeling increasingly antipathetic towards Nelle Porter. She thinks Nelle brings out the darker side of the firm. Nelle represents a First Amendment case about a popular radio talk show host, ala Howard Stern, who is accused of inciting a hostile work atmosphere through his vulgar discourse. Nelle triumphs by implying that the talk show host has certain sexual dysfunctions, then promptly drops the case as a legal tactic. Ally becomes disgusted. Cage takes on the case of a restaurant owner being sued by a man claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress for serving horse meat to patrons. During the course of the case, Cage finds it increasingly difficult to do his job due to a preponderance of empathy for the horse in question.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.8/104 votes#8 - Dead Man's Curveball
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2011
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.7/103 votes#9 - Questionable Characters
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2004
A showcase for the wily, agitating Alan Shore, who badgers a dotty judge; romances Tara, whom he surreptitiously helps in a thorny criminal case; and backs Crane, who's been arrested for solicitation.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#10 - A Regular Joe
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1997
Gary is stressed out and just wants a regular life. He is having recurring dreams about a psychiatrist who encourages him to take Sundays off from the paper. Gary decides to take that advice. However, he finds out that he needs to convince a famous quarterback to stop playing in order to avoid a serious injury.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#11 - Time
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2000
Gary finds out why he was chosen to receive the paper.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.5/106 votes#12 - Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2009
Shawn and Gus go undercover at a professional football training camp when the foot of the team's missing kicker is discovered.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Josh Bycel
8.5/104 votes#13 - Feet Don't Kill Me Now
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2010
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
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.5/102 votes#14 - Drawing The Lines
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1997
Billy and Georgia are faced with a crisis of confidence in their marriage. Elaine threatens to sue the firm for sexual harassment if Fish and Cage don't meet her demands for improved working conditions. Ally, Georgia, and Cage take on a lucrative divorce case. Fish uses some tactics, which causes a debate between the two parties as to which side is the most amoral.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.4/107 votes#15 - Revenge
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2014
When Sylvester accidentally triggers an explosive device during an investigation, Team Scorpion must focus on finding who's responsible even while their friend's life hangs in the balance.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: David Foster
8.2/104 votes#16 - The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2011
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.1/107 votes#17 - Ticker
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/14/2016
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Rob Pearlstein
8.1/108 votes#18 - Forget Me Not
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2007
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Lee Goldberg
8.1/106 votes#19 - Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/8/2008
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Steve Franks
8.0/102 votes#20 - Psychic
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/1997
Gary is unable to stop a child from being kidnapped and looks for help in Claire (a psychic who pursued him about opening a fortune telling business with her after he saved her from dying). She "felt" there was something wrong with the child, but Gary thought it was just a part of her act.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.0/102 votes#21 - Home
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1997
Gary's hotel room burns in an electrical fire. While wondering where he is going to live, Gary also finds out that a greedy businessman wants to purchase McGinty's and an orphanage in order to demolish them and build a parking lot. Gary and Chuck must save McGinty's and the orphanage, and Gary must find a new place to live.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.0/102 votes#22 - Crumb Again
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/1999
Crumb is about to publish a manuscript about police corruption in Chicago, when he becomes the target of someone who doesn't want the book to come out. Gary and Crumb then narrowly escape a drive-by shooting, and Federal Agent Brigatti, who recently transferred to the Chicago detective squad, takes on the case and attempts to track down Crumb's potential killer.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#23 - Colin the Second
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2003
Although conflicted by his feelings for Amy, Ephram finds himself serving as confidante and friend to Amy's boyfriend, Colin, who continues to feel like a fish-out-of-water as he attempts to reclaim his life before the accident. Meanwhile, Andy hopes to convince Ephram to resume the piano lessons he abandoned after his mother's death; Nina's absentee husband (guest star Dylan Walsh) comes home for a visit, which proves to be far from happily ever after; and in a bittersweet turn of events, Amy and Colin are nominated for Homecoming King and Queen.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Joan Binder Weiss
8.0/106 votes#24 - High Noon-ish
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2009
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.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Kell Cahoon
8.0/101 votes#25 - Being There
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1998
Cage prepares Ally for Renee's trial. Renee is fast becoming a basket-case because she's convinced Cage's untraditional tactics are going to cost her job. Georgia tells Billy that she took a home pregnancy test, and it came up positive. Ally is of course thrown by the news, but recovers just in time to reclaim Renee's defense. Ally forces Renee to confront her problem with sexual aggressiveness. Ally and Renee have a sleep over and for the first time, Ally appears to be the grown-up in their friendship.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: David E. Kelley
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"The Tempest" is the best rated episode directed by Mel Damski. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Anne Kenney. It aired on 1/10/2012 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark".