10.0/101 votes#1 - Code Name: FREAK
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1986
Jonathan is tasked with being a college Professor to help a 12-year-old child prodigy be accepted as a college student.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Vince Gutierrez
10.0/101 votes#2 - A Mother's Love
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1988
Four boys whose parents just died recently are informed by the social worker assigned to their case, that the younger children will be placed in different foster homes. The elder brother decides to take them away and take care of them himself; he will find a job while the others go school.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#3 - Highway to Heaven (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1984
Drifter Jonathan Smith takes a job as a handyman at a nursing home.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
8.5/102 votes#4 - I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1987
During Halloween night, Jonathan helps a little boy get over his fears (and in the process get even with his older sister).
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
8.0/102 votes#5 - Mr. Edwards' Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1974
While Charles is in Mankato, he runs into Mr. Edwards and invites him to come to Walnut Grove. Caroline tries to match Mr. Edwards up with Grace Snider, but instead she just ends up in the way since Mr. Edwards is able to charm Grace all by himself. Although there are a couple problems that must be overcome, things turn out for the best in the end.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Joel Murcott
8.0/101 votes#6 - To Touch the Moon
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1984
Jonathan introduces a street-wise boy to a peer who is dying of leukemia.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
8.0/101 votes#7 - Another Song for Christmas
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1984
Jonathan and Mark have a dickens of a time instilling the Christmas spirit in a heartless used-car salesman.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Dan Gordon
8.0/101 votes#8 - The Gift of Life
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/6/1987
Jonathan and Mark's latest assignment is R.R. Benson, a cold and heartless businessman, who is polluting the oceans, maintains apartments which are below living standards, just to name a few. When he proved to be a tough nut to crack, Jonathan decides to take the direct approach and reveal to Benson that he is an angel and at the rate he is going he won't make it to heaven. But Benson is still unmoved, and the last thing Jonathan tells him is to read the Bible. That while sleeping a burglar breaks into Benson's home and shoots him. Benson runs into Jonathan asking him what happened, Jonathan shows him that he is a spirit and that he died. Jonathan shows him exactly the kind of life that he's been leading and how it affects others, and how people really feel about him like his girlfriend, who has another guy and who is planning a palimony suit. Jonathan then takes him back to his office and tells him that his ""boss"" is giving him the opportunity to relive the final week of his life. He
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Dan Gordon
7.8/106 votes#9 - A Harvest of Friends
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1974
The Ingalls settle on the banks of Plum Creek in Walnut Grove. To get the farm set up, Charles must take on several jobs at once. He promises one person that if he didn't get the job done in the specified time, the person could have his oxen.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#10 - The Lord is My Shepherd (1)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1974
Caroline becomes pregnant. Shortly after the baby is born, he becomes ill.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
7.0/101 votes#11 - The Lord is My Shepherd (2)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1974
Believing that her jealousy was responsible for her infant brother's death and that her parents would rather have a son than a spare daughter, Laura climbs the highest hill she can find, hoping to get as close to God as possible to ask Him to take her instead and return the baby boy to the family. While Charles and Mr. Edwards desperately search for her, Laura meets Jonathan, a mystical mountain man who seems to have been sent purposely to guide her through this life-changing experience.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#12 - Circus Man
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1975
A traveling circusman, O'Hara, comes to Walnut Grove and tries to get everyone to believe he has magic healing powders. However, he is really found out when Mrs. Oleson almost loses her life when she tries his healing powders instead of having an operation.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#13 - To See The World
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/5/1975
Johnny Johnson leaves to ""see the world"" and Mr. Edwards goes along with him to keep him out of trouble. Johnny meets up with a girl who is able to trick him out of a lot of money. Mr. Edwards talks to this girl to try to have her convince Johnny to go back home.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#14 - The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1975
After the mill closes, Charles is unable to pay off his debt at the mercantile. Mr. Hanson is forced to close the mill after one of his big customers declares bankruptcy. This was after Hanson had already shipped them a bunch of lumber. Charles had been expecting two months worth of wages before Hanson was forced to close down. Charles must taken on several jobs at the same time. Mary gets a job to help the family, while Laura does the chores at home. When the bill finally gets paid, Nels tells Charles that he thinks Charles is the richest man in Walnut Grove, since he has a very loving family.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#15 - The High Cost Of Being Right
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1977
After Mr. Garvey's barn burns to the ground with the crops inside, his wife, Alice, takes a job at the post office. Mr. Garvey opposes this believing that a man should be able to support his family. He is ready to get a divorce until he realizes what his stubborn pride was doing to his family.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#16 - The Return of the Masked Rider
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1984
A lone boxer and some aging movie heroes fight for law and order in a ghetto.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Dan Gordon
4.0/101 votes#17 - Bunny
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1976
Nellie falls off of Bunny and pretends to be paralyzed. Mrs. Oleson blames Laura for this and wants to destroy Bunny.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
1.0/101 votes#18 - Hotel of Dreams
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1984
At a hotel, dreams come true for some, while others get their just desserts.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
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"Code Name: FREAK" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Landon. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Vince Gutierrez. It aired on 11/19/1986 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Mother's Love".