7.0/101 votes#1 - Pipe Dream
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/16/1988
Ryan's father Ray, a small-time inventor, rolls into town and announces that he's achieved great financial success and is planning to finally marry. Ray's managed to do so with the aid of a pipe given to him by Lewis Vendredi, which allows him to totally disintegrate first the young inventor whose ideas he stole, and then his rivals in the company he's working for. Eventually Ryan and Micki discover the truth. When Ray tries to kill Micki with the pipe, Ryan throws himself in the way. Ultimiately reconciled with his son, Ray then takes the blast of smoke for himself, dying to save his son.
Director: Zale Dalen
Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
5.0/101 votes#2 - The Puppet Master
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 7/10/1987
Locke's girlfriend is given a behavior implant module which forces her to turn Locke over to a lady scientist who uses the same procedure on Locke in order to gain control of Airwolf.
Director: Zale Dalen
Writer: Jordon Nicht
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"Pipe Dream" is the best rated episode directed by Zale Dalen. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Marc Scott Zicree. It aired on 7/16/1988 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Puppet Master".