The Best Episodes of Deadly Games

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   7.2/10(10 votes)

   #1 - The Practical Joker

   S1:E710/17/1995

   Practical joker Danny Schlecht enters a new character into the game who (a) plants a bomb in Gus's VCR, (b) drugs Lauren and Peter and puts them in a compromising position, and (c) meets Jackal — who's not sure how to treat this new villain.

   Director:Adam Nimoy

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum

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   Director:Adam Nimoy

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum
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   7.2/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Dr. Kramer

   S1:E121/9/1996

   Dr. Kramer, The Orthodontist, plans to pump laughing gas into the comedy club. At the same time, Lauren's comedian friend is attempting to make a comeback. Dr. Kramer is defeated early on and Sharon, The oral Hygienist, continues to carry on the task.

   Director:Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum

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   Director:Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum
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   7.0/10(9 votes)

   #3 - The Motivational Speaker

   S1:E1011/21/1995

   A slick, motor-mouthed motivational speaker spells trouble when he drives a wedge between Gus and Peter, then embarks on a nefarious plan to poison the New Year's Eve ball at Times Square.

   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Jed Seidel

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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Jed Seidel
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   6.8/10(9 votes)

   #4 - The Camp Counselor (1)

   S1:E510/3/1995

   Just when Gus though it was safe, Jackal exercises his power from within the computer, sending the "Perfect Woman" into the real world, followed by Gus's sadistic childhood camp counselor, who plans to blow up a Marine base with a rocket.

   Director:Jim Charleston

   Writer:Jack Bernstein

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   Director:Jim Charleston

   Writer:Jack Bernstein
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   6.6/10(8 votes)

   #5 - One Mean Mother

   S1:E29/12/1995

   Jackal enlists the aid of "Evil Shirley," an Ice Queen who's patterned after Lauren's mother, to help plant a bomb on a cruise ship that Lauren's real mom and her fiancé are on.

   Director:Jim Charleston

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum

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   Director:Jim Charleston

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum
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   5.9/10(12 votes)

   #6 - The Boss

   S1:E39/19/1995

   Jackal and the evil video version of Gus's first boss plan to blow up a gasoline truck — with Lauren's ex-fiancé behind the wheel.

   Director:Christopher Hibler

   Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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   Director:Christopher Hibler

   Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
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   4.8/10(8 votes)

   #7 - Killshot

   S1:E19/5/1995

   A tongue-in-cheek sci-fi adventures about the interactive universe gone berserk. Mild-mannered scientist Gus Lloyd has a hobby that allows him to blow off steam: He designs video games, and bases his bad guys on people who bug him. But a freak accident occurs, unleashing the sublimely sinister Sebastion Jackal and his minions on the real world.

   Director:Leonard Nimoy

   Writers:Paul Bernbaum, Anthony Spinner

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   Director:Leonard Nimoy

   Writers:Paul Bernbaum, Anthony Spinner
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #8 - The End of the Jackal

   S1:E49/26/1995

   Jackal's real-life model is revealed as the supervillain sets his sights on the destruction of "the family," with a park and a maternity ward primary targets. Meanwhile, Peter believes he's found a way to put the supervillain back into the game for good, but his actions may have cost Gus and Lauren their lives in the real world as well.

   Director:Burt Brinckerhoff

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum

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   Director:Burt Brinckerhoff

   Writer:Paul Bernbaum
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #9 - The Camp Counselor (2)

   S1:E610/10/1995

   Gus rescues Lauren from her imprisonment in the computer, but in the process releases Jackal and the other bad guys — including the evil camp counselor Chuck, who embarks on a mission to blow up a Marine base commander.

   Director:Jim Charleston

   Writer:Jack Bernstein

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   Director:Jim Charleston

   Writer:Jack Bernstein
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Car Mechanic

    S1:E811/7/1995

    In the midst of a wicked heat wave, Jackal throws a monkey wrench into Gus's life in the form of car mechanic Ross Logan, who aims to derail a train; meanwhile, Detective Dorn gets closer to the truth about the game.

    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Divorce Lawyer

    S1:E911/14/1995

    Gus is shocked to learn the latest villain is Lauren's divorce lawyer, currently charged with 10,000 volts and aiming to electrify the Supreme Court Justices' chairs, unless Gus and Lauren can ground the amped-up attorney first. Lauren is shocked to find out for this level, she is the one calling the shots.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Kate Boutilier

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Kate Boutilier
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Trash Man

    S1:E111/2/1996

    When Gus is awakened by the sound of garbage can lids banging together, he realizes that another level of the game has begun. Meet The Trash Man, a filthy adversary armed with radioactive sludge who is out to destroy the sites of all of Gus and Lauren's most magical moments. Armed in turn with the cleaning products they know will slow the villain down, Gus, Lauren and Peter go on a chase that takes them through a museum to a Las Vegas motel and, ultimately, the Hollywood Bowl.

    Director:Neema Barnette

    Writer:Craig Tepper

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    Director:Neema Barnette

    Writer:Craig Tepper
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The ex-Girlfriend

    S1:E131/16/1996

    Peter plans on moving into Lauren's mother's guest-house. The university terminates Gus and Peter's grant. Belinda, the leather-clad dominatrix Ex-Girlfriend, wants revenge herself on The Cold-Steel Kid and all men. She can only be defeated by a golden bullet.

    Director:Max Tash

    Writer:Paul Bernbaum

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    Director:Max Tash

    Writer:Paul Bernbaum