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The Best Episodes of Ghostwriter

Every episode of Ghostwriter ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ghostwriter!

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Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 26 - Who's Who (4)
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Who's Who (4)

    S1:E26

    The gang gets all set for the award show, but the trouble begins when Lana goes to work on her speech. Tina is suspicious when she discovers an imposter in Lana's room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 21 - To the Light (4)
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #2 - To the Light (4)

    S1:E21

    The team learns of Double T's whereabouts. When they find him, he confesses that he was the one who broke his broom and tore his journal. The team asks where Rob is, but he says that he doesn't know. He agrees to help the team look for Rob.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 11 - Just in Time (3)
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Just in Time (3)

    S2:E11

    Frank and Catherine learn that the brush salesman might have been a con artist. Jamal's dad is getting sick. The team learns that Frank and Catherine helped catch the thief years ago but history will change if they don't send the information soon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 32 - Building Bridges (2)
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Building Bridges (2)

    S1:E32

    Miss Kelly considers canceling the talent show but the students convince her not to. Rob learns the reason why Victor left his gang but then more vandalism occurs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 33 - Building Bridges (3)
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Building Bridges (3)

    S1:E33

    Rob feels that somehow Victor is being framed for the vandalism. He suspects either Tony Boyd, because he's no longer the best player on the team, or Walter Haines. because he fought with Victor the other day. Victor considers quitting after finding out that he's been accused of the vandalism.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 34 - Building Bridges (4)
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Building Bridges (4)

    S1:E34

    Rob gets into a confrontation with the thunderheads while trying to prove Victor's innocence. Victor agrees to let Rob find out who's been trying to frame him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 10 - Just in Time (2)
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Just in Time (2)

    S2:E10

    The Team sends Frank and Catherine some information. They list suspects Ms. O'Boyle the housekeeper and Lucy since they hate Frank. They also learn that two other people were in the house: a brush salesman and the coal man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 13 - Lost in Brooklyn (1)
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Lost in Brooklyn (1)

    S2:E13

    An African exchange student arrives in Hurston and Tina befriends her. Safria explains to Tina that years ago her brother wanted to become an artist. Her father disapproved, they had a fight and Malenga accidentally hit him. Ever since that day Safria's father hasn't forgiven him and won't allow his name to be mentioned. Safria tells Tina that Malenga has been writing anonymous letters to her. She and Tina decide to go on a city search for Malenga.

    Director:Susan Dansby
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 17 - Who is Max Mouse? (1)
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Who is Max Mouse? (1)

    S2:E17

    Jamal is writing an essay for a high school he wants to get into. Just then, Ghostwriter appears with a warning. Suddenly he is kicked out of the computer. A weird message appears from someone or something called Max Mouse. At the auditorium, the computer teacher informs everyone that a hacker is loose. He warns the students not to use any disks. Strange things start happening: the sports page advertisments for basketball tryouts is changed, and Jasmine is arrested because she is suspected of using stolen credit cards. While Tina was trashing in the computer lab, she finds strange words on a sheet of paper with a wad of gum on it, along with Janice Hall's computer quiz, which was very hard, and she had gotten an A on that quiz. [Why would it be in the trash? --minnymouse35] Then Ghostwriter informs the team that Lenni could be in trouble with the police, and they learn that the words Tina found on the sheet are passwords to get into the school computer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 21 - Don't Stop the Music (1)
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Don't Stop the Music (1)

    S2:E21

    Lenni, Max and Sally are all watching Lenni's video from the Star Jam episode Building Bridges. Just then, they get a call from Smash Records. Jade Morgan is inspired by the video and wants Lenni to star her in a music video. Lenni has writer's block so she writes a song about self-confidence. Jade is inspired by the song and decides to allow the team to be in the video.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ghostwriter Season 3 Episode 9 - Attack of the Slime Monster (1)
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Attack of the Slime Monster (1)

    S3:E9

    Casey is writing a scary story for a local contest about ""Gooey Gus: the Slime Monster"", a doll that spits out grape bubblegum. Casey thinks her story isn't scary enough, so she asks for Lenni's help. Lenni adds atmosphere and writes how the Slime Monster is about to come after Casey. Alex and Gaby come to help, too, and Gaby writes about Alex and Jamal finding the Slime Monster seemingly alive in an alley, and then Alex, Gaby, and Casey find the Slime Monster in a crock pot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 8 - Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (3)
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (3)

    S1:E8

    The team learns that they have only a few days to clear Jamal before his arrest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 5 - Get the Message (1)
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Get the Message (1)

    S2:E5

    Tina is videotaping Max setting up his instruments when he is nearly killed in a car accident caused by Mr. Fernandez. Fernandez says that he swerved to avoid hitting someone that ran in front of his car, but Max thinks he did it deliberately. Lenni begins accuse Fernandez of being a reckless driver and Alex angrily begins stalking Lenni. Gaby breaks up her friendship with Tina when Tina writes an unpleasant story in the paper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carin Greenberg Baker

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  14. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 1 - Am I Blue? (1)
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Am I Blue? (1)

    S2:E1

    Gaby is excited when she learns that her heroine, Galaxy Girl, is making a special show at Hurston. She wants to buy a Galaxy Girl costume to wear at the assembly but she doesn't have enough money, so she borrows some money from her parents cashier planing to return the costume and get a refund. At the show something goes wrong and the model spaceship is stolen. She can't return the costume because it was on sale. Gaby is heart broken when she doesn't get to meet Galaxy Girl. She becomes more worried when the team leaves to confront Calvin but is even more scared when she finds the space ship model in her toy chest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 9 - Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (4)
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #15 - Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (4)

    S1:E9

    The team later learns that Mr. Brinker copies video tapes, which is against the law. They also learn that Mr. Brinker set fire to his own store, but shut off the smoke alarm, so Mr. Brinker is arrested. Also, according to Tina and Gaby, Mr. Brinker set his clock 1 hour earlier than when the fire happened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 9 - Just in Time (1)
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Just in Time (1)

    S2:E9

    Ghostwriter travels back in time to the 1920's before the Ghostwriter team existed. There he learns of a young boy named Frank who's living with a foster family named the Camilans. Frank is accused of stealing a priceless tea set. Nobody believes Frank except his best friend Catherine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Ghostwriter Season 3 Episode 1 - A Crime of Two Cities (1)
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #17 - A Crime of Two Cities (1)

    S3:E1

    Jamal and his family visit London. England. Jamal and his friends discover a plot to kidnap the son of a famous author. Jamal uses Ghostwriter to warn the team about the plot since the author is in New York.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 6 - Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (1)
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (1)

    S1:E6

    A mysterious man delivers a letter to Brinker. Whatever it says makes Brinker so mad he takes his anger out on Jamal and his friends. Jamal writes a letter to calm Brinker down and delivers it to him on the same night a fire is set.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 15 - Into the Comics (2)
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Into the Comics (2)

    S1:E15

    Jamal and Lenni try to figure out who sent that terrible cartoon of them. Rob visits a homeless poet and hears him read one of his poems. Alex and Gaby fear their parents might get divorced after hearing them argue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alexa Junge

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  20. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 25 - Who's Who (3)
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Who's Who (3)

    S1:E25

    Tina and the gang go to the hotel where Lana Barnes is getting her award. Lana confesses that she does miss her daughter. Her divorced husband tells them that he doesn't hate her, but her daughter still seems suspicious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Ghostwriter Season 3 Episode 12 - Attack of the Slime Monster (4)
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Attack of the Slime Monster (4)

    S3:E12

    The team trys to come up with a conclusion. Tina and Casey discover the Slime Monster's weakness, cold. Just before the discover their plan, He attacks Lenni and the rest of the team! Luckily, Tina escapes and Jamal and Tina melt the Slime Monster with vegtable oil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 18 - To the Light (1)
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #22 - To the Light (1)

    S1:E18

    Rob takes Jamal to see his friend Double T who he met at the homeless shelter. When they go, Double T has mysteriously vanished leaving no trace of where he is. The only clue is a broken broom and a torn diary. Rob fears that someone is out to get Double T.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 16 - Lost in Brooklyn (4)
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Lost in Brooklyn (4)

    S2:E16

    Safria is accidentally locked in the hotel's storage closet. Luckily, Ghostwriter reads the stuff and informs the team where she is. Safria is rescued by Malenga. Hector agrees to join the team and take Rob's place and Rob says farewell to the team.

    Director:Susan Dansby
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ghostwriter Season 2 Episode 20 - Who is Max Mouse? (4)
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Who is Max Mouse? (4)

    S2:E20

    The team challenges Max Mouse to a game of ghost while Ghostwriter heads through cyberspace to finally catch it. Ghostwriter gets the phone number of Max Mouse, and they learn who she is: Janice. She said she did all of the things because she wanted attention.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Ghostwriter Season 1 Episode 16 - Into the Comics (3)
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Into the Comics (3)

    S1:E16

    Even more strange things start happening at the comic book contest. Someone impersonates one the guides and gives out phoney pannels. A mysterious guy named Stoop Dude sends the competitors in the wrong direction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alexa Junge

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Best Episodes Summary

"Who's Who (4)" is the best rated episode of "Ghostwriter". It scored 8.9/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/28/1993. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "To the Light (4)".