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The Best Episodes Written By Ben Edlund

Every TV Episode Written by Ben Edlund Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - Smile Time
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    S5:E14

    While Nina the werewolf show romantic interest in Angel, he investigates a demon-infested children's television program and gets turned into a puppet; Gunn makes a deal to keep his newly implanted mental powers; and Wes and Fred's relationship heats up.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 15 - The French Mistake
    8.9/10(46 votes)

    S6:E15

    Dean and Sam find themselves in an alternate reality where everyone believes they are two actors named Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, who star in a TV show called Supernatural about two brothers who hunt monsters.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Bad Day at Black Rock
    8.8/10(51 votes)

    S3:E3

    The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great luck until lost, and once lost the previous owner dies within a week.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - On the Head of a Pin
    8.7/10(43 votes)

    S4:E16

    Can torture be God's work? After seven angels are mysteriously murdered, Castiel and Uriel demand that Dean use the agony-inducing skills he learned in Hell to extract information from Alastair.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Nightshifter
    8.6/10(52 votes)

    S2:E12

    The Winchesters investigate a series of crimes where robbers with no criminal past commit suicide after the hold-ups.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - The End
    8.6/10(41 votes)

    S5:E4

    Dean refuses Sam's efforts to help him battle the Devil, and then wakes up to find himself five years in the future, in a wasteland where Lucifer has begun his endgame by unleashing a virus that transforms humans into zombies.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Abandon All Hope...
    8.6/10(39 votes)

    S5:E10

    Sam, Dean and Castiel track down the Colt and head off to find Lucifer to send him back to Hell. It’s a hunters’ reunion when the crew joins forces with Bobby, Ellen and Jo for what could be their last night on Earth.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - The Man Who Would Be King
    8.3/10(41 votes)

    S6:E20

    Castiel tells Sam, Dean and Bobby about the war in Heaven and how he and Raphael became enemies. Bobby believes Castiel is hiding something, but Dean refuses to believe it.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Malleus Maleficarum
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    S3:E9

    The seemingly harmless practices of a group of neighborhood witches goes bad when one of them kills a woman. Ruby offers her assistance... but she has a few secrets of her own.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - The Devil You Know
    8.2/10(38 votes)

    S5:E20

    The demon Crowley tells Sam and Dean he can help them find the remaining Horsemen rings so they can trap Lucifer. The brothers are doubtful until Crowley leads them to Brady, the Handler for Pestilence and Death. However, Brady refuses to give up their locations and sets Pestilence after the Winchesters.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  11. undefined Season 8 Episode 21 - The Great Escapist
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    S8:E21

    When Sam and Dean receive a distressing video message from Kevin Tran, they set out trying to uncover the third trial. The boys make a discovery that sends them to a casino in Colorado where they find a mysterious recluse who may be able to fill in the holes in Kevin’s research. Meanwhile, Castiel tries to elude Naomi and the angels hunting him.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Simon Said
    8.1/10(51 votes)

    S2:E5

    Sam and Dean meet Andy Gallagher, a slacker with psychic powers of persuasion. Once the brothers learn that Andy’s family was visited by the Demon, Sam wonders if he could be one of the special children.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Hollywood Babylon
    8.1/10(50 votes)

    S2:E18

    Sam and Dean discover that a group of ghosts are attempting to shut down production of a movie that they feel is mocking them.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - My Bloody Valentine
    8.1/10(40 votes)

    S5:E14

    Castiel helps Sam and Dean hunt down Cupid on Valentine's Day after townspeople start to kill each other for love. However, after Cupid tells them he's innocent, they discover Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, has arrived in town.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Everybody Hates Hitler
    8.1/10(32 votes)

    S8:E13

    Sam and Dean investigate the death of Rabbi Bass, who appears to have spontaneously combusted. The case becomes even more confusing when they learn that the Rabbi was researching Nazi Necromancers.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Wishful Thinking
    8.1/10(40 votes)

    S4:E8

    Want to score a hot girlfriend, win the lottery or have your favorite teddy bear come to life? Then plunk a coin in a small town's wishing well and stand back. One problem: The wishes come true with a twist.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe...
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    S6:E9

    While Sam and Dean are investigating a UFO sighting, Dean is abducted from a crop circle. However, when he awakens, he discovers he isn't dealing with aliens, but fairies! Unfortunately, only Dean can see the fairy that keeps attacking him which makes tracing and stopping them difficult. The brothers become even more perplexed when Sam's investigation leads them to a world full of elves, gnomes and a leprechaun.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    S7:E9

    Sam, Dean, and Bobby become actual hunters, in the true sense of the word, when they set up camp in a New Jersey state park to track a creature that has been attacking people in the woods. The townsfolk claim it is the real Jersey Devil. Meanwhile, Dean is beyond thrilled to find a Biggerson’s restaurant in town, but is devastated when he discovers the restaurant’s special sandwich seems to be making people crazy.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Hello, Cruel World
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    S7:E2

    The broken wall in Sam's head causes him to have hallucinations, and he has difficulty discerning what's real and what's not. Bobby worries that Dean is beginning to stumble under the weight of fighting and keeping an eye on Sam.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 21 - Reading is Fundamental
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    S7:E21

    Meg calls Dean and Sam and tells them Castiel is awake and talking. Meanwhile, a teenager named Kevin gets hit by a bolt of lightning and is turned into a reluctant prophet. Sam and Dean believe Kevin holds the key to defeating the Leviathans but must fight off two Archangels who want him for their own purposes.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Time Bomb
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S5:E19

    As Angel and Hamilton urge Wesley to get rid of Illyria, she suffers a cataclysmic physical breakdown; and Gunn clashes with Angel over the enforcement of an evil demon contract.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Monster Movie
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    S4:E5

    In a black-and-white world reminiscent of classic horror flicks, the brothers tangle with a vampire, a werewolf and a mummy who are thinning the crowds at a quaint Oktoberfest.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Jaynestown
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    S1:E4

    Returning to a planet where he ran into some serious trouble years ago, Jayne discovers that he's become a local folk legend. Mal decides to use this entertaining distraction to complete a job, but some unfinished business may derail his plans.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Grievous Intrigue
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    S2:E9

    Jedi Master Eeth Koth is taken hostage and tortured by General Grievous. Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia devise a daring rescue plan, but they soon realize the General has a plan of his own. The Jedi Knights and the Separatist general try to outmaneuver each other in a ship-to-ship and hand-to-hand battle high over the planet Saleucami.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Repo Man
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    S7:E15

    Four years ago, Sam and Dean helped a woman named Nora exorcise a demon that was systematically killing women in a small town. They managed to save a postal worker, Jeffrey, while vanquishing the demon, but now it seems the black-eyed monster has reared his ugly head and returned for a second helping. The brothers visit Jeffrey, who has been locked in a psych ward since the incident, to see if he can remember any of the demon’s plans while he was possessed.

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    Writer:Ben Edlund

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Ben Edlund Ratings Summary

"Smile Time" is the best rated episode written by Ben Edlund. It scored 9/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/18/2004 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The French Mistake".