The Best Episodes Written By David Wise

Every TV Episode Written by David Wise Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #1 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?

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    S1:E41

    When Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires genius him, Nygma seeks revenge in a new guise--as the Riddler!

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    Director:Eric Radomski
    Writer:David Wise
  2. Background image for The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #2 - The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

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    S1:E29

    Dr. Hugo Strange's invention, a machine that reads people's thoughts, leads him to discover that Bruce is Batman.

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    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:David Wise
  3. Background image for How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

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    S2:E5

    Stardate: 6063.4 The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.

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    Director:Bill Reed
    Writer:David Wise
  4. Background image for The Clock King
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #4 - The Clock King

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    S1:E14

    When a maniacally punctilious man faces financial ruin because of attorney Hamilton Hill, he transforms into the devious Clock King and swears revenge on Hill, now the mayor of Gotham.

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    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:David Wise
  5. Background image for The Big Blow Out
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Big Blow Out

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    S3:E47

    After several setbacks, Shredder and Krang steal all of New York's electricity and charge it into a giant transdimensional gateway, designed to send Earth into Dimension X. The Turtles must defeat their enemies once and for all before Earth is destroyed by Krang's Rock Soldier army.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  6. Background image for The Search
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Search

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    S1:E41

    Zodac comes to Grayskull and tells The Sorceress that Eternia is in great danger as Skeletor is searching for the Starseed, the single most powerful object in the universe- a small chunk of cosmic matter left over from the big bang, which can turn its holder's thoughts into reality. The Sorceress summons He-Man, and together with Battle Cat and Orko, he sets off on a race to reach the Starseed before Skeletor does. But given that the Starseed is able to give anyone all the power that they want, is even He-Man strong enough to resist being corrupted by its power?

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    Director:Steve Clark
    Writer:David Wise
  7. Background image for Eye of the Beholder
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Eye of the Beholder

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    S1:E45

    A severe drought has suddenly consumed Planet Eternia, causing plants to die and machines to malfunction- even He-Man himself is weakening. As the oxygen in the air becomes less and less, He-Man sets out to find the cause of the problem. His investigations lead him to the Sea of Eternity, where he teams up with an insect man called Garth to solve the problem- which is being caused by none other than Skeletor, who is using a pumping machine to drain the sea.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  8. Background image for Turtle Tracks
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Turtle Tracks

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    S1:E1

    April O'Neil, ace reporter for Channel 6, investigates recent break-ins, allegedly by Ninjas, which have resulted in the thefts of numerous technologies. A chance encounter with a gang of thieves soon leads her to a bigger story when she is saved from the criminals by four Ninja trained, mutated Turtles.

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  9. Background image for Shredder & Splintered
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Shredder & Splintered

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    S1:E5

    As Shredder lures Splinter into he Technodrome, this time with the promise that a weapon in his possession can restore the sensei to human form, the Turtles confront a giant-sized Krang, now in a new body, in the heart of New York City.

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  10. Background image for Enter: The Shredder
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Enter: The Shredder

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    S1:E2

    The Shredder kidnaps Splinter in an attempt to lure the Turtles to his own cause. In order to rescue Splinter the Turtles must enter the Shredder's mobile fortress and brave it's dangerous weaponry.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Time Bomb

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    S3:E7

    A scientist who has traveled back in time from the year 2155, thinks she can become a billionaire by using her "inside" information.

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    Writer:David Wise
  12. Background image for The Maltese Hamster
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Maltese Hamster

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    S3:E4

    Gangsters are swiping all the antiques in town. And when they swipe most of our heroes, it's up to Donatello and April to find out why. Could Shredder be behind this?

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  13. Background image for Michaelangelo's Birthday
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Michaelangelo's Birthday

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    S3:E31

    It's Michaelangelo's birthday, but none of his brothers seem to remember, and it frustrates him greatly.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  14. Background image for The Turtle Terminator
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Turtle Terminator

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    S3:E37

    Irma is kidnapped by Bebop and Rocksteady and is replaced by a robot that looks just like her that is programmed to eliminate the turtles.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  15. Background image for The Gang's All Here
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Gang's All Here

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    S3:E40

    Shredder tries to trick the Turtles into eating cookies made with anti-mutagen. Michaelangelo, wanting to be a human, tries one of the cookies and it mutates him into a teenager.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  16. Background image for Bye Bye Fly
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Bye Bye Fly

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    S3:E44

    An interdimensional alien spacecraft leads Baxter Stockman to his latest vengeful plot to destroy the Turtles and Shredder.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  17. Background image for A Thing about Rats
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - A Thing about Rats

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    S1:E3

    Baxter Stockman, a mad scientist, is showing an exterminator his new invention: a rat catching robot called Mousers.

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  18. Background image for Return of the Shredder
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Return of the Shredder

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    S2:E1

    Just when the Turtles believe themselves rid of Shredder, tin-grin is able to persuade Krang to return him to Earth.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  19. Background image for Green with Jealousy
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Green with Jealousy

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    S3:E21

    Krang sets his sights on a powerful Nuclear-Powered Submarine, believing it's fuel will be more than enough to power the technodrome.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  20. Background image for Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp

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    S3:E30

    While Raphael is reliving the past, via the Turtles' photo album, their frog friends in the Florida Swamps are being terrorized by a mutant alligator known as Leatherhead.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  21. Background image for Leatherhead Meets the Rat King
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

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    S3:E36

    Leatherhead has come to the city searching for the Turtles. While crawling through the sewers he encounters the Rat King who charges him with trespassing.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  22. Background image for The Great Boldini
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Great Boldini

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    S3:E38

    The Turtles must clear their names when they are believed to be jewel thieves who stole a priceless emerald during a magic act run by a wizard named Boldini.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  23. Background image for The Big Rip Off
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Big Rip Off

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    S3:E45

    After several failed attempts to get the Technodrome re-energized, Shredder and Krang run one last-ditch distraction for the Turtles at Fort Charles while Bebop and Rocksteady steal energy fuel cells from the neighboring space research center.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  24. Background image for Teela's Trial
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Teela's Trial

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    S1:E38

    When testing out a teleportation device created by Man-At-Arms, Teela accidentally teleports Man-At-Arms away, and no-one knows where to. Overcome with guilt, believing she has caused a terrible fate for her father, Teela exiles herself to the Wastelands. Meanwhile, Man-At-Arms has been teleported into the clutches of Skeletor, who has imprisoned him, forcing him to make weapons for his own evil crew. He-Man must rescue Man-At-Arms, as well as convincing Teela to forgive herself for her mistake.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise
  25. Background image for Trouble in Arcadia
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Trouble in Arcadia

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    S1:E47

    Adam and Teela stumble upon the hidden city of Arcadia, where the women live in luxury while the men work in the underground mines as slaves. Adam is sent to the mines while Teela is accepted by the women- and it is up to her to prove the equality of the sexes and help the city's queen, Sumana, see the error of her ways. Beneath ground Adam is hoping to do the same- but things become more difficult for him when a group of miners take his sword, intending to burn it in the furnace...

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Wise

David Wise Ratings Summary

"If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?" is the best rated episode written by David Wise. It scored 7.9/10 based on 15 votes. It was directed by Eric Radomski. It aired on 11/18/1992 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne".