7.6/1011 votes#1 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 11/18/1992
When Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires genius him, Nygma seeks revenge in a new guise--as the Riddler!
Director: Eric Radomski
Writer: David Wise
7.3/103 votes#2 - How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1974
The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: David Wise
7.2/1015 votes#3 - The Clock King
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/1992
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.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: David Wise
7.0/102 votes#4 - The Big Blow Out
Season 3 Episode 47 - Aired 11/28/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
7.0/101 votes#5 - The Search
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 10/31/1983
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?
Director: Steve Clark
Writer: David Wise
7.0/101 votes#6 - Eye of the Beholder
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 11/4/1983
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.8/105 votes#7 - Turtle Tracks
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/1987
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.
Director: Yoshikatsu Kasai
Writer: David Wise
6.8/104 votes#8 - Shredder & Splintered
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/1987
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.
Director: Yoshikatsu Kasai
Writer: David Wise
6.5/104 votes#9 - Enter: The Shredder
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/1987
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.
Director: Yoshikatsu Kasai
Writer: David Wise
6.3/103 votes#10 - The Maltese Hamster
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1989
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.3/103 votes#11 - Michaelangelo's Birthday
Season 3 Episode 31 - Aired 11/6/1989
It's Michaelangelo's birthday, but none of his brothers seem to remember, and it frustrates him greatly.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.3/103 votes#12 - The Turtle Terminator
Season 3 Episode 37 - Aired 11/14/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.3/103 votes#13 - The Gang's All Here
Season 3 Episode 40 - Aired 11/17/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.3/103 votes#14 - Bye Bye Fly
Season 3 Episode 44 - Aired 11/23/1989
An interdimensional alien spacecraft leads Baxter Stockman to his latest vengeful plot to destroy the Turtles and Shredder.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.2/104 votes#15 - A Thing about Rats
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/1987
Baxter Stockman, a mad scientist, is showing an exterminator his new invention: a rat catching robot called Mousers.
Director: Yoshikatsu Kasai
Writer: David Wise
6.0/103 votes#16 - Return of the Shredder
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1988
Just when the Turtles believe themselves rid of Shredder, tin-grin is able to persuade Krang to return him to Earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/103 votes#17 - Green with Jealousy
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 10/23/1989
Krang sets his sights on a powerful Nuclear-Powered Submarine, believing it's fuel will be more than enough to power the technodrome.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/103 votes#18 - Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp
Season 3 Episode 30 - Aired 11/3/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/103 votes#19 - Leatherhead Meets the Rat King
Season 3 Episode 36 - Aired 11/13/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/103 votes#20 - The Great Boldini
Season 3 Episode 38 - Aired 11/15/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/103 votes#21 - The Big Rip Off
Season 3 Episode 45 - Aired 11/24/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/101 votes#22 - Teela's Trial
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 10/26/1983
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/101 votes#23 - Trouble in Arcadia
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 11/8/1983
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...
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/101 votes#24 - Return of the Gryphon
Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 11/16/1983
In the village of Chander, Trap Jaw and Beast Man break into the Shrine of the Gryphon to steal the Gryphon jewel, and place it in the grounds of the Royal Palace. Myth says that 200 years ago, the Gryphon – a giant fire-breathing dragon with a lion's head – entrusted the people of Chander to guard the jewel, and will return to cause destruction if anything happens to it. The evil duo plan for the Gryphon to attack the Royal Palace, but a young paige called Thad, who is upset that no-one ever seems to notice him, discovers the hidden gem. Feeling that it makes him someone important, he refuses to part with it, and soon, the Gryphon is wrecking destruction in search of the missing jewel...
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
6.0/101 votes#25 - Golden Disks of Knowledge
Season 1 Episode 64 - Aired 12/1/1983
The Sorceress summons He-Man to Castle Grayskull, which appears to be being haunted, the jaw bridge smashing repeatedly against the edge of the abyss, and the eyes flashing! Inside it is even weirder, full of grotesque holographic images of demons! The Sorceress has no idea what is going on, and Orko suggests that someone from the spirit dimension may be trying to contact The Sorceress. Using the window of the ancients, The Sorceress manages to trace the source of the haunting- the spirit of a magician called Zanthor, who was formerly a member of the Council of the Wise, but was exiled into the spirit world when he sold the Golden Disks of Knowledge to Skeletor, giving him the knowledge he needed to enter Eternia and build Snake Mountain. Zanthor wishes to amend for his crime by helping He-Man get the Disks back. So The Sorceress summons Zodac- the only remaining member of the Council of the Wise- and Zodac grants Zanthor temporary entrance into Eternia, though he must remain in spirit form until he can prove he is sincere. Zanthor then accompanies He-Man, Battle Cat and Orko to Snake Mountain, to find where Skeletor is keeping the Golden Disks of Knowledge.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
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"If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?" is the best rated episode written by David Wise. It scored 7.6/10 based on 11 votes. It was directed by Eric Radomski. It aired on 11/18/1992 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth".