The Best Episodes Written By Jonathan Lemkin
Every TV Episode Written by Jonathan Lemkin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Jonathan Lemkin Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Jonathan Lemkin is "Funeral for a Door Nail", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Allan Arkush". "Funeral for a Door Nail" aired on 4/29/1986 and is rated 2.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Meeting Mr. Pony".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Funeral for a Door Nail
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/1986
A depressed man hires a hit man to kill him after his wife dies, then desperately seeks Dave and Maddie's help to call him off when he sees his supposedly dead wife alive.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#2 - Meeting Mr. Pony
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/2/1992
The gang stays at the Peach Pit after hours to study for midterms. Brenda is left alone while Brandon and Dylan take out the recycling. A gunman enters through the unlocked door, holds a rifle to her head, and forces her to empty the cash register. Brenda puts on a brave front for family and friends, but suffers nightmares and behaves erratically. She has a flashback during a midterm, screams, and runs out of the classroom. A psychiatrist helps her begin to deal with her fears. Brenda reluctantly views a police line-up, resulting in the arrest of the 17-year-old gunman. Music: ""Let the Good Times Roll"" by Shirley & Lee (#20, 1956)
Director: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#3 - Blindsided
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/1987
The daughter of a policeman who claims her father is sexually abusing her tries to hire Hanson-- undercover with Penhall as one of the drug dealing McQuaid brothers-- to kill her father.
Director: David Jackson
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#4 - Mean Streets and Pastel Houses
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/1987
Hanson goes undercover as a punk rocker in an effort to stop a feud between two rival gangs from turning into a war.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#5 - Besieged (1)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1987
Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in order to put a crack ring out of business. Penhall, working on the same case, returns to squad car and becomes convinced that his new partner killed a drug pusher.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#6 - Besieged (2)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1987
Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in order to put a crack ring out of business. Penhall, working on the same case, returns to squad car and becomes convinced that his new partner killed a drug pusher.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#7 - Chapel of Love
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/1988
Past romances that didn't have happy endings are the subject of conversation at a Valentine Day Eve poker game.
Director: Michael Robinson
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#8 - Raising Marijuana
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/17/1988
Penhall and Ioki go undercover as the ""Swark Twins"" to get in with teenage boys working for drug smugglers. Meanwhile, Hoffs becomes romantically involved with the head drug smuggler.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin
8.0/10 1 votes#9 - Best Years of Your Life
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1988
The suicide of a popular student, whom Hanson and Penhall had arrested the night before, leaves his family, fellow students and Hanson in a state of depression and forces Penhall to relive bitter childhood memories.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Writer: Jonathan Lemkin