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The Best Episodes Written By Jonathan Lemkin

Every TV Episode Written by Jonathan Lemkin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Funeral for a Door Nail

    S2:E17

    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.

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  2. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Blindsided

    S1:E9

    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.

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  3. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Mean Streets and Pastel Houses

    S1:E13

    Hanson goes undercover as a punk rocker in an effort to stop a feud between two rival gangs from turning into a war.

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  4. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Besieged (1)

    S2:E2

    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.

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  5. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Besieged (2)

    S2:E3

    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.

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  6. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Chapel of Love

    S2:E14

    Past romances that didn't have happy endings are the subject of conversation at a Valentine Day Eve poker game.

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  7. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Raising Marijuana

    S2:E19

    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.

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  8. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Best Years of Your Life

    S2:E20

    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.

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  9. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Meeting Mr. Pony

    S2:E25

    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)

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Jonathan Lemkin Ratings Summary

"Funeral for a Door Nail" is the best rated episode written by Jonathan Lemkin. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Allan Arkush. It aired on 4/29/1986 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Blindsided".