The Best Episodes Written By Marty Isenberg

Every TV Episode Written by Marty Isenberg Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Single Handed
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Single Handed

    S3:E7

    A bounty hunter tries to remove the Omnitrix from Ben.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 43 - His Silicon Soul
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #2 - His Silicon Soul

    S1:E43

    A confused robot that believes he is Batman causes problems for the real Dark Knight.

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Lock-Up
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Lock-Up

    S3:E9

    Lyle Bolton, Arkham's former chief of security, becomes the vigilante Lock-Up and kidnaps Commissioner Gordon and Mayor Hill, seeing them as the cause of rampant crime in Gotham City.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 45 - What Is Reality?
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #4 - What Is Reality?

    S1:E45

    To prove that he has a superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a contest inside a virtual reality computer game.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Secrets
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Secrets

    S1:E13

    Vilgax tries to get the Omnitrix for himself while Grandpa Max's strange past becomes known, causing a showdown between Vilgax and the Tennyson family.

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures

    S3:E7

    Ben's alien heroes are starring in a silly network cartoon called Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures and his favorite action hero Kangaroo Commando has been pulled off the air by the same network, so Ben tries to get him back on television and get credit for the alien heroes.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Reality Trip
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Reality Trip

    S2:E17

    School's out and Danny has nothing on his mind except a relaxing, fun and a ghost-free summer vacation. His dream is quickly destroyed when Freakshow, the villainous ringmaster with ghostly minions, escapes from jail. Danny, caught off guard, is forced to forfeit his summer plans when Freakshow manages to reveal Danny's secret identity to the entire world! To make matters worse, Freakshow kidnaps Danny, Sam and Tucker's families and uses them as pawns in this evil game of revenge. Now, on the run and hiding from everyone, Danny must rely on his powers to stay free, fulfill Freakshow's ransom demands and save his parents. With Tucker and Sam by his side, Danny travels cross-country to track down three "Reality Gems," which, when combined, will give Freakshow the power to turn Danny's world into his very own nightmare circus! As the sun sets in the west, Danny's enemies close in on him and Freakshow forces the hands of time closer to the fate of DOOM!

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Flirting With Disaster
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Flirting With Disaster

    S2:E10

    Technus is back, with a new plan to beam himself up to a super satellite and take over the world, and he's going to use Axion Labs to do it. As Danny Phantom battles Technus, Danny Fenton begins battling his feelings for Valerie, whose dad is back in charge at Axion. Sam and Tucker are surprised when Danny confesses he's thinking of asking Valerie to go steady. Unfortunately, as Technus puts his plan into action at Axion Labs, Valerie realizes her role as ghost hunter is putting her family and friends in danger. Can romance work between two kids with secret identities, or will the ghost boy and the ghost hunter end up breaking each others' hearts?

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Grudge Match
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Grudge Match

    S2:E5

    In the middle of nowhere, Ben, as Diamond Head, fights Kevin 11, who is still in his mutated form. As they fight, they are taken to a ship, where a battle between different aliens are held. But when a mechanical droid named Slix decides to create a bond with Ben and Kevin as a team, they immediately turn his idea down. But with no choice, they must find a way out. Will Ben and Kevin learn the importance of teamwork?

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Captive Hearts
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Captive Hearts

    S1:E5

    Wolverine must overcome his feelings for Jean, and Storm must overcome her crippling claustrophobia, when the team journeys into the sewer to rescue Jean Grey & Cyclops from a race of hideously deformed mutants known as Morlocks, and their leader Callisto, who wants to make Scott her king.

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Truth
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Truth

    S2:E1

    After the battle with Vilgax, Grandpa Max retells his story to Ben about his past. He was with an organization that was not known to exist, referred to as "The Plumbers," a group of people who track down extraterrestrial life. Meanwhile, they meet Phil, an old partner of Grandpa Max. But they soon find out that he steals a device, called the Null Void Projector, to selfishly use it to make money by appearing to capture aliens that he alone released himself.

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (2)
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (2)

    S3:E9

    Storm's unfettered weather-fury continues setting the stage for the rise of Garokk. Even if Storm can be brought back under control, the Sun God's geothermal rejuvenation will spell an end to the Antarctic paradise known as the Savage Land.

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Back With a Vengeance
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Back With a Vengeance

    S2:E13

    The Megacruiser flies solo in space, and inside Kevin examines the giant ice block found in space. Inside the mass, held Vilgax, and Kevin underestimated his current situation. He was very much alive and well, and they soon create a partnership after learning that they were both after the same person. On Earth, Ben plays around with the Omnitrix, hoping to find a better way of controlling it. Eventually, he finds the master control of the Omnitrix, giving him the ability to alternate between aliens, as well as prolong his duration with a form. Although his discovery has given him a stronger advantage, will it be enough to stop the danger that lies ahead?

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - A Rogue's Tale
    6.3/10(12 votes)

    #14 - A Rogue's Tale

    S2:E9

    Haunted by visions of a strange woman, Rogue must come to grips with the dark secrets of her past prior to joining the X-Men.

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Camp Fear
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Camp Fear

    S2:E7

    When Ben and Gwen argue over a birthday party to occur in the next few months, Grandpa Max is distracted by their quarreling and almost hits a young boy camper. To ensure the boy's life, they head to Camp Opinicon, only to find no people around. As they investigate the premises, they find twins, whom were also hiding from something that may have a connection to the lifeless camp. Grandpa Max readies to leave the area with the children, only to find that the RV's engine is clogged with a mysterious fungus. While the kids take in shelter in a nearby cabin, Grandpa Max is captured. Now Ben must come to the rescue to discover a new alien form, as well as a way to destroy the evil alien Myceloid Monsters and their Fungal Master, and learn the benefits of what sharing can do.

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (1)
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (1)

    S3:E8

    Mutant-draining, pterodactyl-man Sauron is persuaded into capturing Storm by Zaladane, the high priestess of Savage Land Sun God Garokk, unaware of her ulterior motives for unleashing the mutant's full potential.

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Divided We Stand
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Divided We Stand

    S4:E2

    Ben gains another Omnitrix hero to use, which he calls Ditto. Gwen can't stand being around the multiplying Dittos, and they end up giving her headaches. The Dittos, though, prove to be real helpful against Dr. Animo and his multiplying Stinkflies after he extracted some of Ditto's DNA.

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Unnaturals
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Unnaturals

    S3:E9

    While attending the Little League World Series to see his home team play, Ben discovers that the opponents are actually robots posing as kids. They also have plans to replace the President with one, as well.

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Midnight Madness
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Midnight Madness

    S3:E2

    When Ben is hypnotized, he begins breaking the law while sleepwalking. Once the evil hypnotist called Sublimino discovers the aliens at his disposal, he plots to put hundreds of people under his control forever.

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Don't Drink the Water
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Don't Drink the Water

    S4:E3

    After being in contact with water from the Fountain of Youth, Grandpa Max and Ben are reverted to being kids again. Now, Gwen is left to take care of them while stopping Hex from finding the fountain's source.

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Prisoners of Love
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Prisoners of Love

    S1:E8

    Danny fears he's going to cause his parents' break-up when he knocks Jack's anniversary gift into the Ghost Zone. Desperate to retrieve it, he dives into a ghostly dimension where he runs afoul of Walker, the ghost warden of a ghost jail, and is thrown into prison with every ghost he's ever caught.

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Fanning the Flames
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Fanning the Flames

    S1:E11

    Danny and Sam find their platonic friendship turned forcibly romantic through the musical powers of Ember, a hard-rocking girl ghost who feeds off the idol worship of teens. With her massive, free concert scheduled only a few days away a concert that will be broadcast worldwide and give her ultimate power Sam has to get the now completely and utterly love-addled Danny to focus on fighting ghosts. Even if it means breaking his heart.

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Control Freaks
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Control Freaks

    S1:E20

    Sam rebels when her overprotective parents forbid her from attending the strange Goth circus that's come to town. Little does she know that the circus performers are ghosts, under the mystical control of the creepy ringmaster named Freakshow, who also uses the ghosts to loot the town. When Danny falls under Freakshow's spell and joins the circus - and the robbery spree - Sam must operate under the radar to destroy Freakshow's magic crystal ball, free Danny and get grounded, big-time.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - The Ultimate Enemy
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Ultimate Enemy

    S2:E5

    Danny and his friends get caught up in a time-traveling adventure. They are taken into a dark future, in which Amity Park is destroyed and the world's most powerful and evil ghost is Danny's own future self!

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Secret Weapons
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Secret Weapons

    S2:E9

    Skulker's on a looting spree, snatching up a number of seemingly unrelated items. Unfortunately, Danny's attempts to stop him are thwarted by the well-intentioned meddling of Danny's new sidekick: Jazz. However, Danny didn't ask for -- and doesn't want -- Jazz's help, and after a series of humiliating mishaps, Danny blows up at his sister. In response, Jazz runs away from home... to Vlad's castle in Wisconsin! But it's only a ruse. Jazz soon manages to break into Vlad's inner sanctum and discovers that he has been using Skulker to collect the items necessary to upgrade the Fenton's stolen Ecto-Skeleton. When Danny arrives at the castle, Vlad makes Jazz don the improved battle suit in a no-holds-barred fight against Danny Phantom!

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Marty Isenberg Ratings Summary

"Single Handed" is the best rated episode written by Marty Isenberg. It scored 8.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/23/2009 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "His Silicon Soul".