10.0/101 votes#1 - Local Hero
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 4/21/1999
Kelly and Dylan run into each other at the market and share a cup of coffee. They subdue a man who tries to attack a pregnant woman and her child, and help the woman get to the hospital to have her baby. When the press approaches Kelly, she identifies Steve as the hero because she and Dylan don't want to admit that they were together. Steve initially relishes the attention, but soon suffers from a guilty conscience. He confronts Kelly and Dylan and states that everyone can tell that they want each other. Kelly plans to tell Matt the truth, while Dylan considers breaking up with Gina. Gina receives an offer to become a skating commentator, but loses the job (partially because of Matt's hardball negotiating technique). Matt apologizes and offers Gina work as his assistant. Dylan cannot bring himself to break up with Gina while she is in this vulnerable state. Kelly tells Matt that Dylan was the hero, but stops short of disclosing the fact that she slept with Dylan in Mexico. Noah reveals
Director: Joel J. Feigenbaum
Writer: Matt Dearborn
- 10.0/101 votes
#2 - Laying Pipe
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1999
Steve and Janet ask Kelly and Dylan to be their baby's godparents. The foursome heads to Ojai for the weekend to meet with the minister. The minister suspects that Dylan is afraid to commit to a woman because of guilt over Toni's death. Dylan and Kelly plan to watch the sunset together. They learn from the news that Matt saved his client, so Kelly decides to go home and congratulate him. Gina catches Dylan and Kelly hugging and accuses them of fooling around. Dylan goes to Kelly's apartment to share his feelings, but sees her with Matt. Steve backs out of plans to sell the Corvette to help pay for a minivan. An angry Janet lets David sell the car to a woman who seems interested in him. Janet has a change of heart, but David's friend destroys the car in a performance art show about chauvinism (for which she also tape recorded David). Mel pays off Gina. When she demands more money, he stops payment on the check. Gina calls Jackie to share her revelation. A homeless man dies outside of Do
Director: Luke Perry
Writer: Matt Dearborn
8.0/101 votes#3 - Marshall's Theory of Believability
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1992
A "faked" extraterrestrial landing produces genuine alien debris.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: Matt Dearborn
8.0/101 votes#4 - No Brain, No Pain
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/1992
Marshall encounters a homeless man being attacked and tries to help him.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Matt Dearborn
7.0/101 votes#5 - Cyrano de Nerdgerac
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2012
Oz relies on Cash to teach him how to ward off women because Molly has developed a crush on him.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: Matt Dearborn
- 7.0/101 votes
#6 - Trial Period
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1995
Chance develops a not-so-friendly rivalry with thrill-seeking photographer Steve Medavoy, especially after Chance befriends a young boy whose family tragedy becomes Medavoy's photo opportunity.
Director: David Jackson
Writer: Matt Dearborn
6.5/102 votes#7 - Desert Storm
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1996
The Sliders land on a world with little water and come to the aid of a mysterious young woman whose gift to find water is being exploited by a group of thugs.
Director: Jim Johnston
Writer: Matt Dearborn
6.5/102 votes#8 - The ATM with the Heart of Gold
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1991
Eerie's automatic teller machine has befriended Simon and benevolently doles out cash to him.
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Writer: Matt Dearborn
- 6.0/101 votes
#9 - The Doctor
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 10/28/1997
Alex has a doctor's appointment and fears her altered body chemistry will be discovered. Robyn grieves over the loss of her hamster.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Matt Dearborn
- 5.0/101 votes
#10 - Hat Trick
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1995
An up-and-coming hockey player about to sign with a professional team crosses paths with Chance, who helps the young star realize that sinister forces are using him.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Matt Dearborn
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"Local Hero" is the best rated episode written by Matt Dearborn. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Joel J. Feigenbaum. It aired on 4/21/1999 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Laying Pipe".