The Best Episodes Written By Saladin K. patterson
Every TV Episode Written by Saladin K. patterson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Saladin K. Patterson Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Saladin K. Patterson is "Pilot", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Fred Savage". "Pilot" aired on 9/22/2021 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "One Small Step".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2021
Struggling to figure out where he fits in, Dean decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
9.5/10 2 votes#2 - One Small Step
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2023
It’s the summer of 1969, and Dean and Bill are experiencing new walks of life in New York City where Dean has tagged along for Bill’s career-making songwriting gig. Back in Montgomery, Lilian’s infamous sister, Jackie, pays a memorable visit.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.8/10 6 votes#3 - High Top Fade Out
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2009
Shawn and Gus investigate the death of Leonald Callahan, aka Diddle, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.5/10 4 votes#4 - Feet Don't Kill Me Now
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2010
When a woman is found dead with a bottle of pills that are lab trial samples, Lassiter and Gus, who are taking the same tap class, team up to dance their way to catching a murderer
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.5/10 4 votes#5 - Trophy Girlfriend
Season 10 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2003
Tired of being humiliated in his club's annual squash tournament, Niles ditches Frasier and pairs with a younger partner. A P.E. teacher named Chelsea asks Frasier to team with her in the mixed doubles competition.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.4/10 5 votes#6 - Christmas Joy
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2008
Shawn and Gus investigate a department store Santa who they suspect is up to no good. Meanwhile, Gus' sister flies in for Christmas.
Director: John Landis
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.3/10 3 votes#7 - The Polarizing Express
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2010
Due to an unlawful entry into a criminals property, Shawn gets suspended from his consultant postition and gets Henry fired from his position at the SBPD at the same time. Shawn has a series of Scrooge type dreams where Tony Cox is his 'spirit guide'.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.3/10 3 votes#8 - The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2011
Shawn and Gus investigate the whereabouts of a mysterious, masked vigilante named The Mantis, who is trying to take down a local drug syndicate called The Caminos. The SBPD is also trying to take down The Camino syndicate, however The Mantis always seems to be one step ahead of everyone's game. Joey McIntyre and Miles Fisher guest star.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 5 votes#9 - Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered!
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/15/2008
Eugene Franks, arrested by Henry in 1978 for plotting to bomb the SBPD, is released after his conviction is quashed by the D.A. When Shawn is instructed to solve the case, his father insists on helping him; however, the case is not as clear cut as he once thought.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 4 votes#10 - Ferry Tale
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2010
Shawn and Gus help a prison guard locate his escaped inmates while on a ferry boat headed to the Channel Islands.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 6 votes#11 - Cog Blocked
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2014
Gus is determined to solve the murder of a man whose life was strangely similar to his own. Along the way, Gus hits it off with a beautiful Private Investigator named Emanuelle. Meanwhile, Shawn realizes he's been mooching off of Gus, Henry and Juliet, so he tries desperately to make up for it.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 4 votes#12 - Legal Tender Love and Care
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2000
Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 4 votes#13 - The Wizard and Roz
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2001
Frasier catches his mentor in a bathrobe with Roz. Niles doesn't believe Daphne is psychic, so she calls a spookologist.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 4 votes#14 - Tales from the Crypt
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2002
Frasier is infuriated when Bulldog successfully pulls several practical jokes on him. He vows to get revenge, and plots an elaborate prank that he takes way too seriously. Martin and Roz predict that he will fail because he is terrible at carrying out pranks. .
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.2/10 4 votes#15 - Analyzed Kiss
Season 10 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2003
Julia becomes extremely depressed after breaking up with Avery, who had never followed through on his promise to leave his wife for her. He tries to deny her the credit for their software company, an endeavor for which she did most of the work.
Director: Katy Garretson
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.0/10 7 votes#16 - Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2014
Shawn and Gus are bummed to find out the owner of their favorite food truck has been murdered. The two of them go undercover to learn the food truck ropes and find out who the killer is. While working on the case, Marlowe visits them to cure a pregnancy craving and goes into labor at the most inconvenient time.
Director: David Crabtree
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.0/10 3 votes#17 - Hype Man
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/25/2020
Dave has an opportunity to open for a big rapper, but his nerves cause him to spiral into an identity crisis. When Dave asks GaTa to act as his hype man, GaTa is forced to confront memories from his past and reveal his biggest secret to his friends.
Director: Tony Yacenda
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.0/10 4 votes#18 - War of the Words
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/2002
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y seizes Frasier at the National Spelling Bee, where his son Frederick is a leading competitor.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.6/10 6 votes#19 - Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2007
Shawn tracks down Lassiter's car with little difficulty after it's stolen. However, Shawn discovers that there's more to the situation than meets the eye and calls Gus back from vacation to help with the investigation.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.3/10 6 votes#20 - Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2010
When Shawn and Gus join Gus’ new girlfriend on a rafting trip, a member of the group goes overboard, but Shawn quickly realizes it was no accident.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.3/10 7 votes#21 - Someone's Got a Woody
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2014
A man enters the morgue and tells Woody that he was framed for the murder of the person lying dead on the slab. When Woody won’t let him take the body, the man pulls a gun on him and holds Woody hostage in order to get what he wants. Shawn, Gus, Lassiter and Juliet try to resolve the situation calmly and carefully, but Interim Chief Trout has a plan of his own.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.2/10 8 votes#22 - Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2007
Christmas with the Gusters is ruined when Gus' parents' neighbor is killed, a clue leads Lassiter to look at Mr. Guster more closely. Evidence leads the police into arresting Gus' mother too, and Shawn and Gus vow to get them out of jail.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.0/10 4 votes#23 - True Grits
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 4/4/2012
A wrongly convicted Southern chef hires Shawn and Gus to find the real thief after the Innocence Project frees him from prison.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
6.8/10 6 votes#24 - He Dead
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2009
A billionaire hedge fund manager asks Shawn and Gus to find his murderer – a last request Shawn can't resist. So he and Gus step into a world of privilege that's rivaled only by the depths of betrayal it contains.
Director: Michael McMurray
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
6.4/10 5 votes#25 - Let's Doo-Wop It Again
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 3/21/2012
When the founder of "Right Now", Santa Barbara's oldest at-risk youth program, is shot and almost killed, Shawn, Gus and a few members of Gus's a capella group from college investigate to find the culprit.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson