The Best Episodes Written By Stephen Kandel
Every TV Episode Written by Stephen Kandel Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Stephen Kandel Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Stephen Kandel is "The Penguin Declines", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "directed by Oscar Rudolph". "The Penguin Declines" aired on 1/18/1967 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Zodiac Crimes".
9.0/10 2 votes#1 - The Penguin Declines
Season 2 Episode 39 - Aired 1/18/1967
Batman, summoning all the strength he can muster, breaks his chains and frees Robin from the giant clam. The heroes arrange for the Joker's former confederate, Venus, to stay at an apartment while they figure out what to do next. Meanwhile, the Joker has freed the Penguin from Gotham State Prison to continue their crime wave. The Joker tricks Venus into asking Batman to take her to the Batcave. The Dynamic Duo take her to their base of operations (but only after making her fall asleep first). When they arrive, the Joker, Penguin and assorted thugs are revealed to be hiding in the Batmobile's trunk. Batman, however, anticipated this and none of the criminals know where the Batcave is. A figure erupts, with Batman and Robin finally ending the zodiac crimes.
Director: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Stephen Kandel
8.5/10 2 votes#2 - The Zodiac Crimes
Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 1/11/1967
The Joker and the Penguin team up on a crime wave based on signs of the zodiac. The pair, aided and abetted by a woman known as Venus, keep Batman and Robin on the run. The Dynamic Duo manage to capture the Penguin but the Joker remains on the loose. Batman and Robin figure the Joker's next caper will take place at a museum and lay a trap. But the heroes are captured instead. Now, Batman and Robin face almost certain death; the heroes are to be crushed beneath a giant asteroid on display at the museum.
Director: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Stephen Kandel
8.0/10 2 votes#3 - The Joker's Hard Times
Season 2 Episode 38 - Aired 1/12/1967
Batman and Robin narrowly escape the Joker's death trap and quickly get back on the villain's trail. The villain runs the Gothham City Police Department ragged with his crimes based on the zodiac. Meanwhile, Venus, the Joker's accomplice, warms to Batman. Eventually, the Dynamic Duo again corner the Joker. But, once more, the heroes are captured. Now, Batman, Robin and Venus are chained in a shallow pool with a giant clam. The clam swallows Robin and Batman and Venus will be next on its menu.
Director: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.5/10 2 votes#4 - Trumbo's World
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1985
MacGyver comes along on a expedition to Brazil with his friend, entomologist Dr. Alden. They meet with a landowner and recluse, Trumbo, who is initially hostile. However, when they realize that a mile-wide column of army ants is moving through the jungle, they team together to mount a defense.
Director: Donald Petrie
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.3/10 3 votes#5 - The Jihad
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/1974
Kirk and Spock are recruited for a heist to recover a stolen relic, which if not recovered could spark an galactic jihad.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.2/10 4 votes#6 - Mudd's Passion
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1973
Space con artist Harry Mudd returns, selling a fake love potion.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.0/10 1 votes#7 - Deathlock
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/1986
MacGyver is trapped in a mansion with Pete, a code expert, and a government agent who may or may not be on their side. However, an old nemesis has electronically booby-trapped the entire mansion to make sure they can't go anywhere.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.0/10 1 votes#8 - Flame's End
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/1986
An old girlfriend of MacGyver's contacts him for help after she discovers evidence of uranium thefts from a nuclear processing plant where she works.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.0/10 1 votes#9 - Slow Death
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/1986
At the beginning of the episode, MacGyver literally has to jump onto a moving train that he missed earlier to return top-secret files and documents to the U.S. Government. Soon after, a local tribe stops the train. They take all passengers hostage until the men responsible for the death of the tribal leader's son is found among the passengers.
Director: Don Weis
Writer: Stephen Kandel
7.0/10 1 votes#10 - The Spoilers
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/1988
After MacGyver witnesses someone dumping toxic waste that's polluting mountain streams, he and Pete enlist a reclusive mountain man nicknamed "Earthquake" to help lead them to the culprit. Things become complicated, though, as Earthquake's flashbacks to his military service in the Vietnam War make him unstable and threaten their case.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.8/10 6 votes#11 - True or False-Face
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/1966
False Face traps Batman and Robin, and binding them to a subway track just minutes before a train is scheduled to come by.
Director: William A. Graham
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.8/10 6 votes#12 - Holy Rat Race
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1966
Alfred contacts Batman by radio from the Batcave. Batman instructs the butler to short circuit a communications device the hero has on his wrist. This enable Batman to get free of his bonds. He and Robin get free just before they would be run over by a subway train. The Dynamic Duo resume their pursuit of False Face, which ends up at an old movie studio.
Director: William A. Graham
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.5/10 2 votes#13 - The Gauntlet
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1985
MacGyver attempts to get a reporter out of a Central American country with evidence linking a general to an illegal arms dealer. As they reach the border, it is clear escaping to Mexico will be no easy task, as the general and the arms dealer have every imaginable route severely guarded.
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.4/10 45 votes#14 - Mudd's Women
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1966
The Enterprise picks up a intergalactic conman, Harry Mudd, and three incredibly beautiful women who harbor a dark secret.
Director: Harvey Hart
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.0/10 1 votes#15 - Judgment from Outer Space (1)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/1977
Wonder Woman joins forces with a friendly alien from outer space to prevent the destruction of the world.
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.0/10 1 votes#16 - Judgment from Outer Space (2)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1977
Wonder Woman realizes that the fate of the world rests on her ability to prove the worth of mankind by saving an alien from outer space.
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.0/10 1 votes#17 - The Return of Wonder Woman
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1977
Wonder Woman convinces her mother, the Queen of the Amazons, that she must once again go into the outside world to help protect the free world from its enemies as well as the secret of Paradise Island and its ancient culture.
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.0/10 1 votes#18 - Mind Stealers from Outer Space (1)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1977
Wonder Woman joins forces with a friendly alien from another planet to prevent the destruction of the world.
Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.0/10 1 votes#19 - Mind Stealers from Outer Space (2)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1977
If Wonder Woman and Andros don't find a way to defeat the alien Skrill in 48 hours, Earth will be decontaminated by higher forces from outer space who use insanity-inducing procedures to force their targets out of hiding.
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.0/10 1 votes#20 - The Rustlers
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1979
Boss Hogg doesn't horse around. especially when it comes to Lulu Hogg's Stakes Race. He aims to steal a sure winner...nut so does a gang of rustlers. Can Bo and Luke ride to the rescue?
Director: Dick Moder
Writer: Stephen Kandel