The BEST episodes directed by Michael Preece

#1 - With a Heavy Heart

Knots Landing - Season 9 - Episode 25

Gary sees Manny unloading a yacht in the middle of the night, and thinks it's suspicious. He tells Mac who asks Frank to investigate. Jill apologizes to Gary, and he says he'll give her another chance. Jill edits an old news tape of Ben's, and then leaves a message on Val's answering machine that says "Hi, it's Ben. God I've missed you and the kids. I want to, I hope you can hear me, this phone system is..." then Jill cuts it off. When she hears it, Val's elated. Olivia tells Karen about Abby breaking her and Harold up. Karen tells Abby she knows. Olivia is too controlled, which worries Abby. Olivia starts giving away her posessions, and gives Manny a letter for Harold that says how much she loves him, and she'll think of him at the end. Manny shows Abby, who thinks Olivia will commit suicide.

#2 - Survival of the Fittest

Knots Landing - Season 8 - Episode 21

Jean catches the Gibson's, and they know that their house is bugged. She instructs Ben to kill Greg at the Lotus Point Club Opening. At the opening, Greg and Laura make up. He says he's happy about the baby. Anne hangs all over Mac at the party, and Karen pretends not to mind. Mac is amused at Karen's jealousy. Ben tells Val that they'll escape in a catering truck after the party. Jean tells Ben that if he doesn't kill Greg, she has people at the party who will kill Val. Ben says the time isn't right, so Jean tells him to make an opportunity. Gary and Jill tell Val that they're getting married and Val runs off crying. Ben confronts Greg in his office and pulls out a gun. He tells Greg to help him find a way out of this, because if he doesn't kill him, they'll kill his family. Jean listens in on the bug. Ben can't bring himself to kill Greg, but then a shot rings out.

#3 - Distant Rumblings

Knots Landing - Season 7 - Episode 23

Abby finds a joint in Olivia's purse, and makes her tell the truth. Olivia threatens her with the twins, and Abby says to go ahead and tell. The judge lets Olivia off, but says she has to join a support group. Greg offers Peter 5 million dollars. Peter doesn't accept, and tells Sylvia it's a test. Jill tells Mac that her father used to own Empire Valley, and Galveston swindled him out of it, so her father shot himself. Cathy tells Ben she wants to leave the show. He confides in her (and later Mac) that he is tired of Gary being in his life whichever way he turns. He and Cathy kiss. Mac tells Gary that his little trust fund stunt could cost Val her marriage, and he needs to think of consequences before he does things. Abby tells Gary that he failed Olivia, Lotus Point, and their marriage. Gary says he's decided to divorce her.

#4 - The Killing Point

Barnaby Jones - Season 8 - Episode 14

During his investigations to find millionaire Kirkland's girl friend Ursula P.I. Gannus is shot, because he ""knows too much"". He asks his old friend Barnaby for help. Ursula steals items from Kirkland's art collection and her accomplice Nick smuggles them. Gannus wants to get a piece of the action by extortion.

#5 - Crescendo / Three Feathers

Fantasy Island - Season 4 - Episode 8

In "Crescendo" singing star Susan Lohman hopes for romance with the brilliant composer of her songs. Not knowing that the mysterious and elusive composer is cursed her hopes are shockingly dashed when they meet. And in "Three Feathers" Alan Colshaw is unjustly accused of cowardice, having abandoned his three flight mates in the crash and disappearing. Not knowing what happened to him, he is in desperate need to exonerate himself.

#6 - Prime Target

Barnaby Jones - Season 6 - Episode 17

Working under cover J.R. tries to befriend Maggie Revell, a young woman just released from prison. Barnaby and J.R. hope she will lead them to her boy friend Jack and to $400 000 from a robbery. But Jack's betrayed accomplice is also looking for the money.

#7 - Child of Love, Child of Vengeance (Part 1)

Barnaby Jones - Season 7 - Episode 22

Shortly after lawyer Adams of Nettleson Corporation withdraws a commission from Barnaby, he is killed. In trying to solve the case, Barnaby and J.R. are assisted by Stephanie Capello, a young colleague of Adams, who tells he was searching for Diana Scott. Diana went to the ""Center for Spiritual Enlightment"".

#8 - Child of Love, Child of Vengeance (Part 2)

Barnaby Jones - Season 7 - Episode 23

During the course of their investigations Barnaby gets his license revoked due to a false accusation, and J.R. joins the ""Center"" to find Diana, who turns out to be the illegitimate child of Mimi Nettleson Chiles of Nettleson Corp. and the leader of the religious cult, Garrison, rejected by Mimi's family.

#9 - Dead Lift

The Streets of San Francisco - Season 5 - Episode 20

A bodybuilder's short temper causes murder.

#10 - Brain Wash

The Bionic Woman - Season 3 - Episode 8

While Callahan is having her hair shampooed, Jaime overhears her revealing top-secret information which endangers Oscar's life.

#11 - Trail of Terror

The Streets of San Francisco - Season 4 - Episode 8

Keller is pursued by killers as he transports a prisoner to jail.

#12 - Love Me or Leave Me

Jake and the Fatman - Season 1 - Episode 10

Jake gets close to an aspiring rock star in order to catch a dirty cop who's involved in a million-dollar robbery

#13 - 6 Hours

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 9 - Episode 16

The Rangers have six hours to rescue a billionaire's daughter before she is killed—live—over the Internet.

#14 - Blast from the Past

Dallas - Season 9 - Episode 31

Angelica offers J.R. a deal. Sue Ellen worries over J.R.'s safety in his dealings with Angelica, a woman who's wanted for murder. Jack pulls out of the horse venture despite Clayton and Ray's disappointmeant. Tony calls Ray "dad" for the first time. J.R. sends Sue Ellen flowers and buys her a ring. Mark and Pam get married. J.R. tries to outmanoeuvre Angelica but tragedy strikes as Angelica plants bombs at Ewing Oil and in Jack's car. Meanwhile, Pam get a shock in the shower.

#15 - Retribution (4)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 9 - Episode 8

In a desperate bid to avoid capture as Walker closes in, The Chairman kidnaps Alex.

#16 - Silk Dreams

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3 - Episode 3

When a new designer drug called "silk" results in several fatalities, Walker and Trivette must infiltrate the local club scene to find the source of the deadly substance.

#17 - War Zone (1)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3 - Episode 16

A series of high-profile robberies puzzle the Rangers, but when one results in the death of Walker's friend, it becomes a personal crusade.

#18 - Missing Links

Falcon Crest - Season 8 - Episode 16

Michael, despondent at his mother's continued absence, runs away. Richard moves to block Angela's latest power play, while Frank Agretti returns to the Tuscany Valley. While Angela is prepared to help Maggie wrest custody of the children from Richard, Richard prepares to clip Angela's wings decisively in the matter of Glenbraddoch. Meanwhile, Michael's disappearance causes concern. Learning of Ben's accident, Frank Agretti returns to the valley, while Pilar and Lance agree to try to make their home at Falcon Crest.

#19 - Last of a Breed (1)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 6 - Episode 6

Walker tells some children who are touring the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame the story of Hayes Cooper, a lengendary bounty hunter of the 1800's.

#20 - The Ten Percent Solution

MacGyver - Season 5 - Episode 9

The Phoenix Foundation's purchase of a Nazi art treasure leads Mac to a holocaust survivor who claims family ownership of the painting, and to a group working to create their own ‘Aryan nation.’

#21 - Two Times Trouble

MacGyver - Season 5 - Episode 10

MacGyver tries to help an old friend who believes her jealous twin sister is trying to kill her.

#22 - Badge of Honor

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3 - Episode 1

Walker and Trivette set to prove that race was an illegal main factor in an arrest.

#23 - Paradise Trail

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 7 - Episode 9

Hayes Cooper, the legendary bounty hunter from the 1800s battles a gang of outlaws, who are terrorizing a Mormon wagon train.

#24 - The Soul of Winter

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 6 - Episode 22

Roscoe Jones, the (black) minister who succeeded Trent's father is being targeted by a man named Stan Gorman. Who testified against Gorman after he tried to kill him, Roscoe Survived, but is friend was killed. While in prison Gorman became head of a white supremacy group, and now he is after Roscoe.

#25 - Full Contact

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 5 - Episode 16

Walker clears the name of a young martial artist framed for murder, then trains him for a kickboxing tournament championship.

#26 - Desperate Measures

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 9 - Episode 12

Four women escape from a bus taking them to Gaitesville Prison. Two of the women and their boyfriends go back to robbing banks. The other two are on the run and end up giving Gage a ride. Alex checks into the case of one of the women, Laura Pope. It looks like her case was mishandled by her attorney.

#27 - The Reunion (2)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 2 - Episode 23

#28 - A Silent Cry

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 5 - Episode 8

Walker searches Dallas nightclubs to seek out who raped a friend's daughter with the help of a mickey slipped in her drink.

#29 - Justice Delayed

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 8 - Episode 16

Seeking to prove her father innocent of murder, a student gets Trivette to help. Meanwhile, registering for their wedding shows Alex a part of Walker she'd not seen before.

#30 - In His Father's House

Falcon Crest - Season 1 - Episode 1

Jane Wyman and Robert Foxworth star as conflicting head members of a traditional California wine-producing family reunited by the mysterious death of one of its members. When Emma is involved in Jason's accidental death, Angela covers for her. Emma withdraws to struggle with her feelings of guilt and her sense of loss. As Chase and Maggie travel to the valley to attend Jason's funeral, Chase is caught up in childhood memories and a renewed draw to the land on which he was born. When Cole suspects Vicky is having an affair with one of her teachers, he is arrested for breaking and entering. Chase realizes that his long absences from his family have taken their toll. He and Maggie decide to move the family west to Falcon Crest, while Angela vows to be rid of them by first earning their friendship.

#31 - Million Dollar Misunderstanding

Hunter - Season 2 - Episode 8

A ruthless robbery of an armoured car goes awry when Dunbar, the leader of the gang, kills his partner only to have his car stolen with the $1,000,000 in the trunk. When the owner of the car is later killed, Hunter and McCall find themselves on a case that gets deadlier at every turn and puts Rick against as tough and mean a man as he'll ever meet

#32 - Too Late for Love

T.J. Hooker - Season 2 - Episode 13

As Hooker and Romano pursue a pair of thieves who have stolen a batch of valuable new furs, Hooker rescues the robbers' hostage - a model who turns out to be an ex-girlfriend of Romano's. Brought back together by the incident, Romano and the girl become close, and Romano quickly develops deep feelings her. But unbeknown to him, she is actually involved with the thieves, and is giving them information that she's extracting from Romano to help them plan their next heist...

#33 - Fire with Fire

Baywatch - Season 5 - Episode 18

Andy, an old friend of Mitch, visits Baywatch to complete four days of lifeguard service in order to remain on the active roster. But Andy's strong-arm tactics do not sit well with the other lifeguards.

#34 - Something in the Shadows (2)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 2 - Episode 13

#35 - The Call of the Wild

Dallas - Season 12 - Episode 3

J.R., Bobby, Christopher,and John Ross go on a hunting trip to Haleyville on the Arkansas/Louisiana border. J.R. and Bobby reminisce about old times but Lucy resents that they ignore her father Gary. Sue Ellen wants to see Cliff to get back at J.R. Casey strikes oil and shares his joy with April. In Haleyville J.R. meets a waitress called Cally Harper. Cliff wants to sell Barnes/ Wentworth to Jordan Lee. Cliff and April have a fight. J.R. promises Cally a new life. Casey tells Sly Lovegren that she'll always be just a secretary. Lucy tells Casey that she's not ready for a new relationship. Cally questions J.R. about his marriage. J.R. wants to take Cally to Southfork. J.R. is scared when Cally's brothers find him in bed with her.

#36 - Flight on a Dead Pigeon

Hunter - Season 1 - Episode 6

A little girl has faith in the carrier pigeons, so she reports them stolen. No one listens until she is the target of a kidnapper.

#37 - Mean Streets

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3 - Episode 14

Walker and his team take on a group of troubled, wealthy teens who believe the only way to clean up the neighborhood slums is to kill off the homeless population.

#38 - Standoff (1)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3 - Episode 24

Walker and Trivette protect a Mexican Presidential candidate from an assassin.

#39 - The Committee

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 2 - Episode 17

Walker goes undercover to foil a small town's local officials, who've been taking the law into their own hands by killing the town's criminals.

#40 - Last of the Good Guys

Dallas - Season 11 - Episode 26

Connie Hall tries to tell Ray that his marriage is over. J.R. continues to tease Clayton about Laurel and the homicide charge. Bobby spends more time with Kay in Washington. Casey tries to convince Cliff that they have a lot in common business-wise. J.R. offers Laurel a hideaway from media attention. Bobby strikes a deal with a Washington senator to get the Ewing Oil name back. Sue Ellen teams up with Kimberly to prevent J.R. from taking over Weststar. J.R. and Laurel declare a truce. J.R. wants to work side by side with Bobby. J.R. uncovers the evidence to clear Clayton's name in the homicide case, and he blackmails Laurel. The Ewings and Clayton are very grateful to J.R.

#41 - Brainchild

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 6 - Episode 8

After escaping a research center, a boy with genius-level IQ gets Walker to help him find his mother.

#42 - Heart of the Dragon

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 5 - Episode 21

Walker protects a young man who has a jade dragon that a Chinese gang believes has magical power.

#43 - The Reunion (1)

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 2 - Episode 22

Walker and Trivette get help from a legendary Texas Ranger, back to seek justice for his murdered son, to help track down an assassin with a senator in his sights.

#44 - Higher Power

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 5 - Episode 1

Walker must fight to protect the reincarnation of a Buddhist monk.

#45 - The Killin' Cousin

Barnaby Jones - Season 8 - Episode 22

Betty's cousin once removed, Donald Forest, asks her to investigate the death of his father, but before they can meet he is killed. William Tarkington IV and V, private detectives, think Betty is the prime suspect, who wants the inheritance of her great aunt Emily. When Betty is also threatened they change their mind.

#46 - Right Man, Wrong Time

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 2 - Episode 15

Country-singer Merrilee needs Walker's protection from her estranged ex husband who's threatening her.

#47 - Codename: Dragonfly

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 5 - Episode 7

A military helicopter with stealth capabilities has been stolen to be utilized by a drug cartel. The thief turns out to be an ex-Marine and old comrade of Walker's who left him for dead in Vietnam.

#48 - Miracle at Middle Creek

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 4 - Episode 25

While he and C.D. are trailing a group of bank robbers, Walker learns a small boy is trapped underground, unaware that the boy's father was forced to help in the robbery. When Walker finds himself buried alive with the boy, it is up to Trivette to rescue them.

#49 - Hall of Fame

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 4 - Episode 26

A serial killer from C.D.'s past taunts him as he prepares for induction to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Walker and Trivette set out to help C.D. bring him to justice.

#50 - The Big Bingo Bamboozle

Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3 - Episode 12

When authorities discover a local bingo gambling hall is actually a front for a drug-money laundering operation, Walker and his team are assigned the daunting job of protecting the cops' star witness - a witness who will do just about anything to escape.