The BEST episodes written by David Gerrold

Test of Time
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9.64
33 votes

#1 - Test of Time

The Adventures of Superboy (1988) - Season 3 - Episode 9

Two aliens from another world have come to Earth, and alter time, accelerating Superboy's presence. They test him, observing his reactions and using the results to determine if the entire human race on Earth can be conquered so they'll know how to take over the world and re-establish their race.

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A Saucer of Loneliness
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7.99
104 votes

#2 - A Saucer of Loneliness

The Twilight Zone (1985) - Season 2 - Episode 2

A quiet waitress sees a glowing UFO, which gives her a message that everyone wants to know. She refuses to reveal exactly what the message is.

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The Trouble with Tribbles
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7.91
1051 votes

#3 - The Trouble with Tribbles

Star Trek - Season 2 - Episode 15

Kirk must defuse a Klingon scheme to destroy a grain shipment... and cope with a seemingly benign creature known as a tribble, which reproduces at amazing speed.

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Man Out of Time
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7.87
30 votes

#4 - Man Out of Time

Logan's Run - Season 1 - Episode 5

Logan, Jessica and Rem encounter a time traveler from the past who is trying to discover what caused the nuclear war 200 years earlier.

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A Day in Beaumont
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7.56
102 votes

#5 - A Day in Beaumont

The Twilight Zone (1985) - Season 1 - Episode 58

In the 1950s a flying saucer crashes on Earth. The crash is seen by a couple. They run into town, but no one believes them.

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The Hole in the Wall Gang
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7.54
40 votes

#6 - The Hole in the Wall Gang

The Real Ghostbusters - Season 2 - Episode 28

At a haunted house, the Ghostbusters find that every hole in the wall offers an opening for ghosts to come through them! And the bigger the hole, the bigger the ghost.

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Adventures in Slime and Space
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7.51
76 votes

#7 - Adventures in Slime and Space

The Real Ghostbusters - Season 2 - Episode 2

When Slimer passes through Egon's latest invention, he is broken up into thousands of tiny Slimers that coat the city in a layer of green goo. However, the Ghostbusters' solution to the problem only results in a large – and angrier – Slimer.

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Believers
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7.48
790 votes

#8 - Believers

Babylon 5 - Season 1 - Episode 10

An alien couple comes to Dr. Franklin with their fatally ill son. The child could be cured by a simple operation, but the parents' religion specifically forbids it. Meanwhile, Ivanova escorts a damaged star liner through raider territory.

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More Tribbles, More Troubles
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7.33
351 votes

#9 - More Tribbles, More Troubles

Star Trek: The Animated Series - Season 1 - Episode 5

The U.S.S. Enterprise again crosses paths with Cyrano Jones, who this time has tribbles that do not breed but instead grow to an enormous size. The tribbles are back and are causing problems for the Klingons.

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I, Mudd
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7.31
918 votes

#10 - I, Mudd

Star Trek - Season 2 - Episode 8

The Enterprise is taken over by a group of androids who are working for Kirk's old nemesis, Harry Mudd.

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The Possession
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7.18
11 votes

#11 - The Possession

Land of the Lost - Season 1 - Episode 12

Cha-Ka and Holly become hypnotized by a baton-like object from a mysterious pylon.

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Blood and Fire (1)
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7.02
198 votes

#12 - Blood and Fire (1)

Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II - Season 1 - Episode 4

Pursued and damaged by repeated Klingon attacks, the crew of the Enterprise must respond to the distress call from a Federation research ship. In a matter of hours the ship and crew will be consumed by a nearby star and the crew of the Enterprise will be consumed by an mysterious horror that threatens both ships as the Klingons watch and wait. Guest starring Evan Fowler and introducing Bobby Rice a Ensign Peter Kirk, nephew of the Captain. Written and Directed by David Gerrold. Teleplay by Carlos Pedraza. This episode was filmed in June of 2007.

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New Gods for Old
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6.90
263 votes

#13 - New Gods for Old

Sliders - Season 5 - Episode 5

Just before sliding out and escaping a small army, Mallory is shot with a laser beam and paralyzed. His only chance of walking again lies in a group of spiritual healers, but their cure could be much worse than being paralyzed.

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Levitation
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6.81
61 votes

#14 - Levitation

Tales from the Darkside - Season 1 - Episode 19

A teenager enraptured with magicians goes to a flee-bitten circus to seek out one of the greater: Kharma. However, Kharma now does cheap magic for the crowds, and none of the great illusions the teenager believes him capable of. When Kharma refuses to do them, the kid heckles him until Kharma relents and uses the boy as a subject for his greatest feat of levitation. However, Kharma dies of a heart attack, and the boy simply keeps on levitating...up into the sky and out of sight.

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Bem
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6.65
244 votes

#15 - Bem

Star Trek: The Animated Series - Season 2 - Episode 2

The U.S.S. Enterprise hosts Commander Ari bn Bem, an arrogant member of a neutral race from the newly-contacted planet Pandro. However, Bem endangers all of their lives when he conducts a test of suitability upon Kirk and Spock during an exploratory mission. This occurs on a planet of primitive natives under the guardianship of a noncorporeal being.

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Blood and Fire (2)
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6.30
103 votes

#16 - Blood and Fire (2)

Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II - Season 1 - Episode 5

Pursued and damaged by repeated Klingon attacks, the crew of the Enterprise must respond to the distress call from a Federation research ship. In a matter of hours the ship and crew will be consumed by a nearby star and the crew of the Enterprise will be consumed by an mysterious horror that threatens both ships as the Klingons watch and wait. Guest starring Evan Fowler and introducing Bobby Rice a Ensign Peter Kirk, nephew of the Captain. Written and Directed by David Gerrold. Teleplay by Carlos Pedraza.

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If the Shoes Fit...
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5.39
61 votes

#17 - If the Shoes Fit...

Tales from the Darkside - Season 1 - Episode 18

Fast-talking politician Bo Gumbs finds himself in serious trouble when he arrives for a meeting and waits at a nearby hotel.

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