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The Best Episodes of Flamingo Road Season 2

Every episode of Flamingo Road Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Flamingo Road Season 2!

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.

Genres:SoapDrama
Network:NBC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Flamingo Road" season 2 is "The Arrangement", rated 7.1/10 from 12 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Arrangement" aired on 11/3/1981 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Victim".

  • The Arrangement
    7.1/10 12 votes

    #1 - The Arrangement

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: The second season picks up where the first left off: Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Victim
    6.2/10 12 votes

    #2 - The Victim

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus is reluctant to investigate when Lute-Mae is raped by the son of an influential Truro family.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: N/A

  • The Substitute
    6.2/10 11 votes

    #3 - The Substitute

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field campaigns aggressively to renovate the barrio- until he learns the identity of the slum-lord.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: N/A

  • The Intruder
    7.1/10 11 votes

    #4 - The Intruder

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property; and Claude catches Field in a restaurant with another woman.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Joel Steiger

  • The Stranger
    6.2/10 12 votes

    #5 - The Stranger

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Lane is distressed by the appearance of her long-lost father; Tyronne plans to buy- then demolish- the Cuban barrio.

    Director: Stan Lathan

    Writer: N/A

  • The Powers That Be
    7.3/10 12 votes

    #6 - The Powers That Be

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne tries to gain Field's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career; and Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital

    Director: Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Foxes
    7.0/10 12 votes

    #7 - Little Foxes

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property; and Constance seeks the attention of Julio.

    Director: Alan Cooke

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Friends
    7.3/10 12 votes

    #8 - Old Friends

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strange Bedfellows
    5.9/10 11 votes

    #9 - Strange Bedfellows

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus faces tough competition for re-election when Elmo throws his hat into the ring; and Constance has a tryst with Julio.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heatwave
    7.4/10 10 votes

    #10 - Heatwave

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field has the mill's books audited; Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio; Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constance's natural mother; and Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.

    Director: Stan Lathan

    Writer: N/A

  • To Catch A Thief
    6.2/10 12 votes

    #11 - To Catch A Thief

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Julio is arrested for the theft of Constance's jewelry; Lane pressures Sam to marry; and Tyronne takes Lute-Mae to the race track.

    Director: Bill Duke

    Writer: N/A

  • The Explosion
    6.8/10 11 votes

    #12 - The Explosion

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Meanwhile, Sam and Lane elope.

    Director: Stan Lathan

    Writer: N/A

  • Chance of a Lifetime
    6.9/10 11 votes

    #13 - Chance of a Lifetime

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam marries Lane; Skipper's blindness could be permanent; and Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Trouble
    7.2/10 12 votes

    #14 - Double Trouble

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care; Constance has Julio spy on Field; and Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.

    Director: Bill Duke

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dedication
    5.9/10 11 votes

    #15 - The Dedication

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Julio proclaims his love for Constance to Field; Alicia eludes Eudora's guard and sees Skipper; and Titus and Tyronne plot Truro's future in gambling.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sins of the Fathers
    6.6/10 12 votes

    #16 - Sins of the Fathers

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: N/A

  • No Dice
    7.0/10 11 votes

    #17 - No Dice

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take a big step forward in their relationship.

    Director: Michael Preece

    Writer: N/A

  • The High and the Mighty
    7.6/10 12 votes

    #18 - The High and the Mighty

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/1982

    A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Nassau.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bad and the Beautiful
    6.8/10 13 votes

    #19 - The Bad and the Beautiful

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/13/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne uses voodoo to begin his destruction of the people of Truro- starting with his sister.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Eye For An Eye
    6.9/10 13 votes

    #20 - An Eye For An Eye

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/20/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Lute-Mae goes gunning for Tyronne; and Field makes a surprising political move to stop the gambling bill.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Harder They Fall
    7.2/10 11 votes

    #21 - The Harder They Fall

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne plots to drive Titus insane; Constance learns an awful truth; and gangsters are gunning for Sam.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder, They Said
    7.8/10 17 votes

    #22 - Murder, They Said

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: There's a surfeit of suspects when someone takes a shot at Tyronne.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A