7.5/1055 votes#1 - The Celebration
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/20/1985
The Colbys return from Denver to their home in Bel Air, California, where Jason Colby holds a press conference regarding the pipeline venture between his company, Colby Enterprises, and Denver-Carrington. Jason's wife, Sable, however, is upset that Jason's sister, Constance, has turned over her shares in the family company to her estranged nephew, Jeff, rather than to Jason and Sable's three children. Jason, meanwhile, shares a secret with Constance- he's dying. Later, Jason learns his business rival Zachary Powers is trying to muscle in on his deal with Denver-Carrington. Constance, meanwhile, contacts Jeff's estranged mother, Francesca, in London and asks her to reunite with the son she abandoned as a child and a reluctant Francesca agrees. Constance then pays a secret visit to her lover, a rancher named Hutch, while keeping her true identity a secret from him. Jeff arrives in California to claim his share of the family empire- and also to find his long-missing, presumed-dead ex-w
Director: Jerome Courtland
Writer: William Bast
7.9/1050 votes#2 - Conspiracy of Silence
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/1985
After Miles introduces his new bride ""Randall"" to the family, Jeff is stunned when Fallon doesn't recognize him. Battle lines are immediately drawn between Miles and Jeff after Jeff reveals Randall's true identity. Constance calls in a psychiatrist to treat Fallon, who suggests the family accept her as Randall and not force her memory. Jeff calls Fallon's father, Blake, who flies to California to see her. However, when Fallon doesn't recognize him either, Blake entrusts Jason and Constance with looking out for Fallon before returning to Denver. Jeff has a chilly reunion with his mother, Francesca, as he's still bitter over her abandonment of him as a child. Francesca then reunites with her sister Sable and, later, with Jason, with whom she was once close. Jason's business rival, Zachary Powers, conveniently runs into Sable twice and hits on her, but she rejects his advances. A dying Jason tries to resolve his conflict with son Miles, to no avail. Jeff gets to know ""Randall"" better, the
Director: Jerome Courtland, Curtis Harrington
Writer: N/A
7.2/1047 votes#3 - Moment of Truth
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/1985
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Director: Nancy Malone
Writer: William Bast
7.6/1049 votes#4 - Family Album
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/1985
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Director: Don Medford
Writer: N/A
7.4/1048 votes#5 - Shadow of the Past
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/1985
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Director: Harry Falk
Writer: N/A
6.9/1048 votes#6 - A House Divided
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/1985
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Director: Don Medford
Writer: N/A
7.7/1045 votes#7 - The Reunion
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/26/1985
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Director: Jerome Courtland
Writer: N/A
7.7/1045 votes#8 - Fallen Idol
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/1986
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Director: Harry Falk
Writer: Oliver Clark
7.9/1043 votes#9 - The Letter
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/1986
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Director: Don Medford
Writer: N/A
7.0/1045 votes#10 - The Turning Point
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/1986
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Director: Gwen Arner
Writer: Charles Pratt, Jr.
7.5/1040 votes#11 - Thursday's Child
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/1986
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Director: Kim Friedman
Writer: N/A
7.4/1038 votes#12 - The Pact
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/1986
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Director: Harry Falk
Writer: N/A
7.5/1039 votes#13 - Fallon's Choice
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/1986
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Director: Curtis Harrington
Writer: N/A
7.9/1039 votes#14 - The Trial
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/1986
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Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Don Roos
7.7/1039 votes#15 - Burden of Proof
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/1986
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Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer: N/A
7.7/1038 votes#16 - My Father's House
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/1986
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Director: Curtis Harrington
Writer: N/A
7.4/1041 votes#17 - The Outcast
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/1986
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Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Don Roos
7.8/1041 votes#18 - The Wedding
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/1986
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Director: Harry Falk, Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
7.3/1038 votes#19 - The Honeymoon
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/1986
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Director: Gwen Arner
Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
7.5/1038 votes#20 - Double Jeopardy
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/1986
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Director: Harry Falk
Writer: N/A
7.6/1037 votes#21 - A Family Affair
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/17/1986
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Director: Jerome Courtland
Writer: N/A
7.7/1038 votes#22 - The Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/1/1986
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Director: Harry Falk
Writer: N/A
7.5/1041 votes#23 - Anniversary Waltz
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/1986
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Director: Kim Friedman
Writer: N/A
8.1/1049 votes#24 - Checkmate
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/1986
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Director: Harry Falk
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Colbys Season 1
Every episode of The Colbys Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbys Season 1!
The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. Produced by Aaron...
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Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Celebration" is the best rated episode of "The Colbys" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 55 votes. Directed by Jerome Courtland and written by William Bast, it aired on 11/20/1985. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Conspiracy of Silence".