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The Worst Episodes of Antiques Roadshow

Every episode of Antiques Roadshow ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Antiques Roadshow!

Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of...
Genre:Documentary
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Chicago, Illinois" is the worst rated episode of "Antiques Roadshow". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/1997. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Seattle, Washington".

  • Chicago, Illinois
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    #1 - Chicago, Illinois

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1997

    Appraisals include a 19th-century kaleidoscope; a calendar watch dated circa 1640; a Women's Professional League baseball. Also: a woman learns that the vase she bought from an antiques dealer is a replica. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Seattle, Washington
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    #2 - Seattle, Washington

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/1997

    From Seattle: Items appraised include a Confederate sword; a painting by an Aboriginal artist; three handcarved pottery pieces; a series of letters written by Gen. W.T. Sherman after the Civil War.

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  • Denver, Colorado
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    #3 - Denver, Colorado

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/1997

    Appraisals from Denver include a silver tea set made in 1871 and believed to have been a gift from the Czar of Russia; a Li'l Abner toy that sold for $2.59 in 1945; a sword dating back to the Revolutionary War. Host: Chris Jussel

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  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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    #4 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1997

    Appraisals include a 16th-century Milanese parade helmet that the owner discovered in her parents' attic. Also: a Gibson mandola; a document written by Abraham Lincoln; a Colonial mug made by a renowned Boston silversmith.

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  • San Antonio, Texas
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    #5 - San Antonio, Texas

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/1997

    Appraisals include dueling pistols; a doll; and a pocket watch said to have belonged to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Southfield, Michigan
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    #6 - Southfield, Michigan

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/1997

    From Michigan: Appraisals include a Duncan Phyfe sewing table-desk; an 1867 watercolor by Carl Haag; a pre-1850 carved green limestone necklace. Also: a visit to the Henry Ford Museum. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
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    #7 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/1997

    From Minnesota: Appraisals include a stuffed bear manufactured by Steiff; a flag from the 1901 Pan American Exposition with an interesting history; an Oriental rug. Also: a woman learns that the ceramic figures she purchased in China are replicas.

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  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
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    #8 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/1997

    Appraisals from Albuquerque include a 1498 etching by printmaker Albrecht Durer; a banjo with mother-of-pearl inlay played by the owner's father during the 1930s; a pie safe circa 1870; a Chippendale slant-front desk.

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  • Concord, Massachusetts
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    #9 - Concord, Massachusetts

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/1997

    Appraisals from Concord, Mass., include a needlepoint sampler that records six generations of a Massachusetts family; a highboy; a 19th-century Loetz vase that the owner's mother bought for $5 at a yard sale; a Swiss music box made in 1818.

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  • College Park, Maryland
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    #10 - College Park, Maryland

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/10/1997

    Appraisals include two rare and valuable quilts; a thank-you letter written by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; handpainted French vases; a walnut pie safe with an unusual eagle motif. Also: a segment on African-American memorabilia. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Kansas City, Missouri
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    #11 - Kansas City, Missouri

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/17/1997

    Appraisals from Kansas City, Mo., include a Thomas Hart Benton painting; Tiffany vases purchased in the 1950s; an 18th-century cedar chair made in Bermuda; a collection of rare pin-back buttons; a photo collection of members of a Civil War regiment.

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  • Durham, North Carolina
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    #12 - Durham, North Carolina

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/24/1997

    Appraisals include autographed photographs of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley; a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth; an 18th-century table; Glenn Miller memorabilia; a schoolbook dated 1819. Also: a gun collector learns the truth about some of his pieces. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Greenwich, Connecticut
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    #13 - Greenwich, Connecticut

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/1997

    Appraisals include a Civil War sword; a single-action Colt revolver; a Hepplewhite card table; a 1936 New York Yankees home-run baseball autographed by several prominent players; two Kewpie dolls; a Masonic watch.

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  • Secaucus, N.J.
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    #14 - Secaucus, N.J.

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/1998

    Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Secaucus, N.J., include a card table from the late 1700s; a Thomas Edison electric pen; two framed documents written by Ernest Hemingway. Host: Chris Jussel.

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    #15 - Secaucus, N.J.

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/1998

    Conclusion. Appraisals from Secaucus, N.J., include five Tiffany vases; several books signed by Benjamin Franklin; and a hand-carved, wooden cake board dating to the early 19th century. Chris Jussel hosts.

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  • Cincinnati, Ohio
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    #16 - Cincinnati, Ohio

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/1998

    Appraisals from Cincinnati include a set of original illustrations for the Dick and Jane reading primers dating from 1965. Also: a hall stand made in Switzerland; a vase.

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  • Atlanta
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    #17 - Atlanta

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/1998

    Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Atlanta include a letter written by Abraham Lincoln in 1841; a complete set of dental instruments made in 1849; three painted tiles bought at a yard sale for $1 each. Host: Chris Jussel.

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    #18 - Atlanta

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/1998

    Conclusion. Appraisals in Atlanta include an original Confederate flag; a 1959 Congressional yearbook containing the signatures of several Presidents, including John F. Kennedy; a desk made in China in the early 1800s. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • San Francisco
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    #19 - San Francisco

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/1998

    Part 1 of two. Appraisals from San Francisco include a sculpture of a ram; an Eskimo hunting helmet decorated with ivory; a collection of more than 40 souvenir spoons. Also: a segment on collecting concert posters. Host: Chris Jussel.

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    #20 - San Francisco

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/1998

    Conclusion. Appraisals from San Francisco include a collection of movie memorabilia, along with a wig worn by silent actor Hank Mann in his role as a Keystone Cop. Also: a German Oriental doll made in the 1920s; a set of 18th-century Nativity figures. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Pittsburgh
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    #21 - Pittsburgh

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/23/1998

    Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Pittsburgh include a parasol that had been used in Queen Victoria's coronation ceremonies in 1837; a silver libation set given to the governor of Maryland during the Civil War; and two silver meat-carving sets. Host: Chris Jussel.

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    #22 - Pittsburgh

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/1998

    Conclusion. Appraisals from Pittsburgh include a Gibson guitar; a tenor saxhorn circa 1860; and a document box that illustrates Pennsylvania German artwork. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Dallas, Texas
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    #23 - Dallas, Texas

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/6/1998

    Appraisals from Dallas include a piece of 19th-century folk art designed to scare away crows; a tricorn hat unearthed in a landfill that is now part of lower Manhattan; a Tiffany vase made around the turn of the century. Host: Chris Jussel.

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  • Phoenix
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    #24 - Phoenix

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/1998

    Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Phoenix include the original "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus" letter written in 1897; a wooden spice cabinet made in 1780; a table clock dating from the Industrial Revolution. Host: Chris Jussel.

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    #25 - Phoenix

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/20/1998

    Conclusion. Appraisals from Phoenix include a Tiffany lamp; a “Hogan's Heroes” lunch box; a dragonfly brooch. Host: Chris Jussel.

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