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The Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast Season 1

Every episode of Beauty and the Beast Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast Season 1

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale...

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  1. Background image for Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
    8.0/10(259 votes)

    #1 - Once Upon a Time in the City of New York

    S1:E1

    Catherine Chandler comes from a rich family and works for her father’s law firm. After leaving a party early, she’s mistaken for someone else and is pulled into a van full of thugs. They slash her face and beat her up, then push her out of the van, leaving her for dead. A shadowy figure appears and carries her to secret set of forgotten tunnels below the city.

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  2. Background image for Terrible Savior
    7.3/10(153 votes)

    #2 - Terrible Savior

    S1:E2

    A subway slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. When Catherine finds out about the case she starts to suspect Vincent, as she remembers how he rescued her from the attackers in the safe house.

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  3. Background image for Siege
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    #3 - Siege

    S1:E3

    Catherine falls for megabucks developer, Elliot Birch. Elderly people are being thrown out of their homes.

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    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #4 - No Way Down

    S1:E4

    Vincent is blinded after an explosion and must escape a street gang that is holding him hostage. Once he is free he must find his way home.

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  5. Background image for Masques
    7.6/10(120 votes)

    #5 - Masques

    S1:E5

    Halloween night Vincent goes above to meet an Irish writer named Brigit O' Donnell. Halloween is the only night that Vincent is safe above. Catherine is at the same party. Eventually, they wind up spending the evening together as Catherine shows Vincent her world.

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    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Beast Within
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    #6 - Beast Within

    S1:E6

    Catherine has a nearly fatal confrontation with an ex-tunnel dweller, named Mitch Denton.

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    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Nor Iron Bars a Cage
    8.3/10(110 votes)

    #7 - Nor Iron Bars a Cage

    S1:E7

    Vincent is captured and held hostage by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

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  9. Background image for Song of Orpheus
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    #8 - Song of Orpheus

    S1:E8

    Father's past is revealed when he goes above for the first time in over thirty years to see a friend. When he gets to his friends office he finds his friend is dead. Father is then charged with murder.

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    8.1/10(97 votes)

    #9 - Dark Spirit

    S1:E9

    An investigation into the mysterious death of a wealthy business man leads Catherine into the world of voodoo. After her apartment is vandalized and she is terrorized, Vincent seeks the aid of Narcissa in an attempt to understand what is happening to Catherine.

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    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for A Children's Story
    8.5/10(105 votes)

    #10 - A Children's Story

    S1:E10

    Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage.

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    8.5/10(103 votes)

    #11 - An Impossible Silence

    S1:E11

    Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed.

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  13. Background image for Shades of Gray
    8.5/10(95 votes)

    #12 - Shades of Gray

    S1:E12

    Attempting to aid an injured child (Eric) in the Maze, a cave-in traps Vincent and Father. Catherine, after facing Elliott Burch, who has agreed to be a witness against an extortionist, senses something is wrong and rushes to the tunnels.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for China Moon
    8.2/10(102 votes)

    #13 - China Moon

    S1:E13

    "Romeo and Juliet" are in Chinatown. An angry Tong invades the tunnels with his army.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Alchemist
    8.5/10(100 votes)

    #14 - The Alchemist

    S1:E14

    Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.

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    8.1/10(83 votes)

    #15 - Temptation

    S1:E15

    Vincent and Catherine prepare gifts for the celebration of the anniversary of the day they met. Joe is distracted by a beautiful woman named, Erica Salvin.

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    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Promises of Someday
    8.4/10(88 votes)

    #16 - Promises of Someday

    S1:E16

    Vincent's foster brother, who is also Father's son, Devin, returns to the tunnels after a 20 year absence.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Down to a Sunless Sea
    8.5/10(87 votes)

    #17 - Down to a Sunless Sea

    S1:E17

    Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiancé resurfaces, and is behaving oddly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Fever
    8.0/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Fever

    S1:E18

    While exploring a section of the tunnels Mouse discovers a treasure ship. Cullen's greed brings strife.

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  20. Background image for To Reign in Hell
    8.4/10(93 votes)

    #19 - To Reign in Hell

    S1:E20

    Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.

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    8.5/10(91 votes)

    #20 - Ozymandias

    S1:E21

    Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for A Happy Life
    9.1/10(140 votes)

    #21 - A Happy Life

    S1:E22

    Catherine's pain about her fragmented life almost causes her to end her relationship with Vincent.

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    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Once Upon a Time in the City of New York" is the best rated episode of "Beauty and the Beast" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 259 votes. Directed by Richard Franklin and written by Ron Koslow, it aired on 9/25/1987. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Terrible Savior".