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The Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast Season 1

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Network:CBS

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!

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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  • A Happy Life
    9.1/10(138)
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    #1 - A Happy Life

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 4/8/1988

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

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Children's Story
    8.6/10(102)
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    #2 - A Children's Story

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/4/1987

    Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage. Her investigation leads to the discovery of a child-selling scheme operated by the orphanage's owner and a thief who uses the children to steal for him. Catherine rescues a brother and sister (Eric and Ellie) and takes them to live in the tunnel world.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: N/A

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  • An Impossible Silence
    8.6/10(100)
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    #3 - An Impossible Silence

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/18/1987

    Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed. She goes above with Catherine, but is kidnapped by the real murderers, who are also police officers. Cuffed to a pipe in the basement of the murderer's house, Laura taps out an SOS, which is heard by Pascal and Vincent rescues her. She decides to return Above to live.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

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  • Shades of Gray
    8.5/10(93)
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    #4 - Shades of Gray

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/8/1988

    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. When her attempts to contact someone fail, she wanders the tunnels, tripping a trapdoor which sends her tumbling down to Mouse's quarters. He leads her to the others. Mouse can save Vincent and Father, but needs demolition supplies. Catherine goes back to Elliott Burch, who gives them to her, no questions asked. Mouse succeeds; Vincent and Father are freed. Father is much more understanding of Vincent and Catherine's relationship. Catherine tells Vincent she loves him and he watches her as she returns to her world.

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Alchemist
    8.5/10(99)
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    #5 - The Alchemist

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/22/1988

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

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

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  • Down to a Sunless Sea
    8.5/10(85)
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    #6 - Down to a Sunless Sea

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/19/1988

    Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiance resurfaces. He has all ready been in a mental institute and is very strange. Vincent has dreams of disaster connected to Catherine. He warns her but she thinks that he is paranoid or jealous. When trouble does come to her Vincent is right there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • To Reign in Hell
    8.5/10(91)
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    #7 - To Reign in Hell

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/18/1988

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

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  • Ozymandias
    8.5/10(89)
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    #8 - Ozymandias

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 4/1/1988

    Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch. This should halt the construction of his tower and also leave the tunnels as a safe place once again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Promises of Someday
    8.4/10(86)
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    #9 - Promises of Someday

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/12/1988

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

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: N/A

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  • Nor Iron Bars a Cage
    8.3/10(108)
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    #10 - Nor Iron Bars a Cage

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/13/1987

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

    Director: Thomas J. Wright, Ron Perlman

    Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

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  • Everything is Everything
    8.3/10(87)
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    #11 - Everything is Everything

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 3/4/1988

    After faking that Catherine hit him young Tony Ramos winds up living with Catherine. She tries to help him by talking to Vincent. Vincent tries to help as well. But it is Tony who winds up trying to reverse unjust banishment of his family before a Gypsy court.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: N/A

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  • China Moon
    8.2/10(100)
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    #12 - China Moon

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/15/1988

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Song of Orpheus
    8.1/10(95)
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    #13 - Song of Orpheus

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/20/1987

    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.

    Director: Peter Medak

    Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

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  • Dark Spirit
    8.1/10(94)
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    #14 - Dark Spirit

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/27/1987

    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. When the voodoo priest attempts to sacrifice Catherine, Vincent comes to her rescue, starting a fire when he pushes over the altar table. Mistaking Vincent for his god, the priest walks into the fire and is destroyed.

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: N/A

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  • Temptation
    8.1/10(81)
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    #15 - Temptation

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/5/1988

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

    Director: Gus Trikonis

    Writer: N/A

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  • Fever
    8.1/10(83)
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    #16 - Fever

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/26/1988

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

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

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  • Masques
    8.0/10(116)
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    #17 - Masques

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/30/1987

    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.

    Director: Alan Cooke

    Writer: N/A

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  • Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
    7.9/10(255)
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    #18 - Once Upon a Time in the City of New York

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/25/1987

    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.

    Director: Richard Franklin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Beast Within
    7.9/10(99)
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    #19 - Beast Within

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/6/1987

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

    Director: Paul Lynch

    Writer: N/A

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  • Siege
    7.5/10(135)
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    #20 - Siege

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/9/1987

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

    Director: Paul Lynch

    Writer: N/A

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  • Terrible Savior
    7.3/10(150)
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    #21 - Terrible Savior

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/2/1987

    A slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. He attacks on the subway. Most of his victims are older. 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. She talks to him about it. In a way this upsets him, but he tells her that it is not him. She is relieved when she finds out for sure that it is not him. Especially since the true culprit is a very unexpected source.

    Director: Alan Cooke

    Writer: N/A

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  • No Way Down
    7.2/10(121)
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    #22 - No Way Down

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/16/1987

    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.

    Director: Thomas J. Wright

    Writer: James Crocker

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Happy Life" is the best rated episode of "Beauty and the Beast" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by Victor Lobl and written by N/A, it aired on 4/8/1988. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "A Children's Story".