7.8/1057 votesLoading...#1 - Uncle George
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/1981
A poor couple (Claude Akins, June Lockhart) try to find someone to pose as their late uncle, whose pension they can't afford to lose.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
7.6/1059 votesLoading...#2 - Siege of 31 August
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/1981
A farmer (Ronny Cox) is tormented by his memories of war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.
Director: Peter Crane
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
7.4/1050 votesLoading...#3 - Closed Circuit
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/27/1981
A TV newsman (Robert Webber) finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Alan Brennert
7.2/1043 votesLoading...#4 - Make Up
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/1981
A magic makeup case transforms a loser (Billy Crystal) into a winner.
Director: Curtis Harrington
Writer: N/A
7.0/1059 votesLoading...#5 - The Bogeyman Will Get You
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/4/1981
A teenager (Quinn Cummings) believes she's discovered a vampire (Randolph Powell).
Director: John McPherson
Writer: Robert Bloch
6.8/1059 votesLoading...#6 - Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/1981
A man (Lawrence Pressman) discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.
Director: Paul Lynch
Writer: N/A
6.8/1041 votesLoading...#7 - The Partnership
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/25/1981
An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.
Director: John McPherson
Writer: Christopher Crowe
6.6/1043 votesLoading...#8 - Needlepoint
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/1981
A woman (Esther Rolle) uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.
Director: Paul Lynch
Writer: N/A
6.6/1039 votesLoading...#9 - A Quiet Funeral
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/1981
A quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.
Director: Curtis Harrington
Writer: Robert Bloch
6.6/1047 votesLoading...#10 - Catnip
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/25/1981
A ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat.
Director: Jeffrey Bloom
Writer: Robert Bloch
6.4/1037 votesLoading...#11 - Guillotine
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1982
A 19th-century Frenchwoman tries to save her lover from the guillotine.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Peter Allan Fields
6.4/1040 votesLoading...#12 - Exit Line
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1982
An aspiring actor (Stan Shaw) takes revenge on an acerbic critic (Samantha Eggar).
Director: Peter Crane
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
6.3/1037 votesLoading...#13 - Lost in Translation
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1982
An archaeology professor (Andrew Prine) seeks power over others through a magic formula.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
6.3/1038 votesLoading...#14 - Who's There?
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1982
A husband (Michael Lembeck) sets a trap for his unfaithful wife (Dianne Kay).
Director: Paul Lynch
Writer: Brian Clemens
6.3/1038 votesLoading...#15 - The Rarest of Wines
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1982
Son (Henry Polic II) is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.
Director: Peter Crane
Writer: Gerald K. Siegel
5.8/1040 votesLoading...#16 - Daisies
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/25/1981
A filandering botanist develops a machine that reads the thoughts of daisies. His wife, finding out from the daisies about the affair with his assistant, shoots him to death.
Director: Paul Lynch
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
The Best Episodes of Darkroom
Every episode of Darkroom ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Darkroom!
Darkroom is an American television thriller series which ABC transmitted from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Uncle George" is the best rated episode of "Darkroom". It scored 7.8/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by Rick Rosenthal and written by Peter S. Fischer, it aired on 12/4/1981. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Siege of 31 August".