The Worst Episodes of Early Edition

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   7.0/10(7 votes)

   #1 - Baby

   S1:E310/12/1996

   Gary helps Chuck deliver twins in an elevator after Chicago has a blackout due to Gary's inability to stop street workers to keep a water pump turned off. Meanwhile, Gary keeps chasing for a mysterious blonde woman while his ex-wife attempts to get back together.

   Director:Randall Zisk

   Writer:Bob Brush

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   Director:Randall Zisk

   Writer:Bob Brush
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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Angels and Devils

   S2:E611/1/1997

   Sister Mary works with inner-city youths but begins to question her effectiveness and faith after witnessing too many young people ruin their lives through crime and violence. Gary tries to help her keep a young boy named Marcus on the straight and narrow path after his older brother, Kareem, is released from prison. Kareem has plans to tutor Marcus in the ways of crime and he has no patience for Gary's interference.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #3 - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog

   S1:E510/26/1996

   Lottery fever grips Chicago with the jackpot climbing every night. Meanwhile, Gary tries to understand why someone would want to steal the Mayor's dog.

   Director:Susan Seidelman

   Writers:Bob Brush, John Romano

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   Director:Susan Seidelman

   Writers:Bob Brush, John Romano
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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Home Groan

   S3:E215/1/1999

   While Gary is able to prevent a robbery attempt by the dangerous criminals, he is unable to convince the local sheriff that the convicts are hiding out in his little town. It turns out that Joe is an envious old high-school classmate of Gary's who decides to throw him in jail for causing a raucous. While behind bars, Gary reads in the paper that his mother will be killed by the convicts. When he's unable to convince Joe to stop by his parents house to prevent the impending tragedy, Gary's dad, Bernie, comes to his rescue and they both rush to save Gary's mom.

   Director:Scott Paulin

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Scott Paulin

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Play It Again Sammo

   S3:E225/8/1999

   Gary does his usual routine to help others, and finds himself involved with the robbery of an ancient Chinese helmet that was stolen from LA. Detective Sammo Law from the Los Angeles police department is in Chicago looking for the missing helmet. After investigating Gary's involvement with the case, Sammo and Gary find out Gary accidentally bought the helmet as a piece of an art decoration object. Unfortunately the helmet is stolen again, forcing Sammo and Gary to team up to get it back, while trying to stop the man who stole it and his niece from being murdered by international smugglers who want the helmet.

   Director:Gary Nelson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Gary Nelson

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Hoops

   S1:E611/2/1996

   Gary tries to stop a popular basket-baller with a medical condition from risking his life on the court.

   Director:Rick Rosenthal

   Writer:Bob Brush

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   Director:Rick Rosenthal

   Writer:Bob Brush
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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Dad

   S1:E225/3/1997

   Gary's father, Bernie, temporarily moves in with his son after his wife kicks him out. After learning about the paper, and enjoying helping others, Bernie decides to stay permanently.

   Director:Randall Zisk

   Writer:Bob Brush

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   Director:Randall Zisk

   Writer:Bob Brush
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   7.6/10(9 votes)

   #8 - Pilot

   S1:E19/28/1996

   After being kicked out of his house by his wife, Gary Hobson is forced to move into a hotel room. It's a regular Monday morning - apart from a mysterious newspaper that is delivered to his door by an even more mysterious orange cat. At first, Gary doesn't pay much attention to the newspaper but, after a while, he realises that it isn't a regular newspaper, it's tomorrow's.

   Director:Michael Dinner

   Writer:Bob Brush

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   Director:Michael Dinner

   Writer:Bob Brush
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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #9 - The Paper

   S1:E410/19/1996

   While searching for answers about the paper, Gary becomes involved with a reporter who is suspicious of his apparent knowledge of a certain story.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - The Wrong Man

    S1:E1012/7/1996

    Gary has to stop a man from his old office from killing himself. Marcia visits him with the news that she's getting married. She won't reveal the identity of her soon-to-be husband, but Gary finds out it's Phil Pritchard, his old jerky boss. Gary is not happy about it and a series of accidents make it look like he's trying to purposely hurt Pritchard and get in the way of their wedding. When the paper brings the headline that Pritchard is going to be murdered, Gary refuses to help him, but Chuck convinces him to do so. He also must stop Sam (the office mailboy for the past 9 years) from killing Pritchard.

    Director:David Hugh Jones

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:David Hugh Jones

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Christmas

    S1:E1112/21/1996

    Gary has to stop a bomb from killing 20 ice skaters on a park. He goes to Det. Crumb for help, who still doesn't quite believe Gary. The headline on the paper changes to a department store, but still the bomber seems to be ahead of them. Meanwhile, Chuck is arrested for not paying 106 parking tickets. In his cell there's a man who thinks he's Santa, and he convinces Chuck to escape from jail and steal a car to deliver the gifts.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Bob Brush

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    Writer:Bob Brush
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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Frostbit

    S1:E121/11/1997

    It's 20 below zero in Chicago but Gary still has to rescue people around the city, even if the paper doesn't bring any important news. Plus, Chuck temporarily moves in to Gary's place after the heat in his place goes down, which is just another reason for Gary to be out of the house. He keeps running into a homeless kid, who is later featured in paper saying he froze to death. Now Gary has to find the kid, who got stuck under a pipe of an abandoned building. They both get locked there after the door is blocked, and now they rely on Chuck to save them from freezing to death.

    Director:Unknown

    Writers:Bob Brush, Deborah Joy LeVine

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    Writers:Bob Brush, Deborah Joy LeVine
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    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Choice

    S1:E210/5/1996

    Gary must choose between stopping a fatal plane crash or saving the life of one girl.

    Director:Michael Dinner

    Writers:Bob Brush, John Romano

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    Director:Michael Dinner

    Writers:Bob Brush, John Romano
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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Wedding

    S2:E310/11/1997

    McGinty's is asked to cater the wedding of Gary's ex-girlfriend, his high school sweetheart. Her romantic feelings are still somewhat directed at Gary, and what's worse, her father has been under police's witness protection for three weeks and the paper warns of criminal and violent actions at the wedding.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Downsized

    S2:E510/25/1997

    Gary and Chuck must stop an old friend of theirs from their former job from having fatal plastic surgery to impress his girlfriend and enhance his career.

    Director:Mel Damski

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Mel Damski

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Fourth Carpathian

    S2:E174/18/1998

    Gary's parents receive the paper when Gary is trapped in an absndoned theater trying to save a monkey. Gary's parents and Crumb accidentally bring together a family of Letonian trapeze artists in Chicago.

    Director:Gary Nelson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gary Nelson

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Quality of Mercy

    S2:E184/25/1998

    The paper sends Gary to save a man, John Hernandez, from getting killed in a road accident. After doing that, the paper changes and it states that Hernandez is going to kill Rachel Stone, the prosecutor who sent him to prison. Gary can't help but wonder why the paper sent him on such an errand. Gary then goes to the courthouse to stop Hernandez; Hernandez gets away and Gary is arrested and brought to Ms. Stone. When he tries to warn her about Hernandez; she doesn't believe him because Gary won't reveal the source of his information. Hernandez gets away by knocking Chuck out and taking his car. While Gary waits at the hospital, the paper now says that Hernandez is going to try again this time at her home. Gary goes there and gets him and Ms. Stone taken as hostage.

    Director:Fisher Stevens

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Hot Time in Old Town

    S2:E215/16/1998

    Gary reads in the paper that a pylon at a construction site drops and knocks over a nearby building killing thousands. He goes to try and prevent it from happening only to get knocked out and wakes up 2 days before the Great Chicago Fire. He meets Morris, who looks like Chuck. He also meets Jesse, a young boy who is the brother of a woman, Elanor, who is a singer at a saloon, and looks exactly like Marissa, and is a victim of racism. Gary must help Jessee and Elanor, and try to stop the fire from happening.

    Director:Gary Nelson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gary Nelson

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Blackout

    S3:E19/26/1998

    During a blackout in Chicago, Marissa attempts to save two trapped teenagers.

    Director:Gary Nelson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gary Nelson

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - A Horse Is a Horse

    S3:E310/10/1998

    After Henry witnesses Gary rescue a clown from a falling bucket, nothing can stop the child from finding out about the paper. However, Henry misuses the information contained within the paper, but things get worse when Henry's father sees his child's "gift" as a way to make a quick buck.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Lt. Hobson, USN

    S3:E410/17/1998

    To stop an explosion, Gary poses as a Navy Lieutenant, but before he can get off the base, he attracts the attention of an admiral who wants Gary to take his daughter to a dance. However, things don't go as planned and Gary ends up imprisoned in a Naval Jail. Worse yet, Gary receives the paper while in jail and learns that McGinty's is going to blow up.

    Director:Mel Damski

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Mel Damski

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - In Gary We Trust

    S3:E911/21/1998

    Gary is in danger after preventing a spa worker from being shot in the sauna. Turns out that the people who were going to kill him are mobsters and the spa worker is actually an FBI agent working on a case to bring the mobsters down.

    Director:Ian Barry

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ian Barry

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Number One with a Bullet

    S3:E162/20/1999

    Marissa's old friend, Julius aka C-Roc, is in town for a cd signing and Gary has to prevent him from being killed.

    Director:David Petrarca

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:David Petrarca

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Pinch Hitters

    S3:E204/17/1999

    Gary tries to prevent an accident involving a rare monkey, but he gets bitten by the animal and is forced into quarantine until it can be determined whether or not he has contracted a rare disease. In the meantime, Gary enlists Marissa's help in preventing the elderly man from being injured in a variety of dangerous mishaps. With the help of her new boyfriend, Emmet, she attempts to save the man.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Take Me out to the Ballgame

    S4:E310/9/1999

    After Gary reads that Pedro Mendoza, a rookie pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, is going to pitch a no-hitter. Chuck convinces him to attend the game. But when Chuck inadvertently changes the course of the day's events by taking a cab meant for the ballplayer, the story is replaced by an item about the pitcher being injured while on his way to Wrigley Field. After preventing Pedro's impending accident, Gary races to protect a restaurant owner from being seriously injured by a loan shark. When it turns out that the man is Pedro's brother, Gary and Chuck find themselves in the middle of another potential tragedy. They read that the brother will be killed and the ballplayer's arm will be broken by the menacing thugs. With only a few hours left, the duo must try to save the day so Pedro can pitch the game and still make the history books.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Unknown