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The Best Episodes of Flamingo Road

Every episode of Flamingo Road ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Flamingo Road!

The Best Episodes of Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980,...
  1. 7.8/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Murder, They Said

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    S2:E22

    Courtesy of TV Guide: There's a surfeit of suspects when someone takes a shot at Tyronne.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.6/10(14 votes)

    #2 - The High and the Mighty

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    S2:E18

    A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Nassau.

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Hurricane

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    S1:E15

    Courtesy of TV Guide: The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.4/10(14 votes)

    #4 - The Powers That Be

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    S2:E6

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne tries to gain Field's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career; and Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital

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    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.4/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Heatwave

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    S2:E10

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field has the mill's books audited; Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio; Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constance's natural mother; and Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.

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    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.4/10(13 votes)

    #6 - The Harder They Fall

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    S2:E21

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne plots to drive Titus insane; Constance learns an awful truth; and gangsters are gunning for Sam.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.3/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Secrets

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    S1:E11

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance; and a killer is tracking Lane.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.3/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Old Friends

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    S2:E8

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.

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    Director:N/A
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  10. 7.2/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Double Trouble

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    S2:E14

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care; Constance has Julio spy on Field; and Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.

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    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.1/10(15 votes)

    #10 - A Mother's Revenge

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    S1:E5

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again; and Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.

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    Director:N/A
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  12. 7.1/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Intruder

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    S2:E4

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property; and Claude catches Field in a restaurant with another woman.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
  13. 7.0/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Jealous Wife

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    S1:E8

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance finds Fielding and Lane locked in an embrace and asks Titus to run Lane out of town.

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  14. 7.0/10(14 votes)

    #13 - The Arrangement

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    S2:E1

    Courtesy of TV Guide: The second season picks up where the first left off: Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.

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    Director:N/A
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  15. 7.0/10(12 votes)

    #14 - No Dice

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    S2:E17

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take a big step forward in their relationship.

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  16. 7.0/10(15 votes)

    #15 - The Bad and the Beautiful

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    S2:E19

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne uses voodoo to begin his destruction of the people of Truro- starting with his sister.

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    Director:N/A
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  17. 7.0/10(15 votes)

    #16 - An Eye For An Eye

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    S2:E20

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Lute-Mae goes gunning for Tyronne; and Field makes a surprising political move to stop the gambling bill.

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    Director:N/A
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  18. 6.9/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Little Foxes

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    S2:E7

    Courtesy of TV Guide: On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property; and Constance seeks the attention of Julio.

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    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:N/A
  19. 6.8/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Illicit Weekend

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    S1:E3

    Newly married Fielding, who is running for the state senate, takes his mistress, Lane Ballou, to a campaign speech with him in Tallahassee.

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    Director:John Newland
    Writer:N/A
  20. 6.8/10(16 votes)

    #19 - They Drive By Night

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    S1:E12

    Courtesy of TV Guide: A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane; and Field is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.

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  21. 6.8/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Chance of a Lifetime

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    S2:E13

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam marries Lane; Skipper's blindness could be permanent; and Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.

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  22. 6.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Hell Hath No Fury

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    S1:E13

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.7/10(13 votes)

    #22 - The Explosion

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    S2:E12

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Meanwhile, Sam and Lane elope.

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    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:N/A
  24. 6.6/10(21 votes)

    #23 - The Hostages (1)

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    S1:E1

    In the series premiere, Fielding Carlyle, the deputy sheriff of Truro County, takes his new bride, the wealthy Contance Weldon, on a honeymoon yacht cruise. But they are taken hostage by a drug smuggler, who was double-crossed by Fielding's boss and mentor- the corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple.

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    Director:N/A
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  25. 6.6/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Bad Chemistry

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    S1:E14

    Courtesy of TV Guide: A chemical leak threatens to close down the mill and could impoverish the town unless Field persuades the state senate to allow them more time for a clean up.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:N/A
  26. 6.6/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Sins of the Fathers

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    S2:E16

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Murder, They Said" is the best rated episode of "Flamingo Road". It scored 7.8/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/4/1982. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The High and the Mighty".