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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!

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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, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a

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    Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 22 - Murder, They Said
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Murder, They Said

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 15 - Hurricane
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Hurricane

    S1:E15

    The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 18 - The High and the Mighty
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #3 - The High and the Mighty

    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.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 6 - The Powers That Be
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #4 - The Powers That Be

    S2:E6

    Tyronne tries to gain Fielding's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career. Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 10 - Heatwave
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Heatwave

    S2:E10

    Fielding 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. Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 21 - The Harder They Fall
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #6 - The Harder They Fall

    S2:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 11 - Secrets
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Secrets

    S1:E11

    Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance. A killer is tracking Lane.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 8 - Old Friends
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Old Friends

    S2:E8

    Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 14 - Double Trouble
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Double Trouble

    S2:E14

    Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care. Constance has Julio spy on Field. Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 5 - A Mother's Revenge
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #10 - A Mother's Revenge

    S1:E5

    Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again. Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 4 - The Intruder
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #11 - The Intruder

    S2:E4

    Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property. Claude catches Fielding in a restaurant with another woman.

    Director:Paul Stanley

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  13. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 8 - Jealous Wife
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Jealous Wife

    S1:E8

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

    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 1 - The Arrangement
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #13 - The Arrangement

    S2:E1

    Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 17 - No Dice
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #14 - No Dice

    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.

    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 19 - The Bad and the Beautiful
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #15 - The Bad and the Beautiful

    S2:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 20 - An Eye For An Eye
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #16 - An Eye For An Eye

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 7 - Little Foxes
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Little Foxes

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 3 - Illicit Weekend
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Illicit Weekend

    S1:E3

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

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 12 - They Drive By Night
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #19 - They Drive By Night

    S1:E12

    A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane. Fielding is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.

    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 13 - Chance of a Lifetime
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Chance of a Lifetime

    S2:E13

    Sam marries Lane. Skipper's blindness could be permanent. Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 1 - The Hostages (1)
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #21 - The Hostages (1)

    S1:E1

    Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 13 - Hell Hath No Fury
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Hell Hath No Fury

    S1:E13

    Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 14 - Bad Chemistry
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Bad Chemistry

    S1:E14

    A chemical leak threatens to close down the mill and could impoverish the town unless Fielding persuades the state senate to allow them more time for a clean up.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 12 - The Explosion
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #24 - The Explosion

    S2:E12

    Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Sam and Lane elope.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 16 - Sins of the Fathers
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Sins of the Fathers

    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.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Murder, They Said" is the best rated episode of "Flamingo Road". It scored 7.6/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/4/1982. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hurricane".