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The Worst 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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 9 - Strange Bedfellows
    5.6/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Strange Bedfellows

    S2:E9

    Titus faces tough competition for re-election when Elmo throws his hat into the ring. Constance has a tryst with Julio.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 4 - The Titus Tapes
    5.7/10(16 votes)

    #2 - The Titus Tapes

    S1:E4

    Titus bugs rooms above Lute-Mae's bar for the purpose of blackmail. Lane runs into an old acquaintance familiar with her unsavory past.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 6 - The Fish Fry
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #3 - The Fish Fry

    S1:E6

    With his popularity at an all-time low, Fielding fortifies himself with drink before an election speech at a fish fry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 15 - The Dedication
    5.7/10(14 votes)

    #4 - The Dedication

    S2:E15

    Julio proclaims his love for Constance to Field. Alicia eludes Eudora's guard and sees Skipper. Titus and Tyronne plot Truro's future in gambling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 9 - Trapped
    5.8/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Trapped

    S1:E9

    As Skipper prepares to leave Truro behind, his father is seriously injured in an accident that Skipper blames on himself.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 7 - The Election
    5.9/10(15 votes)

    #6 - The Election

    S1:E7

    As the election nears, Sam asks Elmo to endorse Fielding in the state-senate race.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 11 - To Catch A Thief
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #7 - To Catch A Thief

    S2:E11

    Julio is arrested for the theft of Constance's jewelry. Lane pressures Sam to marry. Tyronne takes Lute-Mae to the race track.

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 2 - The Victim
    6.1/10(16 votes)

    #8 - The Victim

    S2:E2

    Titus is reluctant to investigate when Lute-Mae is raped by the son of an influential Truro family.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 3 - The Substitute
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #9 - The Substitute

    S2:E3

    Fielding campaigns aggressively to renovate the barrio, until he learns the identity of the slumlord.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Flamingo Road Season 2 Episode 5 - The Stranger
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #10 - The Stranger

    S2:E5

    Lane is distressed by the appearance of her long-lost father. Tyronne plans to buy and then demolish the Cuban barrio.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hostages (2)
    6.3/10(21 votes)

    #11 - The Hostages (2)

    S1:E2

    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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  12. Flamingo Road Season 1 Episode 10 - Bad Girl
    6.3/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Bad Girl

    S1:E10

    A girl with a sordid past sets her sights on Skipper. Lane is terrified when an old acquaintance is killed in an "accident."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

    #17 - 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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  18. 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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  19. 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.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    #22 - Jealous Wife

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Fernando Lamas
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Strange Bedfellows" is the worst rated episode of "Flamingo Road". It scored 5.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/12/1982. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Titus Tapes".