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The Best Episodes of Freddy's Nightmares Season 1

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Every episode of Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Freddy's Nightmares Season 1!

The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of...
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
5.9
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  • Sister's Keeper
    6.7/10(200)
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    #1 - Sister's Keeper

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/20/1988

    In this follow-up to ""No More Mr. Nice Guy"", Freddy continues to stalk the last remaining Elm Street children by going after the Blocker twins.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Art of Death
    6.5/10(100)
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    #2 - The Art of Death

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 3/12/1989

    Jack meets a man named The Phantom who says he was created by Jack through his drawings. The Phantom gets Jack to draw events that he wish could happen, and then they do. Jack try's to get the girl he likes in school, but it all goes wrong. The second half is about Joan living with her severe case of closterfobia. Her nightmares get a little out of hand and ends deadly all thanks to our freind freddy.

    Director: Ken Wiederhorn

    Writer: N/A

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  • Safe Sex
    6.5/10(125)
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    #3 - Safe Sex

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 5/28/1989

    A teenager is in love with a goth girl who is obsessed with Freddy Krueger. The teenager is soon plagued with dreams involving Freddy. The second half is about the goth girl having nightmares about Freddy, who she soon learns there's nothing great about Freddy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David J. Schow

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  • No More Mr. Nice Guy
    6.4/10(440)
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    #4 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 10/9/1988

    Tonights episode is all about a fellow who decides that the best way to get ahead is to stomp on everyone in his path.

    Director: Tobe Hooper

    Writer: David Ehrman, Michael De Luca, Rhet Topham

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  • Freddy's Tricks and Treats
    6.4/10(242)
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    #5 - Freddy's Tricks and Treats

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/30/1988

    It's Halloween and the students are having a blast at the costume party over at Springwood College. Marsha would rather study than party however. Someone wants to be her study friend and soon Marsha starts to have nightmares. Her dead crazy grandmother comes back to life, Marsha's boyfriend is killed and soon she finds herself in the hands of Freddy Krueger. She tries to escape by going to a dream clinic where dreams are recorded only to find out that there is no escape from Freddy.

    Director: Ken Wiederhorn

    Writer: N/A

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  • Love Stinks
    6.2/10(119)
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    #6 - Love Stinks

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/26/1989

    A deeply disturbed girl sets her sights on a teenage boy which leads to a horde of terrible nightmares. Max must work for his uncle's pizza restraunt and discovers a shocking secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Missing Persons
    6.2/10(98)
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    #7 - Missing Persons

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 5/7/1989

    Our freind Freddy return in another fun fill ride. Gina is faced with her childhood past while babysitting. Is about a man who is tired of his life so on his way to work he imagines that he's someone else. But when his fantasy of being another person is over, he finds that it's more real than he thought.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Light At the End of the Tunnel
    6.2/10(86)
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    #8 - The Light At the End of the Tunnel

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 5/14/1989

    Michael, a man in his thirties who is dead scared of the dark. All that has to change when he starts work, fixing pipes in the dark sewers.A sleazy video store owner who gets his, by reliving nightmares without the possibility of ever waking up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Judy Miller, Come On Down
    6.0/10(178)
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    #9 - Judy Miller, Come On Down

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 11/6/1988

    Judy Miller wants more than anything to win the lottery. Her obsession is challenged when a housekeeper comes to warn her about her greed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Killer Instinct
    5.9/10(261)
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    #10 - Killer Instinct

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/23/1988

    Chris Ketchum wants to be the best runner on her track team just like her mother was. Her coach gives her a talisman that once belonged to her mother. Soon Chris discovers that whatever she imagines becomes reality.

    Director: Mick Garris

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mother's Day
    5.9/10(158)
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    #11 - Mother's Day

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/27/1988

    Billy has just moved into the old Krueger house. He falls for a pretty teenage girl who convinces him to throw a party while his parents are away. The girl's mother is being harassed by a mysterious caller on the radio.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: David Ehrman

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  • Black Tickets
    5.9/10(153)
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    #12 - Black Tickets

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 2/5/1989

    Rick and Miranda are teenage lovers who leave Springwood. Their car stalls so they check into a hotel, but the hotel is run by sadistic hicks. Also Miranda is pregnant but is trying to hold down her job.

    Director: George Kaczender

    Writer: N/A

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  • Do Dreams Bleed
    5.8/10(154)
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    #13 - Do Dreams Bleed

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/8/1989

    A mysterious killer called The Chopper is terrorizing Springwood using an ax to kill his victims. High school student John Warring witnesses the latest murder and starts having nightmares about the killer. His girlfriend starts to do a little investigation on The Chopper

    Director: Dwight H. Little

    Writer: N/A

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  • The End of the World
    5.8/10(132)
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    #14 - The End of the World

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/15/1989

    As a child, Amy was in a terrible car accident that claimed the life of her mother. She is haunted by nightmares of that tragic event. She soon learns that her dreams are a way of changing the past. Amy is also haunted by visions of a deadly holocaust.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Identity Crisis
    5.8/10(92)
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    #15 - Identity Crisis

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 5/21/1989

    Buddy Powers is having a hard time dealing with his son and new boss.Both of them value money and Buddy values peace and love. Buddy wnats his boss dead. Christina is wondering if she is adopted because there are no similarities between her and her mother.When Christina asks her mom questions about her past, she doesn't get the answers she wants.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Rebel Without a Car
    5.7/10(150)
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    #16 - Rebel Without a Car

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 12/11/1988

    Alex is a shy teenager who just wants to fit in. He wants to have a cool car just like everyone else does and he gets his wish but he soon regrets it. Meanwhile Connie wants to be accepted into a college frat house but she also gets more than she bargained for.

    Director: John Lafia

    Writer: N/A

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  • Cabin Fever
    5.7/10(121)
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    #17 - Cabin Fever

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/19/1989

    Carl is a nervous man on a plane who is freaking out over some delusions of weird events. Meanwhile, a woman is stalked by a bunch of weirdos who abduct women and keep them for show and tell.

    Director: Robert Englund

    Writer: N/A

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  • Saturday Night Special
    5.5/10(178)
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    #18 - Saturday Night Special

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/13/1988

    Two nobodies yearn for perfection. Gordon fantasizes a dream date with a sex goddess, Lana.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Bride Wore Red
    5.4/10(142)
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    #19 - The Bride Wore Red

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/18/1988

    An about to be married man goes to a bar where his friends are throwing a bachelor party. There he meets a female stripper who wants to keep him away from his fiancee. Meanwhile Jessica starts to have a nervous breakdown when her parents announce that they are getting a divorce.

    Director: George Kaczender

    Writer: N/A

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  • School Daze
    5.4/10(114)
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    #20 - School Daze

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/12/1989

    Steve Dart a student at Springwood High School decides to take it easy to escape stress. When he is called to the principal's office he starts having nightmares and soon discovers the high school's shocking secret. Also Max must work for his uncle's pizza restaurant and he too discovers a shocking secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • It's a Miserable Life
    5.2/10(298)
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    #21 - It's a Miserable Life

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/16/1988

    To most people a bullet to the head spells death, but to these unfortunate drive-by shooting victims, it becomes something far worse.

    Director: Tom McLoughlin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Deadline
    5.0/10(117)
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    #22 - Deadline

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/29/1989

    A newshound finds himself too involved with the obituaries he has to write. Also Emily is the only survivor of a car accident that claims the lives of her friends but their spirits and a strange man torment her.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Sister's Keeper" is the best rated episode of "Freddy's Nightmares" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 200 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/20/1988. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Art of Death".