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The Best Episodes of Freddy's Nightmares Season 1

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

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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 evil and death about the lives of people who live

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 1 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #1 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    S1:E1

    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
    Writers:David Ehrman, Rhet Topham, Michael De Luca

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  2. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 2 - It's a Miserable Life
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - It's a Miserable Life

    S1:E2

    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:Paul Rosselli

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  3. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 3 - Killer Instinct
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Killer Instinct

    S1:E3

    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:Allen B. Ury

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  4. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 4 - Freddy's Tricks and Treats
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Freddy's Tricks and Treats

    S1:E4

    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
    Writers:Gilbert Adler, A L Katz

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  5. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 5 - Judy Miller, Come On Down
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Judy Miller, Come On Down

    S1:E5

    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:Tom DeSimone
    Writers:Michael De Luca, Jack Temchin

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  6. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 6 - Saturday Night Special
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Saturday Night Special

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Lisa Gottlieb
    Writers:Don Bohlinger, James Nathan

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  7. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 7 - Sister's Keeper
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Sister's Keeper

    S1:E7

    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:Ken Wiederhorn
    Writers:Michael De Luca, Jeff Freilich

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  8. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 8 - Mother's Day
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Mother's Day

    S1:E8

    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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  9. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 9 - Rebel Without a Car
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Rebel Without a Car

    S1:E9

    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:Christopher Trumbo

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  10. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 10 - The Bride Wore Red
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Bride Wore Red

    S1:E10

    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:Howard Lakin

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  11. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 11 - Do Dreams Bleed
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Do Dreams Bleed

    S1:E11

    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:Michael De Luca

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  12. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 12 - The End of the World
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The End of the World

    S1:E12

    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:Jonathan R. Betuel
    Writer:James Cappe

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  13. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 13 - Deadline
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Deadline

    S1:E13

    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:Jill Donner

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  14. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 14 - Black Tickets
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Black Tickets

    S1:E14

    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:Howard Lakin

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  15. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 15 - School Daze
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - School Daze

    S1:E15

    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:Michael Klein
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  16. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 16 - Cabin Fever
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Cabin Fever

    S1:E16

    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:Rhet Topham

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  17. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 17 - Love Stinks
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Love Stinks

    S1:E17

    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:John Lafia
    Writers:Michael De Luca, Jeff Freilich

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  18. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 18 - The Art of Death
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - The Art of Death

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 19 - Missing Persons
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Missing Persons

    S1:E19

    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:Jeff Freilich
    Writer:Jeff Freilich

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  20. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 20 - The Light At the End of the Tunnel
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Light At the End of the Tunnel

    S1:E20

    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:Jonathan R. Betuel
    Writers:James Cappe, Jonathan R. Betuel

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  21. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 21 - Identity Crisis
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Identity Crisis

    S1:E21

    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:David Calloway
    Writer:Rebecca Pogrow

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  22. Freddy's Nightmares Season 1 Episode 22 - Safe Sex
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Safe Sex

    S1:E22

    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:Gerald T. Olson
    Writer:David J. Schow

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"No More Mr. Nice Guy" is the best rated episode of "Freddy's Nightmares" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Tobe Hooper and written by David Ehrman, Rhet Topham, Michael De Luca, it aired on 10/9/1988. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "It's a Miserable Life".