The Worst Episodes of Galactica 1980
Every episode of Galactica 1980 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Galactica 1980!
30 years after the original Battlestar Galactica series. Upon reaching Earth, the inhabitants of the renegade starfleet take action when they realize earthlings aren't advanced enough to help battle the Cylons.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Galactica 1980" is "Spaceball", rated 4.6/10 from 213 user votes. It was directed by Barry Crane and written by Frank Lupo, Glen A. Larson, Jeff Freilich. "Spaceball" aired on 3/30/1980 and is rated 0.3 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Super Scouts (1)".
4.6/10 213 votes#1 - Spaceball
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/1980
While Troy and Dillon try to stop the renegade Xavier from altering Earth's history, the Galactica children find themselves at a baseball camp for underprivileged children.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Frank Lupo, Glen A. Larson, Jeff Freilich
4.9/10 216 votes#2 - The Super Scouts (1)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/1980
When the Cylons launch a surprise attack on the fleet, Adama sends Troy and Dillon to take the children to Earth for their own safety.
Director: Vince Edwards
Writer: Glen A. Larson
4.9/10 200 votes#3 - The Super Scouts (2)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/1980
Troy, Dillon and the children all become involved in efforts to stop a chemical company from polluting a town's water supply.
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.1/10 203 votes#4 - Space Croppers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/1980
Troy and Dillon form a partnership with an immigrant farmer to produce crops to feed the Galactica refugees after the Cylons destroy the fleet's agroships.
Director: Daniel Haller
Writer: Robert McCullough
5.5/10 229 votes#5 - Galactica Discovers Earth (3)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/1980
Xavier appears on Earth before the arrival of the Galactica and it is up to Tory and Dillon to stop his schemes before all hope for a future colony is lost.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.8/10 228 votes#6 - Galactica Discovers Earth (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/1980
When treacherous Xavier travels back in time, Troy and Dillon must race to capture him before the space-age technology falls into the hands of the Nazis.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.8/10 213 votes#7 - The Night the Cylons Landed (1)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/1980
The Cylon Empire has built a new type of Cylon, a humanoid android; and when one of them survives a crash near New York City, Troy and Dillon must hunt the Cylon down.
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.8/10 205 votes#8 - The Night the Cylons Landed (2)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/1980
Still chasing the humanoid Cylon, Troy and Dillon track him to a radio station, where he tries to send a signal to his Base Star.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Glen A. Larson
6.1/10 253 votes#9 - Galactica Discovers Earth (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/1980
Thirty years after its voyage began, the Galactica finally nears Earth, but to their utter disappointment they find Earth's technology is no match for the Cylons. Adama dispatches two pilots with a mission to secretly speed up Earth's defence development.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Glen A. Larson
7.9/10 396 votes#10 - The Return of Starbuck
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/1980
Dr. Zee tells Adama about a dream where he sees Starbuck, crashed on a distant planet, befriending an injured Cylon Centurion and a mysterious alien woman who gives birth to a baby boy.
Director: Ron Satlof
Writer: Glen A. Larson