- 9.8/1021 votesLoading...
#1 - The Patsy
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1960
A black man who is maligned by his military peers. They play jokes on him to see his reaction; and he soon becomes "The Patsy" for their abusive entertainment. They lose all respect for him until they play their last "joke" on him; and through his selfless act of boundless courage he makes them realize that he is a better man than the lot of them combined.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1012 votesLoading...
#2 - Shadow of a Hero
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/1962
A high school basketball coach is concerned when his star player skips practice to study for an exam.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/10261 votesLoading...
#3 - With Malice Toward None
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1957
An accountant by day and novelist by night, Miss Burrows has grown tired of rejection notices from publishers. Her latest submission is about an author who shoots an editor after his book is rejected.
Director: Jules Munshin
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1010 votesLoading...
#4 - A Little White Lye
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1961
Todays theme is A Little White Lye.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1021 votesLoading...
#5 - A Possibility of Oil
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1961
Todays theme is A Possibility of Oi
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1024 votesLoading...
#6 - At Miss Minner's
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1958
Todays theme is At Miss Minner's.
Director: John Newland
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1022 votesLoading...
#7 - The Story of Judith
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1960
Todays theme is The Story of Judith.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1010 votesLoading...
#8 - Wedding Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/1953
An elderly couple of naturalized Germans living in the U. S. discovers after 60 years of marital bliss that, technically, they were never married.
Director: Sheldon Leonard
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1012 votesLoading...
#9 - The Fenton Touch
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1957
A man about to retire from his job at a department store after 30 years of service plots to make off with $50,000 from the store's safe.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1022 votesLoading...
#10 - Clown
Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 3/27/1955
Circus clown Emmett Kelly creates his famous character Weary Willie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1036 votesLoading...
#11 - In Summer Promise
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1956
A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young man plans to wed his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Stevenson
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1027 votesLoading...
#12 - The Victorian Chaise Lounge
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 3/17/1957
Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10247 votesLoading...
#13 - The Cold Touch
Season 6 Episode 27 - Aired 4/13/1958
Todays theme is The Cold Touch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1042 votesLoading...
#14 - The Eye of the Beholder
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1953
An artist seeks the perfect model for a painting of a Madonna. In the process of his search, he becomes involved in a murder case.
Director: Felix E. Feist
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1013 votesLoading...
#15 - The Joke's on Me
Season 9 Episode 29 - Aired 4/16/1961
Comic Sid Benton takes a hard-boiled, cynical view of life in his nightclub act where it pays off. But when he runs this attitude over into his private life, he loses his wife's affections.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1011 votesLoading...
#16 - A Friendly Tribe
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1961
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1015 votesLoading...
#17 - No Hiding Place
Season 6 Episode 26 - Aired 4/6/1958
An alcoholic reaches the bottom one night. Six weeks later, he is recovering and begins helping other alcoholics who believe they have nowhere to turn.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1014 votesLoading...
#18 - Eyes of a Stranger
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1957
When Dr. Mark Andrews meets tyrannical society woman, Katherine Belmont, he believes her caustic attitude is caused by a fear that she is losing her sight. He persuades her to undergo a cornea-transplant operation
Director: Ray Milland
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1036 votesLoading...
#19 - Judy Garland Musical Special
Season 4 Episode 28 - Aired 4/8/1956
Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.
Director: Ralph Nelson
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1010 votesLoading...
- 7.8/1013 votesLoading...
#21 - The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky
Season 10 Episode 27 - Aired 4/15/1962
Orlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky moved away from religion as a child, he re-connects to his Jewish tradition through Miriam, who is preparing to celebrate her son's bar mitzvah.
Director: Ted Post
Writer: Shimon Wincelberg
- 7.7/1096 votesLoading...
#22 - The Dark, Dark Hours
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1954
A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner.
Director: Don Medford
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1023 votesLoading...
#23 - The Windmill
Season 3 Episode 30 - Aired 4/24/1955
An ex-gunfighter, after hiding his identity for years, enters a shooting contest to raise money for a windmill in hopes he can provide water to his family farm.
Director: N/A
Writer: Borden Chase
- 7.7/1013 votesLoading...
#24 - Feathertop
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1955
A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1018 votesLoading...
#25 - Committed
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1954
Newspaper reporter turned novelist Dan Holiday is kidnapped, framed for murder, and held in an asylum before he escapes and proves his innocence
Director: Frank Tuttle
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of General Electric Theater
Every episode of General Electric Theater ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of General Electric Theater!
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by...
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Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"The Patsy" is the best rated episode of "General Electric Theater". It scored 9.8/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/21/1960. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Shadow of a Hero".