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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!

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...
  1. Background image for The Patsy
    9.8/10(22 votes)

    #1 - The Patsy

    S8:E21

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Memory in White
    9.8/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Memory in White

    S9:E16

    Super rare GE Theater written by Budd Schulberg, Memory in White, stars Sammy Davis as a punch drunk boxer trying to start a new life as a ring announcer while being tormented by Charles Bronson.

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    Director:Unknown
  3. Background image for A Little White Lye
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - A Little White Lye

    S9:E19

    Todays theme is A Little White Lye.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for A Possibility of Oil
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #4 - A Possibility of Oil

    S9:E21

    Todays theme is A Possibility of Oi

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Story of Judith
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Story of Judith

    S8:E22

    Todays theme is The Story of Judith.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Clown
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Clown

    S3:E27

    Circus clown Emmett Kelly creates his famous character Weary Willie.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for In Summer Promise
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #7 - In Summer Promise

    S4:E18

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for No Hiding Place
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #8 - No Hiding Place

    S6:E26

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Cold Touch
    8.2/10(247 votes)

    #9 - The Cold Touch

    S6:E27

    Todays theme is The Cold Touch.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Eye of the Beholder
    8.1/10(43 votes)

    #10 - The Eye of the Beholder

    S2:E13

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Joke's on Me
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Joke's on Me

    S9:E29

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Eyes of a Stranger
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Eyes of a Stranger

    S6:E10

    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

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    Director:Ray Milland
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Incident
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Incident

    S6:E18

    Todays theme is Incident.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Dark, Dark Hours
    7.7/10(99 votes)

    #14 - The Dark, Dark Hours

    S3:E12

    A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Windmill
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #15 - The Windmill

    S3:E30

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  17. Background image for Feathertop
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Feathertop

    S4:E10

    A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Prosper's Old Mother
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Prosper's Old Mother

    S4:E8

    Orphaned Prosper sets out from his mining camp for San Francisco. He's looking for a mother to bring back to the camp. And he finds one, a kindly old eccentric who drinks medicine liberally flavored with 'hootch'.

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  19. Background image for Judy Garland Musical Special
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #18 - Judy Garland Musical Special

    S4:E28

    Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.

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    Director:Ralph Nelson
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Devil You Say
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #19 - The Devil You Say

    S9:E17

    A nattily dressed gentleman climbs out of a manhole, goes down the street to the home of the Willoughbys and introduces himself to Mrs. Willoughby as Nick Lucifer, alias Beelzebub, the Prince of Darkness.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Committed
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Committed

    S3:E11

    Newspaper reporter turned novelist Dan Holiday is kidnapped, framed for murder, and held in an asylum before he escapes and proves his innocence

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    Director:Frank Tuttle
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Into the Night
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Into the Night

    S3:E32

    A husband and wife are driving on a trip to Palm Springs. They stop for gas and are kidnapped by a pair of criminals, who have just killed a store clerk during a robbery. They plan to flee to Mexico and need the couple to help get them through police roadblocks.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The High Green Wall
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #22 - The High Green Wall

    S3:E4

    Having survived a plane crash in the jungle, Henty finds a fortress-like home in the middle of nowhere, belonging to the affable Mr. McMaster. The latter doesn't want Henty to leave.

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    Director:Nicholas Ray
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Face Is Familiar
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #23 - The Face Is Familiar

    S3:E9

    A man who has a face no one can remember is suckered into serving as the stooge for a bank robbery.

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  25. Background image for The Hat with the Roses
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #24 - The Hat with the Roses

    S4:E33

    When a schoolteacher fails one of her students, she tries to show her student compassion and understanding.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Crime of Daphne Rutledge
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #25 - The Crime of Daphne Rutledge

    S2:E23

    A meddling mother-in-law and a near tragic auto mishap cause a desperate young wife, trying to save her shaky marriage, to become trapped in a murder scheme.

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    Director:Frank Wisbar
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Patsy" is the best rated episode of "General Electric Theater". It scored 9.8/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/21/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Memory in White".