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The Best Episodes of General Electric Theater

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Every episode of General Electric Theater ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of General Electric Theater!

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  1. 9.8/10(22 votes)

    #1 - The Patsy

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    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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  2. 8.8/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Shadow of a Hero

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    S10:E19

    A high school basketball coach is concerned when his star player skips practice to study for an exam.

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  3. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - A Little White Lye

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    S9:E19

    Todays theme is A Little White Lye.

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 8.6/10(21 votes)

    #4 - A Possibility of Oil

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    S9:E21

    Todays theme is A Possibility of Oi

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  5. 8.4/10(24 votes)

    #5 - At Miss Minner's

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    S7:E6

    Todays theme is At Miss Minner's.

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    Director:John Newland
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.4/10(22 votes)

    #6 - The Story of Judith

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    S8:E22

    Todays theme is The Story of Judith.

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  8. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Wedding Day

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    S1:E1

    An elderly couple of naturalized Germans living in the U. S. discovers after 60 years of marital bliss that, technically, they were never married.

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  9. 8.2/10(36 votes)

    #8 - In Summer Promise

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    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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  10. 8.2/10(16 votes)

    #9 - No Hiding Place

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    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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  11. 8.2/10(247 votes)

    #10 - The Cold Touch

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    S6:E27

    Todays theme is The Cold Touch.

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  12. 8.1/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Joke's on Me

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    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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  13. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #12 - A Friendly Tribe

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    S10:E14

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  14. 7.9/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Eyes of a Stranger

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    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:N/A
  15. 7.8/10(36 votes)

    #14 - Judy Garland Musical Special

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    S4:E28

    Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.

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    Director:Ralph Nelson
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.8/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Incident

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    S6:E18

    Todays theme is Incident.

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  17. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky

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    S10:E27

    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.

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  18. 7.7/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Feathertop

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    S4:E10

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

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  19. 7.6/10(12 votes)

    #18 - The Devil You Say

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    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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  20. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Cat in the Cradle

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  21. 7.5/10(22 votes)

    #20 - The Little Hours

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    S10:E17

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  22. 7.4/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Blaze of Glory

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    S7:E1

    A plumber receives a late night call for a job that turns out to be with a gang of jewel thieves.

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  23. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Prosper's Old Mother

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    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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  24. 7.3/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Nobody's Child

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    S7:E31

    Todays theme is Nobody's Child.

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  25. 7.1/10(12 votes)

    #24 - The Hat with the Roses

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    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
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  26. 7.0/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Winner by Decision

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    S4:E6

    A promising and intelligent young man has great success in the ring. His mother wants him to continue his education, but his father and his manager want him to become a fighter.

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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 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".