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The Best Episodes of General Electric Theater Season 10

Every episode of General Electric Theater Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of General Electric Theater Season 10!

The Best Episodes of General Electric Theater Season 10

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  1. 8.8/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Shadow of a Hero

    S10:E19

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

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  2. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #2 - A Friendly Tribe

    S10:E14

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  3. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #3 - The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky

    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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  4. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Cat in the Cradle

    S10:E3

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  5. 7.5/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Little Hours

    S10:E17

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  6. 6.0/10(13 votes)

    #6 - My Dark Days (2)

    S10:E25

    After Marion Miller testifies before a Congressional committee concerning her years as an anti-communists spy, she looks forward to a peaceful life as a housewife. But it seems the Communists have other ideas.

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  8. 5.0/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Hercule Poirot

    S10:E26

    Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the disappearance of Mr. Davenheim.

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    #8 - The Golden Years

    S10:E1

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    #9 - The Iron Silence

    S10:E2

    In a Cold War tale, two Soviets are in an occupied Eastern European country. One is the womanizing martinet who gets himself murdered, and the other is the sympathetic Russian.

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    #10 - A Musket for Jessica

    S10:E4

    In the pioneering days of the 1760's in frontier Pennsylvania, a spirited Amish woman takes matters into her own hands when her husband-to-be refuses to bear arms against the Indians threatening the community.

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    #11 - The $200 Parlay

    S10:E5

    An office worker named Alma can't get her bookkeeper boy friend Stanley to pop the question. His excuse: no nest egg. Her solution: make a killing at the races - with money from the office petty cash box.

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    #12 - The Wish Book

    S10:E6

    A young mountain girl plans on buying fine dresses with the prize money she hopes to win for her woodcarving at the county fair.

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    #13 - The Great Alberti

    S10:E7

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    #14 - Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story

    S10:E8

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    #15 - A Voice on the Phone

    S10:E9

    Newlyweds Paul and Carol Madsen have scarcely settled in their new apartment when the phone begins ringing. The caller is a psychotic crank who drives Carol to near hysteria.

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    #16 - Money and the Minister

    S10:E10

    A wealthy recluse felt that her last years had been made happier by the guidance of Reverend Theodore Carlisle, and she named him as the major beneficiary of her will.

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    #17 - We're Holding Your Son

    S10:E11

    Successful businessman, George Harris, is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from the police. His teen-age boy, Sonny, is being held for grand larceny.

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    #18 - Call to Danger

    S10:E12

    The exploits of Robert Hale, a US Treasury Department agent. Hale recruits a civilian locksmith named Johnny Henderson to help retrieve stolen currency plates.

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    #19 - Tippy-Top

    S10:E13

    Young Randy's insistence that his invisible friend Tippy-Top is real causes friction between his mother and the man she intends to marry. Mom humors her son, but Bob wants to convince the boy that his best buddy is imaginary.

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    #20 - The Wall Between

    S10:E15

    The gridiron feats of Bud Austin are still talked about in his home town, but Bud's infant son will never grow up to follow in his father's footsteps. Tests have shown that the year-old baby is mentally disabled.

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    #21 - The Hold-Out

    S10:E16

    When his daughter Margie announces her intention to marry young Fred Judson, John Graham is disturbed. He believes the couple is too young for marriage and, more importantly, unprepared for the independence he believes marriage requires. Margie and Fred seem content to live on hand-outs from their parents, but John seems the only parent to think that's a bad idea. No matter what he says, the two insist on marrying, even if John won't attend the wedding. Eventually, it's what John doesn't say that affects their decision.

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    #22 - Go Fight City Hall

    S10:E18

    Todays theme is Go Fight City Hall.

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    #23 - Badge of Honor

    S10:E20

    Howard Douglas is driving through a deserted section of the city when he notices a body lying in the street. Stopping to investigate, he finds himself surrounded by a gang of teenagers armed with zip guns and switchblades.

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    #24 - The Free Wheelers

    S10:E21

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    #25 - Ten Days in the Sun

    S10:E22

    Max Grossblatt, an elderly Chicago tailor, dreams of being able to visit his son Larry in California. But on a tailor's salary, all that Max can afford is dreams

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Shadow of a Hero" is the best rated episode of "General Electric Theater" season 10. It scored 8.8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Herschel Daugherty and written by N/A, it aired on 2/4/1962. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "A Friendly Tribe".