- 9.5/1034 votesLoading...
#1 - (pilot)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1991
Lawyer Forrest Bedford struggles to raise a family amid the civil-rights strife of the 1958 South, aided by Lily, a lack housekeeper who comes to work in the opener to find Forrest prosecuting a young white for a bus accident that killed three black; and little John Morgan missing his hospitalized mama.
Director: Joshua Brand
Writer: John Falsey, Joshua Brand
- 9.5/109 votesLoading...
#2 - Comfort And Joy
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1992
Lilly finds the holidays difficult to bear after she is brutally beaten by a freedom-bus protester; the Bedfords attend a Christmas party at Christina's house; and Slocum finds some Yuletide cheer in an unlikely place—Zollicofer's circle of friends.
Director: Scott Paulin
Writer: Barbara Hall
- 9.4/106 votesLoading...
#3 - Hello And Goodbye
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1992
In the second-season opener, Nathan reacts to Forrest's infidelity by deciding to confront Christina; Lilly struggles to give an answer to Clarence, who's new York bound; and Forrest opts to take the job as U.S. attorney, even though it means an FBI investigation of his life.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Barbara Hall
- 9.2/106 votesLoading...
#4 - On The Road
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/28/1992
On a campaign swing, Forrest lobbies for the affections of a difficult Francie, while Lilly faces a difficult test registering to vote.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.2/106 votesLoading...
#5 - Master Magician
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/1992
As Election Day nears, John Morgan plans a post-victory show, but Forrest isn't sure he can pull a win out of his hat in his race for attorney general. He's facing a blackmail threat from a drunken Tyler. Meanwhile, Lilly's determination to vote remains unabated, even after her faith is tested by the opposition of her minister. But discrimination at the polling place makes that step forward seems more like an illusion.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: David Chase
- 9.0/106 votesLoading...
#6 - Small Wishes
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1993
Nathan is falsely arrested for narcotics possession; the Landers trial concludes with a shower of publicity, but it's not exactly what Forrest would have liked; and John Morgan becomes jealous of Lilly and Joe's relationship.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Dee Johnson
- 8.8/108 votesLoading...
#7 - Rules Of The Game
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1991
With Forrest away on a weekend hunting trip, womanhood takes aim at Francie, who feels utterly alone; while worries about the fate of an errant arrow dog, John Morgan.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Barbara Hall
- 8.6/106 votesLoading...
#8 - Amazing Grace
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1991
As Forrest joins the race for attorney general, Lilly considers attending a voting-rights meetings, while Francie elects to overcome her writer's block by committing a betrayal.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writer: Henry Bromell
- 8.6/107 votesLoading...
#9 - Since Walter
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1992
Frankie gets deeper into the KKK and finds out that there was a third man involved in the killing of Col. Landers; Slocum's trial commences; and Lilly's ex-husband comes to town, bringing with him his new fiancée.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Karen Hall
- 7.9/1010 votesLoading...
#10 - What's In A Name?
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1993
Forrest discovers that he's being followed—but it's not by whom he thinks; Nathan feels pressure at school over his relationship with Claudia; Lilly tries to persuade an elderly woman to register to vote.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Marjorie David
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#11 - The Hat
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1991
When John Morgan loses his cowboy hat out of the car window, Lilly finds it—but then so does her daughter—-while Forrest faces verbal cross-fire over a beating case arising from the demonstration.
Director: John David Coles
Writer: David Chase
- 7.6/106 votesLoading...
#12 - The Slightest Distance
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/1992
Forrest ponders an offer for a challenging job; Lilly tries to make peace between her father and Clarence, who asks her to make a life-changing decision; Nathan sees something he shouldn't; and Slocum saves his mother's birthday party.
Director: Ian Sander
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/106 votesLoading...
#13 - Eighteen
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1992
Slocum decides to marry Parkie, but not before he and Nathan make a trip to a brothel; Lilly asks Forrest for a raise and is unglued by his response; Forrest persuades a young man to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: David Chase
Writer: David Chase
- 7.3/107 votesLoading...
#14 - The Way Things Are
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/1992
Forrest is shocked when Rev. Henry's latest protest sparks Lilly to action; Nathan and Diane's status as a couple generates charged comments; John Morgan fools with electricity.
Director: N/A
Writer: Henry Bromell
- 7.2/106 votesLoading...
#15 - Toy Soldiers
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/1992
Not realizing how deep town sentiment runs, Lilly and Forrest learn fast after witnessing a police attack on black children; tucker robs the cradle with Forrests' young campaign worker; Francie behaves childishly after being asked to walk John Morgan to school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - All God's Children
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1991
John Morgan is upset when he doesn't get to go to Lilly's birthday party; the wrestlers aren't celebrating Zollicofer's decision to let a black join the team; Forrest realizes running for office isn't going to be a piece of cake.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: N/A
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#17 - Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1991
On Halloween, the specter of the KKK haunts Christina as she's asked to investigate Prevtiss Carver's death. It also haunts John Morgan, who's heard about the ""dragon men"" from Adlaine.
Director: Eugene Corr
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Parallel Lives
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1991
Slocum wrestles with his conscience—-and with-–Evans as Zollicfer applies pressure over the brick-throwing incident; Lilly balks when Lewis, wanting to relive his time in the Negro Leagues, takes his eyes off the ball at home.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Coming Home
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1991
Thanksgiving brings family—and conflict—home: Gwen's visit from the mental hospital knocks the stuffing out of the Bedfords, especially Nathan; and Lilly's brother makes a pilgrimage home after discovering the New World of the North.
Director: Mark Sobel
Writer: N/A
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#20 - Some Desperate Glory
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1991
A game of checkers turns deadly serious for Nathan and Slocum; Lilly helps Francie, who's afraid she'll lay an egg singing in the church benefit.
Director: Ian Sander
Writer: Barbara Hall
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#21 - Desire
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/1991
Lilly expresses a burning desire to divorce her absent husband; sparks fly between Nathan and a carnival worker; Forrest's arrest of an upstanding citizen in the McDaniel murder adds fuel to the fire against him, which licks at John Morgan.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Henry Bromell, Judi Ann Mason
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#22 - Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1992
John Morgan makes up a tall tale about his absent mother joining the rodeo; as the trial approaches, Forrest lassos a witness and then tightens the rope; Slocum's father brands his son a loser and kicks him out of the house.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Josef Anderson
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#23 - Hard Lessons
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/13/1992
Forrest faces a test in courage when some of the townsfolk decide to teach him a lesson; Nathan is eager to learn why Forrest and Lake had a falling-out; and Lilly enrolls in night school.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Barbara Hall
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#24 - Cool Winter Blues
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/1992
An impromptu lunch-counter protest leads to a more serious demonstration; Lilly has to chew out John Morgan and an unruly friend; Nathan, stunned by a revelation about his girlfriend, wishes he could eat his words after Slocum repeals them to her.
Director: Joe Napolitano
Writer: Judi Ann Mason
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#25 - Slow Dark Coming
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/1992
Diane's father tries to put a damper on her and Nathan's passions; racial tensions heat up with the department-store boycott, leaving Lilly's cousin Oscar out in the cold.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Karen Hall
The Best Episodes of I'll Fly Away
Every episode of I'll Fly Away ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of I'll Fly Away!
I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"(pilot)" is the best rated episode of "I'll Fly Away". It scored 9.5/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Joshua Brand and written by John Falsey, Joshua Brand, it aired on 10/7/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Comfort And Joy".