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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 on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor

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    I'll Fly Away Season 2 Episode 11 - Comfort and Joy
    9.7/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Comfort and Joy

    S2:E11

    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

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  2. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 1 - I'll Fly Away (Pilot)
    9.6/10(35 votes)

    #2 - I'll Fly Away (Pilot)

    S1:E1

    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
    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey

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  3. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 3 - Rules of the Game
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Rules of the Game

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. I'll Fly Away Season 2 Episode 14 - What's in a Name?
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #4 - What's in a Name?

    S2:E14

    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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  5. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hat
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Hat

    S1:E2

    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

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  6. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 16 - The Way Things Are
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Way Things Are

    S1:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Henry Bromell

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  7. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 4 - Amazing Grace
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Amazing Grace

    S1:E4

    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

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  8. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 5 - All God's Children
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - All God's Children

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown

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  9. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 6 - Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown

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  10. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 7 - Parallel Lives
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Parallel Lives

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown

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  11. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 8 - Coming Home
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Coming Home

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown

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  12. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 9 - Some Desperate Glory
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Some Desperate Glory

    S1:E9

    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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  13. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 10 - Desire
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Desire

    S1:E10

    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
    Writers:Henry Bromell, Judi Ann Mason

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  14. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 11 - Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    S1:E11

    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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  15. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 12 - On the Road
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - On the Road

    S1:E12

    On a campaign swing, Forrest lobbies for the affections of a difficult Francie, while Lilly faces a difficult test registering to vote.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 13 - Master Magician
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Master Magician

    S1:E13

    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

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  17. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 14 - Hard Lessons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Hard Lessons

    S1:E14

    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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  18. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 15 - Cool Winter Blues
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Cool Winter Blues

    S1:E15

    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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  19. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 17 - Slow Dark Coming
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Slow Dark Coming

    S1:E17

    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

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  20. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 18 - Toy Soldiers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Toy Soldiers

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 19 - The Kindness of Strangers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Kindness of Strangers

    S1:E19

    Lilly finds herself in time with a visiting sax player; a frustrated Forrest wants someone to face the music about his incompetent opposing counsel in a murder trial; Slocum is jazzed to find Zollicofer in town, trying to get his job back.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writers:Henry Bromell, Barbara Hall

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  22. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 20 - Not Buried
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Not Buried

    S1:E20

    John Morgan tries to put to rest his guilt and fear over an elderly neighbor's passing; Forrest asks Christina to step in to save the dying defense of a black man accused of murder.

    Director:David Chase
    Writer:David Chase

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  23. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 21 - A Dangerous Comfort
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - A Dangerous Comfort

    S1:E21

    Lilly feels no pain when she's with Clarence, but Lewis isn't as intoxicated by his presence; Christina faces her own demons helping alcoholic tucker dry out; Nathan keeps his anger bottled up after catching Forrest in a compromising position.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Barbara Hall

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  24. I'll Fly Away Season 1 Episode 22 - The Slightest Distance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Slightest Distance

    S1:E22

    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:Unknown

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  25. I'll Fly Away Season 2 Episode 1 - Hello and Goodbye
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Hello and Goodbye

    S2:E1

    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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Comfort and Joy" is the best rated episode of "I'll Fly Away". It scored 9.7/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Scott Paulin and written by Barbara Hall, it aired on 12/11/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "I'll Fly Away (Pilot)".