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The Worst Episodes of I'll Fly Away

Every episode of I'll Fly Away ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"All God's Children" is the worst rated episode of "I'll Fly Away". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Eric Laneuville and written by N/A, it aired on 10/29/1991. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons".

  • All God's Children
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    #1 - 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

  • Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons
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    #2 - 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

  • Parallel Lives
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    #3 - 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

  • Coming Home
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    #4 - 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

  • Some Desperate Glory
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    #5 - 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

  • Desire
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    #6 - 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

  • Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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    #7 - 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

  • Hard Lessons
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    #8 - 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

  • Cool Winter Blues
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    #9 - 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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    #10 - 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 Kindness Of Strangers
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    #11 - The Kindness Of Strangers

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/1992

    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

    Writer: Barbara Hall, Henry Bromell

  • Not Buried
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    #12 - Not Buried

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1992

    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

  • A Dangerous Comfort
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    #13 - A Dangerous Comfort

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/1992

    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

  • Ruler Of My Heart
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    #14 - Ruler Of My Heart

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1992

    Lilly is questioned by the FBI as part of Forrest's bid for U.S. attorney, and she gives some disturbing answers that may cost him the job; Forrest is surprised to learn Gwen may be coming home soon; and Francie throws a party.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: N/A

  • All In The Life
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    #15 - All In The Life

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1992

    On his first day at work as a U.S. attorney Forrest must break some bad news to his children about Gwen; the two suspects accused of killing Col. Landers are released—to no one's surprise; Slocum finds out that Parkie might be pregnant.

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: Henry Bromell

  • Until Tomorrow
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    #16 - Until Tomorrow

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1992

    The Bedfords deal with a painful loss; Slocum makes matters worse with regard to Parkie's pregnancy; Lewis takes Adlaine to a Shriners meeting.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Henry Bromell

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    #17 - Desperate Measure

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1992

    Civil-rights leaders converge in the ""trial"" of the two men accused of killing Col. Landers, including Rev. Henry, who persuades Forrest to get involved. Meanwhile, Slocum and Parkie make some decisions about their unborn child; and Francie has trouble with her home-ec class.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Barbara Hall

  • Freedom Bus
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    #18 - Freedom Bus

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1992

    A group of Freedom Riders rolls into town, one of whom stays with Lilly and changes the way she thinks about the civil-rights movement; Nathan takes his driver's license exam; and Forrest visits Washington, D.C., where he meets up with Christina.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fragile Truths
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    #19 - Fragile Truths

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1992

    The police interrogate Slocum, who turns to Forrest for legal advice; Lilly throws a birthday party for Lewis that turns into a political debate when his nephew Oscar clashes with her; and Christina's pressured by her mother to date other men.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Karen Hall

  • The Third Man
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    #20 - The Third Man

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1992

    Slocum's trial winds to a close, but not before Nathan pressures Coach Zollicofer to take the stand; Lilly tries to set Marguerite up with a train porter, but becomes attracted to him herself; and Forrest feels guilty over his treatment of Frankie.

    Director: Kevin Hooks

    Writer: N/A

  • Realpolitik
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    #21 - Realpolitik

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1993

    Lilly reluctantly leads a boycott of a racist's store; Forrest, after having words with his Washington contact, debates dropping the Landers' case; Christina and Forrest's relationship take a turn for the worse after they go away for a romantic weekend.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Henry Bromell

  • State
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    #22 - State

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1993

    Joe faces some tough decisions when he thinks about becoming a teacher for the community's new school. Meanwhile, Nathan reluctantly goes to a college interview that Forrest arranged with the dean of admissions.

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: Josef Anderson

  • I'll Fly Away: Then And Now
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    #23 - I'll Fly Away: Then And Now

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1993

    PBS prefaces its rebroadcast of all 39 series episodes (originally aired on NBC) with this new episode in which a 60-year-old Lilly recalls to her 13-year-old grandson a horrifying incident that happened during her final days as the Bedfords' housekeeper. In 1962, a young African-American boy from Detroit who comes to stay with Lilly is kidnapped-then murdered—after speaking rudely to a white woman in public. The only witness to his abduction is Lilly's father, Lewis, who wants to see justice served—but must also consider his family's safety. In an epilogue, Lilly returns to Bryland to discover the fate of her friends and employers. (2 hours)

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: John Falsey

  • Toy Soldiers
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    #24 - 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

  • The Way Things Are
    7.3/107 votes
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    #25 - 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