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The Worst Episodes of Land of the Giants

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Set fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and passengers of a sub-orbital transport ship named Spindrift. In the pilot episode, the Spindrift is en route from

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 3 - The Inside Rail
    6.5/10(73 votes)

    #1 - The Inside Rail

    S2:E3

    Fitzhugh tries to use his gambling expertise to pick the winners at a local racetrack, but has to enter into a deal with a giant to do so.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Richard Alan Shapiro

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  2. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 13 - Land of the Lost
    6.7/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Land of the Lost

    S2:E13

    Barry and Valerie are carried off in a balloon to a distant land ruled by a malevolent dictator.

    Directors:Nathan Juran, Sobey Martin
    Writer:William Welch

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  3. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 25 - Graveyard of Fools
    6.7/10(82 votes)

    #3 - Graveyard of Fools

    S2:E25

    The Earthlings become involved with twin brothers who are plotting to take over the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 15 - Our Man O'Reilly
    6.9/10(68 votes)

    #4 - Our Man O'Reilly

    S2:E15

    The Earthlings become involved with a superstitious Irish Giant who believes they're leprechauns.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writer:Jackson Gillis

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  5. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 9 - Chamber of Fear
    7.0/10(67 votes)

    #5 - Chamber of Fear

    S2:E9

    Fitzhugh is captured by the owner of a wax museum who is involved in a stolen-diamond racket.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writer:Arthur Weiss

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  6. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 5 - Terror-Go-Round
    7.1/10(100 votes)

    #6 - Terror-Go-Round

    S1:E5

    Barry and Fitzhugh are captured by giant Gypsies.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writer:Charles Bennett

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  7. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 8 - The Trap
    7.1/10(79 votes)

    #7 - The Trap

    S1:E8

    The Earthlings try to salvage radium from a clock but find themselves at the mercy of giant scientists using a sound detector to home in on them.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writer:Jack Turley

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  8. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 13 - The Lost Ones
    7.1/10(91 votes)

    #8 - The Lost Ones

    S1:E13

    This time around, four punk kids from Earth run up against the Spindrift crew.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writers:Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell

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  9. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 10 - Comeback
    7.1/10(79 votes)

    #9 - Comeback

    S2:E10

    The Spindrift come to the aid of a has-been horror actor but during his comeback movie they find themselves in danger from his enthusiastic director.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Richard Alan Shapiro

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  10. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 16 - Nightmare
    7.1/10(73 votes)

    #10 - Nightmare

    S2:E16

    While working with a helpful Giant scientist, the Earthlings are subjected to radiation which causes strange hallucinations.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:William Welch

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  11. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 23 - The Marionettes
    7.1/10(73 votes)

    #11 - The Marionettes

    S2:E23

    The Earthlings aid an injured puppeteer by pretending to be his dancing puppets, but the owner soon suspects they are involved and prepares to capture them for the reward.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writer:William Welch

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  12. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 15 - The Bounty Hunter
    7.2/10(74 votes)

    #12 - The Bounty Hunter

    S1:E15

    When the giants increase their search efforts, the Earthlings must increase their salvage efforts and end up captured by a giant and his daughter.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 12 - A Place Called Earth
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    #13 - A Place Called Earth

    S2:E12

    Two time travellers from 5477 come to the Land of the Giants to conquer Earth.

    Director:Harmon Jones
    Writer:William Welch

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  14. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 20 - The Deadly Dart
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    #14 - The Deadly Dart

    S2:E20

    Mark is framed for the murder of two Giants and begins acting suspiciously, turning his crewmates against him.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:William L. Stuart

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  15. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 7 - Manhunt
    7.3/10(96 votes)

    #15 - Manhunt

    S1:E7

    A giant escaping convict takes the Spindrift but then wanders into quicksand, endangering everyone.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writers:Robert Lees, Stanley H. Silverman

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  16. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 22 - Return of Inidu
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    #16 - Return of Inidu

    S1:E22

    The Earthlings come to the aid of a giant magician.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writers:Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell

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  17. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 2 - Six Hours to Live
    7.3/10(82 votes)

    #17 - Six Hours to Live

    S2:E2

    The Earthlings come to the aid of a convicted criminal who has been falsely accused.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Daniel B. Ullman

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  18. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 21 - Doomsday
    7.3/10(64 votes)

    #18 - Doomsday

    S2:E21

    The Earthlings become involved in a sabotage scheme to destroy the nearby city.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Daniel B. Ullman

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  19. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 22 - A Small War
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    #19 - A Small War

    S2:E22

    A sadistic child unleashes his mechanical toys on the hapless Earthlings.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 1 - The Crash
    7.4/10(199 votes)

    #20 - The Crash

    S1:E1

    The Spindrift crashes on the Land of the Giants and its crew and passengers quickly find themselves in a struggle for survival.

    Director:Irwin Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 3 - Framed
    7.4/10(109 votes)

    #21 - Framed

    S1:E3

    When a giant hobo is framed for murder, the Earthlings come to his aid.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Mann Rubin

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  22. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 6 - The Flight Plan
    7.4/10(91 votes)

    #22 - The Flight Plan

    S1:E6

    The Spindrift crew find an amnesiac Earthling, Joe, but it turns out to be a ploy by giant crooks to get hold of the ship's power supply.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Peter Packer

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  23. Land of the Giants Season 1 Episode 20 - Target: Earth
    7.4/10(79 votes)

    #23 - Target: Earth

    S1:E20

    Mark is roped into helping two giant scientists build a spaceship that can return them all to Earth.

    Director:Sobey Martin
    Writer:Arthur Weiss

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  24. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 1 - The Mechanical Man
    7.4/10(72 votes)

    #24 - The Mechanical Man

    S2:E1

    The Earthlings become involved in a scientist's scheme to build an indestructible android.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:William L. Stuart

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  25. Land of the Giants Season 2 Episode 4 - Deadly Pawn
    7.4/10(74 votes)

    #25 - Deadly Pawn

    S2:E4

    The Earthlings must play a game of real-life chess with a demented giant industrialist.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Arthur Weiss

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Inside Rail" is the worst rated episode of "Land of the Giants". It scored 6.5/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Harry Harris and written by Richard Alan Shapiro, it aired on 10/5/1969. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Land of the Lost".