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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Melrose Place Season 4 Episode 33 - Dead Sisters Walking (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Dead Sisters Walking (1)

    S4:E33

    Peter is saved from the lobotomy when Michael and Amanda break into the hospital, but ""Betsy"" captures them and locks them in the boiler room. Nurse Benson realizes that Kimberly is crazy, and tries to release the trio. ""Betsy"" stops them from escaping, but Michael is able to talk Kimberly back to reality. An orderly suspects that Michael has brainwashed Kimberly, and tries to attack him. Kimberly rescues Michael, but falls off a twenty-foot platform in the scuffle. Syd tries to dissuade Jane from continuing her murder plot. Jane offers Samantha a job and apartment in exchange for information on other offers on the store. Jane embezzles money from Richard to buy the space. Matt begins to recover from his illness. Jo is stunned when Dominick proposes. Jake tries to push Alison away when she expresses a romantic interest in him.

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writers:Dee Johnson, Carol Mendelsohn

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  2. Melrose Place Season 4 Episode 34 - Dead Sisters Walking (2)
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    #2 - Dead Sisters Walking (2)

    S4:E34

    Peter is arrested for Bobby's murder. His alibi, Kimberly, drifts into a coma. Amanda marries Peter in a jailhouse ceremony so that she won't have to testify against him. A detective reveals to Amanda that Peter is lying about his identity. Dominick prepares to leave for a yearlong relief mission in Bosnia. He asks Jo to come with him, but she is torn. Matt struggles to catch up with his studies after he is released from the hospital. A classmate gives him amphetamines to help him stay awake, and he becomes addicted. Jake pushes Alison to give Billy another chance. She sleeps with Jake, while Billy is left alone in the rooftop restaurant he had rented for their date. Jane attempts to shoot Richard in his garage, but Syd has removed the bullets. Richard tries to rape Jane, but Sydney conks him in the head with a shovel. After discovering that Richard does not have a pulse, the sisters drive off and bury the body along a hill. As they drive away, Richard's hand shoots up from the dirt.

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writers:Dee Johnson, Carol Mendelsohn

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  3. Melrose Place Season 5 Episode 34 - Who's Afraid of Amanda Woodward? (2)
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    #3 - Who's Afraid of Amanda Woodward? (2)

    S5:E34

    Amanda suffers a breakdown as she sees her agency slip through her fingers. Alison convinces David to get Jake to invite Colleen and him to move to Ojai. Alison decides to divorce Jake and move to Atlanta. Billy meets her at the airport, and she kisses him goodbye. Denise wins custody of Chelsea, even after her daughter reveals the incident with her mother's boyfriend. Denise has a change of heart and decides that Chelsea is better off with Matt. Peter realizes that Michael set him up after a test reveals that he doesn't have rage epilepsy. He throws Michael through a window at the office. A hurt Megan rejects Michael. Peter takes Taylor away for the weekend, and is about to push her off a lighthouse when she announces that she is pregnant. Reilly flees to Mexico to distract the police, then returns and kidnaps Sam from the grocery store. Kyle bolts from Sydney's wedding after learning that Amanda is planning to move to New York. He stops her from leaving and sleeps with her. Sam pulls

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Melrose Place Season 6 Episode 27 - The Nasty Minded Professor
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    #4 - The Nasty Minded Professor

    S6:E27

    Samantha takes back Jeff after learning that his knee injury has ended his career. Amanda catches Billy and Jennifer making out at the jazz club, and drops hints about Sam's affair. Billy shows up at a little league game where Jeff is coaching, and sees Sam kiss him. He punches Jeff, and Sam is knocked unconscious during the scuffle. She lets Billy take her home from the hospital, but he refuses to talk to her. Taylor tells Kyle that he is the father of her baby. Amanda learns about the pregnancy, and Michael claims that Kyle is the father. Amanda goads Kyle into signing divorce papers, as she plans to get a quickie divorce in the Dominican Republic. Rory asks Amanda to marry him. Megan and Brett get engaged. Dr. Larner attacks Megan, but Brett comes to the rescue. Larner's wife tells Megan that her husband is influential, and that Brett is being asked to choose between the job and Megan. Megan tries to leave Philadelphia, but Brett stops her and says he rejected the job. Lexi becomes

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writer:Chip Hayes

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  5. Melrose Place Season 7 Episode 34 - Dead Men Don't Shut Up
    6.0/10(194 votes)

    #5 - Dead Men Don't Shut Up

    S7:E34

    Lexi fears that the police will accuse her of killing Tony and forging his signature on the contracts. Michael helps her dodge suspicion by returning the body to Tony's mansion. Michael asks Lexi to marry him. Lexi befriends Eve in the hopes of gathering dirt on Amanda. Eve experiences flashbacks about high school, and recalls that Amanda and Kent were lovers. Dr. Visconti puts her under hypnosis to trigger her memories. Lexi takes Eve to the murder site, where she realizes that Kent did not die from his fall; Amanda beat him to death and tricked her into accepting blame. Megan catches a naked Terry kissing Ryan. She wants to call off the engagement, but Terry apologizes and admits that she caught Ryan by surprise. Terry pretends to leave town, and Ryan and Megan get married. Terry kidnaps Sarah and crashes her car into a utility pole. Jane discovers that she is pregnant, but doesn't tell Kyle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Kahn

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  6. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 7 - My Way
    6.6/10(137 votes)

    #6 - My Way

    S1:E7

    Billy loses his job and asks Alison to accompany him on a visit to his parents. Sandy gets a swelled head after landing a part in a horror movie, and ends up moving out. Michael and Jane discuss their excitement and anxiety about the upcoming birth of their baby.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Darren Star

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  7. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 9 - Responsibly Yours
    6.6/10(137 votes)

    #7 - Responsibly Yours

    S1:E9

    Billy helps a woman whose car has broken down along the side of her road. Jake and Sandy try to rebuild their relationship, agreeing to go on a platonic date where things quickly get out of hand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 3 - Lost and Found
    6.7/10(158 votes)

    #8 - Lost and Found

    S1:E3

    Jake fears that Kelly will be hurt if they continue their relationship and sets up a fake date with a friend to trick her into breaking up with him. Jane is depressed when Michael must work instead of spending a romantic evening with her. Billy completes his first screenplay, but Alison is decidedly less than impressed.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 4 - For Love or Money
    6.7/10(151 votes)

    #9 - For Love or Money

    S1:E4

    Alison is befriended by a guy from the mail room, who quickly asks her out and reveals that his father is the vice president of a sunscreen company with which D&D is doing business. After failing miserably in his new job at a coffee shop, Jake agrees to help his ex-girlfriend Peri with the sale of a fraudulent painting. Matt questions Rhonda's character after she reneges on a promise to help with a dinner at the halfway house.

    Director:Steven Robman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Melrose Place Season 5 Episode 19 - Great Sex-pectations (2)
    6.7/10(103 votes)

    #10 - Great Sex-pectations (2)

    S5:E19

    Kimberly persuades Michael to grant her dying wish by sleeping with her one last time. Amanda uses Craig's infatuation with her to trick him into giving her half of D&D. Craig learns that his father cut him out of the will. Peter is appointed chief-of-staff. Taylor offers to cook him a celebratory dinner, but he stands her up to go to a dinner party with Amanda. A drunken and depressed Craig shows up on Amanda's doorstep, and she lets him sleep on the couch. The next morning, Craig leads Peter to believe that he slept with Amanda. A distraught Peter sleeps with Taylor. Alison and Jake are to marry in a civil ceremony, but Alison hides in the bathroom at City Hall. Jake postpones the ceremony. Alison becomes fed up with Jake's attempts to control her and turn her into a housewife. She stays with Billy and Sam, then decides to visit her sister to avoid the meddling couple. Jake believes that Alison is going to have an abortion, but she does not. Alison returns home and moves in with Aman

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writers:Dee Johnson, Carol Mendelsohn

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  11. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 2 - Friends and Lovers
    6.8/10(168 votes)

    #11 - Friends and Lovers

    S1:E2

    Billy gets a job as a cab driver and makes a connection with a passenger, who he begins dating. Alison is put off by the speed of the couple's courtship, and grows tired of their constant presence in the apartment. Jake is arrested following a scuffle at the unemployment office, and is less than grateful when Kelly bails him out. Jane worries about the status of her marriage when Michael is unable to recall the specific moment he fell in love with her.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writers:Charles Pratt, Jr.

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  12. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 10 - Burned
    6.8/10(142 votes)

    #12 - Burned

    S1:E10

    During his surprise birthday party, Jake receives an unexpected visit from his mother. Billy is the victim of a car-jacking after dropping off a passenger in South Central, and begins to display signs of racial prejudice, making Rhonda is furious. Jane and Michael quarrel after he behaves insensitively during a parenting class.

    Director:Janet Greek
    Writer:Robert Guza Jr.

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  13. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 5 - Leap of Faith
    6.9/10(147 votes)

    #13 - Leap of Faith

    S1:E5

    Jane learns that she is pregnant, but doesn't tell Michael because he hadn't seemed thrilled by the prospect of having kids. Billy is given a column in the neighborhood newspaper.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Melrose Place Season 5 Episode 27 - The Dead Wives Club
    6.9/10(106 votes)

    #14 - The Dead Wives Club

    S5:E27

    Jake and Alison hit the road in the hopes of finding a place to get married. Their car breaks down in a small town, where they eventually tie the knot. Jake allows Alison to sample some of the champagne provided by the motel manager. Sydney rejects Harry's overtures and returns to work at Kyle's. Kyle refuses to get involved with Syd because he is not ready for a relationship. When Sydney sees Amanda making time with Kyle, she decides to participate in one of Harry's scams to take her down. Syd hurls herself down the stairs at D&D while waitressing at a party. Taylor realizes that Peter is trying to turn her into Beth, but decides to go along with it to make him happy. Kimberly appears to Megan in a dream and warns her that Michael destroys his wives. Megan backs out of Michael's scam to discredit Peter. Chelsea's mother, Denise, apologizes for leaving her; she convinces Chelsea to live with her in Europe. Reilly threatens Billy.

    Director:Chip Chalmers
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 14 - Drawing the Line
    7.0/10(130 votes)

    #15 - Drawing the Line

    S1:E14

    Keith stays with Alison while his estranged wife, Lily, is in town for the weekend. Rhonda's new roommate turns out to be completely anal-retentive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Guza Jr.

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  16. Melrose Place Season 5 Episode 13 - Crazy Love
    7.0/10(89 votes)

    #16 - Crazy Love

    S5:E13

    Sydney resents Jane's new relationship with her mother. Sherry lies about the identity of Jane's biological father, but later reveals that he was a producer with whom she had slept to win a part. Amanda and Craig take a business trip to Palm Springs. When Peter arrives to surprise Amanda, he finds her having dinner with Craig and wearing a pearl necklace. Peter refuses to listen to her explanation, and trashes the restaurant. Amanda throws him out of the apartment. Taylor decides to donate one of Samantha's paintings to a charity auction. Sam (who hasn't received any money from the sales) tries to buy it back, but Sydney bids on the painting to drive up the price and make Kyle look generous. Sydney is in a bind when she accidentally buys the painting, and hopes that the man who bid against her will take it off her hands. He is actually an employee of computer genius Carter Gallavan, who buys the painting and takes a liking to Syd. Billy retrieves the painting that Sam gave to Craig. Bi

    Director:Chip Chalmers
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 6 - Second Chances
    7.1/10(144 votes)

    #17 - Second Chances

    S1:E6

    Jake asks Alison to help him study for his G.E.D, but requests that she keep the matter a secret. When Rhonda meets up with an old friend from her dancing days, she is haunted by memories of the injury she faked to avoid an audition.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Toni Graphia

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  18. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 8 - Lonely Hearts
    7.1/10(140 votes)

    #18 - Lonely Hearts

    S1:E8

    While Sandy is shopping with Rhonda, she meets a new guy who asks her out. However, she soon realizes that there is no spark between them and tries to let him down gently. Meanwhile, Alison looks to replace her clunker car but has a hard time letting go because of all the memories it holds.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 11 - A Promise Broken
    7.1/10(143 votes)

    #19 - A Promise Broken

    S1:E11

    Jane gets bad news at a routine appointment. Michael is reluctant to express his emotions about the bad news, and quarrels with colleague Kimberly Shaw when she tries to convince him to show his feelings.

    Director:Nancy Malone
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 16 - The Whole Truth
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    #20 - The Whole Truth

    S1:E16

    When Jo hits financial hard times, Jake offers to help her. Meanwhile, Jane loses her job and Matt continues his legal threads.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.2/10(232 votes)

    #21 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Alison's roommate leaves in the middle of the night and sticks her with the rent. Faced with eviction, she takes the goofy Billy Campbell up on his offer. Jake attempts a relationship with Kelly Taylor and they are constantly faced with obstacles due to their age difference. Rhonda is pursued by one of her aerobics students, but learns that his interest is anything but romantic.

    Director:Howard Deutch
    Writer:Darren Star

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  22. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 12 - Polluted Affairs
    7.2/10(133 votes)

    #22 - Polluted Affairs

    S1:E12

    After a chance meeting in the street, Alison becomes romantically involved with environmentalist Keith Gray. Billy is saddled with bad credit because he has yet to pay off a college loan that he didn't even need. Jane is determined to work off the weight from her pregnancy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 20 - Peanut Butter and Jealousy
    7.2/10(126 votes)

    #23 - Peanut Butter and Jealousy

    S1:E20

    Sydney continues to get on Jane's nerves and Jake reluctantly tells Jo about his meeting with her husband, Charles.

    Director:Nancy Malone
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Melrose Place Season 5 Episode 10 - Nice Work if You Can Get It
    7.2/10(83 votes)

    #24 - Nice Work if You Can Get It

    S5:E10

    Craig takes the reins of D&D. Arthur pays Amanda to keep an eye on Craig so that the business can stay afloat until he resumes control. Kimberly pretends to catch Michael with Megan, and tells him she is filing for divorce. Jane learns she is adopted (and Sydney isn't) after she tries to donate blood before her mother's gall bladder surgery. She discovers that her birth mother lives in Los Angeles. Sam gives a painting to Craig, and he uses it to taunt Billy. Taylor consoles Peter when the patient in his first surgery since his arrest dies of post-surgery complications. He later freezes in the operating room. Kyle is furious when Taylor continues to spend too much time with Peter. Kyle sleeps with Sydney when she stops by the restaurant at night to deliver a painting. Matt becomes suspicious of Dan's controlling behavior. Jake is hurt when Alison doesn't jump at the chance to become his business partner.

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writer:Dee Johnson

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  25. Melrose Place Season 5 Episode 17 - Better Homes and Condos
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    #25 - Better Homes and Condos

    S5:E17

    Kimberly pulls Michael from the wrecked vehicle while Megan calls for help. Michael experiences internal bleeding, and flatlines. He dreams that Kimberly is a devil trying to lure him into the Melrose pool, while Megan is an angel who wishes to rescue him. Peter revives Michael, who credits Megan with giving him the strength to go on. Megan convinces Michael to support Kimberly in her final days. Sydney stakes a claim on Jane's old apartment, forcing Samantha to the streets. Sam seeks the legal assistance of her attorney ex-boyfriend, Kenny. Billy is about to ask Sam to move in with him when Kenny arrives and threatens to sue Amanda. Amanda declares that Sam can stay as Sydney's roommate. Syd spends a romantic weekend with Carter in San Francisco, but it is cut short when Carter discovers how to repair a glitch in one of his computer games. Walter convinces Carter that Syd is extorting money from him. Peter moves into a new house, but seeks to maintain a relationship with Amanda. Taylo

    Director:Janet Greek
    Writer:James Kahn

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dead Sisters Walking (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Melrose Place". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Charles Correll and written by Dee Johnson, Carol Mendelsohn, it aired on 5/20/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dead Sisters Walking (2)".