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The Worst Episodes of Nightmare Cafe

Every episode of Nightmare Cafe ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Nightmare Cafe!

Nightmare Cafe is a short-lived American telefantasy program which aired on NBC for an abridged first season from January to April 1992. While the overall...
Genre:Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Aliens Ate My Lunch" is the worst rated episode of "Nightmare Cafe". It scored 6.6/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Armand Mastroianni, Wes Craven and written by Barry Pullman, it aired on 4/3/1992. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sanctuary for a Child".

  • Aliens Ate My Lunch
    6.6/1041 votes
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    #1 - Aliens Ate My Lunch

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/1992

    When a desperate tabloid writer concocts a story about a small-town alien invasion, his simple lie snowballs out of his control.

    Director: Armand Mastroianni, Wes Craven

    Writer: Barry Pullman

  • Sanctuary for a Child
    7.0/1035 votes
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    #2 - Sanctuary for a Child

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/1992

    The café brings Frank back to his hometown, where he befriends a boy whose comatose body lies in the town hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Thomas Baum

  • Dying Well is the Best Revenge
    7.1/1038 votes
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    #3 - Dying Well is the Best Revenge

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/1992

    When Frank gets involved with a married woman whose husband is very possessive, Fay worries for his safety.

    Director: Armand Mastroianni

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    7.3/1062 votes
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    #4 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/29/1992

    Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves mysteriously drawn to an all-night café following a surreal brush with death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Thomas Baum

  • The Heart of the Mystery
    7.3/1038 votes
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    #5 - The Heart of the Mystery

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/1992

    The café slows down time in order to enable a detective to find the answer to an unsolved murder before his death by gunshot.

    Director: John Harrison

    Writer: N/A

  • Fay & Ivy
    7.4/1035 votes
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    #6 - Fay & Ivy

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/1992

    Fay's younger sister Ivy comes to the city to visit her, but trouble comes along in the form of her scummy boyfriend Jesse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A