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The Worst Episodes of Santa Barbara

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Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 39 - Episode 39
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    #1 - Episode 39

    S1:E39

    Bidding for the property starts - Mason wins, Dominic and Joe each visit the Yucca Dunes Motel, Gina & Brandon arrive. **First appearance of Linda Gibboney (Gina DeMott) and Scott Curtis (Brandon DeMott)

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 51 - Episode 51
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    #2 - Episode 51

    S1:E51

    Mason tells Ted that the things that were stolen in the robbery belonged to Sophia, Lionel leaves things for Eden at Sophia's grave.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 52 - Episode 52
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    #3 - Episode 52

    S1:E52

    Kelly meets Dominic, Brandon is missing and Gina tells Mason that he was adopted, Joe is picked up in a rowboat.

    Director:Rick Bennewitz
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 53 - Episode 53
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    #4 - Episode 53

    S1:E53

    Joe wakes up on a yacht, Danny and Ted put a camel in Mr. Bottoms' classroom.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 54 - Episode 54
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    #5 - Episode 54

    S1:E54

    Brick arrives, Santana calls Brandon and finds out his birthday and realizes he's her son. **First appearance of Richard Eden (Brick Wallace)

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 55 - Episode 55
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    #6 - Episode 55

    S1:E55

    Santana goes to LA and CC confronts her, someone is following Kelly - it turns out to be Joe.

    Director:Rick Bennewitz
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 56 - Episode 56
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    #7 - Episode 56

    S1:E56

    CC and Santana fight about Brandon, Kelly realizes Joe is alive, Joe and Kelly make love.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 57 - Episode 57
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    #8 - Episode 57

    S1:E57

    Amy arrives, CC & Santana break up, Joe's funeral starts. **First appearance of Kerry Sherman (Amy Perkins)

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 58 - Episode 58
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    #9 - Episode 58

    S1:E58

    At the funeral Jade tells Marisa Joe is really alive, Jeff breaks up with Amy, Cruz finds out Joe is alive.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 59 - Episode 59
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    #10 - Episode 59

    S1:E59

    Marisa tells John that Joe is alive, Amy gets drunk, Peter goes to the presidential suite with a gun to spy on Kelly.

    Director:Rick Bennewitz
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 60 - Episode 60
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    #11 - Episode 60

    S1:E60

    Joe and Kelly spend the night in the presidential suite and Peter realizes she's seeing someone, Peter goes in with a gun. **Last appearance of Paul Burke (C.C. Capwell)

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 61 - Episode 61
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    #12 - Episode 61

    S1:E61

    Kelly breaks up with Peter, Lionel accuses the Capwells of sinking the Amanda Lockridge. **First appearance of Charles Bateman (C.C. Capwell)

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 62 - Episode 62
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    #13 - Episode 62

    S1:E62

    Mason finds out Gina is in Nice, Ginger breaks into Peter's apartment and decides to use Kelly to get money out of Peter.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 63 - Episode 63
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    #14 - Episode 63

    S1:E63

    Ginger wants Peter to help her kidnap Kelly, Kelly goes to meet Ginger.

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  15. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 64 - Episode 64
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    #15 - Episode 64

    S1:E64

    Santana arrives in Nice, Ginger's goons drug Kelly after "knocking out" Ginger, Mason gets a ransom call from Ginger.

    Director:Rick Bennewitz
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 65 - Episode 65
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    #16 - Episode 65

    S1:E65

    Santana babysits Brandon, Mason tells CC Kelly was kidnapped, Joe calls Dominic to help find Kelly. **Last appearance of Rosemary Forsyth (Sophia Capwell Armonti)

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 66 - Episode 66
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    #17 - Episode 66

    S1:E66

    Dominic gets a disguise for Joe so he can go look for Kelly, Amy temps at Peter's office, the cops go to Ginger's but Kelly is gone. **First appearance of Judith McConnell (Sophia Capwell Armonti)

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 67 - Episode 67
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    #18 - Episode 67

    S1:E67

    Ginger tells Mason some guys knocked her out and took Kelly, Dominic confronts Peter about his past with Ginger, Peter meets up with Ginger. **Last appearance of Dane Witherspoon (Joe Perkins)

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 68 - Episode 68
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    #19 - Episode 68

    S1:E68

    Peter "saves" Kelly, Halloween at the motel, Joe goes to the hospital to see Kelly, Peter sees Joe. **First appearance of Mark Arnold (Joe Perkins)

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 69 - Episode 69
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    #20 - Episode 69

    S1:E69

    Joe visits Kelly at hospital, Eden flashes back to when she & Cruz met, Joe tells Kelly about Peter & Ginger, Peter decides to kill Joe.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 70 - Episode 70
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    #21 - Episode 70

    S1:E70

    Dominic tells Joe the things Warren stole were Sophia's to cover up Sophia & Lionel's affair, Eden takes Lionel flying, Mason flies to Nice.

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  22. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 71 - Episode 71
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    #22 - Episode 71

    S1:E71

    Peter tells Kelly he wants to help her find Channing's killer, Mason arrives in Nice, a minor quake hits, Lionel goes to the cemetery.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 72 - Episode 72
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    #23 - Episode 72

    S1:E72

    Sophia's "ghost" haunts Lionel at the cemetery, Gina, Brandon, Mason & Santana fly back from France, Lionel thinks Eden is the ghost.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 73 - Episode 73
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    #24 - Episode 73

    S1:E73

    Party for Marisa & John, Peter plants a fake note from Dominic to lure Joe, Ted & Laken planning to spend the night, Joe goes to meet "Dominic".

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Santa Barbara Season 1 Episode 74 - Episode 74
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    #25 - Episode 74

    S1:E74

    Peter shoots at Joe at the wildlife refuge, Santana planning to take Brandon to Rio, Peter and Joe struggle, Ted goes after Warren.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 39" is the worst rated episode of "Santa Barbara". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 51".