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The Worst Episodes of Santa Barbara

Every episode of Santa Barbara ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Santa Barbara!

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 the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world and is best remembered for its witty dialogue and sometimes tongue-in-cheek situations that often seemed like an affectionate parody of the genre. The show won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and 18 Soap Opera Digest Awards among various other awards.

Genre:Soap
Network:NBC

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Santa Barbara" is "Episode 36", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Rick Bennewitz and written by N/A. "Episode 36" aired on 9/17/1984 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 39".

  • Episode 36
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    #1 - Episode 36

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 9/17/1984

    Joe finds Dominic at the gazebo, they find Santana & Channing's letters, Lionel watches Augusta & Peter in the presidential suite.

    Director: Rick Bennewitz

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 39
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #2 - Episode 39

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 9/20/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 51
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    #3 - Episode 51

    Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 10/8/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 52
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #4 - Episode 52

    Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 10/9/1984

    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: N/A

  • Episode 53
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #5 - Episode 53

    Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 10/10/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 54
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    #6 - Episode 54

    Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 10/11/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 55
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #7 - Episode 55

    Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 10/12/1984

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

    Director: Rick Bennewitz

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 56
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #8 - Episode 56

    Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 10/15/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 57
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #9 - Episode 57

    Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 10/16/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 58
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #10 - Episode 58

    Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 10/17/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 59
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #11 - Episode 59

    Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 10/18/1984

    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: N/A

  • Episode 60
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #12 - Episode 60

    Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 10/19/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 61
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #13 - Episode 61

    Season 1 Episode 61 - Aired 10/22/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 62
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #14 - Episode 62

    Season 1 Episode 62 - Aired 10/23/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 63
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #15 - Episode 63

    Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 10/24/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 64
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #16 - Episode 64

    Season 1 Episode 64 - Aired 10/25/1984

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

    Director: Rick Bennewitz

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 65
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #17 - Episode 65

    Season 1 Episode 65 - Aired 10/26/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 66
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #18 - Episode 66

    Season 1 Episode 66 - Aired 10/29/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 67
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #19 - Episode 67

    Season 1 Episode 67 - Aired 10/30/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 68
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #20 - Episode 68

    Season 1 Episode 68 - Aired 10/31/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 69
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Episode 69

    Season 1 Episode 69 - Aired 11/1/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 70
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #22 - Episode 70

    Season 1 Episode 70 - Aired 11/2/1984

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 71
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #23 - Episode 71

    Season 1 Episode 71 - Aired 11/5/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 72
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #24 - Episode 72

    Season 1 Episode 72 - Aired 11/6/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 73
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - Episode 73

    Season 1 Episode 73 - Aired 11/7/1984

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A