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The Best Episodes of Sliders

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The Best Episodes of Sliders

In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker...

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  1. 8.3/10(368 votes)

    #1 - Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome

    S2:E8

    The Sliders have come to the most unexpected world of all... home. While Rembrandt and Wade use their sliding adventures to kickstart their careers, Arturo steals the timer and claims sliding as his invention. However, Quinn remains convinced they are not home.

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    Director:Adam Nimoy
    Writer:Nan Hagan
  2. 8.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #2 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    While working in his basement, Quinn Mallory opens the gateway to parallel worlds. For a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher, Professor Arturo, along. Upon opening the vortex, Quinn uses too much power, which causes the vortex to suck them in along with Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, who happened to be driving by Quinn's house. The four arrive on a world that experienced an ecological disaster and will have to survive until the timer hits zero.

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    Director:Andy Tennant
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.1/10(406 votes)

    #3 - Luck of the Draw

    S1:E9

    When the Sliders land on a seemingly ideal world, Wade wins the lottery. But Quinn discovers that the lottery is population control and the winners are killed.

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    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Jon Povill
  4. 7.9/10(332 votes)

    #4 - The Guardian

    S3:E4

    The Sliders arrive on a world just like their own, only time is moving at a rate of twelve years slower than normal. There, Quinn encounters his young double and tries to change an upcoming event in his life, despite the other Sliders' warnings.

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    Director:Adam Nimoy
  5. 7.8/10(307 votes)

    #5 - Invasion

    S2:E12

    The Sliders land in the middle of a strange invasion and Quinn uses the timer to bring down one of the ships. Before barely escaping, the Sliders learn these new villains can slide at will and are soon captured on the next world. They learn their captors are the Kromaggs and are intent on conquering every parallel world.

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  6. 7.8/10(298 votes)

    #6 - Double Cross

    S3:E2

    On a world quickly running out of natural resources, Rembrandt meets his number one fan but finds her to be a little too friendly. Meanwhile, Quinn and the others meet Logan, a scientist at Prototronics that's trying to develop sliding. However, they learn her plans for sliding are far from noble.

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  8. 7.7/10(339 votes)

    #7 - Gillian of the Spirits

    S2:E3

    A lightning bolt strikes the vortex during a slide, damaging the timer and trapping Quinn on the astral plane. Now the Sliders are stranded on a world with 1950s technology and Quinn can not be seen by the others. He tries to get the help from the only one who can see or hear him, a girl that has a history of hearing voices.

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  9. 7.6/10(427 votes)

    #8 - Last Days

    S1:E3

    The Sliders arrive on a world that will be destroyed by an asteroid before they are due to slide. Arturo works with Bennish to develop an atom bomb to destroy the asteroid and Rembrandt gets caught up in an end of the world celebration, while Quinn and Wade confront their feelings for one another.

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    Writer:Dan Lane
  10. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Prophets and Loss

    S4:E2

    Quinn, Rembrandt and Maggie land on a world where the United States is run by the Oracle, a blend of fundamental beliefs and right-wing conservatism. Followers trade their wealth and possessions in return for passage to a nirvana world, but the Sliders discover the Oracle's portal is a deadly sham.

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    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Bill Dial
  11. 7.4/10(488 votes)

    #10 - Fever

    S1:E2

    On a world where penicillin was never invented, Quinn is mistaken for his double, who is believed to be the cause of a massive epidemic. While he is imprisoned by a health agency, Wade shows signs of being infected and only Arturo can find the cure.

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  12. 7.4/10(410 votes)

    #11 - Eggheads

    S1:E6

    On a world where being smart is the equivalent of being a sports star, Quinn is a popular college athlete and finds his double had underhanded dealings with gangsters. Meanwhile, Arturo discovers his late wife is alive on this world and tries for reconciliation after learning she is pressing for divorce.

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  13. 7.4/10(377 votes)

    #12 - The King Is Back

    S1:E8

    Rembrandt has arrived on his dream world, where his double is as popular as Elvis, but has been dead for eight years. As Rembrandt gets to enjoy the fame he's long since wanted, an old enemy plots to make sure he disappears for good.

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    Director:Vern Gillum
  14. 7.4/10(298 votes)

    #13 - As Time Goes By

    S2:E13

    The Sliders find themselves running into the same people on each new world, one of them being Quinn's former love, Daelin. After encounters on worlds where the Spanish rule America and Daelin is an abused wife, the Sliders arrive on a world where time moves backwards and they are accused of Daelin's murder. Quinn wants to save her, but it could have disastrous results.

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  15. 7.4/10(272 votes)

    #14 - The Exodus (1)

    S3:E16

    Things don't look good for the Sliders when they slide to a world that's about to be eradicated by a rogue pulsar. Soon they discover that this world has been developing sliding technology and pool their resources with the U.S. government in a race to escape to a parallel Earth.

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  16. 7.3/10(363 votes)

    #15 - Into the Mystic

    S2:E1

    After separating from Ryan and Henry the dog, the Sliders make a rough landing that reopens Quinn's bullet wound. On this world of mysticism and superstition, a witch doctor heals Quinn and has brains on the mind when they can't pay the bill. On the run from bounty hunters, the Sliders only hope is the mysterious Sorcerer, a man who could possibly get them home.

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  17. 7.3/10(268 votes)

    #16 - Dead Man Sliding

    S3:E10

    On a world where the legal system is in the form of televised game shows, Quinn is arrested, tried and sentenced to death for the crimes of his double.

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    Writer:Nan Hagan
  18. 7.2/10(386 votes)

    #17 - The Weaker Sex

    S1:E7

    The Sliders arrive on a world where roles are reversed with women holding the positions of power. Arturo becomes a candidate for the mayoral race in San Francisco, trying to bring about a "men's rights" movement.

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  19. 7.2/10(354 votes)

    #18 - Love Gods

    S2:E2

    On a world where a biological weapon wiped out most of the male population, Quinn, Rembrandt and Arturo become objects of desire and are imprisoned by the government to be breeders. As they try to escape and regroup with Wade, they find there are others out to capture them.

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  20. 7.2/10(311 votes)

    #19 - Rules of the Game

    S3:E1

    The Sliders become involuntarily apart of a human war game where the only winners are the ones that stay alive.

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  21. 7.2/10(282 votes)

    #20 - Season's Greedings

    S3:E12

    On a world where people are enticed by consumerism and giant malls in the sky, the Sliders get jobs as mall employees to find the mother of an abandoned child. Arturo is a reluctant Santa, Rembrandt and Wade his elves while Quinn gets an administrative job. Meanwhile, Wade faces some strong emotions when she meets her sister and father.

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  22. 7.2/10(264 votes)

    #21 - Murder Most Foul

    S3:E13

    On an over-worked world with an uptight population, Arturo is thought to be a fracture and is sent to a fantasy camp for a form of relaxation. When the others find him, they see he has been brainwashed into thinking he is a great detective on the trail of a Jack the Ripper-like murderer.

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  23. 7.1/10(342 votes)

    #22 - El Sid

    S2:E5

    While the Sliders wait to leave a world of violence, Quinn saves a woman named Michelle from her criminal boyfriend, Sid. Sid then goes after the Sliders through the vortex, where they all arrive on a world where San Francisco is a maximum security prison.

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    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Jon Povill
  24. 7.0/10(403 votes)

    #23 - The Prince of Wails

    S1:E4

    The Sliders arrive in the British States of America, where Arturo's double is plotting to assassinate a prince and take the throne. When the Sliders inadvertently foil the plot, they come into contact with a group of rebels trying to bring freedom to America.

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  25. 7.0/10(304 votes)

    #24 - In Dino Veritas

    S2:E7

    The Sliders land on a world where San Francisco is a national park dedicated to the preservation of dinosaurs, which is home to a deadly Allosaurus. A bad fall causes Arturo to injure himself and lose the timer. Quinn goes out alone to search for it, while the others hide out from the Allosaurus in a cave.

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  26. 7.0/10(284 votes)

    #25 - Greatfellas

    S2:E10

    On a world where Prohibition was never repealed, Rembrandt's double is famous for fighting crime and corruption. Unfortunately, the trouble starts when the Sliders land in the middle of a wedding, where the groom and bride are from mob organizations.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome" is the best rated episode of "Sliders". It scored 8.3/10 based on 368 votes. Directed by Adam Nimoy and written by Nan Hagan, it aired on 5/3/1996. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot".