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The Best Episodes of Sliders

Every episode of Sliders ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sliders!

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. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Last Days

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    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
  2. 8.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Pilot

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    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. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - The Prince of Wails

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    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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  4. 8.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Weaker Sex

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    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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  5. 8.3/10(369 votes)

    #5 - Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome

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    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
  6. 8.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Eggheads

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    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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  8. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Luck of the Draw

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    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
  9. 8.0/10(333 votes)

    #8 - The Guardian

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    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
  10. 7.8/10(308 votes)

    #9 - Invasion

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    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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  11. 7.8/10(299 votes)

    #10 - Double Cross

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    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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  12. 7.7/10(342 votes)

    #11 - Gillian of the Spirits

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    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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  13. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - The King Is Back

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    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(299 votes)

    #13 - As Time Goes By

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    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)

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    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(6 votes)

    #15 - Fever

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    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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  17. 7.3/10(365 votes)

    #16 - Into the Mystic

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    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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  18. 7.3/10(268 votes)

    #17 - Dead Man Sliding

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    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
  19. 7.2/10(356 votes)

    #18 - Love Gods

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    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(312 votes)

    #19 - Rules of the Game

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    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

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    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

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    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. 7.2/10(217 votes)

    #22 - Lipschitz Live!

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    S4:E13

    The vortex splits the Sliders up and they only have two hours before the slide. Quinn tries to contact the others by appearing on the world's most popular show: Lipschitz Live. Meanwhile, Colin is mistaken for his double and betrothed to a woman as part of a business deal.

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  24. 7.1/10(344 votes)

    #23 - El Sid

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    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
  25. 7.1/10(205 votes)

    #24 - Virtual Slide

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    S4:E4

    The Sliders arrive on a world where virtual reality is a normal part of life. After Maggie is injured in an explosion, she awakens in a hospital to find they have missed the slide. The only way to go is to build a new timer, but is everything what it seems?

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    Director:Mark Sobel
  26. 7.1/10(207 votes)

    #25 - World Killer

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    S4:E5

    After landing in a San Francisco completely devoid of people, the Sliders go to Quinn's house and discover Quinn's double accidentally slid everyone to a parallel world a few years ago. Both Quinns, Maggie and Rembrandt travel to the world where everyone was sent and rush to set things right.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Last Days" is the best rated episode of "Sliders". It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Michael Keusch and written by Dan Lane, it aired on 4/5/1995. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot".