The Best Episodes of Sliders Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(1565 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E13/22/1995

   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.

   Director:Andy Tennant

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Andy Tennant

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   7.4/10(507 votes)

   #2 - Fever

   S1:E23/29/1995

   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.

   Director:Mario Philip Azzopardi

   Writers:Rose Schacht, Ann Powell

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   Director:Mario Philip Azzopardi

   Writers:Rose Schacht, Ann Powell
3. 

   7.6/10(442 votes)

   #3 - Last Days

   S1:E34/5/1995

   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.

   Director:Michael Keusch

   Writer:Dan Lane

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   Director:Michael Keusch

   Writer:Dan Lane
4. 

   7.0/10(420 votes)

   #4 - The Prince of Wails

   S1:E44/12/1995

   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.

   Director:Félix Alcalá

   Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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   Director:Félix Alcalá

   Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
5. 

   6.9/10(427 votes)

   #5 - Summer of Love

   S1:E54/19/1995

   The Sliders are separated on a world where the Hippie movement of the sixties is still alive and the US is at war with Australia. Wade and Rembrandt are mistaken for extraterrestrial prophets at a commune, while Quinn and Arturo race to fix a broken timer and rejoin the others.

   Director:Mario Philip Azzopardi

   Writer:Tracy Tormé

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   Director:Mario Philip Azzopardi

   Writer:Tracy Tormé
6. 

   7.4/10(424 votes)

   #6 - Eggheads

   S1:E64/26/1995

   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.

   Director:Timothy Bond

   Writer:Scott Smith Miller

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   Director:Timothy Bond

   Writer:Scott Smith Miller
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   7.2/10(401 votes)

   #7 - The Weaker Sex

   S1:E75/3/1995

   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.

   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writers:Dawn Presrwich, Nicole Yorkin

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   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writers:Dawn Presrwich, Nicole Yorkin
8. 

   7.4/10(392 votes)

   #8 - The King Is Back

   S1:E85/10/1995

   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.

   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writer:Tracy Tormé

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   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writer:Tracy Tormé
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   8.2/10(421 votes)

   #9 - Luck of the Draw

   S1:E95/17/1995

   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.

   Director:Les Landau

   Writer:Jon Povill

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   Director:Les Landau

   Writer:Jon Povill