8.1/101,515 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/1995
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: N/A
7.4/10478 votes#2 - Fever
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/1995
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
Writer: Ann Powell, Rose Schacht
7.6/10417 votes#3 - Last Days
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/1995
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
7.0/10397 votes#4 - The Prince of Wails
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/1995
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 Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
6.9/10404 votes#5 - Summer of Love
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/1995
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
7.4/10402 votes#6 - Eggheads
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/1995
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
7.2/10379 votes#7 - The Weaker Sex
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/1995
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
Writer: Nicole Yorkin, Dawn Presrwich
7.4/10370 votes#8 - The King Is Back
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/10/1995
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
8.1/10400 votes#9 - Luck of the Draw
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/17/1995
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
The Best Episodes of Sliders Season 1
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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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Sliders" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1515 votes. Directed by Andy Tennant and written by N/A, it aired on 3/22/1995. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Fever".