The Worst Episodes of Sliders

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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   3.7/10(3 votes)

   #1 - The Unstuck Man

   S5:E16/11/1999

   After experiencing a rough slide, Rembrandt and Maggie see Colin is nowhere to be found. More disturbing, they meet a stranger claiming he is Quinn Mallory. Rembrandt and Maggie learn too late that this is all apart of an evil genius' desperate plan to save his life.

   Director:Guy Magar

   Writer:Chris Black

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   Director:Guy Magar

   Writer:Chris Black
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   3.7/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Applied Physics

   S5:E26/18/1999

   Diana tries using a university lab to find a way to separate Quinn and Mallory, which leads to her first encounter with her double, a struggling single mother. Meanwhile, Mallory experiences violent flashbacks from Quinn's life.

   Director:David J. Eagle

   Writer:Chris Black

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   Director:David J. Eagle

   Writer:Chris Black
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   4.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - The Java Jive

   S5:E88/6/1999

   The Sliders arrive on a world where Prohibition still exists, only it was caffeine that was outlawed. They meet a nightclub owner whose lover was murdered by a gang dealing in bootleg coffee.

   Director:Jeff Woolnough

   Writers:Jennifer McGinnis, Janét Saunders

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   Director:Jeff Woolnough

   Writers:Jennifer McGinnis, Janét Saunders
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   5.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Easy Slider

   S5:E108/20/1999

   The Sliders arrive on a world where combustion engines were outlawed by the government due to pollution. But a biker gang is fighting to keep their engines and Mallory falls for the gang's sexy leader.

   Director:David E. Peckinpah

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:David E. Peckinpah

   Writer:Unknown
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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Breeder

   S3:E193/14/1997

   A creature embeds a parasite in Maggie just before the slide, which takes the Sliders to a world where young adults are used in a mandatory organ-donor program. The others will have to find Maggie before she finds the perfect mate and lays her eggs.

   Director:Paris Barclay

   Writer:Eleah Horwitz

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   Director:Paris Barclay

   Writer:Eleah Horwitz
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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Slither

   S3:E224/25/1997

   While on vacation, Quinn and Rembrandt get mixed up in an illegal snake deal and find themselves stuck in the middle of no where surrounded by deadly snakes. Meanwhile, Wade and Maggie get involved with a shady man in their search for the others.

   Director:Jim Johnston

   Writers:Tony Blake, Paul Jackson

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   Director:Jim Johnston

   Writers:Tony Blake, Paul Jackson
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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - This Slide of Paradise

   S3:E255/16/1997

   The Sliders track Rickman to a world where a mad scientist has been experimenting with genetic testing and has created a race of human hybrids.

   Director:Jim Johnston

   Writer:Nan Hagan

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   Director:Jim Johnston

   Writer:Nan Hagan
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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - New Gods for Old

   S5:E57/16/1999

   Just before sliding out and escaping a small army, Mallory is shot with a laser beam and paralyzed. His only chance of walking again lies in a group of spiritual healers, but their cure could be much worse than being paralyzed.

   Director:Richard Compton

   Writer:David Gerrold

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   Director:Richard Compton

   Writer:David Gerrold
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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - A Current Affair

   S5:E77/30/1999

   On a world where tabloid journalism is in place of real news, a photo suggests Maggie is having an affair with the President. But the President's advisers decide to exploit it in order to distract attention from a war with Switzerland.

   Director:David J. Eagle

   Writer:Steve Stoliar

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   Director:David J. Eagle

   Writer:Steve Stoliar
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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - To Catch a Slider

    S5:E151/14/2000

    The timer continues to malfunction, giving the Sliders rougher slides than usual. To fix it, the Sliders need to get ahold of a gem, even if it means stealing.

    Director:Peter Ellis

    Writer:Bill Dial

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    Director:Peter Ellis

    Writer:Bill Dial
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Time Again and World

    S2:E64/5/1996

    Wade witnesses a murder just before the slide, but as the Sliders land on the next world, the same murder is about to occur. This time, Wade intervenes and this gets the Sliders involved with a disgraced federal judge and a United States under martial law.

    Director:Vern Gillum

    Writer:Jacob Epstein

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    Director:Vern Gillum

    Writer:Jacob Epstein
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - In Dino Veritas

    S2:E74/26/1996

    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.

    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writer:Steve Brown

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    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writer:Steve Brown
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Electric Twister Acid Test

    S3:E310/4/1996

    The Sliders arrive on a world where electric tornadoes have almost completely wiped out the population. They find a secluded village somehow protected from the tornadoes and a dictator that may prevent the team from ever sliding again.

    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writer:Scott Smith Miller

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    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writer:Scott Smith Miller
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Prince of Slides

    S3:E911/22/1996

    On a world where the American government is a monarchy, Rembrandt is mistaken for his double and discovers that he is about to be a father of royalty. The only problem is, on this world, it's the men who give birth to children.

    Director:Richard Compton

    Writer:Eleah Horwitz

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    Director:Richard Compton

    Writer:Eleah Horwitz
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Last of Eden

    S3:E203/28/1997

    Wade and Rembrandt recall their slide to a world plagued by earthquakes and populated by primitive people. Wade falls into a deep chasm and Quinn goes to rescue her, while Rembrandt learns of Arturo's illness.

    Director:Allan Eastman

    Writer:Josef Anderson

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    Director:Allan Eastman

    Writer:Josef Anderson
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Other Slide of Darkness

    S3:E214/11/1997

    The Sliders track Rickman to a superstitious town. Their search is further complicated when Quinn and Maggie are captured by natives living in a mysterious fog. There, Quinn runs into someone from his past--himself.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough

    Writers:Scott Smith Miller, Nan Hagan

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    Director:Jeff Woolnough

    Writers:Scott Smith Miller, Nan Hagan
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Dinoslide

    S3:E235/2/1997

    The Sliders' chase for Rickman takes them back to the world they helped colonize, the New World. Only they find that the colonists are being hunted by a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.

    Director:Richard Compton

    Writer:David E. Peckinpah

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    Director:Richard Compton

    Writer:David E. Peckinpah
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Stoker

    S3:E245/9/1997

    Wade falls under the spell of a rock band's charismatic lead singer, who is really a vampire and looking to use Wade to get the timer. Meanwhile, the others try to track down Rickman.

    Director:Jerry O'Connell

    Writer:Josef Anderson

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    Director:Jerry O'Connell

    Writer:Josef Anderson
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Data World

    S4:E173/19/1999

    When the Sliders step into the Chandler Hotel, they are surprised to learn they have been turned into computer data. There they meet the owner of the hotel, Archibald Chandler, who will not allow them to leave.

    Director:Jerry O'Connell

    Writer:Joel Metzger

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    Director:Jerry O'Connell

    Writer:Joel Metzger
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - My Brother's Keeper

    S4:E194/2/1999

    The Sliders arrive on a world where clones are harvested for spare body parts. Quinn's double is blinded in a lab accident and when Quinn tries to help, he is mistaken for a clone. Meanwhile, the others inadvertently rescue the clone, which Colin tries to teach the importance of family and sacrifice.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Doug Molitor

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Doug Molitor
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Chasm

    S4:E204/9/1999

    The Sliders arrive in what is literally the happiest place on Earth. But in this small community, a little girl witnessed her grandfather leap into a mysterious chasm and begins to feel an overwhelming sorrow. Worse yet, it soon spreads to Rembrandt and Maggie.

    Director:Robert A. Hudecek

    Writer:William Bigelow

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    Director:Robert A. Hudecek

    Writer:William Bigelow
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Great Work

    S5:E47/9/1999

    The Sliders arrive on a small island, with a very sick Maggie in tow. While looking for help, Rembrandt, Mallory and Diana meet the monks of a secluded monastery. Reluctantly, the monks allow them to stay and give Maggie medical attention. But the Sliders soon learn the monks have a secret and won't allow them to leave.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Robert Masello

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Robert Masello
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Please Press One

    S5:E67/23/1999

    After trying to buy a candy bar, Maggie is kidnapped by a corporate conglomerate that uses data codes to control commerce.

    Director:Paul Lynch

    Writer:William Bigelow

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    Director:Paul Lynch

    Writer:William Bigelow
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Return of Maggie Beckett

    S5:E98/13/1999

    The Sliders arrive on a world where Maggie's double was a heroic astronaut and loved by the public. When she is mistaken for her double, the public gets excited. After being kidnapped by the mysterious Leader, Maggie is taken by the government where she must confront her father.

    Director:Peter Ellis

    Writer:Chris Black

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    Director:Peter Ellis

    Writer:Chris Black
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Map of the Mind

    S5:E129/17/1999

    The Sliders arrive at a mental institution in the middle of an unusual riot. Rembrandt and Maggie escape capture, but Diana and Mallory get left behind. While Mallory has managed to pose as a doctor, Diana is mistaken for a patient and undergoes the process of her brain being remapped.

    Director:Paul Raimondi

    Writer:Robert Masello

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    Director:Paul Raimondi

    Writer:Robert Masello