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The Best Episodes of Studio One Season 8

Every episode of Studio One Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Studio One Season 8!

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An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Studio One Season 8 Episode 16 - Dino
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    S8:E16

    Dino, who has just been released from reform school, is sullen and uncooperative with his family and his guidance counselors, but he knows that, if he returns to his life of crime, his adoring kid brother will be with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  2. Studio One Season 8 Episode 14 - Miracle at Potter's Farm
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    S8:E14

    Brucie and his elder sister, Jen, are two of five children who face separation and removal from the family farm after their father's death.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Studio One Season 8 Episode 30 - The Arena
    6.8/10(64 votes)

    S8:E30

    Arriving in Washington, a freshman senator gets an experienced advisor who warns him not to continue a heated feud with his state's senior salon, held over from his father. But later in a drunken jag, he blurts out secret evidence that can end the career of the older man.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  4. Studio One Season 8 Episode 23 - Circle of Guilt
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    S8:E23

    A woman is found dead on a lonely beach outside a small town.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Studio One Season 8 Episode 36 - Family Protection
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S8:E36

    A bank robber has an agreement with a suburban couple to use their home as his hideout in return for a share of the loot.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Studio One Season 8 Episode 33 - The Drop of a Hat
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    S8:E33

    The offices of Mode, a glossy women's magazine, is thrown into chaos when the owner suddenly shows up. The editor fears for her job--but who in the office might replace her?

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Studio One Season 8 Episode 25 - A Favor for Sam
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    S8:E25

    A quick-tempered cab driver picks up what appears to be two men and a drunk. On second look the drunk proves to be a corpse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Studio One Season 8 Episode 1 - Like Father, Like Son
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E1

    An ex-football hero who's now a successful businessman tries to mold his son in his own image even though his wife opposes it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Studio One Season 8 Episode 2 - Three Empty Rooms
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E2

    Two unhappy newlyweds are failing miserably in their relationship and find the only solidarity that they can find.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  10. Studio One Season 8 Episode 3 - A Likely Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E3

    A broken down vaudeville actor sets out to collect $30,000 and almost makes it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Studio One Season 8 Episode 4 - Uncle Ed and Circumstances
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E4

    Uncle Ed is a contestant on the game show ""The $64,000 Question""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Frank D. Gilroy

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  12. Studio One Season 8 Episode 5 - A Most Contagious Game
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E5

    In order to get his story, a reporter joins an underworld gang.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Don Ettlinger

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  13. Studio One Season 8 Episode 6 - Private History
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E6

    A son runs for public office based on nothing more than his famous father's reputation. Dad didn't think to much of him - and says so in his private diaries. The candidate's job now is to discreetly remove all of the unflattering references.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jerome Ross

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  14. Studio One Season 8 Episode 7 - Split Level
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E7

    Despite the opposition of their families, two 65-year-olds plan to marry. Though their families share a split-level house, their lives are miles apart: the woman is from a once-prominent southern family, and the man is an Italian immigrant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Studio One Season 8 Episode 8 - Shakedown Cruise
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E8

    A Navy crew is trapped in a crippled submarine on the ocean floor. The captain and his second in command must organize the men, who, before the accident, were torn by petty grievances.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Studio One Season 8 Episode 9 - The Judge and the Hangman
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E9

    In Bern, Switzerland, the commissioner of police solves the puzzling death of a fellow officer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Studio One Season 8 Episode 10 - Julie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E10

    A teenage girl tries to increase the understanding between her football hero boyfriend and his widower father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Studio One Season 8 Episode 11 - The Man Who Caught the Ball at Coogan's Bluff
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E11

    A shy, middle-aged baseball fan becomes a national celebrity after making a spectacular catch of a homerun ball.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  19. Studio One Season 8 Episode 12 - Blow Up at Cortland
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E12

    The warden of Cortland Prison is up against the psychopathic leader of a group of rioters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Monash

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  20. Studio One Season 8 Episode 13 - The Strongbox
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E13

    After the death of a Foreign Aid official, the reputation of the American Embassy in London comes into question. Was he a traitor or philanthropist?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Studio One Season 8 Episode 15 - Fair Play
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E15

    A young army officer (Dewey Martin) waiting assignment is picked to defend a soldier in a court martial. The soldier (James Gregory) is charged with a murder that was actually committed by the two MPs who arrested him. The officer risks his career in search of material that can exonerate the soldier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Studio One Season 8 Episode 17 - The Talented Mr. Ripley
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E17

    Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to from New York to Italy to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Marc Brandel

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  23. Studio One Season 8 Episode 18 - Johnny August
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E18

    Johnny August is hesitant about helping track down a blackmailer in Mexico and winds up with a murder instead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Studio One Season 8 Episode 19 - A Public Figure
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E19

    A successful TV actor becomes ensnared in an exposé in a scandal magazine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Studio One Season 8 Episode 20 - My Son Johnny
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E20

    A magazine writer, married to his part-time editor, is vaguely discontented with his life. Then one night he learns that after many years of marriage, he is going to be a father. The news has an extraordinary effect on the lives of the couple.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Dino" is the best rated episode of "Studio One" season 8. It scored 7.5/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Reginald Rose, it aired on 1/2/1956. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Miracle at Potter's Farm".