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The Worst Episodes of Sweat

Every episode of Sweat ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Sweat!

Sweat is an Australian drama series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in Perth. The show aired on Network Ten in 1996...
Genre:Drama
Network:Network Ten

Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 2" is the worst rated episode of "Sweat". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Steve Jodrell and written by Gary Heary, it aired on 4/20/1996. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 5".

  • Episode 2
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    #1 - Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/1996

    Tom challenges new boy Noodle to a race. He wins and his confidence and honour is restored. What Tom doesn't realise is that Noodle deliberately threw the race, knowing that Tom needed to win more than he did. In need of money for new equipment, Danny and Steve take on a series of risque jobs

    Director: Steve Jodrell

    Writer: Gary Heary

  • Episode 5
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    #2 - Episode 5

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/1996

    Sandy's old school friend, Robyn, now a major soap star, turns up at the Academy to film an episode. Sandy is forced to come to terms with the fact that Robyn cares for no-one but herself, and turns the tables on her. Tats is afraid of the direction her relationship with Tom is headed.

    Director: Dan Burstall

    Writer: Chris McCourt

  • Episode 6
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    #3 - Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/1996

    Stewie's dad Ted, an ex-professional footballer, is enlisted to help persuade him to specialise. But Ted has his own agenda and Stewie finds himself having to decide whether he wants to stay at the Academy at all.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Peter Gawler

  • Episode 7
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    #4 - Episode 7

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/1996

    Danny is forced to confront the fact that he and his parents have neglected his younger brother Raph when Raph starts stealing from the Academy. In the process, he learns that Snowy is, truly, his best friend.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: John Chamberlain

  • Episode 8
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    #5 - Episode 8

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/1996

    Tom and Jenny are teamed up for the Academy's orienteering exercise. Disaster strikes when the two compete rather than cooperate and Jenny falls and sprains her ankle.

    Director: Dan Burstall

    Writer: Pim Hendrix

  • Episode 9
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    #6 - Episode 9

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/18/1996

    Snowy goes on a disastrous date with Sandy. Not only has he jeopardised his friendship with her, but when Danny finds out his best friend is gay he is totally unable to accept it.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: May Harrison

  • Episode 10
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    #7 - Episode 10

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/1996

    When Danny tells the other kids Snowy's gay, Snowy thinks his life at the Academy is over. It's a painful experience, but he discovers that things are not as black and white as he thought.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Matt Ford

  • Episode 11
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    #8 - Episode 11

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/1996

    When 10-year-old Leila is tricked into revealing Tats' most intimate secrets on television she comes to the painful realisation that a top-class athlete isn't entitled to a childhood.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Robyn Sinclair

  • Episode 12
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    #9 - Episode 12

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/25/1996

    When Sandy's father is arrested for defrauding a children's charity Sandy feels that, somehow, she's to blame. In learning to come to terms with her father's guilt, Sandy realises an inner strength.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Karin Altmann

  • Episode 13
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    #10 - Episode 13

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/1/1996

    After receiving a suspension for cheating on an exam, Evie's future at the academy is in doubt when she contemplates leaving school entirely. Without her scholarship, Evie gets a job with the local newspaper so she can continue her training. When the school thugs decide to beat up Snowy at the combined school Academy dance, Danny finally realises where his true loyalties lie. He and Snowy clean up, a team again.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Gina Roncoli

  • Episode 14
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    #11 - Episode 14

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/8/1996

    Tom performs brilliantly when he stands in for an injured member of the elite Aussie swim team. The Academy kids are thrilled for him — until Tom starts to believe his own publicity and becomes a pain.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: John Rapsey

  • Episode 15
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    #12 - Episode 15

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/15/1996

    Sandy makes a stand against sexploitation on the track by refusing to wear the sexy new running gear the Academy sponsors have supplied.

    Director: Ross Hutchens

    Writer: Robyn Sinclair

  • Episode 16
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    #13 - Episode 16

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/22/1996

    It's coming up to a crucial meet and Snowy is behaving totally out of character. Neither Chris, his coach, nor Danny can understand it. Tom anticipates an invitation to join the national swim team. Alex asks Sandy out on a date. Noodle and Evie realise they may be better suited to just being friends.

    Director: Ross Hutchens

    Writer: Grant Fraser

  • Episode 17
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    #14 - Episode 17

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/29/1996

    Don is very smug about his latest coup. He's managed to secure the services of a former Russian Olympic track and field coach.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 18
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    #15 - Episode 18

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/6/1996

    Danny and Snowy are competing in a prestigious amateur bike race. Riding in a tightly-packed bunch, Danny pulls ahead of his main rival, Brett Pier, to the finish line but is unaware Brett has fallen and is seriously injured.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Daniel Krige

  • Episode 19
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    #16 - Episode 19

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/13/1996

    Tom has hit a plateau — the dreaded 'wall'. His times are constant but they're not improving. Tom lets off steam to his friend Jake who offers Tom a solution to his problems.

    Director: Steve Jodrell

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 20
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    #17 - Episode 20

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/20/1996

    Tats and Tom are having problems again. Tom is acting weird and incredibly nervy and Tat can't understand it. Danny and Stewie's new girlfriends don't turn out to be as they hoped.

    Director: Steve Jodrell

    Writer: Robyn Sinclair

  • Episode 21
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    #18 - Episode 21

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/27/1996

    Evie's unable to hide the fact that she's been fired from the Advocate. But her failure as a journalist is more than compensated for by a brilliant win at the state swim meet.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Robyn Sinclair

  • Episode 22
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    #19 - Episode 22

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/12/1996

    Tats is devastated when Leila beats her in the state open-age competition — an event Tats has dominated for years. Tats is forced to face the fact that her career is over.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Jo Merle

  • Episode 23
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    #20 - Episode 23

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/13/1996

    Danny is over the moon when his hero, Australian two-time Tour de France stage winner Mark Novac, arrives to coach them — until Danny's beaten in a road race by Snowy and forced to accept that he's a sprinter and will never be Yellow Jersey material.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Pim Hendrix

  • Episode 24
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    #21 - Episode 24

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/14/1996

    Noodle meets a beautiful art student and decides art school has a lot more to recommend it than a sporting career — until Sid proves to him that he really does want to win after all.

    Director: Malcolm McDonald

    Writer: Jo Horsburgh

  • Episode 25
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    #22 - Episode 25

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/18/1996

    Sandy is sure she's pregnant and has to decide whether she wants to have the baby and give up her career or have an abortion. Tats is offered a job as Jenny's assistant. But does she really want to stay on at the Academy?

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Neville Brown

  • Episode 26
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    #23 - Episode 26

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 11/19/1996

    Tom takes the gold and Noodle the silver in the Nationals. Everyone's thrilled until Tom produces a positive drug test result. With her career as a gymnast over, Tats finds a new passion.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: John Rapsey

  • Pilot
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    #24 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/1996

    Tom, the swimmer who never loses, has to come to terms with the fact that over-confidence lost him the race. He learns his lesson, but it damages his relationship with his girlfriend Tats.

    Director: Steve Jodrell

    Writer: John Rapsey

  • Episode 4
    8.0/1011 votes
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    #25 - Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/1996

    The kids are holding a secret party to celebrate Stewie's birthday. Noodle covers up for everyone when their curfew-breaking party is nearly discovered — and is welcomed as one of the gang at last. Monique makes a decision about her future at the academy.

    Director: Dan Burstall

    Writer: Rick Maier