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The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Invaders Season 2 Episode 17 - The Possessed
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - The Possessed

    S2:E17

    An old college buddy sends David Vincent an urgent message, without any further details other than that it is important. When David arrives, Ted has been brain washed so that he can no longer remember why in the world he'd wanted to see his friend. It soon becomes obvious that the aliens are using mind control of some sort.

    Director:William Hale
    Writer:John W. Bloch

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  2. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 26 - Inquisition
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Inquisition

    S2:E26

    David Vincent and Edgar Scoville attempt to warn a senator that a governmental official is an alien, while Andy Hatcher tries to prove otherwise.

    Director:Robert Glatzer
    Writer:Barry Oringer

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  3. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 11 - The Prophet
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Prophet

    S2:E11

    David exposes an alien disguised as a prophet who capitalizes on his ability to glow red as a tool to deceive people into thinking that his ""gift"" is from God.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 15 - The Ransom
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Ransom

    S2:E15

    David Vincent and Bob Torin capture an alien leader, whom they hope to show to the authorities as proof; however, the leader's alien comrades foil David's efforts.

    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Robert L. Collins

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  5. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 19 - The Pit
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Pit

    S2:E19

    Julian Reed calls upon David Vincent to help him expose aliens who have infiltrated The Slaten Research Center. By the time David arrives at the scene, Julian's having hallucinations. Is Julian truly a lunatic, or are the aliens behind his mental lapse?

    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 23 - The Miracle
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Miracle

    S2:E23

    In a small New Mexico town, a provincial teenage girl witnesses an alien’s incineration and believes it to be a sign from God.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Robert L. Collins

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  7. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 6 - Vikor
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Vikor

    S1:E6

    A dying telephone lineman's fantastic story leads Vincent to investigate a huge industrial complex owned by a famous war hero.

    Director:Paul Wendkos
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  8. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 8 - Doomsday Minus One
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Doomsday Minus One

    S1:E8

    Vincent is called upon to help avert possible alien infiltration at a government nuclear test site.

    Director:Paul Wendkos
    Writer:Louis Vittes

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  9. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 6 - The Trial
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Trial

    S2:E6

    A man seek's Vincent's aid after he is arrested and put on trial for murder after the incineration death of an alien.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writers:George Eckstein, David W. Rintels

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  10. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 13 - The Captive
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Captive

    S2:E13

    A Russian ambassador summons David Vincent after he finds that a burglar caught inside the embassy is an alien.

    Director:William Hale
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  11. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 21 - The Peacemaker
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Peacemaker

    S2:E21

    David Vincent arranges a meeting between the alien leaders and an Air Force General, who secretly plans to drop a bomb on the alien leaders despite the fact that many innocent people will die in the process.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:David W. Rintels

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  12. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 24 - The Life Seekers
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Life Seekers

    S2:E24

    A pair of aliens who want to return to their home planet and make a political argument against the invasion of Earth ask David Vincent to help them elude an intensive police manhunt.

    Director:Paul Wendkos
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  13. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 1 - Beachhead
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Beachhead

    S1:E1

    An architect's close encounter with a spaceship leads him to investigate a small town's hydroelectric plant.

    Director:Joseph Sargent
    Writer:Anthony Wilson

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  14. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 2 - The Experiment
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - The Experiment

    S1:E2

    David Vincent meets with an eminent astrophysicist who has proof that aliens are invading the planet.

    Director:Joseph Sargent
    Writer:Anthony Spinner

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  15. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 5 - Genesis
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Genesis

    S1:E5

    Vincent's search for aliens lead him to an underwater sea lab.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:John W. Bloch

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  16. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 7 - Nightmare
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Nightmare

    S1:E7

    Vincent travels to a small town to check a possible link between the aliens and an attack of carnivorous insects.

    Director:Paul Wendkos
    Writer:John Kneubuhl

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  17. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 12 - The Betrayed
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - The Betrayed

    S1:E12

    Vincent discovers a mysterious computer tape that could offer proof of the alien invasion.

    Director:John Meredyth Lucas
    Writer:John W. Bloch

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  18. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 3 - The Watchers
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Watchers

    S2:E3

    A hysterical hotel manager tells Vincent aliens are taking over his hotel.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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  19. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 5 - The Enemy
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Enemy

    S2:E5

    Despite Vincent's warnings, a nurse tries to help an injured alien survivor of a saucer crash.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:John W. Bloch

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  20. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 8 - Dark Outpost
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Dark Outpost

    S2:E8

    While investigating the Invaders susceptibility to minor human ailments, Vincent unknowingly is taken aboard an alien spacecraft.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Jerry Sohl

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  21. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 9 - Summit Meeting: Part I
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Summit Meeting: Part I

    S2:E9

    In Part I of this two-part episode, Vincent uncovers a diabolical alien plot to destroy all of the world's leaders.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:George Eckstein

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  22. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 10 - Summit Meeting: Part II
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Summit Meeting: Part II

    S2:E10

    In the conclusion of a two-part episode, Vincent must defuse an experimental rocket that if ignited will destroy all heads of state gathered at a world summit meeting.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:George Eckstein

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  23. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 20 - The Organization
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Organization

    S2:E20

    David Vincent joins forces with the mob when the aliens inadvertently take their illegal shipment of drugs.

    Director:William Hale
    Writer:Franklin Barton

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  24. The Invaders Season 2 Episode 25 - The Pursued
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - The Pursued

    S2:E25

    The aliens’ experiments with artificial human emotions go awry when one of their subjects, prone to homicidal rages, defects to David Vincent’s side.

    Director:William Hale
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  25. The Invaders Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mutation
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - The Mutation

    S1:E3

    With the assistance of Vicki, a nightclub stripper, Vincent continues his search for an alien spacecraft.

    Director:Paul Wendkos
    Writer:David T. Chantler

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Possessed" is the worst rated episode of "The Invaders". It scored 7.5/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by William Hale and written by John W. Bloch, it aired on 1/2/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Inquisition".