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The Best Episodes of The Outsiders

Every episode of The Outsiders ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Outsiders!

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The story of the Curtis brothers, a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma, struggling to make it as a family. A follow-up to the novel and film of the same name.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 13 - Union Blues
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    S1:E13

    A desperate Darrel joins a group of laborers, unaware he's crossing a picket line formed by Tim's union. Ponyboy sees the good life as he tutors a track star.

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Ira Steven Behr

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  2. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 11 - Winner Take All
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    S1:E11

    Darrel's dream requires a loan, but Soda's dream comes true, thanks to a prank by Steve and Two Bit that sends Soda into a spending spree.

    Director:Robert Becker
    Writer:James Kearns

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  3. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 10 - Tequila Sunset
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    S1:E10

    Needing to pay off gambling debts, Two Bit tries to get his school's hoop star to commit a foul. Tim goes to church to see the gal who got away.

    Director:Janet Greek
    Writer:Marc Thyme

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  4. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 9 - Carnival
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E9

    At a carnival, Darrel and Tim fight one scam while Soda is caught in another when a seductive carny girl separates him from the car he's "borrowed" for the evening.

    Director:Bill Molloy
    Writer:Todd Robinson

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  5. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 4 - Breaking the Maiden
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E4

    Pony Boy regrets not taking Cherry's bait to tackle the school dance—until he's hooked by a stronger line. The Northside Greaser Band makes its pro debut.

    Director:Janet Greek
    Writers:Jeb Rosebrook, Joe Byrne

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  6. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 12 - The Beat Goes On
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    S1:E12

    Darrel objects when Scout uses the Curtises' for refuge from an abusive father, but doesn't mind his own time spent with a lonely military wife.

    Director:Michael Toshiyuki Uno
    Writer:David Abramowitz

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  7. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 1 - The Outsiders
    6.9/10(211 votes)

    S1:E1

    A welfare worker warns the three orphaned Curtis brothers that any trouble will send Ponyboy and Soda Pop to foster homes.

    Directors:Alan Shapiro, Sharron Miller
    Writer:Alan Shapiro

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  8. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 3 - Only the Lonely
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    S1:E3

    Tim Shepard returns from prison and is tempted to take a job offer from two men he met in the joint.

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 8 - Mirror Image
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S1:E8

    The Greasers and Socs beat up a black student dating a girl who dumped Soda, who can keep quiet and take the blame—or talk, and take it from his "friends."

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writers:Frederick Rappaport, Douglas Steinberg

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  10. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 2 - The Stork Club
    6.3/10(26 votes)

    S1:E2

    Soda wants to keep it from Darrel that he's gotten a girl pregnant, and Ponyboy becomes "protective" when Scout is courted by a nongreaser.

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Bruce Kirschbaum

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  11. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 6 - Maybe Baby
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E6

    The Curtises' overnight care of an infant whose father doesn't return puts them through some changes and prompts Two Bit to get in touch with his estranged father.

    Director:Bill Molloy
    Writer:Tammy Adler

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  12. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 7 - Storm Warning
    6.3/10(16 votes)

    S1:E7

    As a tornado approaches, Darrel tries to save the roof on a customer's house. Pony attempts to move an injured Soc to safety. Soda risks Darrel's cash to save Buck's poker stake.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Joel M. Wilf

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  13. The Outsiders Season 1 Episode 5 - He Was a Greaser, Only Old
    6.0/10(16 votes)

    S1:E5

    A chain-gang fugitive is "one of us" to Ponyboy, whose aid to the man further alienates Pony from Darrel---and results in a bullet for Soda.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Robert Harders

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Best Episodes Summary

"Union Blues" is the best rated episode of "The Outsiders". It scored 7.7/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Bill Duke and written by Ira Steven Behr, it aired on 7/22/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Winner Take All".