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The Worst Episodes of The Outsiders

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

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...
Genre:Drama
Network:FOX

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Stork Club" is the worst rated episode of "The Outsiders". It scored 6.1/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Jan Eliasberg and written by Bruce Kirschbaum, it aired on 4/1/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Storm Warning".

  • The Stork Club
    6.1/1025 votes
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    #1 - The Stork Club

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/1990

    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

  • Storm Warning
    6.1/1014 votes
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    #2 - Storm Warning

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/1990

    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

  • Maybe Baby
    6.2/1018 votes
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    #3 - Maybe Baby

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/1990

    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

  • He Was a Greaser, Only Old
    6.5/1014 votes
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    #4 - He Was a Greaser, Only Old

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/1990

    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

  • Only the Lonely
    6.6/1015 votes
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    #5 - Only the Lonely

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/1990

    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: N/A

  • Mirror Image
    6.7/1013 votes
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    #6 - Mirror Image

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/13/1990

    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

    Writer: Frederick Rappaport, Douglas Steinberg

  • The Outsiders
    6.8/10210 votes
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    #7 - The Outsiders

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/1990

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

    Director: Sharron Miller, Alan Shapiro

    Writer: Alan Shapiro

  • The Beat Goes On
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #8 - The Beat Goes On

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/15/1990

    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

  • Breaking the Maiden
    7.4/1017 votes
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    #9 - Breaking the Maiden

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/1990

    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

    Writer: Jeb Rosebrook, Joe Byrne

  • Carnival
    7.4/1014 votes
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    #10 - Carnival

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/1990

    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

  • Tequila Sunset
    7.4/1014 votes
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    #11 - Tequila Sunset

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/1990

    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

  • Winner Take All
    7.5/1014 votes
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    #12 - Winner Take All

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/1990

    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

  • Union Blues
    7.5/1015 votes
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    #13 - Union Blues

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/22/1990

    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