Thriller

The Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1

Genre:Crime
Network:NBC

Every episode of Thriller Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1!

Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a...
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  1. 8.4/10(351 votes)

    #1 - The Cheaters

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    S1:E15

    A pair of very unusual glasses allow the wearer to see the absolute truth about whatever they look upon. We see what happens as they pass from one owner to another.

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.4/10(276 votes)

    #2 - The Devil's Ticket

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    S1:E29

    A starving artist goes to a pawn shop with one of his paintings and ends up pawning his soul to the devil. Will he be able to redeem it when the time comes?

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  3. 8.4/10(378 votes)

    #3 - The Grim Reaper

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    S1:E37

    An eccentric mystery writer purchases a ghoulish painting of the grim reaper which happens to have a curse on it - almost all of its former owners have died. When the owner's life is in danger the painting sends a gruesome warning - it begins to bleed.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.3/10(247 votes)

    #4 - A Good Imagination

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    S1:E31

    A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.

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    Director:John Brahm
  5. 8.1/10(357 votes)

    #5 - The Hungry Glass

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    S1:E16

    A young couple buy a run-down, old mansion surrounded with legends about the lack of mirrors and the deaths of many former tenants. On their first night in the house they are frightened by strage visions, inexplicably intertwined with mirrors and glass.

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    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.1/10(246 votes)

    #6 - Mr. George

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    S1:E32

    A little girl is the sole heir to her mother's fortune and her greedy relatives are out to kill her for her money. What they don't realize is this little girl has a supernatural guardian.

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    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(346 votes)

    #7 - Pigeons From Hell

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    S1:E36

    Two young brothers attempt to spend the night in an abandoned southern plantation and encounter some birds that seem to have a strong dislike for intruders.

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    Director:John Newland
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.7/10(233 votes)

    #8 - Well of Doom

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    S1:E23

    A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.7/10(249 votes)

    #9 - Parasite Mansion

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    S1:E30

    A young teacher is lost during a storm and wakes up to find herself held prisoner in a run-down mansion inhabited by a strange and terrifying family.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.7/10(199 votes)

    #10 - The Prisoner in the Mirror

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    S1:E34

    A professor researching an eighteenth century murderous magician purchases a mirror in Paris only to find the magician's victims imprisoned within - or is it only a trick?

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.6/10(188 votes)

    #11 - The Merriweather File

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    S1:E21

    When a man discovers a body in the trunk of his car the harder he tries to prove his innocence the more guilty he looks. Do the attempts on his wife's life have anything to do with this strange case?

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.5/10(296 votes)

    #12 - The Purple Room

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    S1:E7

    A man who inherits a house from his brother has one night to decide whether or not to stay - if he leaves, his cousins will inherit the house instead. He expects his cousins to try and frighten him into leaving, but could the strange happenings be more than pranks?

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  14. 7.5/10(214 votes)

    #13 - Terror in Teakwood

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    S1:E33

    A young man's former girlfriend comes to him for help; her husband, a famous pianist, is being terrorized by an unknown being - is it a dead rival, secretly alive, or is it something much more grotesque.

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    Director:Paul Henreid
  15. 7.4/10(209 votes)

    #14 - The Poisoner

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    S1:E17

    A man in nineteenth century England disposes of his family members one by one - his weapon of choice? - an undetectable poison concealed within his ring.

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  16. 7.4/10(189 votes)

    #15 - The Fingers of Fear

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    S1:E22

    A child murderer is on the loose. A mentally disturbed man is arrested for the crimes, but a determined police lieutenant isn't sure they have the right man.

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  17. 7.4/10(191 votes)

    #16 - Trio for Terror

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    S1:E25

    Three separate tales: a man murders his uncle for the inheritance, but the uncle is no oridinary man; a man wins a fortune gambling, but may not live to enjoy it; a serial killer meets an odd fate.

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    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.4/10(240 votes)

    #17 - Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

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    S1:E28

    A series of brutal murders in the modern-day U.S. mirror those of Jack the Ripper. Sir Guy informs the police of his theory that it is in fact the Ripper himself, alive and well - and not a year older.

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    Director:Ray Milland
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.3/10(226 votes)

    #18 - The Prediction

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    S1:E10

    A phony clairvoyant suddenly starts having genuine premonitions. Will he be able to save those closest to him when he sees death in their future?

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  20. 7.3/10(187 votes)

    #19 - Choose a Victim

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    S1:E19

    A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money

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  21. 7.1/10(217 votes)

    #20 - The Fatal Impulse

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    S1:E11

    A canidate for Mayor is told he won't live through the next day. The police are sent to protect him and we follow their actions as well as those of the potential killer.

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  22. 7.1/10(203 votes)

    #21 - Knock Three-One-Two

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    S1:E13

    A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.1/10(182 votes)

    #22 - Late Date

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    S1:E27

    When a man murders his adulterous wife his brother attempts to conceal the crime by disposing of the body - but it won't be easy.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.1/10(186 votes)

    #23 - Dark Legacy

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    S1:E35

    The patriarch of a family of magicians dies and leaves his nephew his book of secrets - and it is indeed a dark legacy involving satanic spirits and black magic.

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.0/10(381 votes)

    #24 - The Twisted Image

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    S1:E1

    When the paths of a disturbed young man (consumed with the idea of taking over the life of his boss) and a disturbed young woman (obsessed with the same man) cross, the results are disatrous.

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  26. 7.0/10(194 votes)

    #25 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

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    S1:E20

    A young detective is sent to the English countryside to investigate a strange murder. His wife, who has accompanied him, soon finds herself a target of the locals who believe she is a witch.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Cheaters" is the best rated episode of "Thriller" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 351 votes. Directed by John Brahm and written by N/A, it aired on 12/27/1960. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Devil's Ticket".