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The Worst Episodes of Thriller

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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 mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Thriller Season 1 Episode 2 - Child's Play
    5.7/10(303 votes)

    #1 - Child's Play

    S1:E2

    A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Robert Dozier

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  2. Thriller Season 2 Episode 30 - The Specialists
    5.7/10(111 votes)

    #2 - The Specialists

    S2:E30

    A group of special detectives try to capture international jewel thieves and save the life of an innocent young woman who has become entangled in their web.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Thriller Season 1 Episode 18 - Man in a Cage
    5.9/10(171 votes)

    #3 - Man in a Cage

    S1:E18

    A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.

    Director:Gerald Mayer
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Thriller Season 1 Episode 6 - The Guilty Men
    6.1/10(215 votes)

    #4 - The Guilty Men

    S1:E6

    The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.

    Director:Jules Munshin
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Thriller Season 1 Episode 14 - Man in the Middle
    6.1/10(191 votes)

    #5 - Man in the Middle

    S1:E14

    A man overhears the kidnapping and murder plot of two unsavory characters and tries to prevent it from being carried out despite the fact that his own life is in danger.

    Director:Fletcher Markle
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Thriller Season 1 Episode 26 - Papa Benjamin
    6.1/10(184 votes)

    #6 - Papa Benjamin

    S1:E26

    A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Thriller Season 1 Episode 12 - The Big Blackout
    6.2/10(206 votes)

    #7 - The Big Blackout

    S1:E12

    A former alcoholic is haunted by a past he can't remember. Will he be able to stay alive long enough to unravel the mystery?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Thriller Season 2 Episode 23 - Flowers of Evil
    6.2/10(153 votes)

    #8 - Flowers of Evil

    S2:E23

    The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even moves!

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Thriller Season 1 Episode 4 - The Mark of the Hand
    6.3/10(241 votes)

    #9 - The Mark of the Hand

    S1:E4

    An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.

    Directors:Maxwell Shane, Paul Henreid
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Thriller Season 2 Episode 25 - The Bride Who Died Twice
    6.4/10(145 votes)

    #10 - The Bride Who Died Twice

    S2:E25

    A general is forced to give his daughter's hand in marriage to his corrupt commanding officer but the marriage only results in her death.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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  11. Thriller Season 1 Episode 24 - The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
    6.5/10(190 votes)

    #11 - The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

    S1:E24

    A research scientist accidentally discovers a strange gas that penetrates his gas mask and the effects are most bizarre - now every time he hears a bell it sends him into a murderous rage.

    Director:László Benedek
    Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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  12. Thriller Season 2 Episode 28 - The Innocent Bystanders
    6.5/10(134 votes)

    #12 - The Innocent Bystanders

    S2:E28

    A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.

    Director:John English
    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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  13. Thriller Season 2 Episode 8 - Letter to a Lover
    6.6/10(143 votes)

    #13 - Letter to a Lover

    S2:E8

    When a doctor is murdered two of the chief suspects, a husband and wife, seem to be accusing each other of insanity - which one of them is correct?

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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  14. Thriller Season 2 Episode 10 - The Closed Cabinet
    6.6/10(170 votes)

    #14 - The Closed Cabinet

    S2:E10

    A young woman visiting an ancient English castle learns a thing or two about the family curse. Will she be able to remove it by finding a way to open the closed cabinet?

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Thriller Season 1 Episode 8 - The Watcher
    6.8/10(240 votes)

    #15 - The Watcher

    S1:E8

    A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Thriller Season 1 Episode 9 - Girl With a Secret
    6.8/10(230 votes)

    #16 - Girl With a Secret

    S1:E9

    When the wife of a government agent inadvertently discovers the details of one of his missions she becomes a girl with a secret that must be kept at all costs.

    Director:Mitchell Leisen
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Thriller Season 2 Episode 5 - God Grante That She Lye Stille
    6.8/10(182 votes)

    #17 - God Grante That She Lye Stille

    S2:E5

    A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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  18. Thriller Season 1 Episode 3 - Worse Than Murder
    6.9/10(277 votes)

    #18 - Worse Than Murder

    S1:E3

    A man dies and leaves a diary describing how he and his sister murdered a woman. The sister's unscrupulous daughter-in-law uses the diary for blackmail.

    Director:Mitchell Leisen
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Thriller Season 1 Episode 5 - Rose's Last Summer
    6.9/10(260 votes)

    #19 - Rose's Last Summer

    S1:E5

    When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Thriller Season 1 Episode 20 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
    6.9/10(209 votes)

    #20 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Alan Caillou

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  21. Thriller Season 1 Episode 1 - The Twisted Image
    7.0/10(412 votes)

    #21 - The Twisted Image

    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.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writers:James P. Cavanagh, William O'Farrell

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  22. Thriller Season 1 Episode 27 - Late Date
    7.0/10(193 votes)

    #22 - Late Date

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Thriller Season 2 Episode 1 - What Beckoning Ghost?
    7.0/10(191 votes)

    #23 - What Beckoning Ghost?

    S2:E1

    An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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  24. Thriller Season 1 Episode 11 - The Fatal Impulse
    7.1/10(233 votes)

    #24 - The Fatal Impulse

    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.

    Director:Gerald Mayer
    Writer:Philip MacDonald

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  25. Thriller Season 1 Episode 13 - Knock Three-One-Two
    7.1/10(215 votes)

    #25 - Knock Three-One-Two

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Child's Play" is the worst rated episode of "Thriller". It scored 5.7/10 based on 303 votes. Directed by Arthur Hiller and written by Robert Dozier, it aired on 9/20/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Specialists".