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The Worst Episodes of Thriller

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. Background image for The Specialists
    5.6/10(104 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Child's Play
    5.7/10(288 votes)

    #2 - Child's Play

    S1:E2

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

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  3. Background image for Man in a Cage
    5.9/10(162 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.

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    Director:Gerald Mayer
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Guilty Men
    6.1/10(197 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.

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    Director:Jules Munshin
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Man in the Middle
    6.1/10(180 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Papa Benjamin
    6.1/10(175 votes)

    #6 - Papa Benjamin

    S1:E26

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

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    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Mark of the Hand
    6.2/10(226 votes)

    #7 - The Mark of the Hand

    S1:E4

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

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  9. Background image for The Big Blackout
    6.2/10(195 votes)

    #8 - 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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Flowers of Evil
    6.3/10(144 votes)

    #9 - 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!

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Bride Who Died Twice
    6.4/10(134 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.

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  12. Background image for The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
    6.5/10(181 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.

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  13. Background image for The Innocent Bystanders
    6.5/10(125 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.

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  14. Background image for Letter to a Lover
    6.6/10(135 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?

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  15. Background image for The Closed Cabinet
    6.6/10(159 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?

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    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Worse Than Murder
    6.8/10(260 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Watcher
    6.8/10(229 votes)

    #16 - The Watcher

    S1:E8

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

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Girl With a Secret
    6.8/10(219 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for God Grante That She Lye Stille
    6.8/10(173 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for Rose's Last Summer
    6.9/10(247 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.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Twisted Image
    7.0/10(388 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
    7.0/10(196 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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  23. Background image for What Beckoning Ghost?
    7.0/10(184 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for The Fatal Impulse
    7.1/10(220 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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  25. Background image for Knock Three-One-Two
    7.1/10(205 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Late Date
    7.1/10(184 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Specialists" is the worst rated episode of "Thriller". It scored 5.6/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by Ted Post and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/30/1962. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Child's Play".