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The Worst Episodes of Thriller

Every episode of Thriller ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genre:Crime
Network:NBC
Episodes
67
Avg. Rating
7.2
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.0
7.0
5.6
7.6
6.8
7.9

Worst Episodes Summary

"Child's Play" is the worst rated episode of "Thriller". It scored 5.6/10 based on 278 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".

  • Child's Play
    5.6/10(278)
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    #1 - Child's Play

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/20/1960

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

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: Robert Dozier

  • The Specialists
    5.6/10(100)
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    #2 - The Specialists

    Season 2 Episode 30

    Aired 4/30/1962

    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: N/A

  • Man in a Cage
    5.9/10(158)
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    #3 - Man in a Cage

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/17/1961

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

    Director: Gerald Mayer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Guilty Men
    6.1/10(194)
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    #4 - The Guilty Men

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/18/1960

    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: N/A

  • Man in the Middle
    6.1/10(177)
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    #5 - Man in the Middle

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/20/1960

    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: N/A

  • Papa Benjamin
    6.1/10(172)
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    #6 - Papa Benjamin

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 3/21/1961

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

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mark of the Hand
    6.2/10(221)
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    #7 - The Mark of the Hand

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/4/1960

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

    Director: Paul Henreid, Maxwell Shane

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Blackout
    6.2/10(192)
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    #8 - The Big Blackout

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/6/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flowers of Evil
    6.3/10(137)
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    #9 - Flowers of Evil

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 3/5/1962

    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: N/A

  • The Bride Who Died Twice
    6.4/10(128)
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    #10 - The Bride Who Died Twice

    Season 2 Episode 25

    Aired 3/19/1962

    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

  • The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
    6.5/10(178)
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    #11 - The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/7/1961

    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

  • The Innocent Bystanders
    6.5/10(121)
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    #12 - The Innocent Bystanders

    Season 2 Episode 28

    Aired 4/9/1962

    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

  • Letter to a Lover
    6.6/10(132)
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    #13 - Letter to a Lover

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/13/1961

    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

  • The Closed Cabinet
    6.6/10(155)
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    #14 - The Closed Cabinet

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/27/1961

    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: N/A

  • Worse Than Murder
    6.8/10(253)
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    #15 - Worse Than Murder

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/27/1960

    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: N/A

  • The Watcher
    6.8/10(226)
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    #16 - The Watcher

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/1/1960

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

    Director: John Brahm

    Writer: N/A

  • Girl With a Secret
    6.8/10(214)
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    #17 - Girl With a Secret

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/15/1960

    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: N/A

  • God Grante That She Lye Stille
    6.8/10(170)
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    #18 - God Grante That She Lye Stille

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/23/1961

    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

  • Rose's Last Summer
    6.9/10(240)
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    #19 - Rose's Last Summer

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/11/1960

    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: N/A

  • Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
    6.9/10(191)
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    #20 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/7/1961

    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

  • The Twisted Image
    7.0/10(376)
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    #21 - The Twisted Image

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/13/1960

    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

    Writer: James P. Cavanagh

  • Late Date
    7.0/10(181)
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    #22 - Late Date

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 4/4/1961

    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: N/A

  • What Beckoning Ghost?
    7.0/10(180)
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    #23 - What Beckoning Ghost?

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/18/1961

    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

  • The Fatal Impulse
    7.1/10(215)
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    #24 - The Fatal Impulse

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/29/1960

    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

  • Knock Three-One-Two
    7.1/10(203)
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    #25 - Knock Three-One-Two

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/13/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A