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The Worst Episodes of Zorro

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Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns from his studies in Spain and discovers that Los Angeles is under the command of Capitan Monastario, a cruel man who relishes in the

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Zorro Season 2 Episode 14 - The Runaways
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    #1 - The Runaways

    S2:E14

    Two indentured servants who wish to marry find that the law states they must have the permission of their masters. Buena, who works in the de la Vega hacienda, is told she is free to marry, but her boyfriend, Romaldo, is not so fortunate. One of his co-workers also wants to marry Buena so he convinces their boss that Romaldo plans to run away after the ceremony.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Zorro Season 2 Episode 26 - Manhunt
    7.4/10(99 votes)

    #2 - Manhunt

    S2:E26

    Don Carlos Fernandez decides to draw Joe Crane into the open by laying claim to the mountain man's furs and burro. Diego tries to end the feud by offering to buy the goods, but Fernandez refuses.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Zorro Season 1 Episode 6 - Zorro Saves a Friend
    7.5/10(148 votes)

    #3 - Zorro Saves a Friend

    S1:E6

    When Captain Monastario arrests the fugitive Torres' wife and daughter, hoping to catch Zorro trying to rescue them, he instead catches Don Diego's chief vacquero Benito, who is in love with the daughter Elena.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  4. Zorro Season 1 Episode 31 - The Man with the Whip
    7.5/10(108 votes)

    #4 - The Man with the Whip

    S1:E31

    Another agent sent by the Eagle arrives in the pueblo, this time smuggling jewelry to finance the conspiracy. Carlos Murietta, an Argentine who is contemptuous of the locals, particularly Sergeant Garcia, visits a tannery run by Jose Mordante. The two men discuss the disposition of the gems, including a famous piece known as "The Cross of the Andes", which were stolen from churches in Argentina.

    Director:Charles Lamont
    Writer:N.B. Stone Jr.

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  5. Zorro Season 2 Episode 25 - The Hound of the Sierras
    7.5/10(103 votes)

    #5 - The Hound of the Sierras

    S2:E25

    Thought to be hiding safely in the hills, fugitive Joe Crane instead has sneaked back into the pueblo hoping to recover his hunting rifle and the load of furs he gathered during the trapping season. He also wants to see Carlotta, the barmaid who accidentally started the fight between him and Don Carlos Fernandez.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Zorro Season 1 Episode 3 - Zorro Rides to the Mission
    7.6/10(177 votes)

    #6 - Zorro Rides to the Mission

    S1:E3

    Finding that Don Torres is in hiding at the Mission, Monastario forces the local Indians into hard labor until the Padre agrees to surrender the fugitive.

    Director:Norman Foster
    Writers:Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Jackson Gillis

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  7. Zorro Season 1 Episode 5 - Zorro's Romance
    7.6/10(151 votes)

    #7 - Zorro's Romance

    S1:E5

    In order to help the escaped fugitive Torres elude Captain Monastario's surveillance of his home, Don Diego decides that he must propose marriage to Torres' daughter.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  8. Zorro Season 1 Episode 9 - A Fair Trial
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    #8 - A Fair Trial

    S1:E9

    With his father Don Alejandro now charged with treason along with Don Torres, Zorro must see that the judge sent by the governor arrives to assure a fair trial.

    Director:Norman Foster
    Writers:Jackson Gillis, Bob Wehling

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  9. Zorro Season 1 Episode 32 - The Cross of the Andes
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    #9 - The Cross of the Andes

    S1:E32

    Expecting another shipment of jewels, Murietta goes to inspect the tannery where they will be stored. There, he spots Pasqual, a peasant who lives there, and whips the old man until he leaves. The shipment arrives accompanied by Dolores Bastinado, recently arrived in the pueblo, who attracts the attention of Sergeant Garcia.

    Director:Charles Lamont
    Writer:N.B. Stone Jr.

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  10. Zorro Season 2 Episode 1 - Welcome to Monterey
    7.6/10(113 votes)

    #10 - Welcome to Monterey

    S2:E1

    The second season of Zorro opens with Don Diego and Bernardo visiting Monterey, California. They have been sent there by a group of Los Angeles investors to look over an import business. The visitors have barely arrived in town when two men burst into their room and demand the investors' money.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Zorro Season 2 Episode 4 - The Senorita Makes a Choice
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #11 - The Senorita Makes a Choice

    S2:E4

    After the Verdugos return to Monterey, Anna Maria enters their home and discovers that her father is missing. Pablo, their former servant, tells her the old man is being held hostage and will be killed unless she hands over 45,000 pesos believed to be in the house.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Zorro Season 2 Episode 6 - The New Order
    7.6/10(109 votes)

    #12 - The New Order

    S2:E6

    Before he returns home, Sergeant Garcia angers Theresa, a tamale vendor, when he tries to carry out the orders of the acting governor. Luis Rico has decided that all of the vendors must be removed from the plaza despite their objections, and Diego promises Theresa he will try to help.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Zorro Season 2 Episode 7 - An Eye for an Eye
    7.6/10(98 votes)

    #13 - An Eye for an Eye

    S2:E7

    Joaquin and several followers begin a series of raids against the Especials, which culminates with the beating of Capitan Briones. The soldier issues a death order for Joaquin and sends his men after Theresa, intending to force her to reveal his hiding place. She asks Diego to hide her, and with Garcia's assistance, he protects her from the searchers.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Zorro Season 2 Episode 18 - Zorro Versus Cupid
    7.6/10(106 votes)

    #14 - Zorro Versus Cupid

    S2:E18

    Still hoping to strike it rich during his visit to Los Angeles, Estevan shows a great deal of interest in a young woman when he learns she comes from a wealthy family. Don Alejandro accuses Estevan of only being attracted to Margarita because of her money, but the suitor denies the charges, forcing Diego to dress as Zorro in an attempt to frighten Estevan away.

    Directors:William Witney, Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Zorro Season 2 Episode 22 - Please Believe Me
    7.6/10(104 votes)

    #15 - Please Believe Me

    S2:E22

    Anita is still hoping to find her father, but Sergeant Garcia has decided she is nothing but a liar and wants to send her back to Spain. Only Diego believes her story, and he tells her she needs to supply some proof of her father's existence.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Zorro Season 2 Episode 24 - Zorro and the Mountain Man
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #16 - Zorro and the Mountain Man

    S2:E24

    When a jovial mountain man, Joe Crane, arrives in the pueblo, he is threatened with arrest for traveling in Spanish territory without official permission. Sergeant Garcia warns him to leave town but changes his mind when Crane buys him a few drinks in the tavern.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Zorro Season 2 Episode 32 - The Sergeant Sees Red
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #17 - The Sergeant Sees Red

    S2:E32

    Sergeant Garcia returns from escorting Padre Simeon on a trip from San Diego and is surprised to find that almost everyone in Los Angeles has contracted the measles. The doctor has placed the entire pueblo under quarantine and restricted residents to their homes. Even the soldiers cannot leave the cuartel.

    Director:Harmon Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Zorro Season 2 Episode 35 - Masquerade for Murder
    7.6/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Masquerade for Murder

    S2:E35

    Capitan Arrellanos continues his attempts to rule California by hiring Carmelo, a recent arrival to the pueblo, to kill the governor. Diego and Bernardo overhear the plan but don't act at once, hoping instead to learn who the other conspirators are. The governor has begun to recover and spends his time sitting outside on the patio, which prompts Don Alejandro to give a party to celebrate his better health.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Zorro Season 1 Episode 7 - Monastario Sets a Trap
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #19 - Monastario Sets a Trap

    S1:E7

    Learning that a group of disgruntled landowners plan to seize the cuartel and free the political prisoners, Captain Monastario sets a trap to capture them, including Zorro's father Don Alejandro.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writers:Joel Kane, Lowell S. Hawley

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  20. Zorro Season 1 Episode 10 - Garcia's Secret Mission
    7.7/10(140 votes)

    #20 - Garcia's Secret Mission

    S1:E10

    Captain Monastario orders Sergeant Garcia to pretend to have been dishonorably discharged, so that the people of the village will take him into their confidence and reveal Zorro's whereabouts.

    Director:Norman Foster
    Writer:Antony Ellis

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  21. Zorro Season 1 Episode 33 - The Deadly Bolas
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    #21 - The Deadly Bolas

    S1:E33

    Determined to find the missing jewels, Diego and Bernardo visit a local padre in the hopes he can assist them in their quest, but the trip is to no avail. Later, when Carlos Murietta complains to Sergeant Garcia about the missing trunk he had stored at the tannery, Diego is convinced more than ever that the jewels were hidden by Mordante before his death.

    Director:Charles Lamont
    Writer:N.B. Stone Jr.

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  22. Zorro Season 2 Episode 5 - Rendezvous at Sundown
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    #22 - Rendezvous at Sundown

    S2:E5

    The kidnappers send word that Anna Maria must meet them if she wants proof her father is still alive, but Diego warns her it is a trick. Romero argues that she must go, so she agrees to go with him, Garcia and Reyes.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Zorro Season 2 Episode 9 - Ambush
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    #23 - Ambush

    S2:E9

    The broken truce has convinced Joaquin that Diego cannot be trusted and, that if not for Zorro, he would have been killed. When Diego and Bernardo ride to his camp to explain, the rebel leader orders his men to lock the visitors in leg irons until he can decide upon a suitable fate for them. Joaquin announces his plans to kill the governor the next day while he visits a local shrine. When he tries to ride there, however, Joaquin is accidentally captured by Sergeant Garcia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Zorro Season 2 Episode 15 - The Iron Box
    7.7/10(99 votes)

    #24 - The Iron Box

    S2:E15

    It is time to send the tax money to the governor, and Sergeant Garcia has a plan to thwart any attempt to steal the funds during the long journey. He orders the town blacksmith to build a huge iron box that requires a special key to open it. The money will be placed in the box and the key sent to the governor by a separate route.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Zorro Season 2 Episode 16 - The Gay Caballero
    7.7/10(107 votes)

    #25 - The Gay Caballero

    S2:E16

    Diego's uncle, Estevan de la Cruz, arrives in Los Angeles for an unannounced visit and surprises the de la Vegas when he tells them he plans to be their house guest. Furthermore, he expects them to give a lavish party to welcome him. All of this angers Don Alejandro, but to head off a family dispute, Diego convinces his father that Estevan will leave soon.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Runaways" is the worst rated episode of "Zorro". It scored 7.3/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by William Witney and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/1959. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Manhunt".