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The Worst Episodes of Zorro

Every episode of Zorro ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Zorro!

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...
Genres:WesternAction & AdventureDramaComedyFamily
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Runaways" is the worst rated episode of "Zorro". It scored 7.3/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by William Witney and written by N/A, it aired on 1/8/1959. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Hound of the Sierras".

  • The Runaways
    7.3/1081 votes
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    #1 - The Runaways

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1959

    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: N/A

  • The Hound of the Sierras
    7.3/1080 votes
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    #2 - The Hound of the Sierras

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1959

    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: N/A

  • Manhunt
    7.3/1075 votes
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    #3 - Manhunt

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/1959

    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: N/A

  • The Man with the Whip
    7.4/1085 votes
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    #4 - The Man with the Whip

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/8/1958

    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.

  • Welcome to Monterey
    7.4/1091 votes
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    #5 - Welcome to Monterey

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/1958

    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: N/A

  • The Senorita Makes a Choice
    7.4/1079 votes
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    #6 - The Senorita Makes a Choice

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/1958

    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: N/A

  • Zorro Versus Cupid
    7.4/1085 votes
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    #7 - Zorro Versus Cupid

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1959

    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.

    Director: William Witney, Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A

  • Please Believe Me
    7.4/1081 votes
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    #8 - Please Believe Me

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1959

    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: N/A

  • Zorro Rides to the Mission
    7.5/10143 votes
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    #9 - Zorro Rides to the Mission

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/1957

    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

    Writer: Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Jackson Gillis

  • Zorro's Romance
    7.5/10120 votes
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    #10 - Zorro's Romance

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1957

    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

  • Zorro Saves a Friend
    7.5/10117 votes
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    #11 - Zorro Saves a Friend

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1957

    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

  • The Cross of the Andes
    7.5/1081 votes
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    #12 - The Cross of the Andes

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/15/1958

    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.

  • The Deadly Bolas
    7.5/1082 votes
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    #13 - The Deadly Bolas

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 5/22/1958

    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.

  • The New Order
    7.5/1087 votes
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    #14 - The New Order

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1958

    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: N/A

  • The Gay Caballero
    7.5/1084 votes
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    #15 - The Gay Caballero

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1959

    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: N/A

  • Zorro and the Mountain Man
    7.5/1083 votes
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    #16 - Zorro and the Mountain Man

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1959

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sergeant Sees Red
    7.5/1068 votes
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    #17 - The Sergeant Sees Red

    Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 5/14/1959

    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: N/A

  • The Fortune Teller
    7.5/1062 votes
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    #18 - The Fortune Teller

    Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 6/18/1959

    Don Sebastian, a friend of the de la Vegas, is growing impatient at the delay of the stage to Monterey, for he is carrying a purse full of gold and is afraid it may be stolen. While waiting in the tavern with Diego, he makes the mistake of mentioning the gold and is overheard by three crooked entertainers.

    Director: Harmon Jones

    Writer: N/A

  • Monastario Sets a Trap
    7.6/10119 votes
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    #19 - Monastario Sets a Trap

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1957

    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

    Writer: Lowell S. Hawley, Joel Kane

  • A Fair Trial
    7.6/10109 votes
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    #20 - A Fair Trial

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1957

    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

    Writer: Bob Wehling, Jackson Gillis

  • Quintana Makes a Choice
    7.6/1084 votes
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    #21 - Quintana Makes a Choice

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/24/1958

    Sergeant Garcia and the other soldiers are amazed one morning when every musket seems to misfire. When they check their gunpowder, they realize it has been replaced with charcoal. A search of the cuartel reveals that all of the gunpowder has been stolen, leaving the post defenseless.

    Director: Charles Barton

    Writer: Lowell S. Hawley

  • Rendezvous at Sundown
    7.6/1080 votes
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    #22 - Rendezvous at Sundown

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1958

    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: N/A

  • An Eye for an Eye
    7.6/1077 votes
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    #23 - An Eye for an Eye

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1958

    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: N/A

  • Spark of Revenge
    7.6/1083 votes
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    #24 - Spark of Revenge

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1959

    Los Angeles is suffering from a severe drought and tempers are fraying as crops and animals die from the lack of water. Most of the landowners are helping their neighbors by allowing them access to the few wells and springs that have not yet dried up.

    Director: William Witney

    Writer: N/A

  • The Brooch
    7.6/1082 votes
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    #25 - The Brooch

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1959

    Don Alejandro remains firm in his wish to send Anita back to Spain and tells the girl to pack her bags. Gonzales arrives to take her to the ship and Anita gives Alejandro a goodbye kiss.

    Director: Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A