List of Sliders episodes

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The following is a list of episodes for the Fox and Sci Fi Channel original series, Sliders. The series aired on Fox from March 1995 to May 1997 and on the Sci Fi Channel from June 1998 to February 2000.

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[edit] Season One (1995)

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
Quinn in front of the gateway. "Sliders" March 22, 1995 83535 1
A graduate student named Quinn Mallory experiments with antigravity and ends up opening a gateway to a parallel Earth instead. 
Medical personnel. "Fever" March 29, 1995 70402 3
The group arrives on a world where an epidemic is devastating the population, and Quinn's double is credited as Patient 0. Wade kisses an infected man and contracts the disease. 
Conrad Benish, Jr. "Last Days" April 5, 1995 70404 4
The fate of the world rests in the hands of Arturo and Conrad Benish, Jr. when they build an atom bomb to destroy a comet headed for Earth. 
Ben Bode as Prince Harold. "The Prince of Wails" April 12, 1995 70403 5
The Sliders arrive on a world where England won the Revolutionary War. 
Wade dressed as a hippy. "Summer of Love" April 19, 1995 70401 6
The Sliders land in a San Francisco resembling the culture of the 1960s where the "Summer of Love" never ended. 
Library rap. "Eggheads" April 26, 1995 70405 7
The group arrives on a world where intellect is cherished, and Arturo tries to reconcile with a lost love. 
Quinn and Arturo discuss politics. "The Weaker Sex" May 3, 1995 70406 8
The group arrives in an alternate reality where traditional gender roles are reversed. 
Rembrandt performing. "The King Is Back" May 10, 1995 70408 9
Rembrandt is mistaken for a rock-legend. 
Wade dancing at the ball. "Luck of the Draw" May 17, 1995 70409 10
Wade wins the lottery on a seemingly utopian world, but at a high cost. 

[edit] Season Two (1996)

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
Quinn's double. "Into The Mystic" March 1, 1996 K0807 11
On an alternate Earth immersed in occult practices, Quinn becomes the target of a shaman who demands his brain as payment for services rendered. 
Quinn, Arturo and Rembrandt inside a breeding camp. "Love Gods" March 8, 1996 K0803 12
Quinn, Rembrandt and Arturo are tagged as runaway breeders on a world where men are scarce. 
Quinn and Gillian behind the vortex. "Gillian of the Spirits" March 15, 1996 K0810 13
A slide gone wrong results in Quinn becoming lost, and the only person who can possibly help him is a schizophrenic girl. 
Quinn preparing to duel. "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy" March 22, 1996 K0805 14
Quinn's fast draw with a gun embroils him in a corporate takeover. 
The Sliders get assistance from a cab driver. "El Sid" March 29, 1996 K0802 15
Quinn rescues a woman on a dysotopian world, and her boyfriend, swearing vengeance, jumps the slide. 
Quinn and Rembrandt after witnessing a shooting. "Time Again and World" April 5, 1996 K0801 16
On a word where the United States Constitution has been outlawed, the sliders attempt to preserve the world's final copy of the document and save an activist from public execution. 
Rembrandt standing in front of a dinosaur. "In Dino Veritas" April 26, 1996 K0813 17
The sliders are confused with animal poachers when they land on a world where San Francisco is a preserve for dinosaurs
Arturo, Rembrandt and Wade are celebrities. "Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome" May 3, 1996 K0812 18
Wade, Rembrandt, and Arturo believe they have landed on Earth Prime, but Quinn has doubts. 
Wade dreaming. "Obsession" May 24, 1996 K0808 19
The sliders land on a world dominated by psychics. The Prime Oracle (who is the most powerful person in the world due to his psychic powers) falls in love with Wade and attempts to keep her from sliding. 
Rembrandt and Mel Torme. "Greatfellas" May 31, 1996 K0804 20
Rembrandt is confused with his double on a world where alcohol prohibition was never repealed and gangs dominate society. 
Quinn and Wade's double. "The Young and the Relentless" June 7, 1996 K0814 21
Quinn impersonates his recently deceased double on a world where the young dominate society and middle-aged people are prohibited from working and have curfews. 
Quinn inside a Kromagg prison. "Invasion" June 28, 1996 K0809 22
The group arrives on a new world in the middle of an invasion, and learn that the invaders are sliders that can move through the gateways at will. 
The Sliders in court after being charged with murder. "As Time Goes By" July 12, 1996 K0806 23
The sliders get involved with doubles of the same group of people on three different worlds, including the double of a high school girlfriend of Quinn. 

[edit] Season Three (1996-1997)

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
"Rules of the Game" September 20, 1996 K1805 24
The sliders land in the middle of a real live-action war game that they must finish in order to escape. 
"Double Cross" September 27, 1996 K1801 25
Quinn offers to assist a scientist named Logan St. Claire fix her sliding technology in exchange for using the equipment to find his home coordinates. However, Arturo later discovers Logan does not have good intentions for the use of sliding technology. 
"Electric Twister Acid Test" October 4, 1996 K1809 26
The sliders land in a barren wasteland with bizare electrical activity that attracts tornadoes. 
"The Guardian" October 11, 1996 K1803 27
The sliders land on a world identical to Earth Prime except that the events that occurred in 1984 on Earth Prime are occurring in 1996 on this earth. 
"The Dream Masters" October 18, 1996 K1808 28
The group arrives on a world where terrorists discovered drugs that can invade people's dreams, and one of them chooses Wade as his next target. 
"Desert Storm" November 1, 1996 K1810 29
The sliders become involved in a struggle for control over a woman who can detect water on a desert world. 
"Dragonslide" November 8, 1996 K1816 30
A wizard wants to capture Quinn on a world where the Mallory family has special powers. 
"The Fire Within" November 15, 1996 K1814 31
Quinn and Arturo communicate with a fire-based lifeform. 
"The Prince of Slides" November 22, 1996 K1815 32
The sliders land on a world where men get pregnant. Rembrandt is confused with his double and is impregnated with his double's son. 
"Dead Man Sliding" November 29, 1996 K1804 33
Quinn's double is wanted for murder and Quinn is arrested instead. He is sentenced to death, and the other sliders decide that finding Quinn's double is the only way to save Quinn. 
"State of the Art" December 6, 1996 K1813 34
On a world where the human population has been replaced with androids, a scientist wants to transplant Quinn and Rembrandt's brains into android hosts. 
"Season's Greedings" December 20, 1996 K1806 35
The sliders land onto a world dominated by commercialism, and get jobs working in a giant mall two days before Christmas. They later discover that the workers are basically indentured servants, and Arturo attempts to prevent one worker from abandoning her infant child. 
"Murder Most Foul" January 3, 1997 K1815 36
Arturo is brainwashed into believing he is a great literary detective named Reginald Doyle (this world's equivalent of Sherlock Holmes). 
"Slide Like an Egyptian" January 17, 1997 K1817 37
The group lands on a world dominated by Egyptian culture, and must escape from a pyramid while being hunted by a large scarab. 
"Paradise Lost" January 31, 1997 K1818 38
The sliders land on a world where a giant worm eats people. 
"The Exodus, Part 1" February 21, 1997 K1824 39
When the sliders land on an earth that is about to be destroyed by the radiation of a pulsar, a military unit forces them to help them fix their sliding technology so they can transport people to a parallel world. 
"The Exodus, Part 2" February 28, 1997 K1825 40
Quinn and Maggie find an alternate earth to transport 150 surivivors from the previous earth and Quinn finds the coordinates of Earth Prime. However, Rickman has a hidden agenda for the survivors. 
"Sole Survivors" March 7, 1997 K1819 41
Quinn is infected with a bacteria that turns people into zombies. 
"The Breeder" March 14, 1997 K1823 42
Maggie is infected with a parasite that takes control of her body and attempts to find a mate. 
"The Last of Eden" March 28, 1997 K1820 43
Quinn and Wade get stuck in an underground city. 
"The Other Slide of Darkness" April 11, 1997 K1802 44
The sliders find Rickman on a superstitious world. 
"Slither" April 25, 1997 K1829 45
Quinn and Rembrandt are separated from Wade and Maggie after their plane crashes in the jungle. They attempt to reunite by assisting people attempting to capture deadly snakes. 
"Dinoslide" May 2, 1997 K1827 46
The sliders return to the world with the 150 survivors from The Exodus to find that it is inhabited by dinosaurs. 
"Stoker" May 9, 1997 K1826 47
Wade makes friends with vampire musicians who want to steal the timer. 
"This Slide of Paradise" May 16, 1997 K1828 48
Rickman and the sliders are trapped on an island with a scientist who has created a race of human-animal hybrids. 

[edit] Season Four (1998-1999)

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
"Genesis" June 8, 1998 K2801 49
Three months after being separated from Rembrandt and Wade, Quinn and Maggie return to Earth Prime to find it has been conquered by the Kromaggs
"Prophets and Loss" June 8, 1998 K2805 50
The sliders land on a world dominated by a religion where people wish to travel to the other side through a vortex. After one of the leaders witnesses the sliders arrive on this earth, and after the sliders learn that people are being killed on this earth instead of transported to a parallel world, the timer is confiscated. 
"Common Ground" June 15, 1998 K2810 51
Maggie saves the life of a Kromagg on a world where Kromaggs are conducting experiments on humans. 
"Virtual Slide" June 22, 1998 K2807 52
The sliders land on a world where everyone uses virtual reality all the time. 
"World Killer" June 29, 1998 K2804 53
The sliders land on a world where Quinn's double slid the entire population except himself. 
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" July 6, 1998 K2811 54
Quinn locates his brother on a world with less technology than Earth Prime. 
"Just Say Yes" July 13, 1998 K2809 55
Maggie and Colin are given drugs in a society where drug use is mandatory and people can be arrested for non-possession. 
"The Alternateville Horror" July 20, 1998 K2803 56
The Chandler Hotel is haunted. 
"Slidecage" July 27, 1998 K2815 57
Quinn and Colin attempt to slide to Kromagg Prime but end up in a slidecage designed to prevent the Kromaggs from returning to that earth. 
"Asylum" August 17, 1998 K2813 58
When Quinn is injured, the only one who can save him is a doctor who has been taught Kromagg healing techniques--but who is also wanted for providing assistance to the Kromaggs. 
"California Reich" August 24, 1998 K2802 59
On a racist world, Rembrandt is forced into slavery. 
"The Dying Fields" August 31, 1998 K2812 60
The sliders land on a world used as a Kromagg training camp, where Kromaggs hunt humans. 
"Lipschitz Live!" November 30, 1998 K2814 61
The sliders are separated on a world where in every public place, there is a television set showing a talk show called Lipschitz Live!. Quinn becomes a guest on the show to announce his location to the others. 
"Mother and Child" December 7, 1998 K2819 62
The sliders rescue a human woman and her half-human/half-Kromagg infant son. 
"Net Worth" January 11, 1999 K2806 63
The group is separated on a world divided between computer experts and ruthless scavengers. 
"Slide By Wire" January 18, 1999 K2820 64
Maggie's double impersonates her and slides with Quinn, Rembrandt, and Colin. 
"Data World" March 19, 1999 K2808 65
Archibald Chandler of the Chandler Hotel turns the sliders into computer data and makes them follow his wishes. 
"Way Out West" March 26, 1999 K2821 66
On a world resembling the "Old West", the sliders encounter Kolitar, the Kromagg from "Slidecage" 
"My Brother's Keeper" April 2, 1999 K2816 67
Quinn is mistaken for his double's clone on a world where clones are kept as organ donors. 
"The Chasm" April 9, 1999 K2817 68
The sliders land in a village with technology that drains the happiness of one person to make the rest of the villagers happy. 
"Roads Taken" April 16, 1999 K2822 69
A "bubble universe" envelops Quinn and Maggie. 
"Revelations" April 23, 1999 K2823 70
After finding a science fiction novel that resembles the Kromagg Prime's conflict between the humans and Kromaggs, Quinn and Colin hope that the author can help them find Kromagg Prime and meet their birthparents. 

[edit] Season Five (1999-2000)

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
"The Unstuck Man" June 11, 1999 E0801 71
A scientist named Dr. Oberon Geiger uses Quinn and Colin as guinea pigs for an experiment that combines people and parallel worlds. 
"Applied Physics" June 18, 1999 E0804 72
Diana attempts to separate Quinn and Colin, while Colin experiences violent flashbacks from Quinn's life. 
"Strangers and Comrades" June 25, 1999 E0809 73
The sliders land on a barren wasteland and are forced to participate in a neverending battle with the Kromaggs. 
"The Great Work" July 9, 1999 E0806 74
The sliders seeks assistance from reclusive monks who later refuse to let them leave. 
"New Gods for Old" July 16, 1999 E0810 75
Mallory is shot with a laser beam and ends up paralyzed, and looks for help from a group of spiritual healers. 
"Please Press One" July 23, 1999 E0808 76
Maggie is kidnapped by a corporate conglomerate. 
"A Current Affair" July 30, 1999 E0805 77
A tabloid newspaper spreads a rumor that the president of the United States is having an affair with Maggie. 
"The Java Jive" August 6, 1999 E0807 78
The sliders land on a world where caffeine is outlawed. 
"The Return of Maggie Beckett" August 13, 1999 E0812 79
Maggie is mistaken for her double and kidnapped by the government. 
"Easy Slider" August 20, 1999 E0813 80
On a world where gas powered vehicles are outlawed due to the pollution they generate, Mallory becomes friends with a group of motorcycle riders. 
"Requiem" September 10, 1999 E0802 81
Rembrandt receives visions from Wade. 
"Map of the Mind" September 17, 1999 E0811 82
Diana and Mallory become trapped at a mental institution. 
"A Thousand Deaths" September 24, 1999 E0815 83
The sliders arrive on a world where the local population participates in deadly arcade simulators. 
"Heavy Metal" October 1, 1999 E0814 84
The sliders exit a vortex in the middle of the ocean, and must join the crew of a pirate ship in order to get back to California. 
"To Catch a Slider" January 14, 2000 E0816 85
The sliders must find a gem needed to repair their malfunctioning timer. 
"Dust" January 21, 2000 E0817 86
The group lands on a world where Rembrandt is regarded as a deity. 
"Eye of the Storm" January 28, 2000 E0803 87
In their final encounter with Dr. Geiger, the scientist reveals that he can separate Mallory from his double Quinn. 
"The Seer" February 4, 2000 E0818 88
On a world with a television program based on the sliders' adventures, a psychic predicts the sliders' fate. 

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[edit] Notes

  • Episode titles for season one were not shown on screen; they come from production scripts.


Sliders
Characters
Quinn Mallory | Wade Welles | Rembrandt Brown | Maximillian Arturo
Maggie Beckett | Colin Mallory | Diana Davis | Mallory
Recurring characters of Sliders
Concepts
Earth Prime | Kromagg | Kromagg Prime
Actors
Jerry O'Connell | Sabrina Lloyd | Cleavant Derricks | John Rhys-Davies
Kari Wuhrer | Charlie O'Connell | Tembi Locke | Robert Floyd
Staff
Tracy Tormé | Robert K. Weiss | David Peckinpah
Episodes