List of Sliders episodes

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. A total of 88 episodes were produced.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
1 10 1995
2 13 1996
3 25 19961997
4 22 19981999
5 18 19992000

Season 1 (1995)

Fox changed the intended order of the episodes, beginning with episodes they thought would draw in audiences.[1] This often causes confusion and sometimes chronological errors in continuity with respect to the story arc (for example, episode 5 opens with the resolution to the cliffhanger brought about in episode 6). The intended and filmed order of the episodes is as follows:

1-2. "Pilot, (Parts 1 and 2)"
6. "Summer of Love"
5. "Prince of Wails"
3. "Fever"
4. "Last Days"
8. "The Weaker Sex"
7. "Eggheads"
9. "The King is Back"
10. "Luck of the Draw"

Ep# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code
1-2"Pilot"Andy TennantTracy Tormé
Story by: Tracy Tormé & Robert K. Weiss
March 22, 199583535
While researching anti-gravity, brilliant grad student Quinn Mallory accidentally opens an inter-dimensional portal which sends him and three companions on a cosmic roller-coaster ride to parallel Earths, including a world where the Cold War domino theory proved true.
3"Fever"Mario AzzopardiAnn Powell & Rose SchachtMarch 29, 199570402
When Wade is infected with deadly bacteria on an Earth racked by an epidemic, Rembrandt and Arturo race to find a cure and free Quinn from a Gestapo-like health agency.
4"Last Days"Michael KeuschDan LaneApril 5, 199570404
The salvation of a world facing destruction by an asteroid rests in the hands of Arturo and an overzealous young scientist. Meanwhile, Quinn and Wade begin to face their feelings for each other.
5"Prince of Wails"Félix Enríquez AlcaláLee Goldberg & William RabkinApril 12, 199570403
In a world where Great Britain successfully suppressed the American Revolutionary War, the Sliders are embroiled in an assassination plot involving the heir to the throne and an evil Sheriff of San Francisco.
6"Summer of Love"Mario AzzopardiTracy TorméApril 19, 199570401
The Sliders find themselves in a present-day San Francisco where the "Summer of Love" never ended—and Wade and Rembrandt are mistaken for extraterrestrial prophets. Oliver North is said to be President of the United States in this universe.
7"Eggheads"Timothy BondScott Smith Miller
Story by: Jacob Epstein & Scott Smith Miller
April 26, 199570405
While Quinn struggles with fame in the Mindgame Tournament in a world where intellect is prized, Arturo tries for a reconciliation with a long-lost love.
8"The Weaker Sex"Vern GillumDawn Presrwich & Nicole YorkinMay 3, 199570406
Arturo finds himself in a mayoral race in a world where men are treated as "the weaker sex" and women hold the positions of power and influence. Hillary Clinton is shown as being the President of the United States.
9"The King Is Back"Vern GillumTracy TorméMay 10, 199570408
It looks like the King is back when Rembrandt is mistaken for his double, a long deceased rock legend, but an old enemy would like to see the Cryin' Man disappear again—permanently.
10"Luck of the Draw"Les LandauJon PovillMay 17, 199570409
Wade finds that she has money to spend when she wins the lottery in a seemingly utopian world, but she soon discovers that her silver cloud has a very dark lining.

Season 2 (1996)

As in Season 1, Fox again broadcast the episodes out of their intended order. The producers' intended order is as follows:[2][3]

11. "Into the Mystic"
16. "Time Again and World"
15. "El Sid"
12. "Love Gods"
14. "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy"
23. "As Time Goes By"
13. "Gillian of the Spirits"
19. "Obsession"
22. "Invasion"
18. "Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome"
17. "In Dino Veritas"
20. "Greatfellas"
21. "The Young and the Relentless"

Ep# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code
11"Into The Mystic"Richard ComptonTracy TorméMarch 1, 1996K0807
On an alternate Earth immersed in occult practices, Quinn becomes the target of a shaman who demands his brain as payment for services rendered.
12"Love Gods"John McPhersonTony Blake & Paul JacksonMarch 8, 1996K0803
Quinn, Rembrandt and Arturo are tagged as runaway breeders on a world where, due to a biological weapon outbreak, men are scarce and nations are in cutthroat competition to snag fertile men to repopulate.
13"Gillian of the Spirits"Paris BarclayTony Blake & Paul JacksonMarch 15, 1996K0810
A slide gone wrong results in Quinn becoming lost in the astral plane, and the only person who can possibly help him is a girl with paranormal abilities. The world they've landed on is constrained by "anti-technology" laws that resulted from the atomic bombings on Japan, crimping Arturo's efforts to repair the timer.
14"The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy"Oscar L. CostoScott Smith MillerMarch 22, 1996K0805
Quinn's fast draw with a gun embroils him in a corporate takeover on a world where California is part of the independent republic of Texas, and securities law allows gunfighting.
15"El Sid"Paris BarclayJon PovillMarch 29, 1996K0802
Quinn rescues a woman on a war-torn world, and her boyfriend, swearing vengeance, jumps the slide.
16"Time Again and World"Vern GillumJacob EpsteinApril 5, 1996K0801
On a world 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.
17"In Dino Veritas"Oscar L. CostoSteve BrownApril 26, 1996K0813
The sliders are confused with animal poachers when they land on a world where San Francisco is a preserve for dinosaurs.
18"Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome"Adam NimoyNan HaganMay 3, 1996K0812
Wade, Rembrandt, and Arturo believe they have landed on Earth Prime, but Quinn has doubts. Arturo undergoes an unexpected change of character.
19"Obsession"Colin BuckseyJon Povill
Story by: Steve Brown & Jon Povill
May 24, 1996K0808
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.
20"Greatfellas"Allan EastmanScott Smith Miller
Story by: Sean Clark & Scott Smith Miller
May 31, 1996K0804
Rembrandt is confused with his double on a world where alcohol prohibition was never repealed and gangs dominate society. He discovers his counterpart is a federal agent.
21"The Young and the Relentless"Richard ComptonT. Edward Anthony & Von Whisenhant
Story by: T. Edward Anthony, Michael X. Fernaro &
Von Whisenhant
June 7, 1996K0814
Quinn impersonates his recently deceased double on a world where the young dominate society and middle-aged people are prohibited from working and are subject to curfews.
22"Invasion"Richard ComptonTracy TorméJune 28, 1996K0809
The group arrives on a new world in the middle of an alien invasion, and learn that the invaders are the Kromaggs, sliders that can move through the gateways at will. The group slide to a World where California was settled by the French, where they are captured. They are relocated to Earth 113, and suffer interrogation.
23"As Time Goes By"Richard ComptonSteve BrownJuly 12, 1996K0806
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. In one of the worlds, time is moving in the opposite direction, causing them to be in prison, then taken to their arraignment before being set free.

Season 3 (1996–1997)

Again, Fox aired this season's episodes out of order. For instance, "Double Cross" was filmed as the premiere for Season Three. In this episode, the audience learns why the Sliders will now be able to slide anywhere between San Francisco and L.A. However, Fox opted to air "Rules of the Game" first, since it was a more action-oriented episode.[4] The proper viewing order is as follows:[5]

25. (01) "Double Cross"
24. (02) "Rules of the Game"
33. (03) "Dead Man Sliding"
26. (04) "Electric Twister Acid Test"
27. (05) "The Guardian"
28. (06) "The Dream Masters"
29. (07) "Desert Storm"
30. (08) "Dragonslide"
31. (09) "The Fire Within"
32. (10) "The Prince of Slides"
34. (11) "State of the Art"
35. (12) "Seasons Greedings"
36. (13) "Murder Most Foul"
37. (14) "Slide Like an Egyptian"
38. (15) "Paradise Lost"
43. (16) "The Last of Eden"
39. (17) "The Exodus Part 1"
40. (18) "The Exodus Part 2"
41. (19) "Sole Survivors"
44. (20) "The Other Slide of Darkness"
42. (21) "The Breeder"
47. (22) "Stoker"
45. (23) "Slither"
46. (24) "Dinoslide"
48. (25) "This Slide of Paradise"

Ep# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code
24"Rules of the Game"Oscar L. CostoJosef AndersonSeptember 20, 1996K1805
The sliders land in the middle of a real live-action war game that they must finish in order to escape.
25"Double Cross"Richard ComptonTony Blake & Paul JacksonSeptember 27, 1996K1801
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.
26"Electric Twister Acid Test"Oscar L. CostoScott Smith MillerOctober 4, 1996K1809
The sliders land in a barren wasteland with bizarre electrical activity that attracts tornadoes. They are confronted by the community anti-technology, who are similar to Amish people. The chief discovers the Sliders project and he decides to keep Wade as hostage; while keeping Quinn, Arturo and Rembrandt away.
27"The Guardian"Adam NimoyTracy TorméOctober 11, 1996K1803
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.
28"The Dream Masters"Jefery LevyMelinda M. Snodgrass
Story by: Scott Smith Miller & Melinda M. Snodgrass
October 18, 1996K1808
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. (This is the only episode with no sliding scenes.)
29"Desert Storm"Jim JohnstonMatt DearbornNovember 1, 1996K1810
The sliders become involved in a struggle for control over a woman who can detect water on a desert world.
30"Dragonslide"David LivingstonTony Blake & Paul JacksonNovember 8, 1996K1816
A wizard wants to capture Quinn on a world where the Mallory family has special powers.
31"The Fire Within"Jefery LevyJosef AndersonNovember 15, 1996K1814
Quinn and Arturo communicate with a fire-based lifeform.
32"The Prince of Slides"Richard ComptonEleah HorwitzNovember 22, 1996K1815
The sliders land on a world where men get pregnant. Rembrandt is mistakenly confused for his double and is impregnated with his double's son.
33"Dead Man Sliding"Richard ComptonNan HaganNovember 29, 1996K1804
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.
34"State of the Art"John T. KretchmerNan Hagan
Story by: Schuyler Kent
December 6, 1996K1813
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.
35"Season's Greedings"Richard ComptonEleah HorwitzDecember 20, 1996K1806
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.
36"Murder Most Foul"Jeff WoolnoughDavid PeckinpahJanuary 3, 1997K1815
Arturo is brainwashed into believing he is a great literary detective named Reginald Doyle (this world's equivalent of Sherlock Holmes).
37"Slide Like an Egyptian"Adam NimoyScott Smith MillerJanuary 17, 1997K1817
The group lands on a world where ancient Egypt retained slavery and Egyptian pharaoh rule has become predominant. They must escape from a pyramid while being hunted by a large scarab beetle.
38"Paradise Lost"Jim JohnstonSteven StoliarJanuary 31, 1997K1818
The sliders land on a world where a giant worm eats people.
39"The Exodus (Part 1)"Jim CharlestonTony Blake & Paul Jackson
Story by: John Rhys-Davies
February 21, 1997K1824
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. Guest starring Roger Daltrey as Colonel Rickman.
40"The Exodus (Part 2)"Jefery LevyJosef Anderson, Tony Blake & Paul JacksonFebruary 28, 1997K1825
Quinn and Maggie find an alternate earth to which they can transport 150 survivors from the previous earth; Quinn finds the coordinates of Earth Prime. However, Rickman has a hidden agenda for the survivors. This was the last show filmed with John Rhys-Davies.
41"Sole Survivors"David PeckinpahSteven KriozereMarch 7, 1997K1819
Quinn is infected with a bacterium that turns people into zombies.
42"The Breeder"Paris BarclayEleah HorwitzMarch 14, 1997K1823
Maggie is infected with a parasite that takes control of her body and attempts to find a mate.
43"The Last of Eden"Allan EastmanJosef AndersonMarch 28, 1997K1820
Quinn and Wade get stuck in an underground city. This episode is flashback of Rembrandt and Wade's memories. It is an adaptation of H. G. Wells story Time Machine.
44"The Other Slide of Darkness"Jeff WoolnoughNan Hagan & Scott Smith MillerApril 11, 1997K1802
The sliders find Rickman on a superstitious world.
45"Slither"Jim JohnstonTony Blake & Paul JacksonApril 25, 1997K1829
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.
46"Dinoslide"Richard ComptonDavid PeckinpahMay 2, 1997K1827
The sliders return to the world with the 150 survivors from The Exodus to find that it is inhabited by dinosaurs.
47"Stoker"Jerry O'ConnellJosef AndersonMay 9, 1997K1826
Wade makes friends with vampire musicians who want to steal the timer. Credits include Tommy Chong and Danny Masterson.
48"This Slide of Paradise"Jim JohnstonNan HaganMay 16, 1997K1828
Rickman and the sliders are trapped on an island with a scientist who has created a race of human-animal hybrids. The scientist is played by Michael York (see also The Island of Dr. Moreau). This is the last show in which Sabrina Lloyd is seen.

Season 4 (1998–1999)

Ep# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production code
49"Genesis"Reza BadiyiDavid PeckinpahJune 8, 1998K2801
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.
50"Prophets and Loss"Mark SobelBill DialJune 8, 1998K2805
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. Connor Trinneer guest stars.
51"Common Ground"Reza BadiyiChris BlackJune 15, 1998K2810
Maggie saves the life of a Kromagg on a world where Kromaggs are conducting experiments on humans.
52"Virtual Slide"Richard ComptonKeith DamronJune 22, 1998K2807
The sliders land on a world where everyone uses virtual reality all the time.
53"World Killer"Reza BadiyiMarc Scott ZicreeJune 29, 1998K2804
The sliders land on a world where Quinn's double slid the entire population except himself.
54"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"David PeckinpahBill Dial & Marc Scott Zicree
Story by: Chris Black & David Peckinpah
July 6, 1998K2811
Quinn locates his brother Colin on a world significantly less advanced than Earth Prime where the society is similar to that of the Amish. Charlie O'Connell joins the cast as a regular.
55"Just Say Yes"Jefferson KibbeeRichard ManningJuly 13, 1998K2809
Maggie and Colin are given drugs in a society where drug use is mandatory and people can be arrested for non-possession.
56"The Alternateville Horror"David GrossmanChris BlackJuly 20, 1998K2803
The Chandler Hotel appears to be haunted, but Quinn has a more scientific explanation for what's happening.
57"Slidecage"Jerry O'ConnellMarc Scott ZicreeJuly 27, 1998K2815
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.
58"Asylum"Michael MillerBill DialAugust 17, 1998K2813
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.
59"California Reich"Robert M. Williams, Jr.Scott Smith MillerAugust 24, 1998K2802
On a racist world, Rembrandt is forced into slavery.
60"The Dying Fields"David PeckinpahWilliam BigelowAugust 31, 1998K2812
The sliders land on a world used as a Kromagg training camp, where Kromaggs hunt humans.
61"Lipschitz Live!"Jerry O'ConnellKeith DamronNovember 30, 1998K2814
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.
62"Mother and Child"Helaine HeadRichard ManningDecember 7, 1998K2819
The sliders rescue a human woman and her half-human/half-Kromagg infant son.
63"Net Worth"Paul LynchSteven StoliarJanuary 11, 1999K2806
The group is separated on a world divided between computer experts and ruthless scavengers.
64"Slide By Wire"Robert A. HudecekChris BlackJanuary 18, 1999K2820
Maggie's double impersonates her and slides with Quinn, Rembrandt, and Colin. Meg Foster guest stars.
65"Data World"Jerry O'ConnellJoel MetzgerMarch 19, 1999K2808
Archibald Chandler of the Chandler Hotel turns the sliders into computer data and makes them follow his wishes. By luck Mac the hacker helps the sliders.
66"Way Out West"David PeckinpahChris Black
Story by: Jerry O'Connell
March 26, 1999K2821
On a world resembling the "Old West", the sliders encounter Kolitar, the Kromagg from "Slidecage"
67"My Brother's Keeper"Reza BadiyiDoug MolitorApril 2, 1999K2816
Quinn is mistaken for his double's clone on a world where clones are kept as organ donors.
68"The Chasm"Robert A. HudecekWilliam BigelowApril 9, 1999K2817
The sliders land in a village with technology that drains the happiness of one person to make the rest of the villagers happy.
69"Roads Taken"Jerry O'ConnellBill Dial
Story by: Marc Scott Zicree
April 16, 1999K2822
A "bubble universe" envelops Quinn and Maggie.
70"Revelations"Robert M. Williams, Jr.Bill Dial
Story by: Marc Scott Zicree
April 23, 1999K2823
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. Cast includes Ken Jenkins, and Jerry Hardin guest stars as science fiction writer, Isaac Clark. Jerry and Charlie O'Connell's last episode.

Season 5 (1999–2000)

Ep# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code
71"The Unstuck Man"Guy MagarStory by: Keith Damron & David Peckinpah
Teleplay by: Chris Black & Bill Dial
June 11, 1999E0801
A scientist named Dr. Oberon Geiger uses Colin, Quinn and Quinn's double as guinea pigs for an experiment that combines people and parallel worlds. Joining the cast is Tembi Locke as Dr. Diana Davis, and Robert Floyd as the 'merged Quinn'.
72"Applied Physics"David R. EagleChris BlackJune 18, 1999E0804
Diana attempts to separate Quinn and his double, while the combined version experiences violent flashbacks from Quinn's life.
73"Strangers and Comrades"Richard ComptonKeith DamronJune 25, 1999E0809
The sliders land on a barren wasteland and are forced to participate in a neverending battle with the Kromaggs.
74"The Great Work"Reza BadiyiRobert MaselloJuly 9, 1999E0806
The sliders seek assistance from reclusive monks who later refuse to let them leave.
75"New Gods for Old"Richard ComptonDavid GerroldJuly 16, 1999E0810
Mallory is shot with a laser beam and ends up paralyzed, and looks for help from a group of spiritual healers.
76"Please Press One"Paul LynchWilliam BigelowJuly 23, 1999E0808
Maggie is kidnapped by a corporate conglomerate.
77"A Current Affair"David R. EagleSteven StoliarJuly 30, 1999E0805
A tabloid newspaper spreads a rumor that U.S. President Jefferson Williams is having an affair with Maggie.
78"The Java Jive"Jeff WoolnoughJennifer McGinnis & Janet SaundersAugust 6, 1999E0807
The sliders land on a world where caffeine is outlawed.
79"The Return of Maggie Beckett"Peter EllisChris BlackAugust 13, 1999E0812
Maggie is mistaken for her astronaut double and is kidnapped by conspirators.
80"Easy Slider"David PeckinpahTim Burns
Story by: Jennifer McGinnis & Janet Saunders
August 20, 1999E0813
On a world where gas powered vehicles are outlawed due to the pollution that they generate, Mallory becomes friends with a group of motorcycle riders.
81"Requiem"Paul LynchMichael ReavesSeptember 10, 1999E0802
Rembrandt receives visions from Wade.
82"Map of the Mind"Paul RaimondiRobert MaselloSeptember 17, 1999E0811
Diana and Mallory become trapped in a mental institution.
83"A Thousand Deaths"David PeckinpahKeith DamronSeptember 24, 1999E0815
The sliders arrive on a world where the local population participates in deadly arcade simulators.
84"Heavy Metal"Guy MagarChris BlackOctober 1, 1999E0814
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.
85"To Catch a Slider"Peter EllisBill Dial
Story by: Chris Black & Bill Dial
January 14, 2000E0816
The sliders must find a gem needed to repair their malfunctioning timer.
86"Dust"Reynaldo VillalobosTim Burns & Bill Dial
Story by: Chris Black
January 21, 2000E0817
The group lands on a world where Rembrandt is regarded as a deity.
87"Eye of the Storm"David PeckinpahChris Black
Story by: Chris Black & Eric Morris
January 28, 2000E0803
In their final encounter with Dr. Geiger, the scientist reveals that he can separate Mallory from his double Quinn.
88"The Seer"Paul CajeroKeith DamronFebruary 4, 2000E0818
On a world with a television program based on the sliders' adventures, a psychic predicts the sliders' fate; they die in their next slide, and he begs Rembrandt, Maggie, Diana and Mallory stay. Although once again they do not want to stay. Their timer is destroyed and they have to find another way out, but there's a catch, only one can go. Rembrant infect himself with the Kromagg killing virus, and he goes, so that he is the only one to risk death. The episode (and the entire series) ends on a cliffhanger, with the rest of the characters wondering what's Rembrandt's fate.

Notes

References

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