The worst episodes of Night Gallery

Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.

  1. 01

    S02E34 · December 1, 1971 · 30m

    An Act of Chivalry6.0

    When a woman enters an elevator, a ghoul is asked to remove his hat.

  2. 02

    S02E39 · December 15, 1971 · 30m

    The Painted Mirror6.0

    Mikey Goldman searches for the Messiah to comfort his dying grandfather Abe.

  3. 03

    S03E06 · November 12, 1972 · 3m

    Smile, Please6.0

    A photographer meets a vampire.

  4. 04

    S02E37 · December 8, 1971 · 30m

    Quoth the Raven6.3

    Edgar Allan Poe can't get the first line down on paper.

  5. 05

    S02E44 · January 5, 1972 · 30m

    The Funeral6.3

    Mortician, Morton Silkline arranges a late funeral for an unusual client, Ludwig Asper.

  6. 06

    S02E53 · February 9, 1972 · 30m

    Deliveries in the Rear6.3

    Anatomy teacher John Fletcher, who uses grave robbers to get bodies, learns a lesson.

  7. 07

    S02E59 · February 23, 1972 · 30m

    You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore6.3

    The Fultons delight in the sadistic torture of their servants, but, may have met their match when a new robot maid arrives.

  8. 08

    S02E64 · 3m

    Room for One Less6.3

    In an office building, a man in a crowded elevator asks one of the aliens that are riding with him to leave and wait for the next one, since the elevator can hold only 10 people. The alien has another idea.

  9. 09

    S03E17 · May 27, 1973 · 30m

    How to Cure the Common Vampire6.3

    In this brief vignette, vampire hunters encounter the coffin of the undead.

  10. 10

    S02E10 · September 29, 1971 · 30m

    With Apologies to Mr. Hyde6.7

    Igor fails to improve Doctor Jekyll's potion.

  11. 11

    S02E21 · November 3, 1971 · 30m

    Brenda6.7

    During a stay at her family's summer home, friendless Brenda Alden traps a strange creature in a quarry and befriends it.

  12. 12

    S02E25 · November 10, 1971 · 30m

    Professor Peabody's Last Lecture6.7

    Professor Peabody publicly ridicules Lovecraftian gods.

  13. 13

    S02E32 · December 1, 1971 · 30m

    Pickman's Model6.7

    Lovelorn Mavis Goldsmith ignores her reclusive art teacher Pickman's warning not to follow him home.

  14. 14

    S02E35 · December 8, 1971 · 30m

    Cool Air6.7

    A Gothic love story about a woman and a man who lives in a refrigerated apartment.

  15. 15

    S02E48 · January 12, 1972 · 30m

    A Feast of Blood6.7

    Sheila Grey's homely suitor Henry Mallory gives her a brooch that seems almost alive.

  16. 16

    S02E50 · January 19, 1972 · 30m

    The Ghost of Sorworth Place6.7

    A Scottish widow turns to an American tourist for protection from the ghost of her husband.

  17. 17

    S02E58 · February 23, 1972 · 30m

    The Sins of the Fathers6.7

    In ancient Scotland, a young boy is forced to take on his father's role as Sin Eater to keep himself and his mother from starving.

  18. 18

    S02E63

    Die Now, Pay Later6.7

    Sheriff Ned Harlow thinks that the skyrocketing death rate in town is tied in to funeral director Walt Peckinpah's January clearance sale.

  19. 19

    S02E29 · November 17, 1971 · 30m

    Hell's Bells6.8

    A man who dies in a car accident ends up in his own personal version of hell.

  20. 20

    S02E02 · September 15, 1971 · 30m

    Miss Lovecraft Sent Me7.0

    A babysitter fears that the baby is a monster.

  21. 21

    S02E03 · September 15, 1971 · 30m

    The Hand of Borgus Weems7.0

    Peter Lacland asks a doctor to amputate his possessed hand.

  22. 22

    S02E08 · September 22, 1971 · 3m

    Witches' Feast7.0

    Witches prepare a vile dish.

  23. 23

    S02E09 · September 29, 1971 · 30m

    Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay7.0

    Craig Lowell suspects that his wife's sweet Aunt Ada is actually a sinister witch.

  24. 24

    S02E24 · November 10, 1971 · 30m

    Big Surprise7.0

    Hawkins the hermit promises a surprise to three boys if they dig for it.

  25. 25

    S02E31 · November 24, 1971 · 30m

    Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something7.0

    A man reports his car stolen in order to meet the woman of his dreams, literally,

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