The essential episodes of Sliders

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Sliders — each pick states its reason.

  1. 01

    S01E01 · Pilot · March 22, 1995 · 2h

    Pilot6.9

    A physics accident sends physics student Quinn Mallory and his companions on an interdimensional roller-coaster ride that lands them in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco. After a narrow escape from death, the Sliders find themselves in a Soviet-ruled U.S., where their only hope of escape is to free an imprisoned revolutionary.

  2. 02

    S01E03 · Top rated · April 5, 1995 · 1h

    Last Days7.3

    The salvation of a world facing certain destruction rests in the hands of Arturo and a young scientist. Meanwhile, Quinn and Wade begin to face their feelings for each other.

  3. 03

    S01E04 · Top rated · April 12, 1995 · 1h

    Prince of Wails7.3

    The sliders land in a British-ruled U.S.---where England won the Revolutionary War---and find themselves embroiled in a plot involving the heir to the throne.

  4. 04

    S01E08 · Season 1 peak · May 10, 1995 · 1h

    The King Is Back7.4

    Rembrandt is mistaken for a deceased rock legend, but an old enemy (Tom Pickett) would like to see the Crying Man disappear again---permanently.

  5. 05

    S01E09 · Top rated · May 17, 1995 · 1h

    Luck of the Draw7.3

    Wade has money to burn when she wins the lottery in a seemingly utopian world, but she discovers that her silver cloud has a dark lining.

  6. 06

    S02E01 · Season 2 peak · March 1, 1996 · 1h

    Into the Mystic7.5

    The intrepid quartet lands in a world mired in mysticism and ruled by a mysterious entity known as The Sorcerer.

  7. 07

    S02E02 · Top rated · March 8, 1996 · 1h

    Love Gods7.2

    In a world where germ warfare has exterminated most of the male population, Quinn, Rembrandt and Arturo discover that they're unwitting fugitives.

  8. 08

    S02E03 · Top rated · March 15, 1996 · 1h

    Gillian of the Spirits7.5

    When a bizarre accident separates Quinn from the rest of the Sliders, the only hope for the remaining trio is to trust a girl with an ability to talk to spirits.

  9. 09

    S02E08 · Top rated · May 3, 1996 · 1h

    Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome7.3

    When the sliders finally land in the one place that none of them want to leave---home---Quinn has doubts about their good fortune.

  10. 10

    S02E12 · Top rated · June 28, 1996 · 1h

    Invasion7.5

    The sliders encounter a race of scientifically advanced aliens who hold a surprise for the quartet---they can slide at will, and intend to conquer every Earth in the dimensional spectrum.

  11. 11

    S03E02 · Season 3 peak · September 27, 1996 · 1h

    Double Cross7.3

    After landing in a city where supplies are scarce, the Sliders meet scientists who are trying to perfect sliding and whose seeming cooperation impress Quinn, Wade, Arturo and Rembrandt.

  12. 12

    S03E16 · Top rated · February 21, 1997 · 1h

    The Exodus (1)7.2

    In a militaristic America threatened by a deadly pulsar, a colonel (Roger Daltrey) decides who'll be saved---and who'll be left to die.

  13. 13

    S04E01 · Season 4 peak · June 8, 1998 · 1h

    Genesis7.2

    After months of searching for Wade and Rembrandt, Quinn and Maggie (Jerry O'Connell, Kari Wuhrer) arrive on their home Earth---only to find it overrun by the Kromaggs.

  14. 14

    S05E06 · Season 5 peak · July 23, 1999 · 1h

    Please Press One6.3

    Maggie is kidnapped by an all-powerful conglomerate, which controls food, clothing and other essentials via a credit system that assigns citizens data codes.

  15. 15

    S05E18 · Series finale · February 4, 2000 · 1h

    The Seer5.9

    On a world with a television program based on the sliders' adventures, a psychic predicts the sliders' fate: they die in their next slide. 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.

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