Season 1 (1995)
Fox changed the intended order of the episodes, beginning with episodes they thought would draw in audiences. This often causes confusion and sometimes chronological errors in continuity with respect to the (admittedly minimal) 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. "The 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 Tennant | Tracy Tormé Story by: Tracy Tormé & Robert K. Weiss |
March 22, 1995 (1995-03-22) | 83535 |
| 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 Azzopardi | Ann Powell & Rose Schacht | March 29, 1995 (1995-03-29) | 70402 |
| 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 Keusch | Dan Lane | April 5, 1995 (1995-04-05) | 70404 |
| 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 | "The Prince of Wails" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin | April 12, 1995 (1995-04-12) | 70403 |
| 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 Azzopardi | Tracy Tormé | April 19, 1995 (1995-04-19) | 70401 |
| 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 shown to be President of the United States in this universe. | |||||
| 7 | "Eggheads" | Timothy Bond | Scott Smith Miller Story by: Jacob Epstein & Scott Smith Miller |
April 26, 1995 (1995-04-26) | 70405 |
| 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 Gillum | Dawn Presrwich & Nicole Yorkin | May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03) | 70406 |
| 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 Gillum | Tracy Tormé | May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10) | 70408 |
| It looks like the King is back when Rembrandt is mistaken for a long-deceased rock legend, but an old enemy would like to see the Crying Man disappear again—permanently. | |||||
| 10 | "Luck of the Draw" | Les Landau | Jon Povill | May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17) | 70409 |
| 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. |
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