In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
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Kari Wührer
Maggie Beckett
Tembi Locke
Diana Davis
Robert Floyd
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9 episodes • 1995Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Mar 22, 1995 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Fever | Mar 29, 1995 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Last Days | Apr 5, 1995 | 9.0 |
| 4 | The Prince of Wails | Apr 12, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Summer of Love | Apr 19, 1995 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Eggheads | Apr 26, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Weaker Sex | May 3, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 8 | The King Is Back | May 10, 1995 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Luck of the Draw | May 17, 1995 | 8.0 |
13 episodes • 1996Avg: 6.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into the Mystic | Mar 1, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Love Gods | Mar 8, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gillian of the Spirits | Mar 15, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 4 | The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy | Mar 22, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 5 | El Sid | Mar 29, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Time Again and World | Apr 5, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 7 | In Dino Veritas | Apr 26, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome | May 3, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Obsession | May 24, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Greatfellas | May 31, 1996 | 6.7 |
| 11 | The Young and the Relentless | Jun 7, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Invasion | Jun 28, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 13 | As Time Goes By | Jul 12, 1996 | 7.0 |
25 episodes • 1996Avg: 6.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rules of the Game | Sep 20, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Double Cross | Sep 27, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Electric Twister Acid Test | Oct 4, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 4 | The Guardian | Oct 11, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Dream Masters | Oct 18, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Desert Storm | Nov 1, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Dragonslide | Nov 8, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 8 | The Fire Within | Nov 15, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 9 | The Prince of Slides | Nov 22, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Dead Man Sliding | Nov 29, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 11 | State of the A.R.T. | Dec 6, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Season's Greedings | Dec 20, 1996 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Murder Most Foul | Jan 3, 1997 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Slide Like an Egyptian | Jan 17, 1997 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Paradise Lost | Jan 31, 1997 | 6.5 |
| 16 | The Exodus (1) | Feb 21, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 17 | The Exodus (2) | Feb 28, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Sole Survivors | Mar 7, 1997 | 6.5 |
| 19 | The Breeder | Mar 14, 1997 | 5.5 |
| 20 | The Last of Eden | Mar 28, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 21 | The Other Slide of Darkness | Apr 11, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Slither | Apr 25, 1997 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Dinoslide | May 2, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Stoker | May 9, 1997 | 6.0 |
| 25 | This Slide of Paradise | May 16, 1997 | 5.5 |
22 episodes • 1998Avg: 6.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis | Jun 8, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Prophets and Loss | Jun 8, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Common Ground | Jun 15, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Virtual Slide | Jun 22, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 5 | World Killer | Jun 29, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? | Jul 6, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Just Say Yes | Jul 13, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 8 | The Alternateville Horror | Jul 20, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Slidecage | Jul 27, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Asylum | Aug 17, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 11 | California Reich | Aug 24, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Dying Fields | Aug 31, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Lipschitz Live! | Nov 30, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Mother and Child | Dec 7, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 15 | Net Worth | Jan 11, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 16 | Slide by Wire | Jan 18, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Data World | Mar 19, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Way Out West | Mar 26, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 19 | My Brother's Keeper | Apr 2, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 20 | The Chasm | Apr 9, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Roads Taken | Apr 16, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Revelations | Apr 23, 1999 | 6.5 |
18 episodes • 1999Avg: 5.7Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Unstuck Man | Jun 11, 1999 | 3.7 |
| 2 | Applied Physics | Jun 18, 1999 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Strangers and Comrades | Jun 25, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 4 | The Great Work | Jul 9, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 5 | New Gods for Old | Jul 16, 1999 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Please Press One | Jul 23, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 7 | A Current Affair | Jul 30, 1999 | 5.5 |
| 8 | The Java Jive | Aug 6, 1999 | 4.5 |
| 9 | The Return of Maggie Beckett | Aug 13, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Easy Slider | Aug 20, 1999 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Requiem | Sep 10, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Map of the Mind | Sep 17, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 13 | A Thousand Deaths | Sep 24, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Heavy Metal | Oct 1, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 15 | To Catch a Slider | Jan 14, 2000 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Dust | Jan 21, 2000 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Eye of the Storm | Jan 28, 2000 | 6.0 |
| 18 | The Seer | Feb 4, 2000 | 6.5 |
