Siskel & Ebert Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Touch and Go/'Night, Mother/Blue Velvet/Where the River Runs Black

Sat, Sep 20, 1986

In the premiere syndicated episode, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review "Touch and Go", "'Night, Mother", "Blue Velvet", and "Where the River Runs Black".

Episode 2

Peggy Sue Got Married/That's Life/Crocodile Dundee/The Name of the Rose

Sat, Sep 27, 1986

Siskel and Ebert review "Peggy Sue Got Married", "That's Life", "Crocodile Dundee", and "The Name of the Rose".

Episode 3

Colorizing: Hollywood's New Vandalism

Sat, Oct 4, 198621 mins

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert speak out against the colorization of black-and-white movies. Colorization, Inc. in Toronto and Color Systems Technology in Marina del Rey, California, are the major players. Ted Turner's Atlanta Superstation has a deal with the latter company to colorize the black-and-white Hollywood classics Turner now owns. Ebert shows clips from the color version of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) that was recently shown on Turner's TBS station. Siskel reads off a memo written by Gene Allen, former president of the Motion Picture Academy and an award-winning art director, who accepted a position with Color Systems, saying that he had a unique opportunity to preserve George Cukor's original intentions as the company colorized Camille (1936). They show colorized clips of various movies. The color bleeds in some clips. Others reveal outrageous gaffes: Frank Sinatra's blue eyes become brown in Suddenly (1954). But Siskel says that arguing that the colorization process hasn't been perfected is a trap. Black-and-white photography is one of the great treasures of the motion pictures. He shows clips of color-era movies that were made in black-and-white, such as David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980). Roger Ebert demonstrates the impact of black-and-white by showing two scenes in a boxing ring: one from the color Rocky IV (1985) and the other from the black-and-white Raging Bull (1980). Ebert says that if anything, many movies would be improved by reversing the process. He shows a familiar clip from the color Blazing Saddles (1974), only now it's in black and white.

Episode 4

Jumpin' Jack Flash/Tough Guys/Children of a Lesser God/'Round Midnight

Sat, Oct 11, 1986

Siskel and Ebert review "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Tough Guys", "Children of a Lesser God", and "'Round Midnight".

Episode 5

The Color of Money/Sid and Nancy/Down by Law/Clockwise

Sat, Oct 18, 1986

Episode 6

Soul Man/Half Moon Street/From Beyond/True Stories

Sat, Oct 25, 1986

Episode 7

Something Wild/The Mission/Hoosiers/Sky Bandits

Sat, Nov 1, 1986

Episode 8

52 Pick-Up/Nobody's Fool/Tai Pan/The Sacrifice

Sat, Nov 8, 1986

Episode 9

The Mosquito Coast/Streets of Gold/Crocodile Dundee/Rate It X

Sat, Nov 15, 1986

Episode 10

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home/An American Tail/Firewalker/Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

Sat, Nov 22, 1986

Episode 11

Heartbreak Ridge/Solarbabies/Little Shop of Horrors/Defense of the Realm

Sat, Dec 6, 1986

Episode 12

The Golden Child/Crimes of the Heart/¡Three Amigos!/Modern Girls

Sat, Dec 13, 1986

Episode 13

Platoon/Lady and the Tramp/No Mercy

Sat, Dec 20, 1986

Episode 14

The Morning After/Native Son/Brighton Beach Memoirs/Mother Teresa

Sat, Dec 27, 1986

Episode 15

The Best Films of 1986

Sat, Jan 3, 1987

Episode 16

The Worst Films of 1986

Sat, Jan 10, 1987

Episode 17

The Stepfather/Duet for One/Wanted: Dead or Alive/Hoosiers

Sat, Jan 17, 1987

Episode 18

Cult Video

Sat, Jan 24, 1987

Episode 19

Radio Days/Critical Condition/Outrageous Fortune/Restless Natives

Sat, Jan 31, 1987

Episode 20

Black Widow/From the Hip/Light of Day/Dead of Winter

Sat, Feb 7, 1987

Episode 21

Over the Top/84 Charing Cross Road/Death Before Dishonor/Working Girls

Sat, Feb 14, 1987

Episode 22

Tin Men/Some Kind of Wonderful/Angel Heart/A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors

Sat, Feb 28, 1987

Episode 23

Hollywood's Outdated Ratings System

Sat, Mar 7, 1987

In this special episode, Siskel and Ebert criticize the current ratings system, arguing that the "X" rating has created an atmosphere of double standards and self-censorship regarding content in films.

Episode 24

Heat/Lethal Weapon/Lily Tomlin/Raising Arizona

Sat, Mar 14, 1987

Episode 25

Burglar/Hollywood Shuffle/Street Smart/Beyond Therapy

Sat, Mar 21, 1987

Episode 26

Blind Date/Dolls/The Hanoi Hilton/Swimming to Cambodia

Sat, Mar 28, 1987

Siskel and Ebert review Blind Date, Dolls, The Hanoi Hilton and Swimming to Cambodia.

Episode 27

Making Mr. Right/Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn/Secret of My Success/Prick Up Your Ears

Sat, Apr 11, 1987

Episode 28

Project X/Wild Thing/Heaven/Gothic

Sat, Apr 18, 1987

Episode 29

Extreme Prejudice/Marlene/Personal Services/Sweet Lorraine

Sat, Apr 25, 1987

Episode 30

Previews of Coming Attractions

Sat, May 2, 1987

In this special episode, Siskel and Ebert analyze movie trailers, both old and new.

Episode 31

Gardens of Stone/The River's Edge

Sat, May 9, 1987

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review two new films. Also, a special look at "The Criterion Collection" Laserdiscs during the "Home Video" segment.

Episode 32

Guilty Pleasures - 1987

Sat, May 16, 1987

Episode 33

Beverly Hills Cop II/Amazing Grace and Chuck/Ishtar/The Chipmunk Adventure

Sat, May 23, 1987

Episode 34

The Untouchables/The Witches of Eastwick/Harry and the Hendersons

Sat, Jun 6, 1987

Episode 35

Predator/Million Dollar Mystery/The Believers/Salvation

Sat, Jun 13, 1987

Episode 36

Full Metal Jacket/Spaceballs/Roxanne/Benji the Hunted

Sat, Jun 20, 1987

Episode 37

Dragnet/Adventures in Babysitting/Innerspace

Sat, Jun 27, 1987

Episode 38

Buried Treasures - 1987 Edition

Sat, Jul 4, 1987

Episode 39

RoboCop/The Squeeze/Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs/Withnail and I

Sat, Jul 11, 1987

Episode 40

La Bamba/The Whistle Blower/Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise/Jean De Florette

Sat, Jul 18, 1987

Episode 41

Jaws: The Revenge/A Man in Love/Summer School/Wish You Were Here

Sat, Jul 25, 1987

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review Jaws: The Revenge, A Man in Love, Summer School and Wish You Were Here.

Episode 42

The Living Daylights/Maid to Order/The Lost Boys/Stakeout

Sat, Aug 1, 1987

Episode 43

Back to the Beach/Nadine/Dirty Dancing/Rita, Sue and Bob Too!

Sat, Aug 8, 1987

Episode 44

The Big Easy/The Fourth Protocol/No Way Out/Tampopo

Sat, Aug 22, 1987