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War of the Worlds Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
The Resurrection
Fri, Oct 7, 1988 60 mins
In the opener, nuclear waste revives the aliens and their radio signals draw two scientists to the dump site. Part 1 of two. Harrison Blackwood: Jared Martin. Suzanne McCullough: Lynda Mason Green.
Episode 2
The Resurrection
Fri, Oct 7, 1988 60 mins
Conclusion. While Harrison and Suzanne work in their secret command post, Norton intercepts radio signals that warn of an imminent alien attack. Harrison: Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green. Iron-horse: Richard Chaves. Norton: Philip Akin.
Episode 3
The Walls of Jericho
Mon, Oct 10, 1988 60 mins
Suzanne and Harrison are convinced that a series of seemingly random crimes is related to the alien invasion. Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green. Iron-horse: Richard Chaves. General Wilson: John Vernon. Chamber: Richard M. Comar.
Episode 4
Thy Kingdom Come
Mon, Oct 17, 1988 60 mins
Blackwood's stepmother (Ann Robinson), who witnessed the original invasion and is now confined to a mental hospital, experiences violent seizures and psychic visions. Blackwood: Jared Martin. McCullough: Lynda Mason Green. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 5
A Multitude of Idols
Mon, Oct 24, 1988 60 mins
A TV reporter (Michele Scarabelli) investigating radioactive waste witnesses---and tapes---an alien absorbing a truck driver. Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 6
An Eye for an Eye
Mon, Oct 31, 1988 60 mins
While the townspeople of Grover's Mill, N.J., prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Orson Welles' Halloween broadcast, the aliens, disguised as a motorcycle gang, plot to recapture their spaceship. Lynda Mason Green. Harrison Blackwood: Jared Martin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 7
The Second Seal
Mon, Nov 7, 1988 60 mins
Harrison, Suzanne and Ironhorse race against the aliens to retrieve the secret Government file on the 1953 invasion, code-named "Operation Deep Ice." Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green, Richard Chaves. Norton: Philip Akin. Gen. Masters: Greg Morris. Amanda Burke: Lynne Griffin.
Episode 8
Goliath Is My Name
Mon, Nov 14, 1988 60 mins
Suzanne's former lab assistant disappears when the aliens invade a college campus to steal a lethal virus. Lynda Mason Green. Harrison: Jared Martin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Norton: Philip Akin.
Episode 9
To Heal the Leaper
Mon, Nov 21, 1988 60 mins
A member of the alien triumvirate known as The Advocacy falls ill, and the need for brain-power reaches the crisis point. Sylvia: Ann Robinson. Harrison: Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Norton: Philip Akin.
Episode 10
The Good Samaritan
Mon, Dec 26, 1988 60 mins
An breakthrough that could end world hunger draws Suzanne---and the aliens---to a rendezvous with the inventor (Alex Cord). Lynda Mason Green. Teri: Lori Hallier. Harrison: Jared Martin. Norton: Philip Akin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 11
Epiphany
Mon, Jan 2, 1989 60 mins
Harrison and a Russian scientist (Deborah Wakeham) rekindle an old flame, while the aliens take over a nuclear reactor and a large supply of plutonium to construct a bomb. Valery: Patrick Macnee. Harrison: Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green.
Episode 12
Among the Philistines
Mon, Jan 9, 1989 60 mins
A linguistics expert (Cedric Smith) assists in breaking the aliens' code. Kensington: Larry Reynolds. Harrison: Jared Martin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Norton: Philip Akin.
Episode 13
Choir of Angels
Mon, Jan 16, 1989 60 mins
The aliens brainwash a microbiologist (Jan Rubes) into developing a vaccine to immunize them from Earth's bacteria. Harrison: Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 14
Dust to Dust
Mon, Jan 23, 1989 60 mins
A crystal leads to an Indian tribe whose leader (Ivan Naranjo) asks Ironhorse to join in a mystical rite at the burial ground. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Harrison: Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green. Norton: Philip Akin.
Episode 15
He Feedeth Among the Lilies
Mon, Jan 30, 1989 60 mins
A woman (Cynthia Belliveau) has a close encounter with the aliens as they study the human immune system with live specimens. Harrison: Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green. Norton: Philip Akin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Nurse: Bonnie Gruen.
Episode 16
The Prodigal Son
Mon, Feb 6, 1989 60 mins
When Harrison meets with an artist named Quinn (John Colicos) to arrange a purchase, Quinn gives him a bracelet and admits to being a human-alien hybrid from the 1953 invasion. Jared Martin. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 17
The Meek Shall Inherit
Mon, Feb 13, 1989 60 mins
A bag lady (Diana Reis) who witnesses the aliens absorbing street people is put in a sanitarium, where she tells her story to Harrison's stepmother (Ann Robinson). Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Harrison: Jared Martin. Norton: Philip Akin.
Episode 18
Unto Us a Child is Born
Mon, Feb 20, 1989 60 mins
During a botched attempt to sabotage the ventilation system of a shopping mall, a pregnant woman (Amber Lea Weston) is taken over, causing labor to begin. Harrison: Jared Martin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green.
Episode 19
The Last Supper
Mon, Mar 6, 1989 60 mins
During a gathering of experts to assess the threat posed by the aliens, the Soviet delegate (Colm Feore) disrupts the meeting when he learns it's been infiltrated by the enemy. Harrison: Jared Martin. Ironhorse: Richard Chaves.
Episode 20
Vengeance Is Mine
Mon, Apr 17, 1989 60 mins
Ironhorse kills a woman he's mistaken for an alien, and her husband (Denis Forest), intent on revenge, kidnaps him. Meanwhile, the aliens perpetrate a series of armored-truck robberies. Sarah: Carolyn Dunn. Milton: Don Allison.
Episode 21
My Soul to Keep
Mon, Apr 24, 1989 60 mins
Suzanne's ex-husband (Michael Parks), a reporter dreaming of a scoop, starts nosing around the team's headquarters; meanwhile, the aliens are busy with a breeding project. Quinn: John Colicos. Suzanne: Lynda Mason Green.
Episode 22
So Shall Ye Reap
Mon, May 1, 1989 60 mins
The aliens are using humans to experiment with an addictive drug that causes homicidal rages, and Harrison and the team sniff out the alien lab. Det. Teri Novak: Dixie Seatle. Jack Sawyer: Jonathan Welsh. Harrison: Jared Martin.
Episode 23
The Raising of Lazarus
Mon, May 8, 1989 60 mins
An alien is taken to an Air Force research facility, where an ambitious scientist (Nicholas Coster) injects himself with the creature's cells. Col. Manning: Thomas Hauff. Perry: Janet Bailey. Sgt. Tex: Dale Wilson.
Episode 24
The Angel of Death
Mon, May 15, 1989 60 mins
While investigating a rash of dead aliens, the team meets an android (Elaine Giftos) from Qar'To, who takes Ironhorse hostage. Fred: Richard Blackburn. Jake: John Evans. Stavrakos: Vito Rezza.