The BEST episodes of In Search of... season 2

Every episode of In Search of... season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Search of... season 2!

Leonard Nimoy hosts this documentary television show devoted to mysterious phenomena, legends, conspiracy theories, as well as other curiosities and intrigues.

Last Updated: 3/19/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended

9.50

34 votes

#1 - Anastasia

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/1978

An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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8.00

26 votes

#2 - Mayan Mysteries

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/7/1978

The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?

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7.97

31 votes

#3 - Immortality

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/1978

Immortality: Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.

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7.96

82 votes

#4 - The Man Who Would Not Die

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/31/1977

The fascinating saga of the Count of Saint-Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.

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7.94

16 votes

#5 - Firewalkers

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/5/1978

How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?

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7.80

5 votes

#6 - The Swamp Monster

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/1978

The Swamp Monster: An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.

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7.75

4 votes

#7 - Butch Cassidy

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1978

Butch Cassidy: Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.

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7.67

6 votes

#8 - Dead Sea Scrolls

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/9/1978

The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.

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7.67

3 votes

#9 - The Shark Worshippers

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/18/1978

A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.

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7.67

6 votes

#10 - The Garden of Eden

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/1/1978

Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

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7.38

21 votes

#11 - Astrology

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/1978

Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.

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7.33

9 votes

#12 - Pyramid Secrets

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/4/1978

Pyramid Secrets: Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.

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The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)

7.32

22 votes

#13 - The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/24/1977

An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?

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7.29

7 votes

#14 - Haunted Castles

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/1978

Haunted Castles: Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.

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7.26

19 votes

#15 - Hurricanes

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/1978

Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?

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7.25

4 votes

#16 - The Secrets of Life

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1978

Secrets of Life: Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.

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7.21

19 votes

#17 - Michael Rockefeller

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/1978

Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?

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7.20

5 votes

#18 - Witch Doctors

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1978

Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being reinstituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.

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7.18

22 votes

#19 - The Ogopogo Monster

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/28/1978

This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.

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7.03

34 votes

#20 - Troy

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1978

The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.

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7.00

3 votes

#21 - Hypnosis

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/1978

A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.

6.86

7 votes

#22 - Reincarnation

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/11/1978

Reincarnation: Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.