The WORST episodes of In Search of...
Every episode of In Search of... ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of In Search of...!
Leonard Nimoy hosts this documentary television show devoted to mysterious phenomena, legends, conspiracy theories, as well as other curiosities and intrigues.
#2 - The Ten Commandments (aka Mount Sinai)
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1979
Leonard Nimoy profiles Moses and tries to pinpoint Mount Sinai's exact location. Have pilgrims to the Holy Land been praying at the wrong location?
#3 - The San Andreas Fault
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1979
The San Andreas Fault: Analyzes California's great earthquake fault line to determine whether the long-predicted catastrophic quake can be predicted.
#4 - The Missing Heir
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1980
There is still a $3.2 million fortune that remains unclaimed after a century. To whom does it belong?
#5 - Vincent Van Gogh
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1980
A look at the life and death of the great Dutch master--was he really mad? Host Leonard Nimoy, who wrote this installment partially to promote his one-man show Vincent, found evidence that he was not.
#6 - Wild Children
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1980
Several alleged historical cases are examined of children who became lost and were raised in the wild by animals.
#7 - The Ghost Ship (aka Mary Celeste)
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1980
In 1872, the captain and crew of the Mary Celeste vanished without a trace. The sails were set to the wind and breakfast was on the table.
#8 - Air Disaster Predictions
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1980
Did an ordinary citizen predict the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago? Did another citizen foresee the 1978 collision between a Pacific Southwest Airlines 727 and a small plane? In Search Of investigates the possibility of predictions being used to prevent other disasters.
#9 - Glenn Miller
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1980
An inquiry into why the mysterious death of the great musician was never investigated, and a possible military cover-up.
#10 - Past Lives
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1980
Can reincarnation be proved? Leonard Nimoy examines the data, testimony, and theories.
#11 - D.B. Cooper
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1979
Follows the incredible hijacking commited by D.B. Cooper, who parachuted out of an airplane with the ransom money and was never seen again. It offers some evidence about Cooper's possible fate.
#12 - Lee Harvey Oswald
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1980
The assassination of John F. Kennedy: was there visual proof of two guns in Dallas and possibly two Oswalds?
#13 - Daredevil Death Wish
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1980
A look at some of the impossible stunts daredevils attempt, and why they keep trying even after suffering near-fatal injuries
#15 - Dangerous Volcanoes
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1980
Scientists wonder whether California's Mount Shasta, Washington's Mount St. Helens, and other American volcanoes will soon erupt again.
#16 - The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1980
Digs for the facts behind the controversy that still rages today, the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby. Was the wrong man executed for the crime?
#17 - Acupuncture
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1980
A study of the healing technique which may cure incurable diseases. Leonard Nimoy investigates the power of the ancient Chinese healing art.
#18 - Jimmy Hoffa
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1980
Jimmy Hoffa was the president of the powerful Teamsters' Union. He only cared about himself. He fought to the top, but eventually got killed, although his body was never found.
#19 - Fountain of Youth
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1980
A look at the various scientific ways people use to stay young for years longer.
#20 - Tidal Waves
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1979
See a reenactment of the incredible destruction wrought by the tsunami (giant sea wave) that struck Hawaii in 1960.
#21 - Animal ESP
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1979
Dramatic scenes attempt to demonstrate that close communication between people and their pets may be due to more than emotional bonds.
#22 - The Money Pit Mystery (aka Captain Kidd)
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1979
The Money Pit Mystery: A true tale of hidden treasure and mysterious death. Six people have died in the scramble to dig up the Oak Island treasures, supposedly buried by Captain Kidd.
#23 - Psychic Sea Hunt
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/1979
A team of psychics gives scientists the exact description and location of an unknown shipwreck, and a submarine hunt proves them right.
#24 - Noah's Flood
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/1979
A dramatic inquiry into whether or not scientific proof exists for the legend of the Great Flood.
#25 - The Diamond Curse
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/1979
Why do mystery and tragedy plague the owners of great gems like the Hope Diamond?