The WORST episodes of In Search of...

#1 - Shroud / Alien / Faith

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2002

#2 - Lovers / Possession / Robot

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2002

#3 - Haunted / Doomsday / Devil

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2002

Haunted Plantations The Doomsday Virus The Devil Psychic Spies

#4 - Catacomb / Bigfoot / Rennes

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2002

The Catacomb Mummies The Johnson Bigfoot Encounter The Secret of Rennes-le-Château Earthquake Predictions

#5 - Ghost / Stigmata / Zombies

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2002

The Ghosts in Bobby Mackey's Bar Stigmata The Haunted Hornet Zombies

#6 - Spirit Voices

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/20/1981

Do loved ones call back to us from their next lives? Leonard Nimoy examines historical claims of voices from the beyond, as well as scientific research into the possibility of spirit voices.

#7 - 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.

#8 - Great Lovers

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1981

A look at some of history's famous lovers. What drove certain men to pursue sensual pleasure above all else? The program compares the legends of Don Juan and Casanova. Host Leonard Nimoy wrote this installment.

#9 - 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.

#10 - Psychic Detectives

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/26/1977

We investigate Extrasensory Perception and its possible uses in law enforcement. A psychic discusses her work in several criminal investigations. Also, a detective squad that has been trained in not only ESP but other forms of psychic methods is detailed.

#11 - 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.

#12 - The Easter Island Massacre

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/15/1977

This episodes explores the Moi of Easter Island. Who built them, why were some left unfinished, and, more mysteriously, why were some of them mutilated and destroyed?

#13 - The End of the World

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/1981

Will an asteroid or comet on a collision course with earth end it all?

#14 - 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.

#15 - Life After Death (aka Near Death Experiences)

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/29/1977

A visit to a soul research institute for firsthand accounts of people who claim they have died and come back to life.

#16 - A Call from Space

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/28/1977

We investigate various methods to communicate with life in outer space. Could we converse on their level or would talking to them be like talking to a garden slug? What language or code do we use? And, have they been trying to reach us?

#17 - Learning ESP

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/28/1977

Does ESP exist and can if be taught and learned? It is a trait that we all used to have, before language took its place? A study at the University of California, Davis is reviewed in detail and both believers and non-believers weigh in on the subject.

#18 - King Solomon's Mines

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1981

A look at one of the most exciting searches of all--the hunt for the riches of the Old Testament. Did King Solomon actually have a mine near Mount Sinai?

#19 - Earthquakes

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/1977

We investigate earthquakes, the natural phenomenon caused by movements in the earth's crust. The famous Californian San Andreas Fault is covered in detail as well as new methods that are hoped will enable scientists to predict quakes.

#20 - Other Voices

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/17/1977

Can plants communicate? Do our actions influence their growth and reproduction? Do our feelings influence them? Researchers discuss their findings and ideas concerning our relationship with plants.

#21 - The Loch Ness Monster

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/6/1977

A hunt for the leviathan which has so far eluded all expeditions to prove that it truly exists.

#22 - Reincarnation

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

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

#23 - The Castle of Secrets (aka Coral Castle)

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/24/1981

The saga of the Coral Castle, said to have been built by Edward Leedskalnin, a frail hermit who allegedly carved and lifted 1,100 tons of solid stone blocks weighing up to 30 tons each using the secrets of Atlantis.

#24 - Nazi Plunder

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/29/1977

In this episode we investigate the items stolen by the Nazis during World War II,to be used in Hitler's new capital in Linz, Austria. We discuss where the items may be hidden, the impact this loss has on our culture, and the chances that some of it will never be found.

#25 - 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.