The WORST episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful
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#1 - Ep. #279
Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/11/1988
Beth and Storm are shocked by Stephen’s appearance and Stephen demands Beth tells Katie and Donna about Eric the next day. Eric tells Kristen he might hire Clarke with her approval. Kristen goes to see Clarke and tells him this, not knowing Margo is there.
#2 - Ep. #271
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/29/1988
Storm convinces Grandma Logan that Stephen is dead. Eric decides to offer Clarke money instead of a job. Stephanie worries Eric may do something rash and asks him to forgive Kristen. Donna urges Stephen to come home to see Grandma Logan.
#3 - Ep. #272
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/2/1988
Eric offers Clarke the money but wants a job instead. Kristen is impressed by this. Donna tells Stephen Beth still loves him, and Stephen agrees to come home. Beth is overjoyed when Grandma Logan agrees to come home and Eric offers to buy her a house.
#4 - Ep. #273
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/3/1988
Stephanie is overjoyed when Weston reveals Donna and Stephen are coming home. Brooke tells Ridge the truth about Stephen, and Ridge encourages her to let Beth see Stephen. Brooke cancels her plans to stop Donna from bringing Stephen back.
#5 - Ep. #274
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/4/1988
Ridge tells Caroline the truth about Stephen and urges Caroline to be easier on Brooke because of her family problems. Donna assures Stephen that Beth hasn’t seen anyone since he left. Beth tells Eric she is so happy with him she’s afraid it’s a dream.
#6 - Ep. #275
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/5/1988
Margo promises Clarke she will help him get on Eric’s good side and tries to talk Eric into hiring Clarke on a trial basis. Clarke goes to see Kristen and apologizes with a passionate kiss. Eric will not tell Ridge the truth about the showstopper.
#7 - Ep. #276
Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/6/1988
Katie is upset about Stephen being declared dead and Beth tries to explain. Brooke is shocked to discover Ridge has told Stephanie the full story about Stephen. Beth talks to Storm about her marrying Eric. Donna brings Stephen home.
#8 - Ep. #277
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/9/1988
Margo urges Kristen to stay away from Clarke. Beth picks the house she wants Eric to buy. Clarke signs a release for Eric, but tears up the check and asks for a chance to work. Beth is shocked to see Stephen face to face.
#9 - Ep. #278
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/10/1988
Beth is furious with Stephen for leaving her and orders him to leave. Katie and Donna feel Beth is being unfair to him. Stephanie tries to seduce Eric one last time. Eric tells Stephanie he may have misjudged Clarke, but she is suspicious.
#10 - Ep. #270
Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/28/1988
Rocco covers for Donna’s absence. Everyone is afraid to tell Ridge the truth about Clarke, but he insists. Katie wears the outfit Rocco gave her. Beth and Storm find it ugly. Beth tells Storm how much she loves Eric. Stephanie tells Kristen she threatened Clarke.
#11 - Ep. #280
Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/12/1988
Beth tells Katie and Donna about Eric, but they still feel she should give Stephen another chance. Margo is thrilled to hear Clarke will be working at Forrester and makes big plans for the two of them. Margo advises Kristen not to trust Clarke.
#12 - Ep. #281
Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/13/1988
Thorne sees Caroline and Ridge flirting and warns Ridge to stay away from his wife. Beth resents Katie and Donna for not supporting her. Brooke tries to help her. Eric and Ridge must fly to Milan together. Beth worries what will happen while he is away.
#13 - Ep. #282
Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 5/16/1988
Storm is furious with his father and tells Stephen off for returning. Stephanie meets with Brooke and asks her to urge Beth to reunite with Stephen. Brooke realizes Stephanie knows about Beth and Eric. The trial to declare Stephen dead is dropped.
#14 - Ep. #283
Season 2 - Episode 42 - Aired 5/17/1988
Bill offers to support Margo in starting her own operation and asks her for dirt on Ridge. Donna and Katie think Beth will fall back in love with Stephen. Stephanie threatens to break up Brooke and Ridge if Brooke doesn’t get Beth back together with Stephen.
#15 - Ep. #284
Season 2 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/18/1988
Brooke and Storm convince Beth to let Stephen stay until they can figure out what he wants. Thorne is upset when Ridge asks him to give Caroline his love. Stephanie tells Eric that Stephen has come back for Beth.
#16 - Ep. #285
Season 2 - Episode 44 - Aired 5/19/1988
Donna goes to see Nick and he offers her a job. She agrees to consider it. Eric asks Beth about Stephen. She tells Eric she only loves him. Brooke worries Stephanie will try to separate her and Ridge and asks Ridge to elope with her that night.
#17 - Ep. #286
Season 2 - Episode 45 - Aired 5/20/1988
Ridge tells Caroline and Thorne he and Brooke are getting married. Caroline is shocked. Stephen tries to win Beth over and he softens her a little. Brooke is embarrassed about bringing up marriage and Ridge suggests she move in with him.
#18 - Ep. #287
Season 2 - Episode 46 - Aired 5/23/1988
Brooke tells Katie and Donna that she might live with Ridge. Ridge tells Caroline that he loves her and Brooke is a substitute. Storm is upset Brooke told the Forresters about Stephen.
#19 - Ep. #266
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/22/1988
Ridge invites Brooke to use his new sauna and she accepts. Kristen tells Margo how much she loves Clarke. Eric is livid when Clarke tries to blackmail him. Donna convinces Rocco to cover for her while she visits her father.
#20 - Ep. #261
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/1988
Rocco gives Katie ugly clothes to wear, hoping to turn her off. Stephanie wants to contact Grandma Logan about Stephen but Conway refuses. Thorne is hurt when Caroline works late then comes home to spend time with Ridge. Stephanie asks Bill if Caroline is dedicated to Thorne.
#21 - Ep. #260
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/1988
Donna meets Nick again and sparks fly between them. Rocco tells Donna he has another plan to turn Katie off. Beth decides it is time to tell Donna and Katie about declaring Stephen dead. Ridge wonders why Stephanie is so interested in Brooke’s family.
#22 - Ep. #256
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/8/1988
Ridge learns Brooke went to Tucson and used him as an excuse. He tells Stephanie he suspects another man. Thorne gets angry with Bill for interfering with Caroline’s life. Caroline tells Thorne she isn’t ready to move yet. Brooke finds Stephen at a diner.
#23 - Ep. #257
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/1988
Brooke meets Stephen and asks him why he left the family. Thorne tells Stephanie he will kill Ridge if he gets out of line with Caroline. Stephanie worries about Thorne’s threat. Ridge tries to be charming at lunch with Kristen and Clarke despite his problems with Clarke.
#24 - Ep. #253
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/5/1988
Storm tries to convince Brooke that letter about Stephen should be forgotten, but Brooke is reluctant. Ridge and Margo plan to go ahead with the mass marketing idea. Margo discusses her anger towards the Forresters with Clarke. Stephanie pushes Conway to watch the Logans.
#25 - Ep. #265
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/21/1988
Ridge tells Kristen that Clarke cannot work for Forrester after working at Spectra. Margo pushes Clarke to blackmail Eric, and Clarke goes to see Eric. Thorne surprises Caroline with a romantic lunch and the couple do not see Ridge when he stops by.