Episode
Sliders: The Unstuck Man
Overview
After experiencing a rough slide, Rembrandt and Maggie see Colin is nowhere to be found. More disturbing, they meet a stranger claiming he is Quinn Mallory. Rembrandt and Maggie learn too late that this is all apart of an evil genius' desperate plan to save his life.
Details
- Series
- Sliders
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1999-06-11
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Unstuck Man is Episode 1 in Season 5 of Sliders. It aired on 1999-06-11. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 11: Requiem
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