Episode
Sliders: The Return of Maggie Beckett
Overview
The Sliders arrive on a world where Maggie's double was a heroic astronaut and loved by the public. When she is mistaken for her double, the public gets excited. After being kidnapped by the mysterious Leader, Maggie is taken by the government where she must confront her father.
Details
- Series
- Sliders
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1999-08-13
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Return of Maggie Beckett is Episode 9 in Season 5 of Sliders. It aired on 1999-08-13. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 11: Requiem
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Episode 12: Map of the Mind
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Episode 5: New Gods for Old
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Episode 13: A Thousand Deaths
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Episode 4: The Great Work
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Episode 14: Heavy Metal
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Episode 3: Strangers and Comrades
The Sliders arrive in a barren wasteland, where the timer is inoperable. Worse yet, they find themselves forced to take part in a never ending battle between Kromaggs and soldiers from Quinn's home world, who are guarding a mysterious bunker.
Episode 15: To Catch a Slider
The timer continues to malfunction, giving the Sliders rougher slides than usual. To fix it, the Sliders need to get ahold of a gem, even if it means stealing.