The 13 Scariest TV Episodes of All Time

7. "Sylvia, Part 1," Little House on the Prairie

You wouldn't expect a "Little House" episode to make this list, but when we asked around, so many friends and colleagues reported being traumatized by the "Sylvia" episode as kids, we had to include it. Sylvia Webb is a love interest of adopted Ingalls son Albert's, and she also has the misfortune of developing "bosoms" earlier than most girls – and is attacked and raped in a field by an assailant

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7. "Sylvia, Part 1," Little House on the Prairie

You wouldn't expect a "Little House" episode to make this list, but when we asked around, so many friends and colleagues reported being traumatized by the "Sylvia" episode as kids, we had to include it. Sylvia Webb is a love interest of adopted Ingalls son Albert's, and she also has the misfortune of developing "bosoms" earlier than most girls – and is attacked and raped in a field by an assailant wearing a clown/mime mask. Random assault on a child plus disturbing clown associations equals an episode that continues to lurk in the subconscious all these years later.

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