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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Just one of Those Things
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E14

    Gary decides to tell Erica about the paper but she does not believe him until she witnesses him saving the life of a little girl trapped in a refrigerator. Unfortunately, Patrick, who is looking for an apartment, accidently takes Gary's paper.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Romancing the Throne
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E12

    Gary must deal with a stowaway princess who hid in his trunk.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Don't Walk Away, Renee
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E20

    Gary helps Renee, a woman who is being targeted by thieves.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Fatal Edition (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E8

    When Gary's own investigation leads him to one of Scanlon's informants, he learns that at the time of Scanlon's death, the reporter was about to break a story on a murder-for-hire ring. With the help of Sun Times photographer Miguel Diaz, Gary obtains a printout of Scanlon's notes for his story that identifies six murders that were made to look like accidents. Meanwhile, Detective Brigatti uncovers some evidence of her own, which proves Gary's innocence and implicates someone with whom she works closely in the department. When Brigatti is subsequently taken hostage and about to be murdered, Gary must save her before the real killer sets him up a second time.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Fatal Edition (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E7

    When Frank Scanlon, a Chicago Sun Times columnist famous for his exposes, meets Gary during one of his daily saves, Gary piques the interest of the reporter, who believes that the rescues are more than coincidental. Intent on investigating Gary further, Scanlon demands that Sun Times cameraman Miguel Diaz hand over the confidential file he's been collecting on Gary. Meanwhile, when Gary reads in the paper that Scanlon is about to be murdered, he rushes to save him but the paper lists the wrong time of death - leading Gary to be found at the scene by police and subsequently arrested. Mounting circumstantial evidence even has Detective Toni Brigatti convinced of Gary's guilt. After escaping his arraignment, with Marissa's help, Gary becomes a fugitive desperate to find Scanlon's murderer.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Performance Anxiety
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E14

    The former recipient of the New York paper decides to relinquish his duties by turning over the next day's news to his friend Clams, but the paper suddenly stops coming after Clams meets with a mysterious man asking questions about his satisfaction with his special subscription. When Gary is involved in a similar meeting, Clams warns him that he too could lose his paper if he makes any wrong decisions. Desperate to get his own paper back, Clams steals Gary's edition so he can convince the powers-that-be to give him another chance. But even as he tries to make amends, Clams continues to abuse the paper and winds up putting the life of a down on-his-luck computer genius in jeopardy. When Gary reads that Clams and the computer wiz will perish in a dangerous explosion, he must race to save their lives before it's too late.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Everybody Goes to Rick's
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E21

    Gary travels back in time to 1929, and is the proprietor of a speakeasy at the location where McGinty's is currently located. He must try to prevent the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Requiem for a Cop
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E6

    Kojak races a 48-hour deadline to prevent the burial without honors of his old friend, an officer accused of corruption.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Luck o' the Irish
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S4:E22

    A young Irish woman loses her chance at a million dollar lottery when Gary swipes her dollar that she was going to buy the winning ticket with. To repay her he ends up caught up in a wild scheme that has them pretending to be engaged while Kate looks for a man she loves.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Halloween
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E6

    Gary is abducted by two witches that he saved from a fire. The witches believe that Gary is a warlock, and that Gary can help them free their sister who has been locked up for close to 200 years.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Nest Egg
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E10

    To his surprise, Gary runs into his mother in the middle of Chicago. Later he shadows her and sees her drinking champagne with a strange man. Gary first suspects an affair, but learns that the stranger has tricked her into investing in a fictive company.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Fate
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E18

    A homeless man plummets to his death while Gary tries to save him. Gary is rattled by his inability to prevent the tragedy and questions his involvement with the paper. When Gary refuses to prevent the next day's bad news, he winds up being forced to confront his own fate when he reads his obituary in the paper and must figure out what he's done wrong so he can save his life.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Out-of-Towner
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S4:E1

    Gary meets a man, Sam Cooper, that also receives tomorrow's paper (the New York Daily). However, unlike Gary, Sam hires others to complete the rescues and uses the paper's knowledge to make money.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Jenny Sloane
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E4

    Gary must help a young boy who is ill with leukimia, but is refusing treatment. Gary wants him to meet Jenny Sloane, Chicago's sweetheart who is ill with cancer. A Sun-Times columnist writes a column about Jenny Sloane.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - The Amazing Harry Hoo
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E25

    The Claw is back, and planning to lead Max into his deadly trap. His scheme leads Max and 99 to San Francisco as they follow a Chinese agent (Number 3) in the hopes that this will lead them to Number One (Claw), the mastermind behind a smuggling operation that uses a laundromat as facade (though the real money is actually in the laundry). However Max gets help from Harry Hoo, a chinese police inspector with a keen eye for detail and two possibilities to explain anything.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - The Fourth Carpathian
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E17

    Gary's parents receive the paper when Gary is trapped in an absndoned theater trying to save a monkey. Gary's parents and Crumb accidentally bring together a family of Letonian trapeze artists in Chicago.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Hot Time in Old Town
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E21

    Gary reads in the paper that a pylon at a construction site drops and knocks over a nearby building killing thousands. He goes to try and prevent it from happening only to get knocked out and wakes up 2 days before the Great Chicago Fire. He meets Morris, who looks like Chuck. He also meets Jesse, a young boy who is the brother of a woman, Elanor, who is a singer at a saloon, and looks exactly like Marissa, and is a victim of racism. Gary must help Jessee and Elanor, and try to stop the fire from happening.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 25 - How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E25

    Max and 99 are saved by Siegfried, who wants to defect. The Chief doesn't trust Siegfried until he starts to sell important information about KAOS.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Spy Who Met Himself
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E1

    KAOS's League of Impersonators are serving as duplicates for CONTROL agents, trying to steal the plans for a warhead and wreak havoc at CONTROL. After the real Max kidnapped and is replaced by an impostor, he manages to escape and a committee has to determine which is the real Max!

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The King Lives?
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E14

    Max travels to Coronia to protect the King of Coronia from the King's evil half-brother Basil

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Mysterious Dr. T
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E13

    When a top CONTROL scientist dies, it turns out that he wasn't the real brains behind the operations.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - The Hot Line
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E24

    The Chief is relieved of duty as Chief when "the President" (actually Gorshen, a Kaos voice impersonator) calls him and demotes him, making Max the new Chief. This is part of Kaos's plan to infiltrate and then destroy Control--but with Max in charge, Kaos doesn't really need to plan.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 25 - Die, Spy
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E25

    The story spoofs NBC's ""I Spy"" and Robert Culp of that series appears in a cameo role.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - The Return of the Ancient Mariner
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E8

    With an attempt to kidnap Admiral Hardgrade in the works, Max has him stay in his apartment.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Blackout
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S3:E1

    During a blackout in Chicago, Marissa attempts to save two trapped teenagers.

    Director:Gary Nelson
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Gary Nelson Ratings Summary

"Just one of Those Things" is the best rated episode directed by Gary Nelson. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/6/1999 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Romancing the Throne".