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The Best Episodes of 21 Jump Street

Every episode of 21 Jump Street ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 21 Jump Street!

The Best Episodes of 21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and...

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  1. Background image for Orpheus 3.3
    8.3/10(248 votes)

    #1 - Orpheus 3.3

    S2:E16

    Hanson blames himself for failing to prevent the shooting death of his girlfriend in a convenience store robbery and becomes obsessed with revenge.

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  2. Background image for Swallowed Alive
    8.3/10(203 votes)

    #2 - Swallowed Alive

    S3:E9

    Hanson becomes an inmate in a juvenile detention hall in order to investigate the murder of one of the inmates.

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  3. Background image for Nemesis
    8.3/10(174 votes)

    #3 - Nemesis

    S3:E14

    Booker is laiden with guilt when after he infiltrates a gang of drug users that kill one of their own whom they suspect is an undercover cop.

    Writer:John Truby
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  4. Background image for A Big Disease with a Little Name
    8.2/10(213 votes)

    #4 - A Big Disease with a Little Name

    S2:E13

    Dorothy an old girlfriend of Penhall's, who walked out on him two years ago, returns and decides to move in with him. Hanson gets assigned to protect a student with AIDS who is being made to feel unwelcome in class.

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  5. Background image for Bad Influence
    8.1/10(258 votes)

    #5 - Bad Influence

    S1:E8

    Hanson and Penhall try to locate some missing juveniles, while Ioki tries to find a link between a teenage prostitution ring and a series of burglaries.

    Director:Kim Manners
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  6. Background image for Mean Streets and Pastel Houses
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Mean Streets and Pastel Houses

    S1:E13

    Hanson goes undercover as a punk rocker in an effort to stop a feud between two rival gangs from turning into a war.

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  8. Background image for I'm OK- You Need Work
    8.0/10(188 votes)

    #7 - I'm OK- You Need Work

    S2:E15

    Hanson becomes trapped in a private drug clinic where he had himself placed in order to investigate claims of patient abuse made by a kid he once busted on drug charges.

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  9. Background image for The Currency We Trade In
    8.0/10(121 votes)

    #8 - The Currency We Trade In

    S3:E3

    A popular sports writer finds his whole life ruined when Penhall believes his ex-wife's allegations of his being a child molester.

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  10. Background image for Loc'd Out (1)
    8.0/10(137 votes)

    #9 - Loc'd Out (1)

    S3:E19

    Hanson finds himself on the wrong side of the law after he decides to seek revenge on members of a street gang who shot and seriously wounded Ioki.

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  11. Background image for Draw the Line
    8.0/10(137 votes)

    #10 - Draw the Line

    S4:E1

    Booker resigns from the police force after solving a case that gets Hanson out of prison.

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  12. Background image for 2245
    8.0/10(149 votes)

    #11 - 2245

    S4:E16

    Hanson tries to convince a juvenile inmate on death row to appear in a film intended to keep his peers out of prison.

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  13. Background image for Besieged (2)
    7.9/10(189 votes)

    #12 - Besieged (2)

    S2:E3

    Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in order to put a crack ring out of business. Penhall, working on the same case, returns to squad car and becomes convinced that his new partner killed a drug pusher.

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  14. Background image for Hell Week
    7.9/10(164 votes)

    #13 - Hell Week

    S3:E6

    Hanson and Ioki must endure hell week as fraternity pledges in order to gain the confidence and get evidence on a gang rape which occurred at a frat party.

    Writer:Bill Nuss
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  15. Background image for Loc'd Out (2)
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #14 - Loc'd Out (2)

    S3:E20

    Hanson finds himself on the wrong side of the law after he decides to seek revenge on members of a street gang who shot and seriously wounded Ioki.

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  16. Background image for 16 Blown to 35
    7.8/10(237 votes)

    #15 - 16 Blown to 35

    S1:E12

    Hoffs enrolls in a teen modeling school after several of its graduates end up appearing in pornography.

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  17. Background image for You Ought to Be in Prison
    7.8/10(165 votes)

    #16 - You Ought to Be in Prison

    S2:E9

    Hanson and a film star he had been assigned to protect are kidnapped by an escaped murderer.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Bill Nuss
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  18. Background image for Christmas in Saigon
    7.8/10(182 votes)

    #17 - Christmas in Saigon

    S2:E11

    Ioki faces being dismissed from the force when internal affairs discovers that he is a Vietnamese refuge who is using an alias. Flashback sequences show his escape from Saigon.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Bill Nuss
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  19. Background image for Out of Control
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #18 - Out of Control

    S4:E7

    Penhall and Ioki become rent a cops while Hanson becomes a member of a clique of thrill seeking kids who break into houses to annoy the rent a cops.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Stand by Your Man
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #19 - Stand by Your Man

    S4:E8

    While trying to expose a drug ring at a prestigious medical school, Hoffs is raped while on a date with one of the suspects who later claims that she seduced him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Wheels and Deals (II)
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #20 - Wheels and Deals (II)

    S4:E10

    Working on a tip from Booker, the Jump Street cops join a motorcycle caravan in order to bring Raymond Crane to justice. The crossover starts on Booker S01E08 Deals and Wheels (I).

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Last Chance High
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #21 - Last Chance High

    S4:E20

    Donning their McQuaid brother aliases for one last time Hanson and Penhall discover a teenage girl who has kidnapped her baby sister to get her away from their abusive parents; while Penhall adjusts to becoming a father figure.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Besieged (1)
    7.7/10(207 votes)

    #22 - Besieged (1)

    S2:E2

    Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in order to put a crack ring out of business. Penhall, working on the same case, returns to squad car and becomes convinced that his new partner killed a drug pusher.

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  24. Background image for Honor Bound
    7.7/10(184 votes)

    #23 - Honor Bound

    S2:E8

    Hanson and Penhall find the military code of honor hampering their undercover investigation of a military academy where the cadets are suspected of killing homosexuals.

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  25. Background image for Fun with Animals
    7.7/10(170 votes)

    #24 - Fun with Animals

    S3:E1

    Hanson is assigned Booker as his new partner and the two don't hit it off as Booker's racist attitudes lead Hanson to believe that Booker raped a black student.

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  26. Background image for Next Victim
    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #25 - Next Victim

    S3:E18

    Booker goes undercover as a radio DJ to discover who killed a controversial college radio personality by planting a bomb in his car.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Orpheus 3.3" is the best rated episode of "21 Jump Street". It scored 8.3/10 based on 248 votes. Directed by James A. Contner and written by Bill Nuss, it aired on 2/28/1988. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Swallowed Alive".