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The Best Episodes of 77 Sunset Strip

Every episode of 77 Sunset Strip ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 77 Sunset Strip!

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"Once Upon a Caper" is the best rated episode of "77 Sunset Strip". It scored 8.7/10 based on 62 votes. Directed by George Waggner and written by Roger Smith, it aired on 2/10/1961. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "White Lie".

  • Once Upon a Caper
    8.7/1062 votes
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    #1 - Once Upon a Caper

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/1961

    Stu, Jeff, and Kookie tell Rex three very different versions of the events that launched the agency.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: Roger Smith

  • White Lie
    8.6/1049 votes
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    #2 - White Lie

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1963

    Stu's search for the owner of some oil-rich land in Oklahoma takes him to Connecticut, and a black man who is passing for white.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Our Yesterdays
    8.5/1089 votes
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    #3 - All Our Yesterdays

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1958

    Stu Bailey is hired by the greedy relatives of a silent film star to prove her incompetent so that they can get their hands on the money she is spending to finance a remake of her old hit ""Foolish Girl"".

    Director: Richard L. Bare

    Writer: N/A

  • Secret Island
    8.5/1076 votes
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    #4 - Secret Island

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1959

    Stu Bailey and four other survivors of a plane crash at sea reach an isolated island only to discover that it is the target of an H-bomb test.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Silent Caper
    8.5/1064 votes
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    #5 - The Silent Caper

    Season 2 Episode 35 - Aired 6/3/1960

    Jeff's attempts to rescue a kidnapped mob witness lead to a lethal game of tag.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: Roger Smith

  • Reserved for Mr. Bailey
    8.5/1061 votes
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    #6 - Reserved for Mr. Bailey

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1961

    Stu finds himself in a ghost town, plagued by a ghostly voice that promises him a terrible death.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: N/A

  • Two and Two Make Six
    8.4/1065 votes
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    #7 - Two and Two Make Six

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1958

    Jeff Spencer is hired by a fashion designer to protect her ex-con husband, who has evidence that would convict a man engaged in revenge killings.

    Director: James V. Kern

    Writer: N/A

  • The Well-Selected Frame
    8.4/1069 votes
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    #8 - The Well-Selected Frame

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1958

    Jeff Spencer is hired by a woman to get divorce evidence against her husband, but her real plan is to murder him and frame Jeff for the crime.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: Gerald Drayson Adams, Charles Hoffman

  • One False Step
    8.4/1087 votes
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    #9 - One False Step

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1958

    Bailey & Spencer are hired by a Washington attorney to protect his wife after a man on a plane trip suggests they swap murders.

    Director: James V. Kern

    Writer: Howard Browne

  • Attic
    8.4/1053 votes
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    #10 - Attic

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1960

    Jeff is caught by the criminals he was tracking to an abandoned farmhouse.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Checkmate Caper
    8.4/1039 votes
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    #11 - The Checkmate Caper

    Season 5 Episode 35 - Aired 6/7/1963

    Stu ends up holding the bag when he's hired to help fake a robbery for the heir to a criminal family.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Kookie Caper
    8.3/1068 votes
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    #12 - The Kookie Caper

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1959

    Kookie befriends a pretty teenager who is kidnapped, making him think that she is a runaway heiress and causing Bailey and Spencer to become involved.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Office Caper
    8.3/1064 votes
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    #13 - The Office Caper

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1960

    A mobster's cronies put out a hit on Stu, who is the main witness against the criminal.

    Director: William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer: Montgomery Pittman

  • The Unremembered
    8.3/1043 votes
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    #14 - The Unremembered

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1961

    A cat burglar who dons the costumes of films past confounds Stu.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: N/A

  • Girl on the Run
    8.2/1067 votes
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    #15 - Girl on the Run

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/1958

    Solo private eye Stu Bailey tries to locate a missing singer before a professional killer does.

    Director: Richard L. Bare

    Writer: N/A

  • Lovely Lady, Pity Me
    8.2/1097 votes
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    #16 - Lovely Lady, Pity Me

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/1958

    Stu Bailey's infatuation with a beautiful woman leads him into blackmail and suspicion of murder.

    Director: Douglas Heyes

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bouncing Chip
    8.2/1070 votes
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    #17 - The Bouncing Chip

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1958

    Stu Bailey is hired to find ot who is passing counterfeit chips in a Las Vegas casino.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Thanks for Tomorrow
    8.2/1059 votes
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    #18 - Thanks for Tomorrow

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1959

    Jeff Spencer tries to help a friend with a gambling problem, who has become an assassin's target after becoming involved in a race-fixing scheme.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Created He Them
    8.2/1049 votes
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    #19 - Created He Them

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1960

    Stu Bailey is hired by a woman to prove that she is innocent of the mercy killing of her invalid husband.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Positive Negative
    8.2/1040 votes
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    #20 - The Positive Negative

    Season 3 Episode 39 - Aired 6/9/1961

    In the process of recovering a stolen diamond tiara, Rex and Kookie uncover the identity of a former Nazi who is also a killer.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man in the Crowd
    8.2/1039 votes
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    #21 - The Man in the Crowd

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1961

    Someone calling himself R.E. Venge begins sending threatening letters and trying to kill Jeff.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: Montgomery Pittman

  • The Bridal Trail Caper
    8.2/1044 votes
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    #22 - The Bridal Trail Caper

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1962

    A former rodeo star interrupts a wedding, threatening to expose secrets from the bride's past.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: John K. Butler

  • Framework for a Badge
    8.2/1036 votes
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    #23 - Framework for a Badge

    Season 4 Episode 37 - Aired 6/1/1962

    The detectives turn their skills toward helping Lt. Gilmore, who's apparently being set up.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: N/A

  • Vicious Circle
    8.1/1056 votes
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    #24 - Vicious Circle

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1958

    Jeff Spencer is hired by the lawyer son of a former gangster to prevent his wrathful father from taking vengeance on the crminals who kidnapped him.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: James Barnett

  • Hit and Run
    8.1/1057 votes
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    #25 - Hit and Run

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1959

    Stu Bailey loans his convertible to Kookie for a date, only to find that the young man has been arrested for reckless driving.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: James Gunn