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77 Sunset Strip•Season 3•Episode 22

Once Upon a Caper

8.7/10 · 62 votesFeb 10, 196160 min

Ranked #1 of 39 in Season 3•+1.0 vs season avg

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

Directed byGeorge Waggner
Written byRoger Smith
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Season 3 Episodes39

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E1 8.3

Attic

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E2 6.9

The Fanatics

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E3 6.7

The President's Daughter

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E4 8.2

The Office Caper

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E5 7.8

The Widescreen Caper

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E6 7.6

The Negotiable Blonde

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E7 7.8

The Laurel Canyon Caper

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E8 7.8

Double Trouble

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E9 6.9

Trouble in the Middle East

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E10 7.5

The Duncan Shrine

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E11 7.9

The Double Death of Benny Markham

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E12 7.3

The Antwerp Caper

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E13 8.1

Affairs of Adam Gallante

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E14 7.5

The Valley Caper

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E15 7.4

The Dresden Doll

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E16 8.0

The Rice Estate

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E17 7.0

The Hamlet Caper

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E18 7.6

The Man in the Mirror

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E19 7.8

The College Caper

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E20 7.2

Mr. Goldilocks

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E21 7.7

The Corsican Caper

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E22 8.7Now viewing

Once Upon a Caper

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E23 7.8

Strange Bedfellows

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E24 7.8

Face In the Window

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E25 7.3

Tiger By the Tail

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E26 7.5

The Space Caper

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E27 7.5

Open and Close in One

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E28 8.1

The Legend of Leckonby

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E29 8.2

Old Card Sharps Never Die

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E30 8.1

Vamp 'Til Ready

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E31 7.7

The Common Denominator

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E32 7.7

The 6 out of 8 Caper

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E33 7.9

The Celluloid Cowboy

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E34 7.7

The Eyes of Love

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E35 7.9

Designing Eye

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E36 7.4

Caper in E Flat

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E37 7.7

Hot Tamale Caper (1)

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E38 7.6

Hot Tamale Caper (2)

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E39 8.2

The Positive Negative

Cast5

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Stuart Bailey

Edd Byrnes

Edd Byrnes

Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III

Roger Smith

Roger Smith

Jeff Spencer

Jacqueline Beer

Jacqueline Beer

Suzanne Fabray

Louis Quinn

Louis Quinn

Roscoe

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Roger Smith

Roger Smith

Writer

George Waggner

George Waggner

Director

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Episode Summary

"Once Upon a Caper" is episode 22 of 77 Sunset Strip season 3. It scored 8.7/10 from 62 votes, ranking #1 of 39 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by George Waggner and written by Roger Smith, it aired on February 10, 1961.

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