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77 Sunset Strip•Season 5•Episode 35

The Checkmate Caper

8.5/10 · 40 votesJun 7, 196360 min

Ranked #1 of 36 in Season 5•+0.7 vs season avg

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

Directed byGeorge Waggner

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 5 Episodes36

The Reluctant Spy

Leap, My Lovely

Terror in a Small Town

The Raiders

The Floating Man

The Catspaw Caper

Wolf, Cried the Blonde

The Dark Wood

Shadow on Your Shoulder

Adventure in San Dede

The Odds on Odette

The Snow Job Caper

Falling Stars

The Tarnished Idol

Scream Softly, Dear

Terror in Silence

Crashout

The Night Was Six Years Long

Six Feet Under

Escape to Freedom

Dial S for Spencer

Nine to Five

Stranger from the Sea

The Man Who Wasn't There

Flight 307

Target Island

Reunion at Balboa

Walk Among Tigers

The Left Field Caper

The Heartbeat Caper

To Catch a Mink

Lady in the Sun

Our Man in Switzerland

Your Fortune for a Penny

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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

Crew1

George Waggner

George Waggner

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Checkmate Caper" is episode 35 of 77 Sunset Strip season 5. It scored 8.5/10 from 40 votes, ranking #1 of 36 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by George Waggner, it aired on June 7, 1963.

Next: E36 · Never to Have Loved Best of Season 5