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The Worst Episodes of 77 Sunset Strip

Every episode of 77 Sunset Strip ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"5 Part 1" is the worst rated episode of "77 Sunset Strip". It scored 6.3/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by William Conrad and written by Harry Essex, it aired on 9/20/1963. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "5: Part 2".

  • 5 Part 1
    6.3/1060 votes
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    #1 - 5 Part 1

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1963

    Stu's quest to solve the hit-and-run murder of an art collector's brother takes him to Europe and the Middle East. (Part 1 of 5)

    Director: William Conrad

    Writer: Harry Essex

  • 5: Part 2
    6.4/1049 votes
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    #2 - 5: Part 2

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1963

    Questioning various artists for clues to the killing, Bailey finds only further confusion in a mysterious blonde and a missing painting.

    Director: William Conrad

    Writer: Harry Essex

  • Publicity Brat
    6.5/1051 votes
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    #3 - Publicity Brat

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1960

    Stu Bailey's efforts to find a woman's missing necklace are hampered by the well-meaning efforts of her scatterbrained mother and her bratty daughter, both of whom are actresses with overactive imaginations.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Nine to Five
    6.5/1042 votes
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    #4 - Nine to Five

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/8/1963

    Stu is called to New York to find a missing Hollywood wife.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 5 The Conclusion
    6.5/1054 votes
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    #5 - 5 The Conclusion

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1963

    Bailey's international search for murderers and missing treasure finally takes him back to New York for the startling conclusion.

    Director: William Conrad

    Writer: Harry Essex

  • Target Island
    6.6/1033 votes
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    #6 - Target Island

    Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 4/5/1963

    J.R. seaches for his date's missing brother, a sailor.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: N/A

  • 5 Part 4
    6.6/1044 votes
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    #7 - 5 Part 4

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1963

    Bailey's continuing search for two murderers leads him all over Europe, through Holland to France and an ambush on the river Seine.

    Director: William Conrad

    Writer: Harry Essex

  • Don't Wait for Me
    6.6/1043 votes
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    #8 - Don't Wait for Me

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1963

    A woman hires Stu to get to the truth behind her daughter's near-fatal shooting.

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

  • The President's Daughter
    6.7/1040 votes
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    #9 - The President's Daughter

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1960

    Jeff and Rex go undercover in a Latin American nation to rescue the daughter of the deposed leader.

    Director: James V. Kern

    Writer: N/A

  • Deposit with Caution
    6.7/1039 votes
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    #10 - Deposit with Caution

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1963

    Stu goes to New York to clear police lieutenant John Frazier, who is accused of corruption, but finds his client hates private detectives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

  • Safari
    6.8/1052 votes
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    #11 - Safari

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/4/1960

    Stu Bailey is hired to protect the life of an eccentric tycoon on a safari.

    Director: George Waggner

    Writer: Bernard C. Schoenfeld

  • Trouble in the Middle East
    6.8/1043 votes
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    #12 - Trouble in the Middle East

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1960

    A vacationing Jeff is drawn into dangerous politics when he rescues the daughter of a Middle Eastern president from a mob.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: N/A

  • Never to Have Loved
    6.8/1032 votes
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    #13 - Never to Have Loved

    Season 5 Episode 36 - Aired 6/14/1963

    An agent hires Stu and Kookie to protect a client from a charismatic director with a Svengali-like hold over her.

    Director: William Conrad

    Writer: Roger Smith

  • Dead as in Dude
    6.8/1033 votes
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    #14 - Dead as in Dude

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1964

    Stu is hired to investigate a man's death at a dude ranch when his widow rejects the coroner's verdict of suicide.

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fanatics
    6.9/1050 votes
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    #15 - The Fanatics

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1960

    Stu goes undercover as a secretary to a Middle East peace mediator and becomes involved in a life-and-death struggle.

    Director: William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Legend of Crystal Dart
    7.0/1047 votes
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    #16 - Legend of Crystal Dart

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 4/15/1960

    Stu Bailey is hired by a glamourous former dancer to evict her estranged husband from their remote mountain cabin, but murder intervenes.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hamlet Caper
    7.0/1041 votes
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    #17 - The Hamlet Caper

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/6/1961

    Rex has a tough time protecting a nasty actor from his fed-up co-stars.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Ed Jurist

  • Mr. Goldilocks
    7.0/1040 votes
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    #18 - Mr. Goldilocks

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 1/27/1961

    An injured Jeff chases jewel thief Abern Wills into the desert.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Montgomery Pittman, Roger Smith

  • 88 Bars
    7.0/1052 votes
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    #19 - 88 Bars

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1963

    Bailey is hired by wealthy Constance Wingate to protect her brother, whose life is being threatened. In the course of his investigation, Bailey encounters big-time gamblers and a piano player who is being framed because he is in love with Constance.

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

  • Paper Chase
    7.0/1035 votes
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    #20 - Paper Chase

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1963

    Bailey is hired by the Clinton Paper Company to find Paul Keddy, an employee who has stolen a formula for a new product. Keddy needs money because he is being blackmailed; later, he is framed for murder. Bailey uncovers the blackmailing ring and identifies the murderer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

  • Return to San Dede: The Desert Story (1)
    7.1/1047 votes
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    #21 - Return to San Dede: The Desert Story (1)

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/1960

    Stu Bailey is waylaid while escorting a Latin American politician's daughter back to her homeland.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: Montgomery Pittman

  • Adventure in San Dede
    7.1/1030 votes
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    #22 - Adventure in San Dede

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1962

    Jeff and J.R. deliver an attache case to Latin American clients.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lady in the Sun
    7.1/1036 votes
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    #23 - Lady in the Sun

    Season 5 Episode 32 - Aired 5/17/1963

    Stu goes after a dangerous lady thief who's stolen a realtor's books.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Man in Switzerland
    7.1/1036 votes
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    #24 - Our Man in Switzerland

    Season 5 Episode 33 - Aired 5/24/1963

    Con men take $1 million in securities from under Kookie's nose, and Stu gives chase to restore the firm's reputation.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • 5 Part 3
    7.1/1048 votes
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    #25 - 5 Part 3

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1963

    Stu discovers that he may be hunting for two killers rather than just one, but broadening his search results in two attempts to kill him, and his search for answers leads him to Italy.

    Director: William Conrad

    Writer: Harry Essex