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The Worst Episodes of 77 Sunset Strip

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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 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 1 - 5 Part 1
    6.4/10(62 votes)

    S6:E1

    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

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  2. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 26 - Publicity Brat
    6.5/10(51 votes)

    S2:E26

    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:Unknown

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  3. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 2 - 5: Part 2
    6.5/10(49 votes)

    S6:E2

    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

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  4. 77 Sunset Strip Season 5 Episode 26 - Target Island
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    S5:E26

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

    Director:George Waggner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 3 - The President's Daughter
    6.7/10(42 votes)

    S3:E3

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

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 5 - 5 The Conclusion
    6.7/10(54 votes)

    S6:E5

    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

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  7. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 22 - Safari
    6.8/10(52 votes)

    S2:E22

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

    Director:George Waggner
    Writer:Bernard C. Schoenfeld

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  8. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 4 - 5 Part 4
    6.8/10(45 votes)

    S6:E4

    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

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  9. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 8 - Don't Wait for Me
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    S6:E8

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

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  10. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 2 - The Fanatics
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown

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  11. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 9 - Trouble in the Middle East
    6.9/10(44 votes)

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown

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  12. 77 Sunset Strip Season 5 Episode 22 - Nine to Five
    6.9/10(44 votes)

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 10 - Deposit with Caution
    6.9/10(40 votes)

    S6:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Leslie Bellem

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  14. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 19 - Dead as in Dude
    6.9/10(33 votes)

    S6:E19

    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:Unknown

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  15. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 17 - The Hamlet Caper
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    S3:E17

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

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Ed Jurist

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  16. 77 Sunset Strip Season 5 Episode 33 - Our Man in Switzerland
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    S5:E33

    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:Unknown

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  17. 77 Sunset Strip Season 5 Episode 36 - Never to Have Loved
    7.0/10(35 votes)

    S5:E36

    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

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  18. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 7 - 88 Bars
    7.0/10(53 votes)

    S6:E7

    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:Unknown

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  19. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 28 - Legend of Crystal Dart
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S2:E28

    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:Unknown

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  20. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 13 - Bonus Baby
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    S6:E13

    Stu investigates a paternity case involving bulldozers and baseball when Antonio Malfi hires him to find the son he deserted years ago.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writers:Edwin Blum, Robert Leslie Bellem

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  21. 77 Sunset Strip Season 1 Episode 27 - Honey from the Bee
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    S1:E27

    Stu Bailey becomes involved after an ancient Russian tapestry donated to a Beverly Hills restaurant leads to multiple murder.

    Director:George Waggner
    Writer:Charles Hoffman

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  22. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 24 - Return to San Dede: The Desert Story (1)
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    S2:E24

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

    Director:Montgomery Pittman
    Writer:Montgomery Pittman

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  23. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 20 - Mr. Goldilocks
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Roger Smith, Montgomery Pittman

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  24. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 3 - 5 Part 3
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    S6:E3

    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

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  25. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 12 - The Fumble
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    S6:E12

    Bailey is hired by his friend Diana to keep an eye on her husband, Charlie, so that he doesn't drink too much and lose his job. Charlie is then framed for murder by a colleague who wants his job, and Bailey must expose the murderer.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"5 Part 1" is the worst rated episode of "77 Sunset Strip". It scored 6.4/10 based on 62 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, "Publicity Brat".