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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
    6.3/10(61 votes)

    #1 - 5 Part 1

    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 6 Episode 2 - 5: Part 2
    6.4/10(50 votes)

    #2 - 5: Part 2

    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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  3. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 26 - Publicity Brat
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    #3 - Publicity Brat

    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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  4. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 5 - 5 The Conclusion
    6.5/10(55 votes)

    #4 - 5 The Conclusion

    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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  5. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 3 - The President's Daughter
    6.6/10(42 votes)

    #5 - The President's Daughter

    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 5 Episode 26 - Target Island
    6.6/10(34 votes)

    #6 - Target Island

    S5:E26

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

    Director:George Waggner
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 77 Sunset Strip Season 5 Episode 22 - Nine to Five
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Nine to Five

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 4 - 5 Part 4
    6.7/10(46 votes)

    #8 - 5 Part 4

    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
    6.7/10(46 votes)

    #9 - Don't Wait for Me

    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 2 Episode 22 - Safari
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    #10 - Safari

    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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  11. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 10 - Deposit with Caution
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Deposit with Caution

    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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  12. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 2 - The Fanatics
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    #12 - The Fanatics

    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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  13. 77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episode 9 - Trouble in the Middle East
    6.9/10(44 votes)

    #13 - Trouble in the Middle East

    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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  14. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 19 - Dead as in Dude
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    #14 - Dead as in Dude

    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(43 votes)

    #15 - The Hamlet Caper

    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 36 - Never to Have Loved
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #16 - Never to Have Loved

    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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  17. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 7 - 88 Bars
    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #17 - 88 Bars

    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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  18. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 24 - Return to San Dede: The Desert Story (1)
    7.1/10(48 votes)

    #18 - Return to San Dede: The Desert Story (1)

    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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  19. 77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episode 28 - Legend of Crystal Dart
    7.1/10(48 votes)

    #19 - Legend of Crystal Dart

    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 3 Episode 20 - Mr. Goldilocks
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    #20 - Mr. Goldilocks

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Roger Smith, Montgomery Pittman

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  21. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 13 - Bonus Baby
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #21 - Bonus Baby

    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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  22. 77 Sunset Strip Season 6 Episode 14 - Paper Chase
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #22 - Paper Chase

    S6:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Leslie Bellem

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  23. 77 Sunset Strip Season 1 Episode 27 - Honey from the Bee
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    #23 - Honey from the Bee

    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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  24. 77 Sunset Strip Season 4 Episode 16 - The Down Under Caper
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    #24 - The Down Under Caper

    S4:E16

    Jeff becomes enraptured with a lovely rancher in Australia.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Roger Smith

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  25. 77 Sunset Strip Season 4 Episode 33 - The Lovely American
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #25 - The Lovely American

    S4:E33

    Jeff delivers an inheritance to an Italian village and becomes the target of a plot to discredit America.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"5 Part 1" is the worst rated episode of "77 Sunset Strip". It scored 6.3/10 based on 61 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".