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The Best Episodes of Banacek Season 1

Every episode of Banacek Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Banacek Season 1!

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Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Banacek Season 1 Episode 1 - Let's Hear It for a Living Legend
    7.4/10(280 votes)

    #1 - Let's Hear It for a Living Legend

    S1:E1

    When a football player vanishes from the field in full view of network cameras and a live audience, it's up to Banacek to figure out how his kidnappers spirited him away without a trace.

    Director:Jack Smight

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  2. Banacek Season 1 Episode 2 - Project Phoenix
    7.6/10(243 votes)

    #2 - Project Phoenix

    S1:E2

    The multi-million dollar Phoenix, prototype for a revolutionary new car, disappears from a non-stop train en route to Boston - flat-car included. Banacek is called in to find the missing vehicle before a huge insurance claim must be paid.

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  3. Banacek Season 1 Episode 3 - No Sign of the Cross
    7.4/10(223 votes)

    #3 - No Sign of the Cross

    S1:E3

    A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.

    Director:Daryl Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Banacek Season 1 Episode 4 - A Million the Hard Way
    7.4/10(221 votes)

    #4 - A Million the Hard Way

    S1:E4

    Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Banacek Season 1 Episode 5 - To Steal a King
    7.7/10(198 votes)

    #5 - To Steal a King

    S1:E5

    A king's ransom in precious coins vanishes from a hotel-suite vault while the owners sleep only a few feet away. Banacek arrives to figure out how the impossible to open vault was so easily breached without a sign left behind.

    Director:Lou Antonio
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Banacek Season 1 Episode 6 - Ten Thousand Dollars a Page
    7.5/10(198 votes)

    #6 - Ten Thousand Dollars a Page

    S1:E6

    When a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.

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  8. Banacek Season 1 Episode 7 - The Greatest Collection of Them All
    7.7/10(174 votes)

    #7 - The Greatest Collection of Them All

    S1:E7

    Banacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Banacek Season 1 Episode 8 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack
    7.3/10(172 votes)

    #8 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

    S1:E8

    Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Let's Hear It for a Living Legend" is the best rated episode of "Banacek" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 280 votes. Directed by Jack Smight and written by Del Reisman, it aired on 9/13/1972. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Project Phoenix".