7.4/10256 votes#1 - Let's Hear It for a Living Legend
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1972
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
Writer: Del Reisman
7.5/10224 votes#2 - Project Phoenix
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1972
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.
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Writer: David Moessinger
- 7.5/10207 votes
#3 - No Sign of the Cross
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1972
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: N/A
- 7.4/10208 votes
#4 - A Million the Hard Way
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/1972
Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10187 votes
#5 - To Steal a King
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1972
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: N/A
- 7.4/10188 votes
#6 - Ten Thousand Dollars a Page
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/10/1973
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10163 votes
#7 - The Greatest Collection of Them All
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/1973
Banacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10162 votes
#8 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/7/1973
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
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!
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...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:NBC
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 256 votes. Directed by Jack Smight and written by Del Reisman, it aired on 9/13/1972. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Project Phoenix".