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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!

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
Episodes
8
Avg. Rating
7.5
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.4
7.5
7.5

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 263 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".

  • Let's Hear It for a Living Legend
    7.4/10(263)

    #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

  • Project Phoenix
    7.5/10(229)

    #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

  • No Sign of the Cross
    7.5/10(212)

    #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

  • A Million the Hard Way
    7.4/10(212)

    #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

  • To Steal a King
    7.7/10(191)

    #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

  • Ten Thousand Dollars a Page
    7.4/10(191)

    #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: Richard T. Heffron

    Writer: Paul Playdon

  • The Greatest Collection of Them All
    7.6/10(164)

    #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

  • The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack
    7.1/10(165)

    #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