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The Best Episodes of Banyon

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The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Banyon Season 1 Episode 5 - Meal Ticket
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Meal Ticket

    S1:E5

    When a hulking Basque prize fighter refuses to purposely lose a match for some dishonest gamblers, it means murder and another case for Banyon.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:James D. Buchanan

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  2. Banyon Season 1 Episode 10 - A Date with Death
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    #2 - A Date with Death

    S1:E10

    Banyon probes the sordid past of a taxi dancer to find out who killed her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Banyon Season 1 Episode 1 - The Decent Thing to Do
    5.6/10(11 votes)

    #3 - The Decent Thing to Do

    S1:E1

    When a man who hires Banyon as his bodyguard is murdered, Banyon does his best to solve the crime.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Banyon Season 1 Episode 7 - Dead End
    5.2/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Dead End

    S1:E7

    Banyon lays to rest a ""ghost"" that has been haunting his friend, Police Lt. Pete McNeil, for seven years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Banyon Season 1 Episode 2 - The Old College Try
    5.0/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Old College Try

    S1:E2

    Banyon solves a campus killing and saves a bereaved father from the clutches of a greedy woman.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  6. Banyon Season 1 Episode 3 - The Graveyard Vote
    5.0/10(10 votes)

    #6 - The Graveyard Vote

    S1:E3

    Banyon discovers that politics makes strange dead fellows.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Banyon Season 1 Episode 11 - Sally Overman Is Missing
    5.0/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Sally Overman Is Missing

    S1:E11

    Stolen information smuggled in the brain of Banyon's beautiful secretary makes her a target for murder.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Banyon Season 1 Episode 6 - The Clay Clarinet
    4.5/10(10 votes)

    #8 - The Clay Clarinet

    S1:E6

    A band leader hires Banyon to find out who is trying to kill him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Banyon Season 1 Episode 13 - The Murder Game
    4.5/10(10 votes)

    #9 - The Murder Game

    S1:E13

    A former girlfriend re-enters Banyon's life in a case involving a missing diamonds.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:William P. McGivern

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  10. Banyon Season 1 Episode 4 - Completely Out of Print
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Completely Out of Print

    S1:E4

    Banyon turns literary detective and finds himself involved in another murder case.

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Banyon Season 1 Episode 8 - Time to Kill
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Time to Kill

    S1:E8

    Behind the scenes of a dance marathon of the 1930s, Banyon exposes a death hoax and the ""second lift"" of an ex-Busby Berkeley chorus girl.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  12. Banyon Season 1 Episode 9 - Think of Me Kindly
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Think of Me Kindly

    S1:E9

    Banyon walks in a dead man's shoes to solve two murders for the price of one.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Banyon Season 1 Episode 12 - The Lady Killer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Lady Killer

    S1:E12

    Banyon solves a murder in Pasadena's millionaires' row.

    Director:Joaquín Martínez
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Banyon Season 1 Episode 14 - Just Once
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Just Once

    S1:E14

    To solve a brand new murder, Banyon pieces together the solution to a five-year-old financial district heist.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Banyon Season 1 Episode 15 - Time Lapse
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Time Lapse

    S1:E15

    Banyon exposes a phony gang slaying and frees a double-crossing beauty from an ivory tower.

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Meal Ticket" is the best rated episode of "Banyon". It scored 6.2/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by James D. Buchanan, it aired on 10/13/1972. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Date with Death".