The Best Episodes of Bluey Season 1
Every episode of Bluey Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bluey Season 1!
At Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters, Sgt. "Bluey" Hills, unable to work within the existing police squads, oversees Department B. They're assigned cases other departments could not readily solve by conventional means, with Hills applying his unconventional methods to bring about their resolution. Bluey's investigations are supported by newly assigned Gary Dawson, long-time cohort Monica Rourke, and undercover officer Reg Truscott, who spends his time ostensibly working as a small-time burglar, and supplying Bluey with information on the activities of local criminals.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Bluey" season 1 is "The First Bloody Day", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Graeme Arthur and written by Ian Jones, Jock Blair. "The First Bloody Day" aired on 8/2/1976 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Unplaced Favourite".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - The First Bloody Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/1976
Maverick cop Sgt. Bluey Hills is set up in the newly formed 'Department B', which has been created especially for him, largely because no-one else wants to work with him. His first day brings the tragic case of a young policeman who has been killed by a car bomb blast. Bluey is hindered by the boy's father, a retired policeman, who thinks the police aren't doing enough and decides to take on the investigation himself.
Director: Graeme Arthur
Writer: Ian Jones, Jock Blair
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#2 - Unplaced Favourite
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/9/1976
Bluey is out to get small time crim Tony Benson - and Benson is very much aware of it. Benson makes several attempts to discredit Bluey, including planting a fake bomb in his car and appearing to commit a 'robbery' which never occurred. Bluey is subsequently suspended from duty, and is only brought back into favour by the efforts of Det. Gary Dawson.
Director: George Miller
Writer: Peter Schreck
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#3 - The Final Dividend
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/16/1976
A paroled criminal’s daughter is kidnapped by two men intent on obtaining the money - proceeds from past robberies - that he has hidden away. Bluey is reluctant to get involved, especially when it appears the kidnappers know his every move even before he does.
Director: Kevin Dobson
Writer: Gwenda Marsh
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#4 - May
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/1976
Walter Curran is a petty criminal who always gets caught. Bluey's attempts to reform Curran fail, and Curran’s son follows his father’s footsteps into crime, bringing a tragic consequence for the whole family.
Director: Graeme Arthur
Writer: Vincent Moran
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#5 - One Man Band
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/1976
Eric Yates, a brilliant criminal, escapes custody while attending a funeral. Bluey is baffled by Yates' disappearance, and questions whether the escape was actually Yates' idea. The only clue seems to lie with Yates' wife.
Director: George Miller
Writer: Tom Hegarty
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#6 - Mack's Back
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/1976
Bluey hounded ‘Mack’ McKenna until he moved his criminal operations interstate, where he was jailed for five years. Upon his release, ‘Mack’ returns seeking revenge. Notes: A fire in a burning building scene where Bluey rescues some tied up people got out of control in the studio, causing some anxious moments - no-one was hurt.
Director: Graeme Arthur
Writer: Vincent Moran
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#7 - The Set-Up
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/13/1976
Bluey investigates when a contract is put out on underworld figure Vic Nelson, and word is that a policeman will carry out the deed.
Director: George Miller
Writer: Keith Thompson
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#8 - Scout's Honour
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/1976
Bluey comes into conflict with a detective from the Federal police when Department 'B' is ordered to assist in the investigation of what seems to be a major drug smuggling racket.
Director: Kevin Dobson
Writer: Everett De Roche
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#9 - The Wild Goose Chase
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/1976
Bluey is given a political assignment to protect James Conder, a British mercenary who was last known to be operating in a South American war. Bluey dislikes the task, and matters are complicated when Conder disappears with Jo Goldman.
Director: Gary Conway
Writer: Ian Jones
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#10 - And then There Were None
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/4/1976
Bluey investigates when a man's house is broken into and his family held hostage while the man himself is forced to open and empty the safe at his office.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#11 - End of the Line
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/11/1976
Bluey investigates some truck hijackings, which develops into a personal crisis for Det. Dawson. After an undercover assignment, he returns home to find Jo gone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#12 - A Few Quiet Questions
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/18/1976
Bluey investigates when a reporter is killed after discovering the infiltration of a respectable company by criminals using it to launder money.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#13 - Speak To Me Only
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/25/1976
Dawson believes Bluey's obsession with 'Muley', a criminal who won't talk, is affecting his judgement, and Bluey quickly reaches breaking point.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - Run Truscott Run
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/1/1976
Truscott's cover is blown by a gang of criminals, and matters are complicated by Truscott's involvement with a former girlfriend of one of the gang. Truscott has to count the cost of his undercover life and the demands it makes of him not having a personal life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - Emma
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/8/1976
Emma Evans claims her son is innocent of murder. Nobody, including Bluey, believes her - until she becomes a hit and run victim. Bluey starts to dig, finding twists and causing upheavals which lead to the A.C. threatening to suspend him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - The Mooball Man
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/15/1976
To get Bluey out of the way, the A.C. sends him to the remote country town of Mooball to investigate a possible homicide following the discovery of some old bones.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#17 - Star Turn
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/22/1976
Bluey investigates an alleged assassination attempt on has-been movie star Brad McGraw, who has recently returned home to Australia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Stop the Press
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/29/1976
Bluey assists the Commonwealth authorities to help combat a flood of counterfeit notes. His task is complicated by the activities of young reporter Debbie Morley who becomes a victim of the swindle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Father and Son
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/6/1976
Bluey helps a stowaway boy, who can't speak English, to find his father. He discovers an illegal immigration racket, and Det. Dawson gets mixed up with a strange girl known as 'Seaboots'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#20 - You Wouldn't Believe Me
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/13/1976
Det. Sgt. Blakely begins a blitz on massage parlours. Bluey suspects Blakely is corrupt when he gives favourable treatment to parlours run by Rankin. When Bluey discovers that Blakely is a drug addict, supplied by Rankin, Blakely tries to kill Bluey.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#21 - Loose Lips Sink Ships
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/20/1976
After the arrest of a private detective, several photo negatives which are a crucial part of the evidence go missing. Shortly afterwards, Det. Gary Dawson begins acting suspiciously, spending more money than he earns. Bluey suspects that Det. Dawson is on the 'take'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#22 - The Fat Cat
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/27/1976
The Assistant Commissioner tries to get Bluey to take some leave just when Det. Gary Dawson's investigations into a series of cat burglaries start to bear fruit. After an encounter with the cat burglar, who proves too agile for Bluey and escapes, ridiculing him in the process, the suspects are gradually narrowed down to one as Bluey becomes more and more determined to find the 'cat'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#23 - What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/3/1977
Monica becomes involved with an eleven-year-old shoplifter called Cricket. Bluey warns Monica to stay clear of Cricket, as she may hamper his investigations into a car theft racket. But Monica 'does a Bluey' and goes off alone - with alarming consequences.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#24 - The Pick Up
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/10/1977
Against Bluey's advice, Det. Dawson accepts an undercover assignment to investigate a large scale drug smuggling racket. While undercover he renews an old acquaintance with Sandra Gibson, a girl he knew from his modelling days who is now involved in the drug smuggling.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#25 - It's Worth the Risk
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/17/1977
Det. Gary Dawson works undercover with Sgt. Tracey Alexander from the NSW Police to investigate a series of armoured truck hi-jackings. They form an emotional attachment, however things go wrong on the operation - with tragic consequences.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A