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The Best Episodes of Booker

Every episode of Booker ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Booker!

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Booker is an American crime drama series starring Richard Grieco that aired on the Fox Network from September 24, 1989 to May 6, 1990. The series is a spin-off of 21 Jump Street and the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Booker Season 1 Episode 19 - Molly and Eddie
    8.2/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Molly and Eddie

    S1:E19

    Booker ends up having to help a 6 year old girl find her father, a repo man who is suspected of working for an auto theft ring.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  2. Booker Season 1 Episode 9 - Someone Stole Lucille
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    #2 - Someone Stole Lucille

    S1:E9

    Booker joins a Japanese executive from the home office on an all night search for singer B.B. King's stolen guitar, which is insured by Teshima.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Booker Season 1 Episode 4 - High Rise
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    #3 - High Rise

    S1:E4

    It's up to Booker and Katie to defeat gunmen who have entered Teshima Tower, sealed off the building and taken the company's top executives hostage.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  4. Booker Season 1 Episode 15 - Black Diamond Run
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Black Diamond Run

    S1:E15

    Booker goes undercover as a ski instructor at a plush resort in order to keep an eye on a Teshima insured diamond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Booker Season 1 Episode 22 - Father's Day
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Father's Day

    S1:E22

    Booker learns that his father ran out on him as a child because he was made part of the witness protection program after testifying against a mobster.

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Booker Season 1 Episode 2 - The Pump
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #6 - The Pump

    S1:E2

    After Booker's old colleague, Judy Hoffs, from his days as a member of 21 Jump Street, he sets out to find the shooter. But also still misses the rush that he got from the job.

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  7. Booker Season 1 Episode 3 - Raising Arrizola
    7.7/10(41 votes)

    #7 - Raising Arrizola

    S1:E3

    Booker becomes romantically involved with a Teshima executive while trying to keep a 14 year old orphan away from an allegedly reformed crack dealer.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Booker Season 1 Episode 7 - Flat Out
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    #8 - Flat Out

    S1:E7

    Booker goes after Suzanne, a wild young woman who jumped out on bail Teshima put up and is being pursued by mobsters who are taking steps to insure she doesn't return to testify.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  9. Booker Season 1 Episode 10 - Cementhead
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Cementhead

    S1:E10

    Booker is truly happy with his latest assignment; he gets to look after his boyhood hero- a professional hockey player who is hoping to make a comeback.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  10. Booker Season 1 Episode 14 - The Life and Death of Chick Sterling
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #10 - The Life and Death of Chick Sterling

    S1:E14

    Booker learns a startling secret from Chick's past when Chick comes to him convinced that a Cuban revolutionary will soon murder him.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Booker Season 1 Episode 17 - Reunion
    7.7/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Reunion

    S1:E17

    An old girl friend of Booker's hires him to find her fiancée, who is wanted by the police and was Booker's rival for her affections during high school.

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  12. Booker Season 1 Episode 6 - Bete Noir
    7.6/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Bete Noir

    S1:E6

    Booker sets out to expose a woman whom he suspects has killed her first two husbands, in order to collect the insurance money, before she marries a Teshima executive.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  13. Booker Season 1 Episode 11 - The Red Dot
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #13 - The Red Dot

    S1:E11

    Booker is stalked by a mysterious hitman while working on a missing persons case.

    Director:Mario Philip Azzopardi
    Writers:Carleton Eastlake, Charles Grant Craig

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  14. Booker Season 1 Episode 13 - Hacker
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #14 - Hacker

    S1:E13

    Booker helps a young computer hacker who broke into Teshima's master computer when they both become sought after by crooked federal agents.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writers:Carleton Eastlake, Charles Grant Craig

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  15. Booker Season 1 Episode 1 - Booker
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #15 - Booker

    S1:E1

    Dennis Booker, after leaving 21 Jump Street and the police force, is unemployed and has no luck finding a new job. His former boss, Captain Fuller, recommends for a job at corporation; the Teshima Group. Upon his arrival, he doesn't exactly get along with his boss, Chick Sterling, but because he caught Sterling in flagrante delecte, Sterling gives him a job. His secretary, Elaine, who was recently on a jury that found a man guilty of a crime, he claims he didn't commit. Elaine was the only one on the jury who was uncertain of his guilt but was pressured byu the other jury members to vote guilty. But after the trial, the man's mother approached her and gave some info that makes her believe that he could be innocent. Booker then hatches a scheme with Elaine publicly recanting her vote but despite it not being enough to acquit the man, Booker saw someone watching the proceedings and Booker followed. Eventually, Booker was able to discover that the man had been framed and he eventually cau

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  16. Booker Season 1 Episode 12 - Who Framed Roger Thorton?
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Who Framed Roger Thorton?

    S1:E12

    Booker gets some unwanted help from Suzanne who wants to share the reward being offered for finding the killer of a fashion designer.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  17. Booker Season 1 Episode 20 - Crazy
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Crazy

    S1:E20

    An escaped killer, whom he testified against at his murder trial, stalks Booker.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Booker Season 1 Episode 8 - Deals and Wheels (I)
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #18 - Deals and Wheels (I)

    S1:E8

    Booker sets out to bring down Raymond Crane, the unethical businessman who cost Booker his job on the police force. The crossover continues on 21 Jump Street S04E10 Wheels and Deals (II).

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  19. Booker Season 1 Episode 21 - Mobile Home
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #19 - Mobile Home

    S1:E21

    Tony comes to Booker for help when the heirs of its former owner steal his new house.

    Director:Christopher T. Welch
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  20. Booker Season 1 Episode 5 - All You Gotta Do is Do It
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #20 - All You Gotta Do is Do It

    S1:E5

    Alicia turns to Booker for help when her ex-husband, a compulsive gambler who is always looking for the perfect system, disappears along with their daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  21. Booker Season 1 Episode 16 - Love Life
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Love Life

    S1:E16

    Booker becomes involved with a high class call girl ring when he befriends a prostitute who is suspected of murdering one of her clients.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Jacqueline Zambrano

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  22. Booker Season 1 Episode 18 - Wedding Bell Blues
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Wedding Bell Blues

    S1:E18

    One of Booker's old high school friends comes to him for help when he manages to become engaged to two different women at the same time, both of whom have violent relatives.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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Best Episodes Summary

"Molly and Eddie" is the best rated episode of "Booker". It scored 8.2/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by David Nutter and written by Charles Grant Craig, it aired on 4/8/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Someone Stole Lucille".