The Best Episodes of Bull Season 1
Every episode of Bull Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bull Season 1!
Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's first original series, and was cancelled in the middle of Season 1. The show's name is in reference to the bull market, but the airing of the series coincided with the dot-com bubble crash that turned what had until then been a bull economy in the United States into a bear market.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Bull" season 1 is "In the Course of Human Events", rated 1/10 from 1 user votes. It was directed by Stephen Surjik and written by N/A. "In the Course of Human Events" aired on 8/15/2000 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "One Night in Bangkok".
1.0/10 1 votes#1 - In the Course of Human Events
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/2000
Robert ""Ditto"" Roberts III conspires with four of the firm's top associates — Marty Decker, Corey Granville, Alison Jeffers, and Marissa Rufo — to make a break from Merriweather Marx & Co., one of Wall Street's most venerable and successful firms. Only one thing stands in their way: the tough-as-nails titan of Merriweather Marx, Robert ""the Kaiser"" Roberts, who also happens to be Ditto's grandfather. Ditto's business plan seems solid, but when news of their rebellion leaks to the press, it turns their six-month scheme into an overnight scramble that leaves Wall Street reeling.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#2 - One Night in Bangkok
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2000
""Ditto's"" newly formed investment firm, HSD Capital, struggles to stay alive as his grandfather, ""the Kaiser, ""files a law suit against them. Former rival, Hunter Lasky joins HSD, but Alison Jeffers has reason to distrust his motives. Just as things seem to be turning around for the firm, ""the Kaiser"" finds a way to keep one step ahead of ""Ditto's"" firm.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: N/A
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#3 - How Green Is Your Mail?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2000
""Rookie"" Carson Boyd learns a valuable lesson about ""green mail"" from money-hungry Hunter Lasky. Lasky nets a windfall, but at what price? Meanwhile, tensions rise at HSD when Alison Jeffers tries to close a major deal and discovers that ""the Kaiser"" has his own deal in the works that could spell disaster for the ""Young Turks.""
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#4 - In The Black
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2000
With the law suit pending and their assets frozen, ""Ditto"" and his company fight for their financial lives. As HSD prepares to do battle against ""the Kaiser"" for Wesley Industries, in desperation Ditto plays the ""race card"" and advises his friend, Corey Granville, to file a discrimination suit against Merriweather.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#5 - It's Not Personal
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/12/2000
Despite his initial reluctance, Granville sues Merriweather Marx for racial discrimination. Meanwhile, HSD orchestrates a leveraged buy-out of Wesley Industries that will counter ""the Kaiser's"" take-over strategy — and save the firm. But when ""Ditto"" discovers the name of the venture capitalist behind ""the Kaiser's"" deal, there's more at stake than ""just business.""
Director: Adam Nimoy
Writer: N/A
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#6 - Who's Afraid of Chairman Al
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/2000
Rumors that Greenspan will raise interest rates send Ditto and Corey Granville scrambling. But the firm faces bigger problems when Hunter Lasky secretly meets with the Kaiser who offers him $5 million to betray his friends.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#7 - Final Hour
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2000
Ditto outsmarts his grandfather, the Kaiser, in the bidding war for Wesley Industries. But when tragedy strikes, what price will Ditto pay for his victory?
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: N/A
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#8 - Sins of the Father
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/2000
With the Kaiser recovering from a debilitating stroke — brought on by HSD's victory in the Wesley deal — Ditto is reunited with his black-sheep father, Bobby. Will Ditto's guilt get the best of him when Bobby reveals the real reason for his visit?
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#9 - The Quick Hit
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2000
Marissa convinces friends from ""the old neighborhood"" to take their dotcom public, but is she gambling with their lives? Meanwhile, will Corey Granville drop his discrimination suit against Merriweather Marx to save HSD from further litigation?
Director: Vern Gillum
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#10 - Monday, Bloody Monday
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/2000
When Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's plane crashes in Alaska, Wall Street is sent into a tailspin. With their $17 million margin called in, HSD desperately accepts a loan offer from investor Gardner Blackstone. Now they must raise $20 million by the end of business or forfeit their company to Blackstone's control.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#11 - A Wink and a Nod
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/2000
With time running out on HSD's internet IPO, and Corey's law suit against Merriweather Marx hanging in the balance, the day of reckoning is at hand. As Ditto makes his peace with ""the Kaiser,"" his father, Bobby, makes a shocking decision.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#12 - Ode to a Nightingale
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired Unknown
From TV-Now: ""Carson faces the ramifications of having his mug on the cover of Forbes magazine, including Marty's jealousy.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#13 - What the Past Will Bring
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired Unknown
From TV-Now: ""Corey's parents try to convince him to drop his discrimination lawsuit; Kaiser's fortune is linked to the Holocaust.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - Blood, Flopsweat and Tears
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired Unknown
From TV-Now: ""Marissa and her father spar over his training of a boxer; racial discrimination lawsuit flares up.""
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#15 - He Stoops to Conquer
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired Unknown
Marty's billionaire client is crazy; a rival firm continues to pursue Carson.
Director: Vern Gillum
Writer: N/A
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#16 - Visit
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired Unknown
The wife of Marty's friend and client asks him to help ruin her husband's life. The U.S. Attorney's office investigates Alison—and Marty's father might be responsible.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#17 - Appearance of Impropriety
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired Unknown
Ditto feels conflicted when his mother asks him to save the family business from a takeover, but Alison convinces him to help. Marty and Marissa are questioned about Alison's suspicious perfume-company purchase. Marissa sees Ditto and Holly kissing.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#18 - White Knight
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired Unknown
When it looks as though HSD will not be able to purchase Crestwald, a surprise investor reappears to help. Corey suspects that $20,000 a teenager brings to invest may be drug money.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#19 - Love's Labors Lost
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired Unknown
Marissa dates the U.S. Attorney investigating HSD for insider trading. He lies to her, saying that HSD is not going to be charged, but Marissa learns that Marty and his father are liable. Carson offers to help two youngsters sell a computer game that they invented.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#20 - Amen
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired Unknown
Ditto is excited to participate in a stockbroker competition. But after he meets the daughter of a Merriweather Marx client who killed himself due to the way the company treated him, he performs poorly in the competition. However when the stock market suddenly drops, Ditto wins because he kept his assets in cash. Meanwhile, Marty agrees to help a possibly corrupt businessman referred to him by Blackstone, and Wesley proposes marriage to Alison.
Director: Adam Nimoy
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#21 - To Have and to Hold
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired Unknown
While contemplating Wesley's marriage proposal, Alison has a bizarre series of dreams. Marty and his father appear to become involved in another insider-trading scheme, but they are actually helping the federal government. Ditto seeks solace and answers from a homeless man on a park bench.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#22 - A Beautiful Lie
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired Unknown
A television producer, doing research for a series, prompts the HSD staff to reflect on the journey that brought them together, and long-held secrets are revealed. Corey's art fund attracts the attention of a dying socialite and causes ethical concerns. Ditto and Marissa confront their romantic feelings for each other.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: N/A