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The Best Episodes of Cowboy Bebop

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In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 26 - The Real Folk Blues (2)
    9.5/10(6161 votes)

    #1 - The Real Folk Blues (2)

    S1:E26

    Spike finally finds the woman he’s been searching for, and Faye makes a surprising return to the Bebop. With the syndicate in hot pursuit, Spike seeks to end the reign of Vicious.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  2. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 5 - Jamming with Edward
    9.2/10(6541 votes)

    #2 - Jamming with Edward

    S1:E5

    The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Dai Sato

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  3. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 25 - The Real Folk Blues (1)
    9.1/10(4133 votes)

    #3 - The Real Folk Blues (1)

    S1:E25

    Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike’s past.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  4. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 20 - Pierrot Le Fou
    9.0/10(4648 votes)

    #4 - Pierrot Le Fou

    S1:E20

    Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Sadayuki Murai

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  5. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 24 - Hard Luck Woman
    9.0/10(4160 votes)

    #5 - Hard Luck Woman

    S1:E24

    Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.

    Director:Hirokazu Yamada
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  6. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 13 - Asteroid Blues
    8.9/10(4362 votes)

    #6 - Asteroid Blues

    S1:E13

    Spike and Jet head to Tijuana to track down an outlaw smuggling a dangerous drug known as blood-eye. Jet wants the bounty, but Spike has eyes for a far prettier prize.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  7. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 12 - Speak Like a Child
    8.7/10(4129 votes)

    #7 - Speak Like a Child

    S1:E12

    When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Akihiko Inari

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  8. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 18 - Mushroom Samba
    8.7/10(4030 votes)

    #8 - Mushroom Samba

    S1:E18

    After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein’s search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!

    Director:Kunihiro Mori
    Writers:Michiko Yokote, Shinichiro Watanabe

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  9. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 8 - Jupiter Jazz (1)
    8.6/10(4663 votes)

    #9 - Jupiter Jazz (1)

    S1:E8

    Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  10. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 17 - Black Dog Serenade
    8.4/10(3861 votes)

    #10 - Black Dog Serenade

    S1:E17

    Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  11. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 11 - My Funny Valentine
    8.3/10(4038 votes)

    #11 - My Funny Valentine

    S1:E11

    When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye’s past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.

    Director:Kunihiro Mori
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  12. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 23 - Brain Scratch
    8.3/10(3604 votes)

    #12 - Brain Scratch

    S1:E23

    Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she’ll need a little help from her friends.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Dai Sato

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  13. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 1 - Stray Dog Strut
    8.2/10(5657 votes)

    #13 - Stray Dog Strut

    S1:E1

    Spike and Jet’s next case takes them to Mars, where they’ll to try apprehend a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  14. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 10 - Bohemian Rhapsody
    8.2/10(3981 votes)

    #14 - Bohemian Rhapsody

    S1:E10

    The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.

    Director:Hirokazu Yamada
    Writer:Dai Sato

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  15. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 22 - Cowboy Funk
    8.2/10(3603 votes)

    #15 - Cowboy Funk

    S1:E22

    Spike’s attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!

    Director:Kunihiro Mori
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  16. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 6 - Ganymede Elegy
    8.1/10(4263 votes)

    #16 - Ganymede Elegy

    S1:E6

    When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.

    Director:Hirokazu Yamada
    Writer:Akihiko Inari

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  17. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 15 - Ballad of Fallen Angels
    7.9/10(3549 votes)

    #17 - Ballad of Fallen Angels

    S1:E15

    Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!

    Director:Tetsuya Watanabe
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  18. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 16 - Sympathy for the Devil
    7.9/10(3482 votes)

    #18 - Sympathy for the Devil

    S1:E16

    The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  19. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 3 - Heavy Metal Queen
    7.8/10(4543 votes)

    #19 - Heavy Metal Queen

    S1:E3

    The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.

    Director:Kunihiro Mori
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  20. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 14 - Gateway Shuffle
    7.7/10(3565 votes)

    #20 - Gateway Shuffle

    S1:E14

    Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Sadayuki Murai

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  21. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 7 - Toys in the Attic
    7.6/10(3980 votes)

    #21 - Toys in the Attic

    S1:E7

    When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.

    Director:Kunihiro Mori
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  22. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 9 - Jupiter Jazz (2)
    7.6/10(3797 votes)

    #22 - Jupiter Jazz (2)

    S1:E9

    Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Keiko Nobumoto

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  23. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 4 - Waltz for Venus
    7.5/10(4273 votes)

    #23 - Waltz for Venus

    S1:E4

    Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister’s sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?

    Director:Yoshiyuki Takei
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  24. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 2 - Honky Tonk Women
    7.4/10(4776 votes)

    #24 - Honky Tonk Women

    S1:E2

    A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.

    Director:Kunihiro Mori
    Writers:Keiko Nobumoto, Ryota Yamaguchi

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  25. Cowboy Bebop Season 1 Episode 19 - Wild Horses
    7.3/10(3377 votes)

    #25 - Wild Horses

    S1:E19

    While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.

    Director:Hirokazu Yamada
    Writer:Akihiko Inari

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Real Folk Blues (2)" is the best rated episode of "Cowboy Bebop". It scored 9.5/10 based on 6161 votes. Directed by Yoshiyuki Takei and written by Keiko Nobumoto, it aired on 4/24/1999. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jamming with Edward".