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The Best Episodes of Cowboy Bebop

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The Best Episodes of Cowboy Bebop

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...

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  1. Background image for The Real Folk Blues (2)
    8.5/10(24 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.

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  2. Background image for Jupiter Jazz (2)
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Ikuro Sato
  3. Background image for Speak Like a Child
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #3 - 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!

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  4. Background image for The Real Folk Blues (1)
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Ikuro Sato
  5. Background image for Ballad of Fallen Angels
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #5 - 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!

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  6. Background image for Mushroom Samba
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #6 - 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!

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  8. Background image for Pierrot Le Fou
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #7 - 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!

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  9. Background image for Brain Scratch
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Writer:Dai Sato
  10. Background image for Hard Luck Woman
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. Background image for Ganymede Elegy
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. Background image for Jupiter Jazz (1)
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for Black Dog Serenade
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Ikuro Sato
  14. Background image for Waltz for Venus
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #13 - 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?

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  15. Background image for Toys in the Attic
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for My Funny Valentine
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. Background image for Wild Horses
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Wild Horses

    S1:E19

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

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  18. Background image for Cowboy Funk
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Cowboy Funk

    S1:E22

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

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  19. Background image for Sympathy for the Devil
    7.7/10(35 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.

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    Director:Ikuro Sato
  20. Background image for Asteroid Blues
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for Honky Tonk Women
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for Jamming with Edward
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #21 - 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!

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    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Dai Sato
  23. Background image for Bohemian Rhapsody
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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    Writer:Dai Sato
  24. Background image for Gateway Shuffle
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #23 - 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!

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  25. Background image for Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

    S1:E21

    Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.

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  26. Background image for Stray Dog Strut
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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    Director:Ikuro Sato

Best Episodes Summary

"The Real Folk Blues (2)" is the best rated episode of "Cowboy Bebop". It scored 8.5/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Yoshiyuki Takei and written by Keiko Nobumoto, it aired on 4/24/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jupiter Jazz (2)".