- 7.0/102,250 votes
#1 - Cowboy Gospel
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/2021
After getting shortchanged on the fee for a bounty, Spike and Jet head to New Tijuana on the trail of another mark — but they're not the only ones.
Director: Alex Garcia Lopez
Writer: Christopher L. Yost
- 6.9/101,641 votes
#2 - Venus Pop
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2021
While chasing a bounty on a one-handed Venusian bomber, Jet and Spike grapple with rising interpersonal tensions, exacerbated by Spike's secret past.
Director: Alex Garcia Lopez
Writer: Christopher L. Yost
- 6.9/101,498 votes
#3 - Dog Star Swing
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2021
Jet needs cash to buy his daughter a birthday present. To get it, he and Spike track a potential bounty to a brothel, but Spike has his own agenda.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Christopher L. Yost
- 7.2/101,437 votes
#4 - Callisto Soul
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2021
When a group of ecoterrorists screw up her attempted shakedown, Faye enlists Spike and Jet to help her bring them in for the bounty.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Christopher L. Yost, Vivian Lee
- 6.8/101,300 votes
#5 - Darkside Tango
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2021
Jet reunites with his ex-partner to track down a recently released criminal. While he's away, Spike and Faye try to pick up a quick job.
Director: Alex Garcia Lopez
Writer: Christopher L. Yost, Liz Sagal
- 6.6/101,389 votes
#6 - Binary Two-Step
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2021
When the Bebop needs repairs, Jet sends Spike to chase down a tip on a phantom bounty to cover the cost, leaving Faye to supervise the mechanic.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Christopher L. Yost, Karl Taro Greenfeld
- 6.9/101,266 votes
#7 - Galileo Hustle
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2021
A con woman from Faye's past reappears, offering Faye's real identity in exchange for passage to Santo City in a hurry. Julia considers her options.
Director: Alex Garcia Lopez
Writer: Christopher L. Yost, Alexandra E. Hartman
- 7.0/101,249 votes
#8 - Sad Clown A-Go-Go
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2021
Vicious liberates a terrifying assassin and contracts him to kill Spike Spiegel. Later, he puts his plan for the Elders into motion.
Director: Alex Garcia Lopez
- 6.9/101,219 votes
#9 - Blue Crow Waltz
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2021
Years earlier, Spike and Vicious meet Julia at Ana's club. But romantic entanglements and Vicious' ambitions soon cause trouble for all of them.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Christopher L. Yost, Jennifer Johnson
- 6.2/101,423 votes
#10 - Supernova Symphony
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2021
Faye and Jet track Spike to Ana's club, only to learn that Vicious has kidnapped Jet's daughter so he can trade Spike's life for hers.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Christopher L. Yost
The Best Episodes of Cowboy Bebop Season 1
Every episode of Cowboy Bebop Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cowboy Bebop Season 1!
Long on style and perpetually short on cash, bounty hunters Spike, Jet and Faye trawl the solar system looking for jobs. But can they outrun...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureCrime
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Cowboy Gospel" is the best rated episode of "Cowboy Bebop" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 2250 votes. Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez and written by Christopher L. Yost, it aired on 11/19/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Venus Pop".