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#1 - The Real Folk Blues (2)
Season 1 Episode 26
Aired 4/24/1999
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 - Jamming with Edward
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 5/1/1998
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 - The Real Folk Blues (1)
Season 1 Episode 25
Aired 4/17/1999
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 - Pierrot Le Fou
Season 1 Episode 20
Aired 3/13/1999
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 - Hard Luck Woman
Season 1 Episode 24
Aired 4/10/1999
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 - Asteroid Blues
Season 1 Episode 13
Aired 10/24/1998
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 - Jupiter Jazz (1)
Season 1 Episode 8
Aired 5/22/1998
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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#8 - Speak Like a Child
Season 1 Episode 12
Aired 6/19/1998
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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#9 - Mushroom Samba
Season 1 Episode 18
Aired 2/20/1999
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
Writer: Michiko Yokote, Shinichiro Watanabe
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#10 - Black Dog Serenade
Season 1 Episode 17
Aired 2/13/1999
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 - My Funny Valentine
Season 1 Episode 11
Aired 6/12/1998
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 - Brain Scratch
Season 1 Episode 23
Aired 4/3/1999
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 - Stray Dog Strut
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 4/3/1998
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 - Bohemian Rhapsody
Season 1 Episode 10
Aired 6/5/1998
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 Funk
Season 1 Episode 22
Aired 3/27/1999
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 - Ganymede Elegy
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 5/8/1998
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 - Sympathy for the Devil
Season 1 Episode 16
Aired 11/28/1998
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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#18 - Heavy Metal Queen
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 4/17/1998
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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#19 - Ballad of Fallen Angels
Season 1 Episode 15
Aired 11/21/1998
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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#20 - Gateway Shuffle
Season 1 Episode 14
Aired 11/14/1998
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 - Toys in the Attic
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 5/15/1998
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 - Jupiter Jazz (2)
Season 1 Episode 9
Aired 5/29/1998
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 - Waltz for Venus
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 4/24/1998
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 - Honky Tonk Women
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 4/10/1998
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
Writer: Keiko Nobumoto, Ryota Yamaguchi
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#25 - Wild Horses
Season 1 Episode 19
Aired 3/6/1999
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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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!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Real Folk Blues (2)" is the best rated episode of "Cowboy Bebop" season 1. It scored 9.5/10 based on 5013 votes. Directed by Yoshiyuki Takei and written by Keiko Nobumoto, it aired on 4/24/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Jamming with Edward".