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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!

The Best Episodes of Cowboy Bebop Season 1

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. 9.5/10(5.4k votes)

    #1 - The Real Folk Blues (2)

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    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. 9.2/10(5.9k votes)

    #2 - Jamming with Edward

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    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
  3. 9.1/10(3.7k votes)

    #3 - The Real Folk Blues (1)

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    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
  4. 9.0/10(4.2k votes)

    #4 - Pierrot Le Fou

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    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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  5. 8.9/10(3.7k votes)

    #5 - Hard Luck Woman

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    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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  6. 8.8/10(3.9k votes)

    #6 - Asteroid Blues

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    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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  8. 8.6/10(4.2k votes)

    #7 - Jupiter Jazz (1)

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    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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  9. 8.6/10(3.7k votes)

    #8 - Speak Like a Child

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    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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  10. 8.6/10(3.6k votes)

    #9 - Mushroom Samba

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    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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  11. 8.4/10(3.5k votes)

    #10 - Black Dog Serenade

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    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
  12. 8.3/10(3.6k votes)

    #11 - My Funny Valentine

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    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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  13. 8.3/10(3.2k votes)

    #12 - Brain Scratch

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    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
  14. 8.2/10(5.1k votes)

    #13 - Stray Dog Strut

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    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
  15. 8.2/10(3.6k votes)

    #14 - Bohemian Rhapsody

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    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
  16. 8.2/10(3.2k votes)

    #15 - Cowboy Funk

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    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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  17. 8.1/10(3.8k votes)

    #16 - Ganymede Elegy

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    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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  18. 7.9/10(3.2k votes)

    #17 - Ballad of Fallen Angels

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    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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  19. 7.9/10(3.1k votes)

    #18 - Sympathy for the Devil

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    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. 7.8/10(4.1k votes)

    #19 - Heavy Metal Queen

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    S1:E3

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

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  21. 7.7/10(3.2k votes)

    #20 - Gateway Shuffle

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    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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  22. 7.6/10(3.6k votes)

    #21 - Toys in the Attic

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    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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  23. 7.6/10(3.4k votes)

    #22 - Jupiter Jazz (2)

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    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
  24. 7.5/10(3.8k votes)

    #23 - Waltz for Venus

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    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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  25. 7.4/10(4.3k votes)

    #24 - Honky Tonk Women

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    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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  26. 7.3/10(3.0k votes)

    #25 - Wild Horses

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    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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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 5431 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".