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The Worst Episodes of Cowboy Bebop

Every episode of Cowboy Bebop ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Boogie Woogie Feng Shui" is the worst rated episode of "Cowboy Bebop". It scored 7.1/10 based on 2763 votes. Directed by Ikuro Sato and written by Sadayuki Murai, Shinichiro Watanabe, it aired on 3/20/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wild Horses".

  • Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
    7.1/102,763 votes
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    #1 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1999

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

    Director: Ikuro Sato

    Writer: Sadayuki Murai, Shinichiro Watanabe

  • Wild Horses
    7.3/102,818 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Honky Tonk Women
    7.4/104,024 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • Waltz for Venus
    7.5/103,608 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Toys in the Attic
    7.6/103,356 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Jupiter Jazz (2)
    7.6/103,190 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Gateway Shuffle
    7.7/103,000 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Heavy Metal Queen
    7.8/103,830 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Ballad of Fallen Angels
    7.8/102,981 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • Sympathy for the Devil
    7.9/102,913 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Ganymede Elegy
    8.1/103,596 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Stray Dog Strut
    8.2/104,785 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Bohemian Rhapsody
    8.2/103,312 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • Cowboy Funk
    8.2/103,019 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • My Funny Valentine
    8.3/103,422 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Brain Scratch
    8.3/103,013 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Black Dog Serenade
    8.4/103,238 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Jupiter Jazz (1)
    8.6/103,944 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Speak Like a Child
    8.6/103,448 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Mushroom Samba
    8.6/103,355 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • Asteroid Blues
    8.8/103,652 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Hard Luck Woman
    8.9/103,434 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • Pierrot Le Fou
    9.0/103,899 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • The Real Folk Blues (1)
    9.1/103,406 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • Jamming with Edward
    9.2/105,353 votes
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    #25 - 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