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The Best Episodes of Harry O

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The Best Episodes of Harry O

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension,...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Harry O Season 1 Episode 7 - Shadows at Noon
    8.4/10(90 votes)

    #1 - Shadows at Noon

    S1:E7

    To investigate an escaped mental patient's claim that she is being held prisoner, Harry checks himself into a mental institution.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Dozier

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  2. Harry O Season 2 Episode 22 - Death Certificate
    8.4/10(59 votes)

    #2 - Death Certificate

    S2:E22

    Defying mysterious threats, two women hire Harry to find proof of malpractice against the doctor they hold responsible for the death of an old man in their family.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  3. Harry O Season 1 Episode 21 - Elegy for a Cop
    8.3/10(91 votes)

    #3 - Elegy for a Cop

    S1:E21

    Manny Quinlan, Harry's old friend on the San Diego police force, is murdered when he comes to Los Angeles to take his addicted niece back home.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Howard Rodman

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  4. Harry O Season 2 Episode 5 - Portrait of a Murder
    8.3/10(73 votes)

    #4 - Portrait of a Murder

    S2:E5

    Harry's investigation into the murder of another private eye results in a painful reunion with his ex-wife, who visited the victim just before he died.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  5. Harry O Season 1 Episode 6 - Eyewitness
    8.2/10(100 votes)

    #5 - Eyewitness

    S1:E6

    When a friend's son is framed for an underworld murder, Harry's only witness is a blind teenager.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  6. Harry O Season 1 Episode 20 - Lester
    8.2/10(83 votes)

    #6 - Lester

    S1:E20

    A criminology student seems less interested in proving his innocence of two sex murders than in observing Harry's investigative technique.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  7. Harry O Season 2 Episode 9 - APB Harry Orwell
    8.2/10(81 votes)

    #7 - APB Harry Orwell

    S2:E9

    The only woman who can clear Harry of a murder charge refuses to testify.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Harry O Season 2 Episode 11 - Reflections
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #8 - Reflections

    S2:E11

    Harry helps a man who has been accused of a series of strangulation murders.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  9. Harry O Season 1 Episode 5 - Coinage of the Realm
    8.1/10(91 votes)

    #9 - Coinage of the Realm

    S1:E5

    Harry is looking for a man who could give a kidney transplant to his daughter, but so are two hired killers.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Harry O Season 1 Episode 19 - Double Jeopardy
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Double Jeopardy

    S1:E19

    An aspiring actor persuades Harry to protect him from a former syndicate boss who is convinced the young man killed his daughter.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Harry O Season 2 Episode 1 - Anatomy of a Frame
    8.1/10(79 votes)

    #11 - Anatomy of a Frame

    S2:E1

    When Lt. Trench is framed for the murder of an informant, Harry tries to help him by masquerading as a drug pusher.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  12. Harry O Season 2 Episode 4 - Shades
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    #12 - Shades

    S2:E4

    A wealthy woman hires Harry to help her housekeeper, who admits to murdering a small-time blackmailer but refuses to discuss the reason.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  13. Harry O Season 2 Episode 19 - Victim
    8.1/10(66 votes)

    #13 - Victim

    S2:E19

    Harry is hired by a rape victim, whose charge is likely to be dismissed because she made a false accusation against another man in a rape case some years before.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  14. Harry O Season 2 Episode 7 - Mayday
    8.0/10(79 votes)

    #14 - Mayday

    S2:E7

    Harry investigates the possibility that a plane crash which killed an old war buddy and paralyzed a U.S. senator was the result of sabotage.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  15. Harry O Season 2 Episode 8 - Tender Killing Care
    8.0/10(76 votes)

    #15 - Tender Killing Care

    S2:E8

    Harry investigates the nursing home where his mechanic's father died suddenly, and Sue asks him to help some kids find their missing father.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Norman Strum

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  16. Harry O Season 2 Episode 14 - Mister Five and Dime
    8.0/10(71 votes)

    #16 - Mister Five and Dime

    S2:E14

    An elderly counterfeiter, who prints only enough money to supplement his pension, is kidnapped by drug dealers who need $250,000 in a hurry.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  17. Harry O Season 1 Episode 15 - For the Love of Money
    7.9/10(72 votes)

    #17 - For the Love of Money

    S1:E15

    A woman hires Harry to find her boyfriend, who has disappeared after she helped him steal $25,000 worth of bonds from her employer.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Harry O Season 2 Episode 15 - Book of Changes
    7.9/10(66 votes)

    #18 - Book of Changes

    S2:E15

    The murder of a gambling-club owner leaves Harry with two jobs: caring for her homeless protege, and searching for a book she compiled that would be worth a fortune to an extortionist.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writers:Michael Sloan, Meyer Dolinsky

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  19. Harry O Season 1 Episode 1 - Gertrude
    7.8/10(129 votes)

    #19 - Gertrude

    S1:E1

    Harry tries to find out what happened to an AWOL sailor, his only clue being a single shoe mailed to the man's sister, who sells her furniture in order to hire him.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Harry O Season 1 Episode 17 - Sound of Trumpets
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #20 - Sound of Trumpets

    S1:E17

    Harry discovers that the blues trumpeter who stole his car is just out of prison and being pursued by several people, including a hit man.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Robert Pirosh

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  21. Harry O Season 1 Episode 3 - Guardian at the Gates
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    #21 - Guardian at the Gates

    S1:E3

    Harry tries to protect an abrasive architect who refuses to believe that someone is trying to kill him after he witnessed a murder.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Harry O Season 1 Episode 8 - Ballinger's Choice
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #22 - Ballinger's Choice

    S1:E8

    When a girl is found shot to death, Harry's simple divorce case turns into a murder investigation.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Harry O Season 1 Episode 10 - Material Witness
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #23 - Material Witness

    S1:E10

    The police ask Harry to guard a murder witness who refuses to believe that her life is in danger.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Harry O Season 1 Episode 11 - Forty Reasons to Kill (1)
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    #24 - Forty Reasons to Kill (1)

    S1:E11

    Harry investigates the murder of a young friend who was framed for drug dealing after trying to buy 40 acres of ranch land.

    Director:Daryl Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Harry O Season 1 Episode 14 - The Last Heir
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #25 - The Last Heir

    S1:E14

    Harry is stranded at a woman's desert home, where one member of her family is killing off all the other potential heirs.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Shadows at Noon" is the best rated episode of "Harry O". It scored 8.4/10 based on 90 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Robert Dozier, it aired on 10/24/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Certificate".