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The Best Episodes of Harry O

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Network:ABC

Every episode of Harry O ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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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  • Death Certificate
    8.5/10(38)
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    #1 - Death Certificate

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 4/29/1976

    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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  • Reflections
    8.4/10(49)
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    #2 - Reflections

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 10/9/1975

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

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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  • Shades
    8.3/10(54)
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    #3 - Shades

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/2/1975

    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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  • Portrait of a Murder
    8.3/10(50)
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    #4 - Portrait of a Murder

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 11/20/1975

    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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  • Anatomy of a Frame
    8.1/10(54)
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    #5 - Anatomy of a Frame

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/11/1975

    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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  • APB Harry Orwell
    8.1/10(55)
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    #6 - APB Harry Orwell

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/6/1975

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

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mister Five and Dime
    8.1/10(47)
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    #7 - Mister Five and Dime

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 1/8/1976

    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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  • Victim
    8.1/10(43)
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    #8 - Victim

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 3/4/1976

    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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  • Gertrude
    8.0/10(1)
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    #9 - Gertrude

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/12/1974

    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: N/A

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  • Mayday
    8.0/10(55)
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    #10 - Mayday

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/23/1975

    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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  • Past Imperfect
    8.0/10(43)
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    #11 - Past Imperfect

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/22/1976

    A woman's former boyfriend returns from prison and wants the old suitcase he left with her, which he claims is worth $300,000.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

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  • Tender Killing Care
    7.9/10(51)
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    #12 - Tender Killing Care

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 10/30/1975

    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: N/A

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  • Book of Changes
    7.8/10(45)
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    #13 - Book of Changes

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/15/1976

    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

    Writer: Michael Sloan, Meyer Dolinsky

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  • Lester Two
    7.7/10(52)
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    #14 - Lester Two

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/25/1975

    Student criminologist Lester Hodges returns to bedevil Harry when diamond smugglers kidnap Harry's stewardess friend Sue, and force him to make an unexpected trip to Paris.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

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  • Exercise in Fatality
    7.7/10(49)
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    #15 - Exercise in Fatality

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/4/1975

    A cop framed for murder hires Harry to find his estranged daughter, a pregnant teenage addict who's on the run from killers but is the only one who can clear him.

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: N/A

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  • Group Terror
    7.6/10(48)
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    #16 - Group Terror

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/13/1975

    When a psychiatrist suspects that one of her group therapy patients murdered another, she hires Harry to join them, posing as an alcoholic.

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hostage
    7.6/10(43)
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    #17 - Hostage

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/19/1976

    Lt. Trench is among the hostages held in a liquor store by a desperate veteran who demands that his addicted girlfriend be found and brought to him within two hours.

    Director: Jerry London

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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  • Forbidden City
    7.5/10(37)
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    #18 - Forbidden City

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/26/1976

    Harry investigates the murder of a fellow private eye in Chinatown.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

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  • One for the Road
    7.4/10(45)
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    #19 - One for the Road

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/18/1975

    An alcoholic attorney, unable to recall the events following a party the night before, hires Harry to ascertain whether she was the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

    Director: Harry Falk

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong
    7.4/10(42)
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    #20 - The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 3/18/1976

    Young criminologist Lester Hodges returns and teams up with his college mentor to find out who is systematically killing off members of Lester's family.

    Director: Jerry Thorpe

    Writer: Robert Dozier

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  • The Madonna Legacy
    7.3/10(41)
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    #21 - The Madonna Legacy

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 12/11/1975

    Harry searches for the connection between the suicide of an ex-cop and the shooting of an oil magnate the same night.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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  • Ruby
    7.3/10(35)
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    #22 - Ruby

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 3/11/1976

    A ghetto youth is caught in an aborted car theft that causes the death of an officer, and is threatened with death if he reveals the name of his companion who was doing the driving.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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  • The Acolyte
    7.2/10(46)
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    #23 - The Acolyte

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/16/1975

    Harry looks for a missing heiress who seems to have taken sanctuary with a religious cult.

    Director: Harry Falk

    Writer: N/A

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  • Coinage of the Realm
    7.0/10(1)
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    #24 - Coinage of the Realm

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/10/1974

    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: N/A

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  • Mortal Sin
    6.0/10(1)
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    #25 - Mortal Sin

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/3/1974

    A priest comes to Harry for help after a murderer confesses to him that he may kill again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Death Certificate" is the best rated episode of "Harry O". It scored 8.5/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by John Meredyth Lucas, it aired on 4/29/1976. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Reflections".