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The Best Episodes of I Spy Season 1

Every episode of I Spy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I Spy Season 1!

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A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    I Spy Season 1 Episode 1 - So Long, Patrick Henry
    7.2/10(157 votes)

    #1 - So Long, Patrick Henry

    S1:E1

    A defector in old Hong Kong claims the attention of Robinson & Scott.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Robert Culp

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  2. I Spy Season 1 Episode 2 - A Cup of Kindness
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    #2 - A Cup of Kindness

    S1:E2

    One of their own has joined the adverse party, so Scott & Robinson are sent to Hong Kong after him.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:David Friedkin

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  3. I Spy Season 1 Episode 3 - Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    #3 - Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao

    S1:E3

    A businessman in Hong Kong owes the IRS; Robinson & Scott carry the loot.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:David Karp

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  4. I Spy Season 1 Episode 4 - Chrysanthemum
    7.2/10(90 votes)

    #4 - Chrysanthemum

    S1:E4

    A French spy hampers the search for missing files.

    Director:David Friedkin
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  5. I Spy Season 1 Episode 5 - Dragon's Teeth
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    #5 - Dragon's Teeth

    S1:E5

    A murder happens in front of them, and Robinson & Scott must investigate a mysterious organization.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Gilbert Ralston

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  6. I Spy Season 1 Episode 6 - The Loser
    7.2/10(95 votes)

    #6 - The Loser

    S1:E6

    A nightclub singer is a pawn between drug smugglers (who have kidnapped Scott) and the pair.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:Robert Culp

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  7. I Spy Season 1 Episode 7 - Danny Was a Million Laughs
    7.5/10(87 votes)

    #7 - Danny Was a Million Laughs

    S1:E7

    A bodyguard assignment for a very unpleasant sort of fellow.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. I Spy Season 1 Episode 8 - The Time of the Knife
    7.2/10(79 votes)

    #8 - The Time of the Knife

    S1:E8

    An agent is killed, the microfilm is missing, his girlfriend is threatened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gilbert Ralston

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  9. I Spy Season 1 Episode 9 - No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise
    7.5/10(80 votes)

    #9 - No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise

    S1:E9

    A prisoner exchange requires a search for a double agent.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Garry Marshall

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  10. I Spy Season 1 Episode 10 - Tatia
    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #10 - Tatia

    S1:E10

    Vietnam has not seen three agents assigned there, and Scott suspects Robinson's girlfriend.

    Director:David Friedkin
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  11. I Spy Season 1 Episode 11 - Weight of the World
    7.1/10(74 votes)

    #11 - Weight of the World

    S1:E11

    A Tokyo seminar on obesity is threatened with a new form of Chinese plague.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  12. I Spy Season 1 Episode 12 - Three Hours on a Sunday Night
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #12 - Three Hours on a Sunday Night

    S1:E12

    Missing microfilm must be paid for or Scott will be killed, but where to get the shekels?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Friedkin

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  13. I Spy Season 1 Episode 13 - Tigers of Heaven
    6.8/10(71 votes)

    #13 - Tigers of Heaven

    S1:E13

    An anti-American group in Japan menaces the last of the aristocracy.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:David Friedkin

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  14. I Spy Season 1 Episode 14 - Affair in T'Sien Cha
    6.8/10(74 votes)

    #14 - Affair in T'Sien Cha

    S1:E14

    An American schoolteacher, an ancient walled city, a missing train and a valuable cargo lost in China.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:David Friedkin

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  15. I Spy Season 1 Episode 15 - The Tiger
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    #15 - The Tiger

    S1:E15

    A definitive mission to Vietnam in order to rescue the daughter of a physician.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Culp

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  16. I Spy Season 1 Episode 16 - The Barter
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    #16 - The Barter

    S1:E16

    Russian defector for American girl: good business or not?

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  17. I Spy Season 1 Episode 17 - Always Say Goodbye
    7.1/10(63 votes)

    #17 - Always Say Goodbye

    S1:E17

    A womanizing American hampers efforts to protect a Japanese economic conference from Communist sabotage.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  18. I Spy Season 1 Episode 18 - Court of the Lion
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    #18 - Court of the Lion

    S1:E18

    A Zulu (Oxon.) who trades diamonds for revenge, a gangster dominating a small village, and radioactive isotopes.

    Director:Robert Culp
    Writer:Robert Culp

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  19. I Spy Season 1 Episode 19 - Turkish Delight
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #19 - Turkish Delight

    S1:E19

    Who is kidnapping the great agronomists in Mexico City?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. I Spy Season 1 Episode 20 - Bet Me a Dollar
    7.8/10(71 votes)

    #20 - Bet Me a Dollar

    S1:E20

    They bet each other a dollar that one can evade the other for a week, but he's been contaminated with anthrax and must be found in 24 hours.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:David Friedkin

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  21. I Spy Season 1 Episode 21 - Return to Glory
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    #21 - Return to Glory

    S1:E21

    An exiled South American dictator has plans, or has he, really?

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:David Friedkin

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  22. I Spy Season 1 Episode 22 - The Conquest of Maude Murdock
    7.6/10(65 votes)

    #22 - The Conquest of Maude Murdock

    S1:E22

    A redoubtable Embassy figure in Mexico deals them a turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  23. I Spy Season 1 Episode 23 - A Day Called 4 Jaguar
    6.9/10(71 votes)

    #23 - A Day Called 4 Jaguar

    S1:E23

    Quetzalcoatl has appeared in the Mexican jungle, or is it an AWOL cosmonaut pursued by his old comrades?

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. I Spy Season 1 Episode 24 - Crusade to Limbo
    6.9/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Crusade to Limbo

    S1:E24

    Infiltrate a revolutionary South American group, with Hollywood connections, that's the assignment.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writers:David Friedkin, Jack Turley

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  25. I Spy Season 1 Episode 25 - My Mother, the Spy
    6.8/10(62 votes)

    #25 - My Mother, the Spy

    S1:E25

    An agent abroad and pregnant with information must report to the boys back home after her affair with the adverse party.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"So Long, Patrick Henry" is the best rated episode of "I Spy" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 157 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Robert Culp, it aired on 9/15/1965. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Cup of Kindness".