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The Best Episodes of I Spy Season 1

Genre:Action & Adventure
Network:NBC

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

A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.
Episodes
28
Avg. Rating
7.2
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.2
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  • Bet Me a Dollar
    7.7/10(67)
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    #1 - Bet Me a Dollar

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/16/1966

    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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  • A Cup of Kindness
    7.6/10(104)
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    #2 - A Cup of Kindness

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/1965

    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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  • No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise
    7.6/10(73)
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    #3 - No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/10/1965

    A prisoner exchange requires a search for a double agent.

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: Garry Marshall

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  • Court of the Lion
    7.6/10(63)
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    #4 - Court of the Lion

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/2/1966

    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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  • The Conquest of Maude Murdock
    7.6/10(61)
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    #5 - The Conquest of Maude Murdock

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 3/2/1966

    A redoubtable Embassy figure in Mexico deals them a turn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

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  • Dragon's Teeth
    7.5/10(85)
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    #6 - Dragon's Teeth

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/13/1965

    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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  • Danny Was a Million Laughs
    7.5/10(80)
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    #7 - Danny Was a Million Laughs

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/27/1965

    A bodyguard assignment for a very unpleasant sort of fellow.

    Director: Mark Rydell

    Writer: N/A

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  • Three Hours on a Sunday Night
    7.5/10(70)
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    #8 - Three Hours on a Sunday Night

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/8/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Friedkin

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  • Turkish Delight
    7.5/10(70)
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    #9 - Turkish Delight

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/9/1966

    Who is kidnapping the great agronomists in Mexico City?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Barter
    7.4/10(65)
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    #10 - The Barter

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/12/1966

    Russian defector for American girl: good business or not?

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

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  • Tatia
    7.3/10(78)
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    #11 - Tatia

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/17/1965

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

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: Robert Lewin

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  • So Long, Patrick Henry
    7.2/10(144)
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    #12 - So Long, Patrick Henry

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1965

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

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: Robert Culp

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  • Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao
    7.2/10(95)
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    #13 - Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1965

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

    Director: Mark Rydell

    Writer: David Karp

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  • Chrysanthemum
    7.2/10(84)
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    #14 - Chrysanthemum

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/6/1965

    A French spy hampers the search for missing files.

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

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  • The Loser
    7.2/10(87)
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    #15 - The Loser

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/20/1965

    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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  • The Tiger
    7.2/10(71)
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    #16 - The Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/5/1966

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Culp

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  • The Time of the Knife
    7.1/10(73)
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    #17 - The Time of the Knife

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/3/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gilbert Ralston

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  • Weight of the World
    7.1/10(70)
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    #18 - Weight of the World

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/1/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Lewin

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  • Always Say Goodbye
    7.1/10(60)
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    #19 - Always Say Goodbye

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/26/1966

    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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  • Return to Glory
    7.1/10(65)
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    #20 - Return to Glory

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/23/1966

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

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: David Friedkin

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  • A Day Called 4 Jaguar
    6.9/10(67)
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    #21 - A Day Called 4 Jaguar

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/9/1966

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

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

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  • Crusade to Limbo
    6.9/10(59)
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    #22 - Crusade to Limbo

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/23/1966

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

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: David Friedkin, Jack Turley

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  • It's All Done with Mirrors
    6.9/10(64)
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    #23 - It's All Done with Mirrors

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 4/13/1966

    Robinson is brainwashed to kill Scott, whose orders are to kill Robinson.

    Director: Robert Butler

    Writer: N/A

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  • One Thousand Fine
    6.9/10(63)
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    #24 - One Thousand Fine

    Season 1 Episode 28

    Aired 4/27/1966

    Gold fever among old friends in the jungles of Mexico.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Affair in T'Sien Cha
    6.8/10(70)
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    #25 - Affair in T'Sien Cha

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/29/1965

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Bet Me a Dollar" is the best rated episode of "I Spy" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by David Friedkin, it aired on 2/16/1966. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Cup of Kindness".