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The Best Episodes of Kung Fu

Every episode of Kung Fu ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kung Fu!

The Best Episodes of Kung Fu

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

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  1. 8.5/10(214 votes)

    #1 - The Ancient Warrior

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    S1:E15

    Ancient Warrior, an aged Indian accompanied by Caine, seeks burial in his sacred, ancestral land. But the burial site is located dead center in a violent, Indian-hating town called Purgatory.

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    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.4/10(308 votes)

    #2 - Dark Angel

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    S1:E2

    Caine travels to Lordsville looking for his grandfather. On his way he helps a man attacked by indians and the man gives him a map to a goldmine. Caine gives the map to an old preacher who helped him.

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    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.4/10(99 votes)

    #3 - Barbary House

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    S3:E18

    Caine learns that Danny might be working at a gambling hall that features bare-knuckle boxing, and winds up protecting Danny's son, after Danny angers the hall's owner by hitting him and leaving his job, before Caine's arrival.

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    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.4/10(91 votes)

    #4 - Full Circle

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    S3:E21

    The Caine family's dysfunctional relationships get resolved. Kwai Chang and Danny are questing to find General Cantrell who has custody of Zeke Caine. After typical adversities everyone is reunited and Kwai Chang reveals where his future lies.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.3/10(114 votes)

    #5 - Night Of The Owls, Day Of The Doves

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    S2:E17

    Caine must defend prostitutes that want to start a new life with land bequeathed to them, from cattlemen that want to seize it for themselves.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.2/10(109 votes)

    #6 - Arrogant Dragon

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    S2:E20

    Wu Chang has angered the Tong Sect, and is ordered to commit suicide or be executed by them. Caine tries to help him fake his death and escape from the Tongs.

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    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.2/10(95 votes)

    #7 - The Garments Of Rage

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    S3:E9

    Caine goes to work for a railroad which is being sabotaged, and meets a Shaolin priest he knew before.

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    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.2/10(114 votes)

    #8 - The Vanishing Image

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    S3:E13

    Caine seeks out a photographer who took a picture of his brother, Danny, in hopes that he will be able to help find him. He also encounters and befriends an Indian that attacks him and the photographer, and later wants to kill the photographer for taking a picture of him, for which he believes has stolen his soul.

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    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.2/10(80 votes)

    #9 - The Forbidden Kingdom

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    S3:E15

    This episode shows how Caine fled China, being pursued by a relentless Lieutenant in the Emperor's army, and how he faces possible betrayal by a woman who pledges to help him; but has secretly made an offer to turn him over to the Lieutenanf, in exchange for her brother's release from prison.

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    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.2/10(119 votes)

    #10 - The Brothers Caine

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    S3:E20

    Caine finds where his brother is hiding, but is unaware that Danny has been told there is a Chinese bounty hunter who wants to kill him.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.2/10(84 votes)

    #11 - The Last Raid

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    S3:E24

    Caine is visiting the Brown family when their son and his friend are taken hostage by a Confederate raider who believes the war isn't over ... and that he may kidnap children in the name of honor.

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    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.1/10(201 votes)

    #12 - Alethea

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    S1:E10

    Caine befriends a young girl, whose mistaken eyewitness testimony leads to the priest being tried for murder... and sentenced to death by hanging.

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  14. 8.1/10(163 votes)

    #13 - The Well

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    After drinking bad water during a drought, Caine recovers at the farm of an ex-slave who has a working well, but one who is so angry he is not willing to share with his thirsty neighbors.

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    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:N/A
  15. 8.1/10(111 votes)

    #14 - Empty Pages Of A Dead Book

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    S2:E13

    The son of a deceased Texas Ranger tries to honor his memory by going after criminals his father kept a journal on. He finds more trouble than he expected and Caine must defend him.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 8.1/10(104 votes)

    #15 - The Passion Of Chen Yi

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    S2:E19

    Caine tries to visit an unjustly jailed Shaolin student, but keeps being turned away. He then commits a crime so he can be put in jail with him, hoping to clear up an old misunderstanding and help free the student.

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    Writer:N/A
  17. 8.1/10(115 votes)

    #16 - The Nature Of Evil

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    S2:E21

    Caine and Serenity Johnson, the blind preacher last seen in Dark Angel, look for a killer that is stalking Serenity's town of Nineveh.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  18. 8.1/10(123 votes)

    #17 - Blood of the Dragon (1)

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    S3:E1

    Caine goes to meet with his grandfather again, only to find he has been murdered. He searches for the murderer, unaware that a group of assassins from China are after him.

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    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:N/A
  19. 8.1/10(103 votes)

    #18 - Blood of the Dragon (2)

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    S3:E2

    Caine meets a woman that was his grandfather's lover, and is very hostile to his inquiries, while a group of Chinese assassins (believed to be able to summon forth demon fighters) closes in on him.

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    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:N/A
  20. 8.1/10(121 votes)

    #19 - A Small Beheading

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    S3:E3

    Caine is offered a chance to return to China, after a sea captain delivers a pardon from the Emperor. The pardon, however, has one condition: Caine must lose a finger.

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    Writer:N/A
  21. 8.1/10(101 votes)

    #20 - My Brother, My Executioner

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    S3:E6

    Caine thinks he has found his brother, but he is really an imposter who is being pursued by a young gunfighter.

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    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:N/A
  22. 8.1/10(101 votes)

    #21 - Cry Of The Night Beast

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    S3:E7

    Caine hears the cry of a child begging to be saved, but there is no child to be found. Only a very young buffalo calf and his mother. Caine protects him from a hunter who is determined to kill him for the hide.

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    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:N/A
  23. 8.1/10(81 votes)

    #22 - Battle Hymn

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    S3:E17

    Caine meets two traveling musicians, who are looking for a supposedly magical cave, all unaware that there are silver hunters looking to strike it rich with the cave.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  24. 8.0/10(124 votes)

    #23 - The Squaw Man

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    S2:E5

    Caine helps a farmer who is married to an Indian woman. The townpeople have no respect for the farmer until he kills an outlaw's son and then they treat him as a hero.

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    Writer:N/A
  25. 8.0/10(96 votes)

    #24 - The Predators

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    S3:E5

    Caine is accused of murder and must seek out a witness who is a member of a gang of Indian scalphunters, who doesn't want to help him. He must also deal with an Apache warrior who wants to kill the witness for his crimes against the Apache.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
  26. 8.0/10(78 votes)

    #25 - Ambush

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    S3:E23

    Serenity Johnson, the blind preacher last seen in The Nature Of Evil, asks Caine to help escort him with a shipment to San Fransisco. What neither one of them knows is that stolen silver bars are hidden in the shipment, and people involved in the robbery are after them.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"The Ancient Warrior" is the best rated episode of "Kung Fu". It scored 8.5/10 based on 214 votes. Directed by Robert Butler and written by N/A, it aired on 5/3/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dark Angel".