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The Worst Episodes of Kung Fu

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The Worst 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. 7.1/10(113 votes)

    #1 - The Cenotaph (1)

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    S2:E22

    Caine meets Logan McBurney, a Scotsman who has hijacked a gold-transporting stagecoach named Old Ironsides, to haul an enormous box that he claims is his dead Sioux wife's coffin. Along the way to the burial ground, which is on Sioux land, Caine remembers times in the monastery, unaware that several robbers are following closely, hoping to take Old Ironsides for themselves.

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  2. 7.1/10(105 votes)

    #2 - The Cenotaph (2)

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    S2:E23

    Caine and Logan arrive at the Sioux burial ground, to bury what Caine believes is Logan's wife in a huge crate, and are confronted by angry Sioux warriors who feel they are trespassing. They must also deal with two robbers as well as the US Calvary. Caine recalls his own love story, that like Logan's wife, ended tragically.

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  3. 7.1/10(102 votes)

    #3 - The Demon God

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    S3:E12

    After being stung by a scorpion, Caine remembers a time in China, where a member of the royal family poisoned him in order to discover what was on the journey to death, during which time Caine had visions of the American west.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.4/10(135 votes)

    #4 - The Brujo

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    S2:E4

    While wandering in Mexico, Caine comes across an old woman and a young boy. The woman is trapped under a cart and asks Caine to take care of the boy. He takes him to a small Mexican village which believes it is under the spell of a warlock.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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  5. 7.4/10(97 votes)

    #5 - Besieged (2): Cannon At The Gates

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    S3:E11

    Caine and the others try to defend the monastery, while the cannon the Warlord SIng will attack them with is still enroute. In the meantime, he must contend with the fact that a woman who wants to become a Shaolin monk and rejected Sing's hand in marriage, has fallen in love with him.

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  6. 7.5/10(96 votes)

    #6 - The Devil's Champion

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    S3:E8

    We return to Caine's past in China. Caine witnesses a man defeat six others in the village. The man instructs Caine to deliver a challenge. He demands a fight to the death with Master Kan or he will kill a villager every day until he gets it.

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  8. 7.6/10(163 votes)

    #7 - Chains

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    S1:E9

    Caine is imprisoned at an army outpost, and escapes... chained to his hulking, mountain-man cellmate, and are persued by a relentless sergent. Who is determined to collect the reward offered for Caine's capture.

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  9. 7.6/10(130 votes)

    #8 - A Dream Within A Dream

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    S2:E14

    Caine, while walking through a dense fog, happens upon a man who is hanging and he himself is then shot. When he awakens, he finds himself in the company of a sculptor played by John Drew Barrymore (Drew's father). Caine is later accused of the murder of the hanging man and Barrymore's character comes to his defense. This is a really good episode and on the DVD David Carradine has an interesting commentary that accompanies this particular episode.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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  10. 7.6/10(108 votes)

    #9 - This Valley of Terror

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    S3:E4

    Caine helps a young woman who has visions of future events. They always come true and this terrifies her.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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  11. 7.6/10(105 votes)

    #10 - Besieged (1): Death On Cold Mountain

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    S3:E10

    A reclusive hermit, Tamo, arrives at the Honan monastery to inform them that the Fukien monastery was attacked and destroyed by a warlord with his cannon, and that he has survivors seeking refuge there. One of the survivors is a woman who wants to become a Shaolin monk. She later reveals the warlord wanted her to be his wife, and she fled. Now the warlord is preparing to attack the monastery and having his cannon brought there.

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  12. 7.6/10(89 votes)

    #11 - One Step To Darkness

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    S3:E16

    Caine tries helping the depressed wife of an Army sergeant, with a drug addiction, and winds up fighting an inner demon of his own creation.

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  13. 7.7/10(216 votes)

    #12 - An Eye For An Eye

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    S1:E4

    A family seeks vengeance-not justice-against the soldier who raped their daughter. Setting in motion a cycle of violence that Caine may be powerless to stop.

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    Director:Jerry Thorpe
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  14. 7.7/10(191 votes)

    #13 - The Tide

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    S1:E5

    A man with a price on his head can spark a lot of ambitions. A woman wants to capture Caine so she can use the $10,000 to free her imprisoned father, and a killer hiding behind a badge simply wants to get rich.

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  15. 7.7/10(173 votes)

    #14 - Nine Lives

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    S1:E7

    After the death of a mining camp's feline mascot, Caine and a miner embark on a trek to find a new cat -- a journey that ultimately has the pair trapped at the bottom of a rapidly filling well.

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  16. 7.7/10(143 votes)

    #15 - Superstition

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    S1:E12

    Walls imprison the men unjustly sentenced to work as miners at a brutal labour camp. Yet an even greater barrier holds them captive; fear of the camp's ancient Indian curse. But Caine knows no such fear.

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  17. 7.7/10(127 votes)

    #16 - Crossties

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    S2:E18

    Caine is caught in the middle of a land-rights fight between farmers and railroad agents. He tries to convince the farmers to accept an offer of amnesty, and to keep the agents from using the offer as a fatal trap for the farmers.

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  18. 7.8/10(159 votes)

    #17 - The Praying Mantis Kills

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    S1:E11

    Murderous thugs come looking for Caine after he identifies them as perpetrators of a bank robbery. A youth's ideas about how to be a man are challenged by Caine's quiet heroics.

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  19. 7.8/10(147 votes)

    #18 - The Third Man

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    S1:E14

    A gambler on a hot streak entrusts his winnings to Caine. But the money is stolen, the gambler is killed, and Caine seeks answers to the mysteries surrounding both events.

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  20. 7.8/10(120 votes)

    #19 - The Assassin

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    S2:E2

    Hatfields and McCoys, with an Asian spin on things. Two familes with a longtime fued keep two potential lovers apart. One of the families has hired a ninja assassin, and Caine witnesses his actions. Caine is accused of assisting the ninja, and heals a man dying from a poisoned shuriken strike.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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  21. 7.8/10(139 votes)

    #20 - The Chalice

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    S2:E3

    Caught between a Gatling Gun and a fort full of murderous killers, Caine must rescue a stolen chalice in order to make restitution for a dead Franciscan priest.

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  22. 7.8/10(137 votes)

    #21 - The Spirit Helper

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    S2:E6

    Caine helps a young Indian man who saw his father killed and wants to kill the men who did it and rescue his mother from them.

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  23. 7.8/10(116 votes)

    #22 - The Soldier

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    S2:E8

    Caine is accused of taking part in a bandit ambush, and is taken prisoner by the U.S. Calvary. He meets a soldier that is a conscientious objector that helps him clear his name.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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  24. 7.8/10(110 votes)

    #23 - The Salamander

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    S2:E9

    Caine comes to a bankrupt mining town and meets a mentally handicapped boy, who is the target of a claim jumper.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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  25. 7.8/10(76 votes)

    #24 - The Thief Of Chendo

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    S3:E22

    Young Caine and Master Po imagine what it will be like when Caine leaves the temple, and in their dreams Caine is sent to deliver a ring to a Grand Duke by Master Po. Upon arriving at the palace, he is informed that the Duke is dead, but an old man from the Duke's palace delivers him a message that he is still alive. He is being imprisoned by his own cousin, who has taken control of the palace. Caine also meets a thief who falls in love with the Duke's daughter, who is to be married off, and they work together to free both the Duke and his daughter.

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  26. 7.9/10(294 votes)

    #25 - King Of The Mountain

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    S1:E1

    Caine finds a young boy at a burned out cabin and tries to help him find his uncle. Along the way, bounty hunters find him.

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    Director:Jerry Thorpe
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Cenotaph (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Kung Fu". It scored 7.1/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by Richard Lang and written by William Kelley, it aired on 4/4/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Cenotaph (2)".