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The Worst Episodes of M Squad

Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and...

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  1. 6.3/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Dead Parrots Don't Talk

    S3:E32

    A penny arcade owner is robbed and murdered. Suspision falls on a local peddler. But Ballinger thinks there is more to this case than anyone is admitting.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:N/A
  2. 6.4/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Debt of Honor

    S3:E20

    During a crack down on Chicago crime, Bugsy Page makes threats against the Attorney General Russel Madison. Ballinger needs to decide if the threats are real or simply an attempt to throw the man off.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. 6.4/10(13 votes)

    #3 - A Kid Up There

    S3:E27

    Frank Ballinger becomes involved in a tense hostage situation, he must restrain his instinct to simply shoot it out because of fears their may be a young child involved.

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 6.5/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Jeopardy by Fire

    S3:E4

    The M squad is called in after a series of factory fires occur in the Chicago area. The case become complex after the unusual chemical signature of the fire accelerants is identified.

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    Director:N/A
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  5. 6.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Human Bond

    S3:E6

    A bail bondsman's son is kidnapped to force his father to post an $80,000 bond for the release of a murderous extortionist. Lieutenant Ballinger finds himself on a dangerous high-speed boat chase when the culprit attempts to avoid trial (and a likely death sentence) by escaping to Canada.

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    Director:N/A
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  6. 6.6/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Neighborhood Killer

    S1:E3

    The squad hunts down a cop killer.

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  8. 6.6/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Death Threat

    S2:E24

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  9. 6.6/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Ten Minutes to Doomsday

    S3:E1

    M Squad hunts for a bomb before it blows up a hospital. Jonas Blecker, an embittered bank clerk who went to prison for dipping in the till to loan money to depositors down on their luck, wants to commemorate his 1st anniversary as a free man by killing the judge who gave him the maximum sentence. The judge is in Columbus Hospital for a delicate operation and he can't be moved.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:N/A
  10. 6.6/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Sunday Punch

    S3:E3

    When a well-liked retired couple is found brutally murdered, evidence points to their curmudgeonly neighbor. Lieutenant Ballinger is initially skeptical of his story, but thorough investigation reveals that things are not always as they seem.

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    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.6/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Shred of Doubt

    S3:E8

    Ballinger is called in to investigate when a burning car is found with the body of a young woman bound with wire inside. The chief suspect, playboy lawyer Paul Crater, seems to have an air tight alibi. Ballinger needs to cast his net wider to solve this mystery.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.6/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Race to Death

    S3:E24

    British racing car driver Morrison is killed in a local race. The driver's chief mechanic presents evidence to M Squad that indicated the car may have been tampered with before the accident.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.6/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Let There Be Light

    S3:E29

    During a robbery one of the criminals is hit in the eye and blinded. Ballinger has a fair idea who is behind the crime. Urgency increases when news comes through an eye specialist has been kidnapped.

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  14. 6.7/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Another Face, Another Life

    S3:E10

    Ballinger is part of an ongoing investigation into racketeering in the night club industry. After a fight breaks out in a club, Ballinger thinks he might have the break he has been looking for.

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  15. 6.7/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Velvet Stake-out

    S3:E25

    Conrad Brenner is found dead in an apparent suicide. As Ballinger continues the investigation it becomes evident that he's actually been murdered, when a personal diary can't be found, Ballinger realizes the truth of the case.

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  16. 6.7/10(9 votes)

    #15 - The Man with the Ice

    S3:E31

    Ballinger is working a jewelry theft when he becomes convinced one of thieves is a clean skin amateur. He realizes by putting pressure on this individual he has a chance to crack the entire racket open.

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    Director:Marc Lawrence
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  17. 6.8/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Woman from Paris

    S1:E37

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    Director:John Brahm
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  18. 6.8/10(12 votes)

    #17 - The Crush Out

    S2:E28

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  19. 6.8/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Death by Adoption

    S3:E9

    Used car salesman Larry Colman has argument with Art Brunswick, a man who claims to the be the father of Colman's daughter. Colman unearths evidence Brunswick is not who he claims to be leading to a deadly altercation.

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  20. 6.8/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres

    S3:E18

    Ballinger is brought in when a robbery and murder occurs at an armory. He is puzzled by the list of weapons stolen including a bazooka and other heavy weapons. He knows they cant sell the weapons, so what is their plan?

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
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  21. 6.8/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Diary of a Bomber

    S3:E28

    Ballinger is on a case involving threats against a visiting prince to Chicago. Mo one is taking the situation too seriously until a little girl accidentally finds the detonating device for a home made bomb.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
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  22. 6.8/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Two Days for Willy

    S3:E34

    Willy Nichols is due to testify in a narcotics investigation, although under police protection he receives a threatening phone call and suddenly disappears. Ballinger must find Nichols to save the case.

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    Director:N/A
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  23. 6.9/10(13 votes)

    #22 - The Last Act

    S2:E19

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  24. 6.9/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Terror on Dark Street

    S2:E30

    Lieutenant Ballinger investigates a possible link between a series of Dark Street purse snatchings and the disappearance of a successful but unhappily married architect.

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  25. 6.9/10(27 votes)

    #24 - Decoy in White

    S2:E37

    The M Squad become involved when a bank manager laundering illegal money is killed. The situation becomes tangled when a young lady accompanying the bank manager comes forward.

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  26. 6.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Voice from the Grave

    S3:E11

    Harry Conklin is killed while on the way to a secret Senate hearing into stand over tactics in the trucking industry. Suspicion falls heavily on a rival Martin Bodie. It is up to Ballinger to fight through the silence and uncover the truth.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dead Parrots Don't Talk" is the worst rated episode of "M Squad". It scored 6.3/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Don Medford and written by N/A, it aired on 5/3/1960. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Debt of Honor".