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The Worst Episodes of M Squad

Every episode of M Squad ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"A Kid Up There" is the worst rated episode of "M Squad". It scored 6.1/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/22/1960. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Death by Adoption".

  • A Kid Up There
    6.1/1012 votes
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    #1 - A Kid Up There

    Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 3/22/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death by Adoption
    6.3/1011 votes
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    #2 - Death by Adoption

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1959

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead Parrots Don't Talk
    6.3/1010 votes
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    #3 - Dead Parrots Don't Talk

    Season 3 Episode 32 - Aired 5/3/1960

    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.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

  • Debt of Honor
    6.4/1011 votes
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    #4 - Debt of Honor

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Human Bond
    6.5/1011 votes
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    #5 - The Human Bond

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1959

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Neighborhood Killer
    6.6/1031 votes
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    #6 - Neighborhood Killer

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1957

    The squad hunts down a cop killer.

    Director: Bernard Girard

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant, William Holder

  • Death Threat
    6.6/1014 votes
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    #7 - Death Threat

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1959

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    Director: John Brahm

    Writer: N/A

  • Sunday Punch
    6.6/1011 votes
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    #8 - Sunday Punch

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1959

    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.

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: N/A

  • Shred of Doubt
    6.6/1012 votes
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    #9 - Shred of Doubt

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1959

    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.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Race to Death
    6.6/1011 votes
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    #10 - Race to Death

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1960

    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.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Let There Be Light
    6.6/1012 votes
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    #11 - Let There Be Light

    Season 3 Episode 29 - Aired 4/5/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Another Face, Another Life
    6.7/1011 votes
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    #12 - Another Face, Another Life

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1959

    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.

    Director: Sidney Lanfield

    Writer: N/A

  • The Velvet Stake-out
    6.7/1010 votes
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    #13 - The Velvet Stake-out

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/8/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man with the Ice
    6.7/109 votes
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    #14 - The Man with the Ice

    Season 3 Episode 31 - Aired 4/19/1960

    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.

    Director: Marc Lawrence

    Writer: N/A

  • Woman from Paris
    6.8/1016 votes
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    #15 - Woman from Paris

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/6/1958

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    Director: John Brahm

    Writer: N/A

  • Jeopardy by Fire
    6.8/1014 votes
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    #16 - Jeopardy by Fire

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1959

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres
    6.8/1013 votes
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    #17 - Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1960

    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?

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • Diary of a Bomber
    6.8/109 votes
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    #18 - Diary of a Bomber

    Season 3 Episode 28 - Aired 3/29/1960

    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.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Days for Willy
    6.8/108 votes
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    #19 - Two Days for Willy

    Season 3 Episode 34 - Aired 5/17/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Act
    6.9/1013 votes
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    #20 - The Last Act

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1959

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    Director: David Lowell Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Terror on Dark Street
    6.9/1011 votes
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    #21 - The Terror on Dark Street

    Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 4/24/1959

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

    Director: Sidney Lanfield

    Writer: N/A

  • Decoy in White
    6.9/1026 votes
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    #22 - Decoy in White

    Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 6/12/1959

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Voice from the Grave
    6.9/1010 votes
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    #23 - Voice from the Grave

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1959

    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.

    Director: Francis D. Lyon

    Writer: N/A

  • One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing
    6.9/1010 votes
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    #24 - One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1959

    An armored car is hijacked during a pickup at a government installation. There are surprisingly fews clues left behind by the criminals and Ballinger needs to try and unravel the mystery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Closed Season
    6.9/1011 votes
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    #25 - Closed Season

    Season 3 Episode 36 - Aired 5/31/1960

    Sonny Bradley is charged with murder. Ballinger begins to investigate and quickly realizes something is not right about the statements from the witnesses, and starts see a much bigger game being played.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A