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The Best Episodes of Mannix Season 1

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

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by...
Genres:Action & AdventureCrimeMysteryDrama
Network:CBS
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.1
7.9
7.3

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Name Is Mannix" is the best rated episode of "Mannix" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 319 votes. Directed by Leonard Horn and written by Bruce Geller, it aired on 9/16/1967. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Skid Marks on a Dry Run".

  • The Name Is Mannix
    8.1/10(319)

    #1 - The Name Is Mannix

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/16/1967

    Mannix has side action on a kidnap case.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: Bruce Geller

  • Skid Marks on a Dry Run
    7.9/10(245)

    #2 - Skid Marks on a Dry Run

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/23/1967

    Mannix is hired to find out any dirt on Govenor-elect Adam Pierson, and that's when the trouble starts: with his syndicate connections, people are dying fast.

    Director: John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer: John Meredyth Lucas

  • Nothing Ever Works Twice
    7.3/10(197)

    #3 - Nothing Ever Works Twice

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/30/1967

    Mannix is set up for the murder of an old girlfriend's husband.

    Director: Murray Golden

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher
    7.9/10(195)

    #4 - The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/7/1967

    A scientist goes missing with a new formula.

    Director: John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer: Barry Oringer

  • Make Like It Never Happened
    7.9/10(200)

    #5 - Make Like It Never Happened

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/14/1967

    Mannix takes the case of a death row inmate.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: Lee Loeb

  • The Cost of a Vacation
    7.0/10(182)

    #6 - The Cost of a Vacation

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/21/1967

    A threatened suicide.

    Director: John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

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  • Warning: Live Blueberries
    7.4/10(186)

    #7 - Warning: Live Blueberries

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/28/1967

    An incommunicado coed and a murdered basketball player.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Barry Oringer

  • Beyond the Shadow of a Dream
    7.3/10(166)

    #8 - Beyond the Shadow of a Dream

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/4/1967

    Mannix is hired to vet a prospective bridegroom.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: Laurence Heath

  • Huntdown
    7.9/10(165)

    #9 - Huntdown

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/18/1967

    Investigating an insurance claim, Mannix finds himself intensely scrutinized.

    Director: Gerald Mayer

    Writer: Richard H. Landau

  • Coffin for a Clown
    7.4/10(169)

    #10 - Coffin for a Clown

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/25/1967

    A missing boy and a cover-up.

    Director: Alexander Singer

    Writer: N/A

  • Catalogue of Sins
    7.5/10(160)

    #11 - Catalogue of Sins

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/2/1967

    Blackmail in the film industry.

    Director: Lee H. Katzin

    Writer: N/A

  • Turn Every Stone
    7.5/10(154)

    #12 - Turn Every Stone

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/9/1967

    A libel suit against a newspaper at the state capital involves politics and the mob.

    Director: John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer: N/A

  • Run, Sheep, Run
    7.8/10(154)

    #13 - Run, Sheep, Run

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/16/1967

    An undercover cop's murder exposes a vice operation.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Howard Browne

  • Then the Drink Takes the Man
    7.8/10(154)

    #14 - Then the Drink Takes the Man

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/30/1967

    Undercover at a health farm for boozehounds.

    Director: László Benedek

    Writer: N/A

  • The Falling Star
    7.4/10(159)

    #15 - The Falling Star

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/6/1968

    Mannix checks out an actress with an enemy.

    Director: Denis Sanders

    Writer: N/A

  • License to Kill---Limit Three People
    7.7/10(156)

    #16 - License to Kill---Limit Three People

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/13/1968

    A psychopath's next victim might be his wife.

    Director: John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadfall (1)
    7.8/10(142)

    #17 - Deadfall (1)

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/20/1968

    The strong friendship between Lew Wickersham and Mannix melts into a violent and deathly feud. The bitter battle begins when Mannix launches an investigation into the theft of a highly secret formula for the development of a laser ray. Stolen plans and sabotage involve Intertect and their agents.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadfall (2)
    7.8/10(136)

    #18 - Deadfall (2)

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/27/1968

    The two paths of the case meet at the water's edge.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: N/A

  • You Can Get Killed Out There
    7.8/10(141)

    #19 - You Can Get Killed Out There

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/3/1968

    Mannix quits rather than chase a necklace and a mobster, and stumbles into a case of murder and fraud.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Another Final Exit (or, The Box)
    7.6/10(135)

    #20 - Another Final Exit (or, The Box)

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/10/1968

    A missing million leads Mannix out of Intertect as bait for a drug ring.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • Eight to Five, Its a Miracle
    7.3/10(125)

    #21 - Eight to Five, Its a Miracle

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/17/1968

    A faith healer gets blackmailed.

    Director: Harry Harvey Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Delayed Reaction
    7.4/10(134)

    #22 - Delayed Reaction

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 3/2/1968

    Old labor woes come to light after an attempted murder.

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • To Kill a Writer
    7.7/10(141)

    #23 - To Kill a Writer

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/9/1968

    An unsolved murder and an author with enemies.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: Ben Gershman

  • The Girl in the Frame
    8.0/10(152)

    #24 - The Girl in the Frame

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/16/1968

    A fake Renoir is suspected, and the model is in danger.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A