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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

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Name Is Mannix" is the best rated episode of "Mannix" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 318 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
    8.1/10318 votes

    #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
    7.9/10243 votes

    #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
    7.3/10197 votes

    #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
    7.9/10195 votes

    #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
    7.9/10200 votes

    #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
    7.0/10181 votes

    #6 - The Cost of a Vacation

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1967

    A threatened suicide.

    Director: John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • Warning: Live Blueberries
    7.4/10186 votes

    #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
    7.3/10165 votes

    #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
    7.9/10165 votes

    #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
    7.4/10169 votes

    #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
    7.5/10160 votes

    #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
    7.5/10154 votes

    #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
    7.8/10154 votes

    #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
    7.8/10154 votes

    #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
    7.4/10159 votes

    #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
    7.7/10155 votes

    #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)
    7.8/10142 votes

    #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)
    7.8/10136 votes

    #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
    7.8/10141 votes

    #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)
    7.6/10134 votes

    #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
    7.3/10125 votes

    #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
    7.4/10133 votes

    #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
    7.7/10140 votes

    #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
    8.0/10152 votes

    #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