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The Best Episodes of Mannix Season 8

Every episode of Mannix Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mannix Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mannix Season 8 Episode 1 - Portrait in Blues
    6.4/10(151 votes)

    #1 - Portrait in Blues

    S8:E1

    A singer is nearly electrocuted during a performance. Mannix is hired to find out if it was just an accident or if someone is out to get him.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:James L. Henderson

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  2. Mannix Season 8 Episode 2 - Game Plan
    7.9/10(116 votes)

    #2 - Game Plan

    S8:E2

    A kidnapper's ransom note calls for plunging in a card game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Mannix Season 8 Episode 3 - A Fine Day for Dying
    7.7/10(125 votes)

    #3 - A Fine Day for Dying

    S8:E3

    Out of a coma, back in the line of fire.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Mannix Season 8 Episode 4 - Walk on the Blind Side
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    #4 - Walk on the Blind Side

    S8:E4

    Peggy gets mistaken for a stool pigeon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Mannix Season 8 Episode 5 - The Green Men
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    #5 - The Green Men

    S8:E5

    A Leonardo, a forger of currency, is sought by practically everybody.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Mannix Season 8 Episode 6 - Death Has No Face
    7.0/10(117 votes)

    #6 - Death Has No Face

    S8:E6

    The vortex of the paranoid: Mannix is threatened and framed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mannix Season 8 Episode 7 - A Small Favor for an Old Friend
    8.1/10(117 votes)

    #7 - A Small Favor for an Old Friend

    S8:E7

    Old friend dies on a mob run, they suspect Mannix.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mannix Season 8 Episode 8 - Enter Tami Okada
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #8 - Enter Tami Okada

    S8:E8

    Japanese consular matters entail a private eye and Mannix's cooperation

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mannix Season 8 Episode 9 - Picture of a Shadow
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    #9 - Picture of a Shadow

    S8:E9

    Mannix takes the case of a muder victim in a photograph.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Mannix Season 8 Episode 10 - Desert Sun
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    #10 - Desert Sun

    S8:E10

    Small town rules may include murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mannix Season 8 Episode 11 - The Survivor Who Wasn't
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    #11 - The Survivor Who Wasn't

    S8:E11

    His wife says somebody else came back from the crash.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Mannix Season 8 Episode 12 - A Choice of Victims
    8.3/10(117 votes)

    #12 - A Choice of Victims

    S8:E12

    A Hollywood murder may have been a mistake.

    Director:Harry Harvey Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mannix Season 8 Episode 13 - A Word Called Courage
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    #13 - A Word Called Courage

    S8:E13

    An old buddy tests Mannix's limits.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mannix Season 8 Episode 14 - Man in a Trap
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #14 - Man in a Trap

    S8:E14

    A colleague on the shady side of the street is killed.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mannix Season 8 Episode 15 - Chance Meeting
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    #15 - Chance Meeting

    S8:E15

    A chance meeting between two Vietnam veterans proves fatal for one of them after they are spotted by a third buddy, a deserter who has no intention of being turned in.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mannix Season 8 Episode 16 - Edge of the Web
    8.3/10(119 votes)

    #16 - Edge of the Web

    S8:E16

    A triangle in academia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mannix Season 8 Episode 17 - A Ransom for Yesterday
    8.4/10(140 votes)

    #17 - A Ransom for Yesterday

    S8:E17

    A kidnapping case suddenly emerges from the files.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Mannix Season 8 Episode 18 - The Empty Tower
    8.5/10(149 votes)

    #18 - The Empty Tower

    S8:E18

    A skyscraper burglary leavs Mannix and a pal in a fix.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mannix Season 8 Episode 19 - Quartet for a Blunt Instrument
    7.9/10(126 votes)

    #19 - Quartet for a Blunt Instrument

    S8:E19

    The death of an inventor raises questions of motive.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mannix Season 8 Episode 20 - Bird of Prey (1)
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    #20 - Bird of Prey (1)

    S8:E20

    On an island off the South American coast, Mannix seeks out the rescuer of a client's son.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mannix Season 8 Episode 21 - Bird of Prey (2)
    7.3/10(94 votes)

    #21 - Bird of Prey (2)

    S8:E21

    An assassination plot is revealed in the course of Mannix's investigation.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mannix Season 8 Episode 22 - Design for Dying
    8.0/10(107 votes)

    #22 - Design for Dying

    S8:E22

    A soft case with plush lining gives Mannix cause for uneasiness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Mannix Season 8 Episode 23 - Search for a Dead Man
    8.3/10(128 votes)

    #23 - Search for a Dead Man

    S8:E23

    An incognito hitman loses his handiwork.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mannix Season 8 Episode 24 - Hardball
    8.4/10(152 votes)

    #24 - Hardball

    S8:E24

    Ratted out and up against it, a dealer takes hostages.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Portrait in Blues" is the best rated episode of "Mannix" season 8. It scored 6.4/10 based on 151 votes. Directed by Alf Kjellin and written by James L. Henderson, it aired on 9/22/1974. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "Game Plan".