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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!

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 executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.

Genres:Action & AdventureCrimeMysteryDrama
Network:CBS

Season 8 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Mannix" season 8 is "Portrait in Blues", rated 6.4/10 from 120 user votes. It was directed by Alf Kjellin and written by N/A. "Portrait in Blues" aired on 9/22/1974 and is rated 1.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Game Plan".

  • Portrait in Blues
    6.4/10 120 votes

    #1 - Portrait in Blues

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1974

    Murder on the rock circuit.

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A

  • Game Plan
    7.9/10 93 votes

    #2 - Game Plan

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Fine Day for Dying
    7.9/10 100 votes

    #3 - A Fine Day for Dying

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1974

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

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: N/A

  • Walk on the Blind Side
    7.0/10 99 votes

    #4 - Walk on the Blind Side

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1974

    Peggy gets mistaken for a stool pigeon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Green Men
    7.7/10 90 votes

    #5 - The Green Men

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1974

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

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Has No Face
    6.9/10 92 votes

    #6 - Death Has No Face

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Small Favor for an Old Friend
    8.0/10 94 votes

    #7 - A Small Favor for an Old Friend

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Enter Tami Okada
    8.2/10 94 votes

    #8 - Enter Tami Okada

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Picture of a Shadow
    7.4/10 99 votes

    #9 - Picture of a Shadow

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Desert Sun
    7.7/10 84 votes

    #10 - Desert Sun

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1974

    Small town rules may include murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Survivor Who Wasn't
    8.5/10 92 votes

    #11 - The Survivor Who Wasn't

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1974

    His wife says somebody else came back from the crash.

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • A Choice of Victims
    8.2/10 97 votes

    #12 - A Choice of Victims

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1974

    A Hollywood murder may have been a mistake.

    Director: Harry Harvey Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • A Word Called Courage
    7.5/10 90 votes

    #13 - A Word Called Courage

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1975

    An old buddy tests Mannix's limits.

    Director: Bill Bixby

    Writer: N/A

  • Man in a Trap
    8.2/10 90 votes

    #14 - Man in a Trap

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1975

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

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • Chance Meeting
    7.7/10 88 votes

    #15 - Chance Meeting

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1975

    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: N/A

  • Edge of the Web
    8.3/10 96 votes

    #16 - Edge of the Web

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1975

    A triangle in academia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Ransom for Yesterday
    8.5/10 114 votes

    #17 - A Ransom for Yesterday

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1975

    A kidnapping case suddenly emerges from the files.

    Director: Bill Bixby

    Writer: N/A

  • The Empty Tower
    8.5/10 127 votes

    #18 - The Empty Tower

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1975

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

    Director: Bill Bixby

    Writer: N/A

  • Quartet for a Blunt Instrument
    8.1/10 103 votes

    #19 - Quartet for a Blunt Instrument

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1975

    The death of an inventor raises questions of motive.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • Bird of Prey (1)
    7.8/10 94 votes

    #20 - Bird of Prey (1)

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1975

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

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • Bird of Prey (2)
    7.3/10 79 votes

    #21 - Bird of Prey (2)

    Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1975

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

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • Design for Dying
    7.9/10 89 votes

    #22 - Design for Dying

    Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1975

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Search for a Dead Man
    8.4/10 101 votes

    #23 - Search for a Dead Man

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1975

    An incognito hitman loses his handiwork.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hardball
    8.4/10 132 votes

    #24 - Hardball

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/1975

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

    Director: Bill Bixby

    Writer: N/A