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The Worst Episodes of Mike Hammer

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Worst episode
S3E19 Mike Gets Married
6.433 votes
Best episode
S3E14 Who Killed Sister Lorna?
8.239 votes
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Season 3
7.4avg
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1d 22h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 19 - Mike Gets Married
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    S3:E19

    A woman is held at the airport whose documents say that she's Mrs. Mike Hammer. She's a foreigner who claimed to be his wife so that she could get into the country quietly. She says that her country is trying to change things and is in New York to collect money intended for the reform. When someone tries to kill her, Mike kills him but without her testimony, it can't be proven that it was justified, and she's about to be deported. So Mike marries her.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Paul Diamond

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  2. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 8 - The Deadly Prey
    6.5/10(39 votes)

    S2:E8

    Velda's brother returns from Europe with a jade necklace as a present for Velda. However, he is murdered later that night. Hammer's tracks the clues, which point to smuggling and Chinatown.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  3. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 13 - Firestorm
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    S2:E13

    An old friend, the lead singer for a rock group called FIrestorm, gives Hammer a package to mind just before he goes on a fishing holiday. When she is electrocuted during rehearsal, his holiday is cut short as he investigates her death.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Stephen Kandel

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  4. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 11 - To Kill John Doe
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    S3:E11

    A man with no memory walks into Hammer's office and wants to know who he is. It turns out he is an scientist wanted by the KGB. There are many twists and turns as Hammer tries to save him despite not being helped by the local agents.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Howard Berk

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  5. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 12 - Dead Man's Run
    6.8/10(37 votes)

    S2:E12

    It is New Year's Eve and the patrons are waiting for Hammer. While they are waiting for him to arrive, Pat relates the story of how Hammer had helped a freedom movement establish a democratic government in Altos.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  6. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 3 - Golden Lady
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    S3:E3

    A union worker is murdered and Hammer is employed by his widow to help her get money owed to her from his pension fund. Hammer finds that the money has been embezzled through overseas accounts, but who was overseeing the fraud?

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:Duke Sandefur

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  7. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 4 - Catfight
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    S2:E4

    Hammer's friend, Asst DA Dave Hunter, is shot during a custody escape by Matt Rainey. Rainey is killed but Hammer tries to find the organiser of the escape bid and he must work with the three women that were involved with Rainey.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writers:Stephen Kandel, Stephen J. Cannell

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  8. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 8 - Murder in the Cards
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    S3:E8

    Mike Hammer's determination to rescue the son of an old army buddy from a trial for robbery and murder sends him on an eerie mission to an upstate fishing lodge where danger waits.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:Fred A. Wyler, Jay Bernstein, S.S. Schweitzer

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  9. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 5 - Warpath
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    S2:E5

    Hammer goes on the warpath when a lovely friend of his is wounded and a multi-million dollar oil deal sets Indian against Indian and murder is the payoff.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Sy Salkowitz

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  10. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 7 - Sex Trap
    7.0/10(47 votes)

    S1:E7

    An old friend of Hammer's has her wallet stolen and he is mystified why she doesn't want to see the police. It turns that there are escorts, diplomats, blackmail and military intelligence all involved.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:B.W. Sandefur, Fred A. Wyler

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  11. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 15 - Deadly Collection
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    S3:E15

    A friend of Hammer's is blown up investigating a protection racket that is extorting money from a high fashion designer. Hammer continues the investigation and there is cross and double cross before he solves the case.

    Director:David Hemmings
    Writer:Nancy Ann Miller

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  12. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 7 - Dead Card Down
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    S2:E7

    A friend of Hammer's is killed in an airport terminal carrying 3 million dollars in diamonds to repay a gambling debt. When it turns out that the diamonds were fake Hammer needs to find out who stole them, as the bodies mount up.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  13. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 17 - The Last Laugh
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    S3:E17

    Hammer's new receptionist asks him to find her manager, who has gone missing. After the man is murdered, Hammer heads to the west coast after his receptionist, looking for the murderer.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Arthur Ginsberg

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  14. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 6 - Dead on a Dime
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S1:E6

    A former detective suddenly shoots a man for no reason and forces Hammer to kill him. Hammer is determined to find out why, with the clues being a blonde and a marked dime. These clues lead him to a psychiatric clinic.

    Director:Arnold Laven
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  15. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 2 - Too Young to Die
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    S2:E2

    Hammer helps a very young hooker and talks her into taking a legitimate job. When she is murdered he helps her sister find the murderer. The clue turns out to be the owner of a black limousine.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Ed Scharlach

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  16. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 7 - Harlem Nocturne
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    S3:E7

    A man on parole wants Hammer to find his former girlfriend, who he hasn't seen for eight years. The man had been in jail for an armoured car robbery where the money wasn't found, which is crucial to understanding her current whereabouts.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:Howard Berk

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  17. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 20 - A Blinding Fear
    7.1/10(39 votes)

    S3:E20

    An arms dealer, Decker, has a blind 12 year-old daughter, Jennifer. Her dog is stolen and Hammer is asked to find it. It turns out to be part of a plot to kidnap the daughter and hold her for ransom. Hammer must save her and the dog.

    Director:Stacy Keach
    Writer:Stephen Lord

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  18. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 5 - To Kill a Friend
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    S3:E5

    Hammer leads a manhunt for a hood who, in the course of a jewel robbery, has gunned down Hammer's friend and left him with a bullet-riddled right arm.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  19. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 3 - Kill Devil
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    S2:E3

    Velda is mugged and the gang vows revenge when Hammer intervenes. They frame Hammer for murder and he is on the run until he is able to find the real killer and bring him to justice. Help comes from an unlikely source.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  20. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 1 - Deirdre
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    S3:E1

    Mae-Marie hires Hammer to find her sister Deirdre only to be tied up with a philandering preacher called the Reverend Blessing, murder and some missing video tapes.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:Herman Miller

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  21. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 2 - Hot Ice
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    S1:E2

    A friend of Hammer's is kidnapped and held for ransom during a jewelry store robbery. Things go wrong during the handover of a valuable diamond and Hammer has a lot of work to do before he finally works out what is happening.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Frank Abatemarco

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  22. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 1 - Torch Song
    7.3/10(49 votes)

    S2:E1

    Mike gets a friend of his a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job. Mike works along with the insurance investigator to find what caused the explosion and who set it off.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Sy Salkowitz

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  23. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 14 - Deadly Reunion
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    S2:E14

    An old school friend comes to Hammer with an invitation to a retirement dinner for one of their old teachers. The friend, who works for a congressman, is found murdered, as is another alumni. Hammer sets to work to find out why.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  24. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 18 - Lady Killer
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    S3:E18

    A murderer is killing successful businesswomen many of whom appeared on a TV show. Hammer must act quickly before his client, a women's magazine editor, is also killed.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writers:Nancy Ann Miller, Edward di Lorenzo

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  25. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 4 - Mike's Baby
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    S3:E4

    Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really die?

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mike Gets Married" is the worst rated episode of Mike Hammer. It scored 6.4/10 from 33 votes. Directed by Charles Braverman and written by Paul Diamond, it aired on April 15, 1987. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Deadly Prey".

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