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Private detective Mike Hammer hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 19 - Mike Gets Married
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Mike Gets Married

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 8 - The Deadly Prey
    6.4/10(38 votes)

    #2 - The Deadly Prey

    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:Unknown

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  3. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 12 - Dead Man's Run
    6.7/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Dead Man's Run

    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:Unknown

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

    #4 - Firestorm

    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:Unknown

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  5. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 4 - Catfight
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Catfight

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 7 - Dead Card Down
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #6 - Dead Card Down

    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:Unknown

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

    #7 - Golden Lady

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 11 - To Kill John Doe
    6.8/10(37 votes)

    #8 - To Kill John Doe

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 5 - Warpath
    6.9/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Warpath

    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:Unknown

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  10. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 8 - Murder in the Cards
    6.9/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Murder in the Cards

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 15 - Deadly Collection
    6.9/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Deadly Collection

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 6 - Dead on a Dime
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #12 - Dead on a Dime

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 7 - Sex Trap
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #13 - Sex Trap

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 7 - Harlem Nocturne
    7.0/10(45 votes)

    #14 - Harlem Nocturne

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 20 - A Blinding Fear
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #15 - A Blinding Fear

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 2 - Too Young to Die
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    #16 - Too Young to Die

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 3 - Kill Devil
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    #17 - Kill Devil

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #18 - To Kill a Friend

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 17 - The Last Laugh
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #19 - The Last Laugh

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #20 - Deirdre

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 9 - Requiem for Billy
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #21 - Requiem for Billy

    S3:E9

    Mike Hammer looks for the answer to who killed his young friend, but all he encounters are more questions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 18 - Lady Killer
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    #22 - Lady Killer

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #23 - Hot Ice

    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:Unknown

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  24. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 5 - Shots in the Dark
    7.3/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Shots in the Dark

    S1:E5

    Hammer saves a woman in Central Park only to see her killed in front of him a short time later on her front door steps. When police aren't looking for the killer, Hammer realizes that the mystery is bigger than he thought.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 8 - Negative Image
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Negative Image

    S1:E8

    A friend of Hammer's, a fashion photographer is murdered after doing a fashion shoot. It takes Hammer and the police officer he is working with a long time to find a motive. There's betrayal and double-cross before the mystery is solved.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mike Gets Married" is the worst rated episode of "Mike Hammer". It scored 6.2/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/15/1987. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Deadly Prey".