7.9/109 votesLoading...#1 - Joseph “The Rat” Valachi
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2007
Joseph Valachi is the first syndicate member to testify against the Cosa Nostra and reveal its inner workings.
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- 7.8/1020 votesLoading...
#2 - Murder, Inc.
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/21/2008
The story of Murder, Inc., a 1930s organized-crime group whose members were mob enforcers. Murder, Inc. was a ruthless gang that carried out an estimate 1,000 mob hits. founded by Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, they were assassins that carried out contract killings for the Itailian American, Jewish American mafia, and others
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- 7.8/1010 votesLoading...
#3 - Big Joey Massino
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2011
After New York's Bonanno mob family was nearly destroyed by an undercover FBI agent, Joseph "Big Joey" Massino brought them back to prominence and became the only major Mafia boss left on the streets...the "Last Don."
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- 7.7/108 votesLoading...
#4 - Mad Dog Sullivan
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2012
Gun-for-hire Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan tries to hide his criminal activities from his family.
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- 7.7/1011 votesLoading...
#5 - The Grim Reaper: Greg Scarpa
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2012
Gregory Scarpa lived a charmed triple life; mafia hit man, loving father and husband, and secret FBI informant.
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- 7.6/1011 votesLoading...
#6 - Jimmy Hoffa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/24/2007
A profile of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975. Included: remarks by his daughter Barbara Crancer and biographer Arthur Sloane.
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- 7.6/1010 votesLoading...
#7 - Frank Costello
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/6/2007
A profile of Frank Costello includes an interview with Anthony Quinn. Frank Costello sees himself as a businessman, preferring diplomacy to violence.
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- 7.6/1011 votesLoading...
#8 - Frank Lucas
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/3/2008
Heroin kingpin Frank Lucas dominated the Harlem drug market from 1968 to 1975, before being busted for conspiracy to distribute heroin and serving 5 year of his 70-year sentence.
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- 7.6/1014 votesLoading...
#9 - Tony Spilotro
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 12/5/2008
Las Vegas mobster Tony Spilotro is profiled. Tony Spilotro made his name in Chicago's most powerful organized crime family and was given control of the gang's casino interests in Las Vegas.
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- 7.6/106 votesLoading...
#10 - “Mad Sam” DeStefano
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2012
One of the most violent and outrageous characters in mob history, "Mad Sam" DeStefano lived up to his moniker throughout a three-decade reign as a juice loan lender and sadistic enforcer with the notorious Chicago Outfit.
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7.5/1011 votesLoading...#11 - Nicodemo Scarfo
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 12/19/2008
Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo, known as "Little Nicky." His paranoia, volatility and treachery ultimately lead to his demise.
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#12 - Albert Anastasia
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/17/2010
As leader of Murder, Inc., Albert Anastasia was one of the most vicious and feared mob bosses of the twentieth century.
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- 7.4/1013 votesLoading...
#13 - Jack Ruby
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2007
A profile of Jack Ruby (1911-1967), the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald two days after the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Included: a discussion of his possible motives for the murder.
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- 7.4/109 votesLoading...
#14 - Danny Greene
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/10/2010
Fashioning himself a modern-day Celtic warrior, 1970's Irish mobster Danny Greene clashed with the Cleveland mafia, resulting in a bombing war that would eventually destroy them both.
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- 7.4/107 votesLoading...
#15 - Family Secrets
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2012
Frank Calabrese Jr., son of mobster Frank Calabrese, flipped against his father, and nearly brought down the vaunted Chicago Outfit.
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- 7.3/1015 votesLoading...
#16 - Tommy Lucchese
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/28/2008
Gaetano 'Tommy' Lucchese, a mob figure in 1930s New York, is profiled. He was one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia. During Tommy's tenure as underboss and boss of what would come to be known as the Lucchese crime family, he pioneered and perfected labor rackets in New York City's kosher chicken industry, the garment district, and the world of professional boxing which generated millions of dollars.
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- 7.3/107 votesLoading...
#17 - Jimmy "The Gent" Burke
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2012
Jimmy Burke was one of the most prolific mob earners in New York history.
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- 7.2/106 votesLoading...
#18 - Bugsy Siegel
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/17/2007
A profile of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-47) chronicles his rise to fame, including his role in building Las Vegas.
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- 7.2/109 votesLoading...
#19 - Vinnie 'The Chin' Gigante
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/3/2007
Vincent Gigante attempts to convince the world that he is legally insane.
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- 7.2/1015 votesLoading...
#20 - Whitey Bulger
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/14/2008
Fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is profiled. He rose to become a gangster in South Boston, became an informant for the FBI to end the Italian mob in, distract them from his own criminal activities and ended in the largest informant scandal in FBI history.
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- 7.2/1016 votesLoading...
#21 - John Gotti
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/19/2008
The fifth child of 13 children, John Joseph Gotti Jr was born on 27th October 1940 in the South Bronx. From a very young age, Gotti made a name for himself in the neighbourhood as the leader of the Fulton-Rockaway Boys, a group of young thugs. Gotti soon became 'capo' of the East New York Crew. After a violent coup he went on to take the leadership position of the Gambino Crime family. All of these events would set Gotti on the path to becoming one of the most well-known figures in Mafia history. Gotti's legendary fashion flair made him an interesting character. His rough cunning made his fellow mafiosi respect him. Gotti's volatile temper made them and others fear him.
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- 7.2/1011 votesLoading...
#22 - Santo Trafficante
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/10/2008
In this shocking episode of mobsters, we deal with the brutal drug trade which flourished during the 1950s and 1960s, typified by the violent yet hugely interesting figure of the 'Santo Traficante'; literally, the saintly or sacred drug dealer.
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- 7.2/1012 votesLoading...
#23 - Tommy 'Karate' Pitera
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/25/2010
Tommy Pitera became one of the most violent men of all time in the 1980's; betrayal brought the mob killer to justice.
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- 7.1/109 votesLoading...
#24 - Sam Giancana
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2007
Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana (1908-75) is profiled.
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- 7.1/1014 votesLoading...
#25 - Paul Castellano
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/12/2008
Paul Castellano, a New York mob boss who was murdered in 1985. Disliked, and distrusted by members of his own crime family, the Gambino crime family, he still rose to be the head of that crime family, however under controversial and disagreeable circumstances.
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The Best Episodes of Mobsters
Every episode of Mobsters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mobsters!
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Best Episodes Summary
"Joseph “The Rat” Valachi" is the best rated episode of "Mobsters". It scored 7.9/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/13/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Murder, Inc.".