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The Best Episodes of Mobsters

Mobsters is an American documentary television series that profiles the lives of infamous individuals in history; the series puts the spotlight on some of history's...

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  1. Background image for Big Joey Massino
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Big Joey Massino

    S3:E6

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Joseph “The Rat” Valachi
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Joseph “The Rat” Valachi

    S1:E9

    Joseph Valachi is the first syndicate member to testify against the Cosa Nostra and reveal its inner workings.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Murder, Inc.
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #3 - Murder, Inc.

    S1:E18

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Danny Greene
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Danny Greene

    S3:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Nicodemo Scarfo
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Nicodemo Scarfo

    S1:E28

    Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo, known as "Little Nicky." His paranoia, volatility and treachery ultimately lead to his demise.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Tommy 'Karate' Pitera
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Tommy 'Karate' Pitera

    S3:E4

    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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  8. Background image for Jimmy Hoffa
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Jimmy Hoffa

    S1:E6

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Santo Trafficante
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Santo Trafficante

    S1:E24

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Tony Spilotro
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Tony Spilotro

    S1:E26

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Jack Ruby
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Jack Ruby

    S1:E1

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Frank Costello
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Frank Costello

    S1:E8

    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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  13. Background image for Vinnie 'The Chin' Gigante
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Vinnie 'The Chin' Gigante

    S1:E12

    Vincent Gigante attempts to convince the world that he is legally insane.

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  14. Background image for Albert Anastasia
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Albert Anastasia

    S3:E3

    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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  15. Background image for Frank Lucas
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Frank Lucas

    S1:E23

    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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  16. Background image for Mafia Cops: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Mafia Cops: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa

    S3:E1

    In the 1980s, New York City cops Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were secretly working as hired guns for the Mafia in a scheme that would go down as the worst case of police corruption in NYPD history.

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  17. Background image for Whitey Bulger
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Whitey Bulger

    S1:E17

    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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  18. Background image for Tommy Lucchese
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Tommy Lucchese

    S1:E19

    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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  19. Background image for Sam Giancana
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Sam Giancana

    S1:E2

    Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana (1908-75) is profiled.

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  20. Background image for Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family

    S1:E7

    The Genovese crime family is the subject.

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  21. Background image for Al Capone
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Al Capone

    S1:E11

    A profile of Al Capone, who was Chicago's gangland kingpin in the '20s but was cut down by the IRS in 1931 and spent eight years in Alcatraz.

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  22. Background image for Paul Castellano
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Paul Castellano

    S1:E20

    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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  23. Background image for John Gotti
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #22 - John Gotti

    S1:E21

    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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  24. Background image for The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #23 - The Gambinos: First Family of Crime

    S1:E14

    A profile of New York's Gambino crime family examines the rise of its founder, Carlo Gambino, and that of his successors, Paul Castellano and John Gotti.

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  25. Background image for Lucky Luciano
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Lucky Luciano

    S1:E16

    A profile of Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1897-1962), a mob figure in 1930s New York. Salvatore "Lucky" Luciano creates Murder Inc. and makes millions in racketeering and prostitution.

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  26. Background image for Bugsy Siegel
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Bugsy Siegel

    S1:E5

    A profile of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-47) chronicles his rise to fame, including his role in building Las Vegas.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Big Joey Massino" is the best rated episode of "Mobsters". It scored 7.9/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/21/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Joseph “The Rat” Valachi".