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The Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 1

Every episode of Moonlighting Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 1!

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After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Moonlighting Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After an embezzling accountant leaves her penniless, ex-model Maddie Hayes decides to sell the few failing businesses she still owns, among them a detective agency. But private eye David Addison wants to keeps his job, so he persuades a reluctant Maddie to form a partnership. Their first case gives them little to go on: Maddie gets a broken watch from a dying man.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Glenn Gordon Caron

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  2. Moonlighting Season 1 Episode 2 - Gunfight at the So-So Corral
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Gunfight at the So-So Corral

    S1:E2

    Dave and Maddie face a difficult situation when they have to tell their client that the son he hired them to find is a notorious contract killer.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writers:Glenn Gordon Caron, Michael Petryni

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  3. Moonlighting Season 1 Episode 3 - Read the Mind... See the Movie
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Read the Mind... See the Movie

    S1:E3

    Maddie believes that a client's design secrets are being pilfered from the astral plane by a psychic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Moonlighting Season 1 Episode 4 - The Next Murder You Hear
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Next Murder You Hear

    S1:E4

    Maddie becomes infatuated with a radio talk-show host who has apparently been murdered while he was on the air.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writers:Glenn Gordon Caron, Peter Silverman

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  5. Moonlighting Season 1 Episode 5 - Next Stop Murder
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Next Stop Murder

    S1:E5

    Maddie and Dave get trapped on a train filled with mystery buffs when they try to deliver Agnes on time for her big weekend solving a make-believe murder staged by a famous author.

    Director:Kevin Connor
    Writers:Ali Marie Matheson, Kerry Ehrin

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  6. Moonlighting Season 1 Episode 6 - The Murder's in the Mail
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Murder's in the Mail

    S1:E6

    Dave and Maddie find a dead body as they try to collect money for a collection agency, but it disappears without a trace when they try to report it.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Moonlighting" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Robert Butler and written by Glenn Gordon Caron, it aired on 3/3/1985. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Gunfight at the So-So Corral".