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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!

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,...
Genres:ComedyDramaMysteryCrime
Network:ABC
Episodes
6
Avg. Rating
7.4
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.5
7.3
7.0

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  • The Next Murder You Hear
    7.6/10(416)
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    #1 - The Next Murder You Hear

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 3/19/1985

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

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron, Peter Silverman

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  • Pilot
    7.5/10(2,744)
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    #2 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/3/1985

    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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  • The Murder's in the Mail
    7.5/10(367)
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    #3 - The Murder's in the Mail

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 4/2/1985

    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

    Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  • Next Stop Murder
    7.4/10(401)
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    #4 - Next Stop Murder

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 3/26/1985

    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

    Writer: Ali Marie Matheson, Kerry Ehrin

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  • Gunfight at the So-So Corral
    7.3/10(505)
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    #5 - Gunfight at the So-So Corral

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 3/5/1985

    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

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron, Michael Petryni

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  • Read the Mind... See the Movie
    7.0/10(404)
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    #6 - Read the Mind... See the Movie

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 3/12/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Next Murder You Hear" is the best rated episode of "Moonlighting" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 416 votes. Directed by Peter Werner and written by Glenn Gordon Caron, Peter Silverman, it aired on 3/19/1985. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Pilot".