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The Worst Episodes of Naked City

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Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary”

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Naked City Season 1 Episode 9 - The Bird Guard
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Bird Guard

    S1:E9

    A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

    Director:William Beaudine
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Naked City Season 1 Episode 17 - Burst of Passion
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    #2 - Burst of Passion

    S1:E17

    Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Naked City Season 1 Episode 18 - Goodbye, My Lady Love
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Goodbye, My Lady Love

    S1:E18

    Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Naked City Season 1 Episode 19 - The Shield
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    #4 - The Shield

    S1:E19

    Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Naked City Season 1 Episode 20 - One to Get Lost
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    #5 - One to Get Lost

    S1:E20

    George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Naked City Season 1 Episode 21 - Hey, Teach!
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    #6 - Hey, Teach!

    S1:E21

    Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Naked City Season 1 Episode 22 - Ticker Tape
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    #7 - Ticker Tape

    S1:E22

    The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Naked City Season 1 Episode 23 - Fire Island
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    #8 - Fire Island

    S1:E23

    The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

    Director:Norman Tokar
    Writer:Stirling Silliphant

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  9. Naked City Season 1 Episode 24 - Ten Cent Dreams
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    #9 - Ten Cent Dreams

    S1:E24

    A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Naked City Season 1 Episode 25 - The Bumper
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    #10 - The Bumper

    S1:E25

    After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Naked City Season 1 Episode 26 - A Running of Bulls
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    #11 - A Running of Bulls

    S1:E26

    The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Naked City Season 1 Episode 27 - Fallen Star
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    #12 - Fallen Star

    S1:E27

    A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Naked City Season 1 Episode 28 - Beyond Truth
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    #13 - Beyond Truth

    S1:E28

    A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Naked City Season 1 Episode 29 - Baker's Dozen
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    #14 - Baker's Dozen

    S1:E29

    A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.

    Director:George Sherman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Naked City Season 1 Episode 30 - The Rebirth
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    #15 - The Rebirth

    S1:E30

    A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Naked City Season 1 Episode 31 - Four Sweet Corners
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    #16 - Four Sweet Corners

    S1:E31

    A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Naked City Season 1 Episode 32 - The Sandman
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    #17 - The Sandman

    S1:E32

    Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Naked City Season 1 Episode 33 - Turn of Events
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    #18 - Turn of Events

    S1:E33

    A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Naked City Season 1 Episode 34 - A Little Piece of the Action
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    #19 - A Little Piece of the Action

    S1:E34

    A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Naked City Season 1 Episode 35 - The Bloodhounds
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    #20 - The Bloodhounds

    S1:E35

    The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Naked City Season 1 Episode 36 - The Scorpion Sting
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    #21 - The Scorpion Sting

    S1:E36

    The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Naked City Season 1 Episode 37 - Saw My Baby There
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    #22 - Saw My Baby There

    S1:E37

    A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Naked City Season 1 Episode 38 - The Canvas Bullet
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    #23 - The Canvas Bullet

    S1:E38

    A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Naked City Season 1 Episode 39 - A Wood of Thorns
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    #24 - A Wood of Thorns

    S1:E39

    To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Naked City Season 2 Episode 1 - A Death of Princes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - A Death of Princes

    S2:E1

    Detective walks from icing surrendering shooter Gimpy, so his commander asks Adam to volunteer to spy him. Adam struggles with taking the assignment on gun-happy comrade Bane, whose jacket includes 2 other recent kills, but many medals.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Stirling Silliphant

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Bird Guard" is the worst rated episode of "Naked City". It scored 0/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by William Beaudine and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/25/1958. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Burst of Passion".