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The Worst Episodes of Nash Bridges

Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor...

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  1. Background image for Rip Off
    6.8/10(64 votes)

    #1 - Rip Off

    S5:E11

    A small time getaway driver sets up two robbery gangs to rob each other, while he walks away with the loot and complete immunity. Evan is brought in for another chance in Joe's off-duty case concerning a kidnapped son who has had a gender change. The 'Cuda hood is graffitied, and Nash puts Boz Bishop on the case.

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    Writer:Jed Seidel
  2. Background image for The Javelin Catcher
    7.0/10(119 votes)

    #2 - The Javelin Catcher

    S1:E5

    Nash, while investigating an apparent gang killing, discovers that the weapon used for the job is the Army's newly missing man-portable, antitank system: The Javelin. Nash is assisted in the investigation by Sandra McCormick whoose career is on the line if the Javelin is not recovered.

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Jed Seidel
  3. Background image for Hardball
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    #3 - Hardball

    S4:E10

    Nash and Joe have to babysit Mickey Tripp (Paul Gleason), a motormouth shockjock, after a body armor-wearing assassin tries to kill him. Their search for the assassin is compounded by the fact that Nick has hired them on an off-duty case to find his softball team's star pitcher - a Salvadoran defector named Chus (Jose Canseco), who's on the run from the INS (Karl Malone). Caitlin babysits her roommate's kids.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Dirty Tricks
    7.1/10(64 votes)

    #4 - Dirty Tricks

    S3:E12

    Nash and Joe risk causing an international incident after British consulate workers fake the death of a convicted killer in order to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Joe resorts to extreme measures in order to get Lucia accepted into an ultra-elite school.

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  5. Background image for Promised Land
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    #5 - Promised Land

    S2:E11

    A people-smuggling ring brings Nash and Joe to the aid of a young man searching for his parents.

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  6. Background image for The Web
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    #6 - The Web

    S2:E16

    Nash busts computer hacker/robber, Andy, and discovers Andy's committed the crime because his wife has been kidnapped. The crew of crooks want Andy's hacker skills as their ransom. The SIU must work to save the woman and bring down the crew before their daring daytime robbery is successful. Meanwhile, Nash and Whitney finally consummate their relationship.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Moving Target
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    #7 - Moving Target

    S2:E21

    Nash's old nemesis from the SIU, Rick Bettina, now a bounty hunter, is back and in competition with Nash as they both try to track down mobster Ray Goetz, who Bettina wants on assault and battery charges in Vegas, and Nash suspects of ""hitting"" a high-level mob boss. Meanwhile, Joe fears repercussions from Inger after losing his wedding ring.

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    Director:Scott Brazil
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Skirt Chasers
    7.3/10(125 votes)

    #8 - Skirt Chasers

    S1:E3

    As a result of a pension dispute, Joe Dominguez is forced to rejoin the force, and he and Nash track down a heroin dealer.

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    Director:Greg Beeman
  10. Background image for Aloha, Nash
    7.3/10(119 votes)

    #9 - Aloha, Nash

    S1:E7

    On the day that Nash plans to take a belated honeymoon to Hawaii with Kelly, a high priority police case unravels, putting him on the trail of the betting book of San Francisco's most notorious bookie and a renegade FBI officer who's #9 on the Most Wanted List.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jed Seidel
  11. Background image for The Counterfeiters
    7.3/10(80 votes)

    #10 - The Counterfeiters

    S2:E15

    Nash and the SIU uncover a counterfeitering group where the money is top-of-the-line Supernote quality. Moving in to bust the group, they discover a fake SIU gang impersonating the police. Cooperation becomes tense as suspicions abound over who and what to trust. In the interim, as Nick gets in over his head financially with his horse costs, Nash reluctantly agrees to work with Joe on an off-duty case searching for a Super Bowl ring. However, Nash and Joe soon find themselves impersonating a gay couple as the case develops differently than Nash anticipated.

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  12. Background image for Most Wanted
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #11 - Most Wanted

    S3:E9

    A fugitive is released from prison by mistake and seeks revenge on Michelle. Nash teams with Michelle to capture him. Meanwhile, Nash refuses to partner with Joe on an off duty case to protect a sportscaster being blackmailed, so Joe chooses Evan.

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    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Jed Seidel
  13. Background image for Found Money
    7.3/10(63 votes)

    #12 - Found Money

    S3:E11

    Rick Bettina returns as the head of the S.I.U. Joe is accused of stealing 3 million dollars from a suspect. Harvey has a torrid affair with a woman he once arrested.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shawn Ryan
  14. Background image for Bear Trap
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #13 - Bear Trap

    S6:E11

    Nash and Joe help a Canadian Mountie track down a ring of poachers who are illegally selling bear gallbladders, which are supposedly valuable as medicine and as an aphrodisiac; Rachel fears she may be pregnant.

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  15. Background image for High Impact
    7.4/10(109 votes)

    #14 - High Impact

    S1:E4

    Nash Bridges and the SIU team respond to a bomb threat against Mayor Bobbie Werksman. In a tenement, they find the bomb, but accidently trigger the timer. Everyone rushes out in time as the bomb destroys the building. Nash is the last one to leave.

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    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Vanishing Act
    7.4/10(115 votes)

    #15 - Vanishing Act

    S1:E6

    On the way to an undercover purchase of some heavy industrial equipment from some Russian gangsters, carrying $300,000 of the city's money, Inspector Harvey Leek vanishes. Has there been foul play? Or has Harvey pocketed the money? Nash Bridges has to find him before it's too late.

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    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Knockout
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    #16 - Knockout

    S2:E17

    Nash's sister, Stacy, is robbed, forcing her to come out of the closet as a lesbian. Nash deals with his own secret romance with Nick's nurse Whitney. The fallout from these family revelations takes place while Nash tracks down a kinky couple responsible for the robberies.

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    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Live Shot
    7.4/10(93 votes)

    #17 - Live Shot

    S3:E14

    Geraldo Rivera comes to the SIU to interview Nash and Joe. Nash arrives at the SIU after having his drink spiked with acid by a biker couple; and there's a ""mole"" in the SIU feeding sensitive information about Nash to Geraldo, which he uses in the interview. Meanwhile, our SIU cops must solve a mystery which begins as a routine shooting at a convenience store.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Genesis
    7.5/10(200 votes)

    #18 - Genesis

    S1:E1

    Nash Bridges, an Inspector in the San Francisco Police Department Special Investigations Unit (SIU), poses as an undercover computer chip buyer to bust a ring that stole $2 million worth of chips. Along with Evan Cortez, his young new partner, they exchange phoney city money with Ferguson, who has the chips; but Ferguson gets away.

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    Director:Peter Werner
  20. Background image for Home Invasion
    7.6/10(137 votes)

    #19 - Home Invasion

    S1:E2

    A ruthless home invasion gang brutally attacks a Chinese family, killing the father. This is the seventh in a string of attacks. Nash and the SIU are confused since home invasions are a Vietnamese phenomenon and they rarely cross cultural or ethnic lines.

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    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Key Witness
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #20 - Key Witness

    S1:E8

    Lisa witnesses a murder, but when Nash shows up to investigate there's no evidence of a crime, not even a body. Nash and Lisa team up ala ""Manhattan Murder Mystery"" to investigate.

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    Director:Robert Ginty
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Wrecking Crew
    7.6/10(87 votes)

    #21 - Wrecking Crew

    S2:E4

    A first-rate professional robber and his crew hit San Fran in a string of strong-arm jobs. Joe convinces Nash to moonlight as a private eye, searching for the SF Giant's short stop's missing car.

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    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Brothers McMillan
    7.6/10(88 votes)

    #22 - The Brothers McMillan

    S2:E6

    Nash and Joe trail two brothers who are heirs to a Mafia family. Nash becomes suspicious when he discovers Kelly once had a relationship with the younger brother.

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    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Jed Seidel
  24. Background image for Night Train
    7.6/10(125 votes)

    #23 - Night Train

    S2:E7

    While coming home from a late night bachelor party, Nash and some of his fellow cops become embroiled in a train heist gone bad on a BART train.

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    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for 25 Hours of Christmas
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    #24 - 25 Hours of Christmas

    S2:E12

    It's Christmas Eve, and Nash and his fellow cops are trapped at the SIU as they wrap up a murder investigation and a prostitution case. Joe borrows Nash's 'Cuda to get it detailed and freaks out when the car is stolen; Nash's personal gifts to Lisa and Whitney get mixed-up; personal crises abound as the cops deal with the Christmas holiday.

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  26. Background image for Gun Play
    7.6/10(89 votes)

    #25 - Gun Play

    S2:E18

    After Cassidy is hit in the behind by a stray bullet at school, Nash and Joe go on the hunt for the shooter and the dealer who's putting guns into kid's hands. Due to earthquake repairs on his apartment, Nash and Nick have to take up residence with Lisa for a few days. It's here that Nash meets Freddie, the apple of Cassidy's eye, the pain in Nash's behind, and learns that Cassidy's decided not to go to college.

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    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Rip Off" is the worst rated episode of "Nash Bridges". It scored 6.8/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by Jim Charleston and written by Jed Seidel, it aired on 12/17/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Javelin Catcher".