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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn

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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the...

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  1. 8.3/10(138 votes)

    #1 - Love Me to Death

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    S1:E31

    Three lonely rich sisters and one of them finds a boyfriend, but is he really interested in her or her money. Five dead wives tell a different story.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.0/10(131 votes)

    #2 - The Ugly Frame

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    S1:E24

    Lt. Jacoby tries to nail Quoit on a murder charge but is foiled by misinformation.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(112 votes)

    #3 - Bullet for a Badge

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    S1:E34

    An attempt on Lt. Jacoby is made when he receives a mysterious phone call and set up for a bullet.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.0/10(91 votes)

    #4 - Slight Touch of Homicide

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    S2:E28

    A little man with homemade bombs has been blowing up four or five gangsters at a clip. Now the mob boss' have hired Gunn to find the culprit.

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    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.0/10(89 votes)

    #5 - The Maitre D'

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    S3:E3

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    Director:N/A
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  6. 7.9/10(144 votes)

    #6 - Death House Testament

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    S1:E11

    Ten minutes before his execution a convicted murder hires Peter Gunn to find the $700,000 he stole, hand it over to the bond company, collect the 10% reward and give it to his daughter.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(120 votes)

    #7 - Keep Smiling

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    S1:E26

    Peter Gunn poses as a professional bowler to investigate a case of blackmail and murder.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.9/10(120 votes)

    #8 - Pay Now, Kill Later

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    S1:E28

    After serving 14 years for a crime he did not commit, Spain decides to commit the crime he was sentenced and already served time for.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.9/10(109 votes)

    #9 - Vendetta

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    S1:E36

    Somebody shoots Edie in an attempt to get to Gunn. Jacoby still in the hospital gives Pete a clue as to who is seeking revenge.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.9/10(103 votes)

    #10 - Sing a Song of Murder

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    S2:E23

    Arnie Kelton musician and ex-convict, asks Gunn to investigate his wife's death.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.8/10(132 votes)

    #11 - Murder On The Midway

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    S1:E19

    Peter Gunn is hired by a man known as the Baron to protect Rowena, the roommate of a murdered carnival dancer. Rowena is the Baron's girlfriend, and when she becomes infatuated with Gunn, the Baron threatens the private investgator.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
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  13. 7.8/10(140 votes)

    #12 - Edie Finds a Corpse

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    S1:E22

    Edie is having her apartment renovated and during the renovations she uncovers a body.

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  14. 7.8/10(88 votes)

    #13 - Send a Thief

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    S2:E33

    A secretary has important papers that incriminate her boss and becomes frightened when attempts are made on her life, at least that's the story she gives Pete. The real story is that Lyles a bank robber offs two of his cohorts after looking for the key to the safe deposit book where the loot is.

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    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.8/10(87 votes)

    #14 - A Tender Touch

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    S3:E13

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  16. 7.8/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Than a Serpent's Tooth

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  17. 7.7/10(137 votes)

    #16 - The Man with the Scar

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    S1:E10

    Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.7/10(102 votes)

    #17 - Death Is a Red Rose

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    S2:E5

    John Alastair is a desperate man and has a problem, he has hired Burnett to kill him but changes his mind. Unfortunately Burnett doesn't see it that way.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.7/10(99 votes)

    #18 - Kidnap

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    S2:E8

    Lt. Jacoby is kidnapped, Pete goes looking for him and finds suspects at every turn.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.7/10(98 votes)

    #19 - Hot Money

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    S2:E15

    Willie Coronado is found dead in the dryer of a laundry mat. He was one of the men involved in a daring bank robbery involving one million dollars. Louis hires Pete to find out who killed his partner and to cut a deal with the DA's office for his involvement.

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  21. 7.7/10(90 votes)

    #20 - The Dummy

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    S2:E27

    Ventriloquist Marvelous Marvon is found murdered after his act. Gunn is hired by Marcel Benoit to the find killer. Rinaldo his Dummy, turns out to be no dummy.

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  22. 7.7/10(95 votes)

    #21 - The Best Laid Plans

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    S2:E32

    There is an assassination plot against the Governor, and Pete tries to find out who is behind it to stop the scheduled assassination. The plot is a ruse for something even bigger as Jacoby and Gunn find out.

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  23. 7.7/10(92 votes)

    #22 - The Passenger

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    S3:E1

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  24. 7.7/10(76 votes)

    #23 - A Kill and a Half

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    S3:E20

    It's ""trick or treat"" night, and Arthur Merrill answers the door to a big surprise.

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  25. 7.7/10(76 votes)

    #24 - Short Motive

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    S3:E27

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  26. 7.6/10(297 votes)

    #25 - The Kill

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    S1:E1

    When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene. When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Love Me to Death" is the best rated episode of "Peter Gunn". It scored 8.3/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by N/A, it aired on 4/27/1959. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Ugly Frame".