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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. 7.9/10(119 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. 7.9/10(120 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. 7.9/10(109 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. 7.8/10(144 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. 7.8/10(132 votes)

    #8 - 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
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.8/10(140 votes)

    #9 - 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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    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.7/10(137 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. 7.6/10(295 votes)

    #11 - 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
  13. 7.6/10(167 votes)

    #12 - The Frog

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    S1:E5

    Pete is called by a gangster's leg man who is then murdered. Pete becomes involved in a search for incriminating evidence.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.6/10(161 votes)

    #13 - The Chinese Hangman

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    S1:E6

    Pete is asked by a religious cult leader to find a missing girl and the money she had access to.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.6/10(125 votes)

    #14 - Pecos Pete

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    S1:E20

    There's trouble in Texas when a cowboy gets clobbered, and his brother, a cattle baron, hires Pete to find his killer. The welcome is none too warm, even when Pete goes native and dons the local attire. Mancini's score takes on a western swang. Marks the introduction of the new series logo design.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.6/10(113 votes)

    #15 - Breakout

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    S1:E27

    An escaped gangster lives in a rundown apartment undetected, wearing bandages. He hires Gunn to locate his brother and finds out that the man was involved in a payroll robbery.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.6/10(107 votes)

    #16 - Skin Deep

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    S1:E29

    Wealthy Helena Mears hires Peter Gunn to investigate the disappearance of her young sister Katie. Pete learns that Helena, lonely and jealous of Katie's popularity, has met an amorous but unscrupulous Latin who has been secretly seeing Katie.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.6/10(107 votes)

    #17 - The Family Affair

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    S1:E32

    B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.6/10(102 votes)

    #18 - Kill from Nowhere

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    S1:E35

    Wealthy invalid Louise Reardon has an attempt made on her life and Gunn is hired to find her Aide, Scully.

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  20. 7.6/10(93 votes)

    #19 - The Coffin

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    S1:E37

    Gunn is hired to accompany a coffin to Mexico City, the hitch is that there is no body in the coffin only money stolen during a robbery.

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    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.6/10(93 votes)

    #20 - The Portrait

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    S1:E38

    An unfaithful wife is dismayed that after her lovers death a portrait of her goes missing, she hires Gunn to retrieve the painting.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.5/10(196 votes)

    #21 - Streetcar Jones

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    S1:E2

    A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused. Pete is called in to the case. This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.5/10(136 votes)

    #22 - The Blind Pianist

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    S1:E4

    A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.

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  24. 7.5/10(123 votes)

    #23 - The Torch

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    S1:E12

    A man is burnt to death. His widow hires Peter Gunn to find out who killed him.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.5/10(135 votes)

    #24 - The Fuse

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    S1:E16

    A union boss's birthday starts off with a bang, and the crime boss who is the chief suspect wants Pete to clear his name before the situation gets even more explosive.

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    Director:N/A
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  26. 7.5/10(116 votes)

    #25 - Scuba

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    S1:E21

    A series of unsolved robberies have an insurance company looking to Pete to find the culprits. The investigation begins where a partner in a diving company was found murdered, and Pete hooks up with a Don Ho fan who is into water sports.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    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".