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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn

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Network:NBC

Every episode of Peter Gunn ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Peter Gunn!

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  • Love Me to Death
    8.3/10(138)
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    #1 - Love Me to Death

    Season 1 Episode 31

    Aired 4/27/1959

    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.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Ugly Frame
    8.0/10(130)
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    #2 - The Ugly Frame

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/9/1959

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

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bullet for a Badge
    8.0/10(112)
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    #3 - Bullet for a Badge

    Season 1 Episode 34

    Aired 5/18/1959

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

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

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  • Slight Touch of Homicide
    8.0/10(91)
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    #4 - Slight Touch of Homicide

    Season 2 Episode 28

    Aired 4/11/1960

    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.

    Director: Lamont Johnson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Keep Smiling
    7.9/10(119)
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    #5 - Keep Smiling

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 3/23/1959

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

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pay Now, Kill Later
    7.9/10(119)
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    #6 - Pay Now, Kill Later

    Season 1 Episode 28

    Aired 4/6/1959

    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.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

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  • Vendetta
    7.9/10(109)
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    #7 - Vendetta

    Season 1 Episode 36

    Aired 6/1/1959

    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.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sing a Song of Murder
    7.9/10(103)
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    #8 - Sing a Song of Murder

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 3/7/1960

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

    Director: Lamont Johnson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Death House Testament
    7.8/10(144)
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    #9 - Death House Testament

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/1/1958

    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.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

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  • Murder On The Midway
    7.8/10(132)
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    #10 - Murder On The Midway

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/2/1959

    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.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

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  • Edie Finds a Corpse
    7.8/10(140)
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    #11 - Edie Finds a Corpse

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/23/1959

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

    Director: Blake Edwards, Walter Grauman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Send a Thief
    7.8/10(88)
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    #12 - Send a Thief

    Season 2 Episode 33

    Aired 5/16/1960

    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.

    Director: Lamont Johnson

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Man with the Scar
    7.7/10(137)
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    #13 - The Man with the Scar

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/24/1958

    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.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

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  • Death Is a Red Rose
    7.7/10(102)
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    #14 - Death Is a Red Rose

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/19/1959

    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.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

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  • Kidnap
    7.7/10(99)
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    #15 - Kidnap

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/16/1959

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

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Briefcase
    7.7/10(94)
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    #16 - The Briefcase

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/14/1959

    Matthew Dunaway is killed on a train and his briefcase is stolen. Gunn is hired by Lavinia to find a man she claims is her husband and to find what is in the briefcase.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hot Money
    7.7/10(98)
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    #17 - Hot Money

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/4/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Dummy
    7.7/10(90)
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    #18 - The Dummy

    Season 2 Episode 27

    Aired 4/4/1960

    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.

    Director: Lamont Johnson

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Best Laid Plans
    7.7/10(95)
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    #19 - The Best Laid Plans

    Season 2 Episode 32

    Aired 5/9/1960

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Kill
    7.6/10(292)
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    #20 - The Kill

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/22/1958

    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.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Frog
    7.6/10(166)
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    #21 - The Frog

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/20/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Chinese Hangman
    7.6/10(161)
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    #22 - The Chinese Hangman

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/27/1958

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

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pecos Pete
    7.6/10(124)
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    #23 - Pecos Pete

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/9/1959

    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.

    Director: Robert Ellis Miller

    Writer: N/A

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  • Breakout
    7.6/10(113)
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    #24 - Breakout

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 3/30/1959

    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.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

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  • Skin Deep
    7.6/10(106)
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    #25 - Skin Deep

    Season 1 Episode 29

    Aired 4/13/1959

    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.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

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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".