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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn

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

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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 action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 31 - Love Me to Death
    8.3/10(145 votes)

    #1 - Love Me to Death

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 28 - Slight Touch of Homicide
    8.1/10(96 votes)

    #2 - Slight Touch of Homicide

    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.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 24 - The Ugly Frame
    8.0/10(139 votes)

    #3 - The Ugly Frame

    S1:E24

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 28 - Pay Now, Kill Later
    8.0/10(127 votes)

    #4 - Pay Now, Kill Later

    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.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 34 - Bullet for a Badge
    8.0/10(118 votes)

    #5 - Bullet for a Badge

    S1:E34

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 36 - Vendetta
    8.0/10(116 votes)

    #6 - Vendetta

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 23 - Sing a Song of Murder
    8.0/10(108 votes)

    #7 - Sing a Song of Murder

    S2:E23

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

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Peter Gunn Season 3 Episode 3 - The Maitre D'
    8.0/10(93 votes)

    #8 - The Maitre D'

    S3:E3

    A gourmand gangster blows up his rival and a gourmet restaurant at the same time. The restaurant's cordon bleu owner helps Edie open her own supper club ("Edie's") and in return Gunn teams up with him to bring the mobster to justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 11 - Death House Testament
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #9 - Death House Testament

    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.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 26 - Keep Smiling
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #10 - Keep Smiling

    S1:E26

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Peter Gunn Season 3 Episode 21 - Than a Serpent's Tooth
    7.9/10(102 votes)

    #11 - Than a Serpent's Tooth

    S3:E21

    A singer, who fifteen years before was found Not Guilty in the questionable shooting death of her gangster husband, hires Gunn to help with a blackmailer. Her psychiatrist was robbed of tapes made during analysis revealing the real story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 19 - Murder On The Midway
    7.8/10(142 votes)

    #12 - Murder On The Midway

    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.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 22 - Edie Finds a Corpse
    7.8/10(149 votes)

    #13 - Edie Finds a Corpse

    S1:E22

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

    Directors:Blake Edwards, Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 15 - Hot Money
    7.8/10(104 votes)

    #14 - Hot Money

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 33 - Send a Thief
    7.8/10(92 votes)

    #15 - Send a Thief

    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.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Peter Gunn Season 3 Episode 1 - The Passenger
    7.8/10(97 votes)

    #16 - The Passenger

    S3:E1

    A sleepy passenger on a late night bus witnesses a man in a second story apartment strangling a woman. When a police investigation finds nothing,the man hires Gunn to find the killer-before the killer finds him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Peter Gunn Season 3 Episode 13 - A Tender Touch
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #17 - A Tender Touch

    S3:E13

    An eccentric employee executes a plan to make his bank employer institute a pension plan. He steals the cash in the vault and won't return it until they agree. But a mobster reads of the story and decides to kidnap him and take his money.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Peter Gunn Season 3 Episode 20 - A Kill and a Half
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #18 - A Kill and a Half

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 5 - The Frog
    7.7/10(181 votes)

    #19 - The Frog

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 10 - The Man with the Scar
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #20 - The Man with the Scar

    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.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 38 - The Portrait
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    #21 - The Portrait

    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.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 4 - The Comic
    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #22 - The Comic

    S2:E4

    Convinced that his wife is trying to kill him, comedian Danny Holland comes to Peter Gunn for help.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 5 - Death Is a Red Rose
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    #23 - Death Is a Red Rose

    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.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 8 - Kidnap
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    #24 - Kidnap

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Peter Gunn Season 2 Episode 12 - The Briefcase
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    #25 - The Briefcase

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown

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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 145 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/27/1959. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Slight Touch of Homicide".