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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn Season 1

Every episode of Peter Gunn Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Peter Gunn Season 1!

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Network:NBC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Kill" is the best rated episode of "Peter Gunn" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 283 votes. Directed by Blake Edwards and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1958. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Streetcar Jones".

  • The Kill
    7.6/10283 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Streetcar Jones
    7.4/10193 votes

    #2 - Streetcar Jones

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1958

    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.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

  • The Vicious Dog
    7.3/10155 votes

    #3 - The Vicious Dog

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1958

    A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog. Pete is called in to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Blind Pianist
    7.5/10133 votes

    #4 - The Blind Pianist

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1958

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

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: George W. George

  • The Frog
    7.6/10164 votes

    #5 - 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

  • The Chinese Hangman
    7.6/10161 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Lynn's Blues
    7.4/10144 votes

    #7 - Lynn's Blues

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1958

    Singer Lynn Martel has lost all hope after her boyfriend has been killed. The killing was arranged by Nat Kreuger, Martel's obsessed boss. When Peter Gunn tries to help her, his life also becomes endangered.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: Blake Edwards, Lewis Reed

  • Rough Buck
    7.2/10139 votes

    #8 - Rough Buck

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1958

    A famous boxer is murdered. Pete is hired by the dead fighter's brother to find the killer. Peter Gunn's investigation leads him to a shady fight manager and a nightclub stripper.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

  • Image of Sally
    7.2/10129 votes

    #9 - Image of Sally

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1958

    Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man with the Scar
    7.7/10135 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Death House Testament
    7.8/10143 votes

    #11 - 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

  • The Torch
    7.5/10122 votes

    #12 - The Torch

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jockey
    7.4/10121 votes

    #13 - The Jockey

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/1958

    Billy Arnet's girlfriend falls through a skylight, to her death. Peter Gunn is hired prove it was not an accident but murder.

    Director: Lamont Johnson

    Writer: N/A

  • Sisters Of The Friendless
    7.3/10131 votes

    #14 - Sisters Of The Friendless

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/22/1958

    A young man is accused of murder, and the only witnesses for the defense are two nuns who are unable to leave their convent.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Malvin Wald

  • The Leaper
    7.4/10119 votes

    #15 - The Leaper

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/1958

    An elderly circus performer is shot by a man using a high-powered rifle while standing on the ledge of an apartment building. The man's wife asks Peter Gunn to investigate the death of her husband.

    Director: Paul Stewart

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fuse
    7.5/10133 votes

    #16 - The Fuse

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1959

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Let's Kill Timothy
    7.1/10137 votes

    #17 - Let's Kill Timothy

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/19/1959

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    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

  • The Missing Night Watchman
    7.4/10120 votes

    #18 - The Missing Night Watchman

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1959

    A body gets dumped off the pier, and Peter is hired by the proprietor of an antiquities shop to locate a stash of diamonds owned by an eccentric collector. Be prepared for some great dialogue.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder On The Midway
    7.8/10132 votes

    #19 - 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

  • Pecos Pete
    7.6/10124 votes

    #20 - 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

  • Scuba
    7.5/10115 votes

    #21 - Scuba

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1959

    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.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

  • Edie Finds a Corpse
    7.8/10139 votes

    #22 - 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

  • The Dirty Word
    7.3/10113 votes

    #23 - The Dirty Word

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/2/1959

    After her husband is murdered, Louise Sinclair hits the bottle and her husbands lawyer consoles her.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ugly Frame
    8.0/10130 votes

    #24 - 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

  • The Lederer Story
    7.4/10110 votes

    #25 - The Lederer Story

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/16/1959

    Mr. Lederer falls overboard on his yacht at night, and soon after his wife is poisoned, Gunn investigates.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: Charles Hoffman