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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn Season 1

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    #1 - The Kill

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    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
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    #2 - Streetcar Jones

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    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
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    #3 - The Vicious Dog

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

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    #4 - The Blind Pianist

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

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    #5 - The Frog

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    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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    #6 - The Chinese Hangman

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    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
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    #7 - Lynn's Blues

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    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.

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    #8 - Rough Buck

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    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.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A
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    #9 - Image of Sally

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

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    #10 - The Man with the Scar

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    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
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    #11 - Death House Testament

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    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
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    #12 - The Torch

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

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    #13 - The Jockey

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

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    #14 - Sisters Of The Friendless

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

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    #15 - The Leaper

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    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.

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    Director:Paul Stewart
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    #16 - The Fuse

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    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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    #17 - Let's Kill Timothy

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    Director:Blake Edwards
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    #18 - The Missing Night Watchman

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    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.

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    Director:Boris Sagal
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    #19 - Murder On The Midway

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    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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    #20 - Pecos Pete

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    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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    #21 - Scuba

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    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
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    #22 - Edie Finds a Corpse

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

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    #23 - The Dirty Word

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

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    Director:Boris Sagal
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    #24 - The Ugly Frame

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

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    Director:Jack Arnold
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    #25 - The Lederer Story

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Kill" is the best rated episode of "Peter Gunn" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Blake Edwards and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1958. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Streetcar Jones".