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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Peter Gunn Season 1

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. Background image for The Kill
    7.6/10(297 votes)

    #1 - The Kill

    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:Unknown
  2. Background image for Streetcar Jones
    7.5/10(198 votes)

    #2 - Streetcar Jones

    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:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Vicious Dog
    7.3/10(158 votes)

    #3 - The Vicious Dog

    S1:E3

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Blind Pianist
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    #4 - The Blind Pianist

    S1:E4

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

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  5. Background image for The Frog
    7.6/10(170 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Chinese Hangman
    7.6/10(162 votes)

    #6 - The Chinese Hangman

    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:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Lynn's Blues
    7.4/10(145 votes)

    #7 - Lynn's Blues

    S1:E7

    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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  9. Background image for Rough Buck
    7.2/10(141 votes)

    #8 - Rough Buck

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
  10. Background image for Image of Sally
    7.2/10(131 votes)

    #9 - Image of Sally

    S1:E9

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Man with the Scar
    7.7/10(138 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Death House Testament
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Torch
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #12 - The Torch

    S1:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Jockey
    7.4/10(122 votes)

    #13 - The Jockey

    S1:E13

    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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    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Sisters Of The Friendless
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    #14 - Sisters Of The Friendless

    S1:E14

    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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    Director:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Leaper
    7.4/10(121 votes)

    #15 - The Leaper

    S1:E15

    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
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Fuse
    7.5/10(136 votes)

    #16 - The Fuse

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Let's Kill Timothy
    7.1/10(139 votes)

    #17 - Let's Kill Timothy

    S1:E17

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Missing Night Watchman
    7.4/10(123 votes)

    #18 - The Missing Night Watchman

    S1:E18

    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
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Murder On The Midway
    7.8/10(134 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Pecos Pete
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    #20 - Pecos Pete

    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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  22. Background image for Scuba
    7.5/10(117 votes)

    #21 - Scuba

    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:Unknown
  23. Background image for Edie Finds a Corpse
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    #22 - Edie Finds a Corpse

    S1:E22

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

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  24. Background image for The Dirty Word
    7.3/10(115 votes)

    #23 - The Dirty Word

    S1:E23

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

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    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Ugly Frame
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    #24 - The Ugly Frame

    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:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Lederer Story
    7.4/10(111 votes)

    #25 - The Lederer Story

    S1:E25

    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 7.6/10 based on 297 votes. Directed by Blake Edwards and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/1958. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Streetcar Jones".