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

    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 1 Episode 24 - The Ugly Frame
    8.0/10(139 votes)

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

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

    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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  5. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 36 - Vendetta
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    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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  6. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 11 - Death House Testament
    7.9/10(154 votes)

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

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

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

    S1:E22

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

    Directors:Walter Grauman, Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 5 - The Frog
    7.7/10(182 votes)

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

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

    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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  13. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 1 - The Kill
    7.6/10(324 votes)

    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.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 6 - The Chinese Hangman
    7.6/10(174 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 27 - Breakout
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    S1:E27

    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:Unknown

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  16. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 29 - Skin Deep
    7.6/10(113 votes)

    S1:E29

    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:Unknown

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  17. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 32 - The Family Affair
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    S1:E32

    B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 35 - Kill from Nowhere
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    S1:E35

    Wealthy invalid Louise Reardon has an attempt made on her life and Gunn is hired to find her Aide, Scully.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 37 - The Coffin
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    S1:E37

    Gunn is hired to accompany a coffin to Mexico City, the hitch is that there is no body in the coffin only money stolen during a robbery.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 2 - Streetcar Jones
    7.5/10(222 votes)

    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.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 4 - The Blind Pianist
    7.5/10(150 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:George W. George

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  22. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 7 - Lynn's Blues
    7.5/10(155 votes)

    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.

    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writers:Blake Edwards, Lewis Reed

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  23. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 12 - The Torch
    7.5/10(130 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 16 - The Fuse
    7.5/10(139 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Peter Gunn Season 1 Episode 20 - Pecos Pete
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    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.

    Director:Robert Ellis Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Love Me to Death" is the best rated episode of "Peter Gunn" season 1. 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 is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Ugly Frame".