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The Worst Episodes of Peter Gunn

Every episode of Peter Gunn ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Peter Gunn!

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...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC
Episodes
114
Avg. Rating
7.5
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.6
7.5
7.7
7.5
7.5
7.2
7.3
7.5
8.0

Worst Episodes Summary

"Voodoo" is the worst rated episode of "Peter Gunn". It scored 6.6/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/19/1961. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Young Assassins".

  • Voodoo
    6.6/10(60)
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    #1 - Voodoo

    Season 3 Episode 36

    Aired 6/19/1961

    Abel Gunther a small-time Haitian sugar-cane grower, blames the death of his wife on the spirit world. He has a more praticial explanation for another of his worries - his cane fields have been leveled by fire.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Young Assassins
    6.7/10(96)
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    #2 - The Young Assassins

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/26/1959

    Charlie Mays is on Death Row and his seventeen year old son is heading down the same old road as his dad. Charlie asks Pete for help in saving his son from himself.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heiress
    6.8/10(84)
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    #3 - The Heiress

    Season 2 Episode 37

    Aired 6/13/1960

    Walter C. Gerard is prisoner in his own house, his daughter has paroled criminal Frank Loomis who now lives in the mansion and runs the show.

    Director: Robert Gist

    Writer: N/A

  • Royal Roust
    6.8/10(80)
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    #4 - Royal Roust

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 1/2/1961

    A royal visitor, King Felix, is visiting the city and it's Jacoby's job to escort him through the city jail.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cry Love, Cry Murder
    6.8/10(74)
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    #5 - Cry Love, Cry Murder

    Season 3 Episode 25

    Aired 3/27/1961

    The gun used in a murder of a gangster is found in the possesion of a teenager.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Candidate
    6.9/10(76)
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    #6 - The Candidate

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/24/1960

    The candidate for Governor, Adrian Grimmett, runs on a no-taxes platform. Who could possibly want to assassinate him?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Portrait in Leather
    7.0/10(73)
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    #7 - Portrait in Leather

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 3/13/1961

    While ex-heavyweight champ Billy Cochrane is training for a comeback, an attempt is made on his life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bullet for the Boy
    7.0/10(63)
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    #8 - A Bullet for the Boy

    Season 3 Episode 33

    Aired 5/29/1961

    Gambling man Paul Mitchell and the son of an American diplomat in Acapulco, is show and wounded while leaving his home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lady Wind, Bells Fan
    7.1/10(107)
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    #9 - Lady Wind, Bells Fan

    Season 1 Episode 33

    Aired 5/11/1959

    Fan Dancer, Darling Lillian of The Green Dragon is given a special fan one that holds the key to the past.

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: William Spier

  • Baby Shoes
    7.1/10(81)
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    #10 - Baby Shoes

    Season 2 Episode 38

    Aired 6/27/1960

    A baby is dumped outside of Pete's apartment with a note attached asking Pete to take care of the baby. When a woman is gunned down Pete believes that she is somehow connected.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: N/A

  • Jacoby's Vacation
    7.1/10(78)
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    #11 - Jacoby's Vacation

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 1/16/1961

    Jacoby tells Gunn that he's going on vacation to some nice quiet place. Gunn tells Jacoby he's got just the place.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Till Death Do Us Part
    7.1/10(62)
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    #12 - Till Death Do Us Part

    Season 3 Episode 30

    Aired 5/8/1961

    Edward Candell is scheduled to die for the murder of his wife Leona. Tommy McDonald is surprised to hear the verdict - he just saw Leona.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Intrusion
    7.1/10(61)
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    #13 - Deadly Intrusion

    Season 3 Episode 35

    Aired 6/12/1961

    Golf instructor Gil Manson is accused by the police of being a hit and run driver. Manson insists he was giving a golf lesson at the time of the accident, but his pupil has mysteriously disappeared.

    Director: Robert Gist

    Writer: Tony Barrett, Steffi Barrett

  • Down the Drain
    7.1/10(62)
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    #14 - Down the Drain

    Season 3 Episode 37

    Aired 6/26/1961

    A man named Paul Condon calls the police and tells them where a cache of stolen jewels can be found. But before any more information can be passed on - Condon is shot down.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rough Buck
    7.2/10(140)
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    #15 - 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
    7.2/10(130)
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    #16 - 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

  • Sisters Of The Friendless
    7.2/10(132)
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    #17 - 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

  • Let's Kill Timothy
    7.2/10(137)
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    #18 - Let's Kill Timothy

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/19/1959

    No description available

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

  • Terror on the Campus
    7.2/10(96)
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    #19 - Terror on the Campus

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 12/21/1959

    Dean Norse hires Pete to find out what is happening on the campus, the girls are terrified with lights flickering off every night and the ringing of the bell tower which hasn't rung in over twenty years as well as a mysterious presence.

    Director: Boris Sagal

    Writer: N/A

  • Hollywood Calling
    7.2/10(84)
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    #20 - Hollywood Calling

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 2/29/1960

    Actor Frankie Burns is murdered on the set of a new movie. Gunn finds out that the crime was committed to cover up an old crime.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Letter of the Law
    7.2/10(85)
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    #21 - Letter of the Law

    Season 2 Episode 35

    Aired 5/30/1960

    Nightclub Singer Julie Kent is murdered and the DA's son is the suspect, she also happens to be the ex-girlfriend of syndicate boss DeSantis.

    Director: Robert Gist

    Writer: N/A

  • Mask of Murder
    7.2/10(87)
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    #22 - Mask of Murder

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/10/1960

    Gunn gets a frantic phone call from Norman Hartley and rushes to Hartley's home - only to find him dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Take Five for Murder
    7.2/10(82)
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    #23 - Take Five for Murder

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 12/5/1960

    Gunn is hired by the manager of teen idol Bobby Jeeter to payoff a blackmailer and find out who is doing the blackmailing.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: N/A

  • Sepi
    7.2/10(72)
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    #24 - Sepi

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 12/19/1960

    A young boy tells Gunn that he saw his father beaten up during the night. But when Gunn calls the police, Sepi disappears.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Last Resort
    7.2/10(62)
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    #25 - Last Resort

    Season 3 Episode 31

    Aired 5/15/1961

    Clinton Hobart, former movie great, is trying to make a comeback. But hard-driving young producer Les Murdock isn't making matters any easier for the old fellow.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A