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The Defenders•Season 1•Episode 16

The Best Defense

7.8/10 · 22 votesDec 30, 196160 min

Ranked #24 of 32 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Directed byPaul Stanley

Written byErnest Kinoy

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes32

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Quality of Mercy

Killer Instinct

Death Across the Counter

The Riot

The Young Lovers

The Boy Between

The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms

The Accident

The Trial of Jenny Scott

The Man with the Concrete Thumb

The Treadmill

Perjury

The Attack

The Prowler

Gideon's Follies

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The Best Defense

The Bedside Murder

The Search

Storm at Birch Glen

The Point Shaver

The Locked Room

The Empty Chute

The Crusader

The Hickory Indian

The Iron Man

The Tarnished Cross

The Last Six Months

The Naked Heiress

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Reunion with Death

The Benefactor

Along Came a Spider

The Broken Barrelhead

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E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

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Paul Stanley

Director

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Ernest Kinoy

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Best Defense" is episode 16 of The Defenders season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 22 votes, ranking #24 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Paul Stanley and written by Ernest Kinoy, it aired on December 30, 1961.

Next: E17 · The Bedside Murder Best of Season 1