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The Best Episodes of The Dick Powell Show Season 1

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Every episode of The Dick Powell Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dick Powell Show Season 1!

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  • The Price of Tomatoes
    9.1/10(106)
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    #1 - The Price of Tomatoes

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/16/1962

    Story of a Greek tomato delivery truck driver whose schedule is interrupted when he picks up a pregnant hitchhiker.

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Up Jumped The Devil
    8.6/10(22)
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    #2 - Up Jumped The Devil

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/28/1961

    Toy tycoon Chandler Hanford decides that Jack Farmer, the firm's fair-haired boy, is just the person to handle the company's outside investments.

    Director: Otto Lang

    Writer: N/A

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  • Seeds of April
    8.3/10(12)
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    #3 - Seeds of April

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/13/1962

    Attorney Robert Thatcher tells the police that he was seeing the murder victim while his wife was in a mental hospital.

    Director: Harry Keller

    Writer: N/A

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  • No Strings Attached
    8.2/10(14)
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    #4 - No Strings Attached

    Season 1 Episode 29

    Aired 4/24/1962

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

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  • Killer In The House
    8.1/10(12)
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    #5 - Killer In The House

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/10/1961

    Escaped convict Sid Williams shows up at the home of his brother Paul.

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Doyle Against The House
    8.1/10(21)
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    #6 - Doyle Against The House

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/24/1961

    Blackjack dealer Eddie Doyle is good at his job, but his salary is a pittance compared to the sums that cross his table. Doyle needs five grand fast, for an operation for his young daughter, so he and a pal named Victor cook up a plan. Victor plays the game while Eddie deals losing hands for the house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Clocks
    8.1/10(41)
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    #7 - The Clocks

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 3/27/1962

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    Director: Lewis Allen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Goodbye Hannah
    7.8/10(17)
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    #8 - Goodbye Hannah

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/21/1961

    No description available

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Time To Die
    7.7/10(23)
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    #9 - A Time To Die

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/9/1962

    Mob boss Burton Stevens is seriously injured in a so-called car accident, and will die unless he picks someone to die in his place.

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • Who Killed Julie Greer?
    7.6/10(58)
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    #10 - Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/26/1961

    Aspiring actress Julie Greer is talking to someone on the phone when there is a knock at the door. She puts the phone down and answers the door. A person, who we don't see but who Julie obviously knows, enters. She tells the person to quit and leave. The person attacks and strangles her. Julie's last words are to repeatedly scream out ""George Townsend"". Julie's body is discovered by her roommate Ann Farmer. Millionaire police captain Amos Burke, with the assistance of fellow officers Phil Winslow and Joe Nolan, investigate the case. A little black book containing the names of many men, whom Julie may have had affairs with and dumped over the years, is found. The names include: Rex, the singing cowboy star of a TV series; Dr. C.Z.

    Director: Robert Ellis Miller

    Writer: N/A

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  • Somebody's Waiting
    7.3/10(19)
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    #11 - Somebody's Waiting

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/7/1961

    No description available

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: N/A

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  • Out Of The Night
    7.2/10(20)
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    #12 - Out Of The Night

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/31/1961

    American flier Collin Shatner's plane is hit during a bombing mission near the end of World War 2.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Squadron
    7.1/10(23)
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    #13 - Squadron

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 1/30/1962

    No description available

    Director: Walter Doniger

    Writer: N/A

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  • Obituary For Mr. X
    7.0/10(20)
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    #14 - Obituary For Mr. X

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/23/1962

    Police chief Harry Sellers warns Officer Obie Roberts to break off his ""secret"" romance with Carol Manson before he ruins his career and his marriage.

    Director: Harry Keller

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Legend
    7.0/10(11)
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    #15 - The Legend

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/20/1962

    An alcoholic newspaperman uses a partially blind ex-prizefighter to expose a boxing-racket boss.

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Boston Terrier
    7.0/10(19)
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    #16 - The Boston Terrier

    Season 1 Episode 28

    Aired 4/10/1962

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ricochet
    6.9/10(11)
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    #17 - Ricochet

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/3/1961

    No description available

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Swiss Affair
    6.8/10(22)
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    #18 - A Swiss Affair

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/12/1961

    No description available

    Director: Robert Ellis Miller

    Writer: N/A

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  • Safari
    6.8/10(15)
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    #19 - Safari

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 4/3/1962

    When World War I breaks out, a strange couple seeks to escape from German East Africa.

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • John J. Diggs
    6.7/10(14)
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    #20 - John J. Diggs

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/17/1961

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • View from the Eiffel Tower
    6.7/10(17)
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    #21 - View from the Eiffel Tower

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/13/1962

    Inspector Boulanger of the Paris police is keeping a careful eye on the activities of Vincent Powers at the Orly Airport . So instead of picking up that highly valuable valise he came for, he has the porter place it among the luggage of Alice Wood, an American tourist.

    Director: Lewis Allen

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Prison
    6.6/10(12)
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    #22 - The Prison

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/6/1962

    No description available

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Fifth Caller
    6.4/10(25)
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    #23 - The Fifth Caller

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/19/1961

    No description available

    Director: Robert Butler

    Writer: N/A

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  • 330 Independence SW
    6.1/10(13)
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    #24 - 330 Independence SW

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 3/20/1962

    No description available

    Director: Samuel Fuller

    Writer: N/A

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  • Open Season
    6.0/10(16)
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    #25 - Open Season

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/26/1961

    A crooked politician doesn't want his wife to get a Mexican divorce, because then she can testify against him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Price of Tomatoes" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Powell Show" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 106 votes. Directed by David Friedkin and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/1962. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Up Jumped The Devil".