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The Best Episodes of The F.B.I.

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Every episode of The F.B.I. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The F.B.I.!

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and...
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  • The Animal
    8.4/10(56)
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    #1 - The Animal

    Season 1 Episode 29

    Aired 4/17/1966

    Case file #76-2947-C - Earl Clayton, Roy Joe Spencer, et al. - Escaped Federal Prisoners, Killing a Federal Officer.

    Director: Christian Nyby

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Hiding Place
    8.4/10(36)
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    #2 - The Hiding Place

    Season 1 Episode 32

    Aired 5/8/1966

    Erskine and Rhodes are sent to a small town in Oregon with a predominant Asian American population. Evidence has surfaced that one of its residents may have been a traitor during World War II, serving as a Japanese officer without ever renouncing his U.S. citizenship. The one-time officer also was involved in torture during the war. To find the man, the agents eventually must seek the aid of one of the torture victims from the war.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Tunnel
    8.4/10(29)
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    #3 - The Tunnel

    Season 3 Episode 26

    Aired 4/21/1968

    The FBI goes after bank robbers who use a tunnel to penetrate the vault.

    Director: Jesse Hibbs

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Cober List
    8.4/10(26)
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    #4 - The Cober List

    Season 4 Episode 25

    Aired 3/23/1969

    Case: Terence Cober - Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering.

    Director: Jesse Hibbs

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Eye of the Needle
    8.4/10(24)
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    #5 - The Eye of the Needle

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 1/24/1971

    Case: Eugene Fordyce, Paul Menard, James Lee Vaughn - Extortion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Tower of Terror
    8.4/10(23)
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    #6 - Tower of Terror

    Season 9 Episode 6

    Aired 10/28/1973

    A mouse of a man avenging a lifetime of scorn has forced the Feds into a race with the clock. He said he has planted a bomb in a high-rise office building, but neglected to mention the city it's in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • All the Streets Are Silent
    8.3/10(80)
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    #7 - All the Streets Are Silent

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/28/1965

    Case file #52-499362-M - Mike Murtaugh - Theft of Government Property.

    Director: William A. Graham

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Baby Sitter
    8.3/10(42)
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    #8 - The Baby Sitter

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/13/1966

    Case file #7-1101-D - Mrs. Amy Doucette - Kidnapping. Lew Erskine leads a three state search for a deranged woman who kidnaps an infant she has been baby-sitting.

    Director: Christian Nyby

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Executioners (2)
    8.3/10(42)
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    #9 - The Executioners (2)

    Season 2 Episode 26

    Aired 3/19/1967

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    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

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  • By Force and Violence (2)
    8.3/10(37)
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    #10 - By Force and Violence (2)

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/29/1967

    Trailing the kidnappers of a teenage boy, Inspector Erskine uncovers plans for a $3,000,000 robbery by the boys father.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

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  • Out of Control
    8.3/10(29)
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    #11 - Out of Control

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/29/1968

    Case: Miguel Ramos Valdez-Assaulting a Federal Officer, Murder. Assistant Director Arthur Ward, Inspector Lew Erskine and Agent Tom Colby track down an oil field killer.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Quarry
    8.3/10(29)
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    #12 - The Quarry

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/6/1968

    Case: Michael Vincent Riley, Fugitive - Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Nightmare
    8.3/10(36)
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    #13 - The Nightmare

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/10/1968

    Case: Harold Dale Converse - Fugitive, Bank Embezzlement. FBI Inspector Lew Erskine hunts down a bank embezzler and also tries to protect him from criminals helping in his escape.

    Director: Jesse Hibbs

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Catalyst
    8.3/10(27)
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    #14 - The Catalyst

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 2/23/1969

    Case: Miguel Torres - Destruction of Aircraft, Kidnapping.

    Director: Jesse Hibbs

    Writer: N/A

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  • Flight
    8.3/10(24)
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    #15 - Flight

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 10/26/1969

    Case: Walter Everett Hazlett - Crime Aboard Aircraft, Piracy, Attempted Murder. Inspector Lew Erskine urges the Hijacker of a Cuban-bound plane to land immediately to save the life of a wounded passenger.

    Director: Gene Nelson

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Diamond Millstone
    8.3/10(29)
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    #16 - The Diamond Millstone

    Season 5 Episode 19

    Aired 1/18/1970

    Case: Victor Amazeen, Billy Jack Lyle, James Tate - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. The bad guys rip off a 31 carat diamond pendant with the aid of the owner's maid.

    Director: Robert Douglas

    Writer: N/A

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  • Escape to Nowhere
    8.3/10(26)
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    #17 - Escape to Nowhere

    Season 7 Episode 26

    Aired 3/19/1972

    Case:Mark Drugman, Escaped Federal Prisoner, Unlawful Interstate Flight to avoid confinement. The F.B.I. pursues escaped convict Mike Drugan, learns that crime boss Nelson Wayland has ordered him murdered to prevent him from testifying at an upcoming trial.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Price of Death
    8.2/10(40)
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    #18 - The Price of Death

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/18/1966

    Case file #7-23938-C - Arnold George Casey - Kidnapping.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Camel's Nose
    8.2/10(35)
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    #19 - The Camel's Nose

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/11/1966

    Case file #164-429-C: Steven Jerome Colton, Michael Arnold Kessler, William Ray Milton - Crime Aboard Aircraft, Murder.

    Director: Joseph Sargent

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Gray Passenger
    8.2/10(39)
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    #20 - The Gray Passenger

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 1/29/1967

    Case file #45-82133-A: Carlos Avila et al - Crime on the High Seas - Murder, Privacy.

    Director: Christian Nyby

    Writer: N/A

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  • Force of Nature
    8.2/10(38)
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    #21 - Force of Nature

    Season 2 Episode 28

    Aired 4/9/1967

    Case file #88-67052-B: Charles Francis Burnett - Unlawful Flight - Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping.

    Director: Jesse Hibbs

    Writer: N/A

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  • By Force and Violence (1)
    8.2/10(34)
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    #22 - By Force and Violence (1)

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/22/1967

    Inspector Lew Erskine connects the kidnapping of a teenage boy to a multi-million dollar heist planned by his long lost father.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

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  • Death of a Fixer
    8.2/10(33)
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    #23 - Death of a Fixer

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/20/1968

    Case: Roy Donald Blake - Fugitive, Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering - Gambling.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Breakthrough
    8.2/10(29)
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    #24 - Breakthrough

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/17/1968

    Case: Vincent Preston Gray - Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering, Extortion.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Attorney
    8.2/10(32)
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    #25 - The Attorney

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 2/16/1969

    Case: Arnold Grant Toby - Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering, Attempted Murder.

    Director: Robert Douglas

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Animal" is the best rated episode of "The F.B.I.". It scored 8.4/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Christian Nyby and written by N/A, it aired on 4/17/1966. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Hiding Place".