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Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 4 - Colt Breaks Out (2)
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Colt Breaks Out (2)

    S2:E4

    Colt organizes his stuntman friends into a biker club to stop a man who runs the town of Littlefield and oppresses the citizens.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  2. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 16 - Spaced Out
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Spaced Out

    S2:E16

    While the town is held spellbound by a purported UFO, the bank is being robbed. Jody is kidnapped and Colt traces the origin of the UFO, and it seems to rain money.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  3. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 22 - The Chase
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Chase

    S2:E22

    Max sees a murder in the parking lot where he was about to steal a car. He is arrested and the killers escape. Now he is the target.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 1 - Devil's Island
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Devil's Island

    S3:E1

    Fred wants Mary detained long enough to keep her from testifying against his boss. She is in Mexico. Opening stunt is a choreographed battle in free fall.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Lou Shaw

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  5. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 2 - Trauma (I)
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Trauma (I)

    S3:E2

    Howie is seriously hurt in a sabotaged stunt meant to keep them from testifying against a thief. The crossover continues on Trauma Center S01E02 Notes About Courage (II).

    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 4 - Baker's Dozen
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Baker's Dozen

    S3:E4

    Colt is sent to a dude ranch in Arizona after a bail jumper, but he finds it is a paramilitary encampment.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 4 - That's Right, We're Bad
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - That's Right, We're Bad

    S1:E4

    Danny was framed by 'Animal' for an armored car robbery. If he goes to jail, 'Animal' will kill him. Colt and Howie go under cover in prison to protect him and it all goes awry.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Mark Jones

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  8. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 5 - Colt's Angels
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Colt's Angels

    S1:E5

    Colt is sent to the Mohave Desert to bring back a biker wanted for drug dealing, rape and assault. He infiltrates the biker club and competes with them in difficult stunts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  9. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 6 - The Human Torch
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Human Torch

    S1:E6

    Colt is sent to a country town to pick up an arson suspect. The town's people of Federalsburg, and the suspect's mother, insist he is dead and buried.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 9 - License to Kill (1)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - License to Kill (1)

    S1:E9

    Colt and company go to Hawaii to catch a man who turns out to be trying to stop an assassination. Things get mixed up and Colt becomes a target.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  11. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 10 - License to Kill (2)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - License to Kill (2)

    S1:E10

    Colt and company go to Hawaii to catch a man who turns out to be trying to stop an assassination. Things get mixed up and Colt becomes a target.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  12. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 11 - Goin' For It
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Goin' For It

    S1:E11

    A trio of small time crooks are using cars to smuggle jewels out of the country and hit a snag when one of them sells the cars to Howie to smash up for the movie.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 14 - Ready, Aim, Die
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Ready, Aim, Die

    S1:E14

    A man says he must find his brother, a gambler with a big debt, before the 'hit man' does. The bookie has sworn to make an example of him. Some action takes place in the display of floats for the Tournament of Roses parade.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Mark Jones

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  14. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 15 - Ladies on the Ropes
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Ladies on the Ropes

    S1:E15

    Eddie needs three days, so he can attend bout and prove his innocence. These skips always have a good reason to delay. He manages women wrestlers. Howie is persuaded to to take part as Handsome Howard.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 16 - The Snow Job
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Snow Job

    S1:E16

    In Aspen, a politician's wife tells Colt that she shot her husband in self-defense, but he is saying he did it himself.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 18 - Child's Play
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Child's Play

    S1:E18

    Libby's father is planning to testify against the mob, but what they don't know is that Libby has a photographic memory and the evidence is in her brain.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 11 - Happy Trails
    7.5/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Happy Trails

    S2:E11

    Two con men sell a stolen car to Howie to use in the movie when he tells them the car will be smashed. The law begs to differ. When the conmen run, a posse of cowboy stars takes off after them

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 13 - Cool Hand Colt
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Cool Hand Colt

    S3:E13

    A corporation wants to drain the bayou. Colt is sent to bring back Junior to testify, but is put in a chain gang and the sheriff is out to kill him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 16 - The Last Chance Platoon
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Last Chance Platoon

    S5:E16

    Colt becomes the drill instructor for a platoon of misfits.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Sam Egan

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  20. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Colt chases a crooked sheriff and tries to protect a friend and his family.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  21. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 1 - Bail and Bond
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Bail and Bond

    S2:E1

    Colt and company go to Rio de Janeiro after a bail-jumper involved with money laundering. The local cop tells them to help him catch the Countess or else.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 3 - Colt's Outlaws (1)
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Colt's Outlaws (1)

    S2:E3

    Colt organizes his stuntman friends into a biker club to stop a man who runs the town of Littlefield and oppresses the citizens.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  23. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 6 - Reluctant Traveling Companion
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Reluctant Traveling Companion

    S2:E6

    A woman bail jumper demands she be returned by train rather than plane. She raises a ruckus and disturbs the man in the next compartment who happens to be Richard Burton.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 7 - A Piece of Cake
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - A Piece of Cake

    S2:E7

    A New York City police officer tries to take advantage of Colt in his scheme to frame a syndicate member.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Burton Armus

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  25. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 8 - Hell On Wheels
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Hell On Wheels

    S2:E8

    Jody is persuaded to join a Roller Derby team, and steps are taken to see that she is hired, when they have to arrest one of the female skating stars.

    Director:Vince Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Colt Breaks Out (2)" is the best rated episode of "The Fall Guy". It scored 7.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Paul Stanley and written by Larry Brody, it aired on 11/10/1982. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Spaced Out".