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The Best Episodes of The Fall Guy

Every episode of The Fall Guy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Fall Guy!

Best episode
S2E6 Reluctant Traveling Companion
7.9192 votes
Worst episode
S4E12 Semi-Catastrophe
4.7232 votes
Top season
Season 5
7.2avg
Binge time
3d 16h
111 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 6 - Reluctant Traveling Companion
    7.9/10(192 votes)

    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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  2. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 1 - Losers Weepers
    7.9/10(76 votes)

    S4:E1

    A cast of comedians, an insurance agent and the theft of $3 million interact in this episode.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 7 - Seavers, Dead Or Alive
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    S5:E7

    The tables are turned when Colt is framed and becomes a fugitive.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 11 - Happy Trails
    7.6/10(147 votes)

    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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  5. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 4 - Baker's Dozen
    7.6/10(95 votes)

    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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  6. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 9 - Nashville Pirates
    7.6/10(90 votes)

    S3:E9

    Colt encounters a case of piracy when he goes after a bounty in Nashville. He performs 'The Unknown Stuntman'.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 5 - The Life of Riley
    7.6/10(62 votes)

    S5:E5

    When Colt catches a young man wanted in Los Angeles, he stumbles into a 'kidnapping for adoption' ring in Sacramento. Simon begs Colt to wait one more day while he checks out his last lead - a VW that matches the one used in the kidnapping.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:David Garber, Bruce Kalish

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  8. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(331 votes)

    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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  9. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 8 - Hell On Wheels
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    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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  10. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 1 - Devil's Island
    7.5/10(102 votes)

    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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  11. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 7 - Sandcastles
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    S4:E7

    Colt and Howie pursue a murder suspect to Hawaii, only to discover that Jody has fallen in love with him and let him escape.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  12. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 8 - Inside, Outside
    7.5/10(83 votes)

    S3:E8

    Colt refuses a bribe, so Terri is kidnapped to pressure him not to testify.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 6 - October The 31st
    7.5/10(76 votes)

    S4:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 4 - Terror U.
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    S4:E4

    Colt hides in a frat house from hit men, after he picks up his latest bounty, who was turning state's evidence in a money laundering case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:David Garber, Bruce Kalish

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  15. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 22 - The Bigger They Are
    7.5/10(71 votes)

    S5:E22

    A cop wants evidence against a club owner who sells pcp to kids.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 10 - Baja 1000
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    S4:E10

    Dell Loomis is the man who gave Colt his break and he has been holding it over his head to get him to do things for him. He is also duplicitous.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writers:Sam Egan, Andrew Schneider

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  17. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 3 - Femme Fatale
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    S5:E3

    Howie goes undercover as a female impersonator, Denise, when the skip is a material witness in hiding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sam Egan

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  18. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 17 - I Now Pronounce You ... Dead
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    S5:E17

    Pearl wants Colt to grab the skip during his wedding, but one of his wives beats him to it. As his creditors chase him, more wives turn up.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:John Alan Schwartz

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  19. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 22 - Scavenger Hunt
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    S1:E22

    Some naval officers were involved in a $5 million robbery in HI and they are looking for the man holding the money. For some reason, they just can't find the money.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Fall Guy Season 2 Episode 16 - Spaced Out
    7.4/10(109 votes)

    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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  21. The Fall Guy Season 3 Episode 19 - King of the Cowboys
    7.4/10(109 votes)

    S3:E19

    Roy Rogers and former TV cowboy stars John Russell, Peter Breck, Jock Mahoney and Roy Rogers Jr. join Colt's posse to track a gang of diamond smugglers using horses.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 20 - Split Image
    7.4/10(83 votes)

    S4:E20

    A mobster who has been threatened finds a shoe salesman who is a look-a-like for a him and then the fun begins.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  23. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 10 - Miami's Nice
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    S5:E10

    An FBI agent persuades Colt to participate in a cocaine sting. Jody presents awards to Miss Stuntwoman USA winners.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:David Garber

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  24. The Fall Guy Season 4 Episode 19 - Spring Break
    7.4/10(70 votes)

    S4:E19

    Colt is in Florida on the trail of a computer hacker, who inadvertantly copied the secret account kept by his Professor in the same file as his next exam questions.

    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Fall Guy Season 5 Episode 14 - The Lucky Stiff
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    S5:E14

    Jerry has lost his money, house and wife, so he puts out a contract on himself - then wins the lottery.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writers:David Garber, Bruce Kalish

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Best Episodes Summary

"Reluctant Traveling Companion" is the best rated episode of The Fall Guy. It scored 7.9/10 from 192 votes. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy and written by Unknown, it aired on November 24, 1982.

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