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The Best Episodes of The Fall Guy Season 1

Every episode of The Fall Guy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fall Guy Season 1!

Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
Genres:Action & AdventureCrime
Network:ABC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Fall Guy" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 257 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by Glen A. Larson, it aired on 11/4/1981. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda".

  • Pilot
    7.4/10257 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/1981

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

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: Glen A. Larson

  • The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda
    7.0/10169 votes

    #2 - The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/1981

    Milton Bach is a computer hacker who ripped off the bank and ran. His wife, Rhonda, and friend Jerry stole the money and went to Mexico. He wants her back.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Glen A. Larson

  • The Rich Get Richer
    7.1/10153 votes

    #3 - The Rich Get Richer

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/1981

    The bounty keeps them on the run as he tries many places to sell the bonds he stole. Kay Faulkner is a recurring character as the insurance agent trying to recover the bonds.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: David Braff

  • That's Right, We're Bad
    7.2/10136 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/1981

    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

  • Colt's Angels
    7.0/10143 votes

    #5 - Colt's Angels

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: Larry Brody

  • The Human Torch
    7.0/10133 votes

    #6 - The Human Torch

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/1981

    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: N/A

  • The Japanese Connection
    6.7/10124 votes

    #7 - The Japanese Connection

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/1981

    Colt is sent after the Rio Brothers who are much worse than he knows.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • No Way Out
    6.6/10129 votes

    #8 - No Way Out

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/6/1982

    In Las Vegas at a cycle show, Shecky turns himself in to Big Jack and tells her he needs a bodyguard. Reluctantly, Colt takes the assignment.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: David Braff

  • License to Kill (1)
    7.2/10136 votes

    #9 - License to Kill (1)

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/13/1982

    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

  • License to Kill (2)
    7.4/10125 votes

    #10 - License to Kill (2)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/1982

    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: N/A

    Writer: Glen A. Larson

  • Goin' For It
    7.0/10123 votes

    #11 - Goin' For It

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/1982

    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: N/A

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold
    7.1/10124 votes

    #12 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/1982

    Harold had a run-in with his brother and now faces life as Ozzie, a homeless man. He witnesses a murder and becomes a target.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Soldiers of Misfortune
    6.9/10115 votes

    #13 - Soldiers of Misfortune

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/1982

    The bounty is a mercenary trainee. Colt and Howie have to 'join up'. In the process, they meet a woman journalist with her own reasons for pursuing this story.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: David Braff

  • Ready, Aim, Die
    7.1/10113 votes

    #14 - Ready, Aim, Die

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1982

    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

  • Ladies on the Ropes
    7.4/10127 votes

    #15 - Ladies on the Ropes

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/1982

    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: N/A

  • The Snow Job
    7.1/10117 votes

    #16 - The Snow Job

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/1982

    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: N/A

  • Guess Who's Coming to Town?
    6.9/10109 votes

    #17 - Guess Who's Coming to Town?

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1982

    The statute of limitations will run out for a young man in just two days. He is related to a VIP, so caution is needed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Glen A. Larson

  • Child's Play
    7.0/10117 votes

    #18 - Child's Play

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/1982

    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: N/A

  • Charlie
    7.0/10114 votes

    #19 - Charlie

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/1982

    In Las Vegas, Colt runs into an old partner and finds out she is involved in a fraudulent scheme. Jody is kidnapped to be a hostage and there is a stagecoach chase.

    Director: Daniel Haller

    Writer: David Braff

  • Three for the Road
    7.3/10105 votes

    #20 - Three for the Road

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/1982

    A pretty jewel thief hops off to Mexico with Colt and his friends, joined by insurance investigator Kay Faulkner, hot on her trail

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Silent Partner
    6.6/10103 votes

    #21 - The Silent Partner

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1982

    When a country music star kills his ghost writer and pins the blame on his chauffeur, it's up to Colt to set the record straight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Scavenger Hunt
    7.2/10112 votes

    #22 - Scavenger Hunt

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/1982

    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: N/A