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The Best Episodes of The Lieutenant

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Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 3 - The Proud and the Angry
    8.8/10(53 votes)

    #1 - The Proud and the Angry

    S1:E3

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    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 16 - Gone the Sun
    8.8/10(33 votes)

    #2 - Gone the Sun

    S1:E16

    Rice returns to his home town to aid in the burial of a Marine killed in a training accident. He has to deal with the grieving family of the boy as well as the changes that have occurred since he has been away.

    Director:James Goldstone
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 29 - To Kill a Man
    8.7/10(25 votes)

    #3 - To Kill a Man

    S1:E29

    No description available

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 4 - Two-Star Giant
    8.6/10(32 votes)

    #4 - Two-Star Giant

    S1:E4

    No description available

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 27 - Mother Enemy
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Mother Enemy

    S1:E27

    A young sergeant is being evaluated for officer training, but unexpectedly it's revealed that his mother is a communist agent and she's in town to pitch a rabble-rousing speech at a rally where she will denounce the Marine Corps for not immediately elevating his rank, against his wishes. It falls on Rice to determine what will be done with the sergeant.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 8 - Captain Thomson
    8.5/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Captain Thomson

    S1:E8

    No description available

    Director:Leon Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 20 - Green Water Green Flag
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Green Water Green Flag

    S1:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 21 - To Set It Right
    8.5/10(38 votes)

    #8 - To Set It Right

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writers:Gene Roddenberry, Lee Erwin

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  9. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 6 - To Take Up Serpents
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    #9 - To Take Up Serpents

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 12 - Alert
    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Alert

    S1:E12

    No description available

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 15 - O'Rourke
    8.4/10(28 votes)

    #11 - O'Rourke

    S1:E15

    An ex Marine who is also a journalist is assigned to Rice's unit to do an article on the modern Marine core. Rice quickly discovers not is all as it should be in the situation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 23 - Tour of Duty
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Tour of Duty

    S1:E23

    No description available

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 25 - Man with an Edge
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Man with an Edge

    S1:E25

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    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 10 - A Troubled Image
    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #14 - A Troubled Image

    S1:E10

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 11 - Fall From A White Horse
    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Fall From A White Horse

    S1:E11

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 13 - The Art of Discipline
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #16 - The Art of Discipline

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 5 - A Very Private Affair
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #17 - A Very Private Affair

    S1:E5

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    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Gene Roddenberry

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  18. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 1 - A Million Miles From Clary
    8.1/10(47 votes)

    #18 - A Million Miles From Clary

    S1:E1

    Stew Sallaway, champion goldbrick at Clary High, could always depend on his buddy Bill Rice to get him out of a jam. Now Stew is a Marine private, and his ailing father asks Rice to have the boy to his platoon.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 14 - The Alien
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #19 - The Alien

    S1:E14

    No description available

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 22 - In the Highest Tradition
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #20 - In the Highest Tradition

    S1:E22

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    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 26 - Operation: Actress
    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Operation: Actress

    S1:E26

    No description available

    Director:Leonard Horn
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 18 - Interlude
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Interlude

    S1:E18

    No description available

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 28 - The War Called Peace
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #23 - The War Called Peace

    S1:E28

    No description available

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 2 - Cool of the Evening
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #24 - Cool of the Evening

    S1:E2

    No description available

    Director:Robert Gist
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Lieutenant Season 1 Episode 24 - Lament for a Dead Goldbrick
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Lament for a Dead Goldbrick

    S1:E24

    No description available

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Proud and the Angry" is the best rated episode of "The Lieutenant". It scored 8.8/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/28/1963. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gone the Sun".