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The Best Episodes of The Master

Genre:Action & Adventure
Network:NBC

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

An aging ninja master and his young pupil travel in a custom van helping people in need along the way.
Episodes
13
Avg. Rating
5.9
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S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
4.1
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  • A Place to Call Home
    7.1/10(22)
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    #1 - A Place to Call Home

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 8/31/1984

    The Master and Max take on a ruthless land developer who is trying to evict a woman and the orphans she takes care of from their property.

    Director: Sidney Hayers, Gordon Hessler

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Fat Tuesday
    6.8/10(28)
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    #2 - Fat Tuesday

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 3/9/1984

    McCallister and Max come to the aid of a reporter doing an expose on ruthless gunrunners.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Tom Sawyer

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    0
  • Failure To Communicate
    6.7/10(23)
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    #3 - Failure To Communicate

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 5/4/1984

    When a secretary is kidnapped, Max and the Master get involved. The secretary works for Max's negligent, drunk father, and they must protect a blind woman who the kidnappers believe is a witness to their crime.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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  • Rogues
    6.7/10(25)
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    #4 - Rogues

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 8/10/1984

    The Master takes on a squad of rogue cops using their training and positions to commit a series of robberies.

    Director: Gordon Hessler

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Kunoichi
    6.5/10(25)
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    #5 - Kunoichi

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 4/6/1984

    McCallister is framed for murder by an old ""friend.""

    Director: Gordon Hessler

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Juggernaut
    6.4/10(33)
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    #6 - Juggernaut

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 3/16/1984

    Farmers need the help of the Master and pupil to get their goods to market past a trucking firm's roadblock.

    Director: Gordon Hessler

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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    0
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  • The Good, the Bad and the Priceless
    6.4/10(22)
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    #7 - The Good, the Bad and the Priceless

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 3/23/1984

    To rescue a woman claiming to be the Master's daughter, Max and the Master end up having to steal the British Crown Jewels.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Java Tiger
    6.3/10(23)
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    #8 - The Java Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 4/13/1984

    The Master must make his way past a booby-trapped cave in Hawaii to recover a priceless statue.

    Director: Bruce Kessler

    Writer: Tom Sawyer

    Comments

    0
  • High Rollers
    6.1/10(30)
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    #9 - High Rollers

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 3/2/1984

    A former military squad turns to crime and plans a casino heist, and needs the inside help of a dancer - they kidnap her daughter to get it.

    Director: Peter Crane

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Out-of-Time Step
    4.9/10(94)
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    #10 - Out-of-Time Step

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 1/27/1984

    On the trail of his daughter in San Francisco, McCallister and Max aid a nightclub owner against a ruthless Chinese syndicate.

    Director: Ray Austin

    Writer: Michael Sloan

    Comments

    0
  • Hostages
    4.2/10(84)
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    #11 - Hostages

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 2/10/1984

    Max and McCallister get invited to an exclusive political party at an isolated mansion that is taken over by terrorists. The local CIA head is aware of McCallister's past and suspects him of being involved - McCallister must free the hostages to prove his innocence. And Okasa is lurking nearby to complicate matters even further...

    Director: Ray Austin

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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    0
  • Max
    4.1/10(130)
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    #12 - Max

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 1/20/1984

    Max Keller meets up with John Peter McAllister, an American who having remained in Japan after World War II, became the only occidental American ever to achieve the status of the Ninja. Having returned to America to locate his newly discovered daughter, he agrees to tutor Max in the ninjutsu arts, while helping a father and daughter fend off an unscrupulous land developer who is trying to get a hold of their airport.

    Director: Robert Clouse

    Writer: Michael Sloan

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    0
  • State of the Union
    4.1/10(87)
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    #13 - State of the Union

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/3/1984

    After arriving in a coastal down, Max and the Master help a young girl, Kerry, set up a union in the local cannery despite the wishes of the owner.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Place to Call Home" is the best rated episode of "The Master". It scored 7.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Sidney Hayers, Gordon Hessler and written by N/A, it aired on 8/31/1984. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fat Tuesday".