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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   4.2/10(138 votes)

   #1 - Max

   S1:E11/20/1984

   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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   Director:Robert Clouse

   Writer:Michael Sloan
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   4.2/10(91 votes)

   #2 - State of the Union

   S1:E32/3/1984

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Myerson

   Writer:Unknown
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   4.3/10(88 votes)

   #3 - Hostages

   S1:E42/10/1984

   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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   Director:Ray Austin

   Writer:Michael Sloan
4. 

   5.2/10(101 votes)

   #4 - Out-of-Time Step

   S1:E21/27/1984

   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

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   Director:Ray Austin

   Writer:Michael Sloan
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   6.7/10(33 votes)

   #5 - High Rollers

   S1:E53/2/1984

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Peter Crane

   Writer:Unknown
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   6.8/10(27 votes)

   #6 - The Java Tiger

   S1:E104/13/1984

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

   Director:Bruce Kessler

   Writer:Tom Sawyer

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   Director:Bruce Kessler

   Writer:Tom Sawyer
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   6.9/10(35 votes)

   #7 - Juggernaut

   S1:E73/16/1984

   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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   Director:Gordon Hessler

   Writer:Michael Sloan
8. 

   7.2/10(30 votes)

   #8 - Kunoichi

   S1:E94/6/1984

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

   Director:Gordon Hessler

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Gordon Hessler

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   7.2/10(27 votes)

   #9 - Failure To Communicate

   S1:E115/4/1984

   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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   Director:Sidney Hayers

   Writer:Michael Sloan
10. 

    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Rogues

    S1:E128/10/1984

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

    Director:Gordon Hessler

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gordon Hessler

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11. 

    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Fat Tuesday

    S1:E63/9/1984

    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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    Director:Sidney Hayers

    Writer:Tom Sawyer
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    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #12 - The Good, the Bad and the Priceless

    S1:E83/23/1984

    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:Gordon Hessler

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #13 - A Place to Call Home

    S1:E138/31/1984

    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.

    Directors:Gordon Hessler, Sidney Hayers

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Gordon Hessler, Sidney Hayers

    Writer:Unknown