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The Best Episodes of The Name of the Game

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

The Best Episodes of The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on...

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  1. Background image for One of the Girls in Research
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #1 - One of the Girls in Research

    S2:E25

    Howard's research girl has romantic daydreams about him as they try to locate an eccentric conniving industrialist who is trying victimized her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Taker
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #2 - The Taker

    S1:E3

    Crime Magazine publisher Glenn Howard refuses to support a powerful businessman who backs a crooked political candidate and finds himself in a battle of wits over the takeover of his publishing empire.

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  3. Background image for The White Birch
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    #3 - The White Birch

    S1:E11

    Glenn Howard travels to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he and other rival journalists try to get custody of an ailing author's latest work.

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  4. Background image for Goodbye Harry
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Goodbye Harry

    S2:E6

    Roving reporter Sam Hardy's boss, Crime magazine publisher Glenn Howard (GB), sends Hardy and magazine researcher Peggy Maxwell on a dangerous fact-finding mission. Their quarry is American missile scientist Harry Roarke. While it appears as though Harry has defected to Cuba, he may very well be hiding out in the States, in fear for his life.

    Director:Barry Shear
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  5. Background image for Little Bear Died Running
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Little Bear Died Running

    S3:E8

    When an Indian kills the friend of a reporter, Paul Tyler (RC) investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Protector
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #6 - The Protector

    S1:E9

    Glenn Howard goes up against a bigoted millionaire who sets out to solve the nation's racial problems with his own private army.

    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Ordeal
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Ordeal

    S1:E10

    A woman sitting on death row hopes that Dan Farrell can find enough evidence to prove that she did not murder her husband.

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  9. Background image for The Third Choice
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #8 - The Third Choice

    S1:E24

    Howard (GB) tries to save a Howard Publications editor kidnapped by a man who hopes to use the ransom to overthrow an African government.

    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for An Agent of the Plaintiff
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #9 - An Agent of the Plaintiff

    S1:E26

    Howard (GB) is the victim of a conspiracy hatched by his own attorney, the lovely-but-lethal Bethany Cromwell, and plaintiff Harold Wyler.

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  11. Background image for Jenny Wilde Is Drowning
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Jenny Wilde Is Drowning

    S2:E24

    When a young actress becomes suicidal, Jeff Dillon (TF) attempts to prevent her suicide attempts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for So Long Baby, and Amen
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #11 - So Long Baby, and Amen

    S3:E1

    Dan Farrell (RS) reports his findings at a Congressional committee hearing on addictive drugs. Later he finds himself entangled with a self-destructive, drug-addicted young girl.

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  13. Background image for The Time Is Now
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #12 - The Time Is Now

    S3:E6

    Howard (GB) investigates the death of a moderate black educator at a campus torn into a struggle between militants and moderates.

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  14. Background image for All the Old Familar Faces
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #13 - All the Old Familar Faces

    S3:E9

    Howard (GB) tries to find out who is behind a series of death threats levelled against him. He interviews several likely suspects who, in flashback, explain just what might have prompted them to kill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for I Love You, Billy Baker (2)
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #14 - I Love You, Billy Baker (2)

    S3:E11

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    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Nightmare
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Nightmare

    S1:E5

    Dan Farrell patiently prepares to exact his revenge upon the robbers that murdered his wife.

    Director:Alvin Ganzer
    Writer:Ed Adamson
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  17. Background image for The Inquiry
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #16 - The Inquiry

    S1:E17

    Howard (GB) is called before a Senate committee to answer charges that he stole a fortune in U.S. Army funds while serving with the OSS in Italy during World War II.

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  18. Background image for A Wrath of Angels
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #17 - A Wrath of Angels

    S1:E23

    Dan Farrell (RS) investigates as a man and a priest try to clean up the slums and end up having a showdown with a powerful Mafioso.

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  19. Background image for The Other Kind of Spy
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #18 - The Other Kind of Spy

    S2:E26

    Dillon (TF) investigates a chemical plant that has blown up only to discover industrial espionage as the motive.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Incomparable Connie Walker
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #19 - The Incomparable Connie Walker

    S1:E18

    Conway ""Connie"" Walker is the first black mayor of a large unnamed city. In addition to suffering the slings and arrows of racism, Walker is the target of accusations that he has been accepting kickbacks. Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) investigates when a city accountant is murdered.

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  21. Background image for Love-In At Ground Zero
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #20 - Love-In At Ground Zero

    S1:E19

    Howard (GB) is kidnapped by a group of protestors who demand he witness their suicide and then write an expose of the army's testing of chemical warfare weapons.

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  22. Background image for Chains of Command
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Chains of Command

    S2:E5

    Farrell (RS) is investigating charges that the officials of a prison on the Mexican border are shipping out forced labor to local farms. It has been further charged that the officials are getting rich on kickbacks. Assuming a false identity and taking a job in the border town becomes very hazardous.

    Director:Robert Day
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  23. Background image for Island of Gold and Precious Stones
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Island of Gold and Precious Stones

    S2:E16

    A late millionaire's millions have disappeared, and reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) wants to find out why. Together with his crack researcher Peggy Maxwell, Dillon checks out the deceased man's relatives. Each, it seems, has a reason for wanting the man dead, and each had opportunity to make off with the inheritance.

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  24. Background image for A Love To Remember
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #23 - A Love To Remember

    S3:E2

    At his college class reunion, Howard (GB) meets a strange, beautiful woman who tells him how a crush she once had on him has ruined her life.

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  25. Background image for Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon

    S3:E3

    Cynthia is a reclusive jet-setter who has of late become a political activist. She refuses all interviews and keeps hidden in a rambling house on the island of Avalon. At the urging of his pal, reporter Paul Tyler decides to make a name for himself by getting the exclusive story on Cynthia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Enemy Before Us
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #25 - The Enemy Before Us

    S3:E5

    Crime Magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) is back in his old neighborhood in New York's ""Little Italy"", Dillon hopes to take a break from his hectic responsibilities and recapture ""something real"" from his younger days. Unfortunately, he is bombarded by pain and disillusionment from every side: his stepmother is gravely ill, and her son is deeply involved with drug dealing.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"One of the Girls in Research" is the best rated episode of "The Name of the Game". It scored 8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/1970. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Taker".