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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 NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Name of the Game Season 1 Episode 15 - The Revolutionary
    4.9/10(10 votes)

    #1 - The Revolutionary

    S1:E15

    Glenn Howard helps an exiled president of a South American nation regain control in the midst of a counter-revolution.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writers:Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan

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  2. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 11 - High Card
    5.2/10(10 votes)

    #2 - High Card

    S2:E11

    A U.S. Senator claims to have photographic proof that Howard (GB)was the man who tipped off the Cubans about the Bay of Pigs.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writers:Dean Hargrove, Herman Groves

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  3. The Name of the Game Season 3 Episode 18 - Seek and Destroy
    5.5/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Seek and Destroy

    S3:E18

    Dan Farrell (RS) runs into many dead ends as he endeavors to discover why an important scientist suddenly died.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 14 - The Tradition
    5.7/10(18 votes)

    #4 - The Tradition

    S2:E14

    Howard (GB) and a young Greek woman are forced to flee for their lives when they challenge an ancient Greek custom.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writers:Dean Hargrove, Tim Kelly

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  5. The Name of the Game Season 3 Episode 17 - The Man Who Killed A Ghost
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    #5 - The Man Who Killed A Ghost

    S3:E17

    The real personality of a famous cowboy star is exposed by David Corey (RW).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Name of the Game Season 1 Episode 20 - The Suntan Mob
    5.9/10(14 votes)

    #6 - The Suntan Mob

    S1:E20

    Dan Farrell (RS) convinces a moll to help him prove that the mafia is controlling a tiny island.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writers:Dick Nelson, Robert Buckner

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  7. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 12 - The Power
    5.9/10(11 votes)

    #7 - The Power

    S2:E12

    Dan Farrell (RS) sets about to investigate corruption on the waterfront. Farrell finds himself in the middle of a power struggle between two brothers battling for control of the longshoreman's union.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Arthur Weingarten

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  8. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 21 - The Skin Game
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #8 - The Skin Game

    S2:E21

    Farrell (RS) investigates deaths caused by an illegal dilution of medical supplies in a small African nation.

    Director:William Conrad
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Name of the Game Season 3 Episode 15 - A Sister From Napoli
    6.0/10(16 votes)

    #9 - A Sister From Napoli

    S3:E15

    A district attorney up for a judgeship is deemed unfit and an investigation ensues by Lewis Corbett(PF).

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 4 - The Emissary
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - The Emissary

    S2:E4

    An old-line French Marxist who happens to be an old friend of Crime magazine publisher Dan Howard (GB) would like him to help him pull off a delicate diplomatic mission. The Red Chinese delegation has just stormed out of an international health conference, and Howard has been assigned to woo them back.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writers:Dean Hargrove, Margaret Armen

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  11. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 9 - The Prisoner Within
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #11 - The Prisoner Within

    S2:E9

    Dillon (TF) investigates the story of a young man who is challenged by an Army officer to undergo prisoner of war training. He accepts the survival training challenge.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Richard H. Landau

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  12. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 13 - Laurie Marie
    6.1/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Laurie Marie

    S2:E13

    When Laurie Marie gets lost on the vast country estate of millionaire industrialist Robert Coates, he posts a $10,000 reward for anyone who can return the girl unharmed. This results in a stampede of mercenary characters who make a shambles of Coates' estate. Watching from the sidelines is reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) and his girl friday Peggy.

    Director:Harvey Hart
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  13. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 22 - Man of the People
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Man of the People

    S2:E22

    Jilted by ""populist"" tycoon Cesar Rodriguez, Hilary thirsts for revenge. She plans to publish a series of articles exposing the popular Rodriguez as a fraud, using his Mexican heritage to hornswoggle his own people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Name of the Game Season 3 Episode 22 - Beware of the Watchdog
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Beware of the Watchdog

    S3:E22

    Dan Farrell (RS) investigates a consumer advocate who is currently masterminding an expose of the fish-canning industry. When several attempts are made on his life, the advertisers are under suspect.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Jack Turley

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  15. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 3 - Blind Man's Bluff
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Blind Man's Bluff

    S2:E3

    An ex-district attorney gives Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) a phony story. It's all part of a complex plan for revenge. He was blinded several years earlier, and his wife's face was mutilated; now the former D.A. wants to trap the man responsible for his sightlessness.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  16. The Name of the Game Season 1 Episode 4 - Collector's Edition
    6.4/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Collector's Edition

    S1:E4

    Photographer Peter Max had once saved Jeff Dillon's life when the two were on assignment in Vietnam. Now Max is accused of murder, and he's counting on Dillon's help in clearing his name.

    Director:Leslie Stevens
    Writers:Leslie Stevens, Eric Peters

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  17. The Name of the Game Season 1 Episode 13 - The Black Answer
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #17 - The Black Answer

    S1:E13

    Jeff Dillon is investigating the fire-bombing death of a black newspaper editor who advocated nonviolence. The chief suspect is Joe X. Lee, a leading black militant.

    Director:Leslie Stevens
    Writer:Leslie Stevens

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  18. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 10 - The Civilized Men
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - The Civilized Men

    S2:E10

    Farrell (RS) heads to Florida to probe into a cattle scam. Someone has been selling tainted meat, the end product of a rustled shipment of government livestock. Could the Mob be involved?

    Director:Don McDougall
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 15 - The Brass Ring
    6.4/10(12 votes)

    #19 - The Brass Ring

    S2:E15

    A Boxer is suspended when he punches out an obstreperous reporter. Feeling partly responsible, Dan Farrell (RS) tries to help the young fighter. Farrell soon learns that the boy's manager may be arranging a fixed bout.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Barry Oringer

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  20. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 17 - The Takeover
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #20 - The Takeover

    S2:E17

    As special envoy, Howard (GB) visits a crisis-torn Asian nation whose Chief of state allegedly robbed the treasury and vanished. The ladies reinforce Howard's suspicions of a frame-up and sparks a probe that sends him into guerrilla territory.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  21. The Name of the Game Season 3 Episode 21 - Appointment in Palermo
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Appointment in Palermo

    S3:E21

    Howard (GB) goes to Italy to research a story, then finds himself mistaken for a Sicilian patriarch. He is kidnapped by one of the families involved in a centuries-old blood feud.

    Director:Ben Gazzara
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Name of the Game Season 1 Episode 21 - Keep the Doctor Away
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Keep the Doctor Away

    S1:E21

    Jeff Dillon (TF) investigates a doctor who is really a bungling killer.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Robert M. Young

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  23. The Name of the Game Season 2 Episode 18 - The Garden
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #23 - The Garden

    S2:E18

    Dan Farrell (RS) is on the trail of a possible scam. A ""Pop"" psychiatrist who is strong on placebos but short on ethics, treats his wealthy patients at a lavish remote retreat called The Garden. Farrell is convinced that he is a phony, and tries to prove it

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Name of the Game Season 3 Episode 19 - A Capitol Affair
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #24 - A Capitol Affair

    S3:E19

    Howard Publications journalist intervenes when a misguided Washington gossip columnist tries to destroy the career of a promising government official who happens to be her boyfriend.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Name of the Game Season 1 Episode 16 - Swinger's Only
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Swinger's Only

    S1:E16

    Farrell (RS) takes a hand in the investigation of a murder at a ""Swinging Singles"" apartment. The victim is the mistress of one of Farrell's editors. The wife of the victim who despite her despair over her husband's pecadilloes urges Farrell to find the guilty party.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Anthony Spinner

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Revolutionary" is the worst rated episode of "The Name of the Game". It scored 4.9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Seymour Robbie and written by Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan, it aired on 12/27/1968. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "High Card".