The BEST episodes of Cowboy Bebop
Every episode of Cowboy Bebop ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cowboy Bebop!
In the year 2071 humanity has colonized the entire Solar System through the use of "Phase Difference Space Gates". A catastrophic accident occurred during the development of the Gates, damaging both the Earth and the Moon, heavily irradiating the surface, and forcing most of mankind to evacuate to other planets of the Solar System. Wherever humanity goes, so goes its criminal element, and thus the need for those who hunt criminals. The newly formed solar system police reinstated the bounty scheme of the Wild West. Cowboy Bebop is the story of the four inhabitants of the spaceship Bebop, and the living they barely make at bounty hunting.
#1 - The Real Folk Blues (2)
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/24/1999
Spike finally finds the woman he’s been searching for, and Faye makes a surprising return to the Bebop. With the syndicate in hot pursuit, Spike seeks to end the reign of Vicious.
#2 - The Real Folk Blues (1)
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/17/1999
Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike’s past.
#3 - Hard Luck Woman
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/10/1999
Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.
#4 - Pierrot Le Fou
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/1999
Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!
#5 - My Funny Valentine
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/12/1998
When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye’s past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.
#6 - Speak Like a Child
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/19/1998
When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!
#7 - Jupiter Jazz (1)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/22/1998
Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.
#8 - Brain Scratch
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/3/1999
Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she’ll need a little help from her friends.
#9 - Cowboy Funk
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/27/1999
Spike’s attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!
#10 - Gateway Shuffle
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/1998
Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!
#11 - Ballad of Fallen Angels
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1998
Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!
#12 - Sympathy for the Devil
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/1998
The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.
#13 - Toys in the Attic
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/15/1998
When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.
#14 - Jamming with Edward
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/1998
The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!
#15 - Waltz for Venus
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/1998
Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister’s sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?
#16 - Jupiter Jazz (2)
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/29/1998
Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.
#17 - Mushroom Samba
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/1999
After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein’s search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!
#18 - Honky Tonk Women
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/1998
A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.
#19 - Bohemian Rhapsody
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/5/1998
The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.
#20 - Black Dog Serenade
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1999
Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.
#21 - Ganymede Elegy
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/8/1998
When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.
#22 - Heavy Metal Queen
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/1998
The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.
#23 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1999
Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.
#24 - Wild Horses
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1999
While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.
#25 - Stray Dog Strut
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/1998
Spike and Jet’s next case takes them to Mars, where they’ll to try apprehend a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.
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