The BEST episodes of Mannix season 1

Every episode of Mannix season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mannix season 1!

Tough, no-nonsense private eye Joe Mannix investigates in this tense and violent detective series. Originally employed by an ultra-computerized organization, he later set up his own shop. But mayhem always predominated.

Last Updated: 9/23/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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To Kill a Writer
star
8.62
21 votes

#1 - To Kill a Writer

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1968

An unsolved murder and an author with enemies.

Directors: Charles Rondeau
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Deadfall (1)
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8.26
23 votes

#2 - Deadfall (1)

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1968

The strong friendship between Lew Wickersham and Mannix melts into a violent and deathly feud. The bitter battle begins when Mannix launches an investigation into the theft of a highly secret formula for the development of a laser ray. Stolen plans and sabotage involve Intertect and their agents.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn
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Delayed Action
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8.08
13 votes

#3 - Delayed Action

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1968

Old labor woes come to light after an attempted murder.

Make It Like It Never Happened
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7.89
57 votes

#4 - Make It Like It Never Happened

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1967

Mannix takes the case of a death row inmate.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn
Writer: Lee Loeb
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The Girl in the Frame
star
7.53
17 votes

#5 - The Girl in the Frame

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/1968

A fake Renoir is suspected, and the model is in danger.

Directors: Barry Crane
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The Cost of a Vacation
star
7.51
55 votes

#6 - The Cost of a Vacation

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1967

A threatened suicide.

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Deadfall (2)
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7.47
47 votes

#7 - Deadfall (2)

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1968

The two paths of the case meet at the water's edge.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn
The Name Is Mannix
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7.44
110 votes

#8 - The Name Is Mannix

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1967

Mannix has side action on a kidnap case.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn
Writer: Bruce Geller
Huntdown
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7.42
50 votes

#9 - Huntdown

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1967

Investigating an insurance claim, Mannix finds himself intensely scrutinized.

Directors: Gerald Mayer
License to Kill - Limit Three People
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7.40
48 votes

#10 - License to Kill - Limit Three People

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1968

A psychopath's next victim might be his wife.

Writer: Lew Erwin
The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher
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7.37
86 votes

#11 - The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1967

A scientist goes missing with a new formula.

Nothing Ever Works Twice
star
7.36
85 votes

#12 - Nothing Ever Works Twice

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1967

Mannix is set up for the murder of an old girlfriend's husband.

Directors: Murray Golden
Beyond the Shadow of a Dream
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7.36
50 votes

#13 - Beyond the Shadow of a Dream

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1967

Mannix is hired to vet a prospective bridegroom.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn
You Can Get Killed Out There
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7.34
47 votes

#14 - You Can Get Killed Out There

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1968

Mannix quits rather than chase a necklace and a mobster, and stumbles into a case of murder and fraud.

Directors: Lou Brandt
Turn Every Stone
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7.33
46 votes

#15 - Turn Every Stone

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1967

A libel suit against a newspaper at the state capital involves politics and the mob.

Writer: Jeri Emmett
Skid Marks on a Dry Run
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7.32
94 votes

#16 - Skid Marks on a Dry Run

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1967

Mannix is hired to find out any dirt on Govenor-elect Adam Pierson, and that's when the trouble starts: with his syndicate connections, people are dying fast.

Falling Star
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7.31
48 votes

#17 - Falling Star

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1968

Mannix checks out an actress with an enemy.

Directors: Denis Sanders
Warning: Live Blueberries
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7.30
50 votes

#18 - Warning: Live Blueberries

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1967

An incommunicado coed and a murdered basketball player.

Directors: Vincent McEveety
Coffin for a Clown
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7.23
47 votes

#19 - Coffin for a Clown

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1967

A missing boy and a cover-up.

Directors: Alexander Singer
Then the Drink Takes the Man
star
7.22
46 votes

#20 - Then the Drink Takes the Man

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1967

Undercover at a health farm for boozehounds.

Directors: Laslo Benedek
Writer: Sam Ross
Another Final Exit
star
7.07
42 votes

#21 - Another Final Exit

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1968

A missing million leads Mannix out of Intertect as bait for a drug ring.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
A Catalogue of Sins
star
7.04
47 votes

#22 - A Catalogue of Sins

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1967

Blackmail in the film industry.

Directors: Lee H. Katzin
Run, Sheep, Run
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7.02
47 votes

#23 - Run, Sheep, Run

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1967

An undercover cop's murder exposes a vice operation.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
Eight to Five, It's a Miracle
star
6.55
11 votes

#24 - Eight to Five, It's a Miracle

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/1968

A faith healer gets blackmailed.

Directors: Harry Harvey Jr.
Writer: Arthur Dales