The BEST episodes of Mannix season 5

Every episode of Mannix season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mannix season 5!

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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Woman in the Shadows
star
8.47
15 votes

#1 - Woman in the Shadows

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1971

Soviet agents want Marx's manuscript of Das Kapital, and a young woman has just inherited part of it.

Directors: Paul Krasny
Writer: Karl Tunberg
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Babe in the Woods
star
8.00
11 votes

#2 - Babe in the Woods

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1972

Murder on the golf course leads to open season on Mannix, who's looking for valuable microcircuit plans hidden by the victim.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn
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A Step in Time
star
7.92
12 votes

#3 - A Step in Time

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1971

Mannix is the eyewitness of a murder; reportedly, it occurred a year before.

Directors: Sutton Roley
Writer: Mann Rubin
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To Draw the Lightning
star
7.91
11 votes

#4 - To Draw the Lightning

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1972

Was a police shooting premeditated? Mannix is on (and off) the case.

Directors: Don McDougall
Writer: Ed Adamson
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Dark So Early, Dark So Long
star
7.88
16 votes

#5 - Dark So Early, Dark So Long

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1971

A blackmail victim is headed for prison.

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A Choice of Evils
star
7.85
13 votes

#6 - A Choice of Evils

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1971

Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.

Directors: Paul Krasny
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Wine from These Grapes
star
7.83
12 votes

#7 - Wine from These Grapes

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1971

A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.

Directors: Paul Krasny
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A Button for General D
star
7.69
13 votes

#8 - A Button for General D

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1971

The Case of the Singing Harp: a singer is kidnapped to reveal hidden loot.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
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A Walk in the Shadows
star
7.64
11 votes

#9 - A Walk in the Shadows

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1972

In defense of a client accused of murder.

Directors: Paul Krasny
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The Glass Trap
star
7.60
10 votes

#10 - The Glass Trap

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1971

Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
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The Sound of Murder
star
7.50
12 votes

#11 - The Sound of Murder

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1972

A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.

Writer: Leigh Vance
Moving Target
star
7.46
13 votes

#12 - Moving Target

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/19/1972

The fictitious name on a partnership contract apparently comes to life.

Directors: Richard Benedict
Writer: Karl Tunberg
Run Till Dark
star
7.46
13 votes

#13 - Run Till Dark

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1971

A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.

Directors: Murray Golden
Writer: Dan Ullman
Death is the Fifth Gear
star
7.45
11 votes

#14 - Death is the Fifth Gear

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1972

A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?

Directors: Paul Krasny
Days Beyond Recall
star
7.37
16 votes

#15 - Days Beyond Recall

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1971

A skid row bum is concealing his identity.

Directors: Jud Taylor
Lifeline
star
7.33
12 votes

#16 - Lifeline

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1972

A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.

Writer: Dan Ullman
The Man Outside
star
7.23
13 votes

#17 - The Man Outside

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1971

Blackmail has its twists and turns.

Directors: Harry Harvey Jr.
Writer: Arthur Weiss
Scapegoat
star
7.18
11 votes

#18 - Scapegoat

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1972

Mannix transports jewels from London, or is that his double?

Catspaw
star
7.17
12 votes

#19 - Catspaw

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1971

Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.

Directors: Harry Harvey Jr.
Nightshade
star
7.00
14 votes

#20 - Nightshade

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/1971

Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Martin Roth
Cry Pigeon
star
6.89
9 votes

#21 - Cry Pigeon

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1972

Mannix in the middle of a gang war.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
Cold Trail
star
6.88
17 votes

#22 - Cold Trail

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1971

A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.

Directors: Barry Crane
Writer: Ed Waters
To Save a Dead Man
star
6.77
13 votes

#23 - To Save a Dead Man

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1971

Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.

Directors: Paul Krasny
Murder Times Three
star
6.54
13 votes

#24 - Murder Times Three

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1971

Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.

Directors: Leonard J. Horn