The BEST episodes of Mannix season 8

Every episode of Mannix season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mannix season 8!

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: 3/28/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Picture of a Shadow
star
9.09
11 votes

#1 - Picture of a Shadow

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1974

Mannix takes the case of a muder victim in a photograph.

Directors: Harry Harvey Jr.
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A Small Favor for an Old Friend
star
9.00
12 votes

#2 - A Small Favor for an Old Friend

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1974

Old friend dies on a mob run, they suspect Mannix.

Directors: Paul Krasny
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The Green Man
star
8.82
11 votes

#3 - The Green Man

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1974

A Leonardo, a forger of currency, is sought by practically everybody.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
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A Choice of Victims
star
8.70
10 votes

#4 - A Choice of Victims

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1974

A Hollywood murder may have been a mistake.

Directors: Harry Harvey Jr.
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Enter Tami Okada
star
8.67
12 votes

#5 - Enter Tami Okada

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1974

Japanese consular matters entail a private eye and Mannix's cooperation

Directors: Paul Krasny
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Game Plan
star
8.54
13 votes

#6 - Game Plan

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1974

A kidnapper's ransom note calls for plunging in a card game.

Directors: Arnold Laven
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The Empty Tower
star
8.40
10 votes

#7 - The Empty Tower

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1975

A skyscraper burglary leavs Mannix and a pal in a fix.

Directors: Bill Bixby
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Bird of Prey (1)
star
8.40
5 votes

#8 - Bird of Prey (1)

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1975

On an island off the South American coast, Mannix seeks out the rescuer of a client's son.

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Desert Sun
star
8.38
8 votes

#9 - Desert Sun

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1974

Small town rules may include murder.

Directors: Arnold Laven
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A Word Called Courage
star
8.37
8 votes

#10 - A Word Called Courage

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1975

An old buddy tests Mannix's limits.

Directors: Bill Bixby
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Portrait in Blues
star
8.36
11 votes

#11 - Portrait in Blues

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1974

A pair of musicians are performing their act when one of them is almost electrocuted. Mannix is hired to look into the matter.

Directors: Alf Kjellin
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Design for Dying
star
8.20
10 votes

#12 - Design for Dying

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1975

A soft case with plush lining gives Mannix cause for uneasiness.

Directors: John Peyser
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Chance Meeting
star
8.14
7 votes

#13 - Chance Meeting

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1975

A chance meeting between two Vietnam veterans proves fatal for one of them after they are spotted by a third buddy, a deserter who has no intention of being turned in.

Directors: Don Weis
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Death Has No Face
star
8.09
11 votes

#14 - Death Has No Face

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1974

The vortex of the paranoid: Mannix is threatened and framed.

Directors: Don McDougall
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A Fine Day for Dying
star
7.80
10 votes

#15 - A Fine Day for Dying

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1974

Out of a coma, back in the line of fire.

Directors: Leo Penn
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Walk on the Blind Side
star
7.80
5 votes

#16 - Walk on the Blind Side

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1974

Peggy gets mistaken for a stool pigeon.

Directors: Paul Krasny
Writer: Albert Beich
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Hardball
star
7.71
7 votes

#17 - Hardball

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/1975

Ratted out and up against it, a dealer takes hostages.

Directors: Bill Bixby
Writer: Albert Beich
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Bird of Prey (2)
star
7.71
7 votes

#18 - Bird of Prey (2)

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1975

An assassination plot is revealed in the course of Mannix's investigation.

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The Survivor Who Wasn't
star
7.70
10 votes

#19 - The Survivor Who Wasn't

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1974

His wife says somebody else came back from the crash.

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Search for a Dead Man
star
7.50
8 votes

#20 - Search for a Dead Man

Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1975

An incognito hitman loses his handiwork.

Directors: Paul Krasny
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Man in a Trap
star
7.25
8 votes

#21 - Man in a Trap

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1975

A colleague on the shady side of the street is killed.

A Ransom for Yesterday
star
7.14
7 votes

#22 - A Ransom for Yesterday

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1975

A kidnapping case suddenly emerges from the files.

Directors: Bill Bixby
Writer: Mann Rubin
Edge of the Web
star
7.00
2 votes

#23 - Edge of the Web

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1975

A triangle in academia.

Directors: John Peyser
Quartet for Blunt Instrument
star
6.71
7 votes

#24 - Quartet for Blunt Instrument

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1975

The death of an inventor raises questions of motive.

Directors: Reza Badiyi