List of Peter Gunn episodes
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator (and also writer and director on occasion) was Blake Edwards. It was also directed by Boris Sagal, Robert Gist, Jack Arnold, Lamont Johnson, one episode by Robert Altman, and several others. A total of 114 thirty-minute episodes were produced by Spartan Productions. Season one was filmed at Universal Studios, seasons two and three were filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Philip H. Lathrop and William W. Spencer were cinematographers on many episodes. Craig Stevens' wardrobe was tailored by Don Richards and Lola Albright's fashions by Jax.
Series overview
Peter Gunn ran for three seasons starting in late 1958. A total of 114 episodes were produced during the three-season run.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
1 | 38 | September 22, 1958 | June 15, 1959 | NBC | ||
2 | 38 | September 21, 1959 | June 27, 1960 | |||
3 | 38 | October 3, 1960 | September 18, 1961 | ABC |
Episodes
Season 1 (1958–59)
Peter Gunn premiered on September 22, 1958 with the episode The Kill. The first season ran from September 1958 through June 1959 and contained 38 episodes.[1][2][3]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "The Kill" | Blake Edwards | Blake Edwards | September 22, 1958 | 12639 |
2 | 2 | "Streetcar Jones" | Blake Edwards | Al C. Ward | September 29, 1958 | 12642 |
3 | 3 | "The Vicious Dog" | David O. McDearmon | Blake Edwards | October 6, 1958 | 12640 |
4 | 4 | "The Blind Pianist" | Blake Edwards | Judy George, George W. George | October 13, 1958 | 12638 |
5 | 5 | "The Frog" | David O. McDearmon | Blake Edwards | October 20, 1958 | 12643 |
6 | 6 | "The Chinese Hangman" | Blake Edwards | Lewis Reed, Vick Knight | October 27, 1958 | 12641 |
7 | 7 | "Lynn's Blues" | Blake Edwards | Lewis Reed, Blake Edwards | November 3, 1958 | 12840 |
8 | 8 | "Rough Buck" | Blake Edwards | Tony Barrett | November 10, 1958 | 12839 |
9 | 9 | "Image of Sally" | David O. McDearmon | Lewis Reed, Blake Edwards | November 17, 1958 | 12838 |
10 | 10 | "The Man with the Scar" | David O. McDearmon | Ken Kolb, Lewis Reed | November 24, 1958 | 12837 |
11 | 11 | "Death House Testament" | Blake Edwards | George Fass, Gertrude Fass, Blake Edwards | December 1, 1958 | 12843 |
12 | 12 | "The Torch" | David O. McDearmon | Lewis Reed, Vic Knight | December 8, 1958 | 12836 |
13 | 13 | "The Jockey" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed | December 15, 1958 | 12842 |
14 | 14 | "Sisters of the Friendless" | David O. McDearmon | Henry F. Greenberg, Malvin Wald | December 22, 1958 | 12841 |
15 | 15 | "The Leaper" | Paul Stewart | Robert Blees | December 29, 1958 | 13980 |
16 | 16 | "The Fuse" | David O. McDearmon | Tony Barrett | January 5, 1959 | TBA |
17 | 17 | "Let's Kill Timothy" | Blake Edwards | Lewis Reed | January 19, 1959 | TBA |
18 | 18 | "The Missing Night Watchman" | Boris Sagal | Blake Edwards | January 26, 1959 | 15084 |
19 | 19 | "Murder on the Midway" | David O. McDearmon | P.K. Palmer, Blake Edwards | February 2, 1959 | 13982 |
20 | 20 | "Pecos Pete" | Robert Ellis Miller | Lewis Reed | February 9, 1959 | 13983 |
21 | 21 | "Scuba" | Boris Sagal | P.K. Palmer | February 16, 1959 | 13984 |
22 | 22 | "Edie Finds a Corpse" | Walter E. Grauman | P.K. Palmer | February 23, 1959 | 15085 |
23 | 23 | "The Dirty Word" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett | March 2, 1959 | 13985 |
24 | 24 | "The Ugly Frame" | Jack Arnold | George Fass, Gertrude Fass, Lewis Reed | March 9, 1959 | 15086 |
25 | 25 | "The Lederer Story" | Boris Sagal | Lewis Reed, Charles Hoffman | March 16, 1959 | 13986 |
26 | 26 | "Keep Smiling" | Jack Arnold | Lester Aaron Pine, Lewis Reed | March 23, 1959 | 15087 |
27 | 27 | "Breakout" | Boris Sagal | Lewis Reed | March 30, 1959 | 13987 |
28 | 28 | "Pay Now, Kill Later" | Boris Sagal | Lester Aaron Pine | April 6, 1959 | 13988 |
29 | 29 | "Skin Deep" | Boris Sagal | Tony Berret, Steffi Barret | April 13, 1959 | 13989 |
30 | 30 | "February Girl" | Boris Sagal | Lewis Reed, Robert C. Dennis | April 20, 1959 | 13990 |
31 | 31 | "Love Me to Death" | Jack Arnold | Lester Aaron Pine | April 27, 1959 | 13991 |
32 | 32 | "The Family Affair" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed, P.K. Palmer | May 4, 1959 | 13992 |
33 | 33 | "Lady Wind Bell's Fan" | Walter E. Grauman | William Spier | May 11, 1959 | 13993 |
34 | 34 | "Bullet for a Badge" | Jack Arnold | Tony Berret, Steffi Barret | May 18, 1959 | 13994 |
35 | 35 | "Kill from Nowhere" | Lamont Johnson | Tony Berret, Steffi Barret | May 25, 1959 | 13995 |
36 | 36 | "Vendetta" | Jack Arnold | Lewis Reed | June 1, 1959 | 13996 |
37 | 37 | "The Coffin" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed | June 8, 1959 | 15088 |
38 | 38 | "The Portrait" | Boris Sagal | Irwin Winehouse, A. Sanford Wolf | June 15, 1959 | 15089 |
Season 2 (1959–60)
The second season of Peter Gunn premiered on September 21, 1959 with the episode Protection. This season ran from September 1959 through June 1960 and also contained 38 episodes.[1][2][3]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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39 | 1 | "Protection" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | September 21, 1959 | 15498 |
40 | 2 | "Crisscross" | Boris Sagal | Lewis Reed | September 28, 1959 | 15499 |
41 | 3 | "Edge of the Knife" | Boris Sagal | Tony Berret, Steffi Barret | October 5, 1959 | 15500 |
42 | 4 | "The Comic" | Blake Edwards | Blake Edwards | October 12, 1959 | 15501 |
43 | 5 | "Death Is a Red Rose" | Boris Sagal | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | October 19, 1959 | 15502 |
44 | 6 | "The Young Assassins" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barret, Lewis Reed | October 26, 1959 | 15503 |
45 | 7 | "The Feathered Doll" | Boris Sagal | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | November 2, 1959 | 15504 |
46 | 8 | "Kidnap" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | November 16, 1959 | 15505 |
47 | 9 | "The Rifle" | George Stevens, Jr. | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | November 23, 1959 | 15506 |
48 | 10 | "The Game" | Boris Sagal | Lester Aaron Pine | November 30, 1959 | 15507 |
49 | 11 | "The Price Is Murder" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | December 7, 1959 | 15508 |
50 | 12 | "The Briefcase" | Blake Edwards | Lester Aaron Pine | December 14, 1959 | 15509 |
51 | 13 | "Terror on the Campus" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | December 21, 1959 | 15510 |
52 | 14 | "The Wolfe Case" | Lamont Johnson | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | December 28, 1959 | 15511 |
53 | 15 | "Hot Money" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Lester Aaron Pine | January 4, 1960 | 15512 |
54 | 16 | "Spell of Murder" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | January 11, 1960 | 15513 |
55 | 17 | "The Grudge" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | January 18, 1960 | 15514 |
56 | 18 | "Fill the Cup" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | January 25, 1960 | 16354 |
57 | 19 | "See No Evil" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | February 1, 1960 | 16355 |
58 | 20 | "Sentenced" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed | February 8, 1960 | 16356 |
59 | 21 | "The Hunt" | Jack Arnold | Lewis Reed | February 15, 1960 | 16357 |
60 | 22 | "Hollywood Calling" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Ben Perry, Richard Sokolove | February 29, 1960 | 16358 |
61 | 23 | "Sing a Song of Murder" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | March 7, 1960 | 16359 |
62 | 24 | "The Long, Long Ride" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | March 14, 1960 | 16360 |
63 | 25 | "The Deadly Proposition" | Lamont Johnson | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | March 21, 1960 | 16361 |
64 | 26 | "The Murder Clause" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | March 28, 1960 | 16362 |
65 | 27 | "The Dummy" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | April 4, 1960 | 16363 |
66 | 28 | "Slight Touch of Homicide" | Lamont Johnson | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | April 11, 1960 | 16364 |
67 | 29 | "Wings of an Angel" | Lamont Johnson | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | April 18, 1960 | 16365 |
68 | 30 | "Death Watch" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | April 25, 1960 | 16366 |
69 | 31 | "Witness in the Window" | Boris Sagal | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | May 2, 1960 | 16367 |
70 | 32 | "The Best Laid Plans" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | May 9, 1960 | 16865 |
71 | 33 | "Send a Thief" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | May 16, 1960 | 16866 |
72 | 34 | "The Semi-Private Eye" | Gene Reynolds | Gene L. Coon | May 23, 1960 | 17153 |
73 | 35 | "Letter of the Law" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | May 30, 1960 | 16867 |
74 | 36 | "The Crossbow" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | June 6, 1960 | 16868 |
75 | 37 | "The Heiress" | Robert Gist | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | June 13, 1960 | 16869 |
76 | 38 | "Baby Shoes" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | June 27, 1960 | 16870 |
Season 3 (1960–61)
The third season was the last for the series, which premiered on October 3, 1960 with the episode The Passenger. This last season ran from October 1960 through September 1961 and consisted of 38 episodes.[1][2][3]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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77 | 1 | "The Passenger" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | October 3, 1960 | 18742 |
78 | 2 | "Mask of Murder" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | October 10, 1960 | 18743 |
79 | 3 | "The Maitre D'" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Arthur Ross | October 17, 1960 | 18744 |
80 | 4 | "The Candidate" | Robert Gist | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | October 24, 1960 | 18745 |
81 | 5 | "The Judgment" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | October 31, 1960 | 18746 |
82 | 6 | "The Death Frame" | Robert Gist | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | November 7, 1960 | 18747 |
83 | 7 | "Death Across the Board" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Tony Barrett | November 14, 1960 | 18748 |
84 | 8 | "Tramp Steamer" | Gene Reynolds | Jack McEdward | November 21, 1960 | 18749 |
85 | 9 | "The Long Green Kill" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | November 28, 1960 | 18750 |
86 | 10 | "Take Five for Murder" | Paul Stanley | Tony Barrett | December 5, 1960 | 18751 |
87 | 11 | "Dream Big, Dream Deadly" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | December 12, 1960 | 18752 |
88 | 12 | "Sepi" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Tony Barrett | December 19, 1960 | 18753 |
89 | 13 | "A Tender Touch" | Robert Gist | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | December 26, 1960 | 18754 |
90 | 14 | "The Royal Roust" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | January 2, 1961 | 18755 |
91 | 15 | "Bullet in Escrow" | Paul Stanley | Lewis Reed, Tony Barrett | January 9, 1961 | 18756 |
92 | 16 | "Jacoby's Vacation" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Tom Waldman | January 16, 1961 | 18757 |
93 | 17 | "Blind Item" | Robert Gist | Jack McEdward | January 23, 1961 | 19898 |
94 | 18 | "Death Is a Sore Loser" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | January 30, 1961 | 20858 |
95 | 19 | "I Know It's Murder" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Bernard C. Schoenfeld | February 13, 1961 | 19899 |
96 | 20 | "A Kill and a Half" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | February 20, 1961 | 19900 |
97 | 21 | "Than a Serpent's Tooth" | Byron Kane | Tony Barrett | February 27, 1961 | 19901 |
98 | 22 | "The Deep End" | Robert Gist | Bill A. McCormack | March 6, 1961 | 19902 |
99 | 23 | "Portrait in Leather" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Tony Barrett | March 13, 1961 | 20859 |
100 | 24 | "Come Dance with Me and Die" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | March 20, 1961 | 20860 |
101 | 25 | "Cry Love, Cry Murder" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Tony Barrett | March 27, 1961 | 19903 |
102 | 26 | "A Penny Saved" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | April 3, 1961 | 20861 |
103 | 27 | "Short Motive" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | April 10, 1961 | 19904 |
104 | 28 | "The Murder Bond" | Robert Altman | Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed | April 24, 1961 | 19905 |
105 | 29 | "The Most Deadly Angel" | David Lowell Rich | Harry Steiner | May 1, 1961 | 19906 |
106 | 30 | "Till Death Do Us Part" | Robert Gist | Tony Barrett | May 8, 1961 | 19907 |
107 | 31 | "Last Resort" | Robert Sparr | Tony Barrett | May 15, 1961 | 19908 |
108 | 32 | "A Matter of Policy" | Robert Gist | Steffi Barrett, Tony Barrett | May 22, 1961 | 19909 |
109 | 33 | "A Bullet for the Boy" | David Lowell Rich | Steffi Barrett, Tony Barrett | May 29, 1961 | 19910 |
110 | 34 | "Death Is a Four Letter Word" | Tony Barrett | Steffi Barrett, Tony Barrett | June 5, 1961 | 19911 |
111 | 35 | "Deadly Intrusion" | Robert Gist | Steffi Barrett, Tony Barrett | June 12, 1961 | 19912 |
112 | 36 | "Voodoo" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Frank Waldman | June 19, 1961 | 19913 |
113 | 37 | "Down the Drain" | Robert Gist | Blake Edwards | June 26, 1961 | 19914 |
114 | 38 | "Murder on the Line" | Robert Gist | Blake Edwards | September 18, 1961 | 20862 |
References
- Mancini, Henry (January 1, 1996). Peter Gunn: Percussion Ensemble, Book & CD. Van Nuys, Los Angeles: Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN 9780769263687. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- Hruska, Thomas; Evermann, Jovan (2004). Der neue Serien Guide: L-S. Berlin, Germany: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. ISBN 9783896025135. OCLC 615504917. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- Pierce, David; Copyright Office, Library of Congress (1989). Motion picture copyrights & renewals, 1950–1959 (annotated ed.). Laurel, Maryland, USA: Milestone. ISBN 9780927347020. OCLC 21232046. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
External links
- Peter Gunn – list of episodes at IMDb
- List of Peter Gunn episodes at TV.com
- Peter Gunn at epguides.com