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    TV Series

    Peter Gunn

    "Pete to his friends, Gunn to his enemies."

    IMDb8/10
    1958 - 1961
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 114

    Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.

    Created by: Blake Edwards
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    Seasons & Episodes

    The Kill

    1. The Kill

    8

    When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene. When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.

    9/22/1958
    Streetcar Jones

    2. Streetcar Jones

    7

    A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused. Pete is called in to the case. This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.

    9/29/1958
    The Vicious Dog

    3. The Vicious Dog

    7

    A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog. Pete is called in to investigate.

    10/6/1958
    The Blind Pianist

    4. The Blind Pianist

    7

    A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.

    10/13/1958
    The Frog

    5. The Frog

    Pete is called by a gangster's leg man who is then murdered. Pete becomes involved in a search for incriminating evidence.

    10/20/195830 min
    The Chinese Hangman

    6. The Chinese Hangman

    Pete is asked by a religious cult leader to find a missing girl and the money she had access to.

    10/27/1958
    Lynn's Blues

    7. Lynn's Blues

    Singer Lynn Martel has lost all hope after her boyfriend has been killed. The killing was arranged by Nat Kreuger, Martel's obsessed boss. When Peter Gunn tries to help her, his life also becomes endangered.

    11/3/1958
    Rough Buck

    8. Rough Buck

    A famous boxer is murdered. Pete is hired by the dead fighter's brother to find the killer. Peter Gunn's investigation leads him to a shady fight manager and a nightclub stripper.

    11/10/1958
    Image of Sally

    9. Image of Sally

    Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.

    11/17/1958
    The Man with the Scar

    10. The Man with the Scar

    Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.

    11/24/1958
    Death House Testament

    11. Death House Testament

    Ten minutes before his execution a convicted murder hires Peter Gunn to find the $700,000 he stole, hand it over to the bond company, collect the 10% reward and give it to his daughter.

    12/1/1958
    The Torch

    12. The Torch

    A man is burnt to death. His widow hires Peter Gunn to find out who killed him.

    12/8/1958
    The Jockey

    13. The Jockey

    Billy Arnet's girlfriend falls through a skylight, to her death. Peter Gunn is hired prove it was not an accident but murder.

    12/15/1958
    Sisters Of The Friendless

    14. Sisters Of The Friendless

    A young man is accused of murder, and the only witnesses for the defense are two nuns who are unable to leave their convent.

    12/22/1958
    The Leaper

    15. The Leaper

    An elderly circus performer is shot by a man using a high-powered rifle while standing on the ledge of an apartment building. The man's wife asks Peter Gunn to investigate the death of her husband.

    12/29/1958
    The Fuse

    16. The Fuse

    A union boss's birthday starts off with a bang, and the crime boss who is the chief suspect wants Pete to clear his name before the situation gets even more explosive.

    1/5/1959
    Let's Kill Timothy

    17. Let's Kill Timothy

    6

    A couple of safe-crackers realize too late that the lookout on their jewel store burglary is no longer looking out, he's absconded with the most valuable jewels. The double-crosser bursts into Mother's nightclub to beg Peter Gunn to protect a mysterious 4th conspirator, Timothy, who turns out to be a trained seal. Why would anyone want to kill Timothy?

    1/19/1959
    The Missing Night Watchman

    18. The Missing Night Watchman

    A body gets dumped off the pier, and Peter is hired by the proprietor of an antiquities shop to locate a stash of diamonds owned by an eccentric collector. Be prepared for some great dialogue.

    1/26/1959
    Murder On The Midway

    19. Murder On The Midway

    Peter Gunn is hired by a man known as the Baron to protect Rowena, the roommate of a murdered carnival dancer. Rowena is the Baron's girlfriend, and when she becomes infatuated with Gunn, the Baron threatens the private investgator.

    2/2/1959
    Pecos Pete

    20. Pecos Pete

    There's trouble in Texas when a cowboy gets clobbered, and his brother, a cattle baron, hires Pete to find his killer. The welcome is none too warm, even when Pete goes native and dons the local attire. Mancini's score takes on a western swang. Marks the introduction of the new series logo design.

    2/9/1959
    Scuba

    21. Scuba

    A series of unsolved robberies have an insurance company looking to Pete to find the culprits. The investigation begins where a partner in a diving company was found murdered, and Pete hooks up with a Don Ho fan who is into water sports.

    2/16/1959
    Edie Finds a Corpse

    22. Edie Finds a Corpse

    Edie is having her apartment renovated and during the renovations she uncovers a body.

    2/23/1959
    The Dirty Word

    23. The Dirty Word

    After her husband is murdered, Louise Sinclair hits the bottle and her husbands lawyer consoles her.

    3/2/1959
    The Ugly Frame

    24. The Ugly Frame

    Lt. Jacoby tries to nail Quoit on a murder charge but is foiled by misinformation.

    3/9/1959
    The Lederer Story

    25. The Lederer Story

    Mr. Lederer falls overboard on his yacht at night, and soon after his wife is poisoned, Gunn investigates.

    3/16/1959
    Keep Smiling

    26. Keep Smiling

    Peter Gunn poses as a professional bowler to investigate a case of blackmail and murder.

    3/23/1959
    Breakout

    27. Breakout

    An escaped gangster lives in a rundown apartment undetected, wearing bandages. He hires Gunn to locate his brother and finds out that the man was involved in a payroll robbery.

    3/30/1959
    Pay Now, Kill Later

    28. Pay Now, Kill Later

    After serving 14 years for a crime he did not commit, Spain decides to commit the crime he was sentenced and already served time for.

    4/6/1959
    Skin Deep

    29. Skin Deep

    Wealthy Helena Mears hires Peter Gunn to investigate the disappearance of her young sister Katie. Pete learns that Helena, lonely and jealous of Katie's popularity, has met an amorous but unscrupulous Latin who has been secretly seeing Katie.

    4/13/1959
    February Girl

    30. February Girl

    Model June Holton witnesses the murder of a photographer, only problem is she wasn't wearing her glasses and can't identify him.

    4/20/1959
    Love Me to Death

    31. Love Me to Death

    Three lonely rich sisters and one of them finds a boyfriend, but is he really interested in her or her money. Five dead wives tell a different story.

    4/27/1959
    The Family Affair

    32. The Family Affair

    7

    B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.

    5/4/1959
    Lady Wind, Bells Fan

    33. Lady Wind, Bells Fan

    7

    Fan Dancer, Darling Lillian of The Green Dragon is given a special fan one that holds the key to the past.

    5/11/1959
    Bullet for a Badge

    34. Bullet for a Badge

    An attempt on Lt. Jacoby is made when he receives a mysterious phone call and set up for a bullet.

    5/18/1959
    Kill from Nowhere

    35. Kill from Nowhere

    Wealthy invalid Louise Reardon has an attempt made on her life and Gunn is hired to find her Aide, Scully.

    5/25/1959
    Vendetta

    36. Vendetta

    Somebody shoots Edie in an attempt to get to Gunn. Jacoby still in the hospital gives Pete a clue as to who is seeking revenge.

    6/1/1959
    The Coffin

    37. The Coffin

    Gunn is hired to accompany a coffin to Mexico City, the hitch is that there is no body in the coffin only money stolen during a robbery.

    6/8/1959
    The Portrait

    38. The Portrait

    An unfaithful wife is dismayed that after her lovers death a portrait of her goes missing, she hires Gunn to retrieve the painting.

    6/15/1959

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