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The Best Episodes of Mannix Season 5

Every episode of Mannix Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mannix Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mannix Season 5 Episode 1 - Dark So Early, Dark So Long
    7.3/10(138 votes)

    #1 - Dark So Early, Dark So Long

    S5:E1

    A blackmail victim is headed for prison.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Mannix Season 5 Episode 2 - Cold Trail
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #2 - Cold Trail

    S5:E2

    A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Mannix Season 5 Episode 3 - A Step in Time
    7.7/10(138 votes)

    #3 - A Step in Time

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Mannix Season 5 Episode 4 - Wine From These Grapes
    7.8/10(124 votes)

    #4 - Wine From These Grapes

    S5:E4

    A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Mannix Season 5 Episode 5 - Woman in the Shadows
    7.7/10(117 votes)

    #5 - Woman in the Shadows

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Karl Tunberg

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  6. Mannix Season 5 Episode 6 - Days Beyond Recall
    7.4/10(109 votes)

    #6 - Days Beyond Recall

    S5:E6

    A skid row bum is concealing his identity.

    Director:Jud Taylor
    Writer:Robert Pirosh

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  7. Mannix Season 5 Episode 7 - Run Till Dark
    7.9/10(112 votes)

    #7 - Run Till Dark

    S5:E7

    A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Daniel B. Ullman

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  8. Mannix Season 5 Episode 8 - The Glass Trap
    8.0/10(108 votes)

    #8 - The Glass Trap

    S5:E8

    Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  9. Mannix Season 5 Episode 9 - A Choice of Evils
    8.3/10(114 votes)

    #9 - A Choice of Evils

    S5:E9

    Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Mannix Season 5 Episode 10 - A Button for General D
    7.8/10(127 votes)

    #10 - A Button for General D

    S5:E10

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

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mannix Season 5 Episode 11 - The Man Outside
    7.9/10(116 votes)

    #11 - The Man Outside

    S5:E11

    Blackmail has its twists and turns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Mannix Season 5 Episode 12 - Murder Times Three
    7.5/10(111 votes)

    #12 - Murder Times Three

    S5:E12

    Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.

    Director:Leonard Horn
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mannix Season 5 Episode 13 - Catspaw
    8.2/10(107 votes)

    #13 - Catspaw

    S5:E13

    Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mannix Season 5 Episode 14 - To Save a Dead Man
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #14 - To Save a Dead Man

    S5:E14

    Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mannix Season 5 Episode 15 - Nightshade
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #15 - Nightshade

    S5:E15

    Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Martin Roth

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  16. Mannix Season 5 Episode 16 - Babe in the Woods
    7.7/10(127 votes)

    #16 - Babe in the Woods

    S5:E16

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

    Director:Leonard Horn
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mannix Season 5 Episode 17 - The Sound of Murder
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    #17 - The Sound of Murder

    S5:E17

    A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Leigh Vance

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  18. Mannix Season 5 Episode 18 - Moving Target
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #18 - Moving Target

    S5:E18

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

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Karl Tunberg

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  19. Mannix Season 5 Episode 19 - Cry Pigeon
    7.8/10(105 votes)

    #19 - Cry Pigeon

    S5:E19

    Mannix in the middle of a gang war.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mannix Season 5 Episode 20 - A Walk in the Shadows
    8.4/10(121 votes)

    #20 - A Walk in the Shadows

    S5:E20

    In defense of a client accused of murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  21. Mannix Season 5 Episode 21 - Lifeline
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    #21 - Lifeline

    S5:E21

    A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Daniel B. Ullman

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  22. Mannix Season 5 Episode 22 - To Draw the Lightning
    7.6/10(104 votes)

    #22 - To Draw the Lightning

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  23. Mannix Season 5 Episode 23 - Scapegoat
    7.1/10(109 votes)

    #23 - Scapegoat

    S5:E23

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

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mannix Season 5 Episode 24 - Death in the Fifth Gear
    7.8/10(130 votes)

    #24 - Death in the Fifth Gear

    S5:E24

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dark So Early, Dark So Long" is the best rated episode of "Mannix" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/15/1971. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Cold Trail".