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The Best Episodes of McCloud Season 5

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

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Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    McCloud Season 5 Episode 9 - Return to the Alamo
    8.1/10(102 votes)
    S5:E9

    In the second "Alamo" episode, Phyllis Norton, in her last appearance, takes over the station when Chief Clifford catches the flu, a thief kidnaps Broadhurst in order to swap him for the thief's brother, a drug-addicted mother kidnaps her addicted newborn daughter - and a time bomb ticks in the squad room ceiling.

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  2. McCloud Season 5 Episode 2 - The Gang That Stole Manhattan
    8.0/10(102 votes)
    S5:E2

    McCloud is assigned to a film shoot, and suspects the production is a front.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. McCloud Season 5 Episode 5 - The Concrete Jungle Caper
    7.9/10(85 votes)
    S5:E5

    The international drug trade and a dealer named Harry Hague have McCloud undercover and in prison to root out the Rhigas family of distributors.

    Director:Gene Levitt
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. McCloud Season 5 Episode 6 - The Man with the Golden Hat
    7.9/10(92 votes)
    S5:E6

    After hanging his Stetson in a diner one night, McCloud is stymied by various attempts to relieve him of it. His clues lead to a ballet company on the verge of folding, and a philanthropic foundation with millions of dollars missing from its account books.

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  5. McCloud Season 5 Episode 3 - Shivaree on Delancy Street
    7.8/10(79 votes)
    S5:E3

    A black gang infiltrating a white ethnic gang's numbers racket makes four very big mistakes, in ascending order of importance: robbing and killing a pickup man for his bets and the numbers; shooting Broadhurst (knocking him out of the episode after the first scene) when he tries to interfere; framing the unconscious Broadhurst for skimming money from the numbers runners; and depriving a VERY well-connected Jewish tailor of his winnings.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. McCloud Season 5 Episode 1 - The Barefoot Girls of Bleecker Street
    7.7/10(90 votes)
    S5:E1

    McCloud helps a runaway and her baby, amidst a curious stolen property investigation.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. McCloud Season 5 Episode 7 - Lady on the Run
    7.6/10(84 votes)
    S5:E7

    A woman pursues the hit man who killed her sister, and in Mexico City is pursued herself.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. McCloud Season 5 Episode 8 - Sharks!
    7.6/10(83 votes)
    S5:E8

    Loan sharks accidentally kill a welcher, and a hardnosed Homicide lieutenant has the wrong man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. McCloud Season 5 Episode 4 - The 42nd Street Cavalry
    7.5/10(86 votes)
    S5:E4

    McCloud's lackluster assignments make him grouse, so Chief Clifford sends him to the Mounted Unit. A fence sets up a munitions theft at a National Guard Armory (USMC) for a revolutionary group, and the cavalry is on its way.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Return to the Alamo" is the best rated episode of "McCloud" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Walter Doniger and written by Glen A. Larson, it aired on 3/30/1975. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Gang That Stole Manhattan".