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The Best Episodes of The Fall Guy Season 1

Every episode of The Fall Guy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fall Guy Season 1!

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Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(307 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Colt chases a crooked sheriff and tries to protect a friend and his family.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  2. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 2 - The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda
    7.0/10(189 votes)

    #2 - The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda

    S1:E2

    Milton Bach is a computer hacker who ripped off the bank and ran. His wife, Rhonda, and friend Jerry stole the money and went to Mexico. He wants her back.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  3. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 3 - The Rich Get Richer
    7.2/10(170 votes)

    #3 - The Rich Get Richer

    S1:E3

    The bounty keeps them on the run as he tries many places to sell the bonds he stole. Kay Faulkner is a recurring character as the insurance agent trying to recover the bonds.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:David Braff

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  4. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 4 - That's Right, We're Bad
    7.3/10(157 votes)

    #4 - That's Right, We're Bad

    S1:E4

    Danny was framed by 'Animal' for an armored car robbery. If he goes to jail, 'Animal' will kill him. Colt and Howie go under cover in prison to protect him and it all goes awry.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Mark Jones

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  5. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 5 - Colt's Angels
    7.1/10(162 votes)

    #5 - Colt's Angels

    S1:E5

    Colt is sent to the Mohave Desert to bring back a biker wanted for drug dealing, rape and assault. He infiltrates the biker club and competes with them in difficult stunts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  6. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 6 - The Human Torch
    7.1/10(149 votes)

    #6 - The Human Torch

    S1:E6

    Colt is sent to a country town to pick up an arson suspect. The town's people of Federalsburg, and the suspect's mother, insist he is dead and buried.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 7 - The Japanese Connection
    6.6/10(134 votes)

    #7 - The Japanese Connection

    S1:E7

    Colt is sent after the Rio Brothers who are much worse than he knows.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 8 - No Way Out
    6.4/10(140 votes)

    #8 - No Way Out

    S1:E8

    In Las Vegas at a cycle show, Shecky turns himself in to Big Jack and tells her he needs a bodyguard. Reluctantly, Colt takes the assignment.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:David Braff

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  9. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 9 - License to Kill (1)
    7.2/10(147 votes)

    #9 - License to Kill (1)

    S1:E9

    Colt and company go to Hawaii to catch a man who turns out to be trying to stop an assassination. Things get mixed up and Colt becomes a target.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  10. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 10 - License to Kill (2)
    7.3/10(135 votes)

    #10 - License to Kill (2)

    S1:E10

    Colt and company go to Hawaii to catch a man who turns out to be trying to stop an assassination. Things get mixed up and Colt becomes a target.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  11. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 11 - Goin' For It
    7.1/10(134 votes)

    #11 - Goin' For It

    S1:E11

    A trio of small time crooks are using cars to smuggle jewels out of the country and hit a snag when one of them sells the cars to Howie to smash up for the movie.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 12 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold
    7.1/10(139 votes)

    #12 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold

    S1:E12

    Harold had a run-in with his brother and now faces life as Ozzie, a homeless man. He witnesses a murder and becomes a target.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 13 - Soldiers of Misfortune
    6.9/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Soldiers of Misfortune

    S1:E13

    The bounty is a mercenary trainee. Colt and Howie have to 'join up'. In the process, they meet a woman journalist with her own reasons for pursuing this story.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:David Braff

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  14. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 14 - Ready, Aim, Die
    7.2/10(128 votes)

    #14 - Ready, Aim, Die

    S1:E14

    A man says he must find his brother, a gambler with a big debt, before the 'hit man' does. The bookie has sworn to make an example of him. Some action takes place in the display of floats for the Tournament of Roses parade.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Mark Jones

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  15. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 15 - Ladies on the Ropes
    7.1/10(138 votes)

    #15 - Ladies on the Ropes

    S1:E15

    Eddie needs three days, so he can attend bout and prove his innocence. These skips always have a good reason to delay. He manages women wrestlers. Howie is persuaded to to take part as Handsome Howard.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 16 - The Snow Job
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #16 - The Snow Job

    S1:E16

    In Aspen, a politician's wife tells Colt that she shot her husband in self-defense, but he is saying he did it himself.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 17 - Guess Who's Coming to Town?
    6.8/10(120 votes)

    #17 - Guess Who's Coming to Town?

    S1:E17

    The statute of limitations will run out for a young man in just two days. He is related to a VIP, so caution is needed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  18. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 18 - Child's Play
    7.0/10(131 votes)

    #18 - Child's Play

    S1:E18

    Libby's father is planning to testify against the mob, but what they don't know is that Libby has a photographic memory and the evidence is in her brain.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 19 - Charlie
    7.0/10(126 votes)

    #19 - Charlie

    S1:E19

    In Las Vegas, Colt runs into an old partner and finds out she is involved in a fraudulent scheme. Jody is kidnapped to be a hostage and there is a stagecoach chase.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:David Braff

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  20. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 20 - Three for the Road
    7.3/10(116 votes)

    #20 - Three for the Road

    S1:E20

    A pretty jewel thief hops off to Mexico with Colt and his friends, joined by insurance investigator Kay Faulkner, hot on her trail

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 21 - The Silent Partner
    6.5/10(115 votes)

    #21 - The Silent Partner

    S1:E21

    When a country music star kills his ghost writer and pins the blame on his chauffeur, it's up to Colt to set the record straight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 22 - Scavenger Hunt
    7.3/10(127 votes)

    #22 - Scavenger Hunt

    S1:E22

    Some naval officers were involved in a $5 million robbery in HI and they are looking for the man holding the money. For some reason, they just can't find the money.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Fall Guy" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 307 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by Glen A. Larson, it aired on 11/4/1981. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda".