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Best Episodes of The Name of the Game
The Bobby Currier Story
S1 Ep22
10.0
21st Feb 1969
Currier (Brandon de Wilde) is a young, small-town perennial loser. He kidnaps the daughter of the local sheriff and goes on a murder spree. Dan Farrell (RS) tries to unearth the circumstances that turned the hapless Currier into a murderer.
The Incomparable Connie Walker
S1 Ep18
10.0
24th Jan 1968
Conway ""Connie"" Walker is the first black mayor of a large unnamed city. In addition to suffering the slings and arrows of racism, Walker is the target of accusations that he has been accepting kickbacks. Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) investigates when a city accountant is murdered.
The Takeover
S2 Ep17
9.0
23rd Jan 1970
As special envoy, Howard (GB) visits a crisis-torn Asian nation whose Chief of state allegedly robbed the treasury and vanished. The ladies reinforce Howard's suspicions of a frame-up and sparks a probe that sends him into guerrilla territory.
Laurie Marie
S2 Ep13
9.0
19th Dec 1969
When Laurie Marie gets lost on the vast country estate of millionaire industrialist Robert Coates, he posts a $10,000 reward for anyone who can return the girl unharmed. This results in a stampede of mercenary characters who make a shambles of Coates' estate. Watching from the sidelines is reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) and his girl friday Peggy.
Chains of Command
S2 Ep5
9.0
17th Oct 1969
Farrell (RS) is investigating charges that the officials of a prison on the Mexican border are shipping out forced labor to local farms. It has been further charged that the officials are getting rich on kickbacks. Assuming a false identity and taking a job in the border town becomes very hazardous.
Keep the Doctor Away
S1 Ep21
9.0
14th Feb 1969
Jeff Dillon (TF) investigates a doctor who is really a bungling killer.
The Inquiry
S1 Ep17
9.0
17th Jan 1969
Howard (GB) is called before a Senate committee to answer charges that he stole a fortune in U.S. Army funds while serving with the OSS in Italy during World War II.
The White Birch
S1 Ep11
9.0
29th Nov 1968
Glenn Howard travels to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he and other rival journalists try to get custody of an ailing author's latest work.
Worst Episodes of The Name of the Game
Fear of High Places
S1 Ep1
2.7
20th Sep 1968
Jeff Dillon investigates the death of a beautiful model, which involves an industrialist who is about to assume an important government post.
Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil
S1 Ep7
5.0
1st Nov 1968
A woman accuses a shrewd financial manipulator of being responsible for her brother's death.
Goodbye Harry
S2 Ep6
5.0
24th Oct 1969
Roving reporter Sam Hardy's boss, Crime magazine publisher Glenn Howard (GB), sends Hardy and magazine researcher Peggy Maxwell on a dangerous fact-finding mission. Their quarry is American missile scientist Harry Roarke. While it appears as though Harry has defected to Cuba, he may very well be hiding out in the States, in fear for his life.
The Taker
S1 Ep3
6.0
4th Oct 1968
Crime Magazine publisher Glenn Howard refuses to support a powerful businessman who backs a crooked political candidate and finds himself in a battle of wits over the takeover of his publishing empire.
Lola in Lipstick
S1 Ep8
6.0
8th Nov 1968
While in Rome, publisher Glenn Howard finds corruption, illicit romance and narcotics at every turn.
Give Till It Hurts
S2 Ep7
6.0
31st Oct 1969
The object of Farrell's (RS) latest investigation is a professional fundraiser. The editor recognizes him as a notorious con man, so it should be no problem to expose his racket. But problems there are, especially when an unknown gangster type pressures him to lay off.
Island of Gold and Precious Stones
S2 Ep16
6.0
16th Jan 1969
A late millionaire's millions have disappeared, and reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) wants to find out why. Together with his crack researcher Peggy Maxwell, Dillon checks out the deceased man's relatives. Each, it seems, has a reason for wanting the man dead, and each had opportunity to make off with the inheritance.
The Tradition
S2 Ep14
7.0
2nd Jan 1970
Howard (GB) and a young Greek woman are forced to flee for their lives when they challenge an ancient Greek custom.
The Name of the Game Episode Guide
Fear of High Places
S1 Ep1
2.7
20th Sep 1968
Jeff Dillon investigates the death of a beautiful model, which involves an industrialist who is about to assume an important government post.
The Witness
S1 Ep2
27th Sep 1968
When a Mafia informant is assassinated, Dan Farrell, senior editor of Crime Magazine, looks for the only other witness to a major mob crime. She allegedly committed suicide eight years earlier.
The Taker
S1 Ep3
6.0
4th Oct 1968
Crime Magazine publisher Glenn Howard refuses to support a powerful businessman who backs a crooked political candidate and finds himself in a battle of wits over the takeover of his publishing empire.
Collector's Edition
S1 Ep4
11th Oct 1968
Photographer Peter Max had once saved Jeff Dillon's life when the two were on assignment in Vietnam. Now Max is accused of murder, and he's counting on Dillon's help in clearing his name.
Nightmare
S1 Ep5
18th Oct 1968
Dan Farrell patiently prepares to exact his revenge upon the robbers that murdered his wife.
Incident in Berlin
S1 Ep6
25th Oct 1968
Glenn Howard goes to Berlin to arrange the release of one of his top editors, who has been arrested in East Germany as a spy.
Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil
S1 Ep7
5.0
1st Nov 1968
A woman accuses a shrewd financial manipulator of being responsible for her brother's death.
Lola in Lipstick
S1 Ep8
6.0
8th Nov 1968
While in Rome, publisher Glenn Howard finds corruption, illicit romance and narcotics at every turn.
The Protector
S1 Ep9
15th Nov 1968
Glenn Howard goes up against a bigoted millionaire who sets out to solve the nation's racial problems with his own private army.
Ordeal
S1 Ep10
8.0
22nd Nov 1968
A woman sitting on death row hopes that Dan Farrell can find enough evidence to prove that she did not murder her husband.
The White Birch
S1 Ep11
9.0
29th Nov 1968
Glenn Howard travels to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he and other rival journalists try to get custody of an ailing author's latest work.
High On A Rainbow
S1 Ep12
8.0
6th Dec 1968
When drugs start appearing in the hands of schoolchildren, Dan Farrell and Peggy pose as a truck driver and car-hop as they investigate a narcotics ring.
The Black Answer
S1 Ep13
13th Dec 1968
Jeff Dillon is investigating the fire-bombing death of a black newspaper editor who advocated nonviolence. The chief suspect is Joe X. Lee, a leading black militant.
Pineapple Rose
S1 Ep14
8.0
20th Dec 1968
Peggy Maxwell is kidnapped while digging up information on a famous rock star.
The Revolutionary
S1 Ep15
27th Dec 1968
Glenn Howard helps an exiled president of a South American nation regain control in the midst of a counter-revolution.
Swinger's Only
S1 Ep16
8.0
10th Jan 1969
Farrell (RS) takes a hand in the investigation of a murder at a ""Swinging Singles"" apartment. The victim is the mistress of one of Farrell's editors. The wife of the victim who despite her despair over her husband's pecadilloes urges Farrell to find the guilty party.
The Inquiry
S1 Ep17
9.0
17th Jan 1969
Howard (GB) is called before a Senate committee to answer charges that he stole a fortune in U.S. Army funds while serving with the OSS in Italy during World War II.
The Incomparable Connie Walker
S1 Ep18
10.0
24th Jan 1968
Conway ""Connie"" Walker is the first black mayor of a large unnamed city. In addition to suffering the slings and arrows of racism, Walker is the target of accusations that he has been accepting kickbacks. Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) investigates when a city accountant is murdered.
Love-In At Ground Zero
S1 Ep19
31st Jan 1968
Howard (GB) is kidnapped by a group of protestors who demand he witness their suicide and then write an expose of the army's testing of chemical warfare weapons.
The Suntan Mob
S1 Ep20
7th Feb 1969
Dan Farrell (RS) convinces a moll to help him prove that the mafia is controlling a tiny island.
Keep the Doctor Away
S1 Ep21
9.0
14th Feb 1969
Jeff Dillon (TF) investigates a doctor who is really a bungling killer.
The Bobby Currier Story
S1 Ep22
10.0
21st Feb 1969
Currier (Brandon de Wilde) is a young, small-town perennial loser. He kidnaps the daughter of the local sheriff and goes on a murder spree. Dan Farrell (RS) tries to unearth the circumstances that turned the hapless Currier into a murderer.
A Wrath of Angels
S1 Ep23
8.0
28th Feb 1969
Dan Farrell (RS) investigates as a man and a priest try to clean up the slums and end up having a showdown with a powerful Mafioso.
The Third Choice
S1 Ep24
7th Mar 1969
Howard (GB) tries to save a Howard Publications editor kidnapped by a man who hopes to use the ransom to overthrow an African government.
Breakout To A Fast Buck
S1 Ep25
14th Mar 1969
Dan Farrell (RS ) is called in to investigate a prison break. One of the escapees is an elderly former building contractor, who didn't want to join his fellow cons in their breakout. Farrell suspects that the contractor is being sprung in order to help break into one of the buildings that he designed.
An Agent of the Plaintiff
S1 Ep26
8.0
21st Mar 1969
Howard (GB) is the victim of a conspiracy hatched by his own attorney, the lovely-but-lethal Bethany Cromwell, and plaintiff Harold Wyler.
The best rated episodes of The Name of the Game are:
The Bobby Currier Story S1E22 rated 10.0
The Incomparable Connie Walker S1E18 rated 10.0
The Takeover S2E17 rated 9.0
Laurie Marie S2E13 rated 9.0
Chains of Command S2E5 rated 9.0
Keep the Doctor Away S1E21 rated 9.0
The Inquiry S1E17 rated 9.0
The White Birch S1E11 rated 9.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Name of the Game are:
Fear of High Places S1E1 rated 2.7
Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil S1E7 rated 5.0
Goodbye Harry S2E6 rated 5.0
The Taker S1E3 rated 6.0
Lola in Lipstick S1E8 rated 6.0
Give Till It Hurts S2E7 rated 6.0
Island of Gold and Precious Stones S2E16 rated 6.0
The Tradition S2E14 rated 7.0
The first episode of The Name of the Game aired on September 20, 1968.
The last episode of The Name of the Game aired on March 19, 1971.
