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77 Sunset Strip Season 2 Episodes

36 Episodes 1959 - 1960

Episode 1

Only Zeroes Count

Fri, Oct 2, 1959 60 mins

Hawaii is anything but paradise for Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), whose efforts to uncover a counterfeiting scheme have made him a target for murder. Lopaka: Robert Conrad. Steele: Anthony Eisley. Martha: Adele Mara. Boone: Hugh Sanders.

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Episode 2

The Kookie Caper

Fri, Oct 9, 1959 60 mins

Kookie's cool to a pretty runaway's breathless plea for protection---until she's kidnapped. Carrie: Sherry Jackson. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Carson: King Donovan. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Roscoe: Louis Quinn. Will Hutchins: Himself.

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Episode 3

Six Superior Skirts

Fri, Oct 16, 1959 60 mins

Guards Bailey and Kookie are no match for a master jewel thief who snatches a valuable diamond from under their noses. Halevy: Abraham Sofaer. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Wanda: Kaye Elhardt. Laura: Diane McBain.

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Episode 4

Clay Pigeon

Fri, Oct 23, 1959 60 mins

Bailey forges a trap for a killer, but instead finds himself in a cast-iron frame---for murder. Mildred: Paula Raymond. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Gurney: Dan Tobin. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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Episode 5

Thanks for Tomorrow

Fri, Oct 30, 1959 60 mins

Spencer (Roger Smith) unveils a ruthless race-fixing scheme as he plots to trick a confession out of a killer. Drew: Adam West. Pool: Brad Dexter. Marie: Mary Tyler Moore. Anton: Sam Buffington. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 6

Sing Something Simple

Fri, Nov 6, 1959 60 mins

Hired to protect a temperamental opera star (Linda Darnell), Bailey puts Kookie and Roscoe to work in the chorus---and braces himself for the worst. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Roscoe: Louis Quinn. Descartes: Nico Minardos.

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Episode 7

The Treehouse Caper

Fri, Nov 13, 1959 60 mins

A dying convict tells Spencer where he stashed a fortune in diamonds---putting the detective at the mercy of several greedy schemers. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Vickey: Bunny Cooper. Adams: Donald Barry. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 8

Out of the Past

Fri, Nov 20, 1959 60 mins

The U.S. intelligence service assigns Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) to a top-secret case: a kidnap plot that threatens the destiny of an entire nation. Karen: Narda Onyx. Haney: Patric Knowles. Rausche: Reggie Nalder. Handeman: Robert Christopher.

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Episode 9

The Widow and the Web

Fri, Nov 27, 1959 60 mins

Spencer, hired to check an allegedly accidental death, uncovers a series of murders---with himself tagged as the next victim. Elaine: Suzanne Lloyd. Dorr: John Beradino. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mrs. Ryan: Kathleen Freeman.

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Episode 10

Secret Island

Fri, Dec 4, 1959 60 mins

An isolated island turns from a haven into a death trap for Bailey and four other survivors of a plane crash. Pierre: Jacques Bergerac. parrie: Tuesday Weld. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Carol: Kathleen Crowley. Amanda: Catherine McLeod. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 11

Texas Doll

Fri, Dec 11, 1959 60 mins

An oil-rich Texas family retains Spencer to get the goods on a potential fortune hunter who's chasing Chris Benson (Sherry Jackson) and her stepmother. Allen: Rhodes Reason. Spencer: Roger Smith. Ann: Carol Ohmart. Ferris: Douglas Dick. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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Episode 12

Vacation with Pay

Fri, Dec 18, 1959 60 mins

Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse: a wealthy girl placed in his care ran off with a fortune hunter. Bobbie: Judy Nugent. Anderson: Herbert Rudley. Pierre: Donald Buka. Lili: Kipp Hamilton.

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Episode 13

The Juke-box Caper

Fri, Dec 25, 1959 60 mins

Spencer poses as a singer to force the hand of Ben Gale (Ted de Corsia), the suspected mastermind of a clever---and murderous---group of juke-box racketeers. Spencer: Roger Smith. Jeannie: Suzanne Edwards. Eddie: Jim Oberlin. Linda: Lisa Davis.

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Episode 14

Created He Them

Fri, Jan 1, 1960 60 mins

A peculiar tangle of politics and jealousy confound Bailey as he discreetly investigates an apparent mercy killing. Mary: Adele Mara. Claire: Jean Byron. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 15

Collector's Item

Fri, Jan 8, 1960 60 mins

The delivery of a rare piece of sculpture has major implications for Spencer, who's become the unwitting middleman for an espionage ring. Countess: Marie Windsor. Keller: Alan Baxter. Samuels: Jim Backus.

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Episode 16

Switchburg

Fri, Jan 15, 1960 60 mins

An odd assortment of crooks confound Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), who's considering buying a seemingly deserted hotel. Nan/Ann Polly: Dolores Donlon. Dorothy: Jean Allison. Amboy: Lance Fuller. Hale: Emile Meyer.

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Episode 17

The One That Got Away

Fri, Jan 22, 1960 60 mins

Spencer's investigation of a photographer's sudden death takes him to Mexico, where a mysterious girl may be able to provide a clue. Diana: Whitney Blake. Spencer: Roger Smith. Pilar: Lisa Montell. Marsden: William Hudson.

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Episode 18

Ten Cents a Death

Fri, Jan 29, 1960 60 mins

The mysterious deaths of two dance-hall hostesses involve Bailey, Suzanne and Roscoe in a masquerade to flush out the killer. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mary: Bea Benaderet. Jeanne: Linda Lawson. Hercules: Anthony George. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer. Roscoe: Louis Quinn. Neidorf: Jay Novello.

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Episode 19

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Fri, Feb 5, 1960 60 mins

The beneficiaries of an eccentric movie producer begin a winner-take-all search for his fortune. The prize: one million dollars. Clara: Fay Wray. James: Jacques Aubuchon. Spencer: Roger Smith. Legal: Richard Rust.

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Episode 20

Condor's Lair

Fri, Feb 12, 1960 60 mins

Bailey wades through an odd assortment of suspects in search of the would-be murderer of flamboyant teen-age novelist Kitten Lang (Tuesday Weld). Star Bright: Troy Donahue. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Noble: Robert Lowery.

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Episode 21

The Starlet

Fri, Feb 26, 1960 60 mins

Spencer weaves his way through a line of shapely suspects as he searches for the murderer of a young starlet. Paula: Diane McBain. Spencer: Roger Smith. Ellie: Jean Blake. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kay: Kaye Elhardt. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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Episode 22

Safari

Fri, Mar 4, 1960 60 mins

Just about everyone who has joined tycoon Simon Galbraith (Arch Johnson) on an African safari would like to kill him---and someone is determined to try. Miriam: Julie Adams. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Joyce: Janet Lake. Walters: Richard Coogan.

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Episode 23

Blackout

Fri, Mar 11, 1960 60 mins

An ingenious jewel theft is in progress when Suzanne (Jacqueline Beer) innocently walks in and sees too much. Salow: Rex Reason. Lanahan: Donald May. Spencer: Roger Smith. Strahman: Warren Oates.

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Episode 24

Return to San Dede: The Desert Story

Fri, Mar 18, 1960 60 mins

Bailey is dragged into a deadly game of power politics as he escorts an heiress back to her tiny South American republic. Part 1 of two. Roxanna: Andra Martin. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Salazar: Luis Van Rooten. De Leon: George Lewis. Juan: Alberto Monte.

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Episode 25

Return to San Dede: Capital City

Fri, Mar 25, 1960 60 mins

Conclusion. A wounded Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) sends for reinforcements as he struggles to prevent a tyrant from seizing control of a South American republic. Roxanna: Andra Martin. Salazar: Luis Van Rooten. Spencer: Roger Smith. De Leon: George Lewis.

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Episode 26

Publicity Brat

Fri, Apr 1, 1960 60 mins

Bailey's search for a missing necklace is routine---until he bumps heads with an insolent youngster and her scatterbrained grandmother (Billie Burke). Angel: Evelyn Rudie. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Paula: Pamela Britton. Thorn: Ken Lynch.

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Episode 27

The Fix

Fri, Apr 8, 1960 60 mins

Spencer (Roger Smith) digs for clues in the puzzling slaying of a boxer involved in a fixed bout. Morrow: Rhodes Reason. Laura: Mary Tyler Moore. Miss Saturn: Juli Reding.

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Episode 28

Legend of Crystal Dart

Fri, Apr 15, 1960 60 mins

Crystal Dart (Marilyn Maxwell), an ex-dancer with a weakness for gems, snares Bailey for a strange mission: foreclosing on a remote mountain cabin. Dexter: William Schallert. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Janice: Pat Michon. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 29

Stranger than Fiction

Fri, Apr 22, 1960 60 mins

A phony kidnapping goes awry, putting Bailey on the trail of a killer who had a $200,000 motive. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Eve: Suzanne Lloyd. Rediger: John Howard. Packard: Mike Road. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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Episode 30

Genesis of Treason

Fri, Apr 29, 1960 60 mins

Marta Wentworth retains Bailey to clear her reputation. Her boy friend was convicted of treason---and evidence points to her as his accomplice. Hollister: Donald May. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Gregory: Richard Shannon. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 31

Fraternity of Fear

Fri, May 6, 1960 60 mins

Spencer poses as a college student to probe the death of a youth during a fraternity hazing. Mary Ellen: Shirley Knight. Brad: Gary Vinson. Doris: Diane McBain. Coach: Kenneth Tobey. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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Episode 32

Spark of Freedom

Fri, May 13, 1960 60 mins

In Budapest, Bailey dons a series of disguises as he attempts to elude secret police and free a political prisoner. Marie: Anna-Lisa. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Carnet: Marcel Dalio. Szatmar: John van Dreelen.

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Episode 33

Perfect Setup

Fri, May 20, 1960 60 mins

Posing as a Hawaiian beachcomber, Spencer hits the trail of a fugitive---and becomes involved in a perilous romance. Dixon: Warren Stevens. Steele: Anthony Eisley. Spencer: Roger Smith. Carol: Myrna Hansen. King: Skip Ward. Cricket: Connie Stevens.

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Episode 34

Sierra

Fri, May 27, 1960 60 mins

A vicious animal and a gang of outlaws plague Bailey as he tries to free a friend's daughter from her unscrupulous boy friend. Ella: Sherry Jackson. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Vincent: Anthony George. Silva: Horace McMahon. Jennings: Edward Platt.

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Episode 35

The Silent Caper

Fri, Jun 3, 1960 60 mins

One earring is Spencer's only clue as he heads for the hills to rescue a kidnapped stripper (Ann Duncan) in this episode with no dialogue. Roger Smith. Hodd: Dale Van Sickel. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 36

Family Skeleton

Fri, Jun 10, 1960 60 mins

Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) races against time to rescue a kidnap victim who will die if he does not receive a daily injection. Staunton: Walter Reed. Diane: Suzanne Storrs. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Terry: Gale Robbins.

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