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77 Sunset Strip Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
41 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
The Rival Eye Caper
Fri, Sep 22, 196160 mins
Stu and Jeff run into a private eye business that is solving their jewel robbery cases instantly. They find it is a fence for receiving insurance money from the robberies.
Episode 2
The Desert Spa Caper
Fri, Sep 29, 196160 mins
Suzanne goes undercover at females-only El Rancho Aphrodite when a actor dies suspiciously and a boozy actress is suspected of being involved. A studio hires Bailey & Spencer to help the bombshell make it through rehab , but someone sabotages her riding saddle and plants hooch in her drawer. Spa goers include a gossip columnist, a rival starlet, and others connected with the dead actor, such as a Waco riding instructor.
Episode 3
The Man in the Crowd
Thu, Oct 5, 196160 mins
Jeff is being sought for murder by a vengeful compatriot who fought in the Korean War with him and believes that Jeff collaborated with North Korea.
Episode 4
The Inverness Cape Caper
Fri, Oct 13, 196160 mins
Stu is used by an organized crime syndicate to find a lawyer that is to be murdered. When Stu emerges from unconsciousness, his job now is to find the men responsible.
Episode 5
The Lady Has the Answers
Fri, Oct 20, 196160 mins
An overly functional family spins Jeff's head like a Lazy Susan, over a murder/jewel heist where nothing makes sense. A precocious grandchild with a pet ocelot bedevils Roscoe, one daughter's missing, and sister Lally's draped all over Jeff. Narcotics, somnambulism, an asylum visit, an elusive psychiatrist, and a mother who makes as much sense as Gracie Allen challenge the Bailey & Spencer firm's patience and resources, as everyone feeds Lt. Gilmore straight lines.
Episode 6
The Unremembered
Fri, Oct 27, 196160 mins
Stuart investigates the case of a cat burglar who wears costumes from old films. He suspects Roland Dumont, an unemployed actor who has not made a film in 20 years, and rents Dumont's estate to get close to the suspect.
Episode 7
Big Boy Blue
Fri, Nov 3, 196160 mins
Spencer tries to break through the defensive crust of a trumpet player who appears to fear for his own life.
Episode 8
The Cold Cash Caper
Fri, Nov 10, 196160 mins
Hired to investigate a robbery, Bailey has one baffling lead: the theft was perfectly timed - almost like a wartime commando raid.
Episode 9
The Missing Daddy Caper
Fri, Nov 17, 196160 mins
New father, Chet Willis, is happy about the state of his life until his sordid past begins to catch up with him.
Episode 10
The Turning Point
Fri, Nov 24, 196160 mins
An army buddy of Stu's asks him to be responsible for delinquent Speed Minton. Stu and his friends make progress straightening out the troubled youth but his ex-con brother Nate shows up and tries to draw him back into a criminal life.
Episode 11
The Deadly Solo
Fri, Dec 1, 196160 mins
A popular musician Gandy Waters is believed to be the target when a member of his band is murdered. Jeff goes on the road to protect Gandy plus find the killer. He stumbles onto a case of blackmail and a very unhappy wife.
Episode 12
Reserved for Mr. Bailey
Fri, Dec 8, 196160 mins
This is a one-man show as Efrem Zimbalist Jr. does a solo performance. Stu Bailey is lured to a desert hideaway where an old enemy lies in wait to kill him. The enemy is never seen onscreen, only heard by voice.
Episode 13
The Navy Caper
Fri, Dec 15, 196160 mins
Jeff is asked by old naval buddy Captain Ivers to do undercover work at a nearby military base. He brings in Suzanne, Roscoe and Kookie as a yeoman to help protect a top secret computer project. Kookie helps out a lovelorn Harold.
Episode 14
Bullets for Santa
Fri, Dec 22, 196160 mins
Santa is killed in the holiday parade on a float with an aging actress. Then the actress is shot at during the Tournament of Roses parade. Jeff is hired to protect her. There are not many suspects, but more incidents. The police are looking foolish.
Episode 15
The Chrome Coffin
Fri, Dec 29, 196160 mins
Stu is hired by Montaigne, uncle and guardian to Drake, a wealthy youngster interested in drag racing. Threats have been made against Drake's life unless $100,000 is paid. Stu uses JR and Kookie's car expertise in solving the case.
Episode 16
The Down Under Caper
Fri, Jan 5, 196260 mins
Malefactors invade Australian sheep station, looking for gold, and finding something quite different. Roger doesn't get the girl, again, although he did in real life.
Episode 17
Mr. Bailey's Honeymoon
Fri, Jan 12, 196260 mins
Stu, suffering amnesia, finds himself in a small town near Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a phony new name (Roger Morley) and an equally phony (and lethal) new wife with ulterior motives. With help from sweet waitress Moxie Miller, he gets answers.
Episode 18
Penthouse on Skid Row
Fri, Jan 19, 196260 mins
Somebody is picking on the inhabitants of an old house, framing or assaulting them one by one. Roger masquerades as a Shakesperean actor on the bum to sort it out. Grace Lee Whitney appears.
Episode 19
The Diplomatic Caper
Fri, Jan 26, 196260 mins
Stu travels to Geneva to meet with old friend Dr. Emile Feld, a European diplomat. Stu is entrusted to protect Dr. Feld's daughter Michelle, who Dr.Feld fears may be used by his rivals to compromise his vote in an upcoming security bill. Stu returns with Michelle to the US where he, Kookie, and Suzanne guard Michelle. They there meet charming and handsome, Ross Franklin (Chad Everett).
Episode 20
The Bridal Trail Caper
Fri, Feb 2, 196260 mins
Jeff and JR are hired to provide security for the wealthy Culvers wedding. But Kathy's former boyfriend Monte arrives intent on blackmail and a confrontation takes a murdererous turn. Jeff must ignore several red herrings to solve the case.
Episode 21
Brass Ring Caper
Fri, Feb 9, 196260 mins
A hitchhiker is used as a set-up for the murder of a strip-club owner's wife and Kookie must find out the truth soon to clear him.
Episode 22
The Bel Air Hermit
Fri, Feb 16, 196260 mins
Stu is called upon to investigate why Laurie Cameron is wastingly speculating the family inheritance. He finds that whoever is advising her, however, is an expert, as the stocks soar. However, it is also learned why the Bel Air Hermit is such: he is trying to hide from an organized crime mob.
Episode 23
The Parallel Caper
Fri, Feb 23, 196260 mins
Jeff and Kookie unknowingly are working on the same case involving nefarious doings at the San Pedro docks. Kookie is helping old friend Nina while socialite Marianne employs Jeff to get the truth about the family of future in-laws.
Episode 24
Twice Dead
Fri, Mar 2, 196260 mins
Tom Lansing needs Stu's help to reconnect with daughter Jean as just freed from prison for killing wife Connie. She prefers the estrangement continue but then Stu learns the murder never happened. But as things improve for Tom, Connie is found dead.
Episode 25
Jennifer
Fri, Mar 9, 196260 mins
Jennifer's father and husband have died within the past two years. Jeff Spencer is employed to go to France where Jennifer is living to make sure she doing well.
Episode 26
Baker Street Caper
Fri, Mar 16, 196260 mins
Stu, accompanied by Roscoe, just wrapped up a case in England and is relaxing. But a major heist gets their attention and the London police ask for their expertise. It also gives Roscoe a chance to put his Sherlock Holmes knowledge to use.
Episode 27
The Long Shot Caper
Fri, Mar 23, 196260 mins
Roscoe is caught in the middle of a mafia hit.
Episode 28
Violence for Your Furs
Fri, Mar 30, 196260 mins
A road side diner's unlikely short order cook is Roscoe who's keeping an eye on a truck hijacking suspect and a pretty waitress.
Episode 29
The Pet Shop Caper
Fri, Apr 6, 196260 mins
Stu Bailey re-opens a six year old robbery case when the leading suspect re-enters the country disguised as his own lookalike.
Episode 30
The Steerer
Fri, Apr 13, 196260 mins
A crooked poker game in a hotel that sets up businessmen leads to a murder. But when Jeff and Kookie team with the police they encounter a cover up where supposedly claim no killing took place.
Episode 31
Ghost of a Memory
Fri, Apr 20, 196260 mins
Singing sensation Johnny Main, killed in an airplane crash, has an eerie and memorable funeral: his voice is heard during the services.
Episode 32
The Disappearance
Fri, Apr 27, 196260 mins
The kidnapping of an national leader pits Bailey against the brainy Doctor Burke (John Dehner) who has an ingenious plan for escaping with $1,000,000 in ransom.
Episode 33
The Lovely American
Fri, May 4, 196260 mins
Jeff heads to an out of the way Italian villiage to distribute an expatriate's bequest to the inhabitants. But local police Lorenzo is jealous of Jeff and kidnaps but is oblivious to two strangers from Milan intent on getting the cash.
Episode 34
The Gemmologist Caper
Fri, May 11, 196260 mins
The sleuths get a lesson in intrigue from a notorious international jewel thief who snatches a fortune in gems as they blithely look on.
Episode 35
Flight from Escondido
Fri, May 18, 196260 mins
Jeff is flying to LA on a flight with a runaway heiress, a sick lad, an anti-Communist Latin American general, and an unhappy couple. When the flight is hijacked by revolutionaries, Jeff must get everyone to stay calm and also take back the plane.
Episode 36
Dress Rehearsal
Fri, May 25, 196260 mins
Kookie's career as a private detective starts off with a whimper: he's summoned to rescue a wealthy matron's kidnapped dog.
Episode 37
Framework for a Badge
Fri, Jun 1, 196260 mins
A killers ability to keep one step ahead of lieutenant Gilmore is having its effect on the policeman's reputation, until Spencer steps in.
Episode 38
Pattern for a Bomb
Fri, Jun 8, 1962
Blank walls and false leads abound as Spencer investigates the seemingly motiveless bombing of a delicatessen.
Episode 39
Upbeat
Fri, Jun 15, 196260 mins
Stu and JR are lured out of town not knowing it's a subterfuge by Stu's nemesis from his espionage days. Cheva takes both men captive using Nora, a past romance of Bailey's which leaves their futures in doubt.
Episode 40
Nightmare
Fri, Jun 22, 196260 mins
Spencer is retained by Mark Wade (Peter Breck), an artist whose dreams of murder have an eerie tinge of reality.
Episode 41
The Gang's All Here
Fri, Jun 29, 196260 mins
Stu Bailey is hired to loosen a pool shark's grip on a policeman's rebellious son.