This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Mannix.

Mannix
Season 5
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 15, 1971 (1971-09-15) –
March 8, 1972 (1972-03-08)
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Broadcast history

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The season originally aired Wednesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST).[1][2]

Home media

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The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.

Episodes

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
991"Dark So Early, Dark So Long"John Llewellyn MoxeyRobert W. LenskiSeptember 15, 1971 (1971-09-15)
Mannix's latest case involves blackmail and murder. (Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell)
1002"Cold Trail"Barry CraneEd WatersSeptember 22, 1971 (1971-09-22)
A young woman is on the run from a gang of killers with an unknown motive.
1013"A Step in Time"Sutton RoleyMann RubinSeptember 29, 1971 (1971-09-29)
Mannix can't find the lady who he saw being attacked in her yard by 2 men, but he does find out that a woman was murdered there under the same scenario a year before.
1024"Wine from These Grapes"Paul KrasnyDavid H. VowellOctober 6, 1971 (1971-10-06)
Mannix investigates a murder in a California grape-growing region. (Victor Jory as Stefan Mannix)
1035"Woman in the Shadows"Paul KrasnyKarl TunbergOctober 13, 1971 (1971-10-13)
A mysterious woman gets Mannix involved in the hunt for the first chapter of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.
1046"Days Beyond Recall"Jud TaylorRobert PiroshOctober 20, 1971 (1971-10-20)
Mannix searches skid row for a former crime exposé writer who supposedly drowned. (Vic Morrow, Elizabeth Allen)
1057"Run Till Dark"Murray GoldenDan UllmanOctober 27, 1971 (1971-10-27)
Mannix finds himself in a dirty syndicate game involving a youngsters' baseball coach gone missing.
1068"The Glass Trap"Reza S. BadiyiEdward J. LaksoNovember 3, 1971 (1971-11-03)
A New York policeman is troubled over extraditing a suspected cop killer.
1079"A Choice of Evils"Paul KrasnyJames SchmererNovember 10, 1971 (1971-11-10)
A racketeer makes Mannix his reluctant employee.
10810"A Button for General D"Reza S. BadiyiErnie FrankelNovember 17, 1971 (1971-11-17)
A dying man's words start a treasure hunt.
10911"The Man Outside"Harry Harvey, Jr.Story by : Tibor Zada
Teleplay by : Arthur Weiss
November 24, 1971 (1971-11-24)
A retired Army general (Andrew Duggan) is victimized by a blackmailer.
11012"Murder Times Three"Leonard J. HornStephen KandelDecember 1, 1971 (1971-12-01)
Mannix wonders why he's been fired from separate cases at once.
11113"Catspaw"Leonard J. HornFrank TelfordDecember 8, 1971 (1971-12-08)
A case of extortion places Mannix on the search for a missing letter.
11214"To Save a Dead Man"Paul KrasnyDonn MullallyDecember 15, 1971 (1971-12-15)
A dying man pleads with Mannix to save a convicted murderer who admits his guilt.
11315"Nightshade"Reza BadiyiMartin RothDecember 29, 1971 (1971-12-29)
A comedian is connected to a private eye's murder. Milton Berle guest stars.
11416"Babe in the Woods"Leonard J. HornRobert W. LenskiJanuary 5, 1972 (1972-01-05)
Mannix puts himself at risk when he looks for a murder victim's plans hidden on a golf course. Nita Talbot and Paul Stevens guest star.
11517"The Sound of Murder"Leslie H. MartinsonLeigh VanceJanuary 12, 1972 (1972-01-12)
A tape recording connects a missing philanderer to a beautiful model, blackmail and murder.
11618"Moving Target"Richard BenedictKarl TunbergJanuary 19, 1972 (1972-01-19)
A silent partner seems anxious to silence his partner. Art Buchwald has a cameo role.
11719"Cry Pigeon"Reza BadiyiDonn MullallyJanuary 26, 1972 (1972-01-26)
The patriarch of a racketeer family comes to Mannix for help in a possible gang war.
11820"A Walk in the Shadows"Paul KrasnyEdward J. LaksoFebruary 9, 1972 (1972-02-09)
Mannix deals with jealousy and blackmail as he works to clear a man accused of murdering his wife.
11921"Lifeline"Leslie H. MartinsonDan UllmanFebruary 16, 1972 (1972-02-16)
A singer becomes a target for murder after his involvement with a dope pusher's killing. Lou Rawls guest stars.
12022"To Draw the Lightning"Don McDougallEd AdamsonFebruary 23, 1972 (1972-02-23)
A cop is accused of murder, but is strangely uncooperative in helping Mannix prove it was a set-up.
12123"Scapegoat"Leslie H. MartinsonStephen KandelMarch 1, 1972 (1972-03-01)
With Mannix stranded in the desert, his lookalike Mannix (imposter) (Dick Ziker) (also played by Mike Connors in a dual role) makes off with eight million dollars worth of jewels.
12224"Death is the Fifth Gear"Paul KrasnyChester KrumholzMarch 8, 1972 (1972-03-08)
A somewhat dotty patient has Mannix deal with a case that engulfs him with paranoia and hallucinations.

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