Kung Fu

1. S01E01King of the MountainOctober 14, 1972 7.7Kwai Chang Caine, the half-American Shaolin Monk, befriends a boy without housing, foils a bounty hunter and experiences the pain of love.
2. S01E02Season's bestDark AngelNovember 11, 1972 8.0Kwai Chang Caine helps to restore the faith of a preacher while he is searching for his grandfather to discover his United States heritage.
3. S01E03Blood BrotherJanuary 18, 1973 7.5Caine looks for a good friend from his Chinese temple who is missing from town, and there are people determined to stop his search at any co
4. S01E04An Eye for an EyeJanuary 25, 1973 7.5A woman (Lane Bradbury) impregnated in a rape endures more tragedy when she and her father try to take revenge on her soldier-attacker.
5. S01E05The TideFebruary 1, 1973 7.5A pretty Asian woman saves Caine's life when he is badly wounded by a murdering sheriff, but conspires to use him as a pawn to possibly free
6. S01E06The Soul is the WarriorFebruary 8, 1973 8.0Caine offers to walk through a pit of snakes to save the life of a sheriff (Pat Hingle) who was forced to kill the son of a rancher.A powerf
7. S01E07Nine LivesFebruary 15, 1973 7.5Cats are scarce in the Old West, and Caine must replace one to appease the death of one killed by a gold seeking miner.
8. S01E08Sun and Cloud ShadowFebruary 22, 1973 7.5A powerful landowner attempts to drive off Chinese miners from their legally owned mountain of gold, but complications arise from his son's
9. S01E09ChainsMarch 8, 1973 7.5Shackled to a brute of a man thirsting for his enemies' blood, Caine probes the cause of his hatred and leaves him transformed in the wilder
10. S01E10AletheaMarch 15, 1973 7.5Seeing is believing. Or is it? A young girl's eyewitness testimony leads to a priest being tried for murder and sentenced to death by hangin
11. S01E11The Praying Mantis KillsMarch 22, 1973 7.0A frightened boy, defending a jail against the bandits who killed his sheriff father, inspires courage in an adult coward. At the moment of
12. S01E12SuperstitionApril 5, 1973 7.5Caine is falsely arrested for stealing and is sent to a silver mine. After arriving, he teaches a fellow prisoner how to endure extreme heat
13. S01E13The StoneApril 12, 1973 8.0It's Kung Fu vs. Brazil's fighting technique of Capoeira as a man learns from Caine that to fight injustice anywhere is to fight it everywhe
14. S01E14The Third ManApril 26, 1973 7.5Caine challenges a killer to be his own judge and his victim's widow to accept the verdict.
15. S01E15The Ancient WarriorMay 3, 1973 7.5Ancient Warrior, an aged Native American accompanied by Caine, seeks burial in his sacred, ancestral land. But the burial site is located de

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The WellSeptember 27, 1973 7.5Kwai Chang Caine, stricken by poisoned water, lies near death in the home of a former slave who fearfully harbors a secret so precious that
2. S02E02The AssassinOctober 4, 1973—Caine uses the love in two men's hearts to thwart their hatred and break a chain of murder.
3. S02E03The ChaliceOctober 11, 1973—Caine promises a dying priest who stole a golden chalice, that he will recover it from 3 murdering bandits so his soul will be saved.
4. S02E04The BrujoOctober 25, 1973—Caine, proving that faith is a two-edged sword of good and evil, breaks a witch's very real curse over a whole town.
5. S02E05The Spirit HelperNovember 8, 1973—Caine, in a reversal of roles, finds himself as the master with a 15-year-old boy as his disciple in which he must teach him that the act of
6. S02E06The Squaw ManNovember 1, 1973—When a man kills a criminal trying to murder Caine, the townsmen ask him to go after the evil and deadly father next.
7. S02E07The SalamanderDecember 6, 1973—Caine saves a man's mind by demonstrating that ugliness -- and reality and illusion -- can be in the eye of the beholder.
8. S02E08The TongNovember 15, 1973—Without returning violence for violence, Caine ends the tyranny of a "Chinese Mafia" and liberates a boy slave.
9. S02E09The SoldierNovember 29, 1973—A tormented Army lieutenant (Tim Matheson) who feels himself a coward pursues Caine after the priest escapes wrongful imprisonment.
10. S02E10The HootsDecember 13, 1973—Caine befriends a group of Hutterites who are God-fearing and simple people yet fear contamination from outsiders. They are involved in a di
11. S02E11The ElixirDecember 20, 1973—Caine prescribes an emotional cure for a medicine-show goddess stricken with a deadly type of independence.
12. S02E12The GunmanJanuary 3, 1974—Two emotionally repressed people learn from Caine that to accept pain as the price of love is the mark of life.
13. S02E13Empty Pages of a Dead BookJanuary 10, 1974—Caine changes a Texas Ranger's life by showing him that the law can murder justice.
14. S02E14A Dream Within a DreamJanuary 17, 1974—Caine finds a wealthy man hanging in the marsh that mysteriously disappears after he gets shot, and later finds that several people in town
15. S02E15The Way of Violence Has No MindJanuary 24, 1974—Caine, pitted against a Chinese Robin Hood, teaches a boy that only the heart can truly conquer.
16. S02E16In Uncertain BondageFebruary 7, 1974—A proud Southern belle, imprisoned in a pit with Caine, learns that serving others and being served are folds of the same garment.
17. S02E17Night of the Owls, Day of the DovesFebruary 14, 1974—The prostitutes of a bawdy house and their madam turn to Caine for protection against vigilantes.
18. S02E18CrosstiesFebruary 21, 1974—Caine is injected into a war between a hate-maddened detective and an outlaw leading a gang of ex-farmers victimized by a railroad.
19. S02E19The Passion of Chen YiFebruary 28, 1974—
20. S02E20Arrogant DragonMarch 14, 1974—
21. S02E21The Nature of EvilMarch 21, 1974—Caine and blind preacher Serenity Johnson choose a path toward a confrontation with evil when they encounter a man possessed by the devil in
22. S02E22The Cenotaph (1)April 4, 1974—Caine is involved in separate adventures in two interweaving story lines: he helps a mad mountain man save his dying wife, and -- in a flash
23. S02E23The Cenotaph (2)April 11, 1974—Caine resolves his adventures with a mad mountain man, and -- in a flashback to China -- a marathon kung fu battle with a warlord to win a c

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestBlood of the Dragon (1)September 14, 1974 7.5Chinese assassins seek Caine, who seeks his grandfather's murderer; with Eddie Albert, Edward Albert, Patricia Neal.
2. S03E02Blood of the Dragon (2)September 14, 1974 7.0Caine solves his grandfather's murder and faces the assassins; with Eddie Albert, Edward Albert, Patricia Neal.
3. S03E03A Small BeheadingSeptember 21, 1974 7.0Caine must forfeit a finger to gain the Chinese emperor's pardon; guests William Shatner, France Nuyen, Rosemary Forsyth.
4. S03E04This Valley of TerrorSeptember 28, 1974 7.0Caine rescues a clairvoyant woman (Sondra Locke) who has escaped from a mental institution and helps her to confront her inner fears.
5. S03E05The PredatorsOctober 5, 1974 7.5A charge of attempted murder spurs Caine to invade the lair of vicious killers and kidnap the only man who can clear him.
6. S03E06My Brother, My ExecutionerOctober 12, 1974 7.0Caine believes he's found his half-brother (James Wainwright), who is stalked by an ambitious gunman; guests Carol Lawrence, A Martinez.
7. S03E07Cry of the Night BeastOctober 19, 1974 7.0A childhood dream convinces Caine a pregnant woman's (Stefanie Powers) fate is linked to a buffalo calf; guest Don Stroud.
8. S03E08The Devil's ChampionNovember 1, 1974 7.5Caine confronts an embodiment of evil (Soon-Teck Oh) who arrives at the Shaolin temple to challenge Master Kan to deadly ritual combat.
9. S03E09The Garments of RageNovember 8, 1974 7.0Caine's former Shaolin teacher (James Shigeta) seeks revenge against the railroad that he holds responsible for the death of his nephew.
10. S03E10Besieged (1): Death on Cold MountainNovember 15, 1974 7.0A Chinese warlord threatens to destroy the Shaolin temple unless a young nun is surrendered to his passion.
11. S03E11Besieged (2): Cannon at the GatesNovember 22, 1974 7.5A warlord besieges the temple, where his betrothed has sought refuge; with Barbara Seagull (Hershey).
12. S03E12The Demon GodDecember 13, 1974 7.0The boy Caine lies dying of poison, while the man Caine endures a scorpion's bite and ghostly visions. Directed by David Carradine.
13. S03E13The Vanishing ImageDecember 20, 1974 7.5Caine protects a dying photographer (Lew Ayres) from a vengeful Indian youth who believes the man's camera stole his spirit.
14. S03E14A Lamb to the SlaughterJanuary 11, 1975 7.5Caine must teach a peacemaker (Alejandro Rey) how to kill in order to repay his debt of honor to the man's father.
15. S03E15The Forbidden KingdomJanuary 18, 1975 7.5Caine recalls his desperate attempt to escape a clever pursuer (James Shigeta) and flee China after killing the nephew of the emperor.
16. S03E16One Step to DarknessJanuary 25, 1975 7.5Caine must struggle with a demon of fear from his past to help a woman addicted to drugs; guests Bruce Carradine, Wilford Brimley.
17. S03E17Battle HymnFebruary 8, 1975 7.5Two vagabond musicians join Caine in an unusual adventure about a search for a boyhood dream that leads to murder.
18. S03E18Barbary HouseFebruary 15, 1975 7.0Caine works as a prizefighter for a man (Leslie Nielsen) holding the priest's nephew hostage; with Lois Nettleton.
19. S03E19Flight to OrionFebruary 22, 1975 7.0Caine flees with his half-brother's wife (Lois Nettleton) and son (John Blyth Barrymore) through Indian lands; guest Leslie Nielsen.
20. S03E20The Brothers CaineMarch 1, 1975 7.0Caine, his nephew and pursuing bounty hunters locate the priest's half-brother (Tim McIntire); guests Leslie Nielsen, Carl Weathers.
21. S03E21Full CircleMarch 8, 1975 7.0Caine seeks to reunite Danny Caine's family and save his half-brother from a band of bounty hunters; guests Leslie Nielsen, A Martinez.
22. S03E22The Thief of ChendoMarch 29, 1975 7.0Caine teams with a prince of thieves to restore a Chinese grand duke deposed by an evil relative (James Hong) to his rightful throne.
23. S03E23AmbushApril 4, 1975 7.0The blind preacher Serenity Johnson (John Carradine) feigns illness to enlist Caine's aid in recovering a debt; guest Pat Morita.
24. S03E24The Last RaidApril 26, 1975 7.0Caine pursues the renegade Confederate soldiers who kidnapped two boys, one black and one white; guests Charles Haid, Hal Williams.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed