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WOWOW · Ended

Cowboy Bebop

Action, Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction · 1998 · Rated 8.3/10

Last aired: S1 E?, Knockin' on Heaven's Door · 2001-09-01

In the year 2071, the crew of the spaceship Bebop travel the solar system trying to apprehend bounties. In the slang of the era, "Cowboys" are bounty hunters. Most episodes revolve around a specific bounty, but the show often shares its focus with the pasts of one of each of the four main characters and of more general past events, which are revealed and brought together as the series progresses. (The show originally aired on TV Tokyo, but due to what the network considered "excessive violence", only a few episodes, out of order, were ever shown. The channel WOWOW later picked up the series and aired the entire 26 episode run, in order.)

Cast

Season 1

E1 Asteroid Blues 1998-10-24 · 30 min Spike and Jet head to Tijuana to track down an outlaw smuggling a dangerous drug known as blood-eye. Jet wants the bounty, but Spike has eyes for a far prettier prize.
E2 Stray Dog Strut 1998-10-31 · 30 min Spike and Jet's next case takes them to Mars, where they try to catch a professional pet thief and a priceless data dog.
E3 Honky Tonk Women 1998-11-07 · 30 min A night at the casino lands Spike and Jet in hot water when they cross paths with Faye Valentine, a stunning con artist wanted by the law – and the bad guys.
E4 Gateway Shuffle 1998-11-14 · 30 min Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!
E5 Ballad of Fallen Angels 1998-11-21 · 30 min Spike aims to collect the bounty on a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, but his mission leads him into a deadly showdown with a face from his past!
E6 Sympathy for the Devil 1998-11-28 · 30 min The latest case for the crew of the Bebop finds Spike pitted against a young boy with a talent for the harmonica – and murder.
E7 Heavy Metal Queen 1998-12-05 · 30 min The Bebop crew pursues a renegade explosives expert, and Spike crosses paths with a nameless space trucker that hates bounty hunters.
E8 Waltz for Venus 1998-12-12 · 30 min Spike gets involved with a fugitive who is willing to risk his own life to restore his sister's sight. Can the Bebop crew save the day before tragedy strikes?
E9 Jamming with Edward 1998-12-19 · 30 min The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth's surface, but they'll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!
E10 Ganymede Elegy 1998-12-26 · 30 min When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet's old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.
E11 Toys in the Attic 1999-01-02 · 30 min When an unusual, blob-like space creature infects Ein, Faye, and Jet, Spike and Radical Edward must figure out a way to save their friends.
E12 Jupiter Jazz (Part 1) 1999-01-09 · 30 min Faye robs and abandons the Bebop crew, Spike goes in search of a woman he once knew, and Vicious makes another deadly appearance.
E13 Jupiter Jazz (Part 2) 1999-01-16 · 30 min Jet continues his mission to reunite his Bebop comrades, and Spike finds himself locked in a brutal dogfight with his old nemesis Vicious.
E14 Bohemian Rhapsody 1999-01-23 · 30 min The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.
E15 My Funny Valentine 1999-01-30 · 30 min When Jet brings in a fugitive from Faye's past, the rebellious beauty must decide whether to turn him in – or give an old flame one last chance.
E16 Black Dog Serenade 1999-02-13 · 30 min Jet teams up with a former partner to settle the score with the man who took his arm, but he soon discovers that memories can be deceiving.
E17 Mushroom Samba 1999-02-20 · 30 min After the Bebop crash lands, Ed and Ein's search for food turns up some very expensive mushrooms with psychedelic side effects!
E18 Speak Like a Child 1999-02-27 · 30 min When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!
E19 Wild Horses 1999-03-06 · 30 min While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.
E20 Pierrot le Fou 1999-03-13 · 30 min Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman's power, Spike goes looking for payback!
E21 Boogie Woogie Feng Shui 1999-03-20 · 30 min Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.
E22 Cowboy Funk 1999-03-27 · 30 min Spike's attempts to apprehend the infamous Teddy Bear Bomber are maddeningly derailed by a mysterious – and clueless – cowboy!
E23 Brain Scratch 1999-04-03 · 30 min Faye goes undercover to collect the bounty on a deranged cult leader, but when the mysterious organization brainwashes her into a very deep sleep – she'll need a little help from her friends.
E24 Hard Luck Woman 1999-04-10 · 30 min Faye and Ed discover clues to their respective pasts that could send the crew of the Bebop heading in very different directions.
E25 The Real Folk Blues (Part I) 1999-04-17 · 30 min Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the syndicate, and Faye has an unexpected encounter with a woman from Spike's past.
E26 The Real Folk Blues (Part II) 1999-04-24 · 30 min Spike finally finds the woman he's been searching for, and Faye makes a surprising return to the Bebop. With the syndicate in hot pursuit, Spike seeks to end the reign of Vicious.

TV listings and show data from TVmaze.