List of Joe 90 episodes
Main Series (1968–69)

List of Joe 90 episodes

Section Title: Main Series (1968–69)
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Episode Number	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original Air Date	Production Number	Recommended Broadcast Number

1	"The Most Special Agent"	Desmond Saunders	Gerry & Sylvia Anderson	29 September 1968	1	1

Professor Ian "Mac" McClaine completes his work on the revolutionary BIG RAT, to the interest of his friend (and WIN agent) Sam Loover.

2	"Most Special Astronaut"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	6 October 1968	13	11

Joe ventures into space to save two astronauts stranded on a space station with a dwindling air supply.

3	"Project 90"	Peter Anderson	Tony Barwick	13 October 1968	17	16

Criminal masterminds uncover the McClaines' involvement with WIN and kidnap Mac for further information.

4	"Hi-jacked"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	20 October 1968	2	2

Joe attempts to thwart, Mario Coletti, a ruthless criminal arms runner who sells weapons to the highest bidders.

5	"Colonel McClaine"	Ken Turner	Tony Barwick	27 October 1968	16	17

Equipped with the knowledge and experience of an army driver and explosives expert, Joe is assigned to transport a dangerous chemical across Africa.

6	"The Fortress"	Leo Eaton	Shane Rimmer	3 November 1968	15	15

Joe is assigned to rescue a fellow WIN agent from an impregnable stronghold before his captors force him to divulge classified information.

7	"King for a Day"	Leo Eaton	Shane Rimmer	10 November 1968	11	9

Joe poses as the heir to a Middle Eastern throne as WIN tries to rescue the real prince from kidnappers allied with a jealous regent.

8	"International Concerto"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	17 November 1968	6	4

A top WIN agent finds his cover broken. Joe must take on his persona as a famous pianist if the agent is to escape his captors.

9	"Splashdown"	Leo Eaton	Shane Rimmer	24 November 1968	3	3

Joe must stop the organisation responsible for the kidnapping of two electronics experts before time runs out for him and his father.

10	"Big Fish"	Leo Eaton	Shane Rimmer	1 December 1968	7	6

A submarine has unwittingly malfunctioned in enemy waters and Joe must remove it to prevent political carnage.

11	"Relative Danger"	Peter Anderson	Shane Rimmer	8 December 1968	9	7

Joe is brained up with the skills of an expert explorer to save three miners endangered by their own explosives test.

12	"Operation McClaine"	Ken Turner	Gerry Anderson & David Lane	15 December 1968	4	5

When a specialist neurosurgeon is injured in a plane crash, it is up to Joe to save the life of an ailing novelist.

13	"The Unorthodox Shepherd"	Ken Turner	Tony Barwick	22 December 1968	8	8

Joe, Mac and Sam investigate unusual disturbances surrounding a church crypt in the days leading up to Christmas.

14	"Business Holiday"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	29 December 1968	10	10

Strange happenings during the McClaines' holiday are connected to the need to destroy a rogue government's new military base.

15	"Arctic Adventure"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	5 January 1969	14	14

A nuclear bomb must be discreetly removed from the Arctic wastes of the Eastern Sector to avert a world war.

16	"Double Agent"	Ken Turner	Tony Barwick	12 January 1969	12	13

Joe is unintentionally given the brain pattern of a double agent for a mission to protect top-secret WIN cipher codes.

17	"Three's a Crowd"	Peter Anderson	Tony Barwick	19 January 1969	5	12

Joe intervenes when it seems that there is more to Mac's new girlfriend than meets the eye.

18	"The Professional"	Leo Eaton	Donald James	26 January 1969	19	20

Using the brain pattern of a convicted safe-cracker, Joe infiltrates a castle to retrieve a dictator's undeserved gold bullion.

19	"The Race"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	2 February 1969	18	19

Joe is given his father's brain pattern and they share a dream, revolving around a madcap rally race from London to Monte Carlo.

20	"Talkdown"	Alan Perry	Tony Barwick	9 February 1969	22	21

Joe takes the place of an injured test pilot to demonstrate a new hypersonic fighter aircraft, only to find himself in mortal danger.

21	"Breakout"	Leo Eaton	Shane Rimmer	16 February 1969	23	22

A pair of convicts break out of a Canadian jail and threaten to kill the country's prime minister unless they are given a generous ransom.

22	"Child of the Sun God"	Alan Perry	John Lucarotti	23 February 1969	26	23

World leaders are left paralysed after being attacked with poison darts known to have been used only by a lost South American tribe.

23	"See You Down There"	Leo Eaton	Tony Barwick	2 March 1969	28	29

An exploitative businessman is compelled to change his ways after he is bewildered by Joe 90's multitude of brain patterns.

24	"Lone-Handed 90"	Ken Turner	Desmond Saunders & Keith Wilson	9 March 1969	20	18

While the BIG RAT is out of action, Joe dreams of life as a sheriff in the Wild West.

25	"Attack of the Tiger"	Peter Anderson	Tony Barwick	16 March 1969	21	26

Joe pilots a new fighter-bomber to destroy a nuclear weapons base before a device is placed in orbit to hold the world to ransom.

26	"Viva Cordova"	Peter Anderson	Tony Barwick	23 March 1969	30	25

Joe must act as a bodyguard to a new, democratically elected president to prevent his assassination at the hands of the country's former dictator.

27	"Mission X-41"	Ken Turner	Pat Dunlop	30 March 1969	24	27

Assuming the skills of a leading virologist, Joe tries to steal the antibody for a deadly virus before it can be used to attack the West.

28	"Test Flight"	Peter Anderson	Donald James	6 April 1969	25	28

Joe tries to find out whether the crash of a prototype spaceplane was an accident or sabotage.

29	"Trial at Sea"	Brian Heard	Donald James	13 April 1969	27	24

With the brain pattern of a terrorist, Joe has little time to prevent the destruction of a new transatlantic hoverliner.

30	"The Birthday"	Leo Eaton	Tony Barwick	20 April 1969	29	30

Clip show episode: Joe reaches his tenth birthday, and celebrates with his friends as they reminisce over his many adventures.

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Saunders wrote one of the episodes, "Lone-Handed 90" for Joe 90.
In Joe 90, the episode "Lone-Handed 90" was written by Saunders.
Saunder co-wrote the episode "Lone-Handed 90" in Joe 90.

final_sentence: Saunders wrote one of the episodes, "Lone-Handed 90" for Joe 90.
final_sentence: In Joe 90, the episode "Lone-Handed 90" was written by Saunders.
final_sentence: Saunder co-wrote the episode "Lone-Handed 90" in Joe 90.