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First Aired: April 3rd, 1998
Status: Ended
Network: TV Tokyo
Summary: In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.
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Season 2
Episode 1: Bohemian Rhapsody
Air Date: June 5th, 1998
Summary: Spike, Jet and Faye are each out catching a bounty. The bounty they were after, the mastermind behind a gate hack scam, wasn't among the bounties they caught. They have only one clue to help them find their man - four chess pieces, all kings.
Episode 2: My Funny Valentine
Air Date: June 12nd, 1998
Summary: Jet, Spike, and Faye are in need of money so Jet decides to catch a bounty head who is a con-artist. Meanwhile, needing to get it off her chest, Faye tells her life story to Ein to try to relieve her stress, though Spike winds up hearing her story, but will it change his opinion of her?
Episode 3: Black Dog Serenade
Air Date: February 13rd, 1999
Summary: It begins with Faye complaining about the Bebop's shower. Her nagging of Jet leads to a question about his arm. Then an old partner of Jet's during his days with the ISSP, Fad, calls up wanting to team up with Jet one last time. Fad wants to go after a runaway prison ship that happens to be carrying an old enemy of Jet's, Udai Taxim, who used to be an assassin for the syndicate. Udai had something to do with Jet losing his arm. Jet at first refuses, but finally decides that this is something he must do.
Episode 4: Mushroom Samba
Air Date: February 20th, 1999
Summary: The crew and the Bebop are stranded on a strange planet and they are out of food and fuel. Spike and Jet try to fix the Bebop and everybody is hungry. Spike tells Edward to go out and get some food. Ed takes Ein along and she rides off on her motor scooter in search of food.
Episode 5: Speak Like a Child
Air Date: June 19th, 1998
Summary: A package arrives for Faye, and she leaves in a hurry when she finds out it was sent C.O.D. with no return address. Spike opens the package and finds a Beta video cassette. Jet and Spike go on a quest to discover what is on the tape.
Episode 6: Wild Horses
Air Date: March 6th, 1999
Summary: Jet and Faye are after Starship Pirates, while Spike is bringing his ship to be overhauled. After Spike's return to the Bebop, he finds out that Jet and Faye didn't capture the bounty heads. The Starship Pirates have a virus that they transmit by harpooning ships. As long as they avoid getting harpooned, they'll be OK. If they do get harpooned, Jet's solution is to turn of their ships' computer systems and fly them manually. One misstep on Spike's part, and he's a dead man.
Episode 7: Pierrot Le Fou
Air Date: March 13rd, 1999
Summary: After playing pool one evening, Spike walks into the aftermath of a large battle between armed agents and a large man seemingly dressed for an evening at the opera. The large man attacks Spike with the largest possible arsenal that one person can carry. Defending himself as best he can, Spike barely makes it out of the battle alive. Awaking on the Bebop wrapped up in bandages, Spike rests as Jet goes to Bob, his ISSP source, for help.
Episode 8: Boogie-Woogie Feng-Shui
Air Date: March 20th, 1999
Summary: After Jet receives a note from an old friend, he attempts to track him down but just finds a tombstone. While he's there, he finds a young girl who helps him dodge some mobsters. They soon realize that they can work together to help each other find Pao, but will it be in the manner that they expect?
Episode 9: Cowboy Funk
Air Date: March 27th, 1999
Summary: While Spike is trying to find some food, he runs into a serial bomber; the Teddy Bomber who is trying to blow up a skyscraper. Will he be able to stop Teddy Bomber and collect the bounty on him? This episode was temporarily removed from airplay on Cartoon Network after the September 11, 2001 attacks, but has since entered normal rotation.
Episode 10: Brain Scratch
Air Date: April 3rd, 1999
Summary: While Spike is watching television he comes across a religious organization called Scratch, whoes leader had quite a huge bounty because he leads his followers to commit suicide, so the crew of Bebop go off to try to find Dr. Londes in order to collect the bounty on him.
Episode 11: Hard Luck Woman
Air Date: April 10th, 1999
Summary: Faye is studying the video from her youth that she found one day and she sees a waterfall. Ed sees it and states that she knows where that waterfall is so they set the Bebop's path to earth instead of Mars. Will Faye be able to find out about her youth and what about Jet and Spike who don't know that the ship is now heading for Earth?
Episode 12: The Real Folk Blues (1)
Air Date: April 17th, 1999
Summary: Vicious heads to the Red Dragon Syndicate to put an end to Van, which are the leaders of the Syndicate. Meanwhile, Spike and Jet are at a pub in town when the Red Dragon Syndicate burst in and start shooting up the place. As the action intensifies, Jet and Spike once again find themselves in the middle of another mess, though certain events soon make them realize that this may be bigger than they expected.
Episode 13: The Real Folk Blues (2)
Air Date: April 24th, 1999
Summary: Spike manages to convince Julia to leave with him and put their past behind them once and for all. However, Vicious has other plans and he doesn’t intend on letting them just walk away. Spike and Julia now find themselves facing the greatest danger they’ve ever faced and the stakes are their future, their happiness and their lives.
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