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Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 1 - The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (90 min.)
    6.8/10(119 votes)

    #1 - The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (90 min.)

    S2:E1

    Curry must clear his name when someone claiming to be Kid Curry admits to a murder charge and is scheduled for hanging.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  2. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 23 - Bad Night in Big Butte
    7.0/10(72 votes)

    #2 - Bad Night in Big Butte

    S2:E23

    Heyes and the Kid tracks friend Georgette to borrow some money for a high stakes poker game, but finds that George has plans of her own. She intends to get the loot from a insurance fraud, that will soon be statute-barred - a diamond, hidden somewhere in the hotel where the thief was captured. Present is also a professional bounty hunter, who also wants the diamond, and the sheriff who caught the original thief. Who will find the diamond first? George, the sheriff, the bounty hunter, or the diamond-seeking animal that Heyes brings?

    Director:Richard L. Bare
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  3. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 12 - Only Three to a Bed
    7.0/10(67 votes)

    #3 - Only Three to a Bed

    S3:E12

    The boys accept the offer of a vacation - but doesn't realize that the activities during this vacation involves catching and taming wild horses. They and their friend, Bronc, check into a boarding house near where the horses are, and meet some people whose coach has broken down. Among them is Beegee, a woman on the look-out for a husband, and who takes a good look at both Heyes and the Kid. And then there's the very religious man with a sister who has a crush on the Kid. But the boys must also battle wits with a ranch owner who thinks that the horses walk on his land. Prhaps the only solution is to shoot him to stop him from stealing ""their"" horses?

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 5 - Bushwack!
    7.1/10(61 votes)

    #4 - Bushwack!

    S3:E5

    Heyes and Curry are set up as witnesses for a man who kills two bushwhackers for his own reasons.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:David Moessinger

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  5. Alias Smith and Jones Season 1 Episode 7 - Return to Devil's Hole
    7.2/10(101 votes)

    #5 - Return to Devil's Hole

    S1:E7

    An outlaw leader faces a dilemma; he must decide who is telling the truth, Heyes' lady friend or the man she's trying to kill.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  6. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 7 - The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry
    7.2/10(66 votes)

    #6 - The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry

    S3:E7

    When the Kid travels alone and seems destined to be thrown in jail for not having enough money to pay for his drink, a mild-mannered female teacher rescues him. But as he tries to return the favour, the Kid is kidnapped. Soon Heyes comes to town, and puts together what happens to the Kid. But the teacher won't talk - not until Heyes uses his charms on her. Only then will he find out the real reason for the kidnapping.

    Director:Edward M. Abroms
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 8 - The Day the Amnesty Came Through
    7.2/10(61 votes)

    #7 - The Day the Amnesty Came Through

    S3:E8

    After nearly three years of staying out of trouble, for the sake of the amnesty, it's finally time. But when Heyes and the Kid meet sheriff Trevors, they find out that the governor has been removed from office. The new governor, however, seems nicer. He promises them amnesty, as soon as they do this one job for him. It seems that his daughter has fallen in love with an outlaw, and Heyes and the Kid must bring her back. The Kid takes it upon him to charm the daughter, and thus make it easier for them to take her with them. But the Kid hadn't counted on her boyfriend's jealous nature and fast gun...

    Director:Jeff Corey
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  8. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 20 - Which Way to the OK Corral?
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    #8 - Which Way to the OK Corral?

    S2:E20

    Curry and Heyes sneak into Tombstone looking for a witness who could clear Big Mac McCreedy of a murder charge while trying to escape the notice of sheriff Wyatt Earp.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  9. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 21 - Don't Get Mad, Get Even
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #9 - Don't Get Mad, Get Even

    S2:E21

    When Heyes loses his money to a crooked dealer, he threatens to expose the whole thing. But the owner of the casino calls the bluff, and Heyes and the Kid have to leave with their tails between their legs. Until Heyes creates a revenge plan, involving friend Georgette, a false necklace and selling it to the casino owner. But instead of falling for this trick the casino owner manages to steal the real necklace. Now things get really tough for Heyes, the Kid and Georgette, as the casino owner sees through their every bluff. Heyes finds out it's not so easy to out-con a con-man, but there is a solution to every problem...

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 3 - The McCreedy Feud
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    #10 - The McCreedy Feud

    S3:E3

    Heyes and the Kid have been promised $500 if they arrange a meeting between ""Big Mac"" MacCreedy and his longtime competitor, Armendariz, in order to end the feud. Instead they are captured by Armendariz' men and driven off his land. But Heyes has gotten the brilliant idea of trying to use the sister to get to Armendariz, so he and the Kid tells Big Mac of all her beauty. Big Mac falls for their story and is prepared to give them $5000 if they settle the whole business. They return to Armendariz' ranch and try to sell her on the idea as well, but she doesn't seem to buy it. They're once again driven off Armendariz' land. Heyes encourages the Kid to have some faith, but when they sneak back in to talk to the sister, they are captured - to be brought to the border the next day. However, they manage to convince the sister that Big Mac is catholic, and that he desperately wants to meet her. The Kid fears that it won't be so easy to make Big Mac pretend that he's catholic - but when they tel

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  11. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 6 - What Happened at the XST?
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    #11 - What Happened at the XST?

    S3:E6

    The boys are waiting for an old friend who wants a favour, in a small town called Buffalo. But while they wait they cross paths with two deputies who don't seem to want them there. That is, until Heyes and the Kid discovers that it's all on the sheriff's orders. The reason he doesn't want them there is that they can blow his cover, being an ex-criminal gone good. Heyes and the Kid meet with their old friend, who has a tempting offer - 80.000 dollars from a robbery, with the statute of limitation run out, buried in a safe place. The problem is, it's buried in too safe a place: the middle of a new ranch. As usual, Heyes comes up with a plan to vacate the ranch, but they didn't count on two greedy men watching their every move...

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 22 - What's in It for Mia?
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    #12 - What's in It for Mia?

    S2:E22

    A female casino owner runs a crooked game, and nearly kills Heyes and the Kid for trying to point that out. They wind up in the care of a man and his daughter. After hearing their story of how the casino owner destroyed the man's newspaper, and how he now dabbles in new techniques for printing, Heyes gets an idea of how to use the woman's greed to their advantage - by pretending to be able to print their own bills. But the woman turns out to be more careful than they thought, and it's not until they find a way to use that against her that they can finally end her reign.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 2 - High Lonesome Country
    7.4/10(60 votes)

    #13 - High Lonesome Country

    S3:E2

    The boys are hired by a ranch owner as trappers, but when they meet his wife, she recognizes the Kid. The ranch owner and his wife tries to act natural, and sends Heyes and the Kid out into the hills trapping. But they also send a professional hunter after them. Heyes and the Kid are attacked by the hunter, and Heyes is wounded. The Kid manages to out-maneuver the hunter by himself, and they tie him up, leaving him in the woods for the ranch owner to pick up. Before they leave, the hunter tells them that he was sent by the rancher. This makes Heyes and the Kid go visit the ranch, where they decide to take the rancher and his wife as human shields while they ride to the nearest rail road. But on the way there, they are ambushed and pinned down behind a rock in the middle of nowhere by the hunter and his sharpshooting rifle. It's only a matter of time before he shifts position and makes the kill...

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  14. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 9 - The Strange Fate of Conrad Meyer Zulick
    7.4/10(55 votes)

    #14 - The Strange Fate of Conrad Meyer Zulick

    S3:E9

    After the Kid wins another duel (over a man who claimed the Kid was cheating), the boys are contacted and offered a job by a man called ""Doc"" Donovan. They are to come with him into Mexico, to rescue a hostage from Mexicans who only want their rightful money. The Kid senses that Doc knows who they are, but they cannot be certain, and why would he hire them instead of collecting the fee? They manage to sneak out the hostage, Mr Zulick, but are chased by the kidnappers. After a daring stunt, they lose their followers, and Mr Zulick can continue on his journey. Then, Doc turns them over to the sheriff... But where is Mr Zulick headed and why? And why does the sheriff want to let Heyes and the Kid go?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 4 - The Clementine Incident
    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #15 - The Clementine Incident

    S3:E4

    With McCreedy's $5000 and ready to go to Santa Marta, the boys turn back to Texas, to get their friend Clementine. When they get there, they decide that it would arouse less suspicion if one of them were married. A game of poker seals the Kid's fate, but before they can leave, they are shot at. The house is surrounded by a group of men bent on taking Heyes and the Kid. Through some quick thinking on Heyes' part, and the involvement of an alleged buried treasure, they can eventually get out of there and go to Santa Marta. There Clementine falls in love with the alcalde, which is a problem for the Kid, who's supposed to be her husband. At the same time, Heyes and the Kid has their minds on the only photograph of them, which Clementine has and sometimes uses to blackmailing them into doing things for her. But things turn from bad to worse, when one of the men from the posse earlier in the episode finds them again, and makes the alcalde arrest them.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 11 - Witness to a Lynching
    7.5/10(60 votes)

    #16 - Witness to a Lynching

    S3:E11

    "Witness to a Lynching" is the 49th episode of Alias Smith and Jones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Roy Huggins

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  17. Alias Smith and Jones Season 1 Episode 5 - The Girl in Boxcar #3
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #17 - The Girl in Boxcar #3

    S1:E5

    Curry gets involved with a runaway girl riding the rails as he tries to deliver $50,000 to a town 400 miles away.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Howard Browne

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  18. Alias Smith and Jones Season 1 Episode 10 - The Man Who Murdered Himself
    7.6/10(103 votes)

    #18 - The Man Who Murdered Himself

    S1:E10

    While Curry drives a wagonload of dynamite across rugged country, Heyes hires on as a guide for two Englishmen searching for a tribe of giant redheaded Indians rumored to have lived in the area of Devil's Hole.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  19. Alias Smith and Jones Season 1 Episode 13 - Journey from San Juan
    7.6/10(95 votes)

    #19 - Journey from San Juan

    S1:E13

    Smith and Jones balance a Mexican bandit and pretty saloon owner while they gather a herd of wild cattle as a cover for other activities.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  20. Alias Smith and Jones Season 1 Episode 1 - Alias Smith and Jones
    7.7/10(542 votes)

    #20 - Alias Smith and Jones

    S1:E1

    Two non-violent bandits begin to feel the inroads of high technology and decide to try and earn a pardon from the Governor of Wyoming.

    Director:Gene Levitt
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  21. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 7 - Six Strangers at Apache Springs
    7.7/10(86 votes)

    #21 - Six Strangers at Apache Springs

    S2:E7

    Smith and Jones meet an unlucky lady evangelist, a stubborn Indian agent, a devious woman, and a hotel keeper when they decide to spend time in the deserted town of Apache Springs while retrieving buried gold from hostile Indian lands.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 9 - The Reformation of Harry Briscoe
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #22 - The Reformation of Harry Briscoe

    S2:E9

    After helping a pair of nuns whose wagon has broken down, Smith and Jones run into Harry Briscoe who claims one of the nuns is a fake who stole $30,000 from a bank she worked at.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 14 - Miracle at Santa Marta
    7.7/10(89 votes)

    #23 - Miracle at Santa Marta

    S2:E14

    Kid Curry is again falsely accused of murder and it's up to Heyes to save the day.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  24. Alias Smith and Jones Season 2 Episode 19 - The Biggest Game in the West
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #24 - The Biggest Game in the West

    S2:E19

    When a bag of counterfeit money fall into the hands of Heyes and the Kid, they use it as collateral to get into the biggest poker game in the west. But just as Heyes get in, he runs into the Devil's hole gang - and they nearly spoil his cover story. How long will it take until the sheriff will put two and two together, and grab Heyes and the Kid? Then the banker takes a closer look at the counterfeit money, and decides he wants a piece of the action. But to get that kind of money, Heyes and the Kid would have to get the money from the robbery back. Can the Kid pull it off without Heyes' silver tongue?

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Alias Smith and Jones Season 3 Episode 10 - McGuffin
    7.7/10(69 votes)

    #25 - McGuffin

    S3:E10

    Confusion reigns after Smith and Jones stop to help a wounded man who calls himself McGuffin and asks them to deliver a package of perfect counterfeit $20 plates for him.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (90 min.)" is the worst rated episode of "Alias Smith and Jones". It scored 6.8/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Barry Shear and written by Glen A. Larson, it aired on 9/16/1971. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bad Night in Big Butte".