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An unwitting city slicker is made the marshal of a lawless town in this absurdist Western that pokes gentle but clever fun at the genre's stock plots and characters. Best of the West is an

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Best of the West Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    0.0/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Sam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 2 - The Prisoner
    0.0/10(19 votes)

    #2 - The Prisoner

    S1:E2

    Sam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 3 - The Calico Kid Returns
    0.0/10(19 votes)

    #3 - The Calico Kid Returns

    S1:E3

    The Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mitch Markowitz

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  4. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 4 - They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)
    0.0/10(16 votes)

    #4 - They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)

    S1:E4

    Sam goes out on a limb and manages to save Tillman from a lynch mob, but at the trial, his mixed-up testimony has him back at the end of a rope.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 5 - They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)
    0.0/10(22 votes)

    #5 - They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

    S1:E5

    Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 6 - The New Marshal
    0.0/10(16 votes)

    #6 - The New Marshal

    S1:E6

    Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:Mitch Markowitz

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  7. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 7 - Daniel's First Love
    0.0/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Daniel's First Love

    S1:E7

    Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 8 - Laney in Love
    0.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Laney in Love

    S1:E8

    Laney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social—but he turns out to be a low-down heel.

    Director:Stan Daniels
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  9. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 9 - The Reunion
    0.0/10(14 votes)

    #9 - The Reunion

    S1:E9

    Elvira's die-hard Confederate father (Andy Griffith) stays at the Square Deal Saloon while he is in town. His wife is trying to patch things up with their daughter; she married a Yankee!

    Director:Ed. Weinberger
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 10 - The Railroad
    0.0/10(14 votes)

    #10 - The Railroad

    S1:E10

    Sam and Tillman try hard to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 11 - The New Jail
    0.0/10(17 votes)

    #11 - The New Jail

    S1:E11

    Sam's image as a lawman quickly loses its edge after he manages to shoot himself in the leg; the jail collapsing around him doesn't help.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 12 - A Man, a Woman, and a Horse
    0.0/10(15 votes)

    #12 - A Man, a Woman, and a Horse

    S1:E12

    Sam doesn't pay attention to signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home to finds her packed to leave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 13 - Frog's First Gunfight
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Frog's First Gunfight

    S1:E13

    Frog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her beau, but neither realizes he wants her back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 14 - The Calico Kid Goes to School
    0.0/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Calico Kid Goes to School

    S1:E14

    The reformed Calico Kid decides he wants to be a United States Marshal. But he lacks one qualification: a third-grade education.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 15 - Tillman Held for Ransom
    0.0/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Tillman Held for Ransom

    S1:E15

    Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom, but the Copper Creek citizens have no intention of paying up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 16 - Mail Order Bride
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Mail Order Bride

    S1:E16

    Doc's mail-order bride has a vivid personality with a past to match it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 17 - The Cave-In
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Cave-In

    S1:E17

    Elvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  18. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 18 - Daniel Fights a Bully
    0.0/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Daniel Fights a Bully

    S1:E18

    Daniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully leads to Sam having to fight the bully's father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 19 - The Pretty Prisoner
    0.0/10(14 votes)

    #19 - The Pretty Prisoner

    S1:E19

    Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  20. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 20 - Elvira's Old Beau
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Elvira's Old Beau

    S1:E20

    Elvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.

    Director:Stan Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 21 - Sam's Life Is Threatened
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Sam's Life Is Threatened

    S1:E21

    Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

    Director:Stan Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Best of the West Season 1 Episode 22 - The Funeral
    0.0/10(14 votes)

    #22 - The Funeral

    S1:E22

    Sam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog; the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after.

    Director:Ed. Weinberger
    Writer:David Lloyd

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Best of the West". It scored /10 based on 21 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/10/1981. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Prisoner".