All Episodes of Best of the West
Browse all episodes of Best of the West
All Episodes of Best of the West
Browse all episodes of Best of the West
Season 1
7.7/1014 votesThe New Jail
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1981
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
- 7.6/1016 votes
The Calico Kid Returns
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1981
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
- 7.4/1016 votes
The Prisoner
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1981
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
- 7.4/1013 votes
Daniel's First Love
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1981
Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Unknown
- 7.2/1014 votes
The New Marshal
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1981
Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: Mitch Markowitz
- 7.2/109 votes
Elvira's Old Beau
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/7/1982
Elvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: Unknown
- 7.1/1018 votes
Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1981
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
- 7.1/1012 votes
The Pretty Prisoner
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1982
Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.
Director: Unknown
Writer: David Lloyd
- 7.0/1013 votes
Laney in Love
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1981
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
- 7.0/1011 votes
The Funeral
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/21/1982
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
- 6.9/1011 votes
The Reunion
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/8/1981
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
- 6.7/1010 votes
The Cave-In
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1982
Elvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.
Director: Unknown
Writer: David Lloyd
- 6.6/1010 votes
Sam's Life Is Threatened
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/14/1982
Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.
Director: Stan Daniels
Writer: Unknown