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The Best Episodes of Bret Maverick

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Bret Maverick is a 1981-82 American Western television series starring James Garner in the role that made him famous in the 1957 series Maverick: a professional poker player traveling alone year after year through the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 16 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)
    8.8/10(37 votes)

    #1 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)

    S1:E16

    Bret masterminds a con to get back the townsfolk's land, which was legally stolen by the clever leader of a religious cult.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 18 - The Hidalgo Thing
    8.8/10(43 votes)

    #2 - The Hidalgo Thing

    S1:E18

    Tom Guthrie, who is trying to get re-elected as sheriff, tries to get Maverick to keep a low profile, but Bret is working on the biggest con of his life and isn't going to stop now.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 11 - A Night at the Red Ox
    8.6/10(40 votes)

    #3 - A Night at the Red Ox

    S1:E11

    Vigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 3 - Welcome to Sweetwater
    8.3/10(48 votes)

    #4 - Welcome to Sweetwater

    S1:E3

    Maverick's reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 7 - Dateline: Sweetwater
    8.3/10(35 votes)

    #5 - Dateline: Sweetwater

    S1:E7

    Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 13 - The Vulture Also Rises
    8.3/10(42 votes)

    #6 - The Vulture Also Rises

    S1:E13

    When a stagecoach is attacked by Apaches and a woman is killed, the angry townspeople want to call in the cavalry.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 12 - The Not So Magnificent Six
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #7 - The Not So Magnificent Six

    S1:E12

    Six men who each want to gain a reputation as the one who killed the famous Bret Maverick have followed a western pulp writer to Sweetwater.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 15 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (1)
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #8 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (1)

    S1:E15

    A religious charlatan dupes the townpeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 17 - The Rattlesnake Brigade
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #9 - The Rattlesnake Brigade

    S1:E17

    Maverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.

    Director:Fernando Lamas
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 6 - Horse of Yet Another Color
    7.9/10(41 votes)

    #10 - Horse of Yet Another Color

    S1:E6

    Teddy Roosevelt comes to town to present an Indian chief with a horse from the president, but Maverick ends up winning the stallion.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 4 - Anything for a Friend
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Anything for a Friend

    S1:E4

    A barn-raising celebration at Maverick's ranch helps him conceal Billy the Kid from authorities.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 10 - The Ballad of Bret Maverick
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #12 - The Ballad of Bret Maverick

    S1:E10

    A stranger arrives in town, claiming to be in the process of finishing an epic ballad on the life and death of Bret Maverick.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 8 - The Mayflower Women's Historical Society
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #13 - The Mayflower Women's Historical Society

    S1:E8

    It looks like Maverick is going to be hanged, unless he agrees to sell his life story to an ambitious historian.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 14 - The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #14 - The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur

    S1:E14

    Bret exposes a crooked magician who is performing at the Red Ox.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 2 - The Lazy Ace (2)
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #15 - The Lazy Ace (2)

    S1:E2

    Former sheriff Tom Guthrie joins Bret as partner in the Red Ox saloon, to the dismay of the townspeople who just booted the old-fashioned lawman out of office.

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 5 - The Yellow Rose
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    #16 - The Yellow Rose

    S1:E5

    Women's suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, who's just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 9 - Hallie
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    #17 - Hallie

    S1:E9

    An old flame of Bret's shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writer:Marion Hargrove

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  18. Bret Maverick Season 1 Episode 1 - The Lazy Ace (1)
    7.3/10(177 votes)

    #18 - The Lazy Ace (1)

    S1:E1

    In what may very well be the last of the great poker games in the Old West, Bret wins ownership of the saloon and decides to settle down in the town of Sweetwater in the Arizona Territory. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)" is the best rated episode of "Bret Maverick". It scored 8.8/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/20/1982. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Hidalgo Thing".