8.2/1028 votes#1 - The Taming of Trudy Bell
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1969
Lumberjack Will is attracted to Trudy, the daughter of his boss Mr. Bell. But Trudy thinks highly of herself and after Will spanks her at a box social he expects to lose his job plus his best friend's Danny whose advice he took.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1026 votes
#2 - Tracy's Triumph
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1969
A convict is released from prison - but not from his past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1032 votes
#3 - Old Stape
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1969
An old thief outwits lawmen by returning to his rundown shack, which straddles the U.S. and Republic of Texas border.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1029 votes
#4 - The Tenderfoot
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1969
While their family is traveling out west three children are orphaned. They decide to continue on to the town of Whiskey Flats and seek their fortune by panning for gold.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1034 votes
#5 - Biscuits and Billy, the Kid
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1969
A blue eyed goat named Billy and a mother's ability to bake biscuits help family members traveling by wagon from Utah to California when they are abandoned by their guide.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1028 votes
#6 - Son of Thunder
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1969
A gunfighter comes to town to challenge the "Avenging Angel". A gunman that is invincible. That bullets can't harm.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1020 votes
#7 - The Lady Doctor
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1969
Amy Caldwell serves as the "doctor" in the remote mountain community over the objections of her husband John. He is also concerned about the threats of an Indian warrior who wants to take over from the old chief.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1026 votes
#8 - The Great Pinto Bean Gold Hunt
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1969
After a trip to town, two down and out miners find gold nuggets mixed with beans they bought. Convinced that finding origin of the beans will make them wealthy, they head across the Arizona desert encountering difficulties along the way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1025 votes
#9 - The Visitor
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1969
A peace seeking Indian scout aids pioneers besieged by Indian renegades.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1030 votes
#10 - The King of the Uvalde Road
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/1970
King Fisher keeps the mail from arriving from San Antonio, knowing if it succeeds, he will lose the power he has in Uvalde. The government sends Harry to resolve the problem and he finds a unique way to get King to open his road.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1029 votes
#11 - The Mezcla Man
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/1970
Jess intends to marry his longtime sweetheart but thinks he needs to find some hidden gold so she will accept. When a wealthy traveler from New Orleans shows up and courts her, Jess begins to realize what he really wants.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1031 votes
#12 - Pioneer Pluck
Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1970
Annabelle ignores her grandmother's advice and flirts with ranch hand Winn while waiting for her beau Frank to propose. Winn's violent past becomes apparent when he vows revenge on her after she marries.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1025 votes
#13 - Simple Question of Justice
Season 18 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1970
Caleb relies on the advice and support of his upstanding friend Andrew but has a blind spot concerning his son Johnny. Eventually Johnny goes to far and Caleb tracks him down to make him faces the consequences of his actions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1027 votes
#14 - The Wizard of Aberdeen
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1970
Newspaperman L. Frank Baum is having a hard time making his paper a success. He spends most of his time telling stories to the local kids, full of scarecrows, lions, and little girls carried away to magical lands by tornadoes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1029 votes
#15 - The Dragon of Gold Hill
Season 18 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1970
Maso and Okei, tea growers in Gold Hills, encounter both friendship and racism from the locals. A worsening drought has some looking for a scapegoat and local bully Dan leads a mob to drive their Japanese neighbors out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1031 votes
#16 - The Biggest Little Post Office in the World
Season 18 Episode 16 - Aired 1/24/1970
Postal inspector Wesley Hull is determined to discover how postmaster Jack Reardon can sell so many stamps in such a small town. He doesn't count on Reardon's pleasant disposition, or his knowledge of the letter of the law.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1021 votes
#17 - A Saint of Travelers
Season 18 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1970
Bishop Lamy and Tom Forbes head across the desert with Blue Feather, angry at his sister's conversion, in deadly pursuit. Tom learns about faith when the bishop stops to aid a man ill with cholera, then faces off with Blue Feather.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1028 votes
#18 - Talk to Me, Charley
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/1970
Charley and Stokes are partners in a productive gold mine and are successful holding off any claim jumpers. The main problem is Charley drinking too much and when the beautiful Wilhelma arrives the situation worsens. It is Charley who devises a solution.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1022 votes
#19 - Amos and the Black Bull
Season 18 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1970
Amos can't marry his girl Maggie because he's poor. When his new friend Yucca offers to trade some of his land for a black bull, Amos has to figure out how to get his hands on one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1024 votes
#20 - The Man Who Planted Gold in California
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1970
A sheriff schemes to win an interest in California's wine industry.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1023 votes
#21 - The Solid Gold Pie
Season 18 Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1970
A town's pie supply is threatened when the loveless lady baker decides to leave.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1027 votes
#22 - A Gift from Father Tapis
Season 18 Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/1970
Father de la Cuesta has replaced the deceased Father Tapis and is curious why the padre ordered a hand organ for the mission. Father and Jose refuse to leave when Joaquin and his renegades become a threat, using the organ to save the day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1023 votes
#23 - Clum's Constabulary
Season 18 Episode 23 - Aired 4/9/1970
John Clum is given the task of turning a small group of Apache men into a force that can aid the US Calvary. Not only must he prove their worth but deal with the prejudice of both the army and the local Anglo community who try to sabotage him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1028 votes
#24 - The Contract
Season 18 Episode 24 - Aired 4/18/1970
Red Eagle, with his wife Little Fawn, compete for an army freight contract against Manning. But Manning uses underhanded means to win so Little Fawn finds a clever solution after arriving at the fort.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1028 votes
#25 - The Duke of Tombstone
Season 18 Episode 25 - Aired 4/21/1970
Tombstone sheriff Ray Ritter and wife Joanna have a bright future but then the he tosses shady gambler Fields out of area. He returns with a deed to half the town and Ritter finds he must protect the scoundrel from vigilant justice.
Director: Jack Hively
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Death Valley Days Season 18
Every episode of Death Valley Days Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Death Valley Days Season 18!
Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created...
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Season 18 Ratings Summary
"The Taming of Trudy Bell" is the best rated episode of "Death Valley Days" season 18. It scored 8.2/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/1969. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Tracy's Triumph".