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The Best Episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel

Every episode of Have Gun, Will Travel ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel!

The Best Episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or...

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  1. Background image for The Outlaw
    8.5/10(285 votes)

    #1 - The Outlaw

    S1:E2

    Manfred Holt breaks out of jail, killing two deputies. Is he on his way to kill the banker who testified against him, or to see his family for the last time? The banker hires Paladin.

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  2. Background image for The Teacher
    8.4/10(171 votes)

    #2 - The Teacher

    S1:E27

    Paladin defends a schoolmistress who's being theatened for teaching about war crimes that took place during the Civil War.

    Writer:Sam Rolfe
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  3. Background image for Killer's Widow
    8.4/10(162 votes)

    #3 - Killer's Widow

    S1:E28

    After having killed a bank robber, Paladin is accused of having taken the stolen money. He visits the dead man's widow and tries to make amends.

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  4. Background image for Genesis
    8.4/10(213 votes)

    #4 - Genesis

    S6:E1

    After an unsuccessful attempt on his life by young Roderick Jefferson, Paladin is prompted into remembering a similar incident from his past. Once, as a youth, he agreed to pay off a gambling debt by shooting it out with a professional gunfighter.

    Writer:Sam Rolfe
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  5. Background image for The Fifth Bullet
    8.4/10(113 votes)

    #5 - The Fifth Bullet

    S6:E3

    After eight years, Paladin tries to repay a convict for the lie he was told when he arrested him. "I promise you a fair trial" is what he said.

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  6. Background image for Be Not Forgetful of Strangers
    8.4/10(140 votes)

    #6 - Be Not Forgetful of Strangers

    S6:E15

    Paladin rides into a Texas town at Christmas time and encounters a saloon full of merrymakers. Soon afterward a cowboy brings in a pregnant girl who may not survive the impending birth.

    Director:Richard Boone
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Hey Boy's Revenge
    8.3/10(148 votes)

    #7 - Hey Boy's Revenge

    S1:E31

    When Hey Boy's brother is killed for protesting the working conditions on a Chinese railroad gang in Utah, Paladin must get the boy out of jail and bring the killer to justice.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Predators
    8.3/10(105 votes)

    #8 - The Predators

    S6:E8

    Paladin is after a man suspected of killing a marshal. After finally capturing him in the desert he claims his innocence.

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  10. Background image for High Wire
    8.2/10(204 votes)

    #9 - High Wire

    S1:E8

    A hobo who was once a circus performer bets a gambler that he can walk across the saloon on a tightrope. When Paladin sees that the gambler intends to cheat, he decides to help even the odds.

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  11. Background image for The Return of Dr. Thackeray
    8.2/10(143 votes)

    #10 - The Return of Dr. Thackeray

    S1:E35

    Dr. Phyllis Thackeray diagnoses the cook at the Barton Ranch with smallpox. All the cowhands may be infected and need to be vaccinated. Dr. Thackeray sends for the one man she thinks can help.

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  12. Background image for Trial at Tablerock
    8.2/10(94 votes)

    #11 - Trial at Tablerock

    S6:E14

    Adams, the prosecutor, wants to hire Paladin to rid the town of someone he says is getting away with murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Treasure
    8.2/10(104 votes)

    #12 - The Treasure

    S6:E16

    Jess Harden, about to be released from prison for an $80K robbery he says he didn't commit, returns to the same town not knowing that it's a ghost town.

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  14. Background image for The Long Night
    8.1/10(195 votes)

    #13 - The Long Night

    S1:E10

    A wealthy cattleman holds Paladin and two other men hostage. They will all die at dawn unless one of them admits to the murder of the rancher's wife.

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  15. Background image for Three Sons
    8.1/10(137 votes)

    #14 - Three Sons

    S1:E34

    Newlyweds with no place to stay end up in Paladin's suite. He learns that the groom's half-brothers are threatening to kill their father. Paladin goes to warn the father.

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  16. Background image for 24 Hours at North Fork
    8.1/10(145 votes)

    #15 - 24 Hours at North Fork

    S1:E36

    When a blight kills all the crops except for one farmer's, Paladin must protect him from a greedy storekeeper who wants his farm and his hired gun who has a personal grudge against Paladin.

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  17. Background image for A Place For Abel Hix
    8.1/10(94 votes)

    #16 - A Place For Abel Hix

    S6:E4

    Hix sends for Paladin. When he arrives in town, he finds that Hix was killed in a gunfight even though he's the fastest man with gun who ever lived.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Beau Geste
    8.1/10(96 votes)

    #17 - Beau Geste

    S6:E5

    After 15 years in office, Sheriff Dobbs is retiring and some old enemies are just waiting for the day he turns in his badge. Paladin received a newspaper clipping about the sheriff and $10 to save Dobbs' life.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Great Mojave Chase
    8.0/10(214 votes)

    #18 - The Great Mojave Chase

    S1:E3

    A sportsman sponsors a contest, betting that no one can elude his posse in the Mojave Desert. When Paladin shows up riding a camel, the man decides that the only way he can still win is to get rid of Paladin.

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  20. Background image for A Matter of Ethics
    8.0/10(210 votes)

    #19 - A Matter of Ethics

    S1:E5

    An accused murderer who fears that he will be lynched before he can be returned to Bender, Wyoming, for trial, hires Paladin to make sure he gets there alive.

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  21. Background image for Birds of a Feather
    8.0/10(137 votes)

    #20 - Birds of a Feather

    S1:E26

    Paladin must contend with other gunfighters as he tries to settle a right-of-way dispute between two railroads in a Colorado town that will die if they go elsewhere.

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  22. Background image for Gun Shy
    8.0/10(155 votes)

    #21 - Gun Shy

    S1:E29

    Trying to locate the thieves who stole a jade chess set, Paladin ends up in a small Montana town where he becomes involved in a romance with a landlady's daughter.

    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Five Books of Owen Deaver
    8.0/10(143 votes)

    #22 - The Five Books of Owen Deaver

    S1:E32

    Paladin comes to the aid of a young sheriff from the East whose attempts to keep law and order are particularly unsuitable for a cowboy town in Wyoming.

    Writer:Sam Rolfe
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  24. Background image for Memories of Monica
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #23 - Memories of Monica

    S6:E7

    Repaying a debt, Paladin rides to Valley Heart. Sheriff Reagan awaits the return of a native son who has been jailed for the past six years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Debutante
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #24 - The Debutante

    S6:E19

    Mrs. Quincy longs to see her granddaughter who has been away since she was six. When her daughter and husband died in the mine fields, she was taken in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Cage at McNaab
    8.0/10(96 votes)

    #25 - Cage at McNaab

    S6:E23

    Paladin is asked by the wife of a man who is condemned to die to visit him in prison and see if new evidence can be found to clear her husband.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Outlaw" is the best rated episode of "Have Gun, Will Travel". It scored 8.5/10 based on 285 votes. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Sam Rolfe, it aired on 9/21/1957. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Teacher".