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The Worst Episodes of How the West Was Won

Every episode of How the West Was Won ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of How the West Was Won!

The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"China Girl" is the worst rated episode of "How the West Was Won". It scored 7.7/10 based on 65 votes. Directed by Joseph Pevney and written by N/A, it aired on 4/16/1979. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Innocent".

  • China Girl
    7.7/1065 votes
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    #1 - China Girl

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/1979

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    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: N/A

  • The Innocent
    7.9/1072 votes
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    #2 - The Innocent

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/1979

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Provost Marshal
    8.3/1081 votes
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    #3 - Provost Marshal

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/6/1977

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hearing
    8.3/1049 votes
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    #4 - The Hearing

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/1978

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Luke
    8.3/1066 votes
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    #5 - Luke

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/2/1979

    No description available

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: John Mantley

  • The Slavers
    8.3/1068 votes
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    #6 - The Slavers

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/1979

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    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: Dick Nelson

  • Erika
    8.4/1090 votes
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    #7 - Erika

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/1977

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gold
    8.4/1049 votes
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    #8 - Gold

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/1978

    Luke saves the judges during the competition the Indians, and who tries to attack the referee helped get him pardoned.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Scavengers
    8.4/1079 votes
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    #9 - The Scavengers

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/1979

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    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Forgotten
    8.4/1070 votes
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    #10 - The Forgotten

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/1979

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    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: Earl W. Wallace

  • Bowie John Christie
    8.5/1084 votes
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    #11 - Bowie John Christie

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/20/1977

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buffalo Story
    8.5/1087 votes
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    #12 - Buffalo Story

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/1978

    A conflict flare up since representatives from the Russian court chasing lots of buffalo on the Indians' territory. Zeb takes on the task of mediating between the Sioux Indians and the army. While Molly Culhane arrives into town to take care of the children.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Mormon Story
    8.5/1075 votes
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    #13 - Mormon Story

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/1978

    Zeb join the Sioux indians after one of the Russians had been killed in battle because of a breach of the Treaty. Mormon polygamists and Jeremiah Taylor suitors for Laura, who accepts.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • Interlude
    8.5/1069 votes
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    #14 - Interlude

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/1978

    Luke is captured by a highwayman robber line composed of former soldiers in the Confederate Army. Zeb carrying Satangkais Sioux chief's body to General Sheridan after the governor had sacrificed their lives in the struggle for his people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Amnesty
    8.5/1064 votes
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    #15 - Amnesty

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/1978

    Zeb finds out that Beth is married to a war hero who is presumed to be dead. When the doctor fails to cure Zeb Jessie takes her to a medicine man of the Arapaho Indians in a desperate attempt to save her life. Zeb and Luke discovers a group of hungry Indians and decides to buy a herd of cattle as they run to the reserve, along with some Indians.

    Director: Vincent McEveety, Irving J. Moore, Bernard McEveety

    Writer: John Mantley, Howard Fast, Earl W. Wallace

  • Robber's Roost
    8.5/1059 votes
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    #16 - Robber's Roost

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/1978

    Molly and Jessie dilegens fail when they are on their way home, and a shocked Jessie goes out on the desert wandering. After that has been rescued by Josh and Laura takes Molly using Deek to find Jessie. Zab and Luke is unaware that Tap has it together with a gang of bandits and let him join as a cook on their journey to the Indian Reservation. Jessie found the Navajo Indian Teel-M. Deek have strong feelings for Molly, but he dismissed him repeatedly.

    Director: Harry Falk

    Writer: N/A

  • Brothers
    8.5/1062 votes
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    #17 - Brothers

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/30/1978

    Otter Belt threatens to expose Taps affiliated with robber rabble of Zeb, which ends with the Tap kill him. Deek bribing a land manager to get over Macahan land and gold in their river bend. Josh comes to Las Mesas to help Luke, but fall in love with Doreen in the coup. Stillman uses Francis, Dore Head, to get Luke doomed. Tap tell her dark secret of Zeb and end up in a bloody gun duel.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • Secrets
    8.5/1050 votes
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    #18 - Secrets

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/7/1978

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gunfighter
    8.5/1081 votes
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    #19 - The Gunfighter

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/1979

    Rancher Henry Coe hires a professional gunman to drive the Macahans off what he considers to be his property. Frank Grayson ingratiates himself with the Macahans, but Josh recognizes him as the gunman once hired to kill Luke.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rustler
    8.5/1085 votes
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    #20 - The Rustler

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/1979

    Jessie is blindly in love with a handsome young stranger named Bob, who rescues her from a nasty villain. Together they flee to a small town and finds a priest who agrees to perform the ceremony.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: John Mantley

  • Hillary
    8.5/1081 votes
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    #21 - Hillary

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/1979

    Luke embarks on a double mission: to win back his old flame Hillary and find the man who is suspected of murder as Luke once accused of - and to get him to confess.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Earl W. Wallace

  • L'Affaire Riel
    8.5/1072 votes
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    #22 - L'Affaire Riel

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/1979

    No description available

    Director: Harry Falk

    Writer: John Mantley

  • Cattle Drive
    8.6/1061 votes
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    #23 - Cattle Drive

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/1978

    Frank Grayson fabricating false evidence that Luke was in the lawless gang, and when the trial of Luke begins to see the bad. On top of all judges found the death.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Deek
    8.6/1057 votes
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    #24 - Deek

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/1978

    Doreen tells of Francis and Stillman for Zeb, and Josh is attacked by Stillman and his men. Molly has been busy defending itself against Deek.

    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: N/A

  • Orville Gant
    8.7/1066 votes
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    #25 - Orville Gant

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/1978

    Luke tries to prevent the rampage by bandits to rob a gold shipment. In the turmoil killed their leader and Luke's friend Curt Grayson. Zeb rescues a woman from two bandits and discover that it is his old girlfriend Beth. Laura negative opinion of marriage to Jeremiah Taylor and Jessie in mortal danger after being stung wasp.

    Director: Alf Kjellin, Vincent McEveety, Bernard McEveety

    Writer: John Mantley, Howard Fast, Earl W. Wallace