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The Best Episodes of Maverick Season 2

Every episode of Maverick Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Maverick Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Maverick Season 2

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards...

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  1. 9.4/10(284 votes)

    #1 - Shady Deal at Sunny Acres

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    S2:E10

    Bret, helpless against a crafty banker (John Dehner) who robbed him, bides his time — while Bart and friends set up an elaborate con game.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. 9.0/10(277 votes)

    #2 - Gun-shy

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    S2:E16

    Bret, seeking buried Confederate treasure in Elwood, Kansas, keeps running afoul of U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley. The marshal keeps running Bret out of town. Bret, in turn, keeps outwitting the lawman.

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  3. 8.8/10(190 votes)

    #3 - The Saga of Waco Williams

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    S2:E21

    Bret and his buddy Waco Williams (Wayde Preston) ride straight into trouble in Bent City, where they are suspected of being cattle rustlers.

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  4. 8.5/10(153 votes)

    #4 - The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick

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    S2:E1

    Bret attends a hanging under very uncomfortable conditions: he's the intended victim.

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  5. 8.4/10(140 votes)

    #5 - The Rivals

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    S2:E18

    Lydia Linley is a young heiress who yearns for a man like Sydney Carton of A Tale of Two Cities - "a man of warmth, imagination, courage, and a sense of adventure." Jack Vandergelt III (Roger Moore) is in love with Lydia but knows she will have nothing to do with him because he is rich. Vandergelt hires Bret Maverick to switch identities with him in hopes that Lydia will love and accept him for who he is before she realizes he is a Vandergelt. The plan goes smoothly until Jack Vandergelt's father unexpectedly arrives in town.

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  6. 8.3/10(142 votes)

    #6 - The Belcastle Brand

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    S2:E4

    In a desert, Bret and a hunting party are ambushed — and left to fight a blazing sun.

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  8. 8.3/10(107 votes)

    #7 - Game of Chance

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    S2:E15

    Bret and Bart are pursuing the same woman. What's the attraction? The $10,000 she copped from them.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.3/10(128 votes)

    #8 - Two Beggars on Horseback

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    S2:E17

    Bret and Bart's devotion to one another is tested when they're offered a deal that can mean $10,000 for one of them, but just one.

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    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.2/10(137 votes)

    #9 - Escape to Tampico

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    S2:E6

    In Mexico, Bret tries to trick an American renegade into returning to the U.S. — where he's wanted for murder.

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  11. 8.2/10(117 votes)

    #10 - Holiday at Hollow Rock

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    S2:E13

    After he's cheated in a crooked card game, Bret tries to even the score by beating his opponent — and the odds — in a horse race.

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  12. 8.2/10(168 votes)

    #11 - Two Tickets to Ten Strike

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    S2:E24

    Bret Maverick suspicions are aroused when he is forced to leave Ten Strike, New Mexico. Determined to stand his ground, Maverick stays in Ten Strike long enough to uncover a bizarre plot of murder and blackmail. Two gunmen, Vic Nolan (Adam West) and Eddie Burke (William Gordon), try to scare Maverick out of town.

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  13. 8.1/10(129 votes)

    #12 - Island in the Swamp

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    S2:E11

    Bret tries to help a pair of star-crossed lovers whose feuding families have taken him prisoner.

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  14. 7.9/10(112 votes)

    #13 - The Spanish Dancer

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    S2:E14

    After scuffling with a pal over a dancer, Bart must do some fancy footwork to escape his plight: he's accused of murdering his friend.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.9/10(286 votes)

    #14 - Duel at Sundown

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    S2:E19

    Bret Maverick finds himself caught in a deadly love triangle with a lovely woman (Abby Dalton) and a young gunman (Clint Eastwood).

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    Director:Arthur Lubin
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.8/10(117 votes)

    #15 - The Lonesome Reunion

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    S2:E2

    Bret falls for the tempting trickery of a pretty woman (Joanna Barnes) — and finds himself helplessly involved in a swindle.

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  17. 7.8/10(116 votes)

    #16 - High Card Hangs

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    S2:E5

    Bart Maverick and two of his friends are charged with murder. The town's citizens demand a confession from one of the three men, or else all three men will be prosecuted. Bart falsely confesses to the murder, but help from his friend Dandy Jim Buckley exonerates him from the crime.

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  18. 7.8/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Prey of the Cat

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    S2:E12

    Bart is a helpless victim of his charms. Two scheming women are after him: one wants to murder for his love; the other just wants to murder him.

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    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.8/10(101 votes)

    #18 - Betrayal

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    S2:E25

    Keeping cool during a stage holdup, Bart catches a twinkle of recognition between his lovely traveling companion (Pat Crowley) and one of the outlaws.

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  20. 7.7/10(119 votes)

    #19 - The Jail at Junction Flats

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    S2:E8

    Good-hearted Bret lends a pal $200 for an ""honest"" transaction — which lands the pal in jail.

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  21. 7.6/10(127 votes)

    #20 - Alias Bart Maverick

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    S2:E3

    Bart meets a gentleman after his own heart — who skips town with his money, and leaves him to face a murder rap and a man-hungry female (Arlene Howell).

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  22. 7.6/10(105 votes)

    #21 - Brasada Spur

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    S2:E22

    In a high-stakes poker game, Bart wins stock in a railroad — and finds himself on the track to a colossal headache.

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    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.5/10(90 votes)

    #22 - The Thirty-Ninth Star

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    S2:E9

    A case of mistaken suitcases unfolds into political warfare, leaving Bart the unhappy target of ruthless killers.

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  24. 7.4/10(100 votes)

    #23 - Passage to Fort Doom

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    S2:E23

    A pair of con artists, Bart and an old girl friend survive a hazardous stagecoach ride and reach Fort Doom — where their troubles begin.

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    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.3/10(97 votes)

    #24 - The Judas Mask

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    S2:E7

    Bart tails a pretty cancan dancer who stole his money — only to find himself being followed by two very sinister characters.

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  26. 7.3/10(97 votes)

    #25 - Yellow River

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    S2:E20

    After losing his money in a bank robbery, Bart invests in a get-rich-quick deal with a beautiful — but not-so-dumb — blonde.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Shady Deal at Sunny Acres" is the best rated episode of "Maverick" season 2. It scored 9.4/10 based on 284 votes. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson and written by N/A, it aired on 11/23/1958. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Gun-shy".