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The Best Episodes of Rawhide Season 7

Every episode of Rawhide Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rawhide Season 7!

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The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Rawhide Season 7 Episode 1 - The Race
    8.4/10(121 votes)

    #1 - The Race

    S7:E1

    Rowdy quits and gets his own herd and races Favor to the railhead.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  2. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 2 - The Enormous Fist
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #2 - The Enormous Fist

    S7:E2

    When Fred Grant slugs Favor he hits him back. Fred falls hitting his head against a fencepost and dies. There is an inquest. Favor has to deal with the widow and her three kids.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 3 - Piney
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #3 - Piney

    S7:E3

    Favor hears Piney Kinney wants to join the herd thinking it will solve his need for drovers. However, Piney who lost his herd and most of his ranch, is working with a gang to rob the bank and use Favor's herd as cover for their escape.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 4 - The Lost Herd
    8.8/10(130 votes)

    #4 - The Lost Herd

    S7:E4

    Favor loses the whole herd except nine, taking a shortcut thru Devil's Patch Quilt trying to beat another herd in. He must face Mr. Teisner of the cattleman's association.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 5 - A Man Called Mushy
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    #5 - A Man Called Mushy

    S7:E5

    Mushy is swindled out of the wagons and the remuda. He is fired, kidnapped by gypsies, sold into slavery and rescued by his new girlfriend.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:John Mantley

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  6. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 6 - Canliss
    7.6/10(113 votes)

    #6 - Canliss

    S7:E6

    Gurd Canliss an aging hired gun, has Don Miguel as his next target. Gurd's wife Augusta and Favor try to stop it.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 7 - Damon's Road (1)
    5.9/10(109 votes)

    #7 - Damon's Road (1)

    S7:E7

    Jonathan Damon is building the C&L Railroad. His crew has quit do to lack of pay. The store says no more credit. Goldie, his girl, and the three girls in her act are leaving. He needs to dig up 20 men. Favor shows up with 2400 cattle and 28 men. Damon tricks the drovers in o signing work contracts and having Favor arrested for abducting Goldie.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  8. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 8 - Damon's Road (2)
    5.6/10(103 votes)

    #8 - Damon's Road (2)

    S7:E8

    Damon has Favor's crew believing the railroad is the future. Favor escapes and goes to his crew, who want to be railroaders. Favor gets Quince to sent a false telegram that Damon's payroll arrived a week ago. Favor tells Damon's old crew. They go for a showdown with Damon.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  9. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 9 - The Backshooter
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    #9 - The Backshooter

    S7:E9

    Sam Jefferson aids Rowdy after his horse takes a spill. Sam is a wanted man. He asks Rowdy to turn him in and give the $5000 to his wife.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 10 - Corporal Dasovik
    7.7/10(117 votes)

    #10 - Corporal Dasovik

    S7:E10

    When a officer dies, Cpl. Dasovik is forced to take over the mission but he has no control over the men. The men pick up Favor when they take some of his cattle. Dasovik soon learns he is alone but he is determined to carry out his orders.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 11 - The Photographer
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    #11 - The Photographer

    S7:E11

    A photograher leads an unsuspecting Rowdy into a den of thieves.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 12 - No Dogs or Drovers
    8.3/10(98 votes)

    #12 - No Dogs or Drovers

    S7:E12

    Gil Favor's cattlemen arrive at a town after a long,hard cattle drive and find that the town isn't receptive to cattle drivers.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 13 - The Meeting
    8.0/10(82 votes)

    #13 - The Meeting

    S7:E13

    Favor and another trail boss are forced to go to meet Rian Powers. Powers has assembled a group of outlaws. He has a plan to take over the beef industry, buy scaring off legitimate buyers so the trail bosses must sell to his men at low prices.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  14. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 14 - The Book
    7.3/10(72 votes)

    #14 - The Book

    S7:E14

    Pop Stark promotes gunfights for profit. Billy his latest boy just lost. Carl Hatcher loaned Pop money. His brothers are coming to collect. Pop arranges a gunfight between Rowdy and Austin Ware, a professional gunfighter.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 15 - Josh
    7.9/10(93 votes)

    #15 - Josh

    S7:E15

    Seventy year old Josh Breeden's pride won't let him admit he's too old to be a drover. He blames Favor for all his problems.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 16 - A Time for Waiting
    7.4/10(108 votes)

    #16 - A Time for Waiting

    S7:E16

    On his way to Fort Mason Rowdy is chased by indians. Rowdy testified against Captain George Ballinger at his trial, even though they are friends. He asks Rowdy to stay until he is hung. .

    Director:Charles R. Rondeau
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 17 - Moment in the Sun
    7.5/10(109 votes)

    #17 - Moment in the Sun

    S7:E17

    Sheriff Royal K. Shaw plans are making a name for himself by delivering popular Robin Hoodesque outlaw, Reed McClulley. He ties up with the herd. Reed's little brother rallies the farmers to free Reed.

    Director:Bernard Girard
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 18 - Texas Fever
    7.9/10(79 votes)

    #18 - Texas Fever

    S7:E18

    Pete Nolan (Sheb Wooley), who'd been out scouting for the Army for the last couple of years, is back working for Favor starting in this episode, only to find himself falsely accused of rustling and murder. The local sheriff and some cattlemen, who've been victimized by the rustlers, are too willing to hang him quickly without any real trial. Favor and Rowdy try to find the real rustlers and save Pete from the gallows, though the trail may lead too close to a friendly rancher Favor respects.

    Director:Harmon Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 19 - Blood Harvest
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #19 - Blood Harvest

    S7:E19

    Clete Bonner and his grandson Will, posing as Jonas and Duke Williams, join the drive, to see if Will's Dad, Adam, is suitable to take Will. Adam, known as Cable now, is scheming with two others to steal 1500 head and sell to the army.

    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 20 - The Violet Land
    7.8/10(103 votes)

    #20 - The Violet Land

    S7:E20

    Mace and Gorman the new drovers have more than cows on thier minds. Mace shows Favor a reward poster for $10,000 for a white girl captured by the Apaches. Rowdy visits the grave of his sister killed the the indians. Rowdy refuses to sell twelve head to Yuma, the Apache chief.

    Director:Harmon Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 21 - The Winter Soldier
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #21 - The Winter Soldier

    S7:E21

    Favor and Pete recommend to Kurtz, who has been traveling with the herd with his daughter, a shortcut to the San Luis crossing. Lt. Whitley gets a message to warn the ranchers of Comanches. Winter soldier, Hap Johnson deserts. He trades his army gear for cheap indian trading goods at Watson's. He asks Watson, Wish's name. Hap strides into camp telling Wish he is his old friend from Nachodoches. Favor won't hire Hap. Hap has overheard Kurtz has money. He rides after them and takes them on a ""shortcut"" up into the hills. The lieutenant arrests Watson, Favor and Hey Soos for having army goods. Rowdy and Quince go after Hap. They find him with Kurtz. Rowdy sends Quince to get the army and the drover.

    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 22 - Prairie Fire
    7.9/10(94 votes)

    #22 - Prairie Fire

    S7:E22

    Wish buries Tod Murdoch, his friend, who 500 head he is to take to tie up with Favor's herd at horsehead crossing. Tod's foreman Jerry and Milt and Pitts plan to steal the cattle once they get the ownership paper from Wish. Wish has hidden it plain sight. He won't tell where and they try to beat it out of him.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 23 - Retreat
    8.1/10(95 votes)

    #23 - Retreat

    S7:E23

    Major Cantwell can't wait to retire from the army. He was demoted from colonel for ""irregularities in records"". He says the charge was unfounded. He steals the $32,000 camp payroll and wraps it in a package. He asks Favor to mail it for him. Kaster, the major's aid, drummed out for drinking, sees Favor take the package. Cantwell's replacement arrives and says his demotion was reversed and he's being promoted to brigadier general. He goes after Favor and the package. Kaster steals the package from favor's saddle bag.

    Director:James Goldstone
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 24 - Empty Sleeve
    7.9/10(92 votes)

    #24 - Empty Sleeve

    S7:E24

    Tom Cowan lost an arm in the war. He had a friend in the hospital write his wife, Jenny, that he died. Tom reluctantly returns to his hometown when the herd needs salt. Sam Butler, the banker, made a deal with Tom when he was caught robbing the bank. Tom enlisted under Sam's son's name, Will. Tom is shot by the sheriff and brought into town. Sam wants him snuck out. Will tells Jenny the whole story.

    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 25 - The Last Order
    8.0/10(96 votes)

    #25 - The Last Order

    S7:E25

    Rowdy's ex-commanding officer, Jeff McKeever, is part of a band of confederates not willing to admit the war is over. They have stolen $50,000. Wish shoots one of them in the holdup, Decker. Decker stumbles into Favor's camp with the strongbox and dies. McKeever posing as a deputy sheriff along with Jim Newton come for the money. Wish recognizes McKeever as one of the robbers. Newton escapes. The rebel leader Colonel Reed, poisons steers, shoots one of Favor's men, poison the water hole, stampedes the herd with blasting powder, and captures Hey Soos in an attempt to get Favor to give up the money and McKeever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"The Race" is the best rated episode of "Rawhide" season 7. It scored 8.4/10 based on 121 votes. Directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Robert Lewin, it aired on 9/25/1964. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Enormous Fist".