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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 4 - The Lost Herd
    8.7/10(135 votes)

    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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  2. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 1 - The Race
    8.4/10(125 votes)

    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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  3. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 12 - No Dogs or Drovers
    8.4/10(100 votes)

    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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  4. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 27 - The Calf Women
    8.4/10(115 votes)

    S7:E27

    Emma Teall and her sister Betsy are following the herd. Ryan an his forty buffalo hunters won't let the herd through to needed grazing, until he pens the buffalo up. Rowdy gives him three days. Wish tells Mushy to take two calves and kill them. Emma relieves Mushy of the calves. He says there may be three more later. Wish reports the milk cows are gone. They followed the calves to Emma's camp. The drovers tip over her wagon. Emma fires a warning shot. Billy Wallace a buffalo hunter calls on Betsy and gets rough with a protesting Emma.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 9 - The Backshooter
    8.3/10(111 votes)

    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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  6. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 23 - Retreat
    8.1/10(98 votes)

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

    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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  8. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 15 - Josh
    8.0/10(96 votes)

    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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  9. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 18 - Texas Fever
    8.0/10(82 votes)

    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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  10. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 25 - The Last Order
    8.0/10(101 votes)

    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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  11. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 2 - The Enormous Fist
    7.9/10(133 votes)

    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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  12. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 19 - Blood Harvest
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    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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  13. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 22 - Prairie Fire
    7.9/10(99 votes)

    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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  14. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 24 - Empty Sleeve
    7.9/10(96 votes)

    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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  15. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 10 - Corporal Dasovik
    7.8/10(121 votes)

    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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  16. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 20 - The Violet Land
    7.8/10(106 votes)

    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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  17. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 26 - Mrs. Harmon
    7.8/10(103 votes)

    S7:E26

    Wish is tired of trail cooking. He quits the drive and befriends a mother and her three boys. She is married to an abusive drunk, Fred Harmon who beats her. At the hotel, Fred tries to beat Wish to within an inch of his life. Mrs. Harmon shoots her husband. Wish takes the blame. Charlie Peg the hotel clerk knows the Mrs. did it and blackmails Wish.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:John Mantley

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  18. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 28 - The Spanish Camp
    7.8/10(79 votes)

    S7:E28

    The spring that feeds a creek, has been dammed by Dr. John Merritt and his friend Phinn Harper and their men. They are looking for the remains of a 200 year old Spanish expedition, and their treasure chest. Merritt has three to four months to live and has nothing to leave his wife and kids. He quit practicing medicine, but is teaching Phinn. The cattle need the water.

    Director:Harmon Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 3 - Piney
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    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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  20. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 6 - Canliss
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    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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  21. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 17 - Moment in the Sun
    7.6/10(111 votes)

    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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  22. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 21 - The Winter Soldier
    7.5/10(97 votes)

    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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  23. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 29 - El Hombre Bravo
    7.5/10(82 votes)

    S7:E29

    Favor and Mushy are driving six prize bulls toward the American border in Mexico. A band of Mexicans tell Favor they are looking for El Hombre Bravo. General Velasquez's men rope a drive steer and search the wagons for El Hombre Bravo. Favor and Mushy meet Pajarito, a school teacher and eight orphans heading to a mission north of the border. Pajarito wrote pamphlets for the revolutionaries and signed them El Hombre Bravo.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  24. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 5 - A Man Called Mushy
    7.4/10(112 votes)

    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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  25. Rawhide Season 7 Episode 11 - The Photographer
    7.4/10(77 votes)

    S7:E11

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

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"The Lost Herd" is the best rated episode of "Rawhide" season 7. It scored 8.7/10 based on 135 votes. Directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/16/1964. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Race".