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Riverboat•Season 1•Episode 18

The Blowup

6.7/10 · 16 votesJan 18, 196060 min

Ranked #27 of 31 in Season 1•−0.7 vs season avg

Captain Grey Holden and his crew get into a street brawl over Martha Crane and land in jail. Martha agrees to bail them out on the condition that Grey will transport a supply of gunpowder up river to her father.

Directed byDarren McGavin

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes31

Payment In Full

The Barrier

About Roger Mowbray

Race to Cincinnati

The Unwilling still

The Unwilling

The Fight Back

Escape to Memphis

Witness No Evil

A Night At Trapper's Landing

The Faithless

The Boy From Pittsburgh

Jessie Quinn

Strange Request

Guns for Empire

The Face of Courage

Tampico Raid

Landlubbers

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The Blowup

Forbidden Island

Salvage Pirates

Path of the Eagle

The Treasure of Hawk Hill

Fight At New Canal

The Wichita Arrows

Fort Epitaph

Three Graves

Hang the Men High

The Night of the Faceless Man

The Long Trail

The Quick Noose

The Sellout

Cast9

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Captain Grey Holden

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

Carney Kohler

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Joshua Walcek

W

William D. Gordon

Joe Travis

Michael McGreevey

Michael McGreevey

Chip Kessler

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Ben Frazer

John Mitchum

John Mitchum

Pickalong

Bart Patton

Bart Patton

Terry Blake

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Bill Blake

Crew1

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Blowup" is episode 18 of Riverboat season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 16 votes, ranking #27 of 31 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Darren McGavin, it aired on January 18, 1960.

Next: E19 · Forbidden Island Best of Season 1