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The Worst Episodes of Riverboat

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Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961. It was produced by Revue Studios.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Riverboat Season 2 Episode 2 - That Taylor Affair
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E2

    Milton Frome, Holden and Blake have an idea for making the Enterprise famous by shanghaiing President Zachary Taylor. They get some help from a girl named Lucy Belle.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 4 - River Champion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E4

    Gentleman Dan Muldoon is backing Dublin Boy against Gunner Stagle for the bare-knuckle championship of the river. Before the fight, Dublin Boy proves to have a glass jaw, when flattened by Grey, thus forcing the captain to take his place in the ring. Grey triumphs and becomes ""river champion.""

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 5 - No Bridge on the River
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E5

    There was no bridge on the river to Captain Holden's knowledge, but someone has constructed a railroad trestle over the water. When the Enterprise runs into its pilings, Holden sues for damages, finding himself in court against a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 9 - The Quota
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E9

    Army Sgt. Dan Phillips is trying to recruit new members for his platoon. Using a convincing argument - a hit on the head - he has filled all but two spots in his quota. And he has eyes on Phelan, one of Grey's crewmen, for one of those spots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 11 - Duel on the River
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E11

    Brian Cloud monopolizes all the cotton crop in the area, and Laurie Rawlings, the wife of a cotton planter, doesn't like being under Cloud's thumb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 8 - Devil in Skirts
    5.4/10(16 votes)

    S2:E8

    If Grey will lure a belle named Lucinda away from Colonel Ashley's son Tony, the colonel will provide a profitable cotton cargo for the Enterprise. Unfortunately, Lucinda overhears the proposition.

    Director:David Lowell Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 13 - Listen to the Nightingale
    5.4/10(14 votes)

    S2:E13

    Norwegian songbird Julie Lang wants to take her troupe to New Orleans for an engagement, but she has no money. Grey finally agrees to take the troupe aboard the Enterprise, for an IOU against their New Orleans receipts. Along the way, a future crewman of another famous ship called Enterprise, steals her jewelry.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 29 - The Long Trail
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S1:E29

    An Army colonel warns the Cherokee to take the long trail to a new settling place. Pillagers burn the Indian village to make sure the Cherokee have no reason to stay.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 1 - End of a Dream
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    Fast talking Martinus Van der Brig persuades Holden and Bill Blake, the riverboat's new pilot, to transport a group of pioneers to some new territory, recently purchased from Mr. Van der Brig.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 22 - The Treasure of Hawk Hill
    6.4/10(12 votes)

    S1:E22

    Bank robbers have a falling-out over some hidden loot. One of the men manages to give a map of the hiding place to his son, before he is killed. The boy heads up river on a raft to deliver it to his uncle.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 7 - Escape to Memphis
    6.5/10(27 votes)

    S1:E7

    Laura Sutton is forced to kill her husband in self defense. Laura's brother-in-law, Jarrett Sutton, witnesses the shooting and tries to blackmail her.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 18 - The Blowup
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Darren McGavin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 28 - The Night of the Faceless Man
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E28

    The Enterprise makes a wood stop at a small river town. But there is no wood for sale to strangers.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 16 - Tampico Raid
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    S1:E16

    A group of volunteer teachers who have gone to the island of Diablo Corozan off the coast of Tampico are imprisoned when Spain conquers the island. The corrupt Spanish officials allow Joan Marchland, one of the teachers, to return to the United States to raise a ransom for the rest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 26 - Three Graves
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    S1:E26

    The crew of the Enterprise planned a big night on the town. But when they dock, they find the place completely deserted, except for three new graves.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 1 - Payment In Full
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    S1:E1

    For a price, simple-minded Hunk Farber is only happy to reveal the whereabouts of his boss, Monte, who accidentally killed a senator's son. The reward in his pocket, Hunk heads for Captain Holden's riverboat. There he is eager to impress a young lady aboard the Enterprise.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Douglas Heyes

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  17. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 21 - Path of the Eagle
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S1:E21

    A trip to Independence, Missouri brings back memories of a bitter adventure to Grey Holden. Holden tells the story to Chip and Joshua.

    Director:Jules Munshin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 30 - The Quick Noose
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    S1:E30

    A noose is about to tighten around Carney's neck. Visiting his brother in Wingate, the riverboater is charged with murder.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 5 - The Unwilling
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    S1:E5

    Riverboat pilot John Murrell plans to hijack a shipment from rival pilot Dan Simpson. Murrell arranges to have Lela Candida take a job on Simpson's boat as a dancing girl, so that she can signal his raiders when to attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 27 - Hang the Men High
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    S1:E27

    A young passenger on the Enterprise has been accused of murder by his dying father. An aroused posse set out to drag him off the Enterprise and serve up their own brand of justice.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Riverboat Season 2 Episode 6 - Trunk Full of Dreams
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    S2:E6

    Sir Oliver Garnett and Juliet, his young companion, are shipwrecked actors. Captain Holden fishes them out of the river and books them as entertainers aboard the Enterprise.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 4 - Race to Cincinnati
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S1:E4

    John Jenkins has placed a large down payment on land owned by three ruthless farmers. Jenkins is planning to deliver a shipment of peaches, via the Enterprise, to Cincinnati, as a final payment for the land. But the farmers plot to block the boat so the shipment of peaches will be spoiled.

    Director:Jules Munshin
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 8 - Witness No Evil
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    S1:E8

    Otto Justin, dealer in wild animals, is escorting a shipment of his captured beasts to St. Louis aboard the Enterprise. Widow Abby Saunders and her young son Paddy are both impressed with Justin's manner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 19 - Forbidden Island
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    S1:E19

    While the Enterprise makes a stop for wood, a group of Cajuns board the vessel and hijack a part of the cargo. Two people are shot during the incident.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Riverboat Season 1 Episode 23 - Fight At New Canal
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E23

    Grey Holden is chosen to represent riverboat captains in seeking a government-subsidized canal. Preliminary surveys and work must be completed before Congress will approve the project. Opponents of the canal set out to sabotage the project.

    Director:R.G. Springsteen
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"That Taylor Affair" is the worst rated episode of "Riverboat". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Allen H. Miner and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "River Champion".