Background
Show cover for Tales of Wells Fargo

The Best Episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo Season 2

Genres:WesternDrama
Network:NBC

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

Jim Hardie helps Wells Fargo agents battle the bad guys.
Episodes
38
Avg. Rating
7.7
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.0
7.7
7.7

Filter By Season (6)

  • The Kid
    8.2/10(86)
    Loading...

    #1 - The Kid

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 11/18/1957

    Hardie, sent by Wells Fargo, tries to clear a young man he hired for them charged with murder when he's found standing over a dead man with his gun still smoking. With no time due to a quick trial, Hardie is forced to act as his lawyer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Doc Bell
    8.1/10(82)
    Loading...

    #2 - Doc Bell

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 1/7/1958

    Pretending to be hardened convict, Hardie escapes from prison with a felon who stashed the proceeds from a stagecoach robbery before he was captured. The Wells Fargo detective hopes that his new partner will lead him to the hidden loot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Pickpocket
    8.1/10(74)
    Loading...

    #3 - The Pickpocket

    Season 2 Episode 34

    Aired 4/28/1958

    Jim's train is robbed and he is left without funds in a small town whose businessmen refuse to grant him credit. With the help of a friendly old pickpocket, Hardie manages to alleviate his money problems and bring the thieves to justice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Scapegoat
    8.1/10(64)
    Loading...

    #4 - Scapegoat

    Season 2 Episode 35

    Aired 5/5/1958

    Jim is sent to investigate the murder of a Wells Fargo agent and finds that the sheriff suspects their new teacher, an ex-convict. Although Jim sent the man to prison, he is convinced that the killer is one of the town's leading citizens.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Belle Star
    8.0/10(93)
    Loading...

    #5 - Belle Star

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/9/1957

    A gang lead by Belle Starr, commits a train robbery which included robbing Jim Hardie who happened to be there. Hardie tries to lure the pretty outlaw out of hiding by tempting her with a top notch race horse as she has a fancy for them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Special Delivery
    8.0/10(62)
    Loading...

    #6 - Special Delivery

    Season 2 Episode 30

    Aired 3/31/1958

    While riding shotgun to protect a valuable gold shipment, Hardie and his stagecoach driver have an interesting collection of passengers and cargo:a U.S. Army officer being sent to Fort Laramie to stand trial, a married couple and a baby.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
    Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo

    READ
  • John Wesley Hardin
    7.9/10(80)
    Loading...

    #7 - John Wesley Hardin

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 9/30/1957

    Hardie is the only witness to a robbery. A young man hoping to get his partner off, wants Jim scared off or killed before his trial. Hardie still hopes to determine who his partner in the robbery was even after John Wesley Hardin arrives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Feud
    7.9/10(75)
    Loading...

    #8 - The Feud

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/14/1957

    Jim is sent to negotiate a right-of-way for Wells Fargo stagecoaches through Sam Brundage's property as a shortcut. His price - convincing Brundage's neighbor, John McCloud, to share his water in a river he dammed up with the Brundages.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Hank Aka Chips
    7.9/10(72)
    Loading...

    #9 - Hank Aka Chips

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/4/1957

    Jim Hardie is called in when a stagecoach is robbed near the Arizona/New Mexico border. He is told that the only thing taken was a yellow mongrel dog. Investigating further he learns that the dog's collar may provide evidence to a murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Inscrutable Man
    7.9/10(40)
    Loading...

    #10 - The Inscrutable Man

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 12/9/1957

    Hardie is ordered to track down the man who murdered a Wells Fargo messenger. He is helped by the driver who recognized the killer and is willing to testify. The town is wild and Hardie is surprised at the actions of several people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Witness
    7.9/10(63)
    Loading...

    #11 - The Witness

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 12/30/1957

    When a Wells Fargo office is robbed and one of Jim Hardie's friends is murdered, Hardie is doubly intent on solving the crime. With the help of an aging sheriff and a spunky boy, Jim sets a trap to lure the criminals to expose themselves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Target
    7.8/10(76)
    Loading...

    #12 - The Target

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/7/1957

    While on a stage coach, a Pony Express rider, Stan Blake, who Jim knows stops to help them and is found dead down the route. Jim Hardie takes on the man's route and hopes to lure the murderers out into the open after notifying Stan's wife.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Man in the Box
    7.8/10(70)
    Loading...

    #13 - Man in the Box

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/11/1957

    Hardie, sent by Wells Fargo, tries to clear a young man he hired for them charged with murder when he's found standing over a dead man with his gun still smoking. With no time due to a quick trial, Hardie is forced to act as his lawyer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Walking Mountain
    7.8/10(66)
    Loading...

    #14 - The Walking Mountain

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 2/3/1958

    When Wells Fargo is accused of stealing high grade gold ore from the Walking Mountain mine's wagons, Hardie is sent to the mine to investigate after another Wells Fargo investigator is killed in a mine accident after two days on the job.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Bill Longley
    7.8/10(105)
    Loading...

    #15 - Bill Longley

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 2/10/1958

    Wanted outlaw Bill Longley and Jim join forces to retrieve money stolen from Wells Fargo. Another outlaw working with Longley tricks Hardie into having the $5,000 reward available to steal and then steals Longley's girl with the money.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Sooners
    7.8/10(63)
    Loading...

    #16 - The Sooners

    Season 2 Episode 26

    Aired 3/3/1958

    Hardie delivers a race horse to Wells Fargo employee Ken Hunter to use in the race for land in the Oklahoma Strip to stake out a Wells Fargo depot. When there is no word from him, Hardie is sent to locate the missing man and the horse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Newspaper
    7.8/10(64)
    Loading...

    #17 - The Newspaper

    Season 2 Episode 29

    Aired 3/24/1958

    Hardie is sent to the town of Madden controlled by Effie Sutton when the Wells Fargo stages runs into problem on the line competing with Effie's own S&S stage line. The revolt by the people of Madden results in a murder and holdup.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Renegade
    7.8/10(67)
    Loading...

    #18 - The Renegade

    Season 2 Episode 36

    Aired 5/12/1958

    Wells Fargo manager has second thoughts about a stagecoach guard he recently hired despite the man's lack of references. He remembered that the new guard wore a belt buckle similar to those worn by a notorious family of Texas outlaws.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • The Sniper
    7.8/10(62)
    Loading...

    #19 - The Sniper

    Season 2 Episode 38

    Aired 5/26/1958

    When he arrives at a Wells Fargo office, Hardie witnesses the murder of its agent by a sniper bullet. Hardie quickly focuses on a number of suspects, including two Wells Fargo employees who have dark secrets they wish to keep hidden.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Two Cartridges
    7.7/10(77)
    Loading...

    #20 - Two Cartridges

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/16/1957

    A rookie outlaw, Al Porter, holds up a stage for $10,000. Jim waiting for the money to arrive decides to go after him alone after learning about the holdup, but requires the outlaw's assistance to drive off an attack by vengeful Indians.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Apache Gold
    7.7/10(79)
    Loading...

    #21 - Apache Gold

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/9/1957

    Hardie agrees to join a father searching for his son who is seeking a lost gold mine in Arizona's Superstition Mountains. The men must deal with a lack of water and the fact that the map leads him into lands held sacred by the Apaches.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Hide Jumpers
    7.7/10(65)
    Loading...

    #22 - Hide Jumpers

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 1/27/1958

    Hardie attempts to find a gang of outlaws who specialize in stealing buffalo hides from a buffalo hide buyer, Fresno Keeley, backed by Wells Fargo. He suspects one of those involved is Billy Thompson, brother of Ben Thompson.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: William R. Cox

    Comments

    0
  • The Reward
    7.7/10(69)
    Loading...

    #23 - The Reward

    Season 2 Episode 33

    Aired 4/21/1958

    Hardie rides into Bridger to present a reward check to a man who helped prevent a stagecoach robbery. The fearful townspeople claim that they've never heard of the man and when the detective investigates, he discovers the hero's grave.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Billy the Kid
    7.6/10(80)
    Loading...

    #24 - Billy the Kid

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/21/1957

    Hardie investigates a stagecoach holdup where white men posing as Indians kill the driver and guard and left a pretty passenger for dead. Billy the Kid rescues the stranded lady who convinces Hardie Billy didn't rob the stage.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Stage West
    7.6/10(70)
    Loading...

    #25 - Stage West

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 1/13/1958

    Jim Hardie agrees to having Wells Fargo take a woman as cargo who is wanted as a material witness in a San Francisco political corruption investigation. He is forced to guard her after the detective assigned to escort her is murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Kid" is the best rated episode of "Tales of Wells Fargo" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/18/1957. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Doc Bell".