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A tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his father...and in search of a mysterious orb possessing out-of-this world powers. Hot lead and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 20 - Bye Bly
    8.4/10(200 votes)

    #1 - Bye Bly

    S1:E20

    A figure from the future warns Brisco that Bly is going to escape from his orb prison.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  2. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 27 - High Treason: Part 2
    8.4/10(166 votes)

    #2 - High Treason: Part 2

    S1:E27

    Conclusion. Brisco and Bowler escape execution, but an elite team has orders to hunt them down.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 26 - High Treason: Part 1
    8.3/10(158 votes)

    #3 - High Treason: Part 1

    S1:E26

    Brisco and Bowler are tried for treason after trying to help the Army retrieve a kidnapped heiress. Part 1 of 2.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  4. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.2/10(432 votes)

    #4 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Bounty hunter Brisco is hired by the West's most powerful robber barons to bring down the John Bly gang.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writers:David Simkins, Carlton Cuse

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  5. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 12 - Crystal Hawks
    8.1/10(204 votes)

    #5 - Crystal Hawks

    S1:E12

    Bounty hunter Crystal Hawks aims to bring in Brisco, who's wanted for a killing he didn't commit.

    Director:Win Phelps
    Writer:John McNamara

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  6. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 16 - Bounty Hunter's Convention
    8.1/10(199 votes)

    #6 - Bounty Hunter's Convention

    S1:E16

    Brisco and Bowler joins other bounty hunters at an island lodge, where the hunters become the hunted.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 15 - A.K.A. Kansas
    8.0/10(196 votes)

    #7 - A.K.A. Kansas

    S1:E15

    Brisco pursues Dixie's ex-husband, who proposes that he and Dixie steal away after he heists a supercannon.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writers:John McNamara, Brad Kern

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  8. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 24 - And Baby Makes Three
    8.0/10(157 votes)

    #8 - And Baby Makes Three

    S1:E24

    A band of warriors are after the infant heir to the Chinese throne.

    Director:Kevin S. Bright
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 6 - Riverboat
    7.9/10(238 votes)

    #9 - Riverboat

    S1:E6

    Socrates sends out an S.O.S. to Brisco when he loses Westerfield Club money to Brett Bones, a member of John Bly's gang, in a poker game. Brisco, Bowler, Socrates and Wylie set up a scam to get the money back and put Bones in prison.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 8 - Senior Spirit
    7.9/10(205 votes)

    #10 - Senior Spirit

    S1:E8

    Brisco gets help from his father's ghost when he tries to rescue a robber baron's son kidnapped by John Bly.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:John McNamara

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  11. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 9 - Brisco for the Defense
    7.9/10(214 votes)

    #11 - Brisco for the Defense

    S1:E9

    Brisco is called upon by an old friend to serve as defense lawyer when the guy is accused of murdering a prominent citizen of a Wild West town.

    Director:Andy Tennant
    Writers:David Simkins, John McNamara

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  12. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 10 - Showdown
    7.9/10(206 votes)

    #12 - Showdown

    S1:E10

    Brisco takes over the duties of sheriff in his home town after it's taken over by a cattle baron. He also renews a relationship with the sheriff's daughter and his previous girlfriend.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:David Simkins

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  13. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 11 - Deep in the Heart of Dixie
    7.8/10(219 votes)

    #13 - Deep in the Heart of Dixie

    S1:E11

    Brisco and Dixie find romance while on the run from an assassin in pursuit of Dixie, who has incriminating evidence against a politico.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  14. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 18 - Hard Rock
    7.8/10(198 votes)

    #14 - Hard Rock

    S1:E18

    Brisco and Bowler arrive in Hard Rock and try to stop local thug Roy Hondo from harassing Bowler's old flame, who resists the man's attempts to extort protection money.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writer:John McNamara

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  15. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 22 - Stagecoach
    7.8/10(171 votes)

    #15 - Stagecoach

    S1:E22

    Brisco boards a stagecoach to escort a captured spy to the Mexican border for a prisoner exchange---and there's an assassin along.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  16. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 2 - The Orb Scholar
    7.7/10(283 votes)

    #16 - The Orb Scholar

    S1:E2

    Brisco follows a lead on Bly to the town of Poker Flats and finds Bly, the orb, and an old friend who once left him to die at the hands of the Swill brothers.

    Director:Andy Tennant
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  17. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 23 - Wild Card
    7.7/10(173 votes)

    #17 - Wild Card

    S1:E23

    Brisco helps Dixie and her sister Dolly battle a mob seeking control of Reno gambling.

    Director:Larry Shaw
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  18. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 25 - Bad Luck Betty
    7.7/10(156 votes)

    #18 - Bad Luck Betty

    S1:E25

    Socrates is kidnapped by someone who's supposed to be dead.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writers:Tony Blake, Paul Jackson

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  19. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 3 - No Man's Land
    7.6/10(273 votes)

    #19 - No Man's Land

    S1:E3

    While tailing the bank-robbing Swill brothers (Will, Bill, Gil, and Phil), Brisco winds up in a town where sisterhood is the rule.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Tom Chehak

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  20. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 17 - Fountain of Youth
    7.6/10(185 votes)

    #20 - Fountain of Youth

    S1:E17

    Responding to a note from Prof. Coles, Brisco and Bowler end up on a collision course with Bly in pursuit of the orb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kathryn Baker

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  21. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 7 - Pirates
    7.5/10(220 votes)

    #21 - Pirates

    S1:E7

    Brisco and Lord Bowler compete to sink a band of pirates who have brought their swashbuckling ways onto dry land.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 13 - Steel Horses
    7.5/10(197 votes)

    #22 - Steel Horses

    S1:E13

    Brisco and Lord Bowler rev up to catch a gang that steals prototype motorcycles and roars off after the orb.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Tom Chehak

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  23. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 21 - Ned Zed
    7.5/10(175 votes)

    #23 - Ned Zed

    S1:E21

    A father reads his son a bed-time story from a dime novel, of how Brisco County and his “loyal sidekick” Lord Bowler brought in the notorious Ned Zed.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 4 - Brisco in Jalisco
    7.4/10(248 votes)

    #24 - Brisco in Jalisco

    S1:E4

    Brisco and Socrates head south of the border when the Westerfield Club orders them to recover some stolen guns.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  25. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Season 1 Episode 5 - Socrates' Sister
    7.4/10(251 votes)

    #25 - Socrates' Sister

    S1:E5

    Socrates'sister---who's also a lawyer---is tricked into aiding in the escape of her client, a Treasury-plate thief hauled in by Brisco.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writer:Chris Ruppenthal

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bye Bly" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.". It scored 8.4/10 based on 200 votes. Directed by Kim Manners and written by Carlton Cuse, it aired on 2/18/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "High Treason: Part 2".