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The Alaskans is a 1959-1960 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series set during the late 1890s in the port of Skagway, Alaska. The show features Roger Moore as "Silky Harris" and Jeff York as "Reno McKee",

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 8 - Winter Song
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Winter Song

    S1:E8

    Silky, Reno and Rocky plan to stage a concert with opera star Maria Julien. Arriving in Eagle City to perform before a packed house, Miss Julien suddenly loses her voice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 3 - The Blizzard
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #2 - The Blizzard

    S1:E3

    Reno McKee is hauling a load of dynamite over a perilous trail to Nome when he is suddenly joined by three suspicious characters. Soon, a mighty blizzard threatens the group.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 2 - Cheating Cheaters
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Cheating Cheaters

    S1:E2

    Skagway saloon owner Nifty Cronin agrees to ship gold dust to the States for Silky Harris, Reno McKee and a number of other miners. En route the boat mysteriously sinks. When Silky threatens to investigate, Cronin admits that the gold was never placed on board.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 33 - Calico
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Calico

    S1:E33

    Silky Harris wins a half share in a gold mine. But there is a catch. His claim is forfeit unless he works it one day a week--and his partner vanishes without revealing the mine's location.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 34 - Sign Of The Kodiak
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Sign Of The Kodiak

    S1:E34

    Traveling in mountain country, Pierre Duran narrowly escapes death from a hunter's bullet. The marksman seems obsessed with killing Big Mike, an elusive Kodiak bear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 5 - Starvation Stampede
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Starvation Stampede

    S1:E5

    A supply ship is trapped in an early freeze on its way to an isolated mining town. the greedy town storekeeper takes advantage of this mishap, forcing the miners to pay exorbitant prices for food and supplies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 30 - Heart Of Gold
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Heart Of Gold

    S1:E30

    Pierre Duran is transporting thousands of dollars worth of the miners' gold dust to Yukon City. On the way, he is hijacked and left for dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 1 - Gold Sled
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Gold Sled

    S1:E1

    Silky Harris and Reno McKee are preparing to travel to the Klondike in search of gold. Entertainer Rocky Shaw, intrigued by a weird tale of gold buried in the snow, is eager to take the trip with the two men.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 6 - Big Deal
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Big Deal

    S1:E6

    Silky Harris and Reno McKee find a lost legal document and try to locate the owner. they stumble on a swindle scheme.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 4 - The Petticoat Crew
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Petticoat Crew

    S1:E4

    Silky Harris dreams of a financial coup when he decides to ship a boatload of dancing girls and Thanksgiving turkeys from Seattle to Dawson. En route, Silky is surprised to encounter con man Nifty Cronin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 7 - Contest at Gold Bottom
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Contest at Gold Bottom

    S1:E7

    Nifty Cronin threatens to foreclose a mortgage on Silky and Reno's mining property unless they can meet their next payment. Meanwhile, a baby is abandoned on their doorstep and, to raise the money, they decide to have a ""Name the Baby"" contest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 9 - The Golden Fleece
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Golden Fleece

    S1:E9

    Four men assault Silky Harris' partner Reno McKee and then purchase an apparently worthless gold mine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 10 - Doc Booker
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Doc Booker

    S1:E10

    Doc Booker and his new bride act to stop a typhoid epidemic. Then a woman tells the citizens that Booker isn't a real doctor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 11 - The Abominable Snowman
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Abominable Snowman

    S1:E11

    A miner dies after being attacked by a weird monster. It is decided that the dead man's gold mine will go to the winner of a race between Silky Harris and another miner named Otto.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 12 - Remember the Maine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Remember the Maine

    S1:E12

    A con man named Soapy suddenly gets patriotic and organizes a special Skagway Guard to march off to the Spanish-American War. Silky Harris is suspicious of Soapy's motives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 13 - Million Dollar Kid
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Million Dollar Kid

    S1:E13

    Reno McKee and Rocky Shaw encounter a young Indian named Kat who wants to go to the United States. The youth decides to trade some shares in a gold mine for the supplies he needs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 14 - The Trial of Reno McKee
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - The Trial of Reno McKee

    S1:E14

    Reno McKee is held for murder, although Silky Harris and Rocky Shaw know that someone else is responsible for the crime. The only way to keep Reno from hanging is to sober up a lawyer who can legally prove McKee's innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 15 - Gold Fever
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Gold Fever

    S1:E15

    Reno McKee's younger brother Danny comes to Skagway with his new bride. Reno wishes them will and offers a mine partnership to Danny, but the young man and his wife decide to strike out alone in the gold fields.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 16 - The Challenge
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - The Challenge

    S1:E16

    The town is threatened by an impending avalanche, and Silky Harris volunteers to climb a mountain and set off some blasts which will divert the snow slide. As time runs short, Silky learns that a killer is trying to get rid of him and doom the town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 17 - The Long Pursuit
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Long Pursuit

    S1:E17

    Chicago detective Ed Bundy has traced a suspected murderess to an Alaskan village. On the trail to the town, Bundy saves Reno McKee's life, and the two men join forces to look for the girl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 18 - Spring Fever
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Spring Fever

    S1:E18

    Furious because Silky's taking her for granted, Rocky casts about for someone else to encourage. She comes up with a gentleman named Gordon Talbot, who is secretly after a gold claim that should be Rockys.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 19 - Black Sand
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Black Sand

    S1:E19

    Reno strikes out with Dan and Nora Weber to locate a lost gold mine. Along the trail, two other men join the group, and Reno becomes suspicious of Nora's behavior.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 20 - The Seal Skin-Game
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Seal Skin-Game

    S1:E20

    Silky, Reno and Rocky are conned into buying a bankrupt seal raising business. Silky begins to sound like a con man himself when he tries to save the situation by promising some miners a huge return if they will take the business off his hands.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 21 - Peril at Caribou Crossing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Peril at Caribou Crossing

    S1:E21

    Weather drives Silky to shelter at an isolated cabin. He sees that his arrival has complicated a family quarrel, but before anything comes of it, two outlaws barge in bringing bigger trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Alaskans Season 1 Episode 22 - Behind The Moon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Behind The Moon

    S1:E22

    No sooner has a gold prospector made plans to marry an Indian girl than his backers plot to chase the Indians off the tribal land. It seems that gold has been discovered there.

    Director:Charles F. Haas
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Winter Song" is the best rated episode of "The Alaskans". It scored 8.5/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/22/1959. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Blizzard".