6.6/10118 votesLoading...#1 - Town of No Exit
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/7/1969
A ghost town is inhabited by lunatics who capture Heath.
Director: Norman Powell
Writer: N/A
6.7/1089 votesLoading...#2 - A Passage of Saints
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/1969
Bigots harass a Mormon family who have rented a house from Jarrod.
Director: Nicholas Webster
Writer: N/A
6.7/1082 votesLoading...#3 - Flight from San Miguel
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 4/28/1969
A woman asks Heath to convince her rebel Mexican husband to leave Mexico
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
6.9/1081 votesLoading...#4 - Danger Road
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/21/1969
Victoria has Edward deliver her medical supplies to the indians
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10131 votesLoading...#5 - The Way to Kill a Killer
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1965
When one of Nick's old friends, Mariano Montoya, comes through town on his way to sell his cattle, trouble hits in the form of deadly anthrax. The man's cattle begin to die off and it seems as though they will have to shoot them all, killing as well Mariano's dreams for the money. Until Eugene tells them of something called immunization, which he believes will work. Mariano isn't so sure however and tells them that to prove it works, the Barkleys must first try it on their own prize bull!The bull collapses and it looks as though it has been killed but then it moves and gets up, it works!! Mariano's herd is saved!
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Writer: N/A
7.1/1096 votesLoading...#6 - Legend of a General (2)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1966
Nick and Jarrod head to Mexico to break out Heath, who has already broken out and been recaptured.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1079 votesLoading...#7 - Lightfoot
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1969
An indian friend returns to Stockton
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: N/A
7.1/10106 votesLoading...#8 - The Royal Road
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1969
When a prince from India comes to Stockton, Laura falls in love with him. However, the prince is an imposter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1097 votesLoading...#9 - Legend of a General (1)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1966
Part 1, Heath is down in Mexico where an old friend of the family escapes arrest, fleeing to the Barkley ranch. Heath is imprisoned to be held in exchange for the general.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10108 votesLoading...#10 - Target
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1966
A candidate for governor, Joshua Hawks, who had been traveling up and down California spreading lies and causing trouble, comes to Stockton.His target this time, The Barkleys, his story, that Tom Barkley stole every inch of land that they own. He chose the wrong family to mess with this time though, because the Barkleys don't lie down for anyone they come out fighting. Against the wishes of his campain manager, the man who fabricated the story, he decides to, foolishly, stay and fight. Jarrod decides not to bring about a libel charge against Hawks, knowing that it would only result in a long drawn out court battle. Instead he asks the senator to form a committee of four men to decide on the case. Hawks cooks up a scheme to murder the committee and blame it on the Barkleys, he even kills his campaign manager when he decides to leave him, after he has found out Hawks' plan. The plan backfires however and Hawks' ends up getting himself killed instead. In the end The Barkleys get the good
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Writer: N/A
7.2/1094 votesLoading...#11 - Image of Yesterday
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/1967
An old beau of Victoria's comes to town, but he is not the man she remembers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1087 votesLoading...#12 - The Haunted Gun
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/1967
Gunman turned senator Jud Robson comes to Stockton, and soon begins to say he is being stalked. The main problem with his story, he is suspicious of EVERYONE.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
7.2/1096 votesLoading...#13 - Joaquin
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1967
A man is hired at the ranch who is believed to be a Mexican outlaw thought long dead.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1094 votesLoading...#14 - Miranda
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/1968
When the Barkleys meet a Mexican fleeing a revolution, they vow to help protect him
Director: Paul Henreid
Writer: N/A
7.2/1089 votesLoading...#15 - The Twenty-five Graves of Midas
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1969
Someone has robbed the Dutton Mining Company, and Heath is taking the blame.
Director: Richard Long
Writer: N/A
7.3/1098 votesLoading...#16 - Pursuit
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1966
Victoria heads alone into the desert to find a sick indian before he reaches, and infects, his people.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1091 votesLoading...#17 - Wagonload of Dreams
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/1967
A man tries to get his peaches to market.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1096 votesLoading...#18 - Turn of a Card
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/20/1967
Heath travels to bring his brothers money for a water pump, but a gambler wants to relieve him of it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gilbert Ralston
7.3/10102 votesLoading...#19 - The Emperor of Rice
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1968
A couple kidnap Victoria in exchange for rice
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1085 votesLoading...#20 - Run of the Savage
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/1968
Nick sets out to emotionally help a 14 year old boy who is rejected by his high-class parents.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10124 votesLoading...#21 - By Fires Unseen
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/5/1966
Nick returns from a trip from San Francisco with a big surprise. . . a fiance!! While he is completely smitten with her, the rest of the family isn't so quickly won over. They see the truth, that she's just not ready to leave behind the life of parties and numerous suitors, to which she has become accustomed.
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: N/A
7.4/1082 votesLoading...#22 - Price of Victory
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/13/1967
Nick manages an injured boxer, in his last fight.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
7.4/1096 votesLoading...#23 - Brother Love
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/1967
A fake faith healer comes to Stockton.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1079 votesLoading...#24 - Guilty
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1967
A client of Jarrod's escapes and takes over the schoolhouse where Audra is substitute teacher.
Director: Paul Henreid
Writer: N/A
7.4/1098 votesLoading...#25 - Presumed Dead
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1968
When a Cattle Rancher suffers amnesia, he believes that Victoria is his Wife.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The Big Valley
Every episode of The Big Valley ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Big Valley!
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:ABC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Town of No Exit" is the worst rated episode of "The Big Valley". It scored 6.6/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by Norman Powell and written by N/A, it aired on 4/7/1969. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Passage of Saints".