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The Best Episodes of The Deputy

Every episode of The Deputy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Deputy!

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The Deputy is an American western series that aired on NBC from September 1959, to July 1961. The series stars Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Allen Case as

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Deputy Season 2 Episode 1 - The Deadly Breed
    8.7/10(35 votes)

    #1 - The Deadly Breed

    S2:E1

    Clay is curious and concerned when Chief Marshal Fry insists on personally handling the investigation into the activities of a pair of swindlers, one of whom happens to be a beautiful young blonde. Clay learns that the young woman is the daughter of woman who spurned his love more than twenty years ago and the deputy fears that Simon may be allowing his personal feelings to cloud his professional judgment.

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writer:Clarke Reynolds

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  2. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 4 - The Fatal Orge
    8.6/10(33 votes)

    #2 - The Fatal Orge

    S2:E4

    Well-to-do Elmer Jackson is murdered and evidence points to his nephew, Phil, who has fled town. Clay McCord suspects Phil's sister, Martha, knows his whereabouts though she denies this. Clay secretly follows Martha out of town but she knocks him out with a rock to the head and rides on to a cabin where she meets her lover, outlaw Tweed Younger. Tweed killed Elmer Jackson but made it look as if Phil had. Phil's now a prisoner in the cabin. Double-crossing Martha shoots Tweed and is about to kill Phil when McCord arrives on the scene.

    Director:Tay Garnett
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 39 - Ma Mack
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Ma Mack

    S1:E39

    McCord helps a woman search for her missing son. Ma Mack: Nina Varela. Abner: Jack Hogan. Fry: Henry Fonda. Bates: Douglas Kennedy. Reece: Gregory Walcott. Lamson: Wallace Ford.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 17 - Hang The Law
    8.4/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Hang The Law

    S1:E17

    Fry enlists the help of a clergyman's sister to clear McCord of a murder charge. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Blanche: Lillian Bronson. Rev. Cartwright: Willard Sage.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 6 - Bitter Root
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Bitter Root

    S2:E6

    In an isolated shack, a lonely woman harbors a wounded killer on the run. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Sarge: Read Morgan. Hester: Virginia Gregg.

    Director:Louis King
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 18 - Silent Gun
    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #6 - Silent Gun

    S1:E18

    No description available

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 2 - Meet Sergeant Tasker
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Meet Sergeant Tasker

    S2:E2

    Clay tries to help a two-fisted but gullible sergeant recover two thousand dollars of Army funds stolen by a beautiful blonde saloon hostess and her two card sharp confederates.

    Director:Reginald Le Borg
    Writer:Richard N. Morgan

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  8. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 19 - The Dream
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Dream

    S2:E19

    Clint Hammer uses strong-arm tactics to convert his inheritance into cash. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Selene: Carolyn Craig. Lawson: John McLain. Mildred: Mary Munday.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 25 - The Means And The End
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #9 - The Means And The End

    S2:E25

    Fry searches for the man who killed the main witness against outlaw Josie Styles. Farley Styles: DeForest Kelley. Josie: Phyllis Love. McCord: Allen Case. Wiley: Robert E. Griffin.

    Director:Tay Garnett
    Writer:Finlay McDermid

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  10. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 3 - The Jason Harris Story
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #10 - The Jason Harris Story

    S2:E3

    Simon Fry arrests Jason Harris, the marshall of Hondo, for complicity in some robberies. Harris could clear himself but remains silent to protect his guilty wife, Laurie. Laurie's fallen for a man named Johnny Dustin and together they plan to get rid of Harris. Dustin betrays Laurie, however, and Fry and Clay McCord then see to it that the guilty are caught and punished. Fry then offers the exonerated Harris a job in the new town of Yorba Linda.

    Director:Tay Garnett
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 11 - The Three Brothers
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #11 - The Three Brothers

    S2:E11

    McCord and Sarge suspect three brothers of bank robberies. Fry: Henry Fonda. Martha: Cathy Case. Terry: Minga Mitchell. Suzy: Carmen Phillips. Jay: Jack Ging. Frank: Lew Gallo. Gary: Buzz Martin.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 15 - Duty Bound
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Duty Bound

    S2:E15

    Fry has his hands full protecting murder suspects from an Indian attack---and each other. Elston: Ron Harper. Ricker: Frank Maxwell. McCord: Allen Case. Trooper: Pat McCaffrie.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 19 - The Hidden Motive
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #13 - The Hidden Motive

    S1:E19

    While defending the Spencer ranch against rustlers, Deputy McCord shoots and kills ranch-owner Aaron Spencer. Though the shooting seems justified, McCord feels guilty, especially when breaking the news to young Mrs. Spencer. At first she is angry and bitter but later softens and seems to be falling in love with McCord, much to his discomfort. Red Dawson and his rustlers now break into the Spencer home one night, demanding money. (It seems Aaron Spencer, unknown to his wife, was the rustler's secret partner.) McCord arrives in time to arrest the rustlers and Mrs. Spencer decides to join relatives in Canada.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 21 - The Return Of Simon Fry
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #14 - The Return Of Simon Fry

    S1:E21

    A man named Kipp has been brought in from San Francisco to get rid of Simon Fry. He ambushes Fry who's driving a buckboard but the buckboard overturns, spills a can of coal oil, and in the ensuing fire, Kipp is burned beyond recognition. His body is mistakenly thought to be Fry's and Clay McCord sadly delivers the eulogy at Fry's funeral. Fry, after revealing himself to an astonished McCord, then disguises himself as a book salesman and goes in search of the man who hired Kipp. Two of this man's thugs, Vic Rufus and Jubba, eventually lead Fry to their boss, Jake Carter. Carter, an old enemy of Fry, has been forcing farmers off their land, knowing that land values will rise sharply after a railroad goes through that area. Fry manages to arrest Carter.

    Director:Arthur Lubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 14 - The Judas Town
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #15 - The Judas Town

    S2:E14

    McCord refuses to be bribed into releasing a cattleman's son. McCurdy: Roy Roberts. Pete: Ed Nelson. Fry: Henry Fonda. Touhy: Duane Cress. Mayor: Ed Prentiss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 16 - The Lesson
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #16 - The Lesson

    S2:E16

    The lawmen try to protect schoolteacher Mary Willis from her husband, a wanted outlaw. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Danton: Harry Lauter. Jenkins: Stevan Darrell. Johnny: Kevin O'Neal. Grisby: Fred Kruger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 24 - Two-Way Deal
    8.1/10(27 votes)

    #17 - Two-Way Deal

    S2:E24

    Slade Blatner brings in a young outlaw and demands the reward. The outlaw: Blatner's son. Johnny: Billy Gray. Blatner: Ted de Corisa. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Sheriff: Kenneth MacDonald.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 36 - Lorinda Belle
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #18 - Lorinda Belle

    S2:E36

    Jason Getty, poisoned by one of his enemies, has two days to live---and find his killer. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Landy: Addison Richards. Croman: Frank Overton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 37 - Lawman's Conscience
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Lawman's Conscience

    S2:E37

    A deathbed confession frees Albee Beckett, who embarks on a campaign of terror against the people who convicted him. Beckett: Russell Johnson. Rufus: Jason Robards Sr. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Mary: Tracey Roberts. Tanby: Jerry LaZarre. Briggs: Roy Wright.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 20 - Lawman's Blood
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #20 - Lawman's Blood

    S1:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 26 - Final Payment
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #21 - Final Payment

    S1:E26

    A paraplegic seeks revenge on McCord and Fran, whose father he blames for his condition. Groat: Gerald Mohr. McCord: Allen Case. Fran: Betty Lou Keim. Kemmer: Kevin Hagen. Priscilla: Mari Aldon. Doc: Charles Seel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Deputy Season 1 Episode 38 - The Choice
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #22 - The Choice

    S1:E38

    Vince Edwards as an ex-convict who intends on becoming a doctor---if the townspeople let him forget his past. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Sutton: Rex Holman. Tanner: Chris Alcaide. Doc Landy: Addison Richards.

    Director:David Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 5 - Mother And Son
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #23 - Mother And Son

    S2:E5

    Fry has his hands full with a jailed outlaw, and the man's mother, who knows nothing about her son's life of crime. Stanhope: James Franciscus. Mrs. Stanhope: Josephine Hutchinson. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case.

    Director:Louis King
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 8 - Passage To New Orleans
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #24 - Passage To New Orleans

    S2:E8

    A romantic triangle develops when Fry and McCord are assigned to escort a pretty murder witness to New Orleans. Fry: Henry Fonda. McCord: Allen Case. Lucy: Patrice Wymore. Foreman: Carl Benton Reid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Deputy Season 2 Episode 10 - Sally Tornado (aka Lady For A Hanging)
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Sally Tornado (aka Lady For A Hanging)

    S2:E10

    Fay Spain as convicted murderess Sally Tornado, who is being escorted to execution by McCord (Allen Case). Fry: Henry Fonda. Jipsom: William Fawcett.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Deadly Breed" is the best rated episode of "The Deputy". It scored 8.7/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Virgil W. Vogel and written by Clarke Reynolds, it aired on 9/24/1960. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Fatal Orge".