8.7/1012 votesLoading...#1 - Ghost Town Raiders
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1951
Gene parades as an outlaw to try and get information on a robbery a few years before.
Director: Frank McDonald
Writer: N/A
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#2 - Silver Dollars
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1951
Pat and his wagon passenger, Diana Jamison are attacked by two men, who plan to abduct Diana, but Gene is able to foil their plans. Steve Kinney tries to scare Diana's father, Dave into selling his ranch to have two ranches linked togethe across the border to smuggle good. Steve tries to ambush Dave, but is unsuccessful, and Gene is able to apprehend one of his outlaw members. The two men, then attack Dave's ranch and kidnap Diana. Gne chases after them, only able to apprehend on of them. Gene and Pat plan a sneak attack, by smoking the outlaws out, while Pat rescues Diana. Steve meanwhile forces Dave to sign an agreement, but Gene arrives to save the day, and brings Steve in.
Director: Frank McDonald
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1011 votesLoading...
#3 - Heir To The Lazy L
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/1951
Jerry Miller becomes involved with a train robber, Vance Evans to receive a quick buck to support to his younger siblings, Sue and Bobby. When Jerry rides home, Vance's henchmen capture him to drop him in a hole. Gene and Pat save Jerry, and ride after the outlaws who are now after Sue and Bobby. Afterwards, Jerry convinces Gene he's not one of the outlaws. Gene then goes out to find more information. Sue warns him about the approaching outlaws, and Gene knocks them unconscious, only to find he's held up by Vance. Gene is forced to drive him and Bobby, who is now his hostage out of town, Gene drives the wagon, but then jumps into the buckboard, and brings Vance in.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
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#4 - Dry Gulch At Devil's Elbow
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/8/1953
Deadly explosives have been smuggled into U.S.A., from Mexico, via pastries. Mexican authorities seek help from Gene and Pat, who try to run down the smuggling outlaws. While Pat is busy trying to carry a birthday cake for Gene without tripping and falling into it, and a French baker, Mimi, Gene discovers evidence at a death sight of a Mexican official that point to the pastries. Pat carries a box with a cake in it that secretly holds explosives, Gene saves his friends, and brings Mimi and her gang in.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#5 - The Rangerette (3)
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1955
Pat enters a chariot race at a local fair that's in town. Confident that Pat will win, Gene places a bet, using the budget of an old school that's funding for a new building. There's dirty playing as the champion chariotist sabatoges Pat's chariot. This doesn't go unnoticed by Gene, and insists that Pat trade chariots. Pat wins the race, and the school is on it's way to having a new building.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1016 votesLoading...
#6 - Hot Lead
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/26/1950
Gene, and his new parnter Tiny Jensen are riding into town to buy lumber, since their barn is destroyed in a storm. Gene befriends a young boy and his mistreated palamino. Gene and Tiny try to trail down bank robbers, who are at that moment planning to do another job. Gene and Tiny are able to find them, and bring them to justice.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
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#7 - Horse Sense
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1952
Miss Nettie, who is the new self-acclaimed sheriff, jails Gene and Pat, accusing them of being counterfeiters. Gene sings, soothing Miss Nettie, allowing them to escape, to bring in the real counterfeiters, who have been acting like complete gentlemen around her. After they are brought in, Miss Nettie gives Gene and Pat a pardon, and jails the real counterfeiters, while at the same time, resigns as sheriff.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1017 votesLoading...
#8 - The Steel Ribbon
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/22/1953
Pat entertains Gene and Pat's boss, Lynne Moore's nephew, Johnny, by make believing a stage robbery. This cathces the attention of a gang of robbers, who then dress like Gene and Pat, fooling the town's citizens, and Johnny. Gene and Pat find themselves sandwiched between trying to elude the sheriff's posse, and trying to bring in the outlaws. With Johnny's help, Gene and Pat track down the outlaws, and Johnny learns a lesson in life that there's more to life than what meets the human eye.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1011 votesLoading...
#9 - The Sharpshooter
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/3/1954
While trailing through the west, Gene and Pat are shot by prospector, Thad Trigg, who thinks the two are outlaws who are wanting his newly discovered gold mine. Amelia, Thad's wife invites the two in. Thad then recognises his old friend, Gene, and explains that burgalars have been terrorizing the town, and is afraid one of them will come after his gold mine. Gene ad Pat ride into town to speak with the sheriff, though Pat is once again preoccupied with a cute hair salon owner. Little does Pat know, the salon owner, Corinne is behind all of the robberies. When Amelia comes in to have her hair and nails done, Corinne insists on making a house call, when Amelia shows her a gold nugget. Pat hears this, and tell Gene, who has been tipped about Corinne's mysterious pop-ups during robberies. Gene and Pat ride to the Triggs place, to find Thad unconscious, and the map to his mine stolen. After a chase, Gene and Pat capture the outlaws, while Amelia captures Corinne.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1024 votesLoading...
#10 - Gold Dust Charlie
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/1950
Gene returns from a trip, and meets a jockey named Billy Stone, who joins Gene. They find out that rancher, Sandy Dawson had hired some new farm-hands. Little does she know that the hands she hired are really rustlers in disguise. Billy discovers the stolen cattle, and runs away to the rancher to find the rustlers' belongings. Gene and Billy find the rustlers, and take them down. Afterwards, Billy is off the hook, but he decides to stay in Texas.
Director: Frank McDonald
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1015 votesLoading...
#11 - The Sheriff Of Santa Rosa
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/24/1950
An outlaw knocks Gene unconscious, and tries to ride off with Champion, who overthrows him. Gene finds Chill trying to make it rain with every way in the book. Gene learns that an outlaw gang is loose in the town, so he a Chill go out to bring them in. It turns out their leader had stolen a US Marshal Badge. Chill, still trying to make it rain, is captured by the outlaws, but Gene rides to the rescue, fighting them, while rain finally comes.
Director: Frank McDonald
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1012 votesLoading...
#12 - Warning! Danger!
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1951
Gene helps Doc Leary from a wagon hold up, not knowing that Doc staged the hold up. Later, the local marshal, Douglas Vance gets into a fight with his old enemy, Milo Miller. Doc then gives instuctions to Ennis, the leader of the holdup to kill Douglas and Milo. Before he kills Milo, Doc reveals his real name as Johnny MacClain. Milo is able to tell Douglas that he's next on the list. Milo's foreman, Hod Baker accuses Douglas of the murder and Gene arrests him. Gene found out that he and Milo had sentenced Johnny to death, but his sentence was commuted. Gene rides after the outlaws and captures Ennis. He and Pat, who is now practicing hypnotism and hypnotizes Johnny, who tells his real name, and goes to kill Douglas, but Gene catches him, and now he is behind bars, and Douglas is in front of bars.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1011 votesLoading...
#13 - Revenge Trail
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1951
Jud Halsey, the editor and publisher of The Tribune newspaper, prints headlines of crimes before they actually happen. His newest headline reads ""Gold Stage Robbed-Sheriff Killed"", and has his son, Burke in charge of carrying it out. Jud hopes that Burke will be promoted to sheriff, which will mean they'll get to run the town. Burke kills the sheriff, but Gene and Pat stop the gold robbery. With that, Gene is named sheriff, although Jud and Burke protest. Burke brings in his henchman, Pete, who knocks Gene unconscious, but that doesn't stop him from continuing his job as sheriff. The next headline reads ""Stage Robbed Again-Autry killed"". Pat notices this headline, and rides after Gene, who is accompaning the stage. Pat saves Gene's life, and Jud and Burke are arrested.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - Blazeaway
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/1952
Gene and Pat deliver a letter to Ma Walker from her son Billy. He sends her mother $1.00 and an apology for not seeing her on Mother's Day. When Gene and Pat ride into town, they chase after some outlaws who have just robbed a bank. They capture one of the outlaws, only to find it's Billy! Billy promises to go to jail after visiting his mother. The next day, the Walt Brandy gang ambush Gene and Pat and take take Billy hostage. The sheriff assumes Gene and Pat let him loose, so they're arrested. Ma goes after Billy, and Gene and Pat break out of jail to go after her. She then pleads for Billy's release, but the gang aren't compling. Ma is shot when she shields Billy from being shot by one of the gang members. The sheriff and his posse arrive and free Billy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - Narrow Escape
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/11/1953
Banker of Snake River, Ben Tansey, suddenly disappears, leaving the townspeople to believe he embezzeled the bank's funds. When the sheriff goes out in search, he is attacked by two outlaws, one of them is riding Ben's horse. Gene rides to the rescue, and takes over the investigation. After detective work, Gene and Pat are able to round up the real embezzelers, and Ben is saved. from a lynching.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1017 votesLoading...
#16 - Ransom Cross
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 10/6/1953
Gene and Pat are riding to Blue Mesa when they save Tom Jackson from a lynching. Tom escapes, and Gene and Pat continue riding to Blue Mesa, where they're greeted by Ed Hardley and his wife, Marie. Gene and Pat are called in to investigate losses from the local bank because of a series of stage robbers. Ed tells them that Tom is involved with the robberies, so Pat goes undercover as a cook for the Jackson's cafe, when he learns that Ed killed their father, who was once Ed's partner, and stole his estate. After overhearing a stage driver talking to Pat about a stage full of money, Tom decides to ride after it, but Gene catches him by surprise, only to find that the real outlaw is ""The Black Rider"", who escapes in the mixup. Gene suspects Ed, and he is taken in, and the Jacksons receive their stolen estate.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1021 votesLoading...
#17 - The Doodle Bug
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/13/1950
Gene and Pat run into a runaway wagon. Gene finds the driver dead, with a silver arrow shot into him. Gene and Pat inform the sheriff, who tells them that a robber, Randy Edwards had just been released from jail. Randy's attorney tells Gene that the silver arrow is Randy's sign. It turns out that during Randy's sentence, his attorney assumed the title of his ranch, The Silver Arrow, this leads Gene to believe that Randy was framed. The attorney is forming a lynching for Randy, who is hidden by Gene. He ambushes a caf'e owner, and the sheriff clears Randy's name.
Director: Frank McDonald
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1020 votesLoading...
#18 - The Double Switch
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/27/1950
A sheriff is killed, and the job is handed over to Gene. Gene hears about a homicidal robber, Ben Foster is the culpret, and goes after him. It turns out Ben also has a wayward son, Jimmy. Gene takes Jimmy in while he still looks for Ben. Jimmy runs into an outlaw gang, and promises to cooperate with them, by putting Gene on. Gene plans a party of Jimmy and Little Champ (Cahmpion's son), Jimmy takes Little Champ, to ride over to jail to slip Ben a gun. Jimmy finds out about the party, and confesses to Gene about stealing Little Champ. Gene heads for Ben, where Jimmy covers for him. Gene takes Ben in, and takes him back to jail.
Director: Frank McDonald
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Gunpowder Range
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/29/1950
Milly Parker, who runs a cafe is having trouble. Her younger brother, Tim is a member of an outlaw gang. Milly cals Gene in to help her brother. Gene and Pat find Tim doing a one-man rodeo. Gene and Pat risk it all to convince Tim that ther is nothing cool about being part of an outlaw gang. Gene, Pat and Tim are captured and taken to a lynching. Gene is able to escape and bring the rest of the Red Wolves gang in. and Tim decides he doesn't want to be an outlaw anymore.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
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#20 - Twisted Trails
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/12/1950
Gene and Pat are searching for a masked gang, when they find rancher, Mac Forbes, and old friend of Gene's is dying. He has willed his share of the rancer to his partner, Tom Lawton. After hearing this, Jeff Forbes, Mac's black sheep nephew tries to claim the ranch for himself. Jeff ambushed and killed Tom, but plays innocent to Gene. After Tom recovers from paralyzation, he tries to shoot Jeff. Gene allows Jeff to leave, who runs to his prartner in crime to kill Tom and claim the ranch. Gene follows and stops them in the nick of time.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1016 votesLoading...
#21 - The Raiders (color)
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/14/1951
A charming belle, Faith Harding comes to the west from Ohio, to visit her fiance, Johnny. Unbeknownst to her, Johnny is an outlaw gang leader, who's planing to overtake a payroll. He and his gang hold up a traveling wagon, only to find a big surprise when instead of carrying payroll, the wagon hides, Gene, Sagebrush, and the sheriff.
Director: John English
Writer: N/A
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#22 - The Kid Comes West
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1951
The Wild West is swathed in ribbon and silk when tailor, Pat Buttram is mistakenly sent a shipment of women's clothes. Burr Rasmsey, would-be town kingpin, wants to throw the quiet town wide open for gambling. He see his chance for putting Pat, whose shop is the last remaining building standing in the way of a casino, out of business. When the clothes are stolen, Gene Autry tricks Ramsey into proof of the robbery.
Director: George Blair
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1014 votesLoading...
#23 - Rock River Feud
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1952
Pat inherits a stage line from a distant relative. Gene and Pat head out west to pick it up. Gene runs into a crippled kid named Bonnie, whose father is away. When Gene starts to talk with her, he sees a masked outlaw who ambushes Pat. When Gene and Pat get to Rock River, Gene learns of a long dispute between the Buttrams and the Fords. Bonnie was a victim of the feud, with her uncle Jim Ford in jail, for shooting Terry Buttram. Gene looks for Lafe, her father, finding out that Big Mike is possing as him to get ahold of Pat's stage line. He and a partner pose as Fords, ambush and kill Pat! When they close in, Pat comes back to life, and he and Gene bring them in, settling the dispute between the Buttrams and the Fords.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: N/A
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#24 - Gypsy Wagon
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/1953
Hard Luck Finney is getting beat up when Pat and Gene come to visit him. Gene gets Finney an honest job as a watchman at the mine owned by John Grimshaw. Grimshaw later finds Gene and tells him both Finney and a couple of bags of gold dust have disappeared. Gene sees that there was a struggle and realizes that Finney has been kidnapped. Gene follows a trail of pieces of an old map and catches up with the kipnappers. The kidnappers escape and later kidnap Finney again. They want Finney to show where his gold mine is located. But there isn't any mine! Gene and Pat catch up the kidnappers again and rescue Finney.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1013 votesLoading...
#25 - Johnny Jackaroo
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/1954
Gene and Pat are called in to help Jim Saunders with his stageline troubles. Jim's son, Ray is in love with the daughter of Jason McKee, Linda, and ends up assisting Jason about the stageline information. Linda tells Ray to tell Jason that Gene is taking the payroll. Jason has his henchmen go out to capture Gene, only to find that he and Jim have switched places. Jim is captured, and Ray goes after him, and is followed by the outlaws, who are followed by Gene. The outlaws wound Ray during a gunfight with Gene, who captures the outlaws, and solves Jim's stageline troubles.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Gene Autry Show
Every episode of The Gene Autry Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Gene Autry Show!
The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956,...
Genres:WesternComedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Ghost Town Raiders" is the best rated episode of "The Gene Autry Show". It scored 8.7/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Frank McDonald and written by N/A, it aired on 10/6/1951. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Silver Dollars".