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The Best Episodes of The Oregon Trail

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

The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842...
Genre:Western
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Hannah's Girls" is the best rated episode of "The Oregon Trail". It scored 7.5/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/26/1977. This episode scored 0.9 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Scarlet Ribbon".

  • Hannah's Girls
    7.5/1015 votes
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    #1 - Hannah's Girls

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1977

    Hannah Morgan (Stella Stevens) is the leader of a group of mail-order brides (who actually are a group of ""showgirls"") who join the wagon train. Romance percolates, but mutual respect arises instead as Hannah helps nurse Evan's daughter back from a bout of cholera.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Scarlet Ribbon
    6.6/1015 votes
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    #2 - The Scarlet Ribbon

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/1977

    A bullet-ridden wagon reveals that gun-runners are supplying rifles to the Redskins and Evan is detemined to run them to earth whatever the risk.

    Director: Lewis Allen, Bill Bixby

    Writer: N/A

  • The Waterhole
    6.4/109 votes
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    #3 - The Waterhole

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1977

    After hours in the desert, the Wagon Train comes upon a watering hole in the desert. After everyone drinks the water, they fall ill. IT takes some smart thinking to figure out what caused the sickness - and to save the people on the Wagon Train.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hard Ride Home
    6.1/1011 votes
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    #4 - Hard Ride Home

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1977

    We meet the Wagon train . They are heading to the west coast to start a better life for themselves. Character and plot descriptions revealed.

    Director: Herb Wallerstein

    Writer: Michael Gleason

  • The Last Game
    6.0/1010 votes
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    #5 - The Last Game

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1977

    We meet the Wagon train . They are heading to the west coast to start a better life for themselves. Character and plot descriptions revealed. This one picked up where last week's left off.

    Director: Herb Wallerstein

    Writer: N/A

  • Trapper's Rendezvous
    6.0/109 votes
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    #6 - Trapper's Rendezvous

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1977

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    Director: Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of the Baby
    5.6/109 votes
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    #7 - The Return of the Baby

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2022

    An Indian woman gives birth to a baby after her village is destroyed.

    Director: Bill Bixby

    Writer: N/A

  • The Army Deserter
    NaN/100 votes
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    #8 - The Army Deserter

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1977

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    Director: Herb Wallerstein

    Writer: N/A