Western
The Oregon Trail poster

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 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...
NBC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons1

All1
  1. Background image for The Gold Dust Queen
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #1 - The Gold Dust Queen

    S1:E9

    No description available

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  2. Background image for Hannah's Girls
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Hannah's Girls

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  3. Background image for The Scarlet Ribbon
    6.7/10(17 votes)

    #3 - The Scarlet Ribbon

    S1:E8

    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.

    Directors:Lewis Allen, Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  4. Background image for Return From Death
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Return From Death

    S1:E7

    Evan Thorpe serves as defense attorney for a mysterious man suspected of killing a member of the wagon train. Frontier justice was never so just.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Robert Pirosh
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  5. Background image for Suffer the Little Children
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Suffer the Little Children

    S1:E12

    No description available

    Director:John C. Champion
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  6. Background image for The Waterhole
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #6 - The Waterhole

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of The Oregon Trail

    READ
  7. Background image for Hard Ride Home
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Hard Ride Home

    S1:E1

    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
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  8. Background image for Evan's Vendetta
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Evan's Vendetta

    S1:E11

    No description available

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  9. Background image for The Last Game
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    #9 - The Last Game

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  10. Background image for Trapper's Rendezvous
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Trapper's Rendezvous

    S1:E4

    No description available

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  11. Background image for Wagon Race
    5.8/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Wagon Race

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  12. Background image for The Return of the Baby
    5.6/10(9 votes)

    #12 - The Return of the Baby

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  13. Background image for The Army Deserter
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Army Deserter

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Herb Wallerstein
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

Best Episodes Summary

"The Gold Dust Queen" is the best rated episode of "The Oregon Trail". It scored 7.2/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by William Wiard and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/16/1977. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hannah's Girls".