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The Best Episodes of The Real West

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Real West Season 1 Episode 1 - George Custer: Showdown at Little Big Horn
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #1 - George Custer: Showdown at Little Big Horn

    S1:E1

    George Custer: Showdown at Little Big Horn

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Real West Season 1 Episode 4 - The Battle of the Alamo
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #2 - The Battle of the Alamo

    S1:E4

    Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Bennet Travis were heroes of the frontier, whose colorful careers made them symbols of the American Spirit. The Battle of the Alamo examines the impulsive heroics, the fatal miscalculations, and the vain ambitions of three men out to carve their marks into American Folklore

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Real West Season 1 Episode 7 - The Law From Behind the Tin Star
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Law From Behind the Tin Star

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Real West Season 2 Episode 2 - The Texas Rangers
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #4 - The Texas Rangers

    S2:E2

    Stephen F. Austin formed the Texas Rangers in 1826 to protect Americans who had settled in the Northeast part of Mexico and this group later became the lawmen for the settlers in that area.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Real West Season 1 Episode 2 - Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior

    S1:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Real West Season 1 Episode 3 - Trailblazers & Scouts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Trailblazers & Scouts

    S1:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Real West Season 1 Episode 5 - Outlaws: The Ten Most Wanted
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    #7 - Outlaws: The Ten Most Wanted

    S1:E5

    A study of gunslingers, including Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin and Billy the Kid. Host: Kenny Rogers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Real West Season 1 Episode 6 - The U.S. Civil War Out West
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The U.S. Civil War Out West

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Real West Season 1 Episode 8 - The Dalton Gang
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Dalton Gang

    S1:E8

    “The Dalton Gang,” good guys turned bad who went from being U.S. marshals to robbing banks and trains. Their banditry ended in 1892 in Coffeyville, Kan., where four gang members were killed during an attempt to rob two banks in one day.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Real West Season 1 Episode 9 - The Mexican War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Mexican War

    S1:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Real West Season 1 Episode 10 - Stagecoach and the Pony Express
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Stagecoach and the Pony Express

    S1:E10

    The stagecoach and the pony express, and how they linked the East Coast to the West.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Real West Season 1 Episode 11 - Indian Weapons & the Warrior Societies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Indian Weapons & the Warrior Societies

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Real West Season 1 Episode 12 - Buffalo Bill & His Wild West Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Buffalo Bill & His Wild West Show

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Real West Season 1 Episode 13 - Westward Ho! The Wagon Train
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Westward Ho! The Wagon Train

    S1:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Real West Season 1 Episode 14 - Geronimo: The Last Renegade
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Geronimo: The Last Renegade

    S1:E14

    Biography of Geronimo, the legendary Chiricahua Apache leader who refused to let his people be placed on a reservation and fought the US Army and local Arizona residents for many years in the late 1800s. He even raided into Mexico, terrorizing the population and battling Mexican troops.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Real West Season 1 Episode 15 - The Coming of the Iron Horse
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Coming of the Iron Horse

    S1:E15

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Real West Season 1 Episode 16 - Wild, Wild Women
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Wild, Wild Women

    S1:E16

    The wild women of the Old West weren't prissy little frontier fillies. They staked their claim to Western legend with a style all their own. Problem is, history leans to the male gunslingers and Indian fighters. In Wild Women, America's folklore heroines get their just rewards.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Real West Season 1 Episode 17 - Bloody Dodge City
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Bloody Dodge City

    S1:E17

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Real West Season 1 Episode 18 - The Guns That Tamed the West
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - The Guns That Tamed the West

    S1:E18

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Real West Season 1 Episode 19 - The Trail of Tears
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Trail of Tears

    S1:E19

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Real West Season 1 Episode 20 - The Pinkertons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Pinkertons

    S1:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Real West Season 1 Episode 21 - Easy Women: Prostitution in the Real West
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Easy Women: Prostitution in the Real West

    S1:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Real West Season 2 Episode 1 - Mountain Meadows Massacre
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Mountain Meadows Massacre

    S2:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Real West Season 2 Episode 3 - Notorious Robberies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Notorious Robberies

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Real West Season 2 Episode 4 - The Lincoln County War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Lincoln County War

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"George Custer: Showdown at Little Big Horn" is the best rated episode of "The Real West". It scored 8.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/3/1992. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Battle of the Alamo".