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The Best Episodes of The Tall Man

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

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The Tall Man is a half-hour American western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and the gunfighter Billy the Kid that aired seventy-five episodes on NBC from 1960 to 1962, filmed by Revue Productions.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 19 - The Grudge Fight
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #1 - The Grudge Fight

    S1:E19

    Billy and a young man named , Denver, are constantly butting heads as rival gunslingers and ladies men. Garrett throws them out of town and orders them to go their seperate ways. However, they make a plan to meet and have it out at ""Stone Mountain"" three days out of Lincoln. The subsequent shoot-out leaves Denver wounded. As Billy and the wounded Denver struggle to survive, a surprising friendship is forged.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 7 - The Parson
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #2 - The Parson

    S1:E7

    A new Parson comes to Lincoln and builds a successful ministry until it is discovered that he is an ex-gunslinger. Ben Meyers and his son Jebul have come to town with an old grudge and expose the Parson's violent background. The two are looking for revenge and the only thing stopping them is Pat Garrett.Billy also has something to learn from a gunfighter turned man-of-God.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 12 - Bitter Ashes
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Bitter Ashes

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 22 - Dark Moment
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Dark Moment

    S1:E22

    Francisco, a tenant farmer, accidently shoots his landlord to death during an argument.Judy,the landlords daughter and the only witeness, is also wounded. When Garrett arrives, Judy is near death and is only able to point out Francisco as the murderer.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 27 - Rovin' Gambler
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Rovin' Gambler

    S1:E27

    When Doc. Holiday comes to Lincoln, he is falsely accused by his estranged girlfriend, Kate Elder, of robbing a stagecoach and killing the driver. Although they are longtime friends, Garrett is forced to arrest Holiday.Holiday vows revenge and a showdown results. Billy makes an effort to head it off by forcing the truth from Kate.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 28 - Hard Justice
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Hard Justice

    S1:E28

    Vince Ober is suppose to be buying cattle for the army, but he is really trying to arrange a deal that will profit only himself.He asks Billy to rustle some cattle,and,when Billy refuses, sends a couple of killers to gun him down.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Tall Man Season 2 Episode 5 - Shadow of the Past
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Shadow of the Past

    S2:E5

    Ben Wiley and his family have moved to Lincoln and Billy has taken a liking to his daughter. When Billy introduces Pat Garrett to the family, Pat believes he recognizes Ben Wiley as a fellow prisoner from a prison camp in the Civil War. Garrett has sworn revenge on Wiley and Billy feels obligated to defend his new friends. A showdown between the Kid and Garret seems inevitable.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 18 - A Gun Is for Killing
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #8 - A Gun Is for Killing

    S1:E18

    Deputy Johnny Swift angers cattle drover Blanchard and a subsequent gun battle leaves Johnny dead by accident at the hand of his friend Pat Garrett. Pat, in his guilt,, abandons his office and leaves the town at the mercy of Blanchaard and his wild crew. Billy the kid attempts to rescue Garrett from his dispair in time to retore order/

    Director:Franklin Adreon
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 20 - The Best Policy
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #9 - The Best Policy

    S1:E20

    Cattleman John Miller adds a few of his branded animals to a herd belonging to Pat and Billy . Then Miller accuses the boys of rustling.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Tall Man Season 2 Episode 13 - Fool's Play
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Fool's Play

    S2:E13

    Billy has a job riding shotgun on Bert Wilson's stage. It looks like a pretty routine run until they are surprised by a bandit named Pollitt.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 1 - Garrett and the Kid
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Garrett and the Kid

    S1:E1

    Paul Mason is trying to take over Lincoln county and buys off everyone except Pat Garrett. Billy is determined to help Pat out even though Pat tells him to stay out of it. This episode lays a good foundation for the theme of the series i.e. the friend/adversary relatonship between Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 2 - Forty-Dollar Boots
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Forty-Dollar Boots

    S1:E2

    Billy's friend Charlie Evers offers him a new pair of boots in exchange for his help rustling cattle. Billy is torn between his desire for the outlaw life and his loyalty to Pat Garrett, his friend and newly appointed deputy. Pat , as usual, is trying to keep Billy on the right side of the Law.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Tall Man Season 2 Episode 30 - The Long Way Home
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #13 - The Long Way Home

    S2:E30

    A tired Billy takes a snooze during a train ride and misses some intersting action. A marsahll uncovers an illegal gun shipman and is shot by the conductor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 11 - And the Beast
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #14 - And the Beast

    S1:E11

    Pat Garrett arrives at the Corbin ranch to find everyone murdered but the housekeeper, Agatha. Subsequent murders lead Garret to the truth. However when it becomes time to arrest the murderer, Garrett finds Billy has mixed loyalties.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 16 - One of One Thousand
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #15 - One of One Thousand

    S1:E16

    Pat Garrett wins an expensive rifle in a shooting contest in Fort Sumner. When he goes to collect the rifle he finds that the rifle has been stolen and the gunsmith murdered. The two suspects are Billy the Kid and MIles,an old friend and buffalo hunter who took second place in the competition. Garrett goes after the suspect with a heavy heart, prepared to arrest for hanging or to shoot down a friend.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 25 - Big Sam's Boy
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Big Sam's Boy

    S1:E25

    A pair of schemers named Jarrico and Clegg decide to capitalize on the death of Lonnie, an army buddy wwho was the long-lost son of wealthy Sam Masters.Jarrico and Clegg talk a third man into posing as Lonnie.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 8 - Night Train to Tularosa
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Night Train to Tularosa

    S1:E8

    Garrett is taking killer Dan Rees to prison aboard the night train to Tularosa and , so far as he is concerned, justice has never been sweeter. Rees had married and caused the death of the girl Pat loved.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 14 - Tiger Eye
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Tiger Eye

    S1:E14

    Billy and Pat rescue a young apache man from being staked out by his tribe. Billy takes the young man under his wing and insists on bring the Apache to town to live as a ""white man"". Pat, against his better judgement, helps the Aache find a job. Nature takes it's course and there is a murder for which the indian is blamed. Pat and BIlly set out seperately to find the Apache and learn the truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 21 - The Reversed Blade
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #19 - The Reversed Blade

    S1:E21

    John Tundall, Billy's boss, discovers that his ex-wife and her new husband, Ben Webster, have returned to Lincoln with a plot to blackmail him. Garrett and Billy are at a loss to prevent the subsequent showdown. After Tundall is wounded, Billy and Pat find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Can Pat Garrett head off a showdown between Billy and Webster and still bring about justice?

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 32 - A Scheme of Hearts
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #20 - A Scheme of Hearts

    S1:E32

    Nita Jardine, the wife of an ex-con comes to Lincoln looking to escape the pursuit of her husband. She flirts with both Billy and Pat in the hope of convincing them to protect her against her husband. It appears that her female charms will lead Pat and Billy into a showdown. When Nita's ex-husband arrives, new information about Nita leads Pat to a desperate plan to exposse her and wake up Billy.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Tall Man Season 2 Episode 29 - The Four Queens
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #21 - The Four Queens

    S2:E29

    Showman Jacque Montreaux and his four lovely song-and-dance girls arrive in town, and Jaques stops off to show Garrett a letter from the mother of one of the girls, asking that plans to kill Billy the Kid be called off.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Tall Man Season 2 Episode 32 - Trial by Fury
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Trial by Fury

    S2:E32

    Billy, Sadie Wren and Jason Cutter all have one thing in common. They were all acquitted of murder by juries in Judge Croomwell's court, much to Cromwell's displeasure. Now the judge has definite plans to correct these verdicts with his own brand of private justice.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 6 - A Bounty for Billy
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #23 - A Bounty for Billy

    S1:E6

    Newly elected sheriff Pat Garrett is gunned down in the dark during an express office robbery. Deputy Johnny Swift believes the shooter is Billy the Kid. With Pat unconsious and the town out for blood, Billy must prove he is innocent. His only friend is his girlfriend ,Maria, and the two work on a daring plan to bring in the guilty parties.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 35 - Ladies of the Town
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Ladies of the Town

    S1:E35

    Silver Creek is a boom town in Lincoln county run by the corrupt Jason Clarey. Sheriff Pat Garrett rides out to restore order and finds that the respectable woman of the town are organizing to drive the wicked influences out. These ""wicked"" include one of Pat's old girlfriends,Sal, and her saloon business. Billy, who is in Silver Creek on business for Tundall,throws in with the self-righteous townswomen in hopes of defeating Claarey before Pat had to face Claarey and his bunch alone. It is a strange but humerous alliance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Tall Man Season 1 Episode 36 - Death or Taxes
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Death or Taxes

    S1:E36

    A railroad land purchaser named Fallon has secured the right-of- way through town. But he refuses to pay the required taxes and backs up his stand with a gang of gunmen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Grudge Fight" is the best rated episode of "The Tall Man". It scored 8.3/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/21/1961. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Parson".