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The Best Episodes of The Virginian

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It...

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  1. Background image for The Handy Man
    8.8/10(84 votes)

    #1 - The Handy Man

    S6:E24

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Decision
    8.8/10(76 votes)

    #2 - The Decision

    S6:E25

    Age, inexperience and a rekindled conflict with Trampas hinder Dan Porter, an ex-sheriff who exchanged his badge for a job at Shiloh. Emily: Monica Lewis. Deputy: Steve Carlson. Trampas: Doug McClure. Manning: Ben Murphy. Virginian: James Drury. Tasker: Lawrence Dane.

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    8.7/10(73 votes)

    #3 - Last Grave at Socorro Creek

    S7:E16

    Investigating the lynching of a friend, the Virginian matches wits with a sadistic killer---and the dead man's vengeful son. Four-Eyes: Steve Ihnat. Virginian: James Drury. Luther: Lonny Chapman. Kate: Ellen McRae. Burden: Kevin Coughlin.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Deadly Past
    8.5/10(66 votes)

    #4 - The Deadly Past

    S6:E2

    Suspense builds as Trampas, a hard-drinking gunslinger and a sheriff's wife search for the person who has sent them death notes. Evans: Darren McGavin. Trampas: Doug McClure. Emily: Mary-Robin Redd. Chris: Linden Chiles. Ned: Bing Russell.

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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Lady From Witchita
    8.5/10(70 votes)

    #5 - The Lady From Witchita

    S6:E3

    The accent is on comedy as two ex-barmaids settle on a Medicine Bow ranch, hoping that their past won't catch up with them. Lorna: Joan Collins. Belle: Rose Marie. Trampas: Doug McClure. Kane: Harry Lauter. Grainger: Charles Bickford. Mrs. Graves: Ann Doran. Elizabeth: Sara Lane.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Star Crossed
    8.5/10(73 votes)

    #6 - Star Crossed

    S6:E4

    Ryker sidesteps the law to help a robbery suspect plagued by a blackmailing Shiloh hand. Hiller: Tom Tryon. Judith: Lisabeth Hush. Barnes: Kiel Martin. Brian: Brian Nash. Sheriff: Ross Elliott.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.5/10(81 votes)

    #7 - Stopover

    S7:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Reckoning
    8.4/10(80 votes)

    #8 - Reckoning

    S6:E1

    On a cattle-buying trip, the Virginian becomes involved in another transaction: freeing Elizabeth from an outlaw (Charles Bronson) with an old score to settle. Virginian: James Drury. Elizabeth: Sara Lane. Eva: Mirian Colon. Frank: Dick Foran. Grainger: Charles Bickford.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.4/10(69 votes)

    #9 - Jed

    S6:E17

    Clay tries to prevent a range war between the ranchers and the homesteaders who are blocking their path to market. A hotheaded rancher secretly hires a gunfighter who happens to be an old friend of Trampas, who falls for Abby Keefer (Brenda Scott), a homesteader's daughter.

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    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for With Help from Ulysses
    8.4/10(70 votes)

    #10 - With Help from Ulysses

    S6:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.4/10(53 votes)

    #11 - Nora

    S7:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.4/10(69 votes)

    #12 - The Price of Love

    S7:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Bitter Autumn
    8.3/10(63 votes)

    #13 - Bitter Autumn

    S6:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for A Small Taste of Justice
    8.3/10(71 votes)

    #14 - A Small Taste of Justice

    S6:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Fortress
    8.3/10(77 votes)

    #15 - The Fortress

    S6:E15

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Girl in the Shadows
    8.3/10(64 votes)

    #16 - The Girl in the Shadows

    S7:E24

    Claire Garson (Brenda Scott) and Nathaniel E. 'Doc' Watson (Jack Albertson) have an act in which Claire appears to read minds. They receive an offer which involves them in going to Medicine Bow. Claire is to "meet" the Graingers and reveal she might be Clay's niece.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Fox, Hound, and the Widow McCloud
    8.3/10(65 votes)

    #17 - Fox, Hound, and the Widow McCloud

    S7:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Ah Sing vs. Wyoming
    8.2/10(65 votes)

    #18 - Ah Sing vs. Wyoming

    S6:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for To Bear Witness
    8.2/10(62 votes)

    #19 - To Bear Witness

    S6:E11

    Harness maker Walter Varig (Harry Landers) and Dr. Baldwin (Malachi Throne) have an argument due to the fact Varig is reneging on a promise to let the doctor use some property for a new hospital in Medicine Bow. In town on business, Trampas has to restrain the doctor and escorts him back to his office. At the office, Dr. Baldwin finds his nurse, Carol Fisk (Joanna Moore), removing the damaged leg brace of Nancy (Lorette Strome), the young daughter of lawyer Arthur Blanton (William Windom). Trampas accompanies Carol to the blacksmith's, she to leave the leg brace for repairs, he to get a plow fixed. As Carol leaves she is approached by a drunken Walter Varig, her former boyfriend. He accuses her of having an affair with the doctor and reveals that is why he put a stop to the hospital. He knocks Carol down so Trampas intervenes and knocks down Varig who swears he will get Carol. He begins staking out Carol's residence to catch her with the doctor. After dinner, Trampas goes to retrieve t

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Seth
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Seth

    S6:E26

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Ride to Misadventure
    8.2/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Ride to Misadventure

    S7:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Land Dreamer
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    #22 - The Land Dreamer

    S7:E20

    The Virginian, Trampas and David pursue a farmer accused of wounding Sheriff Abbott and killing a land baron. McKinley: James Olson. Virginian: James Drury. Jack/Caleb: Don Francks. Ellen: Cloris Leachman. Trampas: Doug McClure. William: John Daniels. David: David Hartman. Sheriff: Ross Elliott. Wardlow: Ford Rainey.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.1/10(73 votes)

    #23 - The Good-Hearted Badman

    S6:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Crooked Path
    8.1/10(55 votes)

    #24 - The Crooked Path

    S6:E22

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    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Dark Corridor
    8.1/10(73 votes)

    #25 - The Dark Corridor

    S7:E10

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    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Handy Man" is the best rated episode of "The Virginian". It scored 8.8/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by Abner Biberman and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/6/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Decision".