8.0/1095 votes#1 - Jeff
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1960
Dave is out to kill a man named Danny Lipp, who runs a run down bordertown Saloon. In the End, he leaves after only beating up Danny Lipp.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: Sam Peckinpah
- 8.0/1077 votes
#2 - School Days
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1960
When a man murders a schoolteacher, Dave finds him, and shoots him. But the man still gets away. When Dave finds him, he is dying, with his two brothers by his side. The brothers try to pin his ""murder"" on Dave.
Director: André de Toth
Writer: Sam Peckinpah, Robert Heverly
- 6.9/1072 votes
#3 - Brown
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1960
A smooth talker ends up with Dave's dog, Brown
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1066 votes
#4 - Mrs. Kennedy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1960
Trouble's brewing when Dave is hired to work for a rancher whose wife has eyes for him.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer: Sam Peckinpah, John Dunkel
- 7.7/1059 votes
#5 - Dos Pinos
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1960
When Dave looks for room and board in a small town, he gets more than his fair share of fun when he learns of the gun happy Cantina named Puak. He also finds a wounded deputy
Director: Don McDougall
Writer: E. Jack Neuman
- 6.7/1054 votes
#6 - The Courting of Libby
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1960
Dave courts Libby
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: Bruce Geller
- 7.4/1054 votes
#7 - Treasure
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1960
Dave and his dog Brown take shelter during a dust storm, and find a bag full of gold coins. But when the prospector who owns the coins comes along, he is anxious to get the gold back from Dave.
Director: Ted Post
Writer: Cyril Hume
- 7.9/1061 votes
#8 - The Old Man
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1960
Dave wants his horse and Rifle back after they are stolen by a bunch of land grabbers
Director: André de Toth
Writer: Sam Peckinpah, Jack Curtis
- 7.3/1051 votes
#9 - Ghost of a Chance
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1960
Dave meets up with a ghost
Director: Bruce Geller
Writer: Milton S. Gelman
8.2/1060 votes#10 - Line Camp
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1960
Dave and Brown find a dead man on the trail. They take him to a cattle camp, where he meets an old friend of his. But when Daves friend gets drunk and picks a fight with Dave, Dave has no choice to shoot his old friend.
Director: Tom Gries
Writer: Tom Gries
- 7.1/1049 votes
#11 - Going Home
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1960
On his way home, Dave sees two women pushing a cart with a adly wounded man inside. Dave helps protect the Trio from the bounty hunters after the $2000 reward out for the man's capture.
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Writer: Jack Curtis
- 8.2/1054 votes
#12 - Hand on the Gun
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1960
A young man provokes a gunfight between Dave and another cowhand.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: Bruce Geller
- 7.2/1049 votes
#13 - The Painting
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1960
When Dave is fired from the ranch, he is hired to track down a very rare and expensive painting. But when Daves friend finds out about it, he tries to snooker it from Dave for considerably less than it is worth.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: Bruce Geller
The Best Episodes of The Westerner Season 1
Every episode of The Westerner Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Westerner Season 1!
The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960. Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by...
Genre:Western
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Jeff" is the best rated episode of "The Westerner" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Sam Peckinpah, it aired on 9/30/1960. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "School Days".