The Best Episodes of The Wild Wild West Season 1

Jim is set up as a renegade as a cover for him and Artie to sneak into Texas and track down General Juan Manolo, who is trying to take over the region.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Writer: Gilbert Ralston

Facing execution at the hands of a madman, West learns the crazed assassin plans to reclaim Mexico---as the new Napoleon.

Director: William Witney

Writer: N/A

West tries to protect Prof. Nielsen, a demolitions expert. But he fails: Nielson is blown up by the evil Dr. Miguelito Loveless.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

Writer: N/A

Jim West suspects his search for counterfeiters is getting warm when he's shot at with arrows---and thrown to the crocodiles.

Director: William Witney

Writer: N/A

Jim and Artie set out to penetrate the stronghold of a corrupt political boss and return him to Washington for trial.

Director: Don Taylor

Writer: N/A

Ships along the Mississippi are being attacked by a gang of pirates known as the "Thousand Eyes". After Jim ducks an assassin, an attractive woman, he finds the leader of the Eyes: Captain Ansel Coffin, who was blinded and now seeks revenge. His gang use false lights to lead ships astray and crash them, and then plunder them. Jim is captured by Coffin and manages to escape a cage rigged to a lightning rod. He is blinded by a powder flash, and for a time he is at a decided edge against Coffin (who has long adapted to his blindness). Coffin manages to accidentally kill his wife. Enraged, Jim is saved by his recovering eyesight: he ducks, and Coffin falls into a pit to his death.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Writer: N/A

Jim and Artemus try to recover stolen radioactive materials nad have only one clue - a set of fingerprints found on the ankle of a pretty secretary.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

To rescue a kidnapped princess, Jim runs into a booby-trapped doorknob and a fully armored man wielding a mace.

Director: Harvey Hart

Writer: Fred Freiberger, William Tunberg

An Indian demand for gold must be met: they've threatened to kill five railroad workers a day until it is paid.

Director: Don Taylor

Writer: N/A

West is lured to a ghost town peopled with lifelike dummies as part of an elaborate trap set for him by his nemesis Dr. Loveless.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

West is sent to infiltrate an army of fanatics dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. Government. Getting in is no problem...but if he tries to leave he'll be shot.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

A demented geologist can set off earthquakes where he chooses as part of an elaborate extortioin scheme. So West and Gordon head for Ellenville--the next town on the mad genius's list.

Director: Jus Addiss

Writer: N/A

Jim and Artie take on an obsessed museum curator who has private designs on the state treasury.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

West is captured by a doctor who uses Pavlovian training to condition the Secret Service agent into becoming an assassin.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Jim goes to arrest a Mexican bandit disguised as a notorious outlaw...but the villain's girlfriend recognizes him.

Director: Richard Whorf

Writer: N/A

A series of mysterious deaths of military personnel bring Jim face to face with the indestructible Col. "Iron Man" Torres. Crippled in an explosion that he blames on the other men of his company, Torres rebuilt himself as a 19th century "cyborg", and is seeking revenge on those he thinks wronged him...and President Grant was one of the men he served with.

Director: Lee H. Katzin

Writer: Calvin Clements Sr.

Jim and Artie have only one clue to track down the smugglers of opium and Chinese aliens: a fortune cookie.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

Jim is assigned to stop abolitionist John Brown. The only problem - he was pronounced dead 20 years ago.

Director: Lee H. Katzin

Writer: Robert Hamner

West must protect a visiting despot from the fatal charms of Ecstasy La Joie, who brandishes such baubles as an explosive garter and a deadly ring.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

Intent on making California a kingdom for children, evil Dr. Loveless makes his play for the state with a series of toys---which explode.

Director: Mark Rydell

Writer: N/A

A Supreme Court justice will not believe his life is in danger---until a puppet-show marionette fires a gun at him.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

West, posing as a prison inspector, hunts for clues to a pillaging outlaw band.

Director: Richard Donner

Writer: N/A

West tries to protect a pleasure-loving prince who insists on visiting a plush spa---where assassins eagerly await his arrival.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

West is furious: his superiors have refused him permission to investigate the murder of a close friend who was burned to death before his eyes.

Director: Ralph Senensky

Writer: N/A

West poses as an ex-con to gain admittance to renegade Army leader Thorald Wolfe.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A