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The Best Episodes of The Wild Wild West Season 1

Every episode of The Wild Wild West Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wild Wild West Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Wild Wild West Season 1

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this...

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  1. 8.2/10(367 votes)

    #1 - The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth

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    S1:E3

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

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  2. 8.2/10(255 votes)

    #2 - The Night of the Burning Diamond

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    S1:E26

    West tries to convince a Serbian official to hide the Kara Diamond. Then the gem disappears---and West is blamed.

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  3. 8.1/10(277 votes)

    #3 - The Night That Terror Stalked the Town

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    S1:E10

    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.

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  4. 8.1/10(252 votes)

    #4 - The Night of the Puppeteer

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    S1:E21

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

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  5. 8.0/10(248 votes)

    #5 - The Night of the Murderous Spring

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    S1:E27

    West helps a powerfully built girl carry her trunk, not knowing it contains his shrewd enemy---diminutive, giggling Dr. Loveless.

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  6. 7.9/10(468 votes)

    #6 - The Night of the Inferno

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    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.

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  8. 7.8/10(238 votes)

    #7 - The Night of the Steel Assassin

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    S1:E16

    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.

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  9. 7.7/10(226 votes)

    #8 - The Night of the Howling Light

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    S1:E14

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

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  10. 7.7/10(267 votes)

    #9 - The Night of the Whirring Death

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    S1:E20

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

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    Director:Mark Rydell
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  11. 7.6/10(276 votes)

    #10 - The Night of the Casual Killer

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

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    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.6/10(260 votes)

    #11 - The Night of the Double-Edged Knife

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    S1:E9

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

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    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.5/10(216 votes)

    #12 - The Night of the Torture Chamber

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    S1:E13

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

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  14. 7.5/10(218 votes)

    #13 - The Night of the Grand Emir

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    S1:E19

    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.

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  15. 7.4/10(289 votes)

    #14 - The Night of Sudden Death

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

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  16. 7.4/10(281 votes)

    #15 - The Night of a Thousand Eyes

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  17. 7.3/10(359 votes)

    #16 - The Night of the Deadly Bed

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

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  18. 7.3/10(257 votes)

    #17 - The Night of the Glowing Corpse

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    S1:E7

    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.

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  19. 7.3/10(236 votes)

    #18 - The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen

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    S1:E11

    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.

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  20. 7.3/10(226 votes)

    #19 - The Night the Dragon Screamed

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    S1:E17

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

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  21. 7.3/10(206 votes)

    #20 - The Night of the Bars of Hell

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    S1:E22

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

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  22. 7.2/10(243 votes)

    #21 - The Night of the Human Trigger

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    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Jus Addiss
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  23. 7.2/10(209 votes)

    #22 - The Night of the Fatal Trap

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    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Richard Whorf
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  24. 7.2/10(204 votes)

    #23 - The Night of the Druid's Blood

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    S1:E24

    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.

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  25. 7.2/10(186 votes)

    #24 - The Night of the Sudden Plague

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    S1:E28

    West finds Willow Springs looted and its citizens completely immobile---victims of a mysterious paralysis.

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  26. 7.1/10(201 votes)

    #25 - The Night of the Freebooters

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    S1:E25

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Wild West" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 367 votes. Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/1965. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Night of the Burning Diamond".