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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 show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 1 - The Night of the Bubbling Death
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    #1 - The Night of the Bubbling Death

    S3:E1

    When Victor Freemantle, a dangerous revolutionary, steals the U.S. Constitution, agents James West and Artemus Gordon are sent by the government to the Panhandle Strip in Texas to recover it. West and Mr.Grigsby, a curator of the United States Archives, go to a secret underground hideout where Constitution is being held to verify the authenticity of the document. After determining that it is the genuine article, West and Grigsby are presented with Freemantle's demands: They are requested to cease negotiations with Mexico and the U.S. is to recognize the Panhandle Strip as a Sovereign enclave between the borders. A one-millon dollar ransom in gold must also be paid. As part of their agreement, Freemantle holds Grisby hostage until West returns. But West and agent Artemus Gordon decide to ignore the demands and rescue the Constitution themselves by infiltrating Freemantle's castle; Gordon disguises himself as a whiskey salesman and West hides underneath his wagon.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:David Moessinger

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  2. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 2 - The Night of the Firebrand
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    #2 - The Night of the Firebrand

    S3:E2

    On a mission for President Grant, agent West travels to Fort Savage to meet with a Major Jason and help prevent a revoloution in Canada that outlaw Shawn O'Riley has plans to incite. At the fort, West reads a description of O'Riley and realizes too late his striking resemblance to Major Jason. O'Riley announces that he now controls the fort and is holding the real major and his men captive. Meanwhile, Gordon has gone under cover to learn the details of the revolution. He arrives at West's side just as his partner is trapped on wrong side of O'Riley's gun.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  3. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 3 - The Night of the Assassin
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    #3 - The Night of the Assassin

    S3:E3

    As United States and Mexican border relations are becoming stained,West and Gordon disrupt an assassination attempt on the Mexican President. While returning the captured assassin to Texas,they are fired upon by Mexican soldiers who are led by the merciless Colonel Barbossa. The assassin,just before he is captured,is given a pill by Gordon that makes him appear dead. Then Gordon,disguised as a priest in a wagon,goes to the prison to pick up the dead prisoner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 5 - The Night of the Jack O'Diamonds
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    #4 - The Night of the Jack O'Diamonds

    S3:E5

    James and Artemus arrive in Mexico with a present for the Mexican president-a beautiful Arabin horse. Within minutes of their arrival,however,the horse os stolen by a group of outlaw babdits.Our heros must battle the hot mexican desert to get the horse back before the outlaw Mexican ary beats them to it.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Denne Bart Petitclerc

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  5. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 6 - The Night of the Samurai
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    #5 - The Night of the Samurai

    S3:E6

    The U.S. State department is about to return a valuable samurai sword to its rightful owner,a Japanese prince,when it is stolen by an group of sword-wieding assailants. Jim and Artemus must located the sword and return it to the prince before he leaves the next afternoon,or risk damaging U.S.-Japan relations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 9 - The Night of the Circus of Death
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    #6 - The Night of the Circus of Death

    S3:E9

    Counterfeit money is appearing in an area around Denver in sufficient quantities to undermine the U.S. enconomy. West and Gordon attempt to track down the source of the fake currency before it's too late.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 10 - The Night of the Falcon
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    #7 - The Night of the Falcon

    S3:E10

    James West and Artemus Gordon help evacuate the town of Tonka Flats before it is destroyed by a cannon shell. Afterwards, they are notified that a man identified as "The Falcon" has threatened to obliterate Denver unless the U.S. government pays him $1,000,000. "The Falcon" is also in cahoots with syndicate leaders from Turkey, Spain, Prussia and England. During their investigation, Gordon is threatened by a whip-wielding Spaniard named Munez who suspects Gordon knows too much about the top secret weapon. West rescues Gordon from Munez, who is then killed by an explosive meant for the two agents. While searching Munez's body, West and Gordon find an invitation from "The Falcon". Gordon, disguised as Munez, prepares to attend the meeting while West attempts to penetrate the stronghold where the cannon is housed.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Robert E. Kent

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  8. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 11 - The Night of the Cut-throats
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    #8 - The Night of the Cut-throats

    S3:E11

    Something is happening in the small town of New Athens. residents are leaving in droves,scared off by a band of seedy cut-throats gathering just outside the town limits. And then there's Michael Trayne,back in town after three years in jail. Can Jim and Arte figure out what's happening and save the town before everyone leaves permanently?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  9. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 12 - The Night of the Legion of Death
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    #9 - The Night of the Legion of Death

    S3:E12

    West and Gordon take on the power-crazed secretary to a Territorial Goveror. The secretary controls the Governor and has plans to take over the US Goverment and the Presidency as well. To make things more difficult, his Black Legion troops do not take kindly to the two agents interferring.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 13 - The Night of the Turncoat
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    #10 - The Night of the Turncoat

    S3:E13

    The stress of Secret service work appears to be finally getting to Jim as his temper flares and he makes mistakes. As West is being recruited by some member of the underworld who seeks to capitalize on his misfortune,Artemus and Conel Richmond struggle to find out exactly who,for what,and why.

    Director:James B. Clark
    Writer:Leigh Chapman

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  11. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 14 - The Night of the Iron Fist
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    #11 - The Night of the Iron Fist

    S3:E14

    At the request of the Bosnian government, Count Draja is to be turned over for extradition. Learning of a plot to free the Count, Jim and Arte make plans to see that Draja reaches his destination. While Jim escorts Draja through 100 miles of no-man's land, they'll all meet up in Buffalo Springs-but there is the little matter of the $500,000 the Count hid somewhere in the U.S.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 15 - The Night of the Running Death
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    #12 - The Night of the Running Death

    S3:E15

    Agent James West attempts to rescue a man called Mr.Markham from a masked assailant who flees the scene of the crime. As Markham lays dying,he utters two words-""enzo"" and ""silver"". Meanwhile,Agent Artemus Gordon has joined a troupe of entertainers traveling to Denver under the leadership of casino operator Kohner. Gordon,who is posing as a Shakespearean actor,learns that a man called Enzo has a girl friend,Topaze. She is a dancer with the troupe,probably working under an assumed name,and is on her way to meet Enzo in Denver. Dierdre,a dancer,attempts to pass some information to West but a jealous Kohner interrupts them and engages the agent in a fight with him and El Bardhoom,a huge weight lifter. Later,Artemus hears a strange voice of Markham's masked Killer. When West goes to meet Dierdre at midnight,he discovers that she too been slain by unseen assailant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  13. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 16 - The Night of the Arrow
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    #13 - The Night of the Arrow

    S3:E16

    Strong Bear's Sioux Indians are making noises about breaking the peace treaty. President Grant's first three messengers failed to return from meetings with the Indian leader; now it's up to Jim and Artemus to find Strong Bear and to keep peace in the territory.

    Director:Alex Nicol
    Writer:Leigh Chapman

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  14. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 17 - The Night of the Headless Woman
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    #14 - The Night of the Headless Woman

    S3:E17

    On a dusty Californian trail,Jim and Artemus intercept a stagecoach whose driver has been hired to smuggle boll weevils. Quickly theorizing that someone is trying to destroy the country's cotton crop,they set out to find the mastermind of the operation and destroy his distribution system before his plan succeeds.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  15. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 18 - The Night of the Vipers
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    #15 - The Night of the Vipers

    S3:E18

    The Vipers are a gang of ruthless crooks who have been looting a string of Kansas towns,robbing banks and killing citizens. They even robbed the Cottonwood bank while James West was trying to convice the sheriff of the danger. Now the trail leads to Freedom,Kansas,where Jim and Arte must stop the Vipers before the Vipers stop them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 19 - The Night of the Underground Terror
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    #16 - The Night of the Underground Terror

    S3:E19

    During Mardi Gras West is grabbed by Major Hazard: the leader of a gang of crippled Civil war soldiers seeking revenge on the camp's commandant, Mosely. Jim reluctantly agrees to help them, only to have Mosely taken from him by the soldiers. He tracks them to the abandoned camp, where it turns out that Hazard and his men aren't crippled. They were in league with Mosely, who stole a shipment of gold and hid it. Mosely double-crossed Hazard and his men, so now they want the gold. Thanks to a diversion by Artie (as a geologist who can find gold with a divining rod), Jim escapes and in the ensuing fight, Hazard is killed when the gold falls from its hiding place: the camp's water tower.

    Director:James B. Clark
    Writer:Max Hodge

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  17. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 21 - The Night of the Undead
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    #17 - The Night of the Undead

    S3:E21

    The guys become involved with a voodoo ceremony and the walking dead as they try to track down a missing scientist.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Wild Wild West Season 3 Episode 24 - The Night of the Death Maker
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    #18 - The Night of the Death Maker

    S3:E24

    An attempt to assassinate President Grant is foiled at the last minute by West and Gordon. However,there seems to be more going on than a simple assassination,as the weapon used in the attempt was one stolen in recent raids on government and territorial armories. The President refuses to cancel a trip to Dever,leaving Jim and Artemus only 36 hours to uncover who is responsible and stop them before it's too late.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 1 - The Night of the Big Blackmail
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    #19 - The Night of the Big Blackmail

    S4:E1

    While President Grant attends an event at the German Consulate, Baron Hinterestoisser invites him to a special reception, explaining he has something interesting for the president to see. Suspicious, agent James West retrieves the mysterious box the Baron refers to and finds a kinetoscope of a fake depiction of President Grant signing a secret agreement with the unscrupulous government of another nation. If the film is shown for the heads of other countries, Grant will suffer terrible indignation and upset international relations. If the film is not replaced, however, the Baron will accuse the U.S. of stealing on consulate soil, a far greater crime. Agent Artemus Gordon decides that the only alternative is to make a duplicate kintetoscope-with some changes-and return it to the consulate before it is discovered missing. West and Gordon finish just as the president arrives. The Baron announces that he has proof of President Grant's connection with the corrupt foreigh officials. But as th

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:David Moessinger

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  20. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 2 - The Night of the Doomsday Formula
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    #20 - The Night of the Doomsday Formula

    S4:E2

    Dr.Crane,inventor of a new explosive,is missing along with his daughter. If his ""doomsday formula"" falls into the wrong hands,especially foreign ones,it could mean the end of the United States. West and Gordon must rescue the professor,his daughter and the formula before it's too late.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 3 - The Night of the Juggernaut
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    #21 - The Night of the Juggernaut

    S4:E3

    Someone is trying to run settlers off their land,buying some of them out,scaring other away,and even murdering those who refuse to leave. The government sends Jim and Arte in to investigate the situation and to stop whoever is behind this.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 6 - The Night of the Kraken
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    #22 - The Night of the Kraken

    S4:E6

    While investigating why fishing had been prohibited on local waters, agents James West and Artemus Gordon are attacked by a rough bunch of sailors. After the melee, Lt. Bartlett, who was apparently the victim of some sort sea creature. West joins a resolute fisherman on his boat and are attacked by a giant squid. But things are not what they appear as an even more insidious threat is revealed.

    Director:Michael Caffey
    Writer:Stephen Kandel

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  23. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 8 - The Night of the Egyptian Queen
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    #23 - The Night of the Egyptian Queen

    S4:E8

    Agent Artemus Gordon and the curator of the San Francisco Museum are set upon in the Egyptian exhibit by three men wearing gas masks. When agents West and Mr. Heisel, the Egyptian government's representative, enter the room, they are also attacked. After regaining consciousness, the men discover that a priceless ruby has been stolen from the eye of the statue of Sun God, Ra. Commissioned by Miasmin, an Egyptian Princess, to recover the gem, West and Gordon trace a ransom note to a waterfront bar where Gordon poses as a sea captain. At the bar, West recognizes one of his assailants at the museum. The man identifies himself as Jason and indicates that Rosie, a beaufiful young dancer at the bar, is wearing the ruby on her toe. Unfortunately, Rosie vanishes before West can make a move.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Paul Playdon

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  24. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 9 - The Night of Fire and Brimstone
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    #24 - The Night of Fire and Brimstone

    S4:E9

    West and Gordon are called to the deserted mining town of Brimstone by a Professor Colecrest who has made a discovery of great importance. However, before they get to Brimstone, the Professor is captured by a gang of men also seeking his discovery. The professor, seriously injured in a fall, holds the key to the mystery, and Jim and Artie struggle to keep him alive until they can uncover the true root of the mystery.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Wild Wild West Season 4 Episode 11 - The Night of the Avaricious Actuary
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    #25 - The Night of the Avaricious Actuary

    S4:E11

    Agents West and Gordon have been investigating a series of explosions that have demolished several palatial homes. While they are guests of the wealthy Mr. Taney, they hear a high, whining sound. Suddenly the house begins to crumble and the agents escape in the nick of time to see a giant tuning fork radiating powerful sound waves. As they delve deeper into the case, they discover a letter to Mr. Taney from the Cyclops Insurance Company, urging him to take out a policy against further destruction of his property.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Henry Sharp

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Night of the Bubbling Death" is the worst rated episode of "The Wild Wild West". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Irving J. Moore and written by David Moessinger, it aired on 9/8/1967. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Night of the Firebrand".