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The Worst Episodes of The Wild Wild West

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The Worst Episodes of The Wild Wild West

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. Background image for The Night of the Cossacks
    6.5/10(153 votes)

    #1 - The Night of the Cossacks

    S4:E22

    West and Gordon are mixed up in the affairs of the royal family of Karovnia when they come to the US fleeing from assassins in their home country. The agents find that the evil Count Balkovitch is pursuing them, looking for an icon he needs to possess to hold power in Karovnia. Of course, the Count is not acting alone and the agents must discover who is assisting him before his dastardly plans are accomplished.

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  2. Background image for The Night of the Plague
    6.7/10(153 votes)

    #2 - The Night of the Plague

    S4:E23

    West deals with the kidnapping of the Governor's daughter while Gordon rushes to find Jim to inoculate him from the disease one of the criminals was carrying. The disease proves to be the turning point in the fight between the feds and the criminals as Gordon convinces the gang to turn themselves in exchange for the cure to the disease.

    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo
    6.8/10(213 votes)

    #3 - The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Night of the Dancing Death
    6.9/10(246 votes)

    #4 - The Night of the Dancing Death

    S1:E8

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

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  5. Background image for The Night of the Golden Cobra
    6.9/10(268 votes)

    #5 - The Night of the Golden Cobra

    S2:E2

    Maharajah Singh kidnaps West for very unprincely reasons: West is to tutor Singh's assassin sons in the ways of Western combat.

    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Night of the Tycoons
    6.9/10(163 votes)

    #6 - The Night of the Tycoons

    S4:E24

    West becomes involved with the Jupiter Corporation after the director of the board and two others are killed. West exposes a deep plot by the late director's sister,Amelia,to dump stock,cause a panic,then make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West's investigation leads him to an odd bar with a cirus theme and animals who like to throw bombs. West uncovers Amelia's plan to kill off the rest of the board and is able to save the rest of the members.

    Director:Mike Moder
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Night of the Flaming Ghost
    7.0/10(211 votes)

    #7 - The Night of the Flaming Ghost

    S1:E18

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

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  9. Background image for The Night of the Arrow
    7.0/10(179 votes)

    #8 - 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
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  10. Background image for The Night of the Juggernaut
    7.0/10(196 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Night of the Freebooters
    7.1/10(207 votes)

    #10 - The Night of the Freebooters

    S1:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Night of the Green Terror
    7.1/10(228 votes)

    #11 - The Night of the Green Terror

    S2:E10

    The evil, diminutive Dr. Loveless impoverishes an Indian tribe so that he can become their benefactor -- and their god.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Night of the Infernal Machine
    7.1/10(213 votes)

    #12 - The Night of the Infernal Machine

    S2:E14

    Time is running out for Judge M'Guigan, who is threatened by a bomb-throwing clockmaker.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Night of the Gypsy Peril
    7.1/10(198 votes)

    #13 - The Night of the Gypsy Peril

    S2:E18

    West and Gordon are escorting the Sultan of Ramapur and his gift to the President, a sacred white elephant. Bandits intercept the train and steal the elephant, and the Sultan demands one million dollars in recompense. West follows the trail to a gypsy camp, where the elephant appears to have been colored grey as a disguise. Artie sneaks in as a peddler, and they try to recover the elephant. They soon discover that the elephant is not disguised, but instead is actually grey: it has been painted white and proclaimed sacred by the Sultan, who planned to extort the U.S. government all along. Confronted with the evidence, the Sultan is deported and the gypsies get to keep the elephant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Night of the Cadre
    7.1/10(197 votes)

    #14 - The Night of the Cadre

    S2:E26

    Agent James West goes to see Warden Primwick,who releases condemned murderer Ralph Kleed in his presence. Kleed blows a whistle,and the warden attacks West with his cane. West restrains the warden,who dies from the exertion. Kleed escapes,leaving behind a whistle that has a special pitch,apparently only heard by dogs and wardens. Through the warden's autopsy,agent Artemus Gordon discovers that a franconium crytal has been implanted in the warden's brain,prompting violent behavior when Kleed blew his whistle. West falls into the hands of master criminal Titus Trask,who intends to implant a crystal in the agent's brain and,in turn,have West do the same to President Grant so Trask can rule the country.

    Director:Leon Benson
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  16. Background image for The Night of the Iron Fist
    7.1/10(179 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for The Night of the Spanish Curse
    7.1/10(149 votes)

    #16 - The Night of the Spanish Curse

    S4:E14

    West and Gordon are called into Mexico to investigate a group of bandits who are attacking and terrorizing border towns. They track the bandits to a Mexican Village where the theives are hiding under the guise of an old Mexican legend about Cortez. Jim and Arte,not believing in the return of the god Cortez,are determined to find their way into the dorment volcano where the thugs are hiding.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Night of the Human Trigger
    7.2/10(248 votes)

    #17 - The Night of the Human Trigger

    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.

    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Night of the Fatal Trap
    7.2/10(216 votes)

    #18 - The Night of the Fatal Trap

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Night of the Druid's Blood
    7.2/10(208 votes)

    #19 - The Night of the Druid's Blood

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Night of the Sudden Plague
    7.2/10(190 votes)

    #20 - The Night of the Sudden Plague

    S1:E28

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse
    7.2/10(209 votes)

    #21 - The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse

    S2:E11

    Fabian Lavender is a master of disguises, but West is not fooled. Neither is Lavender --- who locks West in one of his gas-filled crypts.

    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Night of the Tartar
    7.2/10(195 votes)

    #22 - The Night of the Tartar

    S2:E19

    President Grant gives orders to agents James West and Artemus Gordon to deliver prisoner Rimsky to Vladivostok, Russia, in a prisoner exchange for American vice-consul Millard Boyer. When Rimsky dies in an escape attempt, Gordon assumes his identity. The agents are drugged en route and when they come to, are led to believe they're in Russia. West is imprisoned and forced to reveal Rimsky's whereabouts. His captors tie him to a stake while saber-swinging Cossacks ride straight for him. Still in disguise, Gordon meets Rimsky's contact Sazanov, in an effort to uncover the Russians' racket.

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  24. Background image for The Night of the Deadly Bubble
    7.2/10(194 votes)

    #23 - The Night of the Deadly Bubble

    S2:E22

    On the trail of the source of mysterious tidal waves, the guys finds a fanatical marine environmentalist at the heart of the mystery.

    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Night of the Deadly Blossom
    7.2/10(203 votes)

    #24 - The Night of the Deadly Blossom

    S2:E25

    Agents West and Gordon report to Admiral Agnow's San Francisco headquarters, only to find him and three officers dead. The agents believe that the admiral's death ties in with the recent mysterious sinking of the cruiser Youngstown. West and Gordon's next assignment is to guard the Hawaiian king, due to arrive secretly by ship. West encounters Barclay, a Chinese expert on Hawaii, to discuss the king's upcoming visit. But the supposed advisor drugs the agent and announces his plan to sink the ship carrying the Hawaiian king.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Night of Montezuma's Hordes
    7.2/10(190 votes)

    #25 - The Night of Montezuma's Hordes

    S3:E8

    An ancient Aztec map leading to the lost treasure of Montezuma is discovered in Mexico and points to a location in Texas. In order to ensure that a diplomatic incident does not ensue,West and Gordon team up with Colonial Sanchez of Mexico and a noted archeologist in a dangerous trip across the Texan desert in search of the treasure.

    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Night of the Cossacks" is the worst rated episode of "The Wild Wild West". It scored 6.5/10 based on 153 votes. Directed by Mike Moder and written by Oliver Crawford, it aired on 3/21/1969. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Night of the Plague".