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The Best Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 1

Every episode of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 1

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three...

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  1. 8.1/10(191 votes)

    #1 - The Fourth Headstone

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    S1:E9

    Josh is hired on the help transport a female prisoner who has murdered three men to another jail.

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    Director:N/A
  2. 8.0/10(159 votes)

    #2 - Sheriff of Red Rock

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    S1:E13

    The Sheriff of Red Rock allows his prisoners to escape, so two bounty hunters can collect the reward and split it three ways.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(166 votes)

    #3 - Die by the Gun

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    S1:E14

    Aboard a stagecoach with prisoner in hand, Josh and the Coach driver are attacked by escapees heading for the Mexican border.

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    Director:Don McDougall
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.0/10(154 votes)

    #4 - Six-Up to Bannach

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    S1:E19

    Josh is on his way to Bannach to prevent the execution of an innocent man and he must travel by stagecoach one that is carrying boxes of dynamite.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.0/10(142 votes)

    #5 - Call Your Shot

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    S1:E23

    Josh is hired by Gabe Henshaw to find his son Will.

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    Director:N/A
  6. 8.0/10(151 votes)

    #6 - Railroaded

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    S1:E28

    Josh comes to the defense of a boy accused of murdering an Undercover Pinkerton detective aboard the train.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(181 votes)

    #7 - The Bounty

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    S1:E3

    A vicious Bounty Hunter named Daimler is sought by Josh after Daimler gunned down an elderly fugitive.

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  9. 7.9/10(158 votes)

    #8 - The Favor

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    S1:E11

    Josh searches for a robbery suspect in a town called VanHorne run by outlaws.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.9/10(142 votes)

    #9 - Rope Law

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    S1:E18

    Josh returns with his prisoner Brace Logan and a lynch mob overtakes him. A little too late the townspeople realize that Logan was innocent and that the guilty party is some well respected.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.9/10(154 votes)

    #10 - The Legend

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    S1:E27

    Josh is hired by Sam McGarrett to lead him with his son and daughter into the Mesa desert to find a hundred year old treasure.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.9/10(142 votes)

    #11 - The Kovack Affair

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    S1:E30

    Josh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.8/10(165 votes)

    #12 - The Giveaway Gun

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    S1:E6

    Josh is looking for an unknown gunman which can only be identified by the peculiar way he draws his gun.

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  14. 7.7/10(161 votes)

    #13 - Miracle at Pot Hole

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    S1:E8

    Josh hands over a criminal to Sheriff Wilson and finds out the sheriff is a crook. He begins to doubt the guilt of his so-called criminal.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.7/10(187 votes)

    #14 - Eight Cent Reward

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    S1:E16

    A poor family with not much and hopes destroyed by storms and rustlers who want their land. Josh tries to help and right at Christmas a small miracle does occur.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.7/10(145 votes)

    #15 - Drop to Drink

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    S1:E17

    After a Pony Express carrier is held up and the courier with a $20,000 diamond ring go missing. Josh is hired to find him.

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  17. 7.7/10(156 votes)

    #16 - The Spur

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    S1:E20

    Josh is hunting for wanted murderer Vic Warsaw when he finds out that his bounty was gunned down.

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  18. 7.6/10(152 votes)

    #17 - Ricochet

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    S1:E12

    Josh is hired to look for a missing husband and ends up in a murder conspiracy.

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  19. 7.6/10(143 votes)

    #18 - Rawhide Breed

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    S1:E15

    The Kreager brothers are on the trail of Josh and his prisoner, when a sudden attack by Apaches leaves his prisoner dead.

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    Director:N/A
  20. 7.6/10(165 votes)

    #19 - Reunion for Revenge

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    S1:E21

    Intent on revenge several escaped convicts confront Josh's prisoner who is responsible for them going to jail.

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  21. 7.6/10(134 votes)

    #20 - Crossroads

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    S1:E32

    Josh is on the track of a suspected murderer, when the father tries to avert his sons capture.

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  22. 7.5/10(158 votes)

    #21 - Passing of Shawnee Bill

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    S1:E5

    After a crooked poker game, Josh is led to believe that his opponent is Shawnee Bill.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.5/10(139 votes)

    #22 - Competition

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    S1:E22

    Josh is confronted by two bounty hunters who think he is onto a big paying job.

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  24. 7.4/10(260 votes)

    #23 - The Martin Poster

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    S1:E1

    Josh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.4/10(195 votes)

    #24 - Fatal Memory

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    S1:E2

    While on the trail of an Army deserter, Josh is surprised to find fake wanted posters for Colonel Sykes; the Army Commander that he served under.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
  26. 7.4/10(178 votes)

    #25 - Til Death Do Us Part

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    S1:E10

    Beautiful Stacy Torrance is wanted for the murder of her husband, but when Josh finds her husband still alive he tries to have the charges cleared.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Fourth Headstone" is the best rated episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 191 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Frank D. Gilroy, it aired on 11/1/1958. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Sheriff of Red Rock".