Wanted: Dead or Alive backdrop
Western•Action & Adventure•Drama

The Best Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2

Every episode of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2!

Binge this in 5h 56m•Peaking at 8.1/10

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 seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of

Airs on
CBS
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons3

All123

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 6 - The Hostage
    8.1/10(175 votes)

    S2:E6

    Josh delivers Jumbo Kane, a highly dangerous and already sentenced to death man. Soon after he has handed him over to the sheriff, Kane takes the sheriff by surprise and kills him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Don Brinkley

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 7 - The Empty Cell
    8.1/10(168 votes)

    S2:E7

    Josh delivers a prisoner to the sheriff, in the morning Josh realizes that there was an impostor and that the prisoner has successfully escaped with his cohort.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 9 - The Tyrant
    8.1/10(146 votes)

    S2:E9

    Recruited by the army, Josh seeks the horses and the deserter who stole them. And he finds both the horses and the man - in custody of the town's marshal. But the marshal, who's ruling the town with an iron fist, isn't willing to give them back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Gries

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 31 - Prison Trail
    8.1/10(147 votes)

    S2:E31

    Josh and Jason are delivering four criminals unaware that a stranger is following them to seek revenge on those criminals.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 8 - Bad Gun
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    S2:E8

    After selling a customer a defective gun, Josh is hired to retrieve the dangerous weapon.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 14 - Man on Horseback
    8.0/10(140 votes)

    S2:E14

    Charley Red Cloud is blamed for the murder of Will Bascomb. Bascomb's brother, Merv places a high bounty on Red Cloud.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive

    READ
  7. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 4 - Breakout
    7.9/10(156 votes)

    S2:E4

    Prison officials allow Randall to help Tom Dunn escape in order to retrieve the missing fifty thousand dollars Dunn had stolen.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 11 - Desert Seed
    7.9/10(133 votes)

    S2:E11

    Josh manages to track down Juan Gomez in the desert near the Mexican border where he's living now with his family. His nephew Pachito rides in to protect his uncle. (Afterall he is the future Pancho Villa).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 21 - Jason
    7.9/10(157 votes)

    S2:E21

    Josh caught 'Doc' Phillips, the partner of Clell Fennon, and now wants to use him as a bait to get Fennon - worth $5.000 - himself.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 28 - Vendetta
    7.9/10(140 votes)

    S2:E28

    Josh captures and returns a wanted recruit to an Army Camp. The commanding officer re-instates the wanted man and refuses to pay Randall his bounty money.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 1 - Montana Kid
    7.8/10(172 votes)

    S2:E1

    A kid is the key for Josh to find Johnny Deuce who cheated during a poker game and took a lot of money off Josh. Now Josh goes after Deuce in order to get his money back.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 15 - Chain Gang
    7.8/10(151 votes)

    S2:E15

    After being arrested for a minor offence, Josh is put on the chain gang and put to work on the local mine.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Robert Leslie Bellem

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 16 - Vanishing Act
    7.8/10(154 votes)

    S2:E16

    On the trail of bank robber Bart McCready, Josh discovers that he is posing as an escape artist named ""The Great Bartolo"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 5 - Estralita
    7.7/10(150 votes)

    S2:E5

    While hot on the trail of a murderer, Josh comes across a man about to be lynched by a group of vigilanties. The victim happens to be the same man that Randall has been chasing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 17 - Mental Lapse
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    S2:E17

    An amnesia victim has posters up asking for help finding information about himself.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 18 - Angela
    7.7/10(159 votes)

    S2:E18

    Angela Pryor is seeking revenge against the man who murderer her father during a burglary. Josh is also after the same man for other crimes.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Tom Gries

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 30 - The Inheritance
    7.7/10(128 votes)

    S2:E30

    Clint Davis a blind and dying rancher hires Josh to find his renegade son.

    Director:Arthur Hilton
    Writer:George W. George

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 12 - Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse
    7.6/10(134 votes)

    S2:E12

    Josh delivers Dan Murdock, wanted for multiple murders, in Mesa City. Josh learns that the local sheriff is the brother of Crazy Horse's deputy, one of the victims, and it's unlikely that Murdock will arrive safely. Josh goes along to make sure that he does.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 20 - The Most Beautiful Woman
    7.6/10(139 votes)

    S2:E20

    John Garth comes to town looking for his darling Lil, he feels something terrible has happened. There was a fire in the saloon and he thinks she died.

    Director:Arthur Hilton
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 22 - The Partners
    7.6/10(129 votes)

    S2:E22

    Josh gets arrested - for horse theft. Then he finds out it was Jason who wants him behind bars because Jason wants to go after Billy Joe Henry alone.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 23 - Tolliver Bender
    7.6/10(157 votes)

    S2:E23

    Josh needs Tolliver's testimony in a nearby town unfortunately Amos McKenna wants to hang Tolliver and will only allow him to go if one of the two Josh or Jason stays in his place.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 29 - Death Divided by Three
    7.6/10(139 votes)

    S2:E29

    Josh and Jason are on the trail of an outlaw wanted for murder in Arizona. The outlaw's wife is also seeking her husband.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Don Brinkley

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 2 - The Healing Woman
    7.5/10(154 votes)

    S2:E2

    Tom takes his very ill son away from medical help and takes him to a witch a so called healer jeopardizing his sons full recovery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Charles Beaumont

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 3 - The Matchmaker
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    S2:E3

    Josh reluctantly plays matchmaker and enlists the aid of Amy Williams to teach Charlie the proper way to behave and act so that he can confidently find his own bride.

    Director:Frank McDonald
    Writer:Fred Freiberger

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 2 Episode 26 - Black Belt
    7.5/10(135 votes)

    S2:E26

    Josh goes after a Korean named Sammy Wong wanted for murder. His hands are his deadly weapon, being the karate expert that he is.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Hostage" is the best rated episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 175 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Don Brinkley, it aired on 10/10/1959. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Empty Cell".