6.5/10137 votesLoading...#1 - Bounty for a Bride
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/4/1959
A man hires Josh Randall to persuade his daughter to come back home. The girl, who was kidnapped by Indians years before, refuses to return because she feels that the Indians are now her people.
Director: N/A
Writer: Samuel A. Peeples
6.7/10110 votesLoading...#2 - To the Victor
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1960
Josh is hired by the men of the town to try and persuade the ladies to return to their homes after rebelling against their husbands gunplay.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ed Adamson
6.9/10118 votesLoading...#3 - The Long Search
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/1961
Yoshika Nakamura comes west to find a man named Bill Timmons who promised to marry her when he visited Japan. Yoshika hires Josh to help her locate Timmons, and during his venture learns about Japanese culture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10112 votesLoading...#4 - The Cure
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1960
Emily Kendrick hires Josh to keep her beloved Harry from drinking himself to death, she has matrimony on her mind and with the arrival of Harry's brother for the wedding, she wants to make sure that all goes as planned.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Ed Adamson
7.1/10124 votesLoading...#5 - Double Fee
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 3/21/1959
An Opera Singer hires Josh to find her sister who has been kidnapped and is being held ransom.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10150 votesLoading...#6 - Dead End
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1958
After being hired to apprehend a ranch worker who stole money and disappeared, Josh undercovers more than he bargained for.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: N/A
7.2/10136 votesLoading...#7 - Secret Ballot
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/14/1959
Randall's old war buddy Ned Easter is running for mayor in a town governed by corrupt mayor Barney Pax and his brother Steve, whom he has made sheriff. The Pax brothers avoid honest competition by shooting up Ned's rallies and such. Ned's wife Carole has summoned Randall to stand by Ned in case of trouble, but doesn't want Ned to know she did so. It so happens that Randall has a wanted poster on Steve, for ""shooting up half of Colorado.""
Director: N/A
Writer: Don Brinkley
7.2/10119 votesLoading...#8 - The Conquerers
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 5/2/1959
A Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: N/A
7.2/10119 votesLoading...#9 - Reckless
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1959
Well-known businessman Tate Bradley hires Josh and other bounty hunters to find Tony Egan who killed his son, but was ruled an accident. When Randall finds the supposed killer and returns him. Bradley refuses to pay the bounty because Egan is still alive.
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem
7.2/10109 votesLoading...#10 - Triple Vice
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 2/27/1960
Josh and Jason go to Mexico Al Hemp's brother Billy. Al took the blame for Billy's crime and ends up waiting for his brother a no show.
Director: George Blair
Writer: Fred Freiberger
7.2/10121 votesLoading...#11 - Baa-Baa
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1961
Josh is hired to find Baa-Baa a beloved pet of Mrs. Goode's. Her husband is desperate to find Baa-Baa as he is in the dog house with her until Baa-Baa returns. Josh reluctantly goes and looks for the lost sheep admist much ridicule from other ranchers and cowboys alike.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
7.3/10191 votesLoading...#12 - Fatal Memory
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1958
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.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: Don Brinkley
7.3/10176 votesLoading...#13 - Ransom for a Nun
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1958
Mother Superior asks Josh to find Sister Grace who is being held by outlaws.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: Fred Freiberger
7.3/10139 votesLoading...#14 - Angels of Vengeance
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 4/18/1959
Josh kills a young man in self-defense, the victim's father, the head of a religious cult, then orders Josh's death.
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Writer: Charles Beaumont
7.3/10137 votesLoading...#15 - The Monster
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/16/1960
Josh goes after an elephant trainer who is using the animal to scare away the whole town so he can rob the town blind.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: Don Brinkley
7.3/10115 votesLoading...#16 - Witch Woman
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/1960
Esperanza is not in love with the notorious Guerra and loves another but is too frightened to tell him because he kills any man who looks at her twice. Josh tries to reason with Guerra.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
7.4/10254 votesLoading...#17 - The Martin Poster
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1958
Josh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: N/A
7.4/10173 votesLoading...#18 - Til Death Do Us Part
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/1958
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Don Brinkley
7.4/10121 votesLoading...#19 - The Corner
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/21/1959
Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to prove himself innocent.
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Writer: N/A
7.4/10128 votesLoading...#20 - Eager Man
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/28/1959
Fugitive Ted Nelson will surrender to his friend Josh Randall, if his wife shares the reward. Gar Foley also a bounty hunter has other ideas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10134 votesLoading...#21 - Littlest Client
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 4/25/1959
Josh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: N/A
7.4/10138 votesLoading...#22 - Amos Carter
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 5/9/1959
Josh tries to reconcil two families whose feud has reached dangerous proportions.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: N/A
7.4/10128 votesLoading...#23 - The Healing Woman
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1959
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: N/A
Writer: Charles Beaumont
7.4/10116 votesLoading...#24 - A House Divided
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 2/20/1960
Josh is hired by an attractive woman to find and clear the name of her father wrongly accused of murder. The real killer hires Jason to find the same man too.
Director: George Blair
Writer: N/A
7.4/10119 votesLoading...#25 - Black Belt
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/19/1960
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: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive
Every episode of Wanted: Dead or Alive ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive!
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...
Genres:WesternAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Bounty for a Bride" is the worst rated episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive". It scored 6.5/10 based on 137 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Samuel A. Peeples, it aired on 4/4/1959. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "To the Victor".