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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
Episodes
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  • Bounty for a Bride
    6.5/10(139)
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    #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

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  • To the Victor
    6.6/10(113)
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    #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

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  • The Long Search
    6.9/10(118)
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    #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

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  • The Cure
    7.0/10(114)
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    #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

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  • Double Fee
    7.1/10(125)
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    #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

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  • Triple Vice
    7.1/10(112)
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    #6 - 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

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  • Dead End
    7.2/10(151)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Secret Ballot
    7.2/10(137)
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    #8 - 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

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  • The Conquerers
    7.2/10(121)
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    #9 - 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

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  • Reckless
    7.2/10(121)
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    #10 - 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

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  • The Monster
    7.2/10(142)
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    #11 - 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

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  • Witch Woman
    7.2/10(116)
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    #12 - 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

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  • Baa-Baa
    7.2/10(122)
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    #13 - 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

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  • Ransom for a Nun
    7.3/10(180)
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    #14 - 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

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  • Eager Man
    7.3/10(131)
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    #15 - 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

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  • Angels of Vengeance
    7.3/10(141)
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    #16 - 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

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  • Amos Carter
    7.3/10(141)
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    #17 - 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

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  • The Pariah
    7.3/10(129)
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    #18 - The Pariah

    Season 2 Episode 27

    Aired 3/26/1960

    The good townspeople hire gunmen to kill Randy Holleran who is responsible for several deaths and trouble in the town. Josh is asked by the father to help protect his son.

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: Fred Freiberger

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  • Pay-Off at Pinto
    7.3/10(102)
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    #19 - Pay-Off at Pinto

    Season 2 Episode 32

    Aired 5/21/1960

    Bank of Pinto having been robbed hires Josh to go to Santa Fe to replenish the funds.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Martin Poster
    7.4/10(256)
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    #20 - 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

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  • Fatal Memory
    7.4/10(193)
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    #21 - 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

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  • Til Death Do Us Part
    7.4/10(178)
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    #22 - 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

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  • The Corner
    7.4/10(122)
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    #23 - 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

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  • The Healing Woman
    7.4/10(131)
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    #24 - 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

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  • No Trail Back
    7.4/10(123)
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    #25 - No Trail Back

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 11/28/1959

    Joe Hooker, after raiding a bank on behalf of his brother Ben, is bitten by a dog with rabies. Upon learning this, the sheriff ends his pursuit. Josh, however, decides to go after Hooker anyway.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bounty for a Bride" is the worst rated episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive". It scored 6.5/10 based on 139 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Samuel A. Peeples, it aired on 4/4/1959. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "To the Victor".