Episodes
- 1
1. Pilot
10 Sept 1981 · 30 min
Sam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.
- 2
2. The Prisoner
17 Sept 1981 · 30 min
Sam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.
- 3
3. The Calico Kid Returns
1 Oct 1981 · 30 min
The Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.
- 4
4. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)
15 Oct 1981 · 30 min
Sam goes out on a limb and manages to save Tillman from a lynch mob, but at the trial, his mixed-up testimony has him back at the end of a rope.
- 5
5. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)
22 Oct 1981 · 30 min
Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.
- 6
6. The New Marshal
29 Oct 1981 · 30 min
Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.
- 7
7. Daniel's First Love
5 Nov 1981 · 30 min
Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.
- 8
8. Laney in Love
12 Nov 1981 · 30 min
Laney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social—but he turns out to be a low-down heel.
- 9
9. The Reunion
8 Oct 1981 · 30 min
Elvira's die-hard Confederate father (Andy Griffith) stays at the Square Deal Saloon while he is in town. His wife is trying to patch things up with their daughter; she married a Yankee!
- 10
10. The Railroad
19 Nov 1981 · 30 min
Sam and Tillman try hard to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek.
- 11
11. The New Jail
26 Nov 1981 · 30 min
Sam's image as a lawman quickly loses its edge after he manages to shoot himself in the leg; the jail collapsing around him doesn't help.
- 12
12. A Man, a Woman, and a Horse
17 Dec 1981 · 30 min
Sam doesn't pay attention to signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home to finds her packed to leave.
- 13
13. Frog's First Gunfight
7 Jan 1982 · 30 min
Frog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her beau, but neither realizes he wants her back.
- 14
14. The Calico Kid Goes to School
14 Jan 1982 · 30 min
The reformed Calico Kid decides he wants to be a United States Marshal. But he lacks one qualification: a third-grade education.
- 15
15. Tillman Held for Ransom
21 Jan 1982 · 30 min
Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom, but the Copper Creek citizens have no intention of paying up.
- 16
16. Mail Order Bride
28 Jan 1982 · 30 min
Doc's mail-order bride has a vivid personality with a past to match it.
- 17
17. The Cave-In
12 Feb 1982 · 30 min
Elvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.
- 18
18. Daniel Fights a Bully
19 Feb 1982 · 30 min
Daniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully leads to Sam having to fight the bully's father.
- 19
19. The Pretty Prisoner
26 Feb 1982 · 30 min
Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.
- 20
20. Elvira's Old Beau
7 Jun 1982 · 30 min
Elvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.
- 21
21. Sam's Life Is Threatened
14 Jun 1982 · 30 min
Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.
- 22
22. The Funeral
21 Jun 1982 · 30 min
Sam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog; the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after.
Best of the West Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in Best of the West Season 1?
Season 1 of Best of the West has 22 episodes, about 11 hours in total.
When did Best of the West Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 10 Sept 1981.