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About Best of the West

Best of the West is a western and comedy TV series that premiered on ABC on September 10, 1981. It has 1 season and 22 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 22 "The Funeral", aired on June 21, 1982.

An unwitting city slicker is made the marshal of a lawless town in this absurdist Western that pokes gentle but clever fun at the genre's stock plots and characters. Best of the West is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1981 through August 1982.

  • Western
  • Comedy

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Episodes

22 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1981 · 22 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago

Best of the West Season 1 release dates →
  1. E22

    22. The Funeral

    Finale

    Sam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog; the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after.

  2. E21

    21. Sam's Life Is Threatened

    Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

  3. E20

    20. Elvira's Old Beau

    Elvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.

  4. E19

    19. The Pretty Prisoner

    Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.

  5. E18

    18. Daniel Fights a Bully

    Daniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully leads to Sam having to fight the bully's father.

  6. E17

    17. The Cave-In

    Elvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.

  7. E16

    16. Mail Order Bride

    Doc's mail-order bride has a vivid personality with a past to match it.

  8. E15

    15. Tillman Held for Ransom

    Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom, but the Copper Creek citizens have no intention of paying up.

  9. E14

    14. The Calico Kid Goes to School

    The reformed Calico Kid decides he wants to be a United States Marshal. But he lacks one qualification: a third-grade education.

  10. E13

    13. Frog's First Gunfight

    Frog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her beau, but neither realizes he wants her back.

  11. E12

    12. A Man, a Woman, and a Horse

    Sam doesn't pay attention to signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home to finds her packed to leave.

  12. E11

    11. The New Jail

    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.

  13. E10

    10. The Railroad

    Sam and Tillman try hard to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek.

  14. E9

    9. The Reunion

    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!

  15. E8

    8. Laney in Love

    Laney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social—but he turns out to be a low-down heel.

  16. E7

    7. Daniel's First Love

    Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.

  17. E6

    6. The New Marshal

    Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.

  18. E5

    5. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

    Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.

  19. E4

    4. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)

    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.

  20. E3

    3. The Calico Kid Returns

    The Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.

  21. E2

    2. The Prisoner

    Sam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.

  22. E1

    1. Pilot

    Sam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.

Cast & crew

  • Richard Moll

    Richard Moll

  • Al Lewis

    Al Lewis

  • Kevin Scannell

    Kevin Scannell

  • Macon McCalman

    Macon McCalman

  • Joe Regalbuto

    Joe Regalbuto

  • Frank Marth

  • Dixie Carter

    Dixie Carter

    Mae Markham

  • Jonathan Banks

    Jonathan Banks

  • Betty White

    Betty White

    Amanda Tremaine

  • Andy Griffith

    Andy Griffith

    Lamont Devereaux

  • Eve Brent

    Eve Brent

    Lilly Devereaux

  • Bill Hart

    Bill Hart

    Dirty Jack Peckinpaugh

Best of the West FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Best of the West?

Best of the West has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 21, 1982.

When did the latest episode of Best of the West come out?

The most recent episode of Best of the West, Season 1 Episode 22 "The Funeral", aired on June 21, 1982.

How many seasons of Best of the West are there?

Best of the West has 1 season with 22 episodes in total.

When did Best of the West first air?

Best of the West first aired on ABC on September 10, 1981.

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