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Best of the West Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Thursday, September 10, 1981

Ended: Monday, June 21, 1982

When does Best of the West Season 1 come out?

Best of the West Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 10, 1981 on ABC and ended Monday, June 21, 1982. The season has 22 episodes.

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Best of the West Season 1 release schedule

Best of the West Season 1 episode release dates
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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.

Thursday · 45 years ago

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.

Thursday · 45 years ago

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.

Thursday · 45 years ago

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.

Thursday · 45 years ago

5. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

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

Thursday · 45 years ago

6. The New Marshal

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

Thursday · 45 years ago

7. Daniel's First Love

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

Thursday · 45 years ago

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.

Thursday · 45 years ago

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!

Thursday · 45 years ago

10. The Railroad

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

Thursday · 45 years ago

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.

Thursday · 44 years ago

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.

Thursday · 44 years ago

13. Frog's First Gunfight

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

Thursday · 44 years ago

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.

Thursday · 44 years ago

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.

Thursday · 44 years ago

16. Mail Order Bride

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

Thursday · 44 years ago

17. The Cave-In

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

Friday · 44 years ago

18. Daniel Fights a Bully

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

Friday · 44 years ago

19. The Pretty Prisoner

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

Friday · 44 years ago

20. Elvira's Old Beau

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

Monday · 44 years ago

21. Sam's Life Is Threatened

Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

Monday · 44 years ago

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.

Monday · 44 years ago

Best of the West Season 1 guest stars

  • 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 Season 1 FAQ

When does Best of the West Season 1 come out?

Best of the West Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 10, 1981 on ABC.

How many episodes are in Best of the West Season 1?

Best of the West Season 1 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Best of the West Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Best of the West Season 1 finale?

The Best of the West Season 1 finale (Episode 22) aired Monday, June 21, 1982.

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