Best of the West

Pilot

1981-09-10 · 30m

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

The Prisoner

1981-09-17 · 30m

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

The Calico Kid Returns

1981-10-01 · 30m

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

They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)

1981-10-15 · 30m

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.

They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

1981-10-22 · 30m

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

The New Marshal

1981-10-29 · 30m

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

Daniel's First Love

1981-11-05 · 30m

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

Laney in Love

1981-11-12 · 30m

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

The Reunion

1981-10-08 · 30m

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!

The Railroad

1981-11-19 · 30m

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

The New Jail

1981-11-26 · 30m

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.

A Man, a Woman, and a Horse

1981-12-17 · 30m

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

Frog's First Gunfight

1982-01-07 · 30m

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

The Calico Kid Goes to School

1982-01-14 · 30m

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

Tillman Held for Ransom

1982-01-21 · 30m

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

Mail Order Bride

1982-01-28 · 30m

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

The Cave-In

1982-02-12 · 30m

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

Daniel Fights a Bully

1982-02-19 · 30m

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

The Pretty Prisoner

1982-02-26 · 30m

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

Elvira's Old Beau

1982-06-07 · 30m

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

Sam's Life Is Threatened

1982-06-14 · 30m

Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

The Funeral

1982-06-21 · 30m

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