Best of the West
Best of the West

Best of the West

1981 1 Seasons 22 Episodes ⭐ 6.8 Comedy Western

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.

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

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

EP 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.

EP 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.

EP 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 ba

EP 5

They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

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

EP 6

The New Marshal

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

EP 7

Daniel's First Love

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

EP 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.

EP 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 tr

EP 10

The Railroad

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

EP 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

EP 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.

EP 13

Frog's First Gunfight

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

EP 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 ed

EP 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

EP 16

Mail Order Bride

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

EP 17

The Cave-In

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

EP 18

Daniel Fights a Bully

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

EP 19

The Pretty Prisoner

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

EP 20

Elvira's Old Beau

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

EP 21

Sam's Life Is Threatened

Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

EP 22

The Funeral

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

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