Best of the West
series not in production
Ended
Comedy
Western
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 22
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1981-09-10
Last EP | 1982-06-21
Overview
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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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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1981-09-10
1
Pilot
1981-09-10
Sam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.
2
The Prisoner
1981-09-17
Sam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.
3
The Calico Kid Returns
1981-10-01
The Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.
4
They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)
1981-10-15
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
They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)
1981-10-22
Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.
6
The New Marshal
1981-10-29
Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.
7
Daniel's First Love
1981-11-05
Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.
8
Laney in Love
1981-11-12
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
The Reunion
1981-10-08
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
The Railroad
1981-11-19
Sam and Tillman try hard to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek.
11
The New Jail
1981-11-26
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
A Man, a Woman, and a Horse
1981-12-17
Sam doesn't pay attention to signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home to finds her packed to leave.
13
Frog's First Gunfight
1982-01-07
Frog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her beau, but neither realizes he wants her back.
14
The Calico Kid Goes to School
1982-01-14
The reformed Calico Kid decides he wants to be a United States Marshal. But he lacks one qualification: a third-grade education.
15
Tillman Held for Ransom
1982-01-21
Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom, but the Copper Creek citizens have no intention of paying up.
16
Mail Order Bride
1982-01-28
Doc's mail-order bride has a vivid personality with a past to match it.
17
The Cave-In
1982-02-12
Elvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.
18
Daniel Fights a Bully
1982-02-19
Daniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully leads to Sam having to fight the bully's father.
19
The Pretty Prisoner
1982-02-26
Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.
20
Elvira's Old Beau
1982-06-07
Elvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.
21
Sam's Life Is Threatened
1982-06-14
Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.
22
The Funeral
1982-06-21
Sam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog; the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after.
CAST
charactor: Sam Best
Original: Joel Higgins
Total EP: 22
charactor: Elvira Best
Original: Carlene Watkins
Total EP: 22
charactor: Daniel Best
Original: Meeno Peluce
Total EP: 22
charactor: Laney Gibbs
Original: Valri Bromfield
Total EP: 22
charactor: Frog Rothchild Jr.
Original: Tracey Walter
Total EP: 22
charactor: Jerome Kullens
Original: Tom Ewell
Total EP: 22
charactor: Parker Tillman
Original: Leonard Frey
Total EP: 22
charactor: The Calico Kid
Original: Christopher Lloyd
Total EP: 22
charactor:
Original: Macon McCalman
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Al Lewis
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Richard Moll
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Kevin Scannell
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Joe Regalbuto
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Frank Marth
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mae Markham
Original: Dixie Carter
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Jonathan Banks
Total EP: 1
charactor: Amanda Tremaine
Original: Betty White
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Andy Griffith
Total EP: 1
CREW
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney