Synopsis
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.
Episodes
Season 11E1PilotSam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.30m2E2The PrisonerSam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.30m3E3The Calico Kid ReturnsThe Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.30m4E4They'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.30m5E5They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.30m6E6The New MarshalSam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.30m7E7Daniel's First LoveDaniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.30m8E8Laney in LoveLaney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social—but he turns out to be a low-down heel.30m9E9The ReunionElvira'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!30m10E10The RailroadSam and Tillman try hard to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek.30m11E11The New JailSam'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.30m12E12A Man, a Woman, and a HorseSam doesn't pay attention to signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home to finds her packed to leave.30m13E13Frog's First GunfightFrog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her beau, but neither realizes he wants her back.30m14E14The Calico Kid Goes to SchoolThe reformed Calico Kid decides he wants to be a United States Marshal. But he lacks one qualification: a third-grade education.30m15E15Tillman Held for RansomTillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom, but the Copper Creek citizens have no intention of paying up.30m16E16Mail Order BrideDoc's mail-order bride has a vivid personality with a past to match it.30m17E17The Cave-InElvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.30m18E18Daniel Fights a BullyDaniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully leads to Sam having to fight the bully's father.30m19E19The Pretty PrisonerSam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.30m20E20Elvira's Old BeauElvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.30m21E21Sam's Life Is ThreatenedSam receives an anonymous threatening note.30m22E22The FuneralSam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog; the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after.30m
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