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Best of the West (1981)

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.

IMDb rating
7.7 (319 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.40 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 7.3 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 19 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 19 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 13 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 14 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 21: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 22: 7.3 · 14 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.221
2The Prisoner7.519
3Mail Order Bride7.619
4The Calico Kid Returns7.816
5The Reunion7.122
6The Hanging of Parker Tillman7.516
7The Hanging of Parker Tillman: Part II7.615
8The New Marshal7.315
9Daniel's First Love7.214
10Laney in Love7.514
11The Railroad7.817
12The New Jail7.415
13A Man, a Woman, and a Horse7.013
14Frog's First Gunfight8.318
15The Calico Kid Goes to School7.216
16Tillman Held for Ransom7.013
17The Cave-In7.113
18Daniel Fights a Bully7.415
19The Pretty Prisoner7.414
20Elvira's Old Beau7.512
21Sam's Life Is Threatened7.013
22The Funeral7.314