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The Best Episodes of Cheyenne

Every episode of Cheyenne ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cheyenne!

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Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 12 - The Empty Gun
    8.8/10(144 votes)

    #1 - The Empty Gun

    S3:E12

    When Matt Reardon tries to aid the widow of a man he killed, he learns her son is out for vengeance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 7 - Hired Gun
    8.7/10(104 votes)

    #2 - Hired Gun

    S3:E7

    A rancher who hired Cheyenne fears he's a gunman out to kill him.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 13 - White Warrior
    8.6/10(117 votes)

    #3 - White Warrior

    S3:E13

    Cheyenne, leading a wagon train in Apache territory, meets a band of braves and tries to free a teenage captive from them.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Cheyenne Season 4 Episode 5 - The Imposter
    8.6/10(109 votes)

    #4 - The Imposter

    S4:E5

    Cheyenne hires on as a ranch hand to investigate murder and fraud.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Cheyenne Season 5 Episode 9 - The Beholden
    8.6/10(98 votes)

    #5 - The Beholden

    S5:E9

    Cheyenne no sooner brings a robber in than a marshal releases him.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Cheyenne Season 5 Episode 10 - The Frightened Town
    8.6/10(100 votes)

    #6 - The Frightened Town

    S5:E10

    Outlaws take over an entire town, but only Cheyenne is willing to help the marshal (Andrew Duggan).

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Cheyenne Season 7 Episode 13 - Showdown at Oxbend
    8.6/10(92 votes)

    #7 - Showdown at Oxbend

    S7:E13

    Cheyenne takes on an evil cattleman (Andrew Duggan).

    Director:Richard L. Bare
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 3 - The Mutton Puncher
    8.5/10(118 votes)

    #8 - The Mutton Puncher

    S3:E3

    Cheyenne serves as the stake in a poker game---and a pretty rancher wins.

    Director:Franklin Adreon
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 8 - Top Hand
    8.5/10(102 votes)

    #9 - Top Hand

    S3:E8

    Cheyenne turns down the job of top hand for rancher Ben Gentry but finds two more offers awaiting him for the same job.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 10 - The Gamble
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    #10 - The Gamble

    S3:E10

    Cheyenne takes over a saloon for a woman whose daughter is coming home after years in the East.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 15 - Wagon-Tongue North
    8.5/10(102 votes)

    #11 - Wagon-Tongue North

    S3:E15

    Cheyenne, in disguise, acts as a trail boss for a woman whose husband he killed in self-defense.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Cheyenne Season 4 Episode 4 - Trial by Conscience
    8.5/10(101 votes)

    #12 - Trial by Conscience

    S4:E4

    Taking a cue from "Hamlet," Cheyenne uses an old stage trick to trap a killer.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Cheyenne Season 5 Episode 1 - The Long Rope
    8.5/10(111 votes)

    #13 - The Long Rope

    S5:E1

    Cheyenne is reminded of a scene from his boyhood when Fred Baker comes to him for help.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Cheyenne Season 5 Episode 4 - Two Trails to Santa Fe
    8.5/10(101 votes)

    #14 - Two Trails to Santa Fe

    S5:E4

    An Apache woman named Alleah is to be tortured to death for marrying a white man. Cheyenne helps her to escape and the angry Apaches ride to attack a nearby mining settlement in retaliation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter B. Germano

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  15. Cheyenne Season 5 Episode 7 - Duel at Judas Basin
    8.5/10(122 votes)

    #15 - Duel at Judas Basin

    S5:E7

    "Duel at Judas Basin" combines the trinity of Cheyenne, Bronco, and Sugarfoot in one episode. This 'summit meeting' provides an exciting episode for young fans knowing that the bad guys didn't have a chance. But one gets framed for murder, jailed and broken out; another is working undercover to infiltrate the bad guys, is almost taken prisoner, gets away, and all the while Cheyenne has to hold it all together as the three fight the local law, Crazy Horse and the bad guys.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Cheyenne Season 6 Episode 3 - Cross Purpose
    8.5/10(96 votes)

    #16 - Cross Purpose

    S6:E3

    A bride is left in the lurch when her groom turns fugitive on their wedding day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Cheyenne Season 6 Episode 6 - Retaliation
    8.5/10(95 votes)

    #17 - Retaliation

    S6:E6

    Townspeople oppose Cheyenne as he tries to capture robbers who made off with an unpopular tycoon's fortune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Cheyenne Season 6 Episode 9 - The Brahma Bull
    8.5/10(87 votes)

    #18 - The Brahma Bull

    S6:E9

    A bull complicates Cheyenne's efforts to help a sick child.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Cheyenne Season 7 Episode 5 - The Quick and the Deadly
    8.5/10(94 votes)

    #19 - The Quick and the Deadly

    S7:E5

    Jud Ainley is on trial for murder and the main witness against him, lawman Harry Thomas is discredited as a witness and charged with robbery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Cheyenne Season 2 Episode 17 - Decision at Gunsight
    8.4/10(114 votes)

    #20 - Decision at Gunsight

    S2:E17

    Cheyenne takes over a livery stable in exchange for money he is owed. Then he finds out why he got it so cheap. A protection racket runs the town and Cheyenne faces a showdown with the leader when he refuses to pay.

    Director:Franklin Adreon
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Cheyenne Season 2 Episode 18 - The Spanish Grant
    8.4/10(117 votes)

    #21 - The Spanish Grant

    S2:E18

    The only survivor of a stage coach robbery is an infant boy. He is also the heir to a large land grant and someone else wants the land.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 14 - Ghost of the Cimarron
    8.4/10(106 votes)

    #22 - Ghost of the Cimarron

    S3:E14

    Forced to aid a wounded gunman, Cheyenne is mistaken for a gang member by lawmen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Gunn

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  23. Cheyenne Season 3 Episode 16 - The Long Search
    8.4/10(102 votes)

    #23 - The Long Search

    S3:E16

    A 10-year-old boy has disappeared, and Cheyenne is aided in the search by a Sioux youth, whose tribe has been accused of kidnapping the boy.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Cheyenne Season 4 Episode 7 - Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1)
    8.4/10(117 votes)

    #24 - Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1)

    S4:E7

    This two-part episode depicts events leading up to the famous Little Bighorn massacre. As an Indian scout with Col. Custer's regiment, Cheyenne Bodie helps search for gold on a Sioux reservation. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director:George Waggner
    Writer:Gerald Drayson Adams

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  25. Cheyenne Season 4 Episode 9 - Riot at Arroyo Soco
    8.4/10(104 votes)

    #25 - Riot at Arroyo Soco

    S4:E9

    Shooting the son of a prominent citizen wasn't the most popular act of Cheyenne's career---but it was the only way to stop a lynch mob.

    Director:Lew Landers
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Empty Gun" is the best rated episode of "Cheyenne". It scored 8.8/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/25/1958. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hired Gun".