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The Best Episodes of The Virginian Season 6

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The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Virginian Season 6 Episode 1 - Reckoning
    8.3/10(83 votes)

    #1 - Reckoning

    S6:E1

    On a cattle-buying trip, the Virginian becomes involved in another transaction: freeing Elizabeth from an outlaw (Charles Bronson) with an old score to settle. Virginian: James Drury. Elizabeth: Sara Lane. Eva: Mirian Colon. Frank: Dick Foran. Grainger: Charles Bickford.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 2 - The Deadly Past
    8.5/10(70 votes)

    #2 - The Deadly Past

    S6:E2

    Suspense builds as Trampas, a hard-drinking gunslinger and a sheriff's wife search for the person who has sent them death notes. Evans: Darren McGavin. Trampas: Doug McClure. Emily: Mary-Robin Redd. Chris: Linden Chiles. Ned: Bing Russell.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 3 - The Lady From Witchita
    8.4/10(74 votes)

    #3 - The Lady From Witchita

    S6:E3

    The accent is on comedy as two ex-barmaids settle on a Medicine Bow ranch, hoping that their past won't catch up with them. Lorna: Joan Collins. Belle: Rose Marie. Trampas: Doug McClure. Kane: Harry Lauter. Grainger: Charles Bickford. Mrs. Graves: Ann Doran. Elizabeth: Sara Lane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 4 - Star Crossed
    8.4/10(77 votes)

    #4 - Star Crossed

    S6:E4

    Ryker sidesteps the law to help a robbery suspect plagued by a blackmailing Shiloh hand. Hiller: Tom Tryon. Judith: Lisabeth Hush. Barnes: Kiel Martin. Brian: Brian Nash. Sheriff: Ross Elliott.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 5 - Johnny Moon
    6.7/10(83 votes)

    #5 - Johnny Moon

    S6:E5

    The Virginian rescues a man who has been shot. As he recovers at Shiloh he and the Grainger kids realize the man is a bit different as well as being from England. A private detective looking for him provides a clue to his background.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 6 - The Masquerade
    7.4/10(71 votes)

    #6 - The Masquerade

    S6:E6

    Bank teller George Foster has told his ex-lawman dad he is a sheriff to make him proud. When his father is to stop by for a two hour visit, Ryker and The Virginian decide to make him Sheriff but they didn't expect the visit to be extended.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 7 - Ah Sing vs. Wyoming
    8.2/10(70 votes)

    #7 - Ah Sing vs. Wyoming

    S6:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 8 - Bitter Autumn
    8.2/10(67 votes)

    #8 - Bitter Autumn

    S6:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 9 - A Bad Place to Die
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    #9 - A Bad Place to Die

    S6:E9

    Scheduled to hang for murder, Trampas breaks jail with an old convict. Luke: Victor Jory. Trampas: Doug McClure. Lila: Susanne Benton. Virginian: James Drury. Potts: Myron Healey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 10 - Paid in Full
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Paid in Full

    S6:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 11 - To Bear Witness
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    #11 - To Bear Witness

    S6:E11

    Harness maker Walter Varig (Harry Landers) and Dr. Baldwin (Malachi Throne) have an argument due to the fact Varig is reneging on a promise to let the doctor use some property for a new hospital in Medicine Bow. In town on business, Trampas has to restrain the doctor and escorts him back to his office. At the office, Dr. Baldwin finds his nurse, Carol Fisk (Joanna Moore), removing the damaged leg brace of Nancy (Lorette Strome), the young daughter of lawyer Arthur Blanton (William Windom). Trampas accompanies Carol to the blacksmith's, she to leave the leg brace for repairs, he to get a plow fixed. As Carol leaves she is approached by a drunken Walter Varig, her former boyfriend. He accuses her of having an affair with the doctor and reveals that is why he put a stop to the hospital. He knocks Carol down so Trampas intervenes and knocks down Varig who swears he will get Carol. He begins staking out Carol's residence to catch her with the doctor. After dinner, Trampas goes to retrieve t

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 12 - The Barren Ground
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #12 - The Barren Ground

    S6:E12

    No description available

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 13 - Execution at Triste
    7.8/10(73 votes)

    #13 - Execution at Triste

    S6:E13

    In a nearly deserted town, Trampas is greeted by a death threat from an obsessed gunfighter (Robert Lansing). Mavis: Sharon Farrell. Burt: Burt Douglas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 14 - A Small Taste of Justice
    8.3/10(74 votes)

    #14 - A Small Taste of Justice

    S6:E14

    Returning to Shiloh, The Virginian has his horse and gun stolen by a man and his hands who have the local town cowered. He meets an old friend in the town who helps convince him to help arrest them after her daughter is injured by them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 15 - The Fortress
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    #15 - The Fortress

    S6:E15

    No description available

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 16 - The Death Wagon
    6.3/10(63 votes)

    #16 - The Death Wagon

    S6:E16

    No description available

    Director:E. Darrell Hallenbeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 17 - Jed
    8.4/10(73 votes)

    #17 - Jed

    S6:E17

    Clay tries to prevent a range war between the ranchers and the homesteaders who are blocking their path to market. A hotheaded rancher secretly hires a gunfighter who happens to be an old friend of Trampas, who falls for Abby Keefer (Brenda Scott), a homesteader's daughter.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 18 - With Help from Ulysses
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #18 - With Help from Ulysses

    S6:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 19 - The Gentle Tamers
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #19 - The Gentle Tamers

    S6:E19

    No description available

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 20 - The Good-Hearted Badman
    8.0/10(76 votes)

    #20 - The Good-Hearted Badman

    S6:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 21 - The Hell Wind
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #21 - The Hell Wind

    S6:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 22 - The Crooked Path
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #22 - The Crooked Path

    S6:E22

    No description available

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 23 - Stacey
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    #23 - Stacey

    S6:E23

    No description available

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 24 - The Handy Man
    8.8/10(88 votes)

    #24 - The Handy Man

    S6:E24

    No description available

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 25 - The Decision
    8.7/10(82 votes)

    #25 - The Decision

    S6:E25

    Age, inexperience and a rekindled conflict with Trampas hinder Dan Porter, an ex-sheriff who exchanged his badge for a job at Shiloh. Emily: Monica Lewis. Deputy: Steve Carlson. Trampas: Doug McClure. Manning: Ben Murphy. Virginian: James Drury. Tasker: Lawrence Dane.

    Director:E. Darrell Hallenbeck
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Reckoning" is the best rated episode of "The Virginian" season 6. It scored 8.3/10 based on 83 votes. Directed by Abner Biberman and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/13/1967. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Deadly Past".