The Worst Episodes of The Virginian

#1 Worst Episode
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5.2/10(77 votes)
#1 - The Best Man
S9:E29/23/1970
Trampas and Pick Lexington visit old friends in Mexico. Trampas is caught between Pick and one of his Mexican friends as both men fall for the same girl. He hopes to stop them from dueling each other while the girl chooses between them.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
5.9/10(261 votes)
#2 - Nightmare
S8:E161/21/1970
The Virginian helps the widow of a local businessman prove her innocence when first her husband is killed in a fire followed by his right hand man who names her as he dies. She has a history of mental illness after her first husband died.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Bethel Leslie
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Bethel Leslie
5.9/10(64 votes)
#3 - The Legacy of Spencer Flats
S9:E171/27/1971
In nearly abandoned Spencer Flats, Trampas is held by Della and Annie Spencer, who accuse him of being outlaw Deke Slaughter, though their handyman is not so convinced. Then the real Slaughter rides into the town, claiming to be a sheriff.
Director:Russ Mayberry
Writer:B.W. Sandefur
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Director:Russ Mayberry
Writer:B.W. Sandefur
6.4/10(121 votes)
#4 - The Secret of Brynmar Hall
S2:E264/1/1964
Betsy Garth is driven by Randy to Brynmar Hall, a large mansion, where she meets several other old acquaintances and invitees (Brooke Bundy, Tom Skerritt, Mark Goddard). All knew Mildred Brynmar, a young woman who was killed in a fire two years before, and have been invited to the house by Mildred's mother (Jane Wyman). A masked figure spies on the proceedings and several mysterious events occur which culminate in death.
Director:Robert Totten
Writer:Herman Groves
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Director:Robert Totten
Writer:Herman Groves
6.5/10(87 votes)
#5 - Black Jade
S8:E1412/31/1969
Trampas decides to track down where Cobey Jade obtained a silver watch that belonged to a friend. While with Jade who lives in an abandoned mining town, they are taken captive by a band of roving outlaws who believes Jade found gold there.
Director:Joseph Pevney
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Joseph Pevney
Writer:Unknown
6.5/10(78 votes)
#6 - One Spring Like Long Ago
S4:E243/2/1966
Morgan Starr and Randy Benton travel to sell a herd of cattle to an Indian agent to feed the Dakota, but find themselves on a journey of loss and finding, resulting in a change for many lives but especially for Randy.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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6.5/10(70 votes)
#7 - The Death Wagon
S6:E161/3/1968
First Trampas and then Holly and Elizabeth encounter a military prison wagon crossing Shiloh land carrying a prisoner who appears to have scarlet fever. When he escapes, they are worried who may be infected with the disease.
Director:E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Writer:Unknown
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Director:E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Writer:Unknown
6.7/10(91 votes)
#8 - Harvest of Strangers
S4:E222/16/1966
As Ryker leaves town for a few days, a group of men known as Metis arrive in Medicine Bow. They are a rough group but want no trouble. However, the people are afraid of trouble which comes as Starr tries to stop it - from themselves.
Director:Paul Stanley
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Paul Stanley
Writer:Unknown
6.7/10(84 votes)
#9 - No Drums, No Trumpets
S4:E284/6/1966
Starr with Trampas agrees to go to Mexico to check the security of a town where A US Senator and a Mexican Governor plan to sign a treat. All looks okay so Trampas leaves but Starr soon finds he is in the middle of an assassination plot.
Director:Arthur H. Nadel
Writer:Arthur H. Nadel
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Director:Arthur H. Nadel
Writer:Arthur H. Nadel
6.7/10(60 votes)
#10 - With Love, Bullets, and Valentines
S9:E410/7/1970
Trampas wins a steamboat in a poker game on a steamboat but the money is confiscated for being stolen. When he tries to collect on the steamboat he won, he finds himself involved with an outlaw gang and a crooked boat owner.
Director:Philip Leacock
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Philip Leacock
Writer:Unknown
6.8/10(91 votes)
#11 - Johnny Moon
S6:E510/11/1967
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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Director:Abner Biberman
Writer:Unknown
6.8/10(84 votes)
#12 - The Return of Golden Tom
S4:E253/9/1966
After 35 years in prison Tom Brant returns to Medicine Bow. A newspaper reporter's story about him stirs the interest of people who had various connections to him. People swarm to him for different reasons including the money he hid.
Director:Anton Leader
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Anton Leader
Writer:Unknown
6.7/10(56 votes)
#13 - Flight from Memory
S9:E192/17/1971
MacKenzie meets a girl in a daze who is thrown off her horse. He takes her to the cabin of the hermit Muley. Initially, the girl doesn't react to them but she slowly recovers some memory. A stranger arrives saying she is wanted for murder.
Director:Hollingsworth Morse
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Hollingsworth Morse
Writer:Unknown
6.8/10(79 votes)
#14 - Nobody Said Hello
S4:E161/5/1966
A notorious Civil War criminal defended by Garth arrives in Medicine Bow to join his family. He expects payment from Garth who he believes profited from his case but Garth wants nothing to do with the man but Jennifer befriends the family.
Director:Alf Kjellin
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Alf Kjellin
Writer:Unknown
6.9/10(145 votes)
#15 - West
S1:E1011/28/1962
Seeking some excitement in his life, Trampas joins a groups of older cowboys (Steve Cochran, James Brown, Claude Akins) who set off to find adventure in what they still believe is the wild, lawless West. However, their outdated attitudes lead them into trouble and eventually, tragedy.
Director:Douglas Heyes
Writer:Douglas Heyes
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Director:Douglas Heyes
Writer:Douglas Heyes
6.9/10(133 votes)
#16 - Man from the Sea
S1:E1412/26/1962
Twin sisters Judith (Carol Lynley) and Susan (Shirley Knight) Morrow, who are the daughters of a deceased friend of Judge Garth, come to Medicine Bow where Susan is to start a pottery. Also arriving on the same train is a sailor, Kevin Doyle (Tom Tryon) who wants to settle down and become a farmer. While Susan is more reserved and practical, Judith dreams of seeing exotic places and is captivated by Kevin's stories of travel to faraway lands. They begin seeing each other but Judith seems to act strangely. Kevin finds himself so in love with Judith that he agrees to give up his dreams of settling down and take her to the places she has always wanted to see...but her problems are such that this will never come to be.
Director:Herschel Daugherty
Writer:David Friedkin
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Director:Herschel Daugherty
Writer:David Friedkin
6.9/10(111 votes)
#17 - A Bride for Lars
S2:E284/15/1964
Lars Holstrum (Peter Whitney) is a middle-aged and wealthy rancher friend of Judge Garth's who is about to marry a 20 year old girl. Lars injures his back and Trampas is given the job of traveling to Laramie to pick up the girl, Katia Swenson (Katherine Crawford). On the return trip the two have a series of misadventures revolving around encounters with local Indians, a group of cowpokes, and a mysterious man who has been trailing them from Laramie.
Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
6.8/10(52 votes)
#18 - Follow the Leader
S9:E1112/2/1970
At the same time the Colonel's niece is visiting from England, Trampas is one of the suspects in the killing of a fellow ranch hand based on his custom gun. Trampas believes four brothers killed their cousin but how can he prove it.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(143 votes)
#19 - Riff-Raff
S1:E711/7/1962
Molly Wood (Pippa Scott) tells Trampas of the outbreak of the Spanish-American war and says she is impressed with a man in uniform, so Trampas rides to San Antonio, Texas to join the Rough Riders being formed by Teddy Roosevelt. Steve Hill and the Virginian follow, intent on persuading Trampas to return but they both end up enlisting as well despite conflicts between the free-sprited westerners and their staid eastern officers led by Lt. Drex (Ray Danton). In Cuba, when Lt. Drex is wounded, the Virginian leads a detail including Steve and Trampas to discover and decommission snipers and a hidden cannon emplacement, which they manage to do successfully. After the three soldiers return to Medicine Bow, they learn a welcome home party is going to be held in the Town Hall in their honor.
Director:Bernard Girard
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Bernard Girard
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(114 votes)
#20 - Crime Wave at Buffalo Springs
S7:E171/29/1969
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(107 votes)
#21 - Roar from the Mountain
S2:E161/8/1964
A cougar kills a Shiloh hand and Steve Hill, experienced in hunting these animals, tracks it into the mountains where he comes upon a homestead owned by Nancy Mayhew (Joyce Bulifant) and her husband Charles (Jack Klugman). The Mayhew's have strained relations and it is learned Charles son was killed by the same cougar. Nancy blames this on Charles' cowardice and indicates a romantic interest in Steve, an interest which eventually endangers Steve's life.
Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(97 votes)
#22 - The Dream of Stavros Karas
S4:E1112/1/1965
Widower Stavros Karas has agreed with a friend in Greece to marry his daughter. He told his friend he had a nice place but in reality he has little and needs water from his neighbor whose son falls for his young and beautiful bride.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(85 votes)
#23 - A Bald-Faced Boy
S4:E294/13/1966
Randy's family visits from the hills of Bald Knob to protect him from a Claiborne who has been released from prison. Randy's testimony helped send him to prison. His daughter a childhood friend of Randy complicates his desire for revenge.
Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
7.1/10(131 votes)
#24 - We've Lost a Train
S3:E304/21/1965
In this pilot episode for the Laredo TV series, Trampas must pick up a bull for Shiloh Ranch in Mexico, and along the way he runs into Texas Rangers Reese, Joe, and Chad. Trampas ends up helping the Rangers recover stolen gold, and bring in the Bandits that stole it.
Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Unknown
7.1/10(113 votes)
#25 - A Portrait of Marie Valonne
S2:E811/6/1963
After delivering a herd of cattle to New Orleans, the Virginian meets and falls for a mysterious woman, Marie Valonne (Madlyn Rhue). He is attacked and the woman disappears. In his attempts to relocate her he comes into conflict with Johnny Madrid (Mark Richman) who controls some corrupt politicians. Despite the assistance of a local police detective, Dan Bohannon (Skip Homeier), the Virginian is unsuccessful in finding Marie and is only left with her picture.
Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Dean Riesner
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Director:Earl Bellamy
Writer:Dean Riesner